WHS boys soccer tops Arlington Catholic The Winthrop High boys soccer team earned a 2-1 victory at Arlington Catholic last Friday. Captain Sebastian Yepes scored the first Viking goal on a header and Yahya Jaffar scored the game-winner with a…
Month: September 2024
Vikings Football Starts Fast, but Falls to Shawsheen Tech, 28-6
After quarterback Matt Noonan engineered a 72-yard drive on the game’s first possession that culminated with All-Scholastic Nick Cappuccio’s 27-yard touchdown run, everything looked optimistic for the Winthrop High School football team. “That was as impressive a drive as we’ve…
Obituaries 09-26-2024
William Phillip“Grizz” McGinness Boston Children’s Hospital Supervisor William Phillip McGinness, affectionately known as Grizz, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Winthrop on September 13, 2024. He was 64 years old. Born in Malden, he was the beloved son of…
St. Michael’s Parish Golf Fundraiser
Welcome to Winthrop A Purple Heart Town
Town to Seek Input on New Fire Station Location
The town will soon begin soliciting feedback from residents on which of two locations they would prefer to see as the site of a new fire station. Council President Jim Letterie said a questionnaire is ready to send to residents…
Town expects to fill assistant town manager position by end of October
The town is making progress in its search for a new assistant town manager, according to Town Manager Tony Marino. Marino updated the town council on the search process during Tuesday night’s meeting. The full-time position would be a first…
WRTC hosting Candidates Night on Tuesday Oct. 8
Special to the Transcript The Winthrop Republican Town Committee (WRTC) is hosting a Meet the Candidates Night on Tuesday, October 8, at 5:00 PM at the Winthrop Senior Center. This nonpartisan event is designed to help voters make informed decisions…
News Briefs
Massport to Host Emergency Exercise at Logan Airport The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), alongside several mutual aid partners, will hold an emergency response exercise on Friday, September 20th at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). It will take place from 9:00…
Too Many Guns = Too Many Shootings
The spectre of yet another lone-wolf gunman attempting another assasination of Donald Trump is shocking, but not surprising. Up until the past 50 years, assassinations of public figures in America were carried out by individuals with a political agenda –Abraham…