A group of Massachusetts-based banks recently celebrated a campaign that raised awareness and $300,000 for nonprofit Heading Home, which works to end homelessness. During last Friday’s Red Sox – Orioles game, bank representatives appeared on the Fenway Park baseball diamond…
Month: September 2023
Sharing a Small Taste of Viking Culture With the Winthrop 5th Graders
By: Annabelle Giardino Winthrop fifth graders had their own exploration of the High Schools Viking Longships Project. Last May, the students were able to learn and experience different aspects of Viking culture. The high school students in the Longships class…
Community Groups From Across Commonwealth Form Plastic Free Mass
Special to the Transcript Over a dozen community and environmental groups have joined forces to form Plastic Free Mass, a new coalition dedicated to ending the use of polluting plastic. The group will push for new policies to protect our…
Healey Announces a Plan To Ban State Agencies From Purchasing Single-Use Plastic Bottles
In a New York Climate Week speech, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced a plan to ban state agencies from buying single-use plastic bottles. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. “Single-use plastics are a scourge on our…
John Munson Announces Candidacy for Election to Precinct 2 Council Position
Special to the Transcript Precinct 2 Councilor John Munson hosted a campaign reception Sept. 14 at his Beacon Photography and Framing business located at 196 Winthrop Street. The Town Council selected Munson to fill a vacancy for the Precinct 2…
Get Your COVID-19 Booster Shots
While we would all love to leave COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, the stark reality is that the virus is still circulating among us, with the elderly and persons with compromised immune systems the most vulnerable to becoming seriously ill…
Mitt Could Have Been a Great President
The announcement this week by Utah Senator Mitt Romney that he will not seek re-election in 2024 leaves a void not only in the Republican party, but on our national political scene. When Mitt Romney was our governor, he showed…
Letters to the Editor
On the Middle School Site Dear Editor, I am writing to express my concerns about the proposal by Town Council President Jim Letterie to build a Recreation Center at the Old Middle School Site through a public private partnership. I…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Boys Soccer Team Tops Arlington Catholic, 4–0 The Winthrop High boys soccer team recorded its first victory of the season with a 4-0 triumph over non-conference opponent Arlington Catholic, a Division 3 team, last Wednesday.. Coach Phil Ronan’s Vikings…
Vikings Lose to St. Mary’s, 15–14, in Non-League Showdown
When Nick Cappuccio forced a St. Mary’s fumble and Philip Boncore pounced on the football late in the third quarter and received a triumphant reception from his teammates upon his return to the sidelines, all the momentum pointed to Winthrop…