SANFORD TO HOLD Neighborhood Meeting Councilor Russ Sanford will hold a neighborhood meeting at the E.B. Newton Building on Pauline Street on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss and hear an…
Police Blotter 01-05-2017
Monday, December 26 Motor vehicle accident on Shirley Street with injuries. Fire/medical informed. Vehicle was towed. Party removed to MGH. Husband called and was advised of wife’s transport location. Male on Payson and Franklin Street wearing army green color jacket…
Right and Wrong Ways to Address the Drug Cost Conundrum
By Kenneth E. Thorpe Americans are gearing up for higher health care costs in 2017. Average monthly insurance premiums for popular plans on Healthcare.gov, the major Obamacare exchange, are slated to rise by 25 percent. Some consumers will see their…
Keeping Our Water Supply Safe
By Joseph Favaloro In 2014, the American Waterworks Association declared MWRA’s water to be the best in the nation. (In fact, it won both first and second place both for the City of Boston’s and the MWRA’s own sample.) This…
Congratulations to Chief Paul Flanagan And Leighann Eruzione
We offer our official congratulations to Winthrop Fire Chief Paul Flanagan and CASA administrator LeighAnn Eruzione Callinan on being named the Winthrop Sun-Transcript’s Man and Woman of the Year respectively. Chief Flanagan is carrying on a proud family tradition of…
Sports 01-05-2017
WHS SPORTS roundup GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM EDGES BELMONT, 3-2 Winthrop High Lady Bulldawg hockey fans can be forgiven if they thought they were watching an episode of Stranger Things in the latter part of the girls’ encounter with Belmont at…