By Melissa Moore-Randall Born in Winthrop and raised on Water Tower Hill, where she still lives today, Alicia DelVento’s desire to fight for Winthrop and Revere is inspired by the service of others. “Many of my family and closest friends…
Month: February 2021
Local Restaurants Seeking Rebate For 2021 Licensing Fees
The Winthrop Board of License Commission (BLC) sent a request to the Town Council asking that a quarter of the yearly fees for 2021 licenses paid by local restaurants be refunded because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The request came as…
News Brief
No Postal Delivery Scheduled on Monday Postal employees across the commonwealth will pause on Monday, February 15, to celebrate President’s Day. Retail offices will be closed and there will be no collection or street delivery of mail except for guaranteed…
Town Recovers from DDoS Attack on Servers
During Monday night’s school committee meeting Superintendent Lisa Howard shared the details surrounding the recent Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks that interrupted learning time throughout the district. On February 4, after several days of slow internet service and bouts of disrupted…
Council Hears About Town Planner, Internet Complications
Council Vice President Peter Christopher led the council meeting on Feb. 2 in the absence of Pres. Phil Boncore. On the agenda were updates regarding the town planner position, utility work, and the town’s internet connectivity problems. Town Planner Town…
Sen. Boncore, Rep. Madaro Help Push Landmark Climate Legislation Over the Goal Line
Last week Sen. Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop) and Rep. Adrian Madaro (D-East Boston) helped push the passing of landmark climate change legislation in the House and Senate. The legislation aims to overhauls state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates…
Town Sees 56 New Cases This Past Week
Special to the Transcript The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has notified Town officials of 56 additional confirmed positive cases of the virus in Winthrop since our last reporting on Feb. 4. These bring the total number of cases up…
Buonopane Selected for Project 351 Leadership Team
Last week, 16-year-old Christian Buonopane received the news that he has been selected to serve on the Project 351 2021 Alumni Leadership Council (ALC). Aimed at furthering leadership development and transformative impact through service, the ALC is composed of high…
Mass. Retirees Association Endorses Jeffrey Turco for State Rep.
Special to the Journal On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Retirees Association endorsed Jeffrey Turco for State Representative, 19th Suffolk District. The seat was vacated by former Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo and a Special Election is set for March 30th…
32BJ SEIU Endorses Juan Jaramillo for State Rep.
Special to the Journal Following a member-led vetting process, 32BJ SEIU is endorsing its own Juan Jaramillo for State Rep, District 19 (Revere and Winthrop), as well as Bryan Barash and Madeline Ranalli for Newton City Council in March 2021’s…