Michael W. Tanner was an outstanding athlete growing up in East Boston and was destined to be the quarterback of one of the highest-scoring high school football teams in Massachusetts. A star baseball pitcher and shortstop at Savio Prep as…
If October 31 and Halloween are approaching, it must be time for the Annual Halloween Haunt in Winthrop Center. Tom Hankard, branch manager at Winthrop Federal, a division of Webster First Credit Union, invites local youths and their parents to…
The following is a message from Town Clerk Carla Vitale about the election scheduled for November 6. Please remember to prepare for the Presidential Election to be held on November 6th! The polls will open at 7am and remain open…
Town Manager James McKenna received a strong report card from the Town Council on the evaluation that the nine-member council performs each year. The managerâ€TMs performance and leadership abilities are graded in 10 different categories by each member of the…
School principals to vote on new divisional alignment Principal Gail Conlon will cast a key vote on Friday that will affect the future of high school football in Massachusetts. There is a chance that the entire playoff format will be…
Councillor James Letterie has certainly been working diligently on behalf of his constituents and the town at large. You could sense the satisfaction Letterie had as he announced that the Planning Board had given a green light to a new…
Monday, October 15 Boston EMS called reporting a 30 year old male patient is out in front on Governors Drive feeling faint. WFD and EMS notified and will respond. Party on Shirley Street reported she does not know what the…
WHS Principal Gail Conlon called it “tremendously moving†and Council President Peter Gill said it was “impactful.†Those are descriptions of a video that was shown last Friday at the high school for WHS students. It was a video that…
The Winthrop High football team was hoping to continue the positive feeling after its memorable win over Saugus a week ago but Pentucket running back Cody Rothwell had other plans. Winthropâ€TMs defense was unable to consistently contain Rothwell (271 yards…
James Oâ€TMMalley and Ella Haney Oâ€TMMalley A 66 Year Love Story James Oâ€TMMalley, 92 and his wife Ella, 89, both of Pittsfield, died on October 11 and October 17 after long illnesses surrounded by loving family members who included Nancy…