Special to the Journal A few days after earning massive endorsements from SEIU Local 32BJ, and UNITE HERE Local 26, Juan Jaramillo has continued to build momentum as the strongest candidate to succeed Robert DeLeo as state representative for the…
Month: February 2021
Suffolk County Sheriff Steve Tompkins endorses Valentino Capobianco for State Rep.
Special to the Journal Valentino Capobianco, candidate for State Representative in the 19th Suffolk District, received the endorsement from Sheriff Steve Tompkins. Sheriff Tompkins has served as the Sheriff of Suffolk County since 2013, when he was appointed, following eleven…
Police Blotter 02-18-2021
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: MONDAY, FEB. 1 1538: A resident came into the station to report that she was a victim of identity fraud. The…
Congratulations, WHS Gymnastics Team
This has been a strange time for all of us amidst the pandemic, as we await our vaccinations that hopefully will allow us to return to normal life (whatever that may be). For those of us who are older, we especially feel…
Use Common Sense When Driving
Perusing through the police reports these days makes it apparent that the winter season is here — and with it, the usual array of traffic incidents and accidents. Although we have not had any of the big blizzard-type of winter…
A North Pole Hurricane
Residents in Texas and along the Gulf Coast have become accustomed in recent years to a seemingly-endless onslaught of devastating hurricanes barreling up from the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Harvey a few years ago dumped more rain and caused more flooding…
Letters to the Editor
Supports DelVento Dear Editor, I’d like to submit my endorsement for state representative candidate Alicia DelVento to be published as a letter to the editor in this coming issue of the Winthrop Sun Transcript. Thank you! “Alicia DelVento is consistently…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS gymnastics team sets news school scoring mark The 2021 high school athletic season has been different — and difficult — in many ways thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Winthrop High gymnastics team made it a memorable one…
Obituaries 02-18-2021
Marilyn Dalton Of Winthrop Marilyn F. (Lannan) Dalton of Winthrop passed away on February 9. She was 90 years old. The beloved wife of the late William J. Dalton, she was born in Somerville, the cherished daughter of the late…
Woodside Ace Hardware Under New Ownership
After 23 years, Paul Levy is handing over his keys for the ACE Hardware on Main Street to longtime employee and new owner, Lauren Murphy, who credits Levy for playing an incredible role in her life. Over the past 15…