For the second time in two weeks, the Town Council and School Committee will hold a joint meeting to elect a new member to the Winthrop School Committee. The Committee picked Mark Rotondo to fill the vacancy created by the…
A Depressing Thought – Summer is half over (sorry)
As we were preparing to send this week’s Sun Transcript off to the printer, we noticed the date line, “July 15, 2010,†and it occurred to us that summer is just about exactly half over. June has come and gone…
Police Blotter 07-14-2010
July 5 5:36 p.m. — A report of two unattended children in a parked car turns out to be unfounded. 6:01 p.m. — A woman calls to report that her child’s grandmother is not giving the child back following a…
Obituaries 07-14-2010
Robert Costa Member of Pleasant Park Yacht Club, Fedex retiree Robert Costa of Homosassa, FL, formerly of Winthrop and East Boston, died in Peabody on July 13 after a long illness. He was 68 years old. Born in Boston the…
Showing their cards – Suffolk Downs unveils design plans for casino and hotel
If the legislature finishes the expanded gambling bill and sends it on to the governor for his signature – and if the governor signs it – Suffolk Downs is ready to jump into the future with a resort style gaming…
Lifelong Sox fans win Green Monster seats
Two lifelong Red Sox fans won pairs of Monster seats to 10 games at Fenway Park in the Boston Red Sox Monster Money Second-Chance Drawing from the Massachusetts State Lottery. John Marotta of Beverly and Anne McLain of Stoughton were…