Jockey Orlando Bocachica rode three winners on Saturday’s nine-race card at Suffolk Downs as the track celebrated Winthrop Day, the fifth of eight Commitment to Community days honoring individuals and organizations that make a positive difference in eight area cities and towns. Bocachica began his triple in the third race with a front-running victory...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript A rash of auto parts thefts from motor vehicles in town this past weekend has local police concerned about a possible auto parts ring operating in the area. According to Acting Police Chief Terence Delehanty, three cars were reported to police as having missing parts over the...
The Town Council took the meals and hotel tax issue head-on at a special meeting Tuesday night and approved both measures by a wide margin. The debate was thorough and professional on both sides, with local business owners and Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Eric Gaynor weighing in against the increase in the tax...
Precinct 2 Councillor James Letterie will ask at the next council meeting that a session be set up with representatives from National Grid to discuss the power outage that struck part of the town last Friday, affecting 4,000 customers for six hours in the Centre and Maze areas (Court Road, Cottage Park Road, etc.)...
As expected, a very good crowd turned out Monday for the Winthrop Chamber/Winthrop Luncheon featuring Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and State Senator Anthony Petruccelli. The senator had the tough task of delivering a bleak picture of the state’s current economic condition, calling it the worst in many years. Winthrop residents know firsthand...
Gabriele Lane, 63 Worked for National Grid Gabriele “Gaby” (Ruedinger) Lane of Lynnfield, a former longtime resident of Malden, died suddenly at Salem Hospital on July 26. She was 63 years old. She was employed in customer service by National Grid. Born in Germany, the beloved daughter of Dr. Herbert and Ingeborg Ruedinger of...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Eric Gaynor, executive director of the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce, will make his thoughts known on the Town Council’s vote on the implementation of a local option meals tax at a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday night at Town Hall. The state meals tax will increase from 5 percent to...
Winthrop High basketball star Dino Mallios has given his verbal commitment to attend St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Mallios will begin his senior year in September. He will enter the final season of his basketball career with more than 1,000 points. Head coach David Brown said he was happy about the news. Brown,...
By Pete Legasey For the Transcript Winthrop’s two competitors in the Little League World Series have been eliminated from the District 16 Tournament and are now setting their sights on other tournaments. For the 11/12-year-old All-Stars, the end of their run to Williamsport occurred over the course of a single inning on July 9...
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript A spirited meeting is expected this Tuesday night as the Town Council debates the implementation of two controversial local option taxes – one for hotels, motels and inns and another for the meal’s tax. Along with the state budget, the Legislature passed a measure that allows cities and...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript As a young man growing up in Somerville, Rick Buss first became enthralled with Winthrop after becoming a lifeguard at Winthrop Beach, spending parts of several summers enjoying the summer breezes and ocean waves of the town’s largest attraction. “Over the years, I kept coming back here....
A large crowd should be on hand for Tuesday night’s Town Council special meeting when the nine councillors will vote on whether to implement the local option meals tax that would raise the tax from 6.25 percent to 7.0 percent starting October 1. The state legislature voted as part of the 2010 budget to...
Councillor Jean Maggio wants a public information session for all residents who will be affected by the upcoming sewer and main replacement that is slated to begin in mid-August on Putnam, Buchanan, Pauline, Fremont, Jefferson, and Walden Streets. Maggio’s suggestion followed an informative slide presentation on the project by DPW Director David Hickey and...
There should be a huge crowd on hand Monday at the Lodge of Elks Hall when the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce hosts a luncheon featuring Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and State Sen. Anthony Petruccell. Chamber Executive Director Eric Gaynor said it may in fact be a historic gathering in that it may...
Arthur Hickey, 76 Registry of Motor Vehicles Inspector Arthur G. Hickey of Terrace Avenue, Winthrop, died at the Salem Hospital on July 21, after a long illness. He was 76 years old. Born in Malden, he was the son of the late Laura (Mabb) and Arthur H. Hickey. A graduate of Malden High School,...
By Joshua Resnek [email protected] Since becoming the speaker of the House, Winthrop’s Bobby DeLeo has railed against the toll hikes and tunnel fares that the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority wanted to impose upon us. The tunnel toll hike alone was going to make the payment to pass under the Mystic River $7, as outrageous an...
By Pete Legasey For the Transcript Winthrop’s 11-12-year-old Little League All-Stars engaged in an epic duel against East Lynn on Monday in their second game of the Williamsport Tournament. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie after 10 innings before the umpires called the game with plans to resume the following evening. After...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] James McKenna began his first-ever town manager’s report to the Winthrop Town Council Tuesday night by thanking the nine councilors, department managers, and citizens for the warm welcome he has received since taking office on June 27. McKenna said that in his first few days as town manager, he was...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop Police took an “all hands on deck” approach to ensuring the peace over the Independence Day celebration here last weekend and it largely paid off. The Winthrop Police Department reported only six arrests, including two on July 3 and four arrests for fighting in separate incidents...
Town Manager James McKenna gave his first town manager’s report at Tuesday night’s council meeting, and it was, in a word, impressive. McKenna, who officially took office June 27, distributed a summary of his few days on the job to councillors and laid out some of the processes by which he’ll conduct his administration,...
Town Manager James McKenna made it a point to praise the Winthrop Police and Winthrop Fire Department for ensuring a safe and happy Fourth of July celebration in the town. Terence Delehanty, executive officer in charge of the Winthrop Police Department, was present at the council meeting and said afterwards that he was proud...
William Buckley, 67 Member of Pipefitters Union William G. Buckley of Beachmont died on June 29 at his home, after a long illness. He was 67 years old. A member of Local 537 Pipefitters Union, he was born in Somerville, son of the late Walter Buckley and Josephine (Flynn) Buckley. He was the beloved...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Thomas Reilly, the first and only Town Council president since the town adopted the new charter in 2005, has announced he won’t be a candidate for re-election in November. Reilly said he wanted to make his intention public now in order to provide adequate time for potential candidates seeking the...
Winthrop Youth Soccer was well represented in the Essex County Youth Soccer Association (ECYSA) Championship Playoffs which took place the last four days. Six of nine Winthrop teams earned the right to be playing in the postseason. The teams making it to playoffs were both U-12 girls teams, the Winthrop Belle Isle Athletics and...
