Hockey Game to Benefit Doug Flutie Autism Awareness Foundation The annual game fundraiser game to benefit the Doug Flutie Autism Awareness Foundation on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Larsen Rink at the Eruzione Center. The puck drops at 6:30…
Month: April 2024
Winthrop Cultural Council Awards FKO for Community Playgroup, Rise and Shine
Special to the Transcript For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Winthrop Cultural Council to enhance its community playgroup initiative. The community playgroup, named Rise and Shine, provides a…
School Comm. Votes No on School Choice Program
By Adam Swift The Winthrop School Committee voted once again this year to not have the school district take part in the state’s School Choice program. School Choice allows students to attend participating school districts outside of their own communities.…
WIHA Hosts Discussion on ‘Massachusetts Firsts’
James Healy, one of the founders of Boston Duck Tours, presented “Massachusetts Firsts” during the Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association’s (WIHA) April 2 dinner meeting in the Deane Winthrop House barn. Healy is a retired history officer for Boston Duck…
Celebrate Arbor Day April 20 at The Deane Winthrop House
Special to the Transcript Please join the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association (W.I.H.A.) in the garden of the historic Deane Winthrop House at 40 Shirley St. for an inspirational Arbor Day Celebration of Trees, April 20th 11-2pm. W.I.H.A. is especially…
Chamber Awards Set for April 27
“The annual Winthrop Chamber & Community Awards Ceremony will be held on April 27 at Cottage Park Yacht Club. Each year, the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce chooses members of the community who have displayed excellence and contributed to our community…
NSMT’s 2024 Musical Season To Include an Encore Performance Of ‘Jersey Boys’ and an Extended 3-Week Run of ‘Disney’s Frozen!’
Special to the Transcript Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is set to return for an expanded season of exceptional musical entertainment for North Shore audiences. The season includes an Encore Production of “Jersey Boys”, an extended premiere…
Winthrop’s Loehning To Run 128th Boston Marathon on Behalf of Make-a-Wish
Special to the Transcript On Monday, April 15, Winthrop resident Mikara Loehning will run the 128th Boston Marathon® presented by Bank of America on a 26.2-mile route from Hopkinton to Boston as a member of Team Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode…
Thank You, Sen. Edwards
Two weeks ago, our State Senator, Lydia Edwards, set out very clearly her position regarding the controversial MBTA Communities Act and its impact upon our town in an Op-Ed that appeared in the Sun-Transcript on March 28. (Sen. Edwards’s Op-Ed…
A Freaky Friday…
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…