Vote for Capobianco Dear Editor, I am humbly asking you to vote for my longtime friend and colleague Valentino Capobianco for re-election to the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee in the First Suffolk & Middlesex District. Valentino will appear on the…
Month: February 2020
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS girls 4 x 400 medals at State Meet The Winthrop High girls indoor track & field team put an exclamation point on their outstanding season with superb performances at the Division 5 State Meet that was held this past…
Freshman Teams Completes a Successful Season
Thirty years ago, Kevin Adamson was a standout guard on a Dom Savio basketball team that played in one of the greatest MIAA Tournament games in history, a triple-overtime classic against Milton at the old Boston Garden. Adamson, now an…
Obituaries 02-20-2020
Yvette Dans Winthrop’s greatest cheerleader A life devoted to Winthrop High School student-athletes Yvette Dans of Winthrop passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Glen Ridge Nursing Home in Medford. The beloved and spirited sports fan was 70…
Valentine’s Day Sale At St. John’s Episcopal
Storm Leaves Sections of Winthrop in the Dark
Special to the Transcript All power has been restored in the Shirley Street area and life is back to normal after heavy winds knocked down telephone poles there last Friday afternoon. The winds that reached 65 miles per hour and…
Morrison Tells History of Mass. to Members of WIHA at Dinner
In 1630 Boston was a small peninsula of 739 square acres, where a dedicated community of 30 English families survived a brutal winter and were able to develop a vibrant economy of over 100 families in five years. John Morrison,…
News Brief
Absentee Ballots Available for Presidential Primary Absentee Ballots can be mailed to you or dropped off at the Town Clerk’s office. Download your Absentee ballot form at: https://www.town.winthrop.ma.us/sites/winthropma/files/news/englishabsente e-ballot-application.pdf Early Voting Prior to the enactment of this new law, the…
Winthrop Police Department Reminds Residents of Upcoming Hands-Free Law for Drivers
Chief Terence M. Delehanty and the Winthrop Police Department would like to remind residents of the upcoming hands-free law for drivers. On Feb. 23, An Act Requiring the Hands-Free Use of Mobile Telephones While Driving will go into effect prohibiting…
Harpoon Shamrock Splash Set for March 8
The 10th annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash to benefit Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Better Beaches program partnership with the Department of Conservation & Recreation will be held on Sunday, March 8, at the BCYF Curley Community Center at M Street…