Steve and Jean Stoddard, celebrating their 52nd wedding anniversary while volunteering in the Deane Winthrop House kitchen, last Saturday, June 23, at the 106th annual Strawberry Festival. The festival drew many to the lawn and the barn to hear jazz…
Month: June 2018
Chamber of Commerce Scholarships Awarded
Last Thursday two (2) $500 scholarships were given out, one from the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce and the other from the Helen D’Alelio Family Foundation/Dunkin Donuts at the Bridge. Congratulations to the recipients of the 2018 Winthrop Chamber of Commerce…
Three Town Manager Candidates Interviewed
The final three town manager candidates were interviewed in a public meeting of the Winthrop City Council on Monday evening. While all three have different backgrounds, they bring a unique blend of experience and education to the table. Michael Lombardo…
Independence Day Festivities
Point Shirley Activities Fourth of July would not be the Fourth of July if not for the activities on Point Shirley. The first event is the Prize-A-Rama Raffle which will be held Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m. at the…
Independence Day Schedule
The annual Winthrop fireworks display is scheduled for Wednesday, July 4 at 9 p.m. The fireworks will be launched from Coughlin Playground in Point Shirley. The annual Horribles Parade will begin at 9 a.m. on July 4. The parade will…
Helen Porter Celebrates her 100th Birthday at EBNHC’s PACE Program
When Helen Porter was born in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was President, World War I was raging in Europe and the Spanish Flu officially became a global pandemic. Porter, a lifelong resident of Revere and Winthrop East Boston Neighborhood Health Center…
News Briefs
Raise Funds for Fireworks The annual fundraising for the Fourth of July fireworks has begun, according to Fire Chief Paul Flanagan, and yes, this year’s fireworks will be on the Fourth! Donation can be sent to the Winthrop Fireworks Fund,…
Veronica Robles Cultural Center to Hold First Uniting Borders Multicultural Festival
In response to the U.S. border crisis, and the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the Trump Administration’s travel ban for some Muslim countries, local community leader Veronica Robles has decided to host an uplifting celebration of all…
Winthrop Native Serves on USS Constitution
A 2006 Northeast Metropolitan Vocational Tech High School graduate and Winthrop native will celebrate America’s 242nd year of independence as part of a hand-picked Navy crew serving on the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, the USS Constitution. Petty Officer 2nd…
July Street Sweeping Starts Monday, July 23
Motorists are reminded that the Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from April through October between 7:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. on the day of a street’s trash collection.…