Ronald Lombard Of Winchendon, formerly of Winthrop Ronald F. Lombard of 1250 Alger Street, Winchendon, formerly of Winthrop, died on August 10. He was 64 years old. He was born in Winthrop on February 1, 1947, son of the late Robert A. and Eileen (DiNatale) Lombard and has lived in Winchendon since 1988. He...
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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Winthrop Resident Honored for His Service in Afghanistan
KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A servicemember deployed to Afghanistan is often considered a hero in the U.S. While the average person might take their “hero” status and sit on their laurels, U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Murray, a resident of Winthrop and member of B Company, 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard,...
Badly Decomposed Body Found Under Porch of Winthrop Street Home
Investigators from the Massachusetts State Police and Suffolk CPAC were called to Winthrop residence on Tuesday by local police, after a body was found beneath a back porch on Winthrop Street at about 2:30 p.m. Police were initially called to the home by local health and building inspectors, who had responded to the neighborhood...
Town Council and School Committee OK McKenna’s Plan
The Town Council and School Committee at separate meetings last week gave the go-ahead to advance Town Manager James McKenna’s consolidation plan for the town’s financial operations, MIS (management information systems) offices, and building maintenance department. “This vote allows the town manager and superintendent of schools to carry out the plan, instead...
Howard Named Assistant Superintendent
Lisa Howard has been appointed assistant superintendent of the Winthrop public schools. Superintendent John Macero said that Howard will retain her current responsibilities as pupil personnel director in addition to assuming her new title as second-in-command of the school system. “Lisa is very deserving of this role,” said Macero. “For many years she has...
A Strong Appointment: Naming Lisa Howard as Assistant Superintendent of Schools is a Good Move
We welcome the opportunity to congratulate Lisa Gill Howard on her appointment as the Assistant Superintendent of the Winthrop public schools, thus becoming the second in command in our school district. In her current role as Director of Pupil Personnel Services (she will continue to serve in that capacity), Howard has been involved in...
A Step Forward: Consolidation is a Positive Move
The vote of the Town Council and School Committee to move the town manager’s consolidation plan forward should usher in a new era for town government in its delivery of services to our residents. The consolidation of the finance departments of the town and the schools, the addition of an auditor, and the change...
A Great Night: Viking Pride Foundation Knows How To Throw a Party
Has there been a more enjoyable event held in the town than last Saturday night’s Viking Pride concert featuring Evelyn “Champagne” King and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes at Miller Field? Let’s first say that Ms. King brought her ‘A’ game to Miller Field. Her splendid rendition of her No. 1 hit “Shame”...
A Non-Crisis Crisis: Tea Party’s Scheming is Unconscionable
There are two undisputed facts regarding the recent so-called debt limit crisis. The first is that raising the country’s debt limit has been a routine occurrence for almost 100 years and has been approved by Congresses and Presidents of all political stripes without fanfare or dissent. The second is that had Congress approved raising...
Police Blotter 08-11-2011
August 1 9:12 a.m. — A woman reports that her wallet and keys were stolen or lost last night at an eatery in town. She has changed her locks, and will contact the RMV regarding her license, which she believes might have “been used in the past few days at 7-11.” 11:05 a.m. —...
