Vladimir Lenin used the term “useful idiots” to refer to journalists, labor leaders, and politicians in the West who extolled the virtues of Lenin’s new Communist regime in Russia as a “worker’s paradise.” They were in the vanguard of the…
Month: February 2024
DePamphilis Says Retiring Coach Gavin Monagle Was a Giant in High School Football
Joseph DePamphilis graduated from Savio Prep in 2004 as one of the greatest football players in the school’s history. DePamphilis wrote the following tribute to his coach at Savio, Gavin Monagle, who retired from high school coaching on November 27,…
WHS Sports Roundup
Viking Boys Hockey Remains Undefeated and Atop D-4 Power Rankings The Winthrop High boys hockey team remained undefeated at 11-0-1 with a 5-1 victory over Northeastern Conference (NEC) South Division rival Beverly Saturday afternoon at Larsen Rink. The win also…
Obituaries 02-01-2024
Margaret Dimes Dedicated Wife, Mother and Public Servant Margaret “Marge” Dimes passed away peacefully on January 28 at MGH’s Phillips House Hospice ward. She was 97 years old. She was a dedicated wife to Richard “Dick” Dimes, her high school…