One of the questions on the override ballot will be a request for $50,000 for a town planning/grant writer’s position for the coming fiscal year. We look at the arts grants announced last week by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and…
Category: Editorials
What’s in an order? – Plenty, as DelVento smartly points out
Town Councillor Nicholas DelVento raised an interesting point in discussing the override election at Tuesday night’s meeting – should the council decide the order of the questions on the ballot or should they be in alphabetical order by department as…
Counting to Ten – Each ballot item has its own significancce
At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Winthrop Town Council finalized the 10 override questions in the total amount of $2.65 million that will be on the Proposition 2 1/2 referendum ballot on May 19. One only has to read…
Addition By Subtraction – Let’s eliminate the ‘R’ word
There is an interesting story in this week’s Sun Transcript about the efforts of Winthrop special education teacher Chris Donnelly and Winthrop students to eliminate the word “retarded†from reference to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This is not…
Familiar Faces – Turner and Dimes speak up
There were some good exchanges at the financial forum Tuesday night, but we enjoyed the moments when former Selectwoman and Town Clerk (among other offices) Marie Turner and former Selectman and current Planning Board Chairman Dick Dimes approached the microphone…
Disagreeing Agreeably – Debate must remain civil and courteous
Tuesday night’s Town Council financial forum provided a lively discussion about the town’s financial future and the Proposition 21/2 referendum election scheduled for May 19. The forum was a good start in a process that leads up to one of…
Title IX’s Legacy – The explosion of girls athletics
No doubt, most of our readers, even those without young daughters, probably saw the announcement in last week’s Sun Transcript that Winthrop Youth Hockey is seeking girl players in the 6-12 age category for a team for next season. Winthrop…
Financial Report – Tuesday’s forum is a must for concerned residents
The countdown to the Proposition 2 1/2 override referendum on May 19 has begun, and the election is the talk of the town. Winthrop residents will decide on 10 different questions on the ballot, affecting virtually every aspect of town…
A Welcome Addition – Deane Winthrop House gets better with age
The newly constructed addition to the barn of the Deane Winthrop House has been completed, and everybody associated with the project is quite pleased with the final product. Town Historian Dave Hubbard said he was happy that the Winthrop-based company,…
A Great Season – A standing ovation for the WHS boys hoop team
The heartbreaking loss to North Cambridge Catholic in overtime for the Winthrop High boys basketball team in Sunday’s final of the Division 4 North Sectional was a tough one, but it in no way diminishes the outstanding season enjoyed by…