Month: December 2019
Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Annual Ride Through the Streets Set for Tonight
Special to the Transcript With weather predicted to be clear and unseasonally warm, Santa Claus will be riding through the streets of Winthrop in his annual journey on Christmas Eve. Santa is getting assistance from the Winthrop Fire Department while…
Student Highlight: Evan Bernstein Finds Joy in Acting
Since Evan Bernstein was 8 years old, theater has been his outlet. It all started when his parents signed him up for Kids Call Stage Productions, launching his long-time love of acting, singing, and dancing. “I’ve loved being on stage…
East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to MVES
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) recently received a $2,500 grant from the East Boston Savings Bank Charitable Foundation for MVES’ Elder Independence Fund, a significant resource that offers grants to low-income older adults or adults living with disabilities to pay…
Kate’s Corner: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories
If you’ve attended one of the many family friendly events in town, you’ve likely seen Ben Schad, with three young girls in tow. In addition to his life as a stay-at-home dad and long-time carpenter, Schad has built a solid…
Police Blotter 12-24-2019
Monday, Dec. 9 Party came in to report someone entered her motor vehicle sometime overnight and stole several items. Woman saw male person quickly enter and exit home from home. People working on third-floor of house. Package stolen reported it…
Happy Holidays
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of what for many people will be an extra-long weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirit†early and often. By no means do we wish to…
Guest Op-ed: Count Our Blessings for Freedom of the Press
By Melissa Martin We go about our daily lives in the United States of America. We read newspapers in the U.S. and via internet we have access to myriad newspapers around the world. But how often do we stop and…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Girls Hockey Wins Two Contests The Winthrop High girls hockey team improved to 3-0 with a pair of key victories over Northeast Hockey League rivals Medford and Marblehead this past week. In a 2-1 triumph over the Medford Mustangs…