In the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 students and two teachers, State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg calls for the Massachusetts Legislature to pass legislation requiring the state’s $101.5 billion pension…
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Exasperated by High Energy Costs? Wait Until This Winter
Barely a day goes by without a news story about the high cost of gasoline and energy prices in general. Economists and energy market experts point to a host of reasons as to why the market prices for oil and…
Letter to the Editor
Help Portal To Hope Dear Editor, Portal To Hope (PTH), the award-winning nonprofit organization serving domestic violence crime victims in Everett, Lynn, Medford, Malden, Winthrop and neighboring Massachusetts communities, is facing a 27% budget cut effective July 1. Already operating…
Guest Op-Ed: Protecting Our Children From the Shooters
By Dr. Glenn Mollette Most federal career politicians end up very wealthy. They make good salaries. They have great health insurance and very nice retirement packages. They typically develop political action committees that cover expenses the government doesn’t pay. When…
Obituaries 06-09-2022
Paul Alfama Was Boston Financial and State Street Vice President Paul A. Alfama of Winthrop passed away at Care Dimensions in Lincoln on May 29. He was 79 years old. Born in Cambridge, the beloved son of the late Elvira…
News Briefs
Sections of Blue Line Replaced With Shuttles Until June 10 Beginning Sunday, May 22, through Wednesday, June 8, Blue Line train service will be suspended between Wonderland and Orient Heights stations to allow for critical work to take place on…
Trooper David Green Scholarship Fund Established by Class of 1972
Special to the Transcript The David Green Scholarship is being established by his classmates from the graduating Class of 1972 to honor his memory and life. David passed away heroically on June 26, 2021, saving his Winthrop neighbors from a…
May Street Sweeping Wraps Up Tomorrow: Week of June 20 Next Sweeping Dates
The Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from April through October between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM on the day of a street’s trash collection. If…
Center Business District Project Construction Updates
The following is a summary of the work completed the past two weeks and the work P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc. (contractor) has scheduled through June 3. Please note, the anticipated schedule may vary due to unforeseen site conditions, weather…
Winthrop Police Hosts State-Wide Explorer Conference
Special to the Transcript This past Saturday, the Winthrop Police Department hosted the 18th Annual Massachusetts Police Explorer Competition. Explorers (youth between the ages of 14 and 20) from various communities around the state competed in 17 events including burglary…