Month: January 2025
Jeffrey Turco Sworn in as State Representative
Council Continues Development Debate for Old School Site
By Adam Swift The town council debated the merits of several possibilities for the future of the old middle school on Pauline Street during a special meeting Tuesday night. Workforce and 55-plus affordable housing, commercial use, green space, recreational use,…
A Motion To Adjourn
Letterie’s Italian Market is closing after a quarter-century of success By Cary Shuman Letterie’s Italian Market, a landmark store in Winthrop Center owned by Town Council President Jim Letterie, will be closing its doors on February 1 after 24 years…
News Briefs
Exploring the Blackstone River Valley: Recreational Hike Series The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) invites the public to participate in the “Exploring the Blackstone River Valley” recreational hike series. These free programs are open to individuals ages 12 and…
ICA Watershed Launches 2025 Season with Chiharu Shiota’s Powerful Installations that reflect on Home and Migration
Special to the Transcript This summer, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) opens the 2025 Watershed season with Chiharu Shiota: Home Less Home, on view May 22 through Sept.1, 2025. The exhibition features two large-scale installations by the Berlin-based, Japanese…
Town Begins Budget Process as Override Vote Looms
By Adam Swift The Fiscal Year 2026 budget season is underway, but the final shape of that budget will depend upon the expected school override vote this spring. The school committee was scheduled to meet on Wednesday night to finalize…
Red Bull Heavy Metal Comes to Boston Feb. 22
World’s top street snowboarders, will compete in a snowboard rail-jam competition on the steps of City Hall Plaza Special to the Sun Red Bull Heavy Metal is taking the world’s top street snowboarders from the mountains and bringing them to…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Never Gave Up
For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2025 will mark 57 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
Los Angeles Wildfires: A Tragic Sign of the Times
The apocalyptic images from Los Angeles this past week of the destruction caused by the still-raging fires are unfathomable. They are mindful of the horrific black-and-photos of Hiroshima in the aftermath of the atomic bomb in WWII. Entire communities have…