The death of Senator Edward Kennedy was a tragedy of the first order for Massachusetts. His death was our demise in the Senate, and in Washington, where Massachusetts held a very special position from year to year when budget time…
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Rep. DeLeo attends services for Ted Kennedy
Local legislator among those on hand, paying tribute to legendary senator Bob DeLeo, speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, attended both the Memorial Mass and funeral for our late United States Senator, Edward M. Kennedy. As a former selectman…
Thank you, Paul – Paul Frazier served the town well as Board of Health director
In 1982, Paul Frazier was appointed as the director of the Winthrop Board of Health. For the past 28 years, he has been the man in charge of one of the most important, though often taken for granted, town departments.…
Meeting with EPA is in order
Town Manager McKenna to discuss $70,000 fine with federal officials At the Town Council meeting Tuesday night, Town Manager James McKenna reiterated the comments that he had made in last week’s front page story in the Sun-Transcript concerning the U.S.…
Matt Boyle – Remembering a legendary WHS teacher, administrator
If you ask the literally thousands of students who graduated from Winthrop High school from the 1960s through the 1980s whom they most remember from their high school years, chances are the person they will mention at the top of…
National Grid on the docket – Electric company needs to assure its customers
Dave Gendall, regional manager for National Grid, will be making a presentation at Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. Gendall will be providing the Council an update on the two substations in the town and the work the company is doing…
Another great swim – Five Sisters swim race brought out the best in town
Were does the time go? It seems like it was just yesterday that the Five Sisters Swim race was a new and novel undertaking in Winthrop. But last Saturday’s race marked the 15th annual race event, and once again it…
Town election heating up – Another candidate announces for Council President
The election season is heating up in Winthrop. A second candidate, Jeffrey R. Turco, has declared his intention to run for the position of Town Council President. Mr. Turco joins Barbara Survillas in the race and there may be more…
Another summer ends – “Where did the summer go?†is a familiar lament
With the dog days of August counting down and the children (and their parents) gearing up for the start of another school year, we all have said it once, if we have said it a thousand times (as our mother…
Election ’09 – Hopefully, candidates will run positive campaigns
The calendar may say summer is still with us, but the election season began this week with the announcement by lifelong Winthrop resident Barbara Survilas that she will be seeking the office of Town Council President in the November election.…