By Adam Swift Town officials are expecting a healthy turnout for the town election on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Town Clerk Denise Quist and Town Council President Jim Letterie said they expect that about 40 percent of the town’s 13,816 registered…
Month: November 2023
News Briefs
Successful Winthrop Republican Town Committee “Candidates Night” On Tuesday October 24 the Winthrop community got a chance to evaluate their potential town representatives as the Winthrop Republican Town Committee (WRTC) hosted another Candidate’s Night. Every candidate for every town office…
WHS Drama Presents Freaky Friday
Winthrop Drama Society will be presenting “Freaky Friday” November 8,9,10, at 7pm, in the Neil Shapiro Center for the Performing Arts, at Winthrop High School. The musical comedy is based on the novel, “Freaky Friday,” by Mary Rogers, and the…
Schools Receive State Earmark Funds for ELL Programs
By Adam Swift State Senator Lydia Edwards has helped the Winthrop Public Schools secure $250,000 in state earmark funding that will help fund ELL programs and other services in the schools. “(School Committee Chair Jennifer) Powell and myself spent quite…
Looking at the Ballot Questions
Debt Exclusion Ballot Question for Proposed Fire Station Shall the Town of Winthrop be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay the…
News from the WIHA Garden Club
Winthrop Improvement & Historical Association (WIHA) members have been preparing and maintaining the grounds of the Deane Winthrop House before special events for decades, trimming hedges and bushes, and aerating and plugging the lawn. On September 26, Sandy Joneck-Schiff, past…
Massachusetts Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program’s Winter Heating Season to Begins
Special to the Transcript The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) is pleased to announce the start of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) 2023-2024 winter heating season. LIHEAP is a free, statewide service funded by the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program that helps eligible households stay warm…
EBNHC President and CEO Wilmot Named to Modern Healthcare’s Top Diversity Leaders List
Special to the Times East Boston Neighborhood Health Center is proud to announce that President and CEO, Greg Wilmot, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. “I am deeply honored to be recognized by Modern…
Get Out and Vote On Tuesday
Many of us view local government in the same way that we think about the weather: Everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. However, unlike the weather, there actually is something we can do about the future…
House Democrats: Total Failures
It is clear that the decision by the Democrats in the House of Representatives to allow a small band of narcissistic and anarchistic Republicans, led by the odious Matt Gaetz of Florida, to throw the Congress (as well as the…