Incoming Gloucester Mayor Greg Verga made coastal resilience a core campaign priority leading up to Election Day. As Mayor-elect, he is already formulating an integrated climate adaptation plan and identifying the resources available to take action. It’s a process he…
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Winthrop’s Ron Spinney Inducted Into Mass. Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame
Ron Spinney, who led Winthrop High School girls’ basketball teams to 406 victories and numerous titles during his spectacular 29-year career as head coach, was inducted into the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a banquet Sunday at…
Council Talks Public Safety Building, COVID
The Winthrop Town Council met on Nov. 9, where it discussed the new COVID numbers and the public safety building. Council Pres. Phil Boncore opened the meeting with a moment of silence for the passing of Christopher Zike, a prominent…
News Briefs
Post Offices Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving There will be no regular mail delivery or retail services available on Thursday, Nov. 25, as postal employees across the commonwealth celebrate Thanksgiving. But our carriers will still be delivering Priority Express and…
Supt. Howard Congratulates Student Athletes
The Winthrop School Committee met on Monday, Nov. 9, in the Harvey Hearing Room of Town Hall, where Supt. Lisa Howard recognized student athletes and announced a possible change to the district’s CORI schedule. Athletics Supt. Lisa Howard congratulated the…
Winthrop Veterans Day Program
The Town of Winthrop and The American Legion Post 146 held a Veterans Day Program on November 11 at City Hall in gratitude of the men and women who served the United States of America during time of war, as…
Sounds of Christmas Concert Returns to Revere
Music Director Robert Lehmann and The North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra will return to St. Anthony’s Church on Sunday, December 5 at 4 p.m. for the Robert A. Marra Memorial “Sounds of Christmas” concert, resuming a tradition that began in 1976…
Devin Racow Graduates from Firefighting Academy
Special to the Transcript Chief Scott Wiley is pleased to announce that FFOP Devin Racow has graduated from the Recruit Firefighter Program at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow, Mass. The Recruit Firefighter Program is a 10 week program where…
Edwards Endorsed by Six State Senators in Bid for First Suffolk & Middlesex
Special to the Transcript In the special election to State Senate, Lydia Edwards has been endorsed by Senators who hope to see her join them in the legislative body to represent the First Suffolk & Middlesex District, including: Senator Julian…