It has become common knowledge that April 20th, or 4/20, is the official cannabis consumption holiday but not many people outside the cannabis community have heard of ‘Green Wednesday’. The relatively new holiday started up as the cannabis dispensary industry’s…
Month: November 2021
Progressives? No — They Are Regressives
There are a lot of reasons why the Democrats and President Joe Biden have plummeted in the polls and then absorbed a huge defeat across the country in the recent election. As often is the case in politics, the party…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You, Winthrop Dear Editor: We would like to thank the community for supporting “Winthrop’s First Annual Great Pumpkin Drop†on November 6th. It was a great success for all of us, especially the children. In addition to the kids…
Guest Op-Ed: I Am More than My Work
By Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards Over the years, I’ve been a Boston City Councilor, a legal services attorney, and a workers’ rights advocate. When you peel back the career and accomplishments, there is more to me than work. I…
Guest Op-Ed: Coming Infrastructure Relief
By Anthony D’Ambrosio With the passage of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last week, the future of U.S. infrastructure—both physical and digital—has become a lot brighter. Massachusetts alone is expected to receive over $9 billion to make road…
WHS Cheerleading Team Qualifies for State Championships
The Winthrop High cheerleading team, under the direction of first-year co-head coaches Emily Bitchell and Briana Hogan, is heading to the Massachusetts State Championships Sunday at Worcester State University. Winthrop’s 11 athletes qualified for the finals after taking fourth place…
Winthrop-Revere Powder Puff Game Set for Saturday
The Winthrop High School Powder Puff team will play Revere High School in the annual Power Puff game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Miller Field in Winthrop. Members of the two schools’ senior classes will compete in a flag football…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Boys Soccer Edged in Tourney, 3-2 The Winthrop High boys soccer team reached the end of the line in their Journey to the Tourney last Wednesday in Holbrook with a hard-fought, 3-2 loss to Rockland in a Round-of-16 contest…
Winthrop’s Comeback Falls Just Short in Loss to Rockland
The Winthrop High School football team rallied from a 20-point deficit during a tremendous second-half comeback, but couldn’t overtake Rockland in the fourth quarter, falling, 37-34, in the Division 6 quarterfinals Thursday night in Rockland. The Vikings had the ball…
Obituaries 11-18-2021
Christopher Zike Tragic Victim of a Drunk Driver Christopher (DeAngelo) Zike, 51, of Winthrop, passed away October 29. Chris was born and grew up in Pennsylvania but lived for many years in the Boston area where he worked for the…