Month: June 2025
Lodge of Elks Hosts Annual Flag Day Program
The Harbor Gem is Ready to Sail
Council Deadlocks on Appointment of Precinct 2 Councilor
By Adam Swift The town council reached a stalemate on the vote to appoint a new Precinct 2 councilor to serve through the end of the year at last week’s meeting. After the council evenly split 4-4 on two votes…
Town Council Gets Update on Newfire Station Construction Timeline
By Adam Swift The town’s Firehouse Building Committee held its first meeting with the project’s new owner’s project manager, P3, earlier this month. P3 will help oversee the construction of the new $38.5 million fire station at the site of…
News Briefs
Fire officials urge residents to leave fireworks to the professionals Fires, explosions, and serious injuries related to illegal fireworks spike each summer in Massachusetts, and fire service leaders are asking residents and visitors to leave those dangerous devices to the…
Council Once Again Fails to Support 3A Compliance Plan
By Adam Swift For the second time in less than a year, the town council failed to accept an MBTA 3A compliance plan. The council voted 4-4 last week to accept the planning board’s recommended compliance plan, which was essentially…
Council Debates Attendance Policy
By Adam Swift The attendance of Councilor-at-Large Rob DeMarco by Zoom at a May 20 council meeting was raised as an issue by fellow Councilor-at-Large Max Tassinari at last week’s council meeting. Precinct 5 Councilor Joseph Aiello used his council…
FKO Celebrates First-ever Graduation of OST Apprenticeship Program in State
Special to the Transcript For Kids Only Afterschool (FKO) proudly celebrated a historic milestone on June 5, 2025, with the graduation of the first cohort of its registered apprenticeship program for the Out-of-School Time (OST) workforce- Massachusetts and the country’s…
Scenes from Winthrop Juneteenth Celebration at EB Newton School
State Senator Lydia Edwards joined local officials, candidates, and community members today for a special Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony at the EB Newton School in Winthrop. The event commemorated Juneteenth, celebrating the enduring fight for freedom and equality. Senator Edwards also…