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…
Category: Editorials
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…
Welcome Back, John Vitagliano
It was nice to see John Vitagliano back at the last Council Meeting looking fit and fully recovered from his recent heart valve surgery. Vitagliano is back in full stride working on various issues and you can rest assured that…
A Sad Situation: Zero-tolerance Is the Only Policy for Underage Drinking
The allegation that members of the Winthrop High hockey team were consuming alcoholic beverages with members of the coaching staff in the locker room at Larsen Rink last Friday evening after returning from their 2-1 loss in a state tournament…
Winthrop Residents Watch Casino Vote
The big news in the region and the state this week was Revere residents’ overwhelming support (63 to 37 percent) for the proposed $1.3 billion Mohegan Sun resort/casino for the Suffolk Downs site. It’s evident that the majority of Revere…
Winthrop Focus on Opioid Use
Patricia Milano, head of CASA for Community Health, will be part of an important meeting today in Winthrop concerning the increase in opioid abuse in the Chelsea-Revere-Saugus-Winthrop region and how officials can work together to reduce the number of fatal…
Congratulations to Stephanie Moskal
Several Winthrop residents are expected to travel to the Lowell Auditorium next week to see local resident and WHS graduate Stephanie Moskal perform in the national tour of “Beauty and the Beast.” Stephanie is drawing rave reviews for her portrayal…
Sean Driscoll Is Back at 100 Percent
We talked to our outstanding Parks and Recreation Director Sean Driscoll and he reports that he is fine and back to 100 percent after suffering a mild health scare last week that landed him in the Massachusetts General Hospital for…
Our Opinions
CALLA AND CREW STEP UP…AGAIN DPW has done a fine job in a hard winter Department of Public Works director Steve Calla and his staff drew some much-deserved praise at the Town Council meeting Tuesday night. Council President Peter Gill, Vice…