With the Red Sox set to open their 2024 season this week, it seems all but assured that the Sox are destined for a third-straight last- place finish in the American League East. For those of us who cherish our…
Category: Editorials
Guest Op-Ed: Thoughts on MBTA Laws and Winthrop
By Senator Lydia Edwards In the past month, I have heard from legislators, both past and present, community members, and councilors about the MBTA Community law. In doing my due diligence it has become readily apparent there is a lot…
Letter to the Editor
On Zoom Bombings Dear Editor, Across the commonwealth, “Zoom Bombing” incidents at city and town meetings are on the rise. Perpetrators of such acts infiltrate these events as an opportunity to instill fear, create divisiveness and fuel hatred. Winthrop is…
March Is The Cruelest Month
Spring officially arrived this week, with March 19 marking the vernal equinox. According to meteorologists, “meteorological spring’ began even sooner on March 1. The poet Emily Dickinson extolled the arrival of March (“Dear March—Come in— How glad I am—”). But…
It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World
It is fair to say that for everyone reading this editorial, the world is in a greater state of chaos than at any time in our lives. Although the decades in the aftermath of World War II brought us the…
Letter to the Editor
Almost Tree Season Dear Editor, We are quickly approaching tree planting season, and Tree Warden O’Donnell and DPW Director Calla will be quietly at work planting new street trees in the coming months. Last Fall 25 new trees were planted,…
The Verdict Is In: We Are Eating Ourselves to Death
Most Americans by now are aware that we are among the most overweight people on earth: 40 percent of us are obese and another 32 percent are overweight, which means that a total of 72 percent of Americans — that’s…
Letters to the Editor
On 3A, Compassion, Clarity, Collaboration are Key Dear Editor, The state law passed by Governor Baker in early 2021 known as the MBTA Communities Act, or Section 3A, has sparked a firestorm of unrest in Winthrop (and several of the…
Fire, Fire Everywhere
The fires that have been burning out of control this past week in Texas and Oklahoma — and which are continuing to rage as this is being written — are yet another harbinger of what awaits us thanks to the ever-increasing rate of…
Please: No Public Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day
With the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and traditional South Boston parade approaching on Sunday, March 17, we urge our public safety officials to plan for enforcing the laws which prohibit drinking in public, especially by underage drinkers. Last year in the…