The Winthrop High football team will continue a long standing tradition when it hosts the annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast at the Winthrop High cafeteria Sunday morning The players and coaches will do all of the work, the fixin’ and…
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Strawberry Festival – Help out the Deane Winthrop House
Another wonderful tradition in our community at this time of year is the Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association that will take place this Tuesday evening (June 22) on the grounds of the Deane Winthrop House…
Not so fast – Martucci should reconsider; WPS need his passion, commitment and common sense
There can be no doubt that one of the biggest stories of the year to-date is School Committeeman’s Gus Martucci’s decision last week to resign immediately from the Winthrop School Committee. After honoring his commitment to some members of the…
Deserved Honor – DeLeo named a Paul Harris Fellowship
Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo received one of the Rotary Club’s highest honors, a Paul Harris Fellow, during the Winthrop Rotary Club’s luncheon Monday at the Winthrop Arms. Jim Polino delivered a wonderful tribute, recounting Bob’s ascension from Winthrop…
Published Author – Hubley’s book a cause for celebration
Let the publication of Winthrop resident Norman Hubley’s book serve as an inspiration to anyone who has pursued one dream or another for a long time, and then finally got to see his goal realized. Mr. Hubley, an accomplished attorney,…
The School Budget – There’s a big difference between outright cuts and reallocations
On the surface, it would appear that the Winthrop Town Council slashed $240,000 from the School Department budget for the 2010-11 academic year, but that’s not the entire story. Normally, a cut like that would result in teachers layoffs or…
A True Loss – Ralph Sirianni was one of Winthrop’s best
The end of an era was marked this past week with the passing of Ralph Sirianni, who for more than five decades served this community in many capacities. The Winthrop Town Council paid tribute to Ralph with a moment of…
Smoothing The Edges – Frustrations aside, the rink is worth the effort
We know the Town Council began a discussion of the Larsen Rink situation and then postponed more talk on the issue for a future session. To understand the present status of the rink, one has to know the recent history.…
A Running Problem – Miller Field track surface also needs work
The Northeastern Conference held its annual track meet at Manning Field in Lynn and we can only hope that Winthrop will some day have an outdoor track facility like our good friends in Lynn. What a great coup for Lynn…
While We’re on The Subject… – A turf field is the way to go at Miller Field
Quite frankly, if the renovation of Miller is going to be done right, an artificial turf field is the way to go. The Town of Cohasset, for example, which has a population less than half of that of Winthrop, raised…