By Adam Swift Winthrop residents aren’t immune to the scourge of rats and other pests that have plagued other cities and towns in the Greater Boston area. At Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager Tony Marino asked the council…
Month: March 2023
Town Council Honors Memory of Pat McGee
By Adam Swift The Town Council held a moment of silence in honor of Winthrop High School track and field trailblazer Patricia “Pat†McGee at the beginning of Tuesday night’s meeting. McGee, who coached the Winthrop High boys cross country…
Schools Should See Increase in State Aid
By Adam Swift As the town starts the budget process for Fiscal Year 2024, there was some good news regarding state aid on the school side. At last week’s School Committee meeting, Town Manager Tony Marino and an outside financial…
News Briefs
Clock Tower Gallery Open Thursdays and Saturdays Come visit the Clock Tower Gallery and the Heritage Room at the E. B Newton School and Cultural Center every Thursday from 1:30 to 4pm and Saturdays from 1 to 3pm. Starting Thursday…
DCR Rescinds Tickets Issued During Snow Emergency
By Adam Swift Dozens of Winthrop residents along Shore Drive woke up to an unpleasant surprise on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 28, and it wasn’t the heavy snows many meteorologists had predicted. Despite the lack of heavy snow, more…
FKO OST Educators Complete First College Course
Special to the Transcript Recently, twelve employees at For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) Out-of-School Time Apprentices completed their first college course in their recently expanded roles as full-time out-of-school-time (OST) educators. Anthony Maurais, Derek DiLisi, Elida Flores, Hayley Precopio, Jason…
Spring Forward This Sunday
This Sunday, March 12, marks the start of Daylight Savings Time when we set our clocks ahead an hour. Yes, we lose an hour of sleep, but the time for sunset magically will move from 5:46 PM on Saturday to 6:48…
Mark Your Calendars – The Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Is July 28–30
Speaking of the coming summer season of 2023, the Revere Beach Partnership, in coordination with the City of Revere and the Department of Conservation and Recreation, recently announced that the 19th Annual Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, one of…
Guest Op-Ed: Winthrop’s Regulation Regarding Chickens and Bees
By Bill Schmidt On December 13, 2022, the Winthrop Board of Health unanimously approved a Regulation Regarding the Keeping of Animals (primarily chickens and bees) in order to protect the health and safety of the public as well as animals…
Julia Holmes Nets Game-Winner in OT As Winthrop Girls Hockey Advances in Tourney
Senior captain Julia Holmes scored two goals, the second in overtime, to power the Winthrop High girls hockey team to a thrilling 2-1 victory over Whitman Hanson-Silver Lake in the MIAA State Tournament Sunday at the Larsen Rink at the…