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Newspaper Group “I’m proud of the develop- Linda Calla. ment that has happened under transition from the Winthrop my watch in Precinct 6,” said Hospital to the Arbors Assist- Calla, who has a long list of NEWS Briefs ed Living facility, the creation accomplishments she is grate- of the art center at the EB ful for. “I got to see the beach Newton building, Walk Win- WINTHROP ART renovation come to fruition, ASSOCIATION the development of the Feld- “ART@Crest Ave. Park in man Seaside Apartments, the See LINDA CALLA Page 3 the Highlands on Crest Ave- nue will be held on Saturdays June 22, July 13, 27, August 10 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the Win- Staff shortage impacting throp Art Association member arts and crafts. For informa- tion contact Dawn at 617-846- Town ferry schedule 2644. By Sue Ellen Woodcock ation and continued support of the Valkyrie,” said Town TEMPLE TIFERETH The Winthrop Ferry Valky- Manager Austin Faison in a ISRAEL PRESENTS A PHOTO BY LIZ LUTI rie had to suspend service on release. The Mahoney family, Matt, Owen, Kim and John, enjoyed a trip to the Strawberry Festival at the Wednesday, June 19, and the Faison told the Town Coun- DISCUSSION ON THE Deane Winthrop House on Saturday, June 15. morning shift on Thursday, cil Tuesday night that staffing HOLOCAUST June 20 due to a shortage of is an issue and right now there Temple Tifereth Israel will eligible captains to drive the are only captains available for present “The Holocaust: Its Internal Audit Report given to Town Council boat. Service will resume transporting six passengers or Origin, Planning, and Execu- starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday, less. The ferry has 43 seats. tion Author Talk & Discussion By Sue Ellen Woodcock been using the firm of Powers “It’s a clean report with June 20. “There was also a series of at Temple Tifereth Israel, 93 and Sullivan. no issues,” he said about the “We deeply regret any bad timing, one person is at Veterans Road, on Tuesday, Every year the town depart- Tuesday night principal financial statement and the inconvenience that this sus- a wedding out of the country June 25 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. ments undergo an internal au- James Powers presented the report on federal award pro- pension may cause and are and the other has been ill in the The Holocaust, carried out dit report to see how the town results of the audit and basi- grams (mostly tied to schools). working diligently to resolve hospital,” Faison explained. by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germa- is operating, For the past few cally said the town isn’t per- the issue as soon as possible. ny during World War II, was years the town officials have fect, but it is in good shape. See AUDIT REPORT Page 3 Thank you for your cooper- See STAFF SHORTAGE Page 3 the most heinous organized crime of the 20th century, if not all of human history. If we FIRE LT. JOHN RICH RECOGNIZED FOR HEROISM wish to prevent such horrors from ever happening again, we It’s Summertime! must first educate ourselves on how and why it happened. Lifeguards back on the beach The goal of this discussion is to contribute to our commu- By Sue Ellen Woodcock age crisis situations. nity’s knowledge of the his- “The main duty and re- tory of the Holocaust and to Summer is here and the sponsibility of a lifeguard help ensure that that history - Department of Conservation is to provide surveillance of or any similar series of events and Recreation lifeguards are swimmers from the lifeguard and deeds - does not repeat back at Winthrop Shore Drive chair or on the edge of the wa- itself. Beach, as well as Lynn Shore ter, and react should a swim- A significant portion of the and Nahant Beach Reserva- mer become distressed or is in session will be devoted to the tion’s Nahant Beach and Re- a dangerous situation,” Wall personal experiences of survi- vere Beach. said. vors, their families and neigh- “The Massachusetts De- The DCR has stationed bors from the city of Vilna, Po- partment of Conservation lifeguards, who are mostly land (now Vilnius, Lithuania.) and Recreation (DCR) em- PHOTO BY SUE ELLEN WOODCOCK Also the discussion will focus ploys hundreds of lifeguards Fire Dept. Lt. John Rich was given a citation by the Town Council for a heroic act during a fire in See LIFEGUARDS Page 2 May, which several lives were saved. He has been on the fire department for 33 years. on the origins and growth of across the Commonwealth in anti-Semitism that made the an effort to make designat- Holocaust possible; how the ed swimming locations saf- Nazis organized and carried er experiences for visitors to out their “Final Solution;” and enjoy,” said spokesman Troy Price subject why America and the rest of Wall. “DCR lifeguards are to change CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR the world were slow to act on professional rescuers who are without notice evidence of atrocities. trained to both prevent inju- SIX RAFFLE WINNERS! The speaker will be Thom- ries from occurring, and to re- .45 WE WILL BE GIVING OUT THE PRIZES as Burke, who grew up in spond in an emergency to help $ Per Winthrop, attended BC High save a life. As part of a team, Gallon ON THURSDAY 6/20 @ 4:30 PM lifeguards must work together • 1002 Gal. 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Main St. – Unit following Winthrop St. – Loud mu- with forced entry for medical Walden St. – Speeding ve- his way. Shirley St. – Officer stating up on car that was previous- sic…seem to have an open aid female who can’t get to hicle. Shirley St./Moore St. – Per- he spoke to a male outside of ly placed on 72-hour list. It is mic or live band. Officers door. Walden St. – Citation for son stated a blue Chevy van is listed address. Following up believed the registered owner spoke to proprietor and band Washington Ave.