Children at the Community Action for Safe Alternatives (CASA) in Winthrop received a surprise back-to-school gift from the Massachusetts Port Authority. Each of them were given a backpack filled with school supplies and clothing to get them ready for the…
Month: September 2020
BHCC to Offer Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program
Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) Division of Economic and Workforce Development is offering the Google IT Support Professional Certificate Program, a five-course non-credit program developed by Google. IT Support is one of the fastest-growing fields in the United States, and…
Suffolk DA Rollins Announces Expansion of LEAD Database
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced this week the expansion and revision of a database comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in a court proceeding. The database is called LEAD –…
Police Blotter 10-01-2020
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: Monday, Sept. 14 0934: An officer responded to a report of a male party hitchhiking on Washington Ave. The officer informed the party,…
Trump’s Taxes: Shocking, But Not Surprising
The recent disclosure by the New York Times of President Donald Trump’s personal tax returns for nearly a 20-year period, up to and including his 2017 return (which Trump would have filed in April, 2018), presents evidence of the extent…
Suffolk DA Rollins Steps Up
The announcement this week by Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins that her office will be expanding the database (often referred to as LEAD) that is comprised of law enforcement personnel whose prior conduct could impact their credibility as witnesses in…
Letters to the Editor
Good on the Legislature Dear Editor: I am so pleased that the Legislature decided before it adjourned on July31to continue meeting this fall to catch up on so many important bills that got delayed due to the impact of the…
The Course of History: Rand Sets New Winthrop Golf Course Record
Jake Rand won the prestigious Bentley Swift Cup at Winthrop High School. He was the Most Valuable Player in the Northeastern Conference for golf. Put those two achievements together – best all-around athlete and best golfer – along with an…
Obituaries 10-01-2020
David Edward Pradell Educator and Renaissance Man David Edward Pradell, born August 31, 1930, died peacefully in his sleep inWinthrop on September 27, 2020 at the age of 90 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. David was the youngest…