Nisarg Patel said the full-scale renovation project at his Quick Food Mart on Shirley Street took two months to complete. It was definitely worth the wait, judging by the shiny, new, beautiful and spacious appearance – but more importantly, by…
Author: Cary Shuman
Town Mourns Passing of Marie Turner
Attorney Robert E. Noonan said that of all of the public officials that he served with, “Marie Turner was the most dedicated to the town of Winthrop that we will ever have now or in the future.†Noonan served on…
Dimarino Named Head Coach of Winthrop Boys Basketball
Michael DiMarino has been appointed as the head coach of the Winthrop High School boys basketball team. The 33-year-old Winthrop resident succeeds David Brown, who stepped down as the leader of the highly successful Viking program following the 2011-12 season.…
Performing Arts: Heather Buccini Acting in Annie at NSMT
When Jill Buccini and her nine-year-old daughter, Heather, arrived for the auditions for “Annie†at the North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT), the line stretched out the door and down the hall. More than four hundred girls, ages 8-13, had shown…
Council Casino Committee Appointed
Council President Peter Gill has appointed Councilor-at-Large Larry Powers, and Councilors Craig Mael and Russell Sanford to the Council’s casino committee. The committee, which held its first meeting Monday night, will serve as the liaison between the Council and officials…
Benoit Ends High School Career on High Note
Genevieve Benoit completed her dynamic high school athletic career in style, earning the Most Valuable Player Award in the Agganis Softball Classic at Fraser Filed in Lynn. Benoit, a catcher for the St. Mary’s High School softball team, belted an…
Little League Controversy Leaves Dowd on the Bench
Jack Dowd served as a coach, umpire-in-chief, board member and volunteer in the Winthrop Little League for 26 years but his association with the league ended last Thursday when he was dismissed from the organization by the board of directors.…
Caggiano Marks Milestone 85 Years of Service
Ernest C. Caggiano has been the president of Caggiano-O’Maley Funeral Home on Winthrop Street since 1970. But the family’s ownership dates back way beyond that. “My father [Ernest P. Caggiano] founded it here in 1947 when he purchased the Richard…
Budget Delayed: Boncore Wants Time to Study the Numbers
As a result of a parliamentary action by Councilor-at-Large Philip Boncore, the Council postponed action on approving the $45 million town budget for Fiscal Year 2013. “I’m going to take my prerogative under the charter – because this is the…
Lighting Up the Skies on the Fourth
Winthrop’s annual Fourth of July fireworks will highlight the town’s celebration of the nation’s 236th birthday after all. Speaker of the House Robert A. DeLeo and Town Manager James McKenna joined 11 Foundation In Memory of Michael Mason officials Joseph…