Washington Post and Amazon Charts best-selling author, Jane Healey, presented her fourth novel, “Goodnight from Paris,†on May 24 at Winthrop Public Library. The biographical fiction set in Nazi-occupied France was inspired by the true story of feisty American actress,…
Month: June 2023
Congratulations To The Class of 2023
A high school graduation is a singular event in the life of every community, where almost everybody knows one of the graduates or their families. All of us share the happiness and sense of achievement of our young people who…
Biden, McCarthy Deserve Praise
As this is being written, it would appear that the deal struck between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the weekend to raise the nation’s debt limit has averted what would have been a cataclysmic economic event,…
Progressives: Please Get Real
If you’ve been following the histrionics of the debt limit negotiations these past few weeks, the political theatre on all sides of the political spectrum has been amusing. Republicans will tell us that the country’s burgeoning deficit will lead us…
Letter to the Editor
Chickens and the Board of Health Dear Editor: I’m writing regarding “the chicken story†reported by Adam Swift in the 05-25-23 issue of the “Winthrop Sun Transcript.†The story covered the issue of raising chickens and in what part of…
Guest Op-Ed: Enjoy Your Stuff, But Be Prepared To Let It Go
By Dr. Glenn Mollette One of the perils of life is putting too much value on “stuff.†Stuff can be about anything. It can consist of what we have or what we don’t have. Much of life is about our…
WHS Sports Roundup
Boys Lacrosse Honors Seniors, Tops Malden The Winthrop High boys lacrosse team celebrated Senior Night in appropriate fashion with a 15-3 triumph over Malden last Thursday evening at Miller Field. “It was a great day celebrating all the hard work…
Obituaries 06-01-2023
Genevieve Tyrell Retired RN and Laboure College Nursing Instructor Genevieve A. (Doonan) Tyrell, 92, a longtime Winthrop resident, passed away on May 24 at the Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick Center for Living in Peabody. Genevieve was the beloved wife of…