That was a nice story on the front page of last week’s Sun-Transcript about Winthrop resident Deanna Buonomo, who was selected for a spot as a contestant in the 2014 Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant that will be held in November.…
Category: Editorials
The Driscoll Dynamic
This is a big week for the Winthrop High football team as the Vikings — who have 18 seniors on their roster — seek to open their season on a winning note against Saugus. It’s certainly an exciting week in…
Dont’t Forget To Vote
We remind Winthrop residents that Tuesday is primary election day and we urge all of our fellow residents to exercise their right to vote. The interest has been picking up significantly in the races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,…
The People Have Spoken: Massdot Selects #dotspeak Safety Messages
MassDOT Secretary & CEO Richard Davey and Highway Administrator Frank DePaola recently announced the winners of the #DOTspeak Highway Message Board Contest. After receiving hundreds of entries, MassDOT has selected three winners from the social media contest that solicited creative…
More Recognition for Captain Eruzione
Sports Illustrated has been the nation’s No. 1 sports magazine for a long time and a part of our American culture since its first issue in 1954. That’s a lot of magazine covers and SI just completed a contest in…
The Coughlin Controversy: Town Manager, Council President Lead Strong Park Renovation Effort
The creation of the all-volunteer Winthrop Parks Committee arguably has been one of the crowning achievements of Council President Peter Gill’s administration. The formation of the committee was his idea and the tremendous improvements at Pico Park brightened the whole…
A Smooth Transition: Supt. Macero Confident about New School Year
Superintendent of Schools John Macero has been spending a lot of his time this summer making sure that the students’ transition to their new school sites will be smooth and orderly when the academic year begins next week. It’s certainly…
Summer’s End
Summer always seems to go by too quickly — “Tempus fugit,” (“Time flies”) as the ancient Romans would say — and that is especially true when we’ve had a summer that just didn’t happen such as we have had this…
Thank You, Dr. Bornstein
Winthrop soon will be losing one of its most esteemed residents when Dr. Robert Bornstein makes the move with his wife Barbara to the Houston area. Both here and in the nearby city of Chelsea, Dr. Bornstein truly is known…
Get Well Soon, Bob
We’re just dropping a note to wish Bob Driscoll Sr., one of our community’s long-time and most-esteemed citizens, a speedy recovery from his recent major surgery. Bob spent a week in the hospital and now is recuperating at home. Bob…