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…
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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…
Legee Named Commissioner of Inspectional Services Department
Town Manager James McKenna announced the appointment of Al Legee as the Commissioner of the newly formed Winthrop Inspectional Services Department. Legee, who has served as the building inspector for the City of Chelsea since 2004 and has been in…
WIHA April Meeting Held
The barn at the Deane Winthrop House was filled to capacity for the monthly meeting of the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association on Tuesday, April 1st. The dinner from Cimino’s Catering was roast beef and the guest speaker was a…
The No. 1 Authority on Running: Tom Derderian Authors a Book about the Boston Marathon
Track coach and long distance runner Warren MacPhail calls Tom Derderian, “Winthrop’s best-kept running historical secret.†“No one really knows about him in Winthrop,†said MacPhail. “But you step outside of Winthrop and the whole running community in the United…
Airport Hazards Committee Members
Members of the Airport Hazards Committee, from left, Robert Driscoll Sr., chairman Anthony Majahad, Richard N. Bangs, and Attorney Jerome Falbo, pictured at the Town Council meeting Tuesday night. Not pictured is member David Phipps who also attended the meeting.