Construction for his critical infrastructure project for the Center Business District will begin on Monday, April 6. The project will result in a system that works better for the entire community. To view the most updated version of the timeline…
Author: Transcript Staff
EBNHC Grateful for Our Supportive Community
Our community’s strength is on full display despite the extraordinary challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. Public health agencies, elected officials, health care providers and community leaders are collaborating in new ways to protect our neighborhoods. Most community members are taking…
Winthrop Coronavirus Update: 27 Total COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Since March 15; 1 Deceased, 1 Recovered and 25 in Isolation
Special to the Transcript Town Manager Austin Faison and Public Health Director Meredith Hurley have received notification from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) of seven additional Winthrop residents with positive cases of COVID-19, the illness associated with the…
House Extends Mass. Tax Filing Deadlines
Special to the Transcript On March 27, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo along with his colleagues in the House of Representatives passed legislation to move the individual tax filing and payment deadline, support municipal government operations, and allow alcohol sales…
Massachusetts Bar Examination to Be Postponed Until the Fall
The Supreme Judicial Court and the Board of Bar Examiners today announced that, due to the ongoing public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts bar examination will not be administered on July 28 and July 29, 2020 as previously…
Consumers Facing Financial Hardships Due to COVID-19 Urged to Contact Local Bank
The Massachusetts Bankers Association urged consumers who are facing financial hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic to contact their financial institution for assistance. Local banks throughout the Commonwealth have pledged to work with their customers – individuals and businesses –…
Mass. Democratic Party Chair to Seek Approval from State Committee to Not Hold Annual Convention
Today, the Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, Gus Bickford, with the support of Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Joe Kennedy III, is announcing that he will seek approval from the Democratic State Committee to not hold a state convention…
There Are Many Heroes in the Battle Against COVID-19
The current crisis in which we find ourselves has been compared to a war. But instead of an opposing army, our enemy is a novel virus that is 1/900th the width of a human hair and that can be transmitted…
This Will Be a Long Haul
It has become evident to everyone that the effort to hold back COVID-19 is not conducive of either an easy or a quick fix. This is going to be a long and difficult ordeal that will test the fabric of…
Letter to the Editor
On the Redesign at French Square Dear Editor, In response to some inaccurate reported comments from our Town Manager Austin Faison, during last week’s remote Town Council meeting on WCAT, the following will set the record straight. Of late, many…