The vote of the Town Council and School Committee to move the town manager’s consolidation plan forward should usher in a new era for town government in its delivery of services to our residents. The consolidation of the finance departments…
A Great Night: Viking Pride Foundation Knows How To Throw a Party
Has there been a more enjoyable event held in the town than last Saturday night’s Viking Pride concert featuring Evelyn “Champagne†King and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes at Miller Field? Let’s first say that Ms. King brought her…
A Non-Crisis Crisis: Tea Party’s Scheming is Unconscionable
There are two undisputed facts regarding the recent so-called debt limit crisis. The first is that raising the country’s debt limit has been a routine occurrence for almost 100 years and has been approved by Congresses and Presidents of all…
Police Blotter 08-11-2011
August 1 9:12 a.m. — A woman reports that her wallet and keys were stolen or lost last night at an eatery in town. She has changed her locks, and will contact the RMV regarding her license, which she believes…
Obituaries 08-11-2011
Robert Doherty Of New Hampshire, formerly of Charlestown and Billerica Robert G. Doherty of Seabrook, N.H., formerly of Charlestown and Billerica, died recently. He was 76 years old. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Korean War, he was a member…
A Real Glow-getter
This brilliant photograph taken from the cottage Park yacht club shows a sunset mixing with the natural beauty of silhouette on a warm summer night in Winthrop.