On the MBTA Zoning Proposal Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns and my strong opposition to the MBTA 3A zoning proposal. Many of our fellow Winthrop residents have expressed concerns that this proposal is totally inappropriate for…
Category: Editorials
Tuesday Is The Presidential Primary Election
This Tuesday, March 5, is the quadrennial Presidential Primary Election Day when Democrats and Republicans (as well as the members of the Libertarian Party) will have an opportunity to choose their candidates for President. In addition, although those who are…
Thank You, Maura Sweeney Doyle
We wish to take a moment to offer our sincere thanks to Maura Sweeney Doyle, a native of Winthrop, who announced last week that she will not be seeking re-election to the office of Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court…
Letters to the Editor
On the Biden-Harris White House Dear Editor, For a listing of what the Biden-Harris administration has accomplished in less than 4 years, go to: www.whitehouse.gov/therecord In the Feb. 22 “Winthrop Sun Transcript,” you note, “Let’s be clear where we stand: …
House Democratic Leaders Are To Blame for Ukraine’s Predicament
When a small gang of extreme Republicans undertook the ouster of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, we wrote at the time that the refusal of Democrats to aid in keeping McCarthy in his seat was foolhardy. Despite the…
Democratic Leaders Need To Tell Biden To Step Aside
It has become increasingly obvious that President Joe Biden is spiraling faster-and-faster downhill, both physically and mentally. He can barely string together two sentences — not even from a teleprompter — and if he answers questions off-the-cuff (which he seldomly…
Congratulations, Butch Martucci!
We wish to take a moment to offer our congratulations to Winthrop High girls head hockey coach Anthony “Butch” Martucci, who earned his 200th career victory this past weekend. Martucci has been at the helm of the Lady Viking hockey…
Ol’ Man Winter Is No Match for Climate Change
The record-high temperatures and beautiful weather this past weekend and Monday may have lulled us into thinking that the worst of winter was behind us. But Ol’ Man Winter gave us a head-fake worthy of Patrick Mahomes by bringing our…
Pats Fans, on The Outside Looking In
The Super Bowl has become our biggest national holiday. There is no other event that even comes close to grabbing the attention of just about every American, even more so this year with the addition of Taylor Swift into the…
Zuckerberg, Et Al: The Worst of the Worst
Last week’s dramatic hearing in the U.S. Senate, in which the heads of a number of social media companies testified in front of a gallery that was filled with parents who lost children because of the pernicious effects of social…