Special to the Transcript Governor Maura Healey proposed significant new changes to the state’s Right to Shelter law, including imposing a statutory residency requirement for families and strengthening criminal background checks. The Governor submitted the recommendations in a letter to…
Month: January 2025
Frank DeFelice
The passing last week of Winthrop native and WHS grad Frank DeFelice brings to an end an era in our community and on the North Shore. Both Frank and his younger brother Bob, who passed away in October, were legendary coaches at the…
Our Remarkably Unremarkable Weather
When the National Weather Service made its long-range forecast for the winter last fall, it was a good news/bad news scenario. They were predicting warmer-than-normal temperatures for our region, which was the good news (after all, who likes cold weather),…
This is the SAD-dest Time of the Year – So Get Outside
With the holiday season long in the rear-view mirror and the oppressiveness of a New England winter fully upon us, for many this can be the saddest time of the year — quite literally. The medical community has long-recognized that…
Letters to the Editor
Compliance is Required Dear Editor, Winthrop is not an island – neither literally nor figuratively. As the state’s Supreme Judicial Court has finally released its decision concerning Milton and the MBTA Communities Act (known as 3A) we must contend with…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS gymnastics team defeats Essex The Winthrop High gymnastics team opened its season with meets against perennial state power Masconomet and Essex Tech. In the contest with Masco, which finished second in the state and should be in the top…
News Briefs
Sweetheart’s Valentine Sale at St John’s Episcopal Church on Feb. 8 St John’s Episcopal Church will host their annual Sweetheart’s Valentine Sale on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9am–1pm, at 222 Bowdoin Street in Winthrop. Visitors will find savory foods, sweets,…
Winthrop High Girls Hockey Team Falls to Powerful Methuen, 2-1, in OT
By Cary Shuman The Winthrop High School girls hockey team again proved it can skate with the best teams in Massachusetts. But just as in its first mega-matchup with Peabody, coach Butch Martucci’s Vikings came up one goal short on…
Obituaries 01-23-2025
Frank DeFelice Legendary Coach Frank DeFelice, an old-school coach who taught his players how to play, how to win and, most important, how to live, died January 14 at Salem Hospital. He was 84 years old. “He was the guiding…