WINTHROP’S LOSS…. Bobbie Finocchio leaving Winthrop for Amherst The news this week that Cummings School Principal Bobbie Finocchio has resigned to accept a similar position at an elementary school in Amherst at the end of this school year comes as…
Category: Editorials
Spring Cleaning Time
Clean up, clean up, Everybody everywhere Clean, clean up, Everybody do your share. For our readers with children, the above phrases will be recognized as coming from a song by Barney, the Purple Dinosaur.  But they are as apropos as anything else we can think of…
Letters to the Editor
Go back tot he table Dear Editor: I write to respond to the comments of two Town Councilors as referenced in your story, “Councilors Look for Answers from Mohegan Sun Casino†and editorial, “Councilors’ Criticism of Bob DeLeo Is Not…
Councilors’ Criticism of Bob DeLeo Is Not Right
Being  possibly the second most powerful person in Massachusetts, one can expect to be criticized for state policies. As the play “Death of the Salesman†states, “It comes with the territory.†We have disagreed with Speaker Robert DeLeo over state…
What’s Old Is New Again: Citizens Seeking to Form Group
People arriving for the Town Council Spring Forum Tuesday night were greeted by Point Shirley resident Dawn Manning, who was distributing leaflets for a community meeting to be held Friday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Point Shirley Association…
Town Manager Is Right on: Digitizing Records Is the Way to Go
Town Manager James McKenna said at the Town Council meeting that he wants to bring Winthrop into the 21st century with the digitizing of all town records. We believe that McKenna is once again right on the mark with this…
An Exciting Girls Basketball Season: Lady Vikings Played Courageously and Well
The many Winthrop High fans who made the trek to the Tsongas Center in Lowell saw a thrilling high school basketball game between our Lady Vikings and St. Mary’s High School of Lynn. Though St. Mary’s held on for the…
A Good Decision: Change in Forum Format Makes Sense
We commend Council President Peter Gill for his decision to alter the format of the Spring Forum that is scheduled for Tuesday night at the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center. Rather than put the focus on the various town department…
High Marks for Manager McKenna: Council’s Evaluation Is Well-deserved
May all of our Winthrop students receive a “report card” as outstanding as the one Town Manager James McKenna received from the Town Council in its annual evaluation of his performance. The Council gave McKenna strong commendations across all categories…
Chief Flanagan Was Pro-active
While other communities are beginning to see the benefits of having trained personnel in the administering of Narcan — which reverses the effects of a heroin overdose — Winthrop Fire Chief Paul Flanagan has had the personnel of his department…