Special to the Journal Superintendent Dave DiBarri is pleased to report that, as part of the new Northeast Metro Tech building project, students in the construction trades got real-life experience and training in the proper use of modern safety equipment…
Month: July 2023
BLO Brings Free Orchestral Music to the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade and Boston Neighborhoods
Boston Landmarks Orchestra (BLO), under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, brings its annual summer series of free, live orchestral concerts to the iconic DCR Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade, with a special focus on concerts in Dorchester,…
Constitution Beach Scores 94-Percent on Water Quality Report Card
Special to the Transcript Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released its annual Metropolitan Beaches Water Quality Report Card this week just in time for this year’s Fourth of July celebrations. 

This year’s report card covers the Metropolitan Region’s public beaches…
We’re (Over)Eating Ourselves to Death
The latest statistics reveal an incredibly negative picture of Americans: 40-percent are obese and another 32-percent are overweight. In other words, almost three quarters of Americans maintain an unhealthy weight. Yes, the fast-food industry is hugely to blame, as epitomized by all…
60 Years of James Bond
It was 60 years ago this summer that the first James Bond movie, Dr. No, starring the late Sean Connery, was released in the U.S. That movie instantly became a touchstone of 1960s pop culture which has flourished to the…
Guest Op-Ed: What’s the Buzz? Preparing for Mosquito Season
By Marianne Dalton Summertime on the ocean. Backyard barbecues, outdoor sports, days at the beach, walks at Deer Island, all privileges Winthrop residents enjoy. One privilege that is not appreciated is the cloud of mosquitoes that often accompany all of…
Winchendon Catches a Rising Star: After an Awesome WHS Career, Colin Kinsella Heads To Prep School
A batting average of “.400†is magical at any level of baseball. No one has reached that mark in Major League Baseball since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Colin Kinsella surpassed that plateau the past two seasons as the…