While Massachusetts has led the nation with health care reform, residents of the Commonwealth continue to lack basic access to primary and specialty care across the state. Poor patient access to care, an uncontrolled opioid epidemic and rising healthcare costs…
Month: June 2018
Letters to the Editor
Director of Veteran Services says thank you Dear Editor: Memorial Day/Weekend has come to pass. This is a thank you to all who assisted Winthrop Veteran Services in any way who made our Town Memorial Day/Weekend events the success that…
Is This Really America?
The national disgrace that is occurring at our southern border is something that we never could have imagined happening in the United States of America. The images of children separated from their parents and locked behind chain link fences evokes…
Sports 06-21-2018
WHS sports roundup Baseball Vikings gave it their all in state tourney contest When the Winthrop High baseball team trekked to Lowell Catholic for a first-round contest in the Division 4 North Sectional of the MIAA state baseball tournament, the…
Obituaries 06-21-2018
Jean Dunbar Blue Cross/Blue Shield retiree Jean C. (O’Neil) Dunbar of Winthrop, passed away on June 19. She was 95 years old. Prior to her retirement, Jean was employed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance Company. She was the…
Class of 2018 Gift
The Class of 2018 donated this welcome sign as a departing gift, from their fundraising money throughout the four years at Winthrop High School. Pictured are Senior Advisor Gina Massa, Videographer Kaitlyn Singarella, Class President McKayla Norris, Vice President Alyssa…
Three Winthrop Nonprofits Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants
Three Winthrop organizations each received a Better Beaches grant from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) last Saturday to support free summer beach events and harbor activities throughout the summer. Friends of the…
Fake Gun Threat Puts Town Officials On Offensive
Police Chief Terence M. Delehanty and Superintendent of Schools Lisa A. Howard confirm that the Winthrop Police Department and Winthrop Public Schools have conducted a thorough investigation into a report that a student at Winthrop Middle School had shown another…
Council Passes Town’s FY19 Budget
Last week the Town Council passed a general operating budget of $50,703,576 for fiscal year 2019, a roughly 4 percent increase from $49,146,338 in FY18. The school department budget went from $19,341,310 for FY18 to $20,141,310 for FY 19, which…
Winthrop Farmers Opening this Sunday
The Winthrop Farmers Market opens the 2018 season this Sunday, June 17, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in French Square. The 10 a.m. start time is new this year in direct response to requests from customers and vendors. Customers will recognize…