District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards came out on top Tuesday night and made history once again as the first female woman of color to be nominated to the First Suffolk & Middlesex Senate seat. If there is no Republican…
Month: December 2021
News Briefs
Holiday Events at First Church First Church of Winthrop, United Methodist, 217 Winthrop Street lists the following Holiday events: Christmas Eve – 5 p.m. – Candle Lighting and Holy Communion in the Sanctuary Christmas Carol Sing-along – Sunday, Dec. 26,…
A Super 88th for Gene Cohen
Council Discusses COVID Uptick, School Committee
The Winthrop Town Council met on Dec. 7, where it heard updates about the School Committee and about the pandemic. COVID Between Nov. 14 and Nov. 27, there were 81 confirmed new cases of COVID-19, bringing the percent positive rate…
Residents Organize Fundraiser for Cooper, Green Memorial
At its meeting on Dec. 7, the Winthrop Town Council endorsed a grassroots fundraising effort to build a memorial in honor of Ramona Cooper and David Green, the Winthrop residents who lost their lives to a hate crime last June.…
Logan Airport Celebrates Opening of New Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), airline partners, and other stakeholders celebrated the completion of the new Terminal C Canopy and Upper Deck at Boston Logan International Airport. The two-year project increased the efficiency of the space by adding travel lanes…
Congratulations, Lydia Edwards
We wish to offer our congratulations to Lydia Edwards, who handily won the Democratic nomination for State Senator in Tuesday’s special election. Ms. Edwards, who currently is the District 1 City Councilor in Boston, received a strong show of support…
‘Tis the Season for Giving — and Never Has the Need Been More Urgent
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.†— Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. With Christmas fast approaching, most of us will be rushing about — either to the stores and malls or on-line…
Guest Op-Ed: Somehow, Some Way, May This Be a Christmas Worth Remembering
 By Dr. Glenn Mollette We had difficulties when we were growing up in Martin county, Kentucky but overall, we thought we were doing okay. President Lyndon Johnson came to Inez, Kentucky in 1964 to let us know we weren’t doing…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Girls Hockey Opens with 10-1 Win The Winthrop High girls hockey team opened its season with a 10-1 runaway victory over non-league rival Shawsheen Academy this past Saturday afternoon on the ice of the Eruzione Center at Larsen Rink.…