As our regular readers know, when it comes to the issue of motor vehicle safety, we take a back seat (pun intended) to no one. However, we believe that the budget put forward by Gov. Maura Healey that would allow local and state…
Category: Editorials
10 years ago, We were amidst Snowmageddon
Yes, time does fly, and for those of us who lived through the Snowmageddon, it’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since we were in the middle of that epic winter season of 2015. Major snowstorms just kept rolling in,…
GLP-1 Weight-loss Drugs Should be made Affordable for all Americans
The widespread acceptance of the so-called GLP-1 drugs, Zepbound by Eli Lilly and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk, for weight loss has created a game-changing dynamic for the overall health of the 72% of Americans who struggle with maintaining a healthy…
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On the Fire Station Dear Editor, Our two fire station buildings are outdated, inefficient, unhealthy, and past their prime.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),…
This is the SAD-dest Time of the Year – So Get Outside
With the holiday season long in the rear-view mirror and the oppressiveness of a New England winter fully upon us, for many this can be the saddest time of the year — quite literally. The medical community has long-recognized that…
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…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2025 will mark 57 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
Los Angeles Wildfires: A Tragic Sign of the Times
The apocalyptic images from Los Angeles this past week of the destruction caused by the still-raging fires are unfathomable. They are mindful of the horrific black-and-photos of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the atomic bomb in WWII. Entire communities have…