The founders of the greatest American companies (at least as measured by their stock-market caps) are Bill Gates of Microsoft, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Elon Musk of Tesla and Space X, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (Facebook), the late Steve Jobs…
Month: May 2025
Obituaries 5-8-2025
Edna Mae CrewsActive member of the St. John Episcopal Church in Winthrop Edna Mae Crews of Winthrop passed away at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on May 3, 2025. She was 96 years old. Born in Roxbury, she was…
Blast from the Past! Winthrop Playmakers Time Capsules now on view at Winthrop Public Library and Museum
Special to the Transcript In the mid-1960s, local performing arts enthusiasts came together to form the Winthrop Playmakers, putting on numerous productions at the Memorial Auditorium. The Playmakers then found their permanent home in the early 1970s, raising enough money…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS boys lacrosse qualifies for tourney; hosts Masco today The Winthrop High boys lacrosse team turned in what head coach Brian Donnelly characterized as “a massive week of games against some solid NEC competition” to improve to 10-1 on the…
Holgersen selected to Boston Herald All Scholastic Team
Winthrop High School hockey captain Mike Holgersen was selected to the 2025 Boston Herald All-Scholastic Hockey Team. Holgersen completed his outstanding hockey career with a hat-trick in the Vikings’ 3-0 victory over Dedham in the state championship game at the…
Dale Dunbar named Boston Globe Coach of the Year
Dale Dunbar, who piloted the Winthrop High School boys hockey team to the Division 4 state championship, has been named the 2025 Boston Globe Coach of the Year. Dunbar, a 1979 Winthrop High graduate who played college hockey at BU…
Staircase Cleanup
Nominationpapers available for Town election
By Transcript Staff Nomination papers will be available at the Town Clerk’s office at Town Hall beginning on Monday for the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. On the ballot this year are a two-year term for Town Council President,…
Public encouraged to participate in public health needs survey
Special to the Transcript Winthrop’s public health department is looking for input on its Community Health Needs Assessment survey. A link to the survey is available on the town’s website at winthropma.gov/CivicAlerts. The health department is particularly looking for input…
Bilingual storytime and cultural fun at Winthrop Library this Saturday
Special to the Transcript In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, Little Ant World is excited to invite the Winthrop community to a special cultural event this May! We would be grateful if you could help…