By Adam Swift The town is seeking a new member for its Citizens Finance Committee after a long-time member has stepped down. “Jan Twombly has been a member of that committee for over a decade and has provided so much…
Month: January 2023
News Briefs
WFD Receives State Grant for Fire Education Programs Chief Scott Wiley is pleased to announce that the Winthrop Fire Department (WFD) was awarded a grant to support its fire education programming in the community. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services…
Save the Harbor Seeks Applications From Organizations for 2023 Better Beaches Grant Program
Special to the Transcript Save the Harbor/Save the Bay and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) are now seeking Better Beaches Program grant proposals from organizations to support free beach events and activities on the region’s public beaches in…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Opens Applications for Nurse Practitioner Residency Training Program
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for its third cohort of residents to join its Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Residency Program. This residency program aims to expand the pool of primary care…
MAPC Awarded Grant To Combat Youth Violence for 17th Consecutive Year
The former Baker-Polito Administration awarded the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) $757,147.86 through the Senator Charles E. Shannon, Jr. Community Safety Initiative (CSI) Grant Program for the Metro Mayors CSI. A subset of the Metro Mayors Coalition, the Metro Mayors…
Bobby Gillis Remembered at Town Council Meeting
By Adam Swift Robert “Bobby†Gillis, a 1982 graduate of Winthrop High School, member of the town’s historical commission, and noted town historian, was honored with a moment of silence before Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. Gillis died on Tuesday,…
Seventy-Two Northeast Metro Tech High School Students Receive Adams Scholarships
Northeast Metro Tech High School Principal/Deputy-Director Carla Scuzzarella is pleased to announce that 72 seniors at the high school are among their peers statewide to receive the state’s John and Abigail Adams Scholarship. This scholarship is available to students whose…
EBNHC Introducing the Office of The Patient Advocate
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Equity is one of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s (EBNHC) biggest focuses this year in all facets. With equity in mind and to improve patient service, the EBNHC is creating the Office of the Patient…
So Far, We’ve Dodged the Energy Bullet
The winter season can be viewed in two ways. Meteorological winter is considered to be the three months of December, January, and February. Astronomical winter runs from December 22, the date of the winter solstice, to March 21, the date…
The Husband Always Is the Prime Suspect
The disappearance of a Cohasset mother of three who has been missing since January 1, once again has highlighted the tragic, but undeniable, reality that a woman in the United States is more likely to be killed by an intimate…