Council President Boncore Holds Campaign Fundraiser

Supporters and friends packed the Winthrop Golf Club for a campaign re-election reception for Town Council President Phil Boncore.

Town Councillor Peter Christopher began the speaking program by praising Boncore’s leadership and stating, “I’ve seen first-hand the progress we’ve made here in Winthrop over the past two years. A lot of the projects that were stalled out a couple of years ago, we were able to get going. If you look at the tennis courts across the street, at the dog park – you can see the progress that we’re making. We’re going to finish out the business district project. A lot of these things that we’ve been talking about for a long time are coming together right now.”

Former House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo talked about his many years of friendship with Phil Boncore while lauding his record on the Town Council. “At this important time in the Commonwealth, we need someone at the helm, especially in this community, who’s going to make sure that Winthrop gets its fair share, that this town moves forward, and that this town has that steady hand at the helm to lead us into the future – and that’s what Phil Boncore is all about.”

State Sen. Joseph Boncore, who is the new CEO at MassBiotech, delivered a heartwarming speech about his father, Phil.

“It’s means the world to all of us to see our father and our friend and our colleague continue in the role in that he currently serves in,” said Joseph.

He said upon accepting his new position as CEO, he was asked about his father during an interview with the Sun-Transcript.

“I said everything I’ve learned about public service, everything I’ve learned about helping people less fortunate, about standing up for the little guy and for doing better in your life, and for doing better for others in their lives – I learned from my father,” said Joseph. “So the Town of Winthrop is very fortunate to have Phil Boncore at the helm. These past two years [during the pandemic] have not been easy times and these have been some of the most difficult times this town has faced, and every step of the way Phil Boncore has been a steady hand.  Being able to deal with this pandemic and still move this town forward in a vision that we all would love to envision, is a true symbol of what Phil Boncore is.”

In his remarks, Phil Boncore highlighted his numerous accomplishments as a councillor-at-large and during his term as council president.

“Public safety was the first issue when the pandemic hit, and we did it – we put everything in place,” said Boncore. “We got one of the few testing centers in Winthrop at the basketball court, and it was there for a year.”

Boncore said he was pleased to see the new dog park being constructed, middle school plans moving forward, and plans for an access road for the Gorman/Fort Banks School.

“I want to thank you all for being here,” concluded Boncore. “I want to thank you all for your support. Pleaae stay with us. We need your help.”