Month: July 2023
Special Meeting Called To Explore New Fire Station
By Adam Swift The Town Council is tentatively scheduled to hold a special meeting on Tuesday, July 25 at 6 p.m. to take up an issue that has been on the town’s plate for decades. The meeting, requested by Council…
Town Looking at Landscaping Help
By Adam Swift The town is looking at subcontracting some landscaping and maintenance work in the center business district as the public works department deals with diminished staffing. At Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, several residents raised questions about the…
Manager Updates Council on Transportation Issues
By Adam Swift Town Manager Tony Marino presented several short transportation-related updates at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. Marino said he sat in on a Sumner Tunnel closure update call on Monday. The tunnel is closed through the end of…
Police Blotter 07-20-2023
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates. The log is a public record and available for review. All persons who are arrested or charged with a crime are…
Yes, Our Democracy Is on the Edge
The national political scene Is probably the last thing that any of us want to be thinking about in the middle of July, but some recent events are making it clear that the attack on the Capitol on January 6Â …
Here’s Some Consolation for Sox Fans
With the Major League Baseball season resuming after the All-Star break, the Red Sox appear destined to relegation to the realm of mediocrity. Sure, they’re above .500, but our Sox don’t appear to have either the pitching or the hitting…
More Bizarro Comments by RFK Jr.
Well, as if right on cue, two days after our editorial last week (“RFK Jr. is a disgrace to his family nameâ€) about the delusional “campaign†for President by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., he made this disturbing comment at a…
Obituaries 07-20-2023
Joseph Falbo Owned Center Stationary in Winthrop for Over 20 Years Joseph J. Falbo, 81, of Derry, NH, passed away on Saturday, July 15 at his home. He was born on April 30, 1942 in Carbondale, PA, a son of…