To my friends and the residents of Winthrop and Revere: Speaker Bob DeLeo’s decision to step down after 30 years of dedicated service leaves our communities with a significant loss of leadership on Beacon Hill. Bob DeLeo set the highest…
Month: January 2021
PJM Executive Car Service, Other Area Companies Receive State Grants
MassDevelopment has awarded 85 grants totaling $4,465,619 from the Taxi and Livery Business Support Grant Program to support 104 small businesses operating in the taxi and livery industries and two taxi and livery industry associations including five area businesses. The first…
Mass. Legislature Passes Landmark Climate Change Bill
Special to the Transcript Rep. RoseLee Vincent and Senator Joseph Boncore joined with their colleagues in the Massachusetts Legislature this week in passing breakthrough climate legislation that overhauls the state’s climate laws, drives down greenhouse gas emissions, creates clean energy…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces First Week Hikes at State Parks
Special to the Journal For the 30th year in a row, the State will offer residents and visitors the opportunity to explore the great outdoors through the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) First Week Hikes program in celebration of the…
Governor Baker Signs Health Care Legislation Increases Access to Quality, Affordable Care, Promotes Telehealth, Protects Access to COVID Testing and Treatment
Gov. Charles Baker has signed a comprehensive healthcare legislation that promotes key priorities initially included in the Administration’s healthcare legislation filed in 2019. The new law increases insurance coverage for telehealth services, expands the scope of practice for nurse practitioners,…
Police Blotter 01-07-2021
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: Monday, Dec. 21 0857: A resident came into the station to report that the rear of her motor vehicle (MV) had…
Emissions Bill Is a Big Step for the Environment
The approval on Monday by both houses of the Massachusetts legislature of a bill that requires the state to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 85% below 1990 levels by 2050 represents a huge step toward the goal of…
It Was a Great Run, Pats’ Fans
The 2020 season for the New England Patriots came to a merciful close this past weekend. The woeful Pats finished with a 7-9 record, their first losing season since 2000, and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.…
Letters to the Editor
Thank You Speaker DeLeo Dear Editor, I really enjoyed reading Speaker Bob DeLeo’s recent farewell delivery that the “Winthrop Sun Transcript†reprinted in its 12-30-20 issue. I enjoyed reading about the Speaker’s and the House of Representatives’ accomplishments, under Bob’s…
Guest Op-Ed: ‘It Was an Honor’ to Serve With Speaker Bob DeLeo
By Joseph Boncore I am so incredibly honored to have spent these past few years serving alongside House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo in the General Court. For over 40 years, starting as a town meeting member and ending with his…