At neighborhood smoke shops hundreds of e-cigarettes, vape devices, tobacco juices and vape related products are sold each day. Long touted as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking, vaping has become the fad for former smokers and those who never…
Month: October 2019
Climate Change Is an Issue for the Town; Faison Addresses Concerns, Future at Meeting
What will climate change look like in Winthrop’s future? It looks like what the town has been experiencing with flooding along Morton Street, Pico, Ingleside Park, Shirley Street near the marina, Coughlin Park or other areas either effected by 100-year…
Mystic Valley Elder Services Delivers Fresh Produce to Older Adults as Part of Annual Program
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently delivered nearly 160 bags filled with fresh fruits and vegetables to homebound older adults as part of their annual Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program is funded by the…
Teacher Highlight: Spanish Teacher Christopher Mercedes Makes Learning Fun
If you walk by Christopher Mercedes’ classroom in the middle of a lesson, you will naturally be filled with curiosity. The new high school Spanish teacher has found a way to make learning a foreign language fun and engaging and…
Police Blotter 10-03-2019
Monday, Sept. 23 Reporting party on Nevada Street stated no motor vehicles were tagged and the street sweeper could not properly clean the street. This is ongoing. A citation was given. Party called headquarters to notify them about a deceased…
New Coors Ad Glorifies Problem Drinking
“The official beer of Saturday morning,†is the reprehensible (and that’s the only word that comes to mind) tag line for a new TV ad for Coors Light beer that appeared during the football games this past weekend. The ad…
Letter to the Editor
Kudos for Climate Change Forum Dear Editor The Winthrop Public Library staff deserves many kudos for the timely presentation on Wednesday night addressing the issue of climate change and how it is impacting our fragile peninsula that we call home.…
WHS Sports Roundup
Vikings Fall Short, 14-13, at Danvers The Winthrop High football team learned the truth of an ages-old sports axiom: Close only counts in horseshoes. After falling behind 14-0 in the first half, the Vikings scored two touchdowns in the third…
Obituaries 10-03-2019
Ann Marie MacMullen Continental Airlines Retiree Ann Marie (Jagello) MacMullen of Winthrop passed peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 29 after a long illness at the age of 77. Ann was born in Boston on Oct. 4, 1941 to the late James…