There has been a heartwarming effluence of donations gifted to the Winthrop Public Schools; especially this year, while students and faculty are undergoing a transition period. As discussed at the Winthrop School Committee meeting on Sept. 8, committee members were…
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EBNHC To Hold workshop On September 17
The East Boston Neighborhood Health Center and Boston Medical Center are pleased to present “Keeping Your Heart Healthy as You Get Older,â€Â a free workshop for all community members. The session will be held on Wednesday, September 17th from noon…
Police Blotter 09-11-2014
Monday, September 1 Two calls of a loud explosion in the area of Bates and Willow Avenue. WFD notified. Party on Grandview Avenue requesting EMS for a female resident. WFD notified. Mother at Seal Harbor calling about her 33-year-old daughter…
Casino Decision Expected Friday
The Mass. Gaming Commission is expected to make its long-awaited decision Friday (or next week) about which company — Mohegan Sun/Suffolk Downs in Revere or Wynn Resorts in Everett — will receive the casino license for the Greater Boston area.…
A Wild Opening Game
We promised that the Winthrop High football team will be exciting and feature a high-powered offense, led by quarterback Dylan Driscoll, and the Vikings lived up to that billing with a tremendous, come-from-behind, 44-41 win over Saugus, capped off by…
Carla In Control
There was a new poll location for three precincts in the town at the Cummings School and many races on the ballot, but Town Clerk Carla Vitale did her usual outstanding job in running the election. It’s a pressurized situation…
Sports 09-11-2014
Call them the comeback team Reise Turransky started the comeback with a slithering 31-yard run, cutting against the grain and maximizing his downfield blocking on the way to the end zone, cutting Saugus’s lead to 35-20. Reise Turansky scored his third…
Obituaries 09-11-2014
Dorothy Suttie Retired Deputy Director for Comm of Mass Dorothy A. (Driscoll) Suttie of Winthrop passed away on September 2. She was 87 years old. Prior to her retirement, Dorothy was the Deputy Director for Marine and Recreational Vehicles for…
Primary Day Is Next Tuesday
It’s getting down to the wire with the Tuesday, September 9 State Primary set for next week just around the corner. Political allegiances are now being set up for the final push to November when a democratic nominee will square…
Winthrop Beach Sand Truck Turns Over in Revere
At approximately 11:30 a.m. today a tractor-trailer dump truck hauling sand to the Winthrop Beach revitalization project rolled over at Brown Circle rotary in Revere, spilling its load across the roadway. Â Revere Police have primary jurisdiction of the rotary and…