Honoring Winthrop Legends Dear Editor, I was hoping you would give a shout out to Allen Brogna and Howie Conley – two absolute legends in Winthrop! They’ve been instrumental in shaping the lives of countless kids in town, particularly through…
Month: February 2025
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS gymnastics team celebrates Senior Night with win over Fenwick The Winthrop High gymnastics team celebrated its recent Senior Night in appropriate fashion with a 134.65-129.75 victory over Bishop Fenwick. “Competing with Bishop Fenwick has been special over the years,…
Winthrop Claims Share of Northeast Hockey League Championship
By Cary Shuman The final league game of the season on Senior Day at Larsen Rink showcased all the variables that have made Coach Butch Martucci’s Winthrop Vikings a champion for the 2024-25 season. The incredibly clutch and superb goaltending…
Winthrop skates past Grafton, 4-0, on Senior Day
By Cary Shuman The Winthrop High School boys hockey team celebrated Senior Day with a strong 4-0 victory over Grafton Saturday afternoon at Larsen Rink. The Vikings scored three unanswered goals in the first period while senior captain and goaltender…
Obituaries 02-20-2025
John (Jack) Van Buskirk Retired Winthrop Animal Control Officer John D. (Jack) Van Buskirk of Winthrop and previously of Port Charlotte, FL passed away after a brief illness at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers on February 14, 2025. He…
Feeling the Love at St. John’s Valentine’s Day Sale
Snowy Scenes Around the Town
Fire Department Hosting Open Houses for New Fire Station Vote
By Adam Swift The Winthrop Fire Department will host open houses at the two current fire stations on Pauline and Shirley Streets on Saturday, March 8 as part of the public outreach in advance of the debt exclusion vote for…
Longtime Winthrop Mail Carrier, Donny Trainor Retires
Special to the Transcript Donny Trainor always felt a personal connection to Winthrop. It is where both his parents were raised. So, when he took over the postal route 39 years ago, it was a sort of homecoming. A fixture…
Women’s Suffrage Discussed at WIHA Meeting
By Marianne Salza In the late 19th and early 20th centuries Women’s Suffrage Movement demonstrators united in an effort to obtain their lawful right to be represented in public elections. Congress’s passing of the 15th Amendment — granting the suffrage…