The Chamber of Commerce’s $10,000 Dinner is always one of the most enjoyable events on the social calendar and this year’s event held Saturday night at the Cottage Park Yacht Club was another outstanding function. Of course, the main highlight…
Category: Editorials
Neighbor2neighbor: New Local Organization Aids Hobson Family
Neighbor2Neighbor is a new Winthrop organization that helps people in time of an emergency or a crisis, and the group showed how important their work is with the outstanding pancake breakfast that was held Saturday to assist the Hobson family,…
Herren’s Message: Former Nba Player Talks Candidly About His Battle with Drugs
One of the most dramatic and emotional speaking appearances in some time in our schools took place last Friday when former NBA player Chris Herren addressed the entire student body in the Winthrop High School gymnasium. Herren was a basketball…
Swampscott Vote: Miller Field Rebirth Must Be a Top Priority
Winthrop residents were likely a bit surprised by the votes this week in Swampscott against a $2.5 million project to install artificial turf and install lights as part of a large renovation project for historic Blocksidge Field. Private donors had…
Thank You Dave: Popular Basketball Coach Will Be Missed
Every so often a coach comes along and through his hard work and the example he sets, he builds a program that reaches the pinnacle of Northeastern Conference competition. That individual for the past decade was Dave Brown, who not…
$1 Billion Casino: Tuttle Makes Impressive Presentation
If we had to use two adjectives to describe Suffolk Downs Chief Operation Officer Chip Tuttle’s presentation to the Winthrop Town Council, we would say, “Impressive and exciting.†Tuttle appeared before the Town Council to talk about Suffolk’s $1 billion…
Icy Talks: Powers, Gill Have a Policy Disagreement
We’re not sure what qualifies anymore as an old-fashioned political donnybrook, but Council President Peter Gill and Councilor-at-Large Larry Powers were clearly on opposite sides following Gill’s announcement that the Winthrop Housing Authority had installed a gate at the back…
A Fitting Tribute: Dick Dimes Worked Tirelessly for Years
The Town Council voted unanimously the other night to name the DPW Building in honor of Dick Dimes, one of our town’s all time leading citizens who has given five decades of public service to Winthrop. It was a joy…
A Fitting Honor
There was no better way to end a day celebrating Winthrop hockey than WHS hockey coach Dale Dunbar’s announcement at an event Saturday night that the Larsen Rink would be known from now on as Larsen Rink at the Mike…
A Great Night
We certainly want to join the committee for Saturday night’s hockey gala in extending its gratitude to Britney Rand, whose exceptional efforts in leading the event are to be commended. Rand has been a superlative booster of the Winthrop High…