Month: July 2022
Nearly One Million Visitors Enjoy Revere Sand Sculpting Festival
The International Sand Sculpting Festival came amidst an historic heat wave, but the mid-90-degree weather on the weekend did not deter massive crowds from attending the event. Due to the blazing sun radiating on Revere Beach, the majority of visitors…
FY23 Water Rate Up 2.3%
The Winthrop Town Council met on July 19 where it viewed a presentation on the town’s FY23 water rate. Town Manager Tony Marino showed a presentation on the town’s water rate increase. In FY22, the Town invoiced $10,478,350 in water/sewer…
News Briefs
Street Sweeping Schedule Posted The Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from April through October between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM on the day of a…
Hayden, Arroyo Participate in Suffolk County DA Candidates’ Forum
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden and Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo participated in a Suffolk County DA Candidates Forum July 25 at the Boston Center for Youth and Families on Paris Street, East Boston. Hayden and Arroyo are running…
Kelly’s Roast Beef Announces Development Deals in Florida, Mass. And New Hampshire
Special to the Transcript Since 1951, Kelly’s Roast Beef has been a household name in Boston and throughout the Northeast. The brand has earned national attention in pop culture and has maintained a loyal cult following. Now, the iconic restaurant…
Sister of Providence Marie Esther Celebrating Jubilee
Special to the Transcript One Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, who is a native of Winthrop, is celebrating a Jubilee this year. Sister Marie Esther Sivertsen was born in Winthrop. Currently, she ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.…
Sen. Edwards Secures Passage of the HOMES Act in the Senate’s Economic Development Bill
Last week one of the few housing policies that made it into the Economic Development bill, the HOMES Act Housing Opportunity and Mobility Eviction Sealing) and passed the Senate, supported by a bipartisan group of Senators. “For the second time,…
Mass Shootings Get All the Attention, But This Is Worse
Americans have been saddened by the recent mass shootings that have occurred in recent weeks across the country in Buffalo, Uvalde, and Highland Park. But as much as these tragic events have seared our national consciousness and brought demands for…
Progressives Are the Real Hypocrites
No doubt most of our readers who care about the environment and the issue of climate change were disappointed when Senator Joe Manchin put the proverbial final nail in the coffin of the Build Back Better Bill (BBB) that, by…