Special to the Transcript Bryan Fuller, a Greater Boston veteran and rowing record-holder will shove off from a dock in Charlestown in June, with plans to row from Boston to London as part of a team of four on an…
MassDOT Launches Second Billboard Design Contest for Massachusetts College Students
Special to the Journal The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the launch of its second National Work Zone Awareness Week billboard design contest, exclusively for Massachusetts college students. The contest aims to raise awareness of work zone safety…
March Is The Cruelest Month
Spring officially arrived this week, with March 19 marking the vernal equinox. According to meteorologists, “meteorological spring’ began even sooner on March 1. The poet Emily Dickinson extolled the arrival of March (“Dear March—Come in— How glad I am—”). But…
It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World
It is fair to say that for everyone reading this editorial, the world is in a greater state of chaos than at any time in our lives. Although the decades in the aftermath of World War II brought us the…
Letter to the Editor
Almost Tree Season Dear Editor, We are quickly approaching tree planting season, and Tree Warden O’Donnell and DPW Director Calla will be quietly at work planting new street trees in the coming months. Last Fall 25 new trees were planted,…
Dunbar Reflects on Vikings’ State Tournament Run
Winthrop High School head hockey coach Dale Dunbar led the 2023-24 Vikings to one of the greatest seasons in the program’s history. The Vikings were hoping to bring the town its first state hockey championship since the famed 1975-76 WHS…