Two Winthrop students are showing that you are never too young to help. Gabby and Joseph Shea are hosting a School Supply Drive on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Arthur T. Cummings loop. Their mission…
Month: August 2019
Naval Flight Officer Dolan Receives Wings of Gold
LTJG Robert T. Dolan of Winthrop, a 2017 graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., has recently received his “Wings of Gold†as a Naval Flight Officer. Robert is the son of Thomas and Carol Dolan of…
Student Highlight : Dorr Spends Summer at the State House
Soon-to-be-senior, Kevin Dorr, is keeping his options open and testing a variety of different career paths before he officially decides what he wants to be when he gets older. One of those options is a summer job at the State…
Winthrop Students Earn Academic Honors
Local Students Recognized at UMass Dartmouth Students named to the Chancellor’s List in recognition of earning a semester grade point average of 3.8 or higher of a possible 4.0: • Thomas DiBenedetto Students named to the Spring Dean’s List in…
Area Roads Highlighted in State Transportation Report
MassDOT released a comprehensive 172-page traffic congestion report last Thursday for the state and the several major arteries, which flow through the Greater-Boston area. “Massachusetts has reached a tipping point with respect to congestion,†Stephanie Pollack, Transportation Secretary for Gov.…
Police Blotter 08-15-2019
Monday, August 5 A party came into the station to report that her Social Security number had been compromised. Caller states there is a delivery truck that was speeding down Court Road. He is now parked on the corner of…
Our Glorious Summer Days
When we think of the “dog days of summer,†what comes to mind are the languid and sultry days of early to mid-August, when the heat and humidity combine to make for a stew that can make even the most…
Letter to the Editor
On Plastic Bags Dear Editor, Recently, Brad Verter, Founder of the Mass Green Network, reported that the Mass State Plastic Bag Bill has been significantly changed by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture. The original bill,…
Guest Op-Ed : Solving the Doctor Shortage and Medical School Bottleneck
By Richard Liebowitz Tens of thousands of Americans apply to U.S. medical schools each year. Only a fraction gain admission. The University of Arizona, for instance, posted a 1.9 percent acceptance rate in 2018. UCLA, Florida State University, and Wake…
Town of Winthrop Municipal Meetings
Thursday, Aug. 15 Airport Hazards Committee, 6 p.m., DeLeo Senior Center Monday, Aug. 19 School Committee, 6 p.m., Town Hall Planning Board, 7 p.m., Town Hall Tuesday, Aug. 20 Winthrop Foundation, 6 p.m., Town Hall Wednesday, Aug. 21 Traffic and…