By Adam Swift This week, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $1.5 million in matching grants to 30 municipalities and community-based organizations in areas disproportionately impacted by the overdose crisis. Winthrop will be taking advantage of $50,000 of those funds. These grants…
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Date Set for Possible FY26 Budget Vote
By Adam Swift The town council is closing in on a vote on the proposed $66.4 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026. At Tuesday night’s council meeting, the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Finance was expected to give a presentation…
News Briefs
USS Constitution to Get Underway in Honor of D-Day and the U.S. Marine Corps USS Constitution is scheduled to get underway from the Charlestown Navy Yard, Massachusetts, on Friday, June 6, at 10:00 a.m. This underway honors the Allied D-Day…
Friends of Winthrop Beach among Recipients of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Grant
Special to the Transcript Save the Harbor/Save the Bay granted over $300,000 to community and youth serving organizations on Tuesday, May 6 for the 2025 Better Beaches Program Partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Friends of Winthrop Beach…
Eastie’s Atlantic Works Gallery Presents The Noun Show, Photography by Eric Hess and Jean M Bernstein
Special to the Transcript Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) is thrilled to proclaim that its June exhibition will be The Noun Show, photography by Jean M Bernstein and Eric Hess. This enticing artistic presentation opens Saturday, June 7th with a super…
“When April’s High Aspirations….”
For those of us who are long-time Red Sox fans, the 1967 Impossible Dream team marked a turning point in the fortunes of the Sox. It was a year when they went from being among the worst teams in baseball…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS lacrosse wins tourney opener; travels to #1 seed Cohasset The Winthrop High boys lacrosse team opened play in the MIAA Division 4 state lacrosse tournament with an impressive 10-6 victory over Tyngsborough Sunday afternoon at Miller Field, The Vikings…
Obituaries 06-05-2025
Steven M. Crombie Sr. Merchant Marine and Park Ranger retiree The family of Steven M. Crombie Sr. announces with great sadness his passing on May 26, 2025, at home. A lifelong resident of Winthrop and a snowbird in Fort Myers,…
Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Degregorio U.S. Navy was Honored By Family and Friends at Memorial Dedication
The Town of Winthrop gathered at the corner of Ingleside and Enfield Ave for a dedication to Lt. Commander Robert DeGregorio last Wednesday evening. DeGregorio was a Naval aviator, during WWII and Korea. He became a member of the Winthrop…
WHS Graduation Exercises Set for Friday at Miller Field
Special to the Transcript More than 150 students in the Winthrop High School Class of 2025 will receive their diplomas at the graduation exercises Friday at Miller Field. The class, which has distinguished itself with its academic and athletic achievements,…