Robson named to Dean’s List Curry College is proud to announce that Olivia Robson of Winthrop has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester. Robson is a member of the Class of 2022 and is majoring…
Month: February 2020
Police Blotter 02-27-2020
Monday, Feb. 10 Party came to file a complaint about two dog attacks. Victim/Witness form completed. Caller states that she is going through a divorce and was away for a while and she believes her husband changed the locks on…
Make Your Voice Heard — Vote in the Presidential Primary
The revelation last week by members of our intelligence agencies to Congress that the Russians once again are, and will be, interfering in our electoral process is an ominous portent for the national election in November. The recent experience of…
Guest Op-ed Nursing Home Care – A National Issue
By Dr. Glenn Mollette About 1.5 million American seniors now live in nursing homes. Seventy percent (70 percent) of them rely on Medicaid to pay the bill, which means they are low-income or have otherwise spent down their assets. My mother…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS boys edged in tourney opener, 1-0 The Winthrop High boys hockey team came up just short, 1-0, to Triton in a first round contest in the Division 2 North Sectional of the MIAA State Hockey Tournament Tuesday evening in…
Feeney, A Proud Boston Runner, Readies for Fourth Marathon
When resident Karen Feeney had created a “Fun by 40†list a few years ago, she amplified her love of running and began her journey on the half-marathon circuit. Having only run 5K’s for physical and mental health, Feeney never…
MIAA State Tournament: Dorr Powers Winthrop Past Bedford in Opener
Special To The Transcript There have been some truly noteworthy performances by Winthrop High girls basketball players in big games through the years. Maureen McManus Hill had a 45-point performance during the Lady Vikings’ 23-1 march to the Eastern Mass.…
Obituaries 02-27-2020
Joseph Crotty Retired Tewksbury High School principal, member of VFW and Pleasant Park Yacht Club Joseph M. Crotty of Winthrop passed away on Monday, Feb. 17 at the age of 92. Born in East Boston, he was the devoted son…
Winthrop Elks Host Fundraiser for Mills
Conservation Commission Approves Two Applications Continues Request for Construction on Fairview St.
The Winthrop Conservation Commission approved two applications and continued two others at their monthly meeting last Wednesday night at Town Hall. Andrew Duplin appeared before the commission seeking permission to tear down his family’s house at 119 Grovers Ave. and…