High school aged students in the town of Winthrop will be able to take a free SAT Practice test at Winthrop High School on Saturday, February 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the test will then be followed…
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Girls hockey team tops Wilmington, 7-1
McKenzie Clark lit the lamp for four goals to lead the Winthrop Lady Bulldogs hockey team to a 7-1 win over Wilmington on Monday. The victory lifts Coach Anthony Martucci’s crew to a 4-2-4 record on the season. The Lady…
WPD closes ranks on wide-ranging theft ring
Winthrop Police Chief Terence Delehanty took the time last week to reach out to his peers in three neighboring communities, to inform them of a wide-ranging theft ring comprised of young adult males and juveniles, that have allegedly been operating…
Winthrop couple charged in alleged counterfeiting operation
Some head’s up police investigating was right on the money last Wednesday, January 6, as Revere Police cashed in a Winthrop couple who was allegedly running a counterfeiting operation out of their home. Police were alerted to counterfeit money being…
Turco takes top post on new look Town Council
Saying he was humbled by the support of Winthrop residents and that he would work tirelessly to move Winthrop forward, Jeffrey Rosario Turco received the oath of office Monday night as the new president of the Winthrop Town Council. Town…
First Fenway, then the Garden?
Winthrop High hockey coach Dale Dunbar has traveled hockey’s holy grail from the Pee Wees to the pros (NHL), from the Bantams to the Beanpot, and played in some of North America’s most celebrated arenas. But even Dunbar says that…
Diamond and gold – Eruzione helps Vikings land a game at Fenway Park
Bobby Orr won two Stanley Cups with the Boston Bruins, but he never played a game in his NHL career in Fenway Park. Mike Eruzione won Beanpots in the old Garden and a Gold Medal at the Olympics, but he…
Delehanty named police chief
One of the biggest stories of 2009 came in September when a son of Winthrop, Terence Delehanty, was promoted to the position of Chief of the Winthrop Police Department (WPD). Delehanty had previously served as the Assistant Chief under former…
2009 Stories of The Year – Local businessman Richard Honan, Winthrop Cares Committee led the way
Nationally, the inaugural of our country’s first African American President might be seen by many as the top story of 2009. Or perhaps it is the epic debate and passage of a universal health care plan that is at the…
Interim Manager Larry Holmes provided a steady hand during difficult times
While the story of the year in Winthrop was the passage of an historic Proposition 2 ½ override vote during the worst financial crisis in generations (see related story this page), the role that Interim Town Manager Larry Holmes may…