Month: June 2024
Temple Tifereth Israel Expresses its Appreciation to Chief Delehanty
Temple Tifereth Israel rolled out the red carpet for retiring Police Chief Terence Delehanty at a recognition and appreciation celebration Sunday afternoon. From the moment Chief Delehanty, his wife, Marcy Delehanty, and their daughter, Jennifer Delehanty, entered the function room,…
Council To Hold Public Hearing on New Short-Term Rental Ordinance
By Adam Swift The town council is expected to hold a public hearing on a new short-term rental ordinance at its first meeting in July on Tuesday night. The new ordinance, which would help the town regulate short-term rentals such…
Council To Look at Funding For Stormwater Management Design Work
By Adam Swift The town is looking at several options to continue funding engineering work for stormwater management in the Tilestone, Girdlestone, and Pico Avenue neighborhoods. The town recently spent $50,000 on a survey of existing conditions in the neighborhood,…
News Briefs
Sen. Lydia Edwards Announces Re-Election Campaign Lydia Edwards has formally announced her re-election campaign for the Third Suffolk State Senate district, including Boston, Winthrop, and Revere. Senator Edwards was raised by a single mother who served in the United States…
Sen. Lydia Edwards, Community Partners Host Winthrop Pride Potluck
Special to the Transcript Senator Lydia Edwards, in collaboration with the Winthrop Commission for Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations (CDICR), the Town of Winthrop, and several local sponsors, hosted a Winthrop Pride Potluckfor residents on Saturday, June 15 at Ingleside…
Three Years Ago This Week, Racial Hatred Came to Our Area
It was three years ago this week when an unspeakable act of violence, motivated by racial hatred, befell the peaceful seaside community of Winthrop. The tranquility of a typical, early-summer Saturday afternoon was shattered when a 28 year-old white man,…
No End in Sight for Housing Crisis
Everyone on all sides of the political and economic spectrums are in agreement that there is a drastic shortage of housing in this country. But similar to the adage about the weather, though everyone is talking about it, no one…
Matt Serino Steps Down As Winthrop High Athletic Director
Winthrop High School athletic director Matt Serino has stepped down as the athletic director at Winthrop High School and will become the new athletic director July 1 at Saugus High School, his alma mater. Serino began his tenure in the…
Obituaries 06-27-2024
Raynor Doris Caplan 1930-2024 Raynor Doris (Bornstein) Caplan, 93, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2024. The beloved wife of 72 years of childhood sweetheart, Hubert Caplan, she was the loving mother of Susan Caplan and her husband, Michael Kazenel…