With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Author: Transcript Staff
Russia Is Our Real Enemy
Sunday’s special report on the CBS news show 60 Minutes revealed that Russia has been the culprit in the hundreds of cases of debilitating neurological injuries that have struck American intelligence and law enforcement operatives around the world in the…
Bird Flu Is Not Just For the Birds
The second confirmed case of the bird flu infecting a human in this country (a Texas dairy farm worker who worked among infected cows) raises a red flag about the possibility of another pandemic ripping across the world. The current…
Letters to the Editor
Women May Decide the Presidency Dear Editor, On his March 24 CNN program, Farid Zackaria noted that until sixty years ago women of America and elsewhere were second class citizens. The progression to first class citizenship in America centered around…
Guest Op-Ed: Enhancements and Future Directions for the MBTA Ferry System
By Senator Lydia Edwards As the new ferry season commences, we reflect on the remarkable progress made and anticipate the exciting developments ahead. Under the Healey Administration, unprecedented investments in water transportation have been realized, illustrating our commitment to enhancing…
Guest Op-Ed: “One Size Fits All” Zoning Under Section 3A of M.G.L. C. 40A Is an Overreach by State
By Brian Perrin, Sr. I think it is important that our citizens know the peril that accompanies the state legislature’s “one size fits all” local zoning overreach contained in Section 3A of M.G.L. c. 40A, the multi-family zoning as-of-right contained…
WHS Sports Roundup
New Flag Football Program Set To Get Underway at WHS Winthrop High School has formed a girls’ flag football team and will be playing in the Massachusetts league run by the New England Patriots. The inaugural year of the program…
Obituaries 04-04-2024
Marie Gauthier Devoted Catholic Marie P. Gauthier of Winthrop, formerly of the North End, passed away peacefully at home with her daughter by her side on March 27, 2024. She was 84 years old. Born in the North End of…
Celebrating Women in Office
WHS Students Donate to ‘Survivors by the Sea’
This past January, the students of the Winthrop High Digital Photography and Graphic Design course and the Advanced Art classes displayed and sold their art and photography at the Book Depot to raise money for a local charity, “Survivors by…