Month: January 2012

Boys Hoop Team Knocks off English

The Winthrop High boys basketball team turned in one of its most stunning regular season victories in the Northeastern Conference in many years with a 67-52 triumph over Lynn English Monday night on the latter’s home court. “This was a…

Police Blotter 01-12-2012

Tuesday, January 3 Caller reports that she thought someone had been attempting to push in the rear door of her home on Lewis Avenue. Officers spoke to caller. She stated her son heard the storm door slam closed but when…

Obituaries 01-12-2012

James Ahearn, Jr. US Postal Service Letter Carrier James M. Ahearn, Jr., a local letter carrier, died unexpectedly in his Winthrop home on January 8. He was 58 years old. Born in Chicago Ill, he was the beloved son of…

Gill Assumes Leadership of Winthrop

Peter Gill was inaugurated as the new president of the Winthrop Town Council to highlight an impressive swearing-in ceremony Tuesday night at the Cummings School Cafetorium. With several members of his family and Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and…