American Legion 20th Anniversary of the Flag Raising on the Winthrop Beach Breakers On May 15 at 8:30 a.m. the members of American Legion Post 146 will raise the Flag of the United States of America for the twentieth year,…
Month: May 2021
Officials Report Only Eight New Cases of COVID-19 in Town
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has notified Town officials of eight additional confirmed positive cases of the virus in Winthrop since our last reporting of the numbers on May 6. These latest cases bring the total positive cases up…
Sumner Tunnel Swing Lane Reactivated; Truck Crashes Into Gates on Opening Day
MassDOT reactivated the Sumner Tunnel ‘swing lane’ Monday morning and State Police have already confirmed that one vehicle has crashed into the swing lane gates. The swing lane is a traffic calming measure that closes the center lane into the…
The Parc at Harbor View of Winthrop to Host Noted Elder Law Speaker
OnThursday, May 20th at 10:30 AM, The Parc at Harbor View of Winthrop will host another complimentary online webinar presentation by Certified Elder Law Attorney Patrick Curley of Curley Law Firm LLP in Wakefield. The last time The Parc at…
Winthrop’s Samuel Yarrow Awarded Scholarship from the Massachusetts Society of CPAs
Special to the Transcript The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) today announced that Samuel Yarrow of Winthrop was awarded the MSCPA Alliance Scholarship from the MSCPA’s Educational Foundation. Yarrow, a student at Northeastern University, was one of 32…
MVES Issues RFP for Older Adult Programs
Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund innovative programs that promote the health, well-being, and independence of older adults and to complement or supplement the support activities of primary caregivers. Areas of focus…
State Celebrates COVID-19 Business Relief Program
Gov. Charles Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, legislators and key partners celebrated the success of the Baker-Polito Administration’s COIVD-19 business relief program administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC). Gathering in person…
High School Seniors Unsure About Their Futures Should Consider a Career in Court Captioning
Now is the perfect time for high school students unsure about committing to the time and cost related to attending a four-year traditional college to consider a career in stenographic court reporting or captioning. The job opportunities are plentiful, schedules…
DPH Food Testing Prompts Expanded Recall of Enoki Mushrooms
Testing conducted by disease investigators at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has led to the expansion of a national recall of Enoki mushrooms, after two packages the investigators purchased in the Commonwealth tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. Guan’s Mushroom…
MBTA Control Board Commits to Funding the Transit Priority Group
The FY22 budget, approved April 26 by the MBTA’s Fiscal and Management Control Board, includes a commitment to fully fund the T’s Transit Priority Group, a special unit dedicated to delivering bus lanes, transit signal priority (TSP), and collaborative planning…