Special to the Transcript The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, honored the individuals and organizations that demonstrated extraordinary leadership in supporting GBFB’s hunger-relief efforts throughout 2024 at its new GBFB Awards event, held…
Month: June 2025
Near the Water? Watch Your Children!
With school out and summer vacation season upon us, we wish to remind our readers of the need to exercise extreme vigilance whenever they are near the water, whether at a pool, a lake, or the ocean, with young children.…
Happy Juneteenth
Juneteenth, which has been a national holiday since 2021, marks the day when the Union Army entered the city of Galveston on June 19, 1865, and freed the slaves in Texas pursuant to President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had gone…
Israel has No Choice
Israel’s decision to eliminate Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile facilities not only comes as no surprise, but should be welcomed by everyone who understands that the only threats to world peace come from the authoritarian rulers of the Axis of…
Letters to the Editor
WST story was inaccurate: There were 50 “No to 3A” picketers at recent stand-out Dear Editor, I am writing in response to an inaccurate statement published in last week’s edition of the Winthrop Sun-Transcript. In the article “Winthrop Working Together holds…
Obituaries 06-19-2025
Joy Brownell Dawson Caregiving nurse whose life was defined by her family and patients Joy Brownell Dawson passed away at her home in Rochester, Massachusetts on the morning of June 15th. She was 68 years old. Joy was born in…
Flagpole Dedicated to the Late Harold “Huck” Evans
WHS Girls Viking Hockey Awards Night
Two Candidates Come Forward for Vacant Precinct 2 Council Seat
By Adam Swift The town council is scheduled to interview two candidates for the vacant Precinct 2 council seat at its next regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17. Karin Chavis and Michael Kinlin both submitted letters of interest to serve…
Winthrop WorkingTogether Holds Forum on Housing Crisis
By Transcript Staff At a time of intense focus on questions related to housing, particularly in the context of the controversial MBTA Communities Act (commonly known as the 3A law, which mandates that communities within the MBTA’s service area in…