The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be granting more than $14.6 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) for use during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The $14,659,688 in…
Month: January 2022
Former Suffolk County DA Rachael Splaine Rollins Sworn in as the U.S. Attorney
Former Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV administered the oath of office in federal court in Boston during…
Kevin Hayden Sworn in as Suffolk County District Attorney
District Attorney Kevin Hayden hit the ground running on his first day after being sworn into office by Gov. Charlie Baker by naming Boston defense attorney Kevin R. Mullen as his first assistant district attorney and announcing the formation of…
Urgent Need for Kitchen Volunteers at Community Servings
Kitchen volunteers are urgently needed at Community Servings to help the nonprofit’s professional kitchen staff prepare and package 18,000 medically tailored meals that are delivered weekly to critically and chronically ill individuals across the region. While Community Servings operates one…
We Must Never Forget The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
As we were watching the recent coverage by the media of the events of a year ago on January 6, we were struck by the contrast between the Trump Mob’s violent storming of the Capitol and the many peaceful marches…
Guest Op-Ed: Be “Idle-wiseâ€
By Marianne Dalton, RN Idling is the act of leaving a car engine running while the vehicle is parked. A state law (M. G. L. Chapter 90, Section 16A), rarely enforced in Massachusetts, levies a penalty for idling unnecessarily for…
Guest Op-Ed: The Way to Combat the Horror of Jan. 6, Is to Abolish the Filibuster
By Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) In 1787, upon exiting the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of people who asked him what kind of government the delegates had created. His answer: “A republic, if you can…
Obituaries 01-13-2022
John Herbert Of Winthrop John J. Herbert of Winthrop passed away unexpectedly on January 10, 2022. He was 80 years old. Born in Winthrop, the cherished son of the late John J. and Marguerite (Fitzpatrick) Herbert, John was the dear…
James Letterie Inaugurated as President of Town Council
Winthrop Town Council President James Letterie and other town officials received their oaths of office at the town inauguration ceremonies Wednesday at the Robert A. DeLeo Senior Center. Town Clerk Denise Quist administered the oaths to the officials, who were…
Meet Your New Councilors
On Jan. 5, the three newly elected members of the Winthrop Town Council were sworn in at a ceremony at the Robert DeLeo Senior Center. Joseph Aiello, Hannah Belcher, and Richard Fucillo took their seats at their first-ever Council meeting…