A while back we wrote an editorial about the clear and obvious evils of the easy availability of sports gambling via smartphones. This past Sunday evening, the news program 60 Minutes had a segment on exactly that topic, highlighting how…
Month: February 2024
Guest Op-Ed: A Little Bit of Kindness To Protect Massachusetts Parklands and Foster Community
By Brian Arrigo Just under a year ago, I had the honor of being appointed to lead the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the state’s largest landowner and steward of roughly half a million acres across Massachusetts. It’s been…
WHS Sports Roundup
Boys Hockey Drop First Contest, But Still Ranked No. 1 in Division The Winthrop High boys hockey team dropped its first contest of the season to Northeastern Conference (NEC) North foe Marblehead last Saturday afternoon at Larsen Rink. The Vikings had…
Obituaries 02-08-2024
Lawrence Cellucci Longtime Raytheon Cost Analyst Who Later Worked for the State of Massachusetts in the Accounting Division Lawrence M. Cellucci of Winthrop passed away at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea on February 5. He was 74…
Memorial Bench in Honor of Bob Gillis
More than 100 Winthropites braved the freezing temperatures on January 21, as they gathered at Lewis Lake to dedicate a memorial bench in honor of the late Bob Gillis. That day was the first anniversary of Bob’s death at the…
Winthrop’s CASA Kids Support Their Veterans in a Big Way
Local Ambulance Response Concerns Raised Following Death of Winthrop Toddler
Special to the Transcript Ambulance services to the town are under the microscope following the death of a two-year-old girl last Friday. When the call for an unresponsive toddler came in on Friday, both ambulances that service the town by…
Registration Now Open for Prekindergarten
By Adam Swift Prekindergarten registration is now open for Winthrop families through the end of February. Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard said information about the registration process is available on the school district website, and that there will also be…
Police Blotter 02-01-2024
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates. The log is a public record and available for review. All persons who are arrested or charged with a crime are…
D.A.’s Office Creates Animal Cruelty Task Force
Special to the Times-Free Press The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office has taken a major step in addressing the escalating issue of animal cruelty. Last week, Suffolk County DA announced the creation of the county’s first Animal Cruelty Task Force.…