Chris Donnelly has been an outstanding educator and dedicated leader of the Winthrop High School Life Skills Program. He has done much to enhance the lives and development of our students with intellectual disabilities. He has always gone that extra…
Category: Editorials
Happy Easter and Passover
We wish to extend to the Christian and Jewish members of our community a happy Easter and Passover season. This is the time of year that reminds us how much these two faiths have in common (starting with the Ten…
Spring Forum Shows Unity: McKenna Has Assembled a Great Team of Department Heads
The Town Council’s Spring Forum Tuesday night at the Cummings School certainly accentuated the positive gains that the town has made under the administration of Town Manager James McKenna. But more importantly, the forum highlighted the outstanding staff of professionals…
WHS Principal Decision Imminent Process Has Been Open and Candidates Vetted
The announcement of a new principal of Winthrop High School is forthcoming and it’s been a well-executed and open process to pick the successor to Gail Conlon, who is retiring this year. There were several candidates for the position and…
Congratulations, Nicole Giaquinto: Former WHS Track Star Now an NCAA All-American
We want to congratulate former Winthrop High student Nicole Giaquinto on her selection as an NCAA Track All-American, the highest honor for a college athlete. A senior at UMass/Lowell, Nicole was a standout basketball player and track athlete at Winthrop…
The New School Project: Macero Speaks of the Exciting Possibilities
How can you not be excited about the new middle school/high school project after listening to Superintendent of Schools John Macero speak so enthusiastically about the proposal at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday? If you weren’t able to attend,…
Excellent Police Work: WPD Makes Major Bust
We want to commend the Winthrop Police Department for its excellent work in intercepting a major delivery of 30 pounds of marijuana that was heading to the illegal sales market. Police Chief Terence Delehanty cited the investigative efforts of detectives…
The Jack Parker Era: Had a Positive Impact Here
We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the retirement of Boston University hockey coach Jack Parker after 40 years at the helm of the Terriers’ highly successful program. Parker was the coach who offered Mike Eruzione a scholarship to…
Gill Takes a Tough Stand: Issue Should Not Detract from Driscoll’s Fine Leadership
Town Council President Peter Gill took one of those stands that leaders have to take some time when he deferred a vote on the payment of some past bills from the Parks and Recreation Department. With the matter needing a…
Gordon off to an Excellent Start: New CFO Already Making an Impact
The town’s new chief financial officer, Timothy Gordon, is certainly off to an auspicious start since taking office in January. Gordon drew the commendation of Town Manager James McKenna at Tuesday night’s Council meeting and as the manager had hoped,…