By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Despite the elimination of one of three potential weekend activities celebrating Independence Day in Winthrop – the annual bonfire on Yirrell Beach on July 3 has been cancelled – Winthrop police and firefighters will be fully staffed and prepared to handle weekend revelers and any mischief they...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Two long-time leaders in the Winthrop School System spent their last official day of work at the Winthrop Middle School Tuesday. Winthrop Middle School Principal Zoe Haskell and guidance counselor Edna Gabriel retired from their positions effective June 30. Haskell was the principal at the middle school for the last...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop Police, acting on a tip from a concerned resident who witnessed three young men fighting at a local pizzeria, arrested three alleged drug dealers on a variety of charges late Sunday afternoon. Charged in the incident were Justin Short, 19, of 37 Tapley Ave., Unit 1,...
The announcements this week by Town Council President Thomas Reilly and fellow council member Richard Gill that they won’t be seeking re-election in November will leave a void on the council that will be difficult, if not impossible, to fill. It is fair to say that during their long careers in town government service...
It was not too long ago (at least for those of us of a certain age) that newspaper editors exhorted their fellow citizens to enjoy a “safe and sane Fourth of July”. That’s because, at a quick glance at one of the items in our “The More Things Change” column this week reveals, the...
Ann Young Active in many cultural, religious and educational organizations Ann B. (Franks) Young, formerly of Winthrop, North Andover and Lake Worth, Florida, died peacefully at Wingate Nursing Home in Andover on June 19, 2009. She was born on April 9, 1908 in Lawrence, daughter of William and Minnie (Kimel) Franks. She was preceded...
Do you have nerves of steel? A killer instinct? Raw intuition and an amazing personality? Do you want the chance to win $1 million dollars?! Come to the Open Casting Call for the hit TV show DEAL OR NO DEAL on Saturday, June 20th at the Seaport Hotel! Boston Casting is looking for high-energy,...
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript The Pledge Furniture Polish sprayed out of the can with a fine mist on the dining room table as Maryann Lounsbury wiped down the family table one day many years ago. Busy, yes, but like most good mothers, she was going about her business with one ear open...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Christopher Beranger received the coveted Bentley Swift Cup at the June 5th graduation ceremony, emblematic of being the top athlete in the Winthrop High Class of 2009. But Beranger isn’t done representing the school yet. On Friday night at Bentley University in Waltham, Beranger will compete for the North All-Stars...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The congregation at the First Church of Winthrop United Methodist, 217 Winthrop St., held a luncheon Sunday in honor of its pastor, the Rev. Jeremy Smith, who is leaving the church to take a full-time position as pastor of a United Methodist Church in Oklahoma. The praise for Rev. Smith’s...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] Precinct 4 Town Councillor Jeanne L. Maggio blasted the Winthrop School Committee for dragging its heels regarding the closing of the E.B. Newton School building on Pauline Street, during an animated discussion of the matter at Tuesday night’s council meeting. “This is not a new idea. This idea about closing...
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript State and federal government officials converged on Deer Island Monday afternoon for an award of $185 million in stimulus money to the MWRA for use throughout the system. Lisa Jackson, head honcho of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and Congressman Michael Capuano...
How ironic it was that moments after Town Councillor Richard Gill praised the town and community leader Lou Camacho for ensuring that there will be fireworks in Winthrop to celebrate the Fourth of July, the real verbal fireworks began, with much of the critical comments being directed at the Winthrop School Committee. The issue...
There was certainly a lot of admiration and a genuinely good feeling in the hall Sunday at The First Church of Winthrop United Methodist on Winthrop Street as a congregation came to say goodbye to their beloved pastor, the Rev. Jeremy Smith. Rev. Smith was appointed as pastor of First Church in 2006 after...
Sunday is Father’s Day and also the first day of summer, which makes it a doubly significant day. But in Winthrop, it is triply important, because it marks one of our community’s great traditions, dating back more than 40 years – the annual Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Winthrop High School football...
Adi Ya’akov Kippor, 44 Ritual director Adi Ya’akov Zippor, formerly of Winthrop, died suddenly on November 19, 2008, at the age of 44. His sudden death occurred in Brighton, and he was buried on Har Menuchot in Jerusalem. Although he died last November, this announcement is being made to reach those of his kind...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop firefighters were placed in the unusual position of having to extinguish a fire in one of their own vehicles this past Sunday, when Winthrop Engine 2 caught fire due to heat buildup in the brake drums. According to Fire Chief Paul Flanagan, the resulting explosion and...
By Seth Daniel For the Transcript This summer could bring a pleasant surprise for the Pleasant Park Yacht Club, which is only weeks away from obtaining final approvals on its longstanding plan to expand its marina and docking facility. Commodore Richard Barry and Club Attorney Jim Cipoletta said the Pleasant Park Yacht Club has...
By Joseph Domelowicz Jr. For the Transcript Winthrop Police, with the help of a reserve officer who was on duty for a parking enforcement detail, made four arrests in two separate stolen car incidents Sunday night, and in doing so, may have solved a string of recent car thefts and break-ins that had plagued...
Although Mother Nature derailed the Class of 2009’s plans to have the first nighttime outdoor commencement ceremony under the lights of Miller Field Friday evening, nothing could deter the graduates from an impressive, well-orchestrated graduation inside the artfully decorated Holland Gymnasium at the high school. This was a beautiful ceremony, tinged with the graduates’...
As the story in this week’s Sun-Transcript notes, there will be some nudity and salty language in the Winthrop Playmakers’ production of “Hair” that opens this Friday night at the Playhouse on Hermon Street. The Playmakers are trying to capture the spirit and raw, unfettered times of the 1960s and will showcase some scenes...
PSAC set to begin a season of events The Point Shirley Athletic Club (PSAC) is ready to launch the events on their 2009 schedule with Friday’s annual Seaside Striders Road Race serving as the traditional kickoff. The PSAC events attract residents from Winthrop and surrounding communities. The organization donates proceeds from their activities to...
Helena Conroy, 91 Retired clerk for Jordan Marsh Co. Helena M. (DuLong) Conroy, formerly of Golden Drive, Winthrop, died on June 8 at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home, following a brief illness. She was 91 years old. A retired clerk for Jordan Marsh Co., she was born in Woburn, daughter of the late George...
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The members of the Winthrop High School Class of 2009 will receive their diplomas Friday night at Miller Field, under the lights, for the first time in school history. The commencement ceremony, in which 110 graduates will receive their diplomas, is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The ceremony was...
