Last week, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Rep. RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation to strengthen local and regional public health services across Massachusetts. The legislation, An Act Relative to Strengthening the…
Month: March 2020
Police Blotter 03-05-2020
Monday, Feb. 17 Party rep orts a Hispanic heavyset male knocked on her door regarding laundry. She spoke to him through the door and informed him he most likely had the wrong address. He left. She was advised an officer…
March Is Weather Purgatory
With the promise of winter coming to an end and spring just around the corner, we have high hopes for March. The crocuses start to pop through the ground and the sun is noticeably stronger and warmer. There also is a…
Letter to the Editor
Tax Attack on Working Public Again Attention: “Revenue can’t wait!†Rep. R. DeLeo. This only two years after Speaker DeLeo enacted $18 million Legislative pay raises. Unfortunately, nobody told the legislature that Massachusetts State revenue increased by 6.6 percent in…
Op-ed: Pleasing People?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Donald Trump and all the presidential candidates want to please enough of the American people to win. When it comes time for Americans to vote, a candidate wants to please the majority…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS girls play well in tourney loss to Belmont The Winthrop High girls hockey team played well and gave it their all, but came up short in a 4-2 loss to Belmont in a preliminary round game of the MIAA Division 1…
Strangie Honored for ‘First-time Team Captain of the Year’ by Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
Local resident Leighanne Strangie was named “First-Time Team Captain of the Year†for her efforts in the 2019 Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Leighanne was among a select group of awardees recognized at the Extra Mile Brunch…
Obituaries 03-05-2020
Virginia King Longtime Clerk at Bank of Boston Virginia L. King of Vine Avenue, Winthrop passed away at the Sancta Maria Nursing Family in Cambridge on Feb. 27. She was 73 years old. Born in Winthrop, the beloved daughter of…