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…
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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…
Local Students Earn Academic Honors
Winthrop Middle School has announced that the following students have achieved Honor Roll for the Second Term of the 2023-2024 School Year. They are as follows: Honor Roll Grade 6 Bartolome Rodriguez, Miguel Bonney, Lucas Brightman, Zavier Cabral, Alex Carson,…
Shuttle Buses To Replace Blue Line for Critical Track Work Latter Half of April
Special to the Transcript Following up on the previous announcement on March 15, the MBTA is today reminding riders that Blue Line service will be suspended between Maverick and Wonderland for three days from April 17-19 and between Airport and…
Watch the Eclipse Safely
With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Russia Is Our Real Enemy
Sunday’s special report on the CBS news show 60 Minutes revealed that Russia has been the culprit in the hundreds of cases of debilitating neurological injuries that have struck American intelligence and law enforcement operatives around the world in the…
Bird Flu Is Not Just For the Birds
The second confirmed case of the bird flu infecting a human in this country (a Texas dairy farm worker who worked among infected cows) raises a red flag about the possibility of another pandemic ripping across the world. The current…