Superintendent of Schools John Macero has announced the formation of the Winthrop High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame that will honor alumni who have excelled or made contributions to the fine arts, visual arts, music, band, chorus or drama…
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Viking Pride Set for Final Countdown on Closing of WHS
It’s an event you won’t want to miss if you want to say good-bye to Winthrop High School in person. Viking Pride Foundation Chairman Vin Crossman said ticket sales are brisk for the organization’s “The Final Countdown,†that is set…
SBAC to See New Facade Materials
At the last Winthrop School Building Assistance Committee’s (SBAC) construction subcommittee meeting the committee announced that HMFH Architects will present the latest façade materials and ideas to the next subcommittee meeting on May 1 and then to the SBAC on…
Charities Come Together to Buy Equipment for WHS
With a common underlying mission of improving the experiences of students in the Winthrop school system, the Neil Shapiro Foundation; The 11 Foundation: In Memory of Michael Mason; Viking Pride Foundation; and Winthrop Charities joined together to purchase a high-tech…
Eruzione and Other N.E. Sports Legends Appear at Boston Event
New England sports legends Mike Eruzione, Steve Grogan, Bill Russell and Luis Tiant will speak on a panel moderated by James “JB†Brown at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Friday, May 9, 2014, from 12 p.m. to 1…
Easter Morning Mass at St. John the Evangelist
St. John the Evangelsit Church on Winthrop Street was filled on Sunday morning as many of the congregation went to celebrate Easter masses as seen in the photo.
Playhouse Is for Sale: Playmakers Plan to Sell Building on Hermon Street
The Winthrop Playmakers, the local theater group with a 75-year history in the town, have begun the process of selling their building on Hermon Street. Pam Racicot, who will assume the presidency of the Playmakers on May 1, said the…
Jo Pino Auditions for Shark Tank Tv Show
Jo Pino, owner of Boston Hollywood Hair in Winthrop, auditioned on April 17 in Cambridge to be a contestant on the ABC-TV show, “Shark Tank.†The television show asks contestants to present inventions in the hope that one of the…
Winthrop in Line to Receive State Funds
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo joined his colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature yesterday to enact a $12.766 billion transportation finance bill to bolster the state’s transportation systems, improve existing infrastructure and assist Massachusetts’ communities in funding local projects. The bond…
Highland Real Estate Open Houses – Weekend of 04/26/2014
Winthrop April 26th Saturday  12-1 34 Amelia Ave, WOW, Pride filled street! Young pristine 3br cape,,fireplace, just move in!….$359.900 April 27th Sunday 11:30 -12:30 88 Woodside Ave, major new renovations for this 4 br. 1.5 bath Colonial, sparkling new granite/ss…