If nothing else, the Summer of 2021 has taught us an age-old lesson: The only thing that is certain about life is uncertainty. Remember when President Biden told the country in the spring that his goal was to have the…
Month: August 2021
The Unvaccinated Are Rebels Without a Cause
For the majority of our readers — who are vaccinated (because we live in Eastern Mass.) — the reasons being given by those who refuse to get the shot, even when they are dying in the hospital, are inexplicable. The…
Letter to the Editor
The Trees Need Your Support Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to encourage Winthrop residents who value our public trees to contact our Town Council members and ask that they approve the “Group Petition†presented to them on August…
Guest Op-Ed: Winthrop’s Ban on Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags
By Bill Schmidt On April 2, 2020, the Winthrop Board of Health approved a Regulation for Reduction in Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags in order to reduce litter, protect our ocean environment from pollution, reduce greenhouse gases, and reduce costly solid…
Football Vikings Set to Begin Their 2021 Season
When we last left the Winthrop High football program a mere two months ago, the Vikings were celebrating a conference championship and unveiling their NEC title banner at the awards banquet. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was…
Obituaries 08-26-2021
Sally Tabbut Of Winthop The Knight family lost its last member of the Silent Generation when Sally L. (Knight) Tabbut of Winthrop passed on at age 92 on July 16. She was predeceased by her beloved brother and sister, Harry…
Winthrop Business Owner Tina Hinojosa Killed by Drunk Driver
An 84-year-old East Boston man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with the fatal car accident in Winthrop last Friday. Winthrop Police arrested Kenneth Thompson, 84, of Eastie with one count…
Teamsters Local 25 Autism Fund Announces Grant to WINARC Tee-Ball Program: Second Year Program Provides Safe and Fun Activity for Young Children Developmental Delays
The Teamsters Local 25 Autism Fund has partnered with the WINARC (Winthrop Advocacy Resources Community) again this year to sponsor the Tee-Ball Program. Local 25 has been a sponsor since the inception of the program in 2019. The WINARC Tee-Ball…
News Brief
WCAT Announces First Ron Moses Memorial Scholarship Recipient WCAT congratulates Dillon Riley on being the first recipient of the Ron Moses Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. Dillon will be attending Framingham State University in the fall, where he…
EBNHC President CEO Manny Lopes to Leave Health Center for Blue Cross Blue Shield
Manny Lopes’ ascension to the role of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s President and CEO is a story that embodies EBNHC’s mission and commitment to the community. Nearly three decades ago Lopes, who grew up in Jeffries Point, joined the…