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Town Council Discusses Climate Resiliency Issues
By Adam Swift With another big storm predicted to hit the coast at the end of the week, several town councilors took a step back to look at longer-term climate measures for Winthrop at Tuesday night’s meeting. Some of the…
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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…
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…