“This was a big, big game, and big win for our program,” said head coach Sean Driscoll after the Winthrop Vikings finished off what was perhaps their biggest win of the last three years, 16-6 over the Lynn Classical Rams. “Lynn Classical is a very good team, they are going to challenge for the...
A would-be cat burglar is likely not to return to the Shirley Street, after a pair of alert neighbors and a rapid response from Winthrop patrols likely interrupted a potential break-in on Point Shirley last week. Winthrop Police arrested Scott Senn, a 37-year old resident of Willow Avenue on charges of attempting to commit...
The Town Council approved an appropriation of $160,000 for a feasibility study and securing a project manager for potential renovations to Winthrop High School. With Winthrop High School’s accreditation process set for 2010, school officials will likely be called upon to make renovations to the 44-year-old school facility. Town Councillor James Letterie said the...
Council President Tom Reilly has announced that the annual public forum on the delivery of town services will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 7:00 PM at the Senior Center, 35 Harvard Street. Town Manager James McKenna together with the town department heads and all of the elected and appointed officials will be...
If the Winthrop High School cross country teams are suffering from cases of bruised egos, head coach Warren MacPhail is more than ready to play the role of psychologist. The Vikings haven’t had a lot of success against their competitors in the Northeastern Conference, but MacPhail is confident that his team will not only...
The problem, as presented by a Winthrop resident during the public comment portion of a Town Council meeting last month, is that the trucks going to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s (MWRA) Deer Island sewage treatment facility have been using non-designated routes to get there and then, on top of that, travel far in...
It looked like a regular Town Council meeting the other night. The Council had addressed all the major issues on the agenda in an orderly fashion. There was a momentary difference of opinion when Councillor Richard Gill felt because of the volatile nature of the state’s economy and uncertainty about local aid to Winthrop,...
If we’re correct in our assessment of the conversations lately in town coffee shops and restaurants, then the debate tonight (Thursday) among the three candidates for Town Council President, Barbara Survilas, Sue Bolster, and Jeff Turco, has caught the interest of townspeople. Each candidate will answer questions from the three panelists, Joe Domelowicz Jr....
Dorothy Kincade, 87 Well Known Entertainer and Dance Instructor Dorothy R. Kincade of Winthrop Street, Winthrop died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on October 6 after a long illness. She was 87 years old. Born in Boston, she was the beloved daughter of the late Mary (Morrissey) and Terrance Russell. A resident of Jamaica...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Rescuers from the Winthrop Fire and Winthrop Harbormasters Departments scrambled unsuccessfully to save the life Monday night, of an apparent drowning victim on Shore Drive. Fire Chief Paul Flanagan said Monday night that 39-year old East Boston resident Wayne Johnson has tentatively been identified as the man...
