By Adam Swift Last week, the Boston City Council voted to accept a $13.3 million anti-terrorism grant that the previous council had narrowly voted against accepting. The grant will impact surrounding communities, including Chelsea, Revere, Everett, and Winthrop, who are…
Month: February 2024
Fraud Fighters Workshop Comes to Winthrop
About 50 residents attended the Suffolk County Fraud Fighters Workshop presented by District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office and community partners. The workshop was hosted by the Winthrop Police Department’s Senior Monthly Outreach Program at the Winthrop Senior Center. The goal…
Bill Schmidt Will Support Bridge Over Troubled Waters in the 8th Annual Winter Walk
Special to the Transcript On Sunday, February 11, at 8:30 am at the Boston Common, Winthrop resident Bill Schmidt will be participating in the Annual Winter Walk as a member of the Bridge Over Troubled Waters Team to help raise…
“Annie” Playing for One Week Only at Boch Center Wang Theatre
Spunky, little orphan, Annie, and her friends endure a “hard knock life” at a neglectful orphanage in 1933 New York. Although times can be burdensome, she believes there is hope for sunshine. “Annie,” directed by Jenn Thompson, and featuring scores…
Chloe Gentgen Receives Zonta Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Special to the Journal Local Massachusetts Zonta Clubs of District One, recently honored Chloe Gentgen, this year’s recipient of the Amelia Earhart Fellowship, at a dinner and awards ceremony hosted by the Zonta Club of Chelsea and North Shore. Ms.…
Mass. Man Extradited From Sweden in Connection With Fires at Local Jewish Institutions
Special to the Transcript A Massachusetts man has been extradited from Stockholm, Sweden to face charges in connection with his alleged obstruction of an investigation into fires set at Jewish institutions in Chelsea and two other communities in May 2019. …
Atlantic Works Gallery Announces February Show
Special to the Journal Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG), the East Boston artist-run collaborative space for art and ideas, announced that as part of its traditional new year’s focus on its newest members, Renato Viganego will have a solo show in…
Super Sunday: Fans Set To Wager on the Big Game This Sunday at WynnBET Sportsbook in Encore
Football fans will be making their way to Encore Boston Harbor in Everett Sunday to make a wager on the Super Bowl at the WynnBET Sportsbook located on the casino floor. The NFL’s title game, matching the defending champion Kansas…
St. Michael Archangel Parish Receives Award
Special to the Transcript The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $3.8 million in grant awards to support security enhancements for 80 Massachusetts nonprofits at high risk of hate crimes or attacks by extremists. Grant recipients that include St.Michael Archangel Parish of Winthrop…
Zuckerberg, Et Al: The Worst of the Worst
Last week’s dramatic hearing in the U.S. Senate, in which the heads of a number of social media companies testified in front of a gallery that was filled with parents who lost children because of the pernicious effects of social…