– by Cary Shuman John Floyd and his wife, and two of their children, ages 13 and 7, were situated on the first two floors of their home at 41 Hillside Ave. Friday night. The children were watching television on…
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Re-run – Turco Seeks Another Term as Council President
– by Cary Shuman Jeffrey Turco president of the Winthrop Town council, made it official this week, telling the Sun-Transcript in an interview that he will be a candidate for re-election in the fall. Turco held a well-attended campaign event…
Tagging and Towing Numbers Are Down
– By Joseph Domelowicz Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty said this week that the number of cars being tagged and towed for violating the town wide parking ban this winter is down significantly from past years. “It hasn’t really been…
Winthrop Chamber Among Area’s Largest
– By Joseph Domelowicz The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, a well-known and active local organization, was named the 20th largest chamber of commerce based on membership in Greater Boston last week in the Boston Business Journals annual book of lists.…
Parking Ban Remains in Effect
– By Joseph Domelowicz Despite the fact that it is has been a week since any new fallen snow has landed in Winthrop, the winter parking ban has remained in effect throughout the town, causing angst and aggravation for residents…
Council President – Jeffrey Turco has guided Town through a Turbulent Year
The decision by Town Council President Jeffrey Turco that he will be a candidate for re-election (as affirmed in the story in this week’s Sun-Transcript) does not surprise those who have followed the Council meetings and witnessed the energy and…
A Healthy Chamber – Membership of More Than 400 is a Testament to Eric Gaynor’s Guidance
We knew that Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Eric Gaynor was building a dynamic Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, but it was still quite heartening to read in the Boston Business Journal last week that Winthrop has one of the largest…
The Verdict is in – Mock Trial Team is a Credit to WHS
The first thing we noticed from our observations of the Winthrop High School Mock Trail team that recently competed at Chelsea District Court, in a real courtroom in front of a real justice, was the high level of enthusiasm that…
A Good Sport – Athletes owe Much to Ron Spinney
The MIAA held its celebration of National Women and Girls in Sports Day Friday at Faneuil Hall. It was a nice get-together of student-athletes from across the state. But it’s easy to take for granted, in 2011, the equal opportunities…
Get Well, Mr. Speaker – Injury won’t Slow Bob Deleo
We want to wish Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo a quick recovery from the broken ankle injury that he sustained in a fall on the ice outside his Winthrop home. We’re sure it won’t deter him from his…