Peter Gill will take the oath of office as the new president of the Winthrop Town Council at the swearing-in ceremony to be held on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cummings School Cafetorium. Gill was elected in November, defeating incumbent President Jeffrey Turco, who served for two years as the leader...
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Community Heroes Will Be Honored by WCC at January Installation Dinner
As a way to recognize those who work for the betterment of our community, and to launch the year with their new leadership team, the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce will hold its 21st annual Kick-Off Dinner & Awards Night on Friday, January 27. The Hyatt Harborside at Logan Airport will once again host this...
Inauguration Set for January 3: the Peter Gill Era Begins with Many Challenges Ahead
The swearing-in ceremony for our town officials, led by incoming Council President Peter Gill, is scheduled for this Tuesday, January. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cummings School. Town Manager James McKenna will preside over the inauguration program which is always an exciting occasion and represents a new beginning. This year that’s especially true...
Police Blotter 12-29-2011
Tuesday, December 20 Male caller hears yelling from the apartment above his on Irwin Street. Officers report verbal argument between boyfriend/girlfriend. The female had left prior to their arrival. Husband caller requesting medical for his wife on Winthrop Street. Winthrop Fire and ambulance notified. Daughter requests a well-being check on her mother on Golden...
Happy New Year: Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But last year we printed the poem in its entirety and it was well received. Although it was published in 1850, the thoughts expressed in it are timeless. Indeed, one could apply every...
Ring out Wild Bells by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false,...
Sports 12-29-2011
WHS girls hockey team wins three straight The Winthrop High Lady Bulldog girls hockey team has run off a string of three impressive victories to improve to 3-1 on the season. Coach Anthony Martucci’s squad began its winning streak with a dominating 4-1 triumph over Masconomet. The final score was not indicative of the...
Obituaries 12-29-2011
Robert Adamson Amtrak Retiree Robert F. Adamson of Central Street, Peabody died at the Massachusetts General Hospital on December 22 after a brief illness. He was 64 years old. Born in Winthrop, he was the beloved son of the late Frances (Devine) and James Adamson. A resident of Winthrop, Revere and Peabody, he was...
Ogus is a Unanimous Selection to the Licensing Commission
In a surprising development the Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved the appointment of former chairman Gerald Ogus to the Winthrop Licensing Commission at its meeting Tuesday night. Donald J. Kearney (chairman) and Maureen Canavan (vice chairman) were also appointed to the commission but it was Ogus’s appointment – whose name did not appear on...
Coming to Winthrop? Stay a While at the Town’s First Bed and Breakfast
At the Winthrop Yacht Club almost a decade ago, Maggie Morris, former owner of Moonstruck Cafe and Luna Boutique, was talking to her friend and business partner Cindy Levins about her search for a home. “Why don’t you buy that house?” Levins said, pointing across the street to a pink, Victorian residence. Six months...
Mckenna Pushes to Regionalize Library Operations
Town Manager James McKenna unveiled a plan to regionalize operations between the Winthrop and Revere Public Libraries whereby one person would serve as the director of both institutions. The Winthrop director’s position has been vacant since the resignation of Alan Thibeault, who left to become the director of the Danvers public library. McKenna told...
Santa Claus Set to Make His Annual Trip Through the Town
Winthrop firefighters Local 170 announced this week that they have been in contact with Santa Claus and have finalized arrangements for the jolly old elf’s annual trip through Winthrop, beginning at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 24 and ending at approximately 9 p.m. “The Winthrop firefighters will once again accompany Santa on his...
Thank You, Jeff and Jeanne: Emotional Farewell at Town Council Meeting
You can’t orchestrate poignant and emotional farewell occasions like those that took place at the final Town Council meeting Tuesday night as Councilor Jeanne Maggio and Council President Jeffrey Turco said their good-byes after serving on the board. Mrs. Maggio went first and in a prepared statement she began by wishing “my wonderful mother”...
The Time is Right: Regional Library Director Makes Sense
Town Manager James McKenna rolled out his proposal for the vacant director’s position at the Winthrop Public Library, saying that he hopes to regionalize the position and have one person serve as the director of the Revere and Winthrop libraries. It’s certainly an idea that deserves to be considered. There would be a significant...
Police Blotter 12-22-2011
Tuesday, December 13 Caller reports observing male striking a female inside a black vehicle exiting Governors Drive. Officers report vehicle left area prior to their arrival. Area search negative. Call of a male in a dark grey old vehicle taking whole bags of trash from barrels and putting them in his car. He went...
Happy Holidays: And Please Remember Those in Need
We realize that times are very tough for many of us, but most of us should realize that as difficult as things may be, they are even worse for countless numbers of our fellow citizens for whom the merriment and joy of the Chanukah and Christmas seasons are hollow and empty. There are countless...
Obituaries 12-22-2011
Holten Brandi Owner of Holten Brandi Foods, Creative Chef and Educator Holten Brandi of No. Reading, formerly of West Peabody, died on December 20. A Creative Chef, he was the owner of Holten Brandi Foods, Inc., a Catering Service, for the past 36 years. He was a graduate of Cornell University and taught food...
Sports 12-22-2011
Hoopmen win two, improve to 3-0 The Winthrop High boys basketball team defeated both of their opponents this past week to improve to 3-0 on the season The contests were a study in contrasts, as the Vikings handily dispatched Gloucester on Friday, 65-35, but then barely edged Marblehead Tuesday, 48-46. The easy victory over...
Council Votes to Take Land at Governor’s Pk.
The Winthrop Town Council unanimously approved the town taking by eminent domain a parcel of land at Governor’s Park Condominium for the purpose of constructing a secondary road from Kennedy Drive, site of the Gorman/Fort Banks School and DPW headquarters. The cost for the taking of the land will be $30,000....
Amaral Offers Less Confrontational Divorce Proceeding with Online Mediation Service
Attorney Edward L. Amaral Jr. has broken new ground in the field of law with the launching of Online Divorce Mediation.com (ODM). Amaral, president of the family law firm, Amaral & Associates P.C. with law offices located in Winthrop and Boston, started the separate branch of the nationwide business in November. “Online Divorce Mediation...
Support Local Merchants Shop Locally
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as the saying goes, and Winthrop is well immersed in the festiveness and good cheer of the holiday season. We see homes bearing the traditional holiday lighting, evidence that many homeowners possess a flair for creativity with beautiful displays adorning their homes. This also is one...
A Nice Ceremony: Raising of Hoop Championship Banner
The Winthrop High School boys basketball team hung up its 2011 state championship banner at the Holland Gymnasium Tuesday night in a well-orchestrated ceremony Athletic Director Peter Gobiel and WHS Principal Gail Conlon, who served as the mistress of ceremonies, deserve credit for conducting the brief and appropriate program in such dignified fashion. Each...
Casinos in the Forefront: Suffolk’s Bid for License Will Be the Big Story of 2012
Everyone knew that the possibility of casinos coming to Massachusetts would be one of the most watched stories of 2011, and anyone who has been following it knows how huge it’s become and how it will be an even bigger story in 2012. Since the passage of the casino bill by the legislature, it’s...
Boys Basketball Aims for Tourney Action
The high school winter sports scene kicked into high gear this week, with boys and girls basketball teams across the state opening up Tuesday and boys hockey teams skating into the 2011-12 season last night (Wednesday). Many of the girls hockey teams across the region got a head start on the 2011-12 campaign with...
