Restaurant owner Casey Goll said with personal pride that the Winthrop Arms will have “all of our regular greatness on top of different Valentine’s Day dishes†for this weekend and on Valentine’s Day itself, Monday, Feb. 14. “We’re talking about…
Month: February 2022
WPS Sends Test Kits Home, Waits for Mask Update
The Winthrop School Committee met on Monday, Feb. 7, where it discussed the change in COVID protocols in the district. Schools have rolled out the new testing protocol, which involves sending students and staff home with at-home test kits. The…
The Rush is on to Robin’s Nest for Valentine’s Day Gifts
Business was booming Sunday at Robin’s Nest Boutique and Fine Gifts for its annual pre-Valentine’s Day event. There was a steady and spirited stream of customers who took advantage of the great weather and made their way into the popular…
Schmidt Will Support Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Special to the Transcript On Sunday, February 13, at 8:30 am in Copley Square, Boston, Winthrop resident Bill Schmidt will be participating in the sixth Annual Winter Walk as a member of the Bridge Over Troubled Waters Team to help raise…
Pressley Introduces Bill to Bolster Mental Health Resources for Children and Families
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06), introduced legislation aimed at boosting and expanding mental health services for low-income children and families. The Early Childhood Mental Health Support Act (H.R. 6509) would require…
Harbor House Collective Up and Running in Chelsea: Grand Opening Events Scheduled for Friday Through Sunday
Harbor House Collective, Chelsea’s new adult-use cannabis dispensary and cultivation facility, is up and running and will hold a series of special grand opening events this weekend. Owned by the Londono family, who ran a successful wholesale flower business from…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Endicott College Announces Local Dean’s List Students Endicott College, the first college in the U.S. to require internships of its students, is pleased to announce its Fall 2021 Dean’s List students. In order to qualify for the Dean’s List, a…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…
A Silver Lining To Inflation
We saw a report on the news the other night about the effect that inflation is having on food prices thanks to supply chain issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that inflation is taking a…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Girls Hockey Knocks off Peabody, Moves into First Place The Winthrop High girls hockey team earned one of the most important victories in the program’s history with a 1-0 victory over Peabody last Wednesday evening on the ice of…