Gino Ferri His family remains his proudest legacy Gino Ferri of Saugus, formerly of East Boston and Winthrop, died on Friday evening at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He was 93 years old. The loving husband of Grace (Spadoni)…
Month: May 2017
Fort Banks Pajama Night
Kindergarteners Norah Zaffini and Audrey Turner enjoy listening to a story on Friday night, May 12, at the Gorman Ft. Banks Elementary School Family Literacy and Math night. Students came in pajamas with their parents and enjoyed stories, math games…
Deer Island 5k Dash
IMPRESSIVE TREKKER:  Winthrop’s April Ferguson, 10, ran a 7:35 per mile pace as she finished 23rd among all racers during the Deer Island Dash 5K Run/Walk to benefit Water For People on Saturday morning, May 13. Ferguson finished sixth overall…
New Buses to Arrive in June, in Time for Tall Ships Parade
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Members of the Winthrop Transportation Advisory Committee announced that the six new MBTA/Paul Revere buses will arrive in town just in time for use during the Parade of Sail June 17-22. While there is excitement about…
Developer Seeks Parking in CBD for Condominiums
By Sue Ellen Woodcock A potential developer is hoping to purchase the old theater at 64 Putnam St., but they are in need of up to 38 parking spaces to get the project financed by a local bank. Rick and…
School Department Struggles with Budget Realities
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Keeping programs alive is something School Committee Chair Dawn Sullivan wants to see the school department do when it fine-tunes its fiscal year 2018 budget. Superintendent of Schools John Macero has submitted the budget to the…
News Briefs
Belle Isle Marsh Festival May 21 The Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, Save the Harbor and DCR will sponsor “May in the Marsh†on Sunday, May 21 from 1 to 3 PM at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Bennington Street, East…
Police Blotter 05-18-2017
Monday, May 8 Report of an injured raccoon on Paine Street. It was removed. Party came to the station to report that he had just left Cumberland Farms after running into a tenant of his which he is in the…
Letters to the Editor
The Fight for Public Schools To the editor: As a graduate of Winthrop public schools and a member of the Winthrop School Committee, I believe in our public education system, and I will always do my part to help strengthen it. On May 20, I’ll…
Interim Supt of Schools Position
The School Committee will likely vote to fill the position of interim superintendent of schools at its meeting Monday and this is certainly one of the most important decisions that a local school board can make. The interim superintendent will…