By Adam Swift Earlier this year, the town council failed to approve a planning board recommendation that would have brought Winthrop in compliance with the MBTA 3A Communities Act. But the debate over 3A in the town looks to be…
Month: September 2025
Legal Battle Over Recall of Town Councilor Looks Likely to Continue
By Adam Swift Town Clerk Denise Quist sent a letter to the Town Council this past Tuesday notifying the council that the recall petition for Councilor-at-Large Max Tassinari will not appear on the Tuesday, November 4, election ballot. Quist initially…
Celeste Ribeiro Hewitt Announces Candidacy for At-Large Council Seat
Special to the Transcript With a great deal of support and encouragement from neighbors, friends, family and many fellow Winthrop residents – I have decided to seek election to the At Large Winthrop Town Council seat. It is with great…
News Briefs
Health Officials Announce MORE Human Cases of WNV in State The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced two additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Massachusetts this year. One is in a man in his 40s…
Meat Market Celebrates 40th Anniversary
By Cary Shuman Pasquale “Patsy” Cimino came to the United States at the age of nine. “I came from Italy in 1972, and I didn’t speak any English,” he recalled. “And they always called me Patsy – they never used…
Town Council Deadlocks on VP Belcher Resolution
By Adam Swift A resolution filed by Council Vice President Hannah Belcher at last week’s town council meeting asking that it affirm Winthrop as a welcoming and inclusive community that values dignity, rights, and contributions of all residents, regardless of…
We are All Lab Rats for RFK Jr.’s Dangerous Ideas
The performance last week by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee confirmed what any thinking person already knows: Kennedy is compromising the health of every American in order to pursue his…
Long Season Ahead for Pats’ Fans
We realize it’s just one game at the start of a long-season (literally), but it seems clear that this is going to be another long-season (metaphorically) for Patriots’ fans. The Pats’ loss to the Raiders at Gillette on Sunday was…
Letter to the Editor
Thank you to our DSPs for providing care, dignity to so many Dear Editor, Since 2008, the second week of September has been designated Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Recognition Week to honor the hundreds of thousands of human services workers…
WHS Sports Roundup
Impressive showing by WHS cross-country The Winthrop High boys and girls cross country teams opened their 2025 season last Wednesday at Peabody. A number of coach Eric Ferguson’s Vikings turned in impressive performances. On the boys’ side, freshman Owen Harty…