Month: May 2014

Police Blotter 05-15-2014

Monday, May 5 Caller on Summit Avenue reports hearing someone walking around upstairs. Officers checked the third floor and nothing there. Motor vehicle stopped for violation at Main and Pleasant Street. Traffic citation issued to the operator. W92 stopped motor…

Obituaries 05-15-2014

Deamonto ‘Thelma’ Georgopoulos Continental Insurance Co. Retiree Deamonto “Thelma” (Bakopoulos) Georgopoulos of Winthrop entered into rest on May 11 surrounded by her loving family. She was 91 years old. Thelma enjoyed her early years growing up in West Lynn. Shortly…

High-tech Training Tool

Thanks to funds provided by four local non-profit organizations, the Winthrop High School (WHS) Basketball Program now has a high-tech training tool to call its own. Representatives from three of those non-profits are shown surrounding “The Gun 8000 Series Shooting Machine with Shot-tracker”:…

Runway Safety Area Improved

Flavio Leo, deputy director of aviation planning and strategy at Massport, gave a presentation at the Town Council meeting, explaining that Massport is improving the Runway Safety Area (RSA) at Runway 15L and 33R at Logan Airport. He noted the project would…

Throwing out the First Pitch

Winthrop’s Courtney Finn, All-American player for the NCAA National Champion Bentley University women’s basketball team, had the honor of throwing out the first pitch at the May 1 Boston Red Sox game versus the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Finn is…