The MBTA announced service changes in May on the Blue, Red, Orange, Green, and Silver lines as well as the Greenbush, Kingston/Plymouth, Middleborough/Lakeville, Rockport, and Haverhill lines. Throughout the month of May, the MBTA will continue working to improve service…
Month: April 2023
Earth Day Celebrations on Boston Harbor With Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
Special to the Transcript On Saturday, April 22, 2023, almost 1,000 kids and families from across the city and around the region celebrated Earth Day weekend on Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s annual free Marine Mammal Safaris. The four free…
Antisemitism Has No Place in Our Society
As we were reading about the federal court trial that is getting underway this week of the 50 year-old Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting 11 people and wounding six at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, which was the deadliest…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Baseball Team Reels Off Four Straight The Winthrop High baseball team is on a roll! Coach Mark Degregorio’s Vikings have reeled off four straight victories and now stand at 6-2 on the season. Winthrop’s streak began with a 5-1…
Obituaries 04-28-2023
Paul Gallivan Inducted Into the Winthrop High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018 for “Excellent Service†With the Winthrop Fields and Rink Paul J. Gallivan, 72, passed away Saturday April 15 after a two year battle with ALS surrounded…
Spring Craft Fair at St. John’s
Doug Flutie Jr. Autism Awareness Hockey Fundraiser
Council Discusses Future of Public Walkways in Town
By Adam Swift The many public-way walking paths that wend their way through Winthrop can be part of the town’s charm, increasing the town’s walkability and putting residents in touch with their history. But many of the paths have also…
Council Approves ZBA Changes
By Adam Swift The Town Council unanimously approved two motions that seek to make the Zoning Board of Appeals more efficient at its meeting on Tuesday night. The first motion increases the size of the ZBA from six to seven…
News Briefs
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Coming to East Boston On Saturday, April 22, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) as part of The East Boston Alliance for Support, Treatment, Intervention and Education (EASTIE) Coalition will be supporting National Prescription…