A little over 20 residents attended a public forum hosted by Town Council President Jim Letterie on Tuesday night. Letterie said there was a healthy, respectful dialogue on a number of the big issues facing the town, including the MBTA…
Month: September 2024
Appreciation: Outstanding WHS Athlete and Coach Bob Guidi, 81
Robert “Bob” Guidi, a Winthrop High Hall of Fame inductee and outstanding high school sports coach, died on Sept. 14, 2024, after a brief illness. He was 81. Bob Guidi was the son of the late Albert J. “Obbie” Guidi…
Town Planning Board Considering Residential Development Proposals
At last week’s meeting, the planning board took up two proposed residential developments that have previously been before it. One of those projects will head to the ZBA in October, while the second was continued to the planning board’s October…
Winthrop’s Shannon Raneri Honored by Rep. Turco for achievements over summer
Special to the Transcript Representative Turco was pleased to present a citation to Shannon Raneri for her outstanding journalism. Shannon won the Freedom Forum Scholarship where she then went on to Washington, DC to represent the State of Massachusetts at…
News Briefs
Fall Clothing AND Costume Swap with Project Play Get the kids ready for fall an Halloween by rounding up those costumes and outgrown clothing & bringing them down to the swap shop! No need to buy new- just shop the…
Winthrop Police Civilian Police Academy sign-ups starting soon
Special to the Transcript Winthrop Police announce sign ups for their annual Civilian Police Academy, beginning on Thursday, October 17, 2024, and continuing for 10 weekly sessions for Winthrop residents aged 18 and over. Winthrop officers will instruct classes on…
Brace Yourself for Boston’s Hauntingly Immersive ‘Wicked Haunt Fest’
Get ready to experience Halloween like never before in Boston, as the inaugural Wicked Haunt Fest makes its highly anticipated debut this fall in Charlestown’s Hood Park. Running from September 29 through November 3,, the immersive Halloween experience by the…
Forever Chemicals are in All of Our Bodies
On top of the recent news that micro-and nanoplastics are in our bodies and in just about every living thing on the planet, a new study published last week has revealed that of the 14,000 known chemicals — commonly referred…
We Need to Ban Styrofoam
While on the subject of harmful chemicals and substances in our environment, we’d like to take the opportunity to commend the efforts of Revere City Councilor Joanne McKenna for ensuring that the city’s ordinance banning the use of single-use styrofoam…
Letters to the Editor
A Crosswalk Dear Editor, Hallelujah, thank you. We finally have a cross walk at Plummer and Pleasant St. After months and years of pleading and cajoling with messers. Calla, Letterie and other, we have success. Two cross walks would have…