For those of us who live in the Greater Boston area, the noise that is all around us — the roar of jets from the flight paths over our heads, the constant thrum of traffic on our bridges and expressways,…
The Miracle in The Amazon Jungle
The news this week of the rescue of the four children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, who survived in the depths of the Amazon jungle for 40 days after their small airplane crashed (killing the pilot, their mother,…
Letter to the Editor
Join Us for First Winthrop Pride Ride on June 24 Dear Editor, The Winthrop LGBTQ Pride group and Bike Winthrop have teamed up to host a new kind of celebration to wrap up Pride Month 2023- on wheels! We hope…
Guest Op-Ed: Winthrop’s Ban on Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags
By Bill Schmidt On April 2, 2020, the Winthrop Board of Health approved a Regulation for Reduction in Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags in order to reduce litter, protect our ocean environment from pollution, reduce greenhouse gases, and reduce costly solid…
WHS Sports Roundup
Viking Lacrosse Team Falls Short at Weston The Winthrop High boys lacrosse team’s run in the Division 4 state tournament came to an end last Thursday evening with an 11-2 loss at Weston in a Sweet 16 match-up between the…
Championship Pedigree: Quinton Dale Named As New Winthrop Boys Basketball Coach
Quinton Dale II, an All-Star player on the 2011 state champion Winthrop High School boys basketball team, has been named as the new head of the Vikings’ basketball program. “I’m very excited about being Winthrop’s head coach,†said Dale, 29.…