The HYM Investment Group, along with Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo and other East Boston and Revere leaders, celebrated a ribbon cutting for The Track at Suffolk Downs, opening the former thoroughbred horse track and racing facility to the public for…
Month: July 2021
Nearly 500,000 hotel jobs won’t return by year’s end
Midway through 2021, a new report and state-by-state job loss breakdown released by the American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) found that while leisure travel is starting to return, the hotel industry’s road to recovery from the pandemic is long and uneven, with urban…
An Age Old Romance Comes to Life in a New Way in Unique Chelsea Production of Romeo and Juliet
Special to the Transcript The age-old vendetta between the Capulets and the Montagues erupts this August in Chelsea Square. Shakespeare’s beloved romantic tragedy will be staged in the streets, parks, and by the fountain, as well as in the windows…
Good Call, Good Police Work
We’d like to take an opportunity to write a few lines to commend the phone call by an alert citizen — who reported that persons were going through cars in the area of Beal and Lincoln Sts. in the early-morning…
Yes, Misinformation on Social Media Is Killing Americans
Let’s suppose that someone walked into our newspaper office and told us that he had a “big story,†the gist of which is that COVID-19 is a hoax. Or that vaccines for the coronavirus are part of a plan by Bill…
Congratulations, Rachael Rollins
The announcement this week that President Joe Biden has nominated Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins to be the next United States Attorney for Massachusetts is welcome news for those who believe that our criminal justice system at all levels…
Letter to the Editor
A Return to Normal for Jews of Northern Greater Boston? Dear Editor, Halfway through the year 2021, the Coronavirus pandemic is finally winding down and the communities just north of Boston are “returning to normalâ€. For Jews living in the…
Guest Op-Ed: Massport’s obligations to East Boston, Revere and Winthrop for environmental mitigation
By John Vitagliano As the economy begins to recover from COVID-19 the nation’s airports have experienced a dramatic increase in passenger travel, over 80 percent of total passenger throughput in July, 2021 compared to July, 2019 as measured by TSA…
Close to 150 youths enjoying Winthrop Summer Parks Program
If it’s summer, then Ingleside Park is bursting with activities in Sean Driscoll’s popular Summer Parks program. Close to 150 Winthrop boys and girls are participating in the seven-week summer camp program that concludes with a Town Day carnival on…
WHS Athletic Hall of Fame deadline for nominations is August 5
Special to the Transcript John Domenico, President of the Winthrop High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee, would like to remind members of the public that the deadline for nominations for the next Hall of Fame Induction is August 5. …