Month: October 2020

Police Blotter 10-29-2020

The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: Tuesday, Oct. 13 1058: An officer responded to a report of a disturbance between neighbors on Bowdoin St. involving a parking…

Be Sure to Vote

Okay — this is it. The long presidential campaign has come to an end and it will all be over by the time this newspaper is published next week. Although a record-breaking number of Americans already have taken advantage of…

It’s Us Vs. The Virus

The stunning announcement this week by Trump administration officials that they will be doing nothing to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has grave implications both for the health of every American and for the U.S. economy. With an average…

Letter to the Editor

Vote Yes on 2 – Ranked Choice Voting Dear Editor, I have already voted Yes on Ballot Question 2 – Ranked Choice Voting, and I urge those who will be voting on Election Day, November 3rd, to do the same. …

Obituaries 10-29-2020

Marie Diorio Retired MGH Secretary Marie G. Diorio of Coconut Creek, Florida and a lifetime resident of Winthrop passed away at the Broward Health North Hospice on October 25. She was 83 years old. She was born in Winthrop, the…

Town Hires COVID-19 Inspector

Special to the Transcript Town Manager Austin Faison and Public Health Director Meredith Hurley are pleased to announce that the Town of Winthrop has hired its first COVID-19 Inspector, a Winthrop Health Department enforcement-level employee who will be focused on…

News Briefs

Winthrop and Revere Awarded $900,000 in Loan Forgiveness for Clean Water Projects House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo announced the communities of Winthrop and Revere received $900,000 total in loan forgiveness from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust for improvements to vital…