By Adam Swift The school district is getting close to choosing a new ELA and reading curriculum for its elementary schools. On Monday night, the school committee approved adding a half day to the current school year calendar on June…
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The Verdict Is In: We Are Eating Ourselves to Death
Most Americans by now are aware that we are among the most overweight people on earth: 40 percent of us are obese and another 32 percent are overweight, which means that a total of 72 percent of Americans — that’s…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to Rebrand as NeighborHealth
Special to the Journal During an announcement to its nearly 2,000 employees, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) outlined plans to rebrand its health system, which serves more than 120,000 people and has an operating budget of $270 million. The…
News Briefs
Winthrop Play Day on Feb. 17 The Winter Play Day with Rockabye Beats will be held on Saturday, February. 17 from 10:00-12:00 pm at the Harbor City Church, Wadsworth Building Second floor, 214 Winthrop Street. Project Play’s Winter Play Day…
Ol’ Man Winter Is No Match for Climate Change
The record-high temperatures and beautiful weather this past weekend and Monday may have lulled us into thinking that the worst of winter was behind us. But Ol’ Man Winter gave us a head-fake worthy of Patrick Mahomes by bringing our…
School Committee Discusses Public Comment Period
By Adam Swift A discussion over the parameters of public comment at School Committee meetings was one of the highlights of Monday night’s committee meeting. The discussion came up during a subcommittee report presented by member Julie Barry on the…
School Administration Looks To Begin 24–25 Budget Process
By Adam Swift The calendar has just turned to 2024, but the school administration is already gearing up to craft the 2024-25 school year budget. “Starting in early December, we started looking at the budget for next year, anticipating what…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Boys Hockey Now 6–0 After Topping Marblehead; Vikings To Play at Walter Brown Arena This Monday The Winthrop High boys hockey team improved its record to 6-0 with a 3-1 victory over Northeastern Conference (NEC) North Division rival Marblehead…
Healey Admin. Proposes Regulations To Strengthen Resilience From Flooding
Special to the Transcript The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued draft regulations to strengthen wetlands and stormwater resilience by providing flood control and preventing storm damage to shorelines and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. The proposed…
RMV Provides Update on Implementation of Work and Family Mobility Act
Special to the Transcript The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is providing an update on the first six months of the Work and Family Mobility Act (WFMA). Since the law went into effect on July 1, 2023, the RMV…