By Adam Swift The school department is working with the town and local organizations to help students and families displaced by the four-alarm fire at a large apartment building at 91 Veterans Road last Friday. Of the 110 people displaced…
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Healey-Driscoll Admin. Launches New Climate Resiliency Program
Special to the Transcript Governor Maura Healey and Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper have announced a new pilot program to support cities and towns across Massachusetts in updating and putting their climate change resiliency plans and projects…
Winthrop Police Issues Warning for Residents To Secure Vehicles
Chief Terence Delehanty and the Winthrop Police Department would like to urge community members to secure their vehicles following an uptick in reports of stolen vehicles and vehicle break-ins, all of which occurred in unsecured vehicles. On March 19 and…
Winthrop Fire and Police Respond to Four-Alarm Apartment Complex Fire
Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Calandra and Police Chief Terence Delehanty reportd that the Winthrop Fire and Police Departments responded to and extinguished a four-alarm fire last week. On Friday, April 21 at 12:18 p.m., Winthrop Police and Fire received reports…
Students at Gorman Fort Banks Elementary Learn About Recycling in Celebration of Earth Day
Special to the Transcript During a recent school wide assembly at the Gorman Fort Banks Elementary school, students participated in an interactive assembly. The Town of Winthrop’s Solid Waste & Recycling Manager, Wendy Millar-Page presented information as to the importance…
Healey Appoints Patrick Lavin As MassDOT Chief Safety Officer
Special to the Journal Governor Maura Healey and Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Gina Fiandaca announced the appointment of Patrick J. Lavin to the position of MassDOT Chief Safety Officer. Lavin has 40 years of experience in transportation safety and operations, including as a subject matter…
May MBTA Service Changes Will Allow Crews To Continue Track Improvement Work
The MBTA announced service changes in May on the Blue, Red, Orange, Green, and Silver lines as well as the Greenbush, Kingston/Plymouth, Middleborough/Lakeville, Rockport, and Haverhill lines. Throughout the month of May, the MBTA will continue working to improve service…
Earth Day Celebrations on Boston Harbor With Save the Harbor/Save the Bay
Special to the Transcript On Saturday, April 22, 2023, almost 1,000 kids and families from across the city and around the region celebrated Earth Day weekend on Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s annual free Marine Mammal Safaris. The four free…
Antisemitism Has No Place in Our Society
As we were reading about the federal court trial that is getting underway this week of the 50 year-old Pennsylvania man charged with fatally shooting 11 people and wounding six at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, which was the deadliest…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Baseball Team Reels Off Four Straight The Winthrop High baseball team is on a roll! Coach Mark Degregorio’s Vikings have reeled off four straight victories and now stand at 6-2 on the season. Winthrop’s streak began with a 5-1…