Category: Editorials

Letter to the Editor

On the Fire Station Dear Editor, Our two fire station buildings are outdated, inefficient, unhealthy, and past their prime. Winthrop is sandwiched between two major entities: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority [MWRA} and Logan Airport. Winthrop firefighters need the safest, most…

Frank DeFelice

The passing last week of Winthrop native and WHS grad Frank DeFelice brings to an end an era in our community and on the North Shore. Both Frank and his younger brother Bob, who passed away in October, were legendary coaches at the…

Our Remarkably Unremarkable Weather

When the National Weather Service made its long-range forecast for the winter last fall, it was a good news/bad news scenario. They were predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures for our region, which was the good news (after all, who likes cold weather),…

Letters to the Editor

Compliance is Required Dear Editor, Winthrop is not an island – neither literally nor figuratively. As the state’s Supreme Judicial Court has finally released its decision concerning Milton and the MBTA Communities Act (known as 3A) we must contend with…