We don’t know how he did it or how long it was in the planning stages, but Olympic hockey hero Mike Eruzione is being hailed as the man who arranged for the Winthrop High hockey team to play a real…
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H1N1 Clinic is Saturday – Two simple words of advice: Get vaccinated
The Winthrop Health Department will hold a big H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination clinic for all Winthrop residents Saturday at the Cummings School. Town Councillor Jeanne Maggio, chairwoman of the Council’s Health and Safety Committee, said all residents are eligible to…
A look back, and a look ahead – The next decade can’t be worse, can it?
When we think back to 10 years ago, the end of 1999, we recall how upbeat and optimistic we were. The U.S. economy was undergoing a revolutionary conversion from old style manufacturing to high tech and biotech, the promise of…
They served us well – Council’s final meeting will mark the end of an era
The Town Council will hold its last meeting of 2009 on Tuesday night at which time it will vote on whether to maintain the same tax structure for residential and business properties or set separate tax rates, commonly known as…
Police Officers get their due – Recognition for Sanborn, Heighton, Vitale well deserved
There was a quite a turnout of Winthrop police officers Monday night for a celebration at the Senior Center recognizing 35 years of volunteer service to the town by Auxiliary Police Chief Robert Sanborn and Deputy Chief Clark Heighton and…
Congratulations, Will – Alexander Award winner was an outstanding leader
The Rotary Club of Winthrop presented the Winthrop football program’s most prestigious award, the Irving Alexander Award, at a luncheon Monday to captain Will Milano. It’s a tradition that dates back many decades and it was heartwarming to hear Milano…
A Nice Christmas Present – Williams helps make a special delivery
Council on Aging Director Nancy Williams said it aptly in the story in this week’s Sun Transcript that the delivery of a new shuttle van for the Senior Center is a wonderful Christmas gift for the senior citizens of Winthrop.…
Shop in Winthrop – Support our local merchants over the holidays
We call our readers’ attention to an opinion piece by Winthrop resident and PBS producer Niki Vettel in this week’s Sun Transcript about shopping in Winthrop for the holidays. We couldn’t agree more with Vettel that there are some wonderful…
Who’s Going Where? – Political dominoes set to fall
To no one’s surprise, Winthrop voters followed the course of the state and gave Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley and State Sen. Scott Brown the nod for the Democratic and Republican nominations in the special primary election held Tuesday for…
An Impressive Ceremony – A fitting tribute to our veterans
That was an impressive ceremony led by Winthrop American Legion Post 146 on the Town Hall lawn Wednesday marking the annual observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day initially was observed as Armistice Day in the aftermath of World War I…