The following is a reprint from last week’s issue. Due to a production error the story was not printed in full. Residents of Point Shirley and other area residents went to the Logan Center at Logan Airport on Monday night…
Month: March 2019
Police Blotter 03-28-2019
Monday, March 11 Party reports a motor vehicle operated by a woman that nearly drove into her vehicle this past Saturday evening at the town lot on Washington Avenue. The woman yelled at her. Caller stated the vehicle came in…
Guest Op-ed Remembering Michael Delehanty
By Scott Federico Along with the rest of the Winthrop community, I was stunned and saddened to learn of the sudden and untimely death of my childhood friend, Michael Delehanty. I met Mike as a kid when my family moved…
Guest Op-ed Local Aid for Climate Change Jack Clarke
There are three proposals before Beacon Hill lawmakers that could help pay for how we cope with the impacts of climate change – all should be considered. Climate change is the existential threat of our lifetime. It affects everyone, everywhere,…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You Dear Editor, I would like to thank members of the community who have come out to meetings for the past few months to voice their opinion about the future of the Center Business District. I’d also like to…
Legalized Marijuana: A Few Observations
We recently attended an event at an area Senior Center for an informational presentation on marijuana, which now is legal for recreational use in Massachusetts (as well as in 10 other states across the country). The room that initially was…
Three Cheers: A High Honor Roll Student and Multi-sport Captain, Olivia Driscoll Is Attaining Excellence at WHS
Olivia Driscoll was in the stands at Gillette Stadium in December rooting on her father Sean’s St. Mary’s High School football team in the Super Bowl. In his first season as coach of the Spartans, Sean had guided the program…
Obituaries 03-28-2019
Madeline Herron Collins Of Wintrop Madeline L. (Grippen) Herron Collins of Winthrop, formerly of Chatham, died on Friday, March 22 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was 89 years old. The wife of the late Andrew C.…