Special to the Transcript In this Olympic year, Winthrop will host its first ever New England Track Championship on the evening of July 13. The meet, called Twilight by the Sea, will begin at 6 pm. Four preliminary events will…
Month: June 2024
Vaulting to Victory: Winthrop’s Ellie O’Donnell Concludes Her Stellar Career With a Major Title
Ellie O’Donnell, who enjoyed a highly successful gymnastics and cheering career at Winthrop High School, added one more major achievement to her record before heading to the University of New Hampshire. Competing in the Regional Gymnastics Championships against hundreds of…
Take a Stroll Through Time: ‘Winthrop Then and Now’ Series Now in WPL Museum
Special to the Transcript Donna Segreti Reilly was always fascinated with the “Winthrop Then and Now” newspaper series written by Town Historian G. David Hubbard with past and current pictures provided by Stephen F. Moran. In fact, over the years,…
Winthrop Marketplace Celebrates 25 Years
Town Council Passes Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
By Adam Swift The town council approved a $61.2 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2025 during a special meeting Tuesday night, despite some concerns about financial challenges the school department is facing. The school department is facing a $1.4…
Boston Harbor’s Water, Including Winthrop Beach, Once Again Ranked Among the Safest in the Country
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay released their 2023 Beach Season Water Quality Report Card at a press conference with Democratic Whip Congresswoman Katherine Clark, DCR Commissioner Brian Arrigo, and other local and state leaders at Revere Beach on Monday. This…
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Winthrop’s 142nd Horrible’s Parade Winthrop’s 142nd Horrible’s Parade will be held on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at 9 am. If you are interested in volunteering the day of the parade with The Horribles Parade Committee, email Wendy Millar-Page at [email protected] …
Town Officials Meet To Discuss Yirrell Beach Management Plan
By Adam Swift Town officials and consultants met with members of the Point Shirley Association on Saturday to discuss the beach management plan the town has submitted to the DEP. The beach management plan was submitted on May 31, and…
NeighborHealth Unites Community for Health and Fitness at Annual 5K Event
Special to the Journal NeighborHealth, formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Let’s Get Movin’ program, in partnership with the New Balance Foundation, hosted its annual 5K for Fitness event on Saturday, June 8th, 2024, at East Boston’s Memorial Park. The…
The Strawberry Festival Is Saturday
The annual Strawberry Festival sponsored by the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association, one of the all-time favorite events in our community (since 1912!), is set for this Saturday, June 15, from 2-6 p.m. The festival will be held (rain or…