We applaud Councillor Nicholas DelVento’s motion to recognize the Winthrop High School students who were selected to receive John and Abigail Adams Scholarships as a result of their superior scores on the MCAS exams. These students are eligible to receive…
Category: Editorials
It’s About Time – Teachers, town close in on a new deal
We understand a tentative agreement has been reached between the town and the Winthrop Teachers Union on a new contract. The teachers reportedly were planning to meet to ratify the new agreement as the Sun Transcript was going to press.…
What Might Have Been – John F. Kennedy was elected President 50 years ago this week
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these, “It might have been.†Fifty years ago this week (November 8, 1960), Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States. Although…
Deval Patrick – Can he govern as well as he campaigns?
About halfway through Gov. Deval Patrick’s first term in office, we wrote that he rated as one of the most ineffective governors in Massachusetts history. Not only had he committed some major political blunders when he first came intoz office…
Loud And Clear – Sanity prevails all across the state
The strong support shown by local voters, who mirrored voters across the state, for maintaining the current sales tax rate, was an affirmation that voters, as angry or as disillusioned as they may be, have not lost complete control of…
Two More Things… A good vote for local office holders
Although Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo was unopposed, his complimentary vote of 5,003 votes of the 6,728 people who cast ballots in the election (representing a turnout of approximately 60 percent) was a testament to the strong support Bob…
Way to go, Vikings
It has been a tough year for the Winthrop High football team, but the weeks of frustration came to an end with a dramatic victory in the last seconds over Swampscott Saturday. Sean Driscoll was right in having the Vikings…
Don’t Forget To Vote – It’s the best way to exert your influence
Newspaper editorial writers routinely exhort their readers to “get out and vote†on Election Day. We typically write that in a democracy, voting is not merely the right of every citizen, but an obligation. It is the best means each…
No On Question 2 – Save jobs and affordable housing
There are three questions on the ballot for the voters’ consideration in Tuesday’s election. Our readers no doubt are well-familiar with Questions 1 and 3, which call for a repeal of the sales tax on liquor and for a rollback…
Contract Issue – Must Be Resolved Teachers deserve a fair contract
We wish to state upfront that we are pleased that the School Committee has released the minutes of the Executive Session of September 29 at which the committee met with a State Mediator during a negotiation session with the Winthrop…