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…

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…

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…