Women May Decide the Presidency Dear Editor, On his March 24 CNN program, Farid Zackaria noted that until sixty years ago women of America and elsewhere were second class citizens. The progression to first class citizenship in America centered around…
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Guest Op-Ed: Enhancements and Future Directions for the MBTA Ferry System
By Senator Lydia Edwards As the new ferry season commences, we reflect on the remarkable progress made and anticipate the exciting developments ahead. Under the Healey Administration, unprecedented investments in water transportation have been realized, illustrating our commitment to enhancing…
Guest Op-Ed: “One Size Fits All” Zoning Under Section 3A of M.G.L. C. 40A Is an Overreach by State
By Brian Perrin, Sr. I think it is important that our citizens know the peril that accompanies the state legislature’s “one size fits all” local zoning overreach contained in Section 3A of M.G.L. c. 40A, the multi-family zoning as-of-right contained…
WHS Sports Roundup
New Flag Football Program Set To Get Underway at WHS Winthrop High School has formed a girls’ flag football team and will be playing in the Massachusetts league run by the New England Patriots. The inaugural year of the program…
Obituaries 04-04-2024
Marie Gauthier Devoted Catholic Marie P. Gauthier of Winthrop, formerly of the North End, passed away peacefully at home with her daughter by her side on March 27, 2024. She was 84 years old. Born in the North End of…
Celebrating Women in Office
WHS Students Donate to ‘Survivors by the Sea’
This past January, the students of the Winthrop High Digital Photography and Graphic Design course and the Advanced Art classes displayed and sold their art and photography at the Book Depot to raise money for a local charity, “Survivors by…
School Comm. Approves ’24–25 School Start Before Labor Day
By Adam Swift The School Committee approved the school calendar for the 2024-25 school year at its Monday meeting. In addition, it also set the official date for the last day of school for the current school year. “The last…
News Briefs
Community Easter Egg Hunt and Play Day With Rockabye Beats this Saturday This Saturday March 30 from 10:00 to noon at Ingelside Park, Harbor City Church and Project Play have teamed up to combine the Community Easter Egg Hunt (rescheduled…
MBTA Announces Return of Winthrop, Eastie and Lynn Ferry Service This Spring
Special to the Transcript The MBTA announced that East Boston ferry service will resume for the season effective Monday, April 1, and the Lynn and Winthrop ferries will resume for the season effective Monday, April 29. Weekend Hingham/Hull/Logan to Boston…