The Winthrop Town Council approved a three-year contract extension for Town Manager James McKenna at its Nov. 21 meeting at the Joseph Harvey Room. McKenna current three-year pact expires on June 30, 2012. His new contract will be in effect until June 30, 2015. Council President Jeffrey Turco made the motion to extend the...
Winthrop resident Meg Shannon didn’t let 6,000 miles of travel get in the way of doing a great deed. Shannon’s goodwill journey from Boston to Chisinau, Moldova – located between Romania and the Ukraine in Eastern Europe – resulted from her involvement and that of her children, Mark, 22, and Daniel, 20, in the...
A Winthrop patrol officer, working a traffic detail at the Dunkin Donuts on Main street last Saturday morning, November 26, found himself in a very dangerous situation when he tried to serve warrants on a man wanted by Boston and Revere police. 26-year old David James Mello, with no listed address, attempted to drive...
Winthrop residents who are looking for a way to get into the holiday spirit early this year can start this weekend with a holiday concert and two holiday fairs to keep them busy. Both St. John’s Episcopal Church and the Winthrop Senior Center are sponsoring holiday fairs on Saturday, December 3. Snowflake Fair The...
With the end of the regular season in high school football, the annual post-season awards were announced this week and five Winthrop players were chosen on offense and defense as CAL/NEC all-stars for their performances this season, including offensive and defensive lineman Dan Feeley, who was named Lineman of the Year for CAL/NEC Tier...
The Winthrop Vikings, still upset with themselves over a last minute loss to Newburyport that cost them a post-season berth less than two weeks earlier, took their frustrations out on Revere Thanksgiving Day, scoring 26 unanswered first half points en route to a 33-0 victory. The win gave the blue and gold a 6-5...
This was a great week for Winthrop football, past and present. Our 2011 Vikings played what was perhaps their most complete game of the season with a 33-0 rout of Revere that made Thanksgiving dinner all the more delicious for Viking grid fans. Lou Cicatelli, Revere’s classy coach, whose Patriots were looking for their...
Adele Scott Winthrop resident Adele Scott of Summit Avenue, Winthrop died at the Mass General Hospital on November 25 surrounded by her cherished family. She was 97 years old. She had a loving and wonderful life with her devoted husband Charles (Scotty) Scott whom she met at the beginning of World War II. She...
Victories over Revere on Thanksgiving Day have become virtually an annual expectation for Winthrop High football fans for the past 35 years. What had been an evenly matched series since its inception in 1913 has become a lopsided rivalry, with Revere barely able to post a win every decade or so. However, our Beach...
One of Winthrop’s great traditions continues Friday night in French Square with the 20th Annual Holiday Lighting Festival. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Eric Gaynor and Chamber President Bernice MacIntyre are expecting another large gathering for the fun and festive event that brings families together from throughout the town. There will be musical performances...
