The fires that have been burning out of control this past week in Texas and Oklahoma — and which are continuing to rage as this is being written — are yet another harbinger of what awaits us thanks to the ever-increasing rate of…
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Please: No Public Drinking On St. Patrick’s Day
With the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and traditional South Boston parade approaching on Sunday, March 17, we urge our public safety officials to plan for enforcing the laws which prohibit drinking in public, especially by underage drinkers. Last year in the…
Letters to the Editor
On the MBTA Zoning Proposal Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns and my strong opposition to the MBTA 3A zoning proposal. Many of our fellow Winthrop residents have expressed concerns that this proposal is totally inappropriate for…
Viking Hockey Notebook: John Hayes Was in the House
It brought back great Winthrop sports memories to see John Hayes at Larsen Rink at the Mike Eruzione Center Saturday cheering on his nephew, senior hockey captain Billy Hayes, in the Vikings’ 6-1 win over Hudson. John Hayes is simply…
Obituaries 03-07-2024
Edward “Buddy” Gleeson February 22, 1934 – February 28, 2024 Edward “Buddy” Gleeson of Winthrop, formerly of East Boston, passed away peacefully on February 28. Edward was born in Boston on February 22, 1934 to the late Francis and Josephine…
Project Play Swap Shops A Win-Win for Winthrop
Voters To Go To Polls on Tuesday
By Adam Swift Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 for the presidential primary. Early voting for the primaries in the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties began last Saturday, and will continue at Winthrop…
School Committee To Consider Additional Half Day for Elementary Schools
By Adam Swift The school district is looking to potentially add a half day for its elementary schools to the calendar in June. At Monday night’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard said she will be back at…
News Briefs
Winthrop Dems to Caucus On March 11 On Monday, March 11, at 6 p.m., Democrats will convene virtually, to elect 10 delegates and 4 alternates to represent Winthrop at the June 1, 2024 State Democratic Convention in Worcester. Any Winthrop…
Winthrop Fire Department Responds to Deer Island for Alarm Activation
Special to the Transcript The Winthrop Fire Department responded to the Deer Island Treatment Plant on Monday evening for a report of a fire alarm activation that resulted from an overhead electrical motor, according to Fire Chief Scott Wiley. No…