Richard Honan opened the Honan Sign Company in 1972. One year later he joined the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce. This year he marks his fortieth year as a member of the local business organization. “The Chamber is an excellent organization, 
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Come On Down: Chamber’s Annual Beach Event Set for This Saturday
Beautiful Yirrell Beach on Point Shirley will be the place to be for fun in the sun this Saturday, July 13, for the 16th annual “Old Fashioned Family Day at the Beach.â€Â In the event of rain, the event will…
Jazz by the Sea on Sundays
Local musician Max Whiting, Bassist and Band Leader, will bring his duo, Musicmakers to Winthrop’s Rustic Table Restaurant on Shirley Street for Sunday Brunch. The Brunch will feature Musicmakers cool, smooth, live jazz every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2…
Sandsculpting Festival Ready to Start on July 17
With all of the fun and entertainment that has now become part of the Revere Beach National Sandsculpting Festival, one thing that can tend to get lost in the pre-festival publicity is the actual Sandsculpting. However, once the show gets…
Winthrop Fire Department in Lifesaving Effort at Prospect Avenue House Fire
The Winthrop Fire Department is being credited for a lifesaving effort in the rescue of a 60-year-old woman in a house fire at 53 Prospect Ave. Fire Chief Paul Flanagan said the department received a call Sunday (June 30) at…
LeBlanc Drafted by NHL’s Ottawa Senators
Chris LeBlanc called it “a dream come true.†The former Winthrop High ice hockey star saw his name appear on the National Hockey League’s draft board Sunday and he then received a phone call from the Ottawa Senators informing him…
Horribles Parade Set for July 4th: Will Start at Public Landing at 9 A.M.
The Winthrop Fourth of July Horribles Parade has 125 years of tradition. Peter Gobiel has been the director of the holiday event for 18 years. According to Gobiel, the parade keeps getting bigger or should we say, more horrible each…
Body Found in Water
The body of a man was found Saturday at 2:35 p.m. floating in Winthrop waters behind Faunbar Avenue in the Beacon Circle area. “The death is under investigation although there is nothing that would suggest anything suspicious at this point, 
Annual Winthrop Beach Clean-Up
Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo with the DCR and residents during the annual Winthrop Beach Clean-up on June 22.
Winthrop Goes for Markey in Senate Special Election
Winthrop voters matched the state electorate by giving Congressman Edward J. Markey a decisive victory in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate special election. Markey received 1,868 votes for 56 percent of all balloting in the town. Gabriel Gomez received 1,459 votes for…