Local Post Office Will be Closed for the Holiday Post Offices across the Commonwealth will be closed on Monday, October 10, in honor of the federal holiday Columbus Day. Retail services will be unavailable and there will be no street…
Month: October 2022
Congressman Jim McGovern Participates in a Conference at EBNHC
On Monday, October 3, Representative Jim McGovern, Congressman for the 2nd District of Massachusetts, visited East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) to hear about food insecurity needs reflected in the 2022 Boston’s Community Health Needs Assessment and to learn more about how…
Suffolk University Launches Innovative Center
Special to the Journal Suffolk University has announced the launch of an innovative new continuing education center that is purpose-built to meet industry needs in a rapidly evolving economy, while also enabling busy working professionals to develop the skills they…
Suffolk Sheriff Warns Residents of Circulating Jury Duty Scam
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department is issuing a warning to Massachusetts residents about an elaborate scam being attempted by people impersonating Department employees. In one reported case, a woman received a telephone call from a man falsely identifying himself as…
Local Student Earns Academic Honors
Tolliver Matriculates into Hamilton College Madelaine Tolliver, of Winthrop, recently matriculated as a member of the Hamilton College Class of 2026. Tolliver, a graduate of Winthrop High School, was selected from a pool of 9,899 applicants from 35 states and…
Take a Forest Bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath†in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its meaning literally. But the article was not about physically bathing in the woods. Rather, it pointed out that there have…
Sundays Aren’t Fun Anymore
Some years back, amid the Patriots’ long string of success, we wrote that New England fans should enjoy the ride, because it inevitably would come to an end. We’ve been Pats’ fans since the 1960s, so unlike younger fans, we’ve…
Guest Op-Ed: The Consequences of Sea Level Rise Are Ominous for Boston
By John Vitagliano Hurricane’s Ida’s devastating impacts on Florida’s seacoast communities provide a stark warning to Boston which is similarly vulnerable to the combined impacts of storm surges and sea level rise which is universally predicted as inevitable. Sea level…
Noonan, Vikings Score Big Win As NEC Slate Begins
The football season is a long journey during which plays are called and successfully executed, and then sometimes there’s a hiatus before the play is dialed up again. When senior quarterback Robert Noonan picked up four yards on a keeper…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Girls Soccer Blanks Salem, 6–0 The Winthrop High girls team put it all together at both ends of the pitch on Salem’s Bertram Field to come away with a 6-0 victory over the Witches last Wednesday evening. “We went…