The news that long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad successfully had crossed the Straits of Florida from Cuba to Key West this past weekend brought a degree of wonder and joy to all who learned of her accomplishment. First and foremost, this…
Police Blotter 09-05-2013
Monday, August 26Â 92 report two parties sleeping in a motor vehicle on Cross Street. Parking ticket issued and vehicle moved. Caller on Dolphin Avenue states there is a group making a lot of noise making it difficult to sleep.…
Vikings Are Ready for Opening Game Next Weekend
The dress rehearsals are over. It’s showtime beginning next weekend. The Winthrop High School football team will open its 2013 season against Saugus on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 11 a.m. at Stackpole Field. The Vikings performed well in scrimmages against…
Obituaries 09-05-2013
Major Steven Ellsworth McLeod USAF (Retired); Travel Agent and Hosta Enthusiast Major Steven Ellsworth McLeod of Williamsburg, Virginia, formerly of Yorktown, Virginia and Winthrop, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 31. Born on November 10, 1945 in Boston to Robert…
Ceremony Held for New Belle Isle Bridge
Last Thursday, town and state officials officially dedicated the Belle Isle Bridge to mark the end of the two and a half year $4.3 million project to replace the former aging bridge. Physical work to reconstruct the City of Boston…
Capobianco Joins Koutoujian Campaign Staff
Valentino Capobianco, legislative aide to Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo, is leaving the Speaker’s Office to join the campaign staff of Peter Koutoujian, candidate for U.S. Congress in the Fifth District. Capobianco spent his last day on the…