Month: October 2023
Chapdelaine Announces Candidacy for Precinct 2
Special to the Transcript Marc Chapdelaine has announced his candidacy for Town Council Precinct 2. The following is his statement: “I am proud to announce my candidacy for Winthrop Town Council for Precinct 2. Winthrop is a community my family…
Letterie Announces Candidacy for Re-Election
Special to the Transcript Town Council President has announced his candidacy for re-election. The following is his statement: My name is Jim Letterie, and I am a candidate for re-election to the office of Town Council President. It has been…
WIHA Hosts Discussion On Historic Boston Light 1716–2023
Boston Light Keeper Sally Snowman was the guest speaker during the October 3 Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association (WIHA) meeting in the Deane Winthrop House barn. Her presentation, “Historic Boston Light 1716-2023,” described the 307 years that the lighthouse has…
Building Comm. Holds Public Hearing on Fire Station Proposal
By Adam Swift About a dozen residents took part in a public hearing on the proposed new fire station at Town Hall on Tuesday night. A debt exclusion vote will be on the Nov. 7 town election ballot asking residents…
News Briefs
A ‘Meet the Candidates Night’ The Winthrop Republican Town Committee is proud to announce Meet the Candidates Night. The Meet the Candidates Night will be held on Tuesday October 24, at 7:00pm. The event will be held at The Winthrop Senior Center on…
Meat Market Owners Thank Town, Customers for Support
By Adam Swift When plans were first announced to build a new fire station on the site of the Wadsworth Building and Kirby Funeral Home, one of the big questions was the future of the businesses in the buildings, including…
Campaign Reception for Precinct 2 Candidate Marc Chapdelaine
Attorney Marc Chapdelaine, candidate for the Precinct 2 seat on the Winthrop Town Council, hosted a campaign reception Oct. 4 at Hong Kong Dragon restaurant on Woodside Avenue. Town Council President Jim Letterie, a former Precinct 2 councilor, delivered the…
The Tragedy in Israel
The incursion into Israel by terrorists from Gaza this past weekend, resulting in the indiscriminate and wilful slaughter of 900 innocent civilians, including young children, rates as one of the most heinous events in the world in this century. The…
Democrats Share in the Blame for the Chaos in the House
There are many who are to blame for the complete breakdown in the operations of the U.S. House of Representatives, but a large share of that blame belongs to the Democrats, all of whom voted to oust former Speaker Kevin…