House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced the House passed legislation that lifts a decades-old family welfare cap. The family cap limited access to Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) benefits to children born prior to the date a family first…
Month: March 2019
The Robert Dutton, MD Adult Day Health Center in Wakefield Transfers Ownership to the Community Family
The Community Family, Inc. and Melrose Wakefield Healthcare are pleased to announce that ownership of the Robert Dutton, MD Adult Day Health Center in Wakefield is being transferred to The Community Family. For more than two decades the Dutton Center…
Guest Op-ed Looking at Women as Heroes
The son of the late Lillian and John R. Sweeney Sr., he was a graduate of Vesper George College of Arts in Boston, School of St. Philip Neri in Boston and St. Francis University in Loretto, PA. He served in…
Letters to the Editor
Zoning Redesignations Needed Dear Editor, My name is Stephen and I am a residential sales agent and residential development consultant based out of Winthrop. My home is located in Precinct 6, so issues related to zoning and development along Winthrop…
Another Sign of Climate Change
“Historically catastrophic†flooding is the description of what has been happening across our nation’s Midwestern Plains states this past week, thanks to a combination of heavy snows and unseasonably cold weather followed by unusually heavy rains. When most of us…
Tragedy, Sadness in New Zealand
New Zealand is a beautiful country that seems far removed, both literally and figuratively, from the problems facing the rest of our troubled planet. However, the tragic shootings at two mosques in New Zealand this past Friday have demonstrated that…
Community Comes Together for Fundraiser in Memory of Mike McDuffee ‘I like Mike’ Hockey Tournament Fundraiser
At 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, the Larsen Skating Rink was silent, as Addie McDuffee dropped a puck onto the ice, kicking off the “I Like Mike†hockey tournament fundraiser, in memory of Precinct One Councilor Mike McDuffee. McDuffee’s 4-year-old granddaughter,…
Winthrop Youth Hockey Takes Ninth State Championship Title on St. Paddy’s Day
The winthrop youth hockey organization boasts one of the best girls programs in the state of Mass. On Sunday, March 17, (St. Patrick’s day) they once again proved this claim with their 5 state championship title. The winthrop U-14 girls…
Winthrop Student Receives Malden Catholic’s Highest Athletic Honor
Winthrop native Jarrod Wardwell recently received Malden Catholic High School’s Lancer Award at their Winter Sports Awards Night. Wardwell is a three-sport athlete who competed as a distance and relay runner on Malden Catholic’s Varsity Indoor Track team. Each season,…
Obituaries 03-21-2019
Robert Bowditch Past Commander of Winthrop American Legion and Former President of IBEW Robert C. “Jake†Bowditch of St. Augustine, Fla., passed away March 13 at the Bailey Center for Caring. He was 74 years old. Born in Winthrop, he…