A 17 hit attack and solid pitching gave the Winthrop High softball team, sporting the new uniforms recently provided with funds from the Viking Pride Foundation, a 16-6 win over Archbishop Williams Tuesday in the consolation game of a vacation tournament hosted by Winthrop. Abby Belcher wielded the heavy bat for the Lady Vikings...
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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Fucillo makes an early season statement to NEC foes
Jenny Fucillo left no doubt that she will be the girl hurdler to catch in the Northeastern Conference this season after blowing away the field in both hurdles events in the first two meets of the young season. Fucillo captured the 100 meter high hurdles and the 400 intermediate hurdles against Swampscott and Gloucester,...
Connors is double winner for boys track
Jake Connors won the high jump and the triple jump to highlight last week’s track meet for the Winthrop High boys against Gloucester. Jake easily won the high jump with a top leap of 5-11 and then added a first place in the triple jump with a distance of 37-10. Dan Sena also scored...
Police Blotter 04-21-2010
Monday, April 12 7:05 a.m. – Units respond to an alarm at an ATM machine at the Winthrop Federal Credit Union. The ATM was not damaged, and the area was clear. 7:54 a.m. – A caller from Winthrop Street reports that he neighbors are fighting. When officers respond, the two parties were “making up,”...
Obituaries 04-21-2010
Angelina Ferrera Of Lynn, formerly of East Boston Angelina M. Ferrera, of Lynn, formerly of East Boston, died on April 17. She was 87 years old. She was the mother of Stephen Johns, Richard Johns of Amesbury, Deborah Jones of Florida, and Linda Wagner-Tzannos and her husband, Gregory, of Winthrop; partner of Tom Finnegan...
McKenna and Turco find common ground
Town Council President Jeffrey Turco and Town Manager James McKenna are moving ahead in amicable fashion following the council’s executive session Monday night at Town Hall. The on-again, off-again executive session – first planned for last Tuesday night but postponed – was held Monday night after an 8-1 vote by the councilors. With a...
Water and sewer improvement project resumes in the area of Putnam Street
Public Works Director Dave Hickey said this week that the water/sewer infrastructure improvements project for Putnam Street, Putnam Place, Jefferson Street and Fremont Street resumed last week and is on scheduled to be completed by the end of June. “We were scheduled to resume that project during the last week in March, but because...
Tracking upward – Giaquinto excels for UMass/Lowell
When Nicole Giaquinto graduated from Winthrop High School two years ago, track coach Warren MacPhail said his record-setting sprinter would be an even bigger star at the next level. MacPhail reasoned that with the extensive training opportunities and superior facilities that college athletes have access to — combined with Giaquinto’s off-the-chart athletic skills, pure...
Police Blotter 04-15-2010
Monday, April 5 11:06 a.m. – A Cliff Avenue resident reports that, after losing his wallet last week, someone has been using his credit card in Boston. He notifies his bank, Social Security and the Registry of Motor Vehicles. 2:30 p.m. – People using motor scooters to “off-road” in the area of the Daw...
Mending Fences – Turco and McKenna clear the air
It’s time to move on to other matters after Town Council President Jeffrey Turco and Town Manager James McKenna apparently settled their prior disagreement during an executive session Monday night at Town Hall. The Council had postponed the original executive session from last week (after Mr. McKenna had stated that he wanted the discussion...
