John Floyd is winding down his reign as the Exalted Ruler of the Winthrop Lodge of Elks and it certainly has been a productive year, one that has garnered publicity for all of the great endeavors that the 1,500-member organization…
Month: March 2010
Hoop Sensations – Vikings enjoyed a tremendous season
Well, the North Sectional final didn’t turn out the way Winthrop High School basketball fans had hoped, but the loss to powerful New Mission High (a school that really should have been in Division 1) takes nothing away from a…
Police Blotter 03-10-2010
March 1 12:39 a.m. — A caller reports a sparking wire at a house on Shore Drive. Matter is referred to the WFD. 9:01 a.m. — A Winchester resident is cited for driving an unregistered car with a suspended license…
Obituaries 03-10-2010
Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Vito Winthrop Art Festival Ribbon Winner Dorothy S. "Dolly" (Sullivan) Vito of Revere died on March 5 at the Mass. General Hospital surrounded by friends and family. Mrs. Vito was employed at DeMaino’s restaurant for over 15 years.…
Covering their tracks – DPW plans to repair Pond Street Playground as soon as possible
Department of Public Works Director David Hickey said his department, weather permitting, will repair the damaged surface at the Pond Street Playground on Friday. “If things dry up, we can start on Friday,†said Hickey. “It’s a half-day job. Those…
Vikings state their case – Vikings ease past St. Clement, reach sectional semis
The Winthrop High boys basketball team delighted a large and raucous hometown crowd at the WHS gym with a 62-45 win over St. Clement’s of Somerville Saturday evening in a quarterfinal contest of the MIAA Division 4 North sectional tournament.…
Winthrop man sought in connection with child rape case
Winthrop Police were searching this week for 45-year old Sean Shanahan, most recently of 26 Shirley Street apartment #3 on five charges including two counts of statutory rape, two counts of enticing a child and one count of indecent assault…
Room for improvement – Numbers of sales are up, but average sale prices still lower
According to national news reports on the slumping housing market, January saw a second straight monthly drop in the number of new home sales across the nation. Year over year, most housing market experts agree that there is more activity…
Quick Response – Mess at Pond St. Playground needed to be addressed
Those were certainly some startling and blunt words from Winthrop resident Alan Peabody during the public comment period at the Town Council meeting Tuesday night when he told the Town Council that there was some serious damage at the Pond…
Rotary Luncheon – Event was a major success
It was nice to hear Town Council President Jeffrey Turco commend the Winthrop Rotary for hosting its annual luncheon for Winthrop seniors that was held Monday at the Senior Center. A large crowd attended the luncheon and enjoyed the remarks…