On Wednesday, February 29, the Winthrop High girls hockey team hosted a first round playoff game at Larsen Rink against the team from Ashland-Medway. The record shows, and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has upheld, that Winthrop won a tight 3-1 game, that was well and fairly played by the two teams on the...
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Gas Explosion Rips Through Home on Pleasant St., No One Injuried
A Pleasant Street family is counting its blessings this week, after what is being reported as an early morning gas explosion last Thursday at their home. “We’re really lucky for everybody to be here right now,” said one of the survivors, Chari Begnor, who was home with her sister, Quiana Hobson and step-father Ken...
Harvard Honors: Winthrop’s Jillian Dempsey Nominated for College Hockey’s Kazmaier Award
Three years after achieving her childhood dream of entering the world’s most prestigious university, Jillian Dempsey is at the top of her sport. Dempsey, a junior at Harvard University in Cambridge, has been nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award that is given to the most outstanding Division 1 women’s hockey player in the United...
Residents to MBTA: Don’t Cut Our Service Hundreds Pack Senior Center Hearing
More than 200 concerned residents and users of public transportation packed into the Winthrop Senior Center Monday night at 6 p.m., to speak out against the proposed fare increases and service reductions that MBTA officials are considering in order to close a $161 million operating deficit in the MBTA budget. Among the cuts being...
Manhole Fire Caused Power Outage in Center
A fire in a manhole near the intersection of Revere Street and Governors Park late Sunday night is being blamed for a power outage that left more than 2,100 residents without power for approximately 16 hours Sunday night into Monday and forced the closing of two schools, Town Hall, the Police Station and Library....
Ready to Rumble: Asa “The Eraser” Baurle is Set for Silver Mittens Boxing Tournament
Asa Baurle is ready for the biggest fight of his young boxing career. The 11-year-old southpaw who sports the nickname “Asa the Eraser” is in training for the New England Silver Mittens Boxing Tournament that begins Monday in Lowell. Baurle will fight in the semifinals against an opponent in the 60-65 pound weight class....
Departmental Consolidation Working Well, Says McKenna
Town Manager James McKenna told the Town Council Tuesday night that he’s pleased with the way the consolidation plan is progressing in relation to the operations of the Finance Department, Management of Information Systems (MIS) Department, and the town and School Department. McKenna implemented the plan last year in an effort to coordinate town...
Officials to Take Closer Look at Enterprise Accounts
The Winthrop Town Council and Winthrop Town Manager James McKenna plan to open a dialogue next week about the future of the town’s four enterprise accounts: Larsen Rink account; the water and sewer enterprise funds; and the Parks and Recreation account. “The issue is the rink obviously, it is the one that has gained...
School Committee Send $208,800 Transfer Request to Town Council
After hearing from Town Accountant Michael Bertino and School Budget Sub- Committee Chair Gary Skomro, the Winthrop School Committee voted 5-0 last Thursday night to ask the Town Council for a transfer of $208,800 to cover a projected shortfall in the Special Education budget, which was largely blamed on a “change” in budget strategy...
Brooks Keeps Local Students Interested in Tooth Care
Dr. Howard Brooks was once one of those elementary school students to whom he now preaches the importance of caring for their teeth and gums. Brooks attended Winthrop schools (WHS Class of 1977) and studied pre-med at UMass/Amherst before graduating from the Boston University School of Graduate Dentistry in 1987. Every year since then...
