Although Winthrop High certainly has sent its share of graduates to prestigious colleges and universities through the years, it still is quite an achievement worth acknowledging when one of our grads is accepted into one of the top schools in…
Category: Editorials
Decision Time – Who will be the Town’s next Superintendent?
Tonight (Thursday) is D-Day for the Winthrop School Committee when the committee will meet to choose its next Superintendent of Schools. As we noted last week, the selection of a new superintendent rates as the most important decision that a…
Madness in D.C. – Threat of Government Shutdown is a Sign of Our Dysfunction
The specter of a shutdown of the federal government because of the idiocy (and that really is the only word to describe them) of the present Republican majority in the House of Representatives brings to mind the statement by a…
Selection Nears – Let the School Committee Know Your Views on the Search for a New Superintendent
If you read the comments of Town Councilor James Letterie in this week’s Sun Transcript, you’ll most likely agree that the School Committee is about to make one of its most important decisions in years. The selection of the new…
Worth The Money – Grant Writing Position Pays for itself
Town Councilor Russell Sanford asked the cut-to-the-chase question to Peter Lombardi, the town’s grant writer, that was on the mind of Russ’s colleagues, interested spectators in the cafetorium at the Cummings School, and those watching the Council Finance Forum on…
Thanks, Pat – Mcgee Track Coach is a Genuine Legend
The decision by Winthrop School Department administrators to hire a new boys outdoor track coach brings to a conclusion the long and distinguished career of former coach Pat McGee. Winthrop has been blessed with outstanding coaches for both boys and…
New Superintendent – Ideal Candidate Should Possess Experience Building Schools
With the search committee for a new Superintendent of Schools having narrowed its list of candidates to a final four, we have no doubt that the School Committee will have before it a highly qualified person from which to choose…
Hail To The Champs – Coach Dave Brown and the Vikings Complete Dream Season in the Garden
It was no secret at the start of this basketball season that almost all of the pundits had written off the Winthrop High basketball team. Winthrop had graduated Dino Mallios, Gavin Mahoney, Jake Connors, and a host of other players…
Thanks, Dick Dimes
Longtime official has given a lifetime of  dedicated service to Winthrop Long-time Planning Board member Dick Dimes’s decision to step down from that board brings to a conclusion more than 40 years of service to the Town of Winthrop. When…
Let’s Go, Vikings! Support the Town’s High School Basketball and Hockey Teams
March Madness is in full swing in Winthrop, with the boys basketball and girls hockey teams still in contention for their respective championships. Coach Anthony Martucci and his girls hockey team will play this evening against Braintree at 5:30 p.m.…