Month: April 2022
School Committee Decides to Move Ahead With ELPAC
The Winthrop School Committee met on Monday, April 25, where it decided to move ahead with its English Language Parent Advisory Committee (ELPAC). The WPS ELPAC is an organization for the parents of the district’s roughly 160 English Language Learners…
Turco Will Seek Re-Election as State Representative
Jeff Turco has announced that he will be a candidate for re-election to the state representative seat in the 19th Suffolk District this fall. Turco was sworn in by Gov. Charlie Baker on April 7, 2021, after winning a special…
Eruzione Congratulates Dempsey on Isobel Cup Championship; Her Jersey on Display
USA Olympic hockey captain Mike Eruzione was among the many Winthrop hockey fans following the progress of Boston Pride captain Jillian Dempsey and her women’s professional hockey team this season. Eruzione knows all about team chemistry and team leadership. His…
News Briefs
Cottage Park Youth Sailing Program Fundraiser The Cottage Park Youth Sailing program is hosting a fundraising Corn Hole Tournament at Cottage Park Yacht Club on May 1. The festivities start at 2 p.m. The 13 to adult division will be…
EASTIE Coalition Sponsors Drug Take Back Event Saturday
Today, you will notice there are plastic pharmacy bags in this week’s Winthrop Transcript but don’t throw them away because they are part of a “Drug Take Back” effort by the EASTIE Coalition to remove dangerous unused prescription drugs from…
Our Driving Is Worse Than Ever, So This Is No Time to Reduce Traffic Stops
Pundits and some politicians recently have been calling for a reduction in the enforcement of minor traffic offenses by our police. We respectfully, and strongly, disagree. Thanks to a number of factors, our roadways are more dangerous than ever. In…
Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide
If you listen to chatter of the pundits and politicians, there seems to a debate about whether Russia is engaging in genocide in Ukraine. Obviously, we aren’t experts in international law. So we looked up the defiition of genocide according…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Baseball Team Knocks off Danvers With Walk-Off Victory The Winthrop High baseball team scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun previously-undefeated Northeastern Conference (NEC) rival Danvers, 5-4, last Friday morning at Veterans Field. Trailing…
Obituaries 04-28-2022
Maureen E. Gill Lifelong Winthrop Resident Maureen E. Gill (Magee), a lifelong resident of Winthrop, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving husband and children on April 25, 2022. She was 78 years old. Maureen was the beloved wife of…