Month: December 2023
Winthrop Marketplace Draws Raffle for a Cause
Town Council Honors Outgoing Members
By Adam Swift Last week’s Town Council meeting was the final one for Councilors Barbara Flockhart, Tracey Honan, and Stephen Ruggeiro. Council President Jim Letterie presented citations to the councilors for their service to the town. In addition, several residents…
A Look Back at Winthrop’s Top Stories This Year
Compiled by Adam Swift The fate of a proposed new fire station was one of the most hotly contested issues in Winthrop in 2023. In November, voters rejected a ballot question for a debt exclusion that would have allowed the…
Winthrop Police Lieutenant Facing Child Rape Charge
A Winthrop Police lieutenant is facing charges of child rape and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Police Lieutenant James Feeley was arraigned in East Boston…
News Brief
Boston Harbor Now Announces Annual New Year’s Eve Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll Boston Harbor Now has announced the return of the annual New Year’s Eve Waterfront Ice Sculpture Stroll, with more ice sculptures than ever before in a variety of…
Eruzione Foundation Donates Equipment for School CPR Training
By Adam Swift The Eruzione Foundation has never hesitated to step up to help the residents and students of Winthrop. Recently, the foundation donated equipment to the Winthrop Public Schools that will help middle school students learn CPR, Superintendent of…
UMass Announces Scholarships for Top 10-Percent of Community College Graduates
Special to the Transcript The University of Massachusetts announced that the top 10 percent of the Commonwealth’s future community college graduates will receive a minimum of $5,000 per year above federal and private financial aid if they enroll at one…
Happy New Year
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after re-reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
WHS Sports Roundup
David Green Memorial Hoop Tourney This Week; Title Contests Set for Today The Winthrop High boys and girls basketball teams are hosting the third annual David Green Memorial Basketball Tournament this week. On the girls’ side, Hamilton-Wenham and Stoneham opened…