By Cary Shuman editor@winthroptranscript.com The Town Council voted by a 7-1 margin to table action on the zoning change for the Governor Winthrop Nursing Home property so that that the owners of the property can have additional time to discuss the concerns of the neighbors relative to the future use of the property. “It...
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Hail To The Champs – Coach Dave Brown and the Vikings Complete Dream Season in the Garden
It was no secret at the start of this basketball season that almost all of the pundits had written off the Winthrop High basketball team. Winthrop had graduated Dino Mallios, Gavin Mahoney, Jake Connors, and a host of other players who had led Winthrop to Northeastern Conference titles and to three straight appearances in...
Thanks, Dick Dimes
Longtime official has given a lifetime of dedicated service to Winthrop Long-time Planning Board member Dick Dimes’s decision to step down from that board brings to a conclusion more than 40 years of service to the Town of Winthrop. When the Sun Transcript published our special 20th Century Edition in 2000, Dick Dimes was...
Garden Variety Items
By Cary Shuman D’Amore stands tall in the fourth quarter Joe D’Amore is a 6-feet-3-inch junior forward for the Winthrop High boys basketball team. He is also a pitcher for the Viking baseball team. But in eight thrilling minutes of state tournament basketball at its best and on its biggest stage, D’Amore forever cemented...
Police Briefs 03-17-2011
Tuesday, March 8 9:19 a.m. – Alarm company called reporting a fire alarm sounding at an Upland Road address. Unit reports no answer at the home. Fire Department will force entry. No fire reported. 10:55 a.m. – The department assists the Attorney General’s office in a matter on Prospect Avenue. 12:22 p.m. A party...
Obituaries 03-17-2011
Dorothy Costigan Telephone Operator at former Winthrop Hospital Dorothy A. Costigan died March 15 at Lakes Region General Hospital in New Hampshire. She was 69 years old. Born in Everett, the daughter of S. Fred and Alice (Carroll) Grace, she grew up in the Everett and Revere area later moving to Winthrop before her...
How do You Spell Dominating? H-a-t-z-i-s-a-v-a-s
editor@winthroptranscript.com Legends are born in the Massachusetts state basketball tournament. On any given night a student-athlete can produce something extraordinary, a performance that will be remembered for a long time and rehashed at every class reunion. Anthony Hatzisavas, a 6-foot-3-inch senior who has battled his way back from herniated disc (back) surgery, had...
Tommy Butler: Classy, diplomatic and sure to be missed at Massport
-By John Lynds For the Transcript His job was to balance the needs of the Massachusetts Port Authority with the needs of the communities impacted by Logan Airport operations. At community meetings in Winthrop, East Boston, Revere, Chelsea and South Boston, Thomas Butler, known here as ‘Tommy’, was the ever lovable punching bag for...
WPD Searches for Information in BOA Robbery
-By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop police are continuing their investigation this week into a brazen bank robbery at the Bank of America branch on Bartlett Road last Friday morning, just shortly after the bank opened for the day. Police Chief Terrence Delehanty said that detectives from Winthrop are working with investigators from...
Pushing for Expanded Gaming makes Sense
-By Joshua Resnek It is the right time and we are in the right place to urge the Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo to make haste in bringing to the floor of the House a new version of the expanded gambling bill. We have all known the Speaker for a long, long time...
