Attorney Edward L. Amaral Jr. has broken new ground in the field of law with the launching of Online Divorce Mediation.com (ODM). Amaral, president of the family law firm, Amaral & Associates P.C. with law offices located in Winthrop and Boston, started the separate branch of the nationwide business in November. “Online Divorce Mediation...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as the saying goes, and Winthrop is well immersed in the festiveness and good cheer of the holiday season. We see homes bearing the traditional holiday lighting, evidence that many homeowners possess a flair for creativity with beautiful displays adorning their homes. This also is one...
The Winthrop High School boys basketball team hung up its 2011 state championship banner at the Holland Gymnasium Tuesday night in a well-orchestrated ceremony Athletic Director Peter Gobiel and WHS Principal Gail Conlon, who served as the mistress of ceremonies, deserve credit for conducting the brief and appropriate program in such dignified fashion. Each...
Everyone knew that the possibility of casinos coming to Massachusetts would be one of the most watched stories of 2011, and anyone who has been following it knows how huge it’s become and how it will be an even bigger story in 2012. Since the passage of the casino bill by the legislature, it’s...
The high school winter sports scene kicked into high gear this week, with boys and girls basketball teams across the state opening up Tuesday and boys hockey teams skating into the 2011-12 season last night (Wednesday). Many of the girls hockey teams across the region got a head start on the 2011-12 campaign with...
A. Scott Dalrymple Lifelong Winthrop Resident A. Scott Dalrymple, a lifelong Winthrop resident, died December 2. He was 60 years old. Born in Winthrop, he was the only son of Arthur and Charlotte (Taylor) Dalrymple. He is survived by his son, John Foley of Belmont; sisters Peggy Walther of Windham, NH, Carol Sylla of...
Tuesday, December 6 Officer took a report of a hold-up alarm at Energy To Go, at the Fresh Express. Report everything is fine and they were not aware there was a hold-up alarm in the building. They will contact the alarm company. Party received a call from his girlfriend’s daughter regarding a text message...
Matt Abbatessa, shown with former President Jimmy Carter, has just returned from Haiti. Matt, a proud member of the Winthrop Mixed Lodge #2057, joined President and Mrs. Carter in Leogane, Haiti volunteering for Habitat for Humanity’s 28th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. Matt, along with 400 volunteers from around the world and the U.S. helped to build 150...
A California man, who had been staying at the home of his sister-in-law in Winthrop, was taken into custody on domestic assault, assault and battery and weapons charges last Friday, December 2. , Officers responded to the home on Shirley Street and discovered more than 30 firearms and ammunition, which the alleged assailant was...
House Speaker Robert DeLeo says that he is right now planning for the legislative year to come and what new matters should be brought before the House for action. “We have finished a productive legislative session, perhaps the most productive House session in decades,” said the speaker during a recent interview with the Transcript....
