Every student has their favorite teacher and the Viking Pride Association is recognizing one of them each month and giving each one an ITunes gift card In January, Winthrop High School teacher Mike Nickerson was selected. He is a world…
Month: February 2015
Winthrop Schools Snow Days
It’s going to be a little longer before the school department figures out how it’s going to compensate for all of this year’s snow days, but the superintendent of schools said he should have an answer at the March 9…
Schools Seek 6.18 Percent Increase
The school department is seeking a 6.18 percent increase in its budget for fiscal year 2016, which begins July 1, 2015. Superintendent of Schools John Macero presented a budget packet last Thursday night that seeks $17,997,378. That’s $1,047,378 more than…
Police Blotter 02-19-2015
Monday, February 9 Caller on Revere Street reports the plows shoved all the snow on the sidewalk in front of her house. She was advised there is a pushback going on throughout the town. She was provided the names and…
The Winter of Our: Discontent
Although the temperatures have been below zero with wind chills even colder, tempers have been rising among just about all of us as the snow and our frustrations continue to pile up. Yes, life is difficult in the city, where…
Remembering the Miracle on Ice
For those of us who have been around for longer than we care to remember, it is hard to believe that 35 years have passed since seemingly every Winthrop resident gathered at the Belle Isle Bridge and lined the town’s streets to give…
Don’t be Fooled
Like an annoying alarm clock that predictably shouts its tone, late last week and this week several establishment lawmakers and transportation pundits began blaming the MBTA’s implosion on a lack of taxes and on the majority of voters who repealed…
WHS Girls Basketball Wins NEC South Championship
The Winthrop High girls basketball may be peaking at the right time with the state tourney just around the corner. The Lady Vikings won all four of their games this past week, brushing aside three foes and then taking the…
Winthrop Falls to St. Mary’s in Spartan Classic Final
The Winthrop High girls basketball team learned once again that all roads to the Boston Garden will have to pass through St. Mary’s of Lynn. Winthrop, champion of the Northeastern Conference South Division, met St. Mary’s in the Spartan Classic…
WHS Sports Through the Years
10 years ago February 10, 2005 Rachele DeLeo scored a career-high 31 points to lead the WHS girls basketball team to a 48-45 win over Lynn English. However, her key play of the game was a defensive one, in which she…