Monday, February 6 Caller reports loud argument on Shirley Street. Units report verbal and all parties advised of their rights. Wife requests an ambulance for her husband on Billows Street who is having difficulty breathing. Male from Park Avenue came…
Sports 02-16-2012
Boys hockey team vaults into tie for first What a difference a week makes! After the 4-2 loss to first place Danvers last Saturday, the Winthrop High boys hockey team’s hopes for a Northeastern Conference North Division championship were mathematical…
Obituaries 02-16-2012
Paul Pistone Carpenters Union Member Paul C. Pistone of Winthrop, formerly of Revere and East Boston, died on February 13. A US Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a member of Carpenters Union Local 218, he was the…
McKenna Seeks Part-time Auditing Firm for Winthrop
Town Manager James McKenna proposed to the Council that the town hire an auditing firm on a part-time basis to conduct internal auditing of town departments’ budgets and financial expenditures. McKenna suggested that the Council refer the matter to the…
Council to Issue Final Decision on Polling Location on May 1
The end is in sight for the polling location issue that has now had two extensive public airings already this year. Winthrop seniors came to Tuesday night’s Council meeting once again requesting that the Precinct 4 polling location be returned…
Meeting on T Cuts Set for Feb. 27
There are a number of heavy issues on the agenda for the State Legislature right now, but House Speaker Bob DeLeo said this week that none of those issues seem to be as immediate and as important as the proposed…