By Maxim Tamarov It was Tuesday afternoon and two P. Gioioso & Sons construction vehicles were circling around Harold E. French Square, working on a segment of the Center Business District (CBD) construction project. The CBD project, which aims to…
4XVR Offers a Safe Escape in the Center of Town
You no longer have to go far or risk your health to escape. In fact, you can explore and travel faraway places, make your way through a haunted house, ride a rollercoaster, battle zombies, and operate a race car right…
American Federation of Teachers Mass. Calls for Remote Start to School This Fall
On Friday, the American Federation of Teachers (ATF) Massachusetts Executive Board, made up of elected representatives of the 23,000 AFT members statewide, voted to call for a remote start to school this fall, citing the rising levels of COVID-19 transmission…
Unemployment Claims Increase for the Week Ending July 25
For the week ending July 25, Massachusetts had 19,179 individuals file an initial claim for regular Unemployment Insurance (UI), an increase of 1,025 over the previous week. Increases were widespread throughout all sectors. From March 15 to July 25, a…
Plans Announced for Read-In to Support Furloughed Library Staff
Special to the Transcript On August 6, a read-in will take place in the lawn outside Town Hall (1 Metcalf Square) in Winthrop starting at 4:00 pm. This protest is intended to highlight the Town Manager’s refusal to rehire the…
Congressman Adam Schiff Endorses Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate
On Monday, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), a Framingham native, endorsed Joe Kennedy for U.S. Senate in an email and video to Kennedy for MA supporters. As Chair of the House Intelligence Committee, Congressman Schiff is known for fighting tirelessly against…