Matthew Murphy (center) son of James and Karla Murphy, recently received a citation from the 54th Engineer Battalion in Afghanistan. Matthew was sent the citation in appreciation of his support of the troops at FOB shank, Afghanistan. Matthew and his father, Jim spend one day a week at Honan sign company where they put...
Cathy DelVento (left) , executive director of Friends of 21st century Learning center, and Karen perrin, community liaison for Kathy’s place youth Center, have announced that the Youth center is holding a raffle drawing fundraiser, Fall prize Extravaganza, featuring over $1000 in prizes. The Winthrop marketplace has donated the grand prize, a $500 gift...
Winthrop Town Council President Jeffrey Turco will announce at a reception tonight that he is a candidate for re-election and is looking forward to getting his message out to residents in the weeks leading up to the election in November. If the large turnout at his campaign event during the holiday season last December...
An evening boating trip on Boston Harbor turned tragic last weekend, when the 25-foot privateer, being driven by Winthrop resident Lloyd Thompson, struck a moored sailboat in Hull harbor, sending two of his nine passengers overboard and killing one of them. Regina Mosher, 55 also of Winthrop died at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Sunday...
The Winthrop Vikings season got off to a somewhat rocky start last Friday, as they dropped their season opener to Danvers, in front of their home crowd, 18-8. The loss was even more disheartening because the Vikings had led Danvers by the score of 8-0 for most of the game, but faltered late in...
With the official announcement last week that Peter Gill will be a candidate for Town Council President and tonight’s campaign kickoff reception for Council President Jeffrey Turco, the race is on for the highest elected office in town government. The election shapes up as an exciting one between Turco, the incumbent president who has...
One of the most anticipated social and culinary events on the local calendar is set for next Wednesday, Sept. 21 when the Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual “Taste of Winthrop” at the Winthrop Yacht Club. Many Winthrop restaurants and food establishments will be participating in this great and fun evening. This year’s event...
We’d like to join the Town Council in commending the outstanding work by our Fire and Police Departments during the recent Hurricane Irene. Town Manager James McKenna made it a point to publicly thank Fire Chief Paul Flanagan and Police Chief Terence Delehanty during the last Council meeting. Our two public safety leaders showed...
September 5 9:07 a.m. — A vehicle was towed from Governor’s Drive for a trespassing violation. 9:09 a.m. — Officers retrieve a bicycle from Summit Ave. and will store it until the owner comes forward. 10:35 a.m. — A Fairview Street resident reports someone is soliciting door-to-door in the area, but no one is...
Mary Rice Active in Many Winthrop Organizations Mary K. (Hurley) Rice of Point Shirley, Winthrop, a resident of Winthrop for more than 75 years, died on September 1. She was a member of the Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club, Emblem Club, Telephone Pioneers, VFW Auxiliary, Point Shirley Association and a longtime communicant and Eucharistic Minister...
