“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…
Category: Editorials
Judge Ferrino
The passing last week of Judge Joseph V. Ferrino marks the end of an era in the East Boston, Revere and Winthrop area. It is fair to say that there is no person who has been more impactful and was…
Guest Op-Ed: Together, We Must Stop MBTA Service Cuts
By Senator Sal DiDomenico The MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board recently released their “Forging Ahead Initiative,” a series of ill-conceived cuts to MBTA services that will have devastating (and likely long-lasting) impacts on those who rely on public transit to get to and…
Letters to the Editor
Gina Cassetta on Leaving the WAHC Dear Editor: As a longtime Point Shirley resident, I began to notice a significant change in impacts over the recent years and I felt that Winthrop, specifically Point Shirley, needed a strong advocate as…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…
Enjoy the Holiday Safely
We would be remiss if we did not remind our readers to enjoy the holiday weekend, but to do so safely. The pandemic is spreading like widlfire across our nation, shattering previous records of infection on a daily basis and requiring all…
Guest Op-Ed: Thanksgiving 2020, Home, but not Alone
By Karen Lee Sobol Has your sense of time shifted lately? Does avoiding people feel bizarre, and has Purell become your new best friend? Do you spot beauty in surprising places, and feel the rhythm of your breath inside your…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You Dear Editor, Many may remember flooding in Winthrop Center in late 2017 when waters reached car handle doors. A small lake has formed each year at the bottom of our Cottage Park Road and Somerset Avenue. These are…
Vaccines Are Coming, But We Still Have a Duty to Stop the Spread
The announcements in the past week that two vaccines have been shown to be remarkably effective in providing immunization against the coronavirus have given our nation hope that the pandemic might be brought under control. Finally, there is a light at…
Letters to the Editor
Bigger Then One Election Dear Editor, On October 24 Joe Biden explained, “We have put together the most extensive and inclusive organization for voter fraud in the history of American politics.” Sadly, today we have overwhelming evidence that Joe Biden…