Special to the Transcript The MBTA announced improvements this spring to bus and subway schedules, which go into effect on April 6, 2025. Among the changes, the MBTA will improve subway frequency as well as bus frequency and schedule reliability…
Month: April 2025
FBI Boston Warns Quit Claim Deed Fraud is on the Rise
Special to the Transcript The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning property owners and real estate agents about a steady increase in reports of quit claim deed fraud it has received; scams that have resulted…
Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits exhibition opens at the MFA – A Chosen Family Affair
Special to the Journal The new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is a touching collaboration between the MFA and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. When the two respective curators, Katie Hanson, of William and Ann Elfers…
Northeast Metro Tech Clears Another Hurdle on Pathway to Building New School
Special to the Journal Superintendent David DiBarri is pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech’s plan to construct a new school has once again been affirmed as meeting all required wetlands protection requirements. In 2023, the Wakefield Conservation Commission denied…
The Override Vote is this Saturday
Winthrop voters will determine the fate of three Prop. 2 and 1/2 override questions this Saturday, April 5. Question 1 seeks a $38 million debt exclusion override for the construction of a new fire station at the site of the…
Plastics: It’s even worse than we thought
We recently wrote about the pervasiveness of plastics not only in our environment, but also in our bodies. However, as ominous as we thought things were at the time we wrote those words, more-recent revelations by scientists across the globe…
Letter to the Editor
Retiring From Winthrop Youth Hockey Dear Editor, I’ll always cherish the memories and friendships that I made in the Winthrop Youth Hockey Association over the past forty (40) years, especially in the Sunday morning Learn To Skate Clinic, at the…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS softball team to host Hamilton-Wenham Saturday morning at 11:00 The Winthrop High softball team opened its 2025 season this week with three contests. The Lady Viking played at Northeastern Conference (NEC) South rival Salem yesterday (Wednesday) and will travel…
Obituaries 04-03-2025
Edward Francis (Ed) Wickham Attorney who cherished his family who thrived on knowledge and sharing it with others Edward Francis (Ed) Wickham of Winthrop, passed away peacefully on March 26 in Chelsea. The son of the late Edward and Eleanor…