Special to the Transcript Prepare ye for the timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love based on the Broadway musical that inspired a generation. The original Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award-winner,…
Month: November 2025
Howard Issues Reminder on School Policies
By Adam Swift Superintendent of Schools Lisa Howard is reminding students and parents that toy weapons are not allowed on school property. “The Winthrop public schools view all weapons, real or imitation, intended for play or other uses, as a…
NeighborHealth and DFCI Partner to Expand Cancer Care Access for Under-served Communities
Special to the Transcript NeighborHealth announced today the launch of a new partnership with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), bringing world-renowned cancer expertise directly to NeighborHealth patients to help close persistent gaps in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The partnership will help…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Early Literacy Training for Educators through Literacy Launch Institutes
Special to the Journal The Healey-Driscoll Administration has announced the opening of registration for the second year of Literacy Launch Institutes, a statewide program that provides early literacy training for educators working with children in pre-K through grade 3. Over…
Thanksgiving is Leading Day of the Year for U.S. Home Cooking Fires
Special to the Journal An estimated 1,446 home cooking fires were reported to U.S. fire departments on Thanksgiving Day in 2023, reflecting a 388 percent increase over the daily average, according to the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®). Christmas Day…
Massachusetts House Passes Bill to Remove Outdated and Offensive Terms in General Laws
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed a bill that removes outdated and offensive language in the General Laws to describe persons with disabilities. The language in the bill removes all variations of outdated terms such…
House Passes Home Care Bill Establishing a Licensure Process for Home Care Agencies
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed a bill that establishes a licensure process for home care agencies to ensure that consumers receive quality non-medical services, and to protect home care workers. The bill tasks the…
Young Men are Paying the Price for Casinos on our Cell Phones
The evidence is clear that the rush by many state legislatures, including Massachusetts, to buy into the sports-gambling craze has had a hugely negative impact upon one group in particular — young men. When the Supreme Court struck down the…
A Victory for Marriage Equality
Advocates of marriage equality breathed a sigh of relief last week when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up a request that it consider overturning its 2015 landmark decision, Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the court ruled that the…
WHS Football: Vikings rush past Wilmington, 34-14
In Thanksgiving game tuneup, Sacco, Dolen, Romano lead the way By Cary Shuman Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, Wilmington had trouble containing Winthrop’s Big Three. That’s a variation of boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s famous quote, but the…