Category: News
Scott Wiley Officially Takes Oath As Winthrop Fire Chief
Scott Wiley officially took the oath of office Tuesday as the new chief of the Winthrop Fire Department. Wiley had been serving as the interim fire chief following the retirement of Chief Paul Flanagan Sept. 30. Town Clerk Denise Quist…
School Committee Announces Tech InfrastructureUpdates
The Winthrop School Committee met on June 22, where it announced its plan to upgrade the technology infrastructure throughout the district. Tech Updates This summer, with a grant from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, technology infrastructure will…
News Briefs
Horribles Parade Fundraiser Set for Friday The Horribles Parade Committee and the Point Shirley Association invite residents to attend the Prize-o-Rama, the annual raffle fundraiser for the Town’s Horribles Parade. The Prize-o-rama will take place at 1032 Shirley Street, Winthrop…
MBTA Blue Line Service Changes Another Headache for Commuters
At every meeting leading up to the Sumner Tunnel restoration project that began earlier this month, MassDOT officials promised they were coordinating with the MBTA to ensure public transit options and that the T was committed to uninterrupted Blue Line…
Two Winthrop Organizations Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants
Last week Save the Harbor/Save the Bay awarded $9,000 to two Winthrop organizations to fund free beach events as part of Save the Harbor’s Better Beaches program. This year’s Winthrop grant recipients include Friends of Belle Isle Marsh and the…
Colarusso Challenges Rep. Clark to Debate
Special to the Transcript Caroline Colarusso, Republican candidate for Congress, challenged Congresswoman Katherine Clark to hold a town hall meeting to explain her plan on lowering the price of gas. “Where’s the relief? Where the help for families and seniors…
Fran Rowan Meridian House To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Next Tuesday
In January 1972 a small article appeared in the East Boston Community News inviting the community to a ‘housing warming’ hosted by the staff of a new halfway-house that had opened three months prior on Meridian Street. It was the…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Parker Named to Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 Semester at Quinnipiac University Ryan Parker of Winthrop was named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester at Quinnipiac University: To qualify for the dean’s list, students must earn…
Flag Raising and French Square Rededication
The Town of Winthrop held its French Square re-dedication and flag-raising ceremony on June 14, which is Flag Day. Town Council President James Letterie served as master of ceremonies for the program at the newly refurbished landmark gathering place in…