Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will start at sundown this coming Monday (September 22) and will end at sunset on Wednesday (September 24). During the three days of festivities, members of the Jewish faith will gather with family and…
Category: Editorials
A Cardinal has been Stealing Our Tomatoes this Summer
We live in a condominium community on an island in the middle of a bay. The island, as do all of the islands in Boston Harbor, has a rich history dating back to colonial times. The military built a base…
We are All Lab Rats for RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Ideas
The performance last week by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee confirmed what any thinking person already knows: Kennedy is compromising the health of every American in order to pursue his…
Long Season Ahead for Pats’ Fans
We realize it’s just one game at the start of a long-season (literally), but it seems clear that this is going to be another long-season (metaphorically) for Patriots’ fans. The Pats’ loss to the Raiders at Gillette on Sunday was…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you to our DSPs for providing care, dignity to so many Dear Editor, Since 2008, the second week of September has been designated Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week to honor the hundreds of thousands of human services workers…
Reviving Happy Hours will Put More Drunk Drivers on Our Roads
The proposal by State Senator Julian Cyr to revive happy hours — which have been outlawed in Massachusetts since the 1980s — is a terrible idea that will have only one guaranteed consequence: More motorists will be driving under the…
Our Letter to the Editor Policy
As our regular readers are aware, the enactment of the MBTA Communities Act (commonly known as 3A) has generated more controversy in our community than any other issue in decades. There have been many controversial matters over the past 70 years that we…
Enjoy a great – and safe – Labor Day weekend
With the weatherman predicting a great Labor Day weekend, we hope that all of our readers will have a chance to make the most of the final weekend of the summer season. The Summer of ‘25 overall has been just…
Letter to the Editor 8-28-25
Thank You for an amazing summer Dear Editor: On behalf of For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO), I would like to publicly thank Superintendent Howard, Principal Reynolds, and the entire Winthrop Public Schools team for their partnership and generosity in sharing…
John Domenico
Winthrop lost one of its best-ever citizens this summer with the passing of John Domenico, whose funeral services were held this past Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Church. John contributed to the Winthrop community in countless ways — the…