Horribles Parade Fundraiser Set for Friday The Horribles Parade Committee and the Point Shirley Association invite residents to attend the Prize-o-Rama, the annual raffle fundraiser for the Town’s Horribles Parade. The Prize-o-rama will take place at 1032 Shirley Street, Winthrop…
Month: June 2022
MBTA Blue Line Service Changes Another Headache for Commuters
At every meeting leading up to the Sumner Tunnel restoration project that began earlier this month, MassDOT officials promised they were coordinating with the MBTA to ensure public transit options and that the T was committed to uninterrupted Blue Line…
Two Winthrop Organizations Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants
Last week Save the Harbor/Save the Bay awarded $9,000 to two Winthrop organizations to fund free beach events as part of Save the Harbor’s Better Beaches program. This year’s Winthrop grant recipients include Friends of Belle Isle Marsh and the…
Colarusso Challenges Rep. Clark to Debate
Special to the Transcript Caroline Colarusso, Republican candidate for Congress, challenged Congresswoman Katherine Clark to hold a town hall meeting to explain her plan on lowering the price of gas. “Where’s the relief? Where the help for families and seniors…
Fran Rowan Meridian House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Next Tuesday
In January 1972 a small article appeared in the East Boston Community News inviting the community to a ‘housing warming’ hosted by the staff of a new halfway-house that had opened three months prior on Meridian Street. It was the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Parker Named to Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 Semester at Quinnipiac University Ryan Parker of Winthrop was named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester at Quinnipiac University: To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn…
Flag Raising and French Square Rededication
The Town of Winthrop held its French Square re-dedication and flag-raising ceremony on June 14, which is Flag Day. Town Council President James Letterie served as master of ceremonies for the program at the newly refurbished landmark gathering place in…
America Is in A Maelstrom With No Way Out
America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every aspect of our lives. The Great…
Boating and Drinking Don’t Mix
A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah, Ga., the authorities said. Four other people were injured,…
Letter to the Editor
On BOFA Closure Dear Editor: On July 19, 2022, our Bank of America (BOFA) Winthrop branch will be permanently closed/the ATM shut–leaving only one ATM for the entire town at the busy and often dangerous intersection at Main and Pleasant…