Month: January 2024
Community Forum Addresses Charges Against Former Police Lieutenant
By Adam Swift Town Manager Tony Marino and Police Chief Terence Delehanty hosted a community forum at the senior center on Monday to address concerns and answer questions about the recent arrest of a police lieutenant. James Feeley was arraigned…
Winthrop Gets First Taste of Winter Weather
Winthrop and the entire region got its first taste of winter weather over the past weekend. On Sunday, Winthrop and the Boston area escaped the worst of the snow that hit the Merrimack Valley and other inland areas of the…
News Briefs
Apply for Your 2024 Parking Permit Online Applications for 2024 Resident Parking Permits are now being accepted. Red 2023 permits expired on Sunday, Dec. 31. There is a $5.00 fee for a parking permit and a fee of $10.00 for…
School Administration Looks To Begin 24–25 Budget Process
By Adam Swift The calendar has just turned to 2024, but the school administration is already gearing up to craft the 2024-25 school year budget. “Starting in early December, we started looking at the budget for next year, anticipating what…
Plastic Free Mass Urges Legislators To Fix Recycling System
Special to the Transcript Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Just Zero, Be the Solution to Pollution, and other members of Plastic Free Mass are calling on legislators to update the state’s beverage container deposit return system (aka Bottle Bill), which remains…
Edwards Embarks on Comprehensive Housing Tour To Address Massachusetts’ Unique Challenges
Special to the Transcript Senator Lydia Edwards recently completed an extensive tour of Nantucket, Hyannis, and Provincetown, hosted by Cape and Islands Senator Cyr, to closely examine the housing challenges facing these areas. Accompanied by local leaders and advocates, the…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Advances Tuition Equity
Special to the Transcript The Healey-Driscoll Administration took a significant step forward in expanding access to higher education for all Massachusetts residents by launching the new Massachusetts Application for State Financial Aid (MASFA). The Department of Higher Education released the form on their website today,…
Edwards Embarks on Comprehensive Housing Tour To Address Massachusetts’ Unique Challenges
Special to the Transcript Senator Lydia Edwards recently completed an extensive tour of Nantucket, Hyannis, and Provincetown, hosted by Cape and Islands Senator Cyr, to closely examine the housing challenges facing these areas. Accompanied by local leaders and advocates, the…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2024 will mark 56 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…