The tragedy in Tucson The tragic shootings in Tucson, Arizona this past Saturday served once again to remind us that the greatest threats to our nation’s stability are not from our real or imagined enemies in far off places, but…
Category: Editorials
A Driving Force
The VFP’s bus donation We’ve often commended the Viking Pride Foundation in the past, but Friday’s ceremony in which the group dedicated the new buses for the Winthrop schools may have been its crowning achievement. The plan to purchase buses…
Heated Discourse
Let’s hope cooler heads will prevail The Town Council certainly delivered a strong message Tuesday night when the councilors voted unanimously to have all members of the Planning Board attend the next council meeting and individually explain their opinions on…
Financial Footing
DOR removes Winthrop from ‘watch list’ Town Manager James McKenna had some good news for Winthrop residents when he announced that the Massachusetts Department of Revenue has removed the town from the “watch list†and that Winthrop is on sound,…
Lefty DeFelice
His presence will be missed, but always felt That was a beautiful eulogy delivered by Susan DeFelice, speaking on behalf of her family, at the funeral Mass for her father, Anthony “Lefty†DeFelice, Monday morning at St. John’s the Evangelist…
Happy New Year
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells†when we write our annual New Year’s editorial But we have to admit that we had not read the poem in its entirety for quite a while.…
Say Hello to Santa
Enjoy the holiday festivities One of the town’s most anticipated and enjoyable traditions takes place tomorrow (Christmas Eve) when Santa Claus makes his annual visit to the town and receives the honor of an escort from the Winthrop firefighters. Santa…
Happy Holidays
Thinking of others Another holiday season is here and, as you are reading this, it almost will be over. All of the preparations and plans we’ve made in anticipation of the seasonal events soon will come to fruition and will…
NOTHING IS EASY
Council drama concerning clerk’s post Somehow, you had the feeling there would be drama and intrigue as the Town Council sat down to cast the much-anticipated vote for the position of clerk to the council Tuesday night. The point of…
DET. MacFARLAND
A true professional The retirement of long time Winthrop Police Detective Robert McFarland brings to an end an era in the Winthrop Police Department. Bobby McFarland was with the Winthrop P.D. for an amazing 36 years (34 of which were…