Special to the Transcript The MBTA and the Town of Winthrop are pleased to announce that Winthrop has joined the T’s Youth Pass program, which helps provide affordable transit access for young people with low-income. “We’re excited to see Winthrop…
Month: September 2022
Over 5,000 People Take Part in Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Activities So Far This Year
Special to the Times So far this year more than 5,000 people from 30 communities joined Save the Harbor/Save the Bay on free Marine Mammal Safaris in April, and free trips to Spectacle and Georges Island three days a week…
Climate Change Is Everywhere, All at Once
About a dozen years ago, the New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tom Friedman wrote a column in which he explained that “global warming” was a misnomer for the coming changes to the earth’s environment. He quoted some…
Serena Williams Is An Inspiration For Everybody
We wish to add our voice to the universal acclaim for tennis star Serena Williams, who played her last match this past week at the U.S. Open. The life story of Serena and her sister Venus, as depicted in the…
Guest Op-Ed: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Waste Ban on Mattresses, Box Springs and Textiles Goes Into Effect November 1
By Wendy Millar Page What does this mean to you as a resident of Winthrop, MA? MassDEP issued its final 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan. The final Master Plan establishes goals to reduce disposal statewide by 30 percent (from 5.7…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Fall Season Swings Into High Gear After a pre-season of dry and near-perfect weather, Mother Nature pulled a cruel trick on area high school athletes with a steady menu of rain for the first week of the 2022 fall…
Winthrop Vikings Set To Open Season at Stoneham Friday Night
It won’t be the John Macero Bowl as the former Winthrop and Stoneham superintendent of schools has retired after a distinguished 30-year career in education. But Winthrop versus Stoneham (Friday at 7 p.m. at Stoneham) is still an intriguing intra-divisional…
Malden Catholic Athletics Hall of Fame Is Reignited and Renamed
In recognition of Malden Catholic’s longest serving Xaverian Brother, MC has dedicated its Athletic Hall Of Fame to Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X. who spent 23 years at the school coaching and teaching physical education instruction and 23 years at the…
School Bells Ring for Students
Winthrop Voters Will Go to the Polls on September 6
Winthrop voters will cast their ballots in the 2022 State Primary Election on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at one of two locations: the old Middle School building for residents of Precincts 1,2,3,5, and 6, and at Golden Drive for residents of…