Month: July 2020

Police Blotter 07-30-2020

The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: Monday, July 13 0827: A resident came into the station to report that her motor vehicle (MV), a 2015 Kia Soul,…

More than $1 Trillion Is Needed

We’re all familiar with the phrase, “A day late and a dollar short.”  What brought that to mind this week was the announcement by the Republicans in Washington of their $1 trillion economic pandemic plan that would supplement the $3 trillion…

Letter to the Editor

Please Take Action Dear Editor: We, the furloughed staff of the Winthrop Public Library, are writing to urge the Town to take action to provide more resources to our patrons.  We have written proposals for alternative work objectives, socially-distanced staff scheduling…

Obituaries 07-30-2020

John Vasel III January 31, 1961 — May 30, 2020 John (JV) Vasel III, 59, of Winthrop passed away on Saturday, May 30. John leaves behind his loving mother, Lois Joan (Rantz) Vasel, his father, John Vasel, Jr., his beloved…