Labor advocates and frontline workers cheered the final passage last week of legislation that would allow all Massachusetts workers to access five days of emergency paid sick time for COVID-related sickness, quarantine, caregiving, and vaccination. The Raise Up Massachusetts coalition of community…
Month: April 2021
Recovery on the Harbor Cuts Ribbon
A new resource center for people in recovery opened its doors in East Boston earlier this month that hopes to target the recovery community in Eastie, Winthrop, Revere, Charlestown and Chelsea. Run by North Suffolk Mental Health Association (NSMH) Recovery…
The Markey-Warren-AOC Build Green Act is Needed
The recent catastrophic winter-weather event in Texas has highlighted the degree to which our national infrastructure (among other things) has fallen victim to the penny-wise and pound-foolish thinking that has dominated our national politics for the past 40 years. The…
Letters to the Editor
Let Us Set the Example Dear Editor: I was very saddened last week to see tensions flare in our community over the decision to send all students back to school for in-person learning on April 5. Superintendent Lisa Howard presented…
Guest Op-Ed: Vaccination is the Ticket to getting the U.S. Back on Track
By Carlos del Rio, M.D. The end of the pandemic in the U.S. is in sight. The Covid-19 vaccines currently available in the United States have proven to be outstandingly effective at protecting recipients from coronavirus and they are also…
Vikings rout NEC foe Salem, 41-0
Set for non-league showdown with Framingham Consider Salem High a quiz. Now comes a test for Coach John Cadigan’s undefeated, unscored-upon Winthrop High football team as the Vikings host undefeated Framingham High Thursday at Miller Field. The Vikings scored early…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS girls improve to 6-0; Maura Dorr attains 100 career points The Winthrop High girls soccer team improved to 6-0 in their Fall II season with a pair of victories over Lynn Tech in a home-and-home series last week. In last…
Obituaries 04-01-2021
Michael Gerard DeGregorio A friendly, kind and thoughtful man with an adorable smile and laugh Michael Gerard DeGregorio, 73, of Winthrop passed away on March 25 surrounded by his family after courageously living with Parkinson’s disease for many years. Michael…