The horrific and tragic mass shooting that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on a quiet Saturday afternoon in a supermarket in a predominantly Black community once again has highlighted how the intersection of racial hatred fomented by the internet and…
Category: Editorials
If Women Were World Leaders, There Would Be No More Wars
It’s well-known that men constitute most of the sociopaths among us. A sociopath by definition lacks empathy, a person who has no conscience. Although childhood trauma and abuse can alter a person’s brain, sociopaths for the most part are born,…
Letter to the Editor
Upcoming Winthrop Art Assoc. Events Dear Editor: The Winthrop Art Association is pleased to announce a series of summer and fall art events being held in Winthrop. Nourish @ Katie’s Kitchen in Michael’s Mall offers delicious meal treats and an…
Guest Op-Ed: Buffalo, Laguna Woods, Houston – The World Gets Crazier Every Day
By Dr. Glenn Mollette A good person did not enter a grocery store in Buffalo, New York killing ten people and wounding multiple others. A good person did not enter a church in Laguna Woods, California wounding many and killing…
Congratulations, Bob Defelice
The term “living legend” often is overused, but in the case of Winthrop native and lifelong resident Bob DeFelice, it is, if anything, an understatement. We’ll just state the facts: Bob played baseball for Boston College and was drafted by…
An Ill Wind…
The unrelenting easterly seabreeze that has been blowing at 20-30 miles per hour 24/7 for the past five days has reminded us that “spring” is an ephemeral term for those of us who live along the Massachusetts coastline. The temperature…
Letters to the Editor
Seeking Scholarship Contributions Dear Editor, Please join me in congratulating the Winthrop High School Class of 2022 by inviting our townspeople to contribute to the Rona Mael Town Scholarship! Each year, this coveted award, the only scholarship from the Town…
Guest Op-Ed: Marie Claire: Elizabeth Warren: I Am Angry But Determined To Protect Roe
By Elizabeth Warren Roe v. Wade has protected the right to a safe and legal abortion for nearly half a century. Over and over again, conservative Supreme Court nominees proclaimed Roe “settled law,” signaling to the American people that, on…
Guest Op-Ed: Talk to Your Teenagers About Driving While Drinking, Impaired or Distracted
By Jeanne Holgerson, MSN, APNP-BC The prom is one of the most memorable events in the life of a high school student. For many it’s a once-in-a-lifetime night, planned for months and talked about for years afterward. The prom is…
Maureen Gill Was a Great Lady
Winthrop lost one of our community’s best this past week with the passing of Maureen Gill, the wife of former Town Council President Peter Gill and mother of Supt. of Schools Lisa Gill Howard. Maureen was the mother of four…