The sun sets over Yirrell Beach. Photo courtesy of Richard Honan.
Speaking Volumes – WHS Takes the Lead in Campaign to End Use of Derogatory Term
By Joseph Domelowicz For the Transcript Winthrop High School teacher Chris Donnelly, his students and peer mentors and more than 200 high school and middle school students have taken a pledge this year to help end the use of the…
Town Council Postpones Vote on Gov. Winthrop Nursing Home Property
By Cary Shuman [email protected] The Winthrop Town Council postponed a vote on the petition of property owner 142 Pleasant Realty Trust who is seeking to amend the zoning map by including in the Special Development Overlay District (SDOD) the…
Redistricting – Loss of a Seat in Massachusetts Will Bring Changes to This Area
Last year it was easy to predict that casino gambling legislation and the ultimate decision (or non-decision, as it turned out) not to go forward with casinos in the state would be one of the biggest stories of the year.…
Abraham Lincoln – Our Greatest President Was Inaugurated 150 Years Ago
It was 150 years ago this week, March 4, 1861 to be exact, that Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as our 16th President. Lincoln’s ascendancy to the Presidency was one of the unlikeliest political events in our nation’s history. Lincoln…
Boys Hockey Team Plays Tonight in Watertown
The Winthrop High boys hockey team will embark on its Journey to the Tourney against Lincoln Sudbury this evening (Thursday) in Watertown. Face off time is 7:30. The Northeastern Conference champion Vikings garnered the number two seed in the Division…