Officials Advise Residents of Elevated West Nile Virus Risk Level Interim Town Manager Terence Delehanty and Public Health Director Meredith Hurley announce that the Town of Winthrop is now considered at high risk for West Nile Virus, and offer community…
Month: September 2021
Two Winthrop Residents to Participate in Next Month’s Jimmy Fund Walk
Two Winthrop residents will choose their own route on October 3 and raise money for cancer research during the socially distanced Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. Winthrop’s Leighanne Strangie and James Nelson, along with thousands of other walkers, will participate…
‘Jazz and Blues’ Exhibit on Display at Winthrop Public Library
Special to the Transcript Tim Curry’s photograph collection, “Jazz & Blues†will be in the Winthrop Public Library until the end of October. Mr. Curry: said, “The photographs exhibited were taken at several Jazz and Blues locations over the past…
Winthrop Police Department to Offer Youth Open Recreation Program
Chief Terence M. Delehanty is pleased to announce that the Winthrop Police Department is offering a youth open recreation program in partnership with Community Action for Safe Alternatives, and students are encouraged to attend. This free program is open any…
USPS Now Hiring Seasonal Employees Nationwide in Preparation for 2021 Holiday Season
The U.S. Postal Service is currently hiring for more than 40,000 seasonal positions as preparations continue for the 2021 winter holidays, the agency’s peak season for mail and package deliveries. Seasonal opportunities include but are not limited to city and…
East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro Bows Out of Senate Race
East Boston Rep. Adrian Madaro has decided not to run for the state senate seat recently vacated by Sen. Joe Boncore (D-Winthrop). Madaro, who has served as state rep since 2015 after winning a special election that year and is…
Lenny Piazza Scholarship Recipients Announced
The Leonard Piazza Scholarship committee is pleased to announce the following students as recipients for 2021: Joshua Chaves, Ashley Fitzgerald, Thomas O’Shea, Kaleigh Snook, Gianna Stickney– and a donation to the Everett High School Band to aid in their awesome…
Congratulations, Ron Spinney
The term “living legend†often is overused, but in the case of former long-time Winthrop High girls basketball coach Ron Spinney, it is, if anything, an understatement. Ron, who is being inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association Hall of…
America Since 9/11: One Step Forward, Many Steps Back
Amidst the solemn ceremonies and remembrances this past weekend of the terrorist attack 20 years ago on 9/11, one thing is clear: America is far better protected from a similar act of terrorism than we were on 9/10/01. To be…
Guest Op-Ed: Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley Statement on 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11 Attacks
By Sean P. O’Malley “Throughout the history of the United States, events have occurred that profoundly changed who we are as a country. Breakthrough developments in medicine and science, and technology that allows for instantaneous communication, have provided us opportunities…