By Adam Swift The Town Council will take its most significant step yet when it takes up whether to bring proposed town charter changes before the public at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Ordinance Review Committee met for…
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Resident Parking Stickers Available Online Applications for 2023 Resident Parking Permits are now being accepted. Yellow 2022 permits expired on Saturday, December 31. There is a $5.00 fee for a parking permit and a fee of $10.00 for a visitor’s…
North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability Publishes Annual Report
By Adam Swift The North Suffolk Office of Resilience and Sustainability published its annual report in January, sharing with its constituents in Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop information on projects that were completed in 2022, updates on the upcoming phases of…
MassDOT Updates Council on Bennington Street Project
By Adam Swift MassDOT recently updated the Town Council on a pilot project on a stretch of Bennington Street in East Boston and Revere that could impact traffic in the town. While the project, which is intended to slow traffic…
Superintendent Looks Toward ConclusionOf Several Contract Negotiations
By Adam Swift The school district is moving closer to a contract agreement with its Education Support Professionals (ESP), according to Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard. A final meeting between the ESP union and the district was scheduled for Wednesday…
Senator Edwards Serves on the Transition Committees Of AG Andrea Campbell, Auditor Diana DiZoglio, and DA Kevin Hayden
Senator Lydia Edwards (D-Boston) has been serving on the Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau Team on her Transition Committee, additionally has been advising Auditor Diana DiZoglio on issues regarding workplace culture, inclusion, and accountability, and is…
School Enrollment Up, Large Increase in ELL Students
By Adam Swift Enrollment in Winthrop schools is on the rise, with numbers higher than they were during the Covid-19 pandemic. One area where the increase is being felt most acutely is with the number of English Language Learner students,…
Local Photographer a Winner in Mass. Audubon Annual Statewide Photo Contest
Special to the Transcript Lily Tallent of Winthrop has been named a winner in Mass Audubon’s 2002 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photography contest. Lily took top honors in the contest’s Landscapes category, Under-18 division, for her lovely image of…
The Maura Healey Era Has Begun!
Governor Maura Healey wasted little time since her inauguration a few weeks ago in setting the pace for what we’re sure will be an active — and activist — administration with her announcement last week that she will be filing…
Jacinda Ardern: A Total Class Act
We wish to make note of the incredibly classy announcement last week by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who told her country that she will be stepping down from the post after almost six years in office. Ms. Ardern…