Longtime East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Board President Rita Sorrento was re-elected last week to serve another term on the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) board. Sorrento, who has served as as the EBNHC’s board president for 23…
Month: September 2018
Bringing Her Artwork Home:Joanna Ciampa’s Show to Be Held at Clock Town Gallery
Winthrop’s Joanna Ciampa, interior designer to the stars, will display her own artwork at a show that will begin on Friday, Sept. 14 at the Clock Tower Gallery on Pauline Street. Ciampa, whose clients include sports celebrities, famous musicians, and…
Police Blotter 09-06-2018
Monday, Aug. 27 In the vicinity of Prospect Avenue, there is a large, grey SUV parked on the sidewalk making people walk in the street. This was unfounded. Caller on Siren Street state that someone has a ladder up against…
How to Preserve the Miracle of Life for More American Families
Few occasions are more joyous than the birth of a child. But for scores of families, the arrival of a newborn can also augur heartbreak. Each day, nearly 100 U.S. babies are born with congenital heart defects. Many will not…
Global Leaders Dither While Disease Races to Latin America
You’re nearly twice as likely to die from colon cancer living in a Latin American country than you are living in the United States. Global health leaders are trying to fix this disparity. But unfortunately, they’ve misdiagnosed the problem. Some…
Hot, Hot, Hot
News reports about the hot weather and all of the records for high and highest-low temperatures that have been set this month in our region have become so commonplace that it is all-too-easy to read the headlines and move on…
Sports 09-06-2018
From the press box Opening Night By:Â Jim Lederman The football season for the 2018 Winthrop Vikings begins on Friday night (7 p.m.) at Miller Field. The last opening game in September for the Vikings was a thrilling Saturday victory…
Obituaries 09-06-2018
Mary Kelley Retired Winthrop teacher, active in Winthrop civic affairs Mary A. Kelley of Sargent St., Winthrop passed away unexpectedly at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Sept. 3. She was 81 years old. Born in Winchester, she was…
Winthrop Senior Center BBQ
Heather Martin, Teresa Calla, Teddi Mantia, Joyce Russis, and Marguerite Fleury were all smiles at the Winthrop Senior Center BBQ on Wednesday, Aug. 22. The event was sponsored by the Winthrop Police and Fire departments.
New Pavilion Dedicated to Winthrop’s Mary Kelley
Never in her wildest dreams did Conservation Commissioner Mary Kelley think something would be named for her, but on Monday afternoon the new pavilion at the Belle Isle Marsh Marine Ecology Park and Walking Pathway off Morton Street was named…