WHS Baseball Team Tops Rockport in Extras The Winthrop High baseball team earned its second win of the season with a 9-6, extra-inning triumph under the lights at non-league rival Rockport this past Sunday evening. The game was a make-up…
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Obituaries 04-11-2024
Barbara Butters Long Active in Winthrop Church and Town Organizations Barbara J. (Baxter) Butters passed away peacefully on April 7 at the age of 95. Daughter of the late Clarence and Frances Baxter, she is returning into the loving arms…
Celebrating Easter Around the Town
Youth Art Show
Town Council Discusses Climate Resiliency Issues
By Adam Swift With another big storm predicted to hit the coast at the end of the week, several town councilors took a step back to look at longer-term climate measures for Winthrop at Tuesday night’s meeting. Some of the…
News Briefs
Spring Craft Fair at St. John’s Episcopal Church April 13 St John’s Episcopal Church will host their?annual Spring Craft on Saturday,?April 13, from 10am–2pm,?at 222 Bowdoin Street in Winthrop. Jewelry, fiber arts, crafts, soaps, pottery, seaside treasures, origami cards, and…
Former Police Lieutenant Arraigned on Eight Charges
Former Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court last week on one count of aggravated rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. Clerk Magistrate Edward Curley…
How Will MBTA 3A Law Impact Winthrop?
Special to the Transcript The Winthrop Republican Town Committee invite residents to join us for a crucial and informative community forum on “Understanding MBTA 3A” at the Winthrop Senior Center on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. This event, sponsored…
Council Remembers WWII Veteran
By Adam Swift The town council honored former police officer and World War II veteran Robert “Bob” Oliver with a moment of silence at the beginning of its Tuesday night meeting. Oliver, 98, died on March 26, and was the…
James Pioppi Graduates from Firefighting Academy
Special to the transcript State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership today announced the graduation of 34 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program, including Winthrop resident James Pioppi. “Massachusetts firefighters are on the…