Carmella Varone Member of the Catholic Women’s Club Carmella Varone of Winthrop Street, Winthrop died at the Melrose Wakefield Hospital on October 10 after a brief illness. She was 83 years old. Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter…
Winthrop Resident Warm To Baker’s Campaign
Winthrop residents joined hundreds of supporters of Charlie Baker at a campaign reception for the Republican gubernatorial candidate Friday night at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston. The group, including Marty O’Brien, Marianne Cash, Kevin Cash, and Richard Honan,…
Four-way stop sign is approved for busy intersection
The Town Council approved by a 5-4 margin the installation of a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Hermon, Pauline, and Winthrop Streets for a 90-day trial period. At the end of the trial period, the matter will be…
NEASC visit is pivotal to the accreditation of Winthrop High
Winthrop school officials are working overtime this week to re-schedule a visit to Winthrop High School by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), after the scheduled visit was cancelled. If the accreditation visit cannot be re-scheduled, the…
With inspector’s OK, repairs underway
Winthrop Building Inspector James Soper said this week that he is currently satisfied with the progress being made to address the state of disrepair at the Wadsworth Building on Winthrop Street and indicated that for now he has no intention…
Registration deadline is Oct. 13; information is available on the clerk’s office, on the Web
Town Clerk Carla Vitale released some key dates and information about the upcoming election on November 2 during a chat with the Winthrop Sun-Transcript this week. Vitale announced that: The deadline to register to vote to be eligible for the…