Author: Transcript Staff
News Briefs
Horribles Parade Fundraiser Set for Friday The Horribles Parade Committee and the Point Shirley Association invite residents to attend the Prize-o-Rama, the annual raffle fundraiser for the Town’s Horribles Parade. The Prize-o-rama will take place at 1032 Shirley Street, Winthrop…
Colarusso Challenges Rep. Clark to Debate
Special to the Transcript Caroline Colarusso, Republican candidate for Congress, challenged Congresswoman Katherine Clark to hold a town hall meeting to explain her plan on lowering the price of gas. “Where’s the relief? Where the help for families and seniors…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Parker Named to Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 Semester at Quinnipiac University Ryan Parker of Winthrop was named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester at Quinnipiac University: To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn…
America Is in A Maelstrom With No Way Out
America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every aspect of our lives. The Great…
Boating and Drinking Don’t Mix
A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah, Ga., the authorities said. Four other people were injured,…
Letter to the Editor
On BOFA Closure Dear Editor: On July 19, 2022, our Bank of America (BOFA) Winthrop branch will be permanently closed/the ATM shut–leaving only one ATM for the entire town at the busy and often dangerous intersection at Main and Pleasant…
Winthrop Little League’s Cubs Take the Championship
Special to the Transcript The 2022 Winthrop Little League baseball season concluded last week with the A Division Cubs winning the League Championship. The Cubs defeated the Twins, Mariners and Cardinals to take home the title in the WLL double…
Obituaries 06-23-2022
Louis Todisco Past Commodore of the Cottage Park Yacht Club, Past Treasurer Winthrop Youth Hockey, Former Winthrop Little League Coach and Member of the Knights of Columbus Louis R. Todisco of Winthrop passed away at the Leonard Florence Center for…
Strawberry Festival is Saturday
By Michael Herbert One of Winthrop’s longest running traditions, the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association’s 108th Strawberry Festival, at 40 Shirley Street, this Saturday from 3 to 6 PM. Volunteers will be dishing up a heaping bowl of strawberry shortcake…