Last Friday, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a state law, which will raise the legal age to buy tobacco products statewide from 18 to 21. The bill also broadens existing prohibitions on public smoking to include e-cigarettes, and prohibits the use…
Month: August 2018
Police Blotter 08-02-2018
Monday, July 23 Female party walked into the station to report that her passport was lost and she needs to report it to the local police. 91 reports party came to the station from Brookfield Road for a parking complaint.…
National Grid Open to Negotiations
At National Grid, we’re industry leaders in the clean energy transition. We take seriously our responsibility to help solve major energy challenges, while meeting our customers’ evolving expectations and ensuring that the cost of our service is sustainable for years…
MassAccess: Support Community Access Television
Where we choose to build a life, raise a family, and settle down often varies from person to person. But, once we find our home and establish our roots, we then become part of the community there. Being a part…
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU SPEAKER Dear Editor, The House budget in April, under the leadership of Speaker Robert DeLeo, included a provision repealing the welfare family cap – the rule that bars welfare benefits for a child if the child was conceived…
A Tragedy That Affected All of Us
The news reports this weekend about the tragic motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 32-year-old Cape Cod man who had just become a new father — as he was returning home at night from the hospital after…
Hands-Free Driving Law Needed
Public safety advocates have been disappointed this week that the legislature has failed to adopt a bill in this legislative session that would ban the use of mobile electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle unless the devices are used…
Sports 08-02-2018
WHS graduate, Paul Pearl selected as new associate head coach for BU hockey By Jonathan Chang It’s been a busy summer for Boston University hockey. In May, David Quinn left the program to take on the head coaching job with…
Obituaries 08-02-2018
Barbara Wyman Lifelong Winthrop resident Barbara A. Wyman of Peabody, formerly of Winthrop, passed away surrounded by her loving family at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on July 21. She was 92 years old. Born in Cambridge, the beloved…