Winthrop High’s Cormac MacPhail proudly displays the first-place ribbon that he earned by winning the 1,000-meter run in the NEC Freshman-Sophomore Meet at Beverly High School. Cormac is a rising star in the track program, carrying on the proud Winthrop…
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Vitale Seeks to Modernize the Town Voting Machines
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Town Clerk Carla Vitale has asked the Town Council to fund the purchase of new voting machines for the Town. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council set a date for a public hearing on the machines…
Most Polling Locations Slated to Change
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The next time voters go to the polls, everyone but those residents living on Golden Drive will be headed for a new polling place. Town Clerk Carla Vitale explained that the old polling place in the…
Council Focuses on Gym Rental Plan
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The Finance Committee continues to work on a long-term plan for the rental of the gym on Pauline Street at the old middle/high school. In the meantime the Town Council has approved a revolving fund to…
News Briefs
SANFORD TO HOLD Neighborhood Meeting Councilor Russ Sanford will hold a neighborhood meeting at the E.B. Newton Building on Pauline Street on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss and hear an…
Waiting for Santa Claus
Daniella Hurley, on her dad Tom’s shoulders, looks for Santa on his fire engine making his way down Elliot Street during the annual Santa Parade last Saturday, Dec. 24.
Man and Woman of the Year:Fire Chief Paul Flanagan and Leighann Eruzione, Active in Making and Keeping ‘Winthrop Worth It’
By Sue Ellen Woodcock The two people picked this year for “Man of the Year†and “Woman of the Year†are two people deeply rooted in Winthrop and who active in making sure “Winthrop is Worth It†for now and…
LaMonica Gets His Pension Reinstated
By Sue Ellen Woodcock After months of litigation an East Boston judge has ruled that former Police Chief Angelo LaMonica has a right to his pension from the Town of Winthrop. The Retirement Board took away LaMonica’s pension earlier in…
2016 Year in Review
January Newly elected officials were sworn in at the Cummings School cafetorium following comments from Town Manager James McKenna and Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo. Robert L. Driscoll Jr. was sworn in as the third Town Council President since…
Winthrop Chamber Holiday Party
The Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, who celebrates the holidays at a different restaurant in Town each year, held its Annual Holiday Party at the Antique Table on Dec. 12. In the top photo from left: Kate Tozzi, Wendy Millar-Page, Tom…