The Department of Public Health (DPH) released updated guidance regarding the use of face coverings and cloth masks by individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. This week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidance…
Month: August 2021
Officials Urge Public to Inspect Boxwood Shrubs for Tree Moths
The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is alerting Massachusetts residents that it has received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that a number of nurseries within the Commonwealth received Canadian boxwood…
Winthrop Senior Center News
35 Harvard Street, Winthrop, MA 02152 Hours: Mon-Thurs: 9am-3p.m. / Friday: 9am-1p.m. Website: town.winthrop.ma.us/council-aging  Email: [email protected]        Phone: 617-846-8538 Thursday, August 5 9:30-10:30am: Exercise 10am-2pm: Computer Usage 11am: Boxed Lunch (eat in, or take out) 12:15-2:30pm: Bingo Friday, August 6 10-11am: Line…
Enjoy the Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival
This weekend marks the return of the 16th annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, featuring master sand sculptors who have come from all over the globe to compete in one of the largest sand sculpting festivals in the world. The festival…
Not All Parents Know What’s Best for Their Kids
The executive order signed last week by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida banning local school boards from requiring students to wear masks in schools in that state rates as one of the most reprehensible actions of any public official since the pandemic…
Letter to the Editor
To Save Our Ferry, We Must Have Vision Dear Editor, Last week’s Transcript article seemed to relate that the Town Ferry was a uniquely financially unsustainable operation. While the numbers presented may be accurate, comments from Town officials were more…
The Diamond Is Forever: Winthrop’s John Magee Is Still Swinging Away
John Magee started playing baseball in the Winthrop Little League more than 35 years ago. “I was on the ‘C’ Twins coached by Peggy Bailey,†recalled Magee. “I was on the ‘B’ Division Tigers and the ‘A’ Division Indians and…
Obituaries 08-05-2021
Alfred Scorzella, Jr. Bethlehem Steel Retiree Alfred F. Scorzella, Jr. of Winthrop and Springhill, Florida passed away at the Chelsea Soldier’s Home on August 1. He was 77 years old. Born in Winthrop, the beloved son of the late Mary…