A new community outreach initiative spearheaded by The Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) seeks to better engage with individuals struggling with addiction and complex health conditions who are not well connected to health care services.…
Month: January 2018
Severe Storm Prompts MEMA Assessment
By Sue Ellen Woodcock Town Manager Terence Delehanty and Fire Chief Paul Flanagan announce that the Town of Winthrop is working with the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to assist those who have been hardest hit by the snow storm…
WHS Drama Society Gears Up for Dinner Production
By Kate Anslinger Magic is in the air at the high school, as 22 students are preparing for the annual dinner theater show at Prince Pizzeria in Saugus. This year’s theme is “Do You Believe in Magic?†and as the…
Special Education Teacher Inspired by Aunt
By Kate Anslinger Special Education teacher, Denise Robertson gained experience in the classroom at a very early age, thanks to her aunt, Angela Boncore, whom she admired for her dedicated work as a teacher in Winthrop Public Schools for 36…
Help Sought in Finding Missing Person
By John Lynds Joey Brancato is a 21-year-old Winthrop native who has seemed to disappeared off the face of the earth a week before Thanksgiving leaving no trace or clues to his whereabouts. On November 18, Joey was last seen…
Police Blotter 01-18-2018
Monday, January 8 A well being check for a female party on Shore Drive, who called her doctor about being uncomfortable and made a “vague Q5 statementâ€. No weapons. This was called in by her psychologist. The back door was…
What Would Martin Luther King say About Trump?
How ironic it is that President Donald Trump added even further to his ever-growing list of racist comments this past week as Americans were readying to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Day, which has added significance this year as this…
A Sign of Things to Come?
The epic flooding that struck the town during the blizzard two weeks ago surprised every long-time resident of our community. We have come to expect the pounding waves that typically inundate Winthrop Beach and the Shore Drive area, but this…
Thank You,Lt Gov Polito
Speaking of the recent flooding, we wish to thank our Lieutenant Governor, Karyn Polito, for taking the time to tour the flood-stricken areas of our community and for pledging her support to obtain federal disaster aid for the town and…
Letter to the Editor
OFFENDED BY TRUMP’S REMARKS Â Dear Mr. President, My daughter was a United States Navy veteran and is from one of the countries you evidently chose to denigrate yesterday. As her mother , I was deeply offended. And as Boston Pubic…