Even though we have had a mild winter, the major snowstorm this week was not welcome! By mid-March, we are ready for winter’s bleakness to depart and for spring to arrive. Yes, we know that March comes in like a…
Rick Perry’s DOE Agenda: Cleaning House, Trump’s Clean Energy
By Merrill Matthews As the new head of the Department of Energy, Former Texas Governor Rick Perry faces many challenges from the bureaucracy, environmentalists, and the media. President Jimmy Carter created the agency in 1977, partly in response to Middle…
Letters to the Editor
WINTHROP MOTHERS OUT FRONT WILL PRESENT A FORUM Dear Editor: Winthrop Mothers Out Front will present a Gas Pipeline Forum on Monday, April 3, 2017 from 6-7:30 pm with refreshments at 6 pm and presentation beginning at 6:30 pm. The…
Sports 03-16-2017
From the Press Box On Second Thought By: Jim Lederman Two snowstorms in March, spring begins next week. What happened to the ‘Big Blue’ hockey team (17-3) in the playoffs? Miller Field Committee Awards contract to Gilbane Construction. MFC –…
Obituaries 03-16-2017
Richard Gaughan Member of Winthrop Elks Richard G. Gaughan of Winthrop passed away on March 9. He was 74 years old. Richard was a veteran of the U.S. Army and Army Reserve, serving from 1962 to 1968. He was a…
Lucky Winner
Eric Survilas of Winthrop is the sixth grand prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$500 a Week for Life†instant game. Survilas elected to receive his prize in payments of $500 (less tax with holdings), every week for the…