Month: September 2024
West Nile Virus Reported in Town
Special to the Transcript Health Director Meredith Hurley reports that a mosquito tested in Winthrop has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) and that the town’s risk level has now been increased to high risk for WNV infection. As…
John Deaton Tops Republican Primary Ballot in Race for Senate
By Adam Swift Results of the biggest contested race on the Republican ballot mirrored the overall state primary results in Winthrop in Tuesday’s state primary election. In the race to face Democratic incumbent Senator Elizabeth Warren, Republican John Deaton took…
Markey Seeks Protections for Warehouse Workers
Special to the Transcript Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health, and Retirement Security joined Amazon warehouse workers and labor leaders in Revere to urge passage of the Warehouse…
News Briefs
99th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian This Weekend It’s that time of year again when the streets of East Cambridge will come alive for the 99th Annual Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian this weekend –…
Gov. Healey Proclaims SEPT. as ‘Emergency Preparedness Month’
Gov. Maura Healey has declared September 2024 as Emergency Preparedness Month to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and to encourage planning for disasters and other types of emergencies. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the Massachusetts Department of Public…
Winthrop Police Warn Residents About Bitcoin Scams, Offer Safety Tips for Avoiding Them
Special to the Transcript Police Chief John Goodwin and the Winthrop Police Department would like to warn the public about an increasing number of scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines, and offers the public safety tips to help avoid scams. Bitcoin…
Volare Now Serving Sunday Brunch Buffet
By Melissa Moore-Randall In neighboring Revere, one of Broadway’s most popular restaurants, Volare Cucino Italiano & Bar has added a Sunday brunch buffet. The brunch buffet has quickly become popular with patrons. Served on Sundays from 11:30-2:00, the buffet includes…
Red Sox and Pats are Taking the Fans for Granted
For the third year in a row and fifth time in six years, the Red Sox appear doomed to fail to reach the playoffs, a stretch of futility that the Patriots promise to mimic almost precisely if they fall short…
The Hostages are Just Pawns
The brutal deaths this past week of six innocent civilian hostages who were taken captive by the Hamas terrorists on October 7 has shone a bright light on a simple reality: The hostages are nothing but pawns, if even that,…