Month: August 2017

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: I recently shopped in Macys, North Shore Shopping Mall and made a cash purchase. The sales associate asked if I would like to donate the change ($.45) to the Peabody Schools.  I immediately said yes (who needs change…

Glen Campbell

The passing this week of Glen Campbell, the country singer who crossed over into the pop genre in the late 1960s with hit records such as By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, and many others, marks…

Trump at the Helm — God Help Us

President Donald Trump’s daily pronouncements typically are greeted by most Americans with a mixture of derision, sarcasm, and humor. Whether he is tweeting about something that he asserts is “sad” or speaking nonsensically at a Boy Scout jamboree, for the…

Congratulations, Nate Bryant

We would like to take the opportunity to congratulate Nate Bryant upon his recent appointment as the chief of staff for new Salem State University President John Keenan. In addition to his duties at Salem State, Nate is well-known is…

Sports 08-10-2017

From the Press Box The New Blocksidge Field By: Jim Lederman The month of August brings the start of high school football. The WHS Vikings begin practice on Friday, Aug. 18. On Monday morning, I decided to check the progress…

Obituaries 08-10-2017

Robert Mackie Former priest at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Winthrop Robert A. Mackie, retired clergy and former priest at St John’s Episcopal Church in Winthrop, died peacefully at the Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home. He was 84 years old. He was…