WINTHROP – Winthrop High School Principal Eileen Belastock has resigned her position that she held for a year and a half. Superintendent John Macero said Belastock handed in her resignation on Monday, March 16 after she had been absent the…
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WHS Girls Basketball Team Honored by School Committee
Members of the Winthrop High School (WHS) Girls Basketball team were recognized for their accomplishments throughout the season during the March 23 School Committee meeting. The girls had an excellent season, finishing off 20-6. Their goal was to play at…
McKenna Gives 2016 Town Budget Overview
WINTHROP – It started with a little entertainment from the town manager, DPW director, school superintendent, fire chief and police chief. The four took to the stage to read the email messages swapped around during the winter snow storms. Everything…
Catching up on Homework
Brothers Reese, left, and Wyatt Teixeira work on their electronic tablets while their mom, Library Trustee Gillian Teixeira participates in a Winthrop Library Trustees meeting last week.
Neighbors Learn Of Plans for Former Playmakers Parcel
WINTHROP – Neighbors of the former Playmakers and church at 60 Hermon St. met last Thursday night with the developers of the property. Ocean City Development, represented by attorney Richard Lynds, has filed for a special development overlay district (SDOD)…
Massport Officials Talk about Air Quality
Officials from Massport visited the Town Council Tuesday night to give an update on air quality monitoring in Winthrop. Â It appears that the new centerfield taxiway, which became fully operational in 2010, has had a positive impact on Logan Airport…
Board of Health Backs Off of Some Proposed Regulations
WINTHROP – For a time it looked like Winthrop would have new tobacco regulations banning anyone under the age of 21 from purchasing tobacco products and banning smoking on town beaches and in town parks. “After careful deliberation it was…
Letterie Earns Berth in National Oratorical Contest
Winthrop resident Jake Letterie is heading to Indianapolis for the national finals of the American Legion Oratorical Contest. Letterie, a 16-year-old junior at the prestigious Rivers School in Weston, finished first in the state-level competition held Sunday at the Charlestown…
Lady Vikings Fall in Semifinals at Garden
CAPTAIN CRUNCH:  Winthrop captains Niki Tsiotis (11) and Kristen Siscamanis sandwich Archbishop Williams gaurd Alana Gilmer in the Division 3 state semifinal, Tuesday at the TD Garden Winthrop fell to the Bishops, 47-34.
MWRA Visits Classroom at Fort Banks
WINTHROP – She’s affectionately known as “the toilet lady,†but Meg Tabacsko, the manager of the MWRAs school education program, makes learning about water and the MWRA fun. Last week, with her assistant Vicki Mucci, the two spent last week…