Congressman Mike Capuano won Suffolk County but lost Winthrop and the state to Attorney General Martha Coakley, who won the Democratic side of the special election senate primary by a wide margin and now faces Republican opponent Senator Scott Brown…
Thriller at Miller
By Jim Lederman The 2009 Powder Puff game between Winthrop and Saugus was one of the most exciting games ever played at legendary Miller Field. The Lady Vikings defeated Saugus 38-32 in overtime. Laura Beranger’s three-yard run was the winning…
Save Yourself from being malled — stay ‘Centered’
By Niki Vettel This shopping adventure was inspired by Neanderthals. I am watching a PBS documentary about Neanderthals, aka cavemen – the real ones, not those quasi-charming, quasi-dopey guys in the commercials. Incredible computer graphics show them running, hoping to…
This is no stocking suffer; brand new van is on the way
Nancy Williams is preparing to unveil a Christmas gift for the seniors of Winthrop: a brand new $40,770 shuttle van. The new van is the result of a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Williams, the director of the…
Police Blotter 12-11-2009
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 2:56 PM: Off. Donnellan stopped a MV on Veterans Road. When he determined through the RMV computer that the operator, an Everett resident, was unlicensed, he issued a criminal citation to the operator for unlicensed operation of…
A Nice Christmas Present – Williams helps make a special delivery
Council on Aging Director Nancy Williams said it aptly in the story in this week’s Sun Transcript that the delivery of a new shuttle van for the Senior Center is a wonderful Christmas gift for the senior citizens of Winthrop.…