There aren’t many bus stops in Winthrop as it is right now, but if one MBTA service cut scenario plays out, there won’t be any at all. The private carrier Winthrop bus – funded by the T and operated by…
Author: Seth Daniel
Put a Lid on It: Revere, Winthrop Police Work Together to Nab Two Men on a Manhole Cover Crime Spree
Two Winthrop men have been apprehended by Revere and Winthrop Police and are believed to be responsible for the local epidemic of stolen manhole and storm drain covers. Eric Monahan, 33, of 99 Winthrop St. in Winthrop; and Michael Feudo,…
Neighboring Areas Concerned About Robust Truck Traffic
It’s too bad that beach sand can’t just fall from the sky. It seems that the Winthrop Beach renourishment plan just cannot escape controversy. In its 10-year history, though never really getting off the drawing board, it has elicited complaints…
Mend but Don’t Break: EBNHC is Opting for a Rehab over a Demolition
Nearly everyone was on hand last Friday for the groundbreaking of the new East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) that is slated to be built in the Town Center. After starting out this year with a proposal to knock down…
Fresh Air Injected into Long-awaited Renourishment Beach Project
The Winthrop Beach Renourishment project that will bring more than 650,000 cubic yards of sand to the ever eroding beach on Shore Drive took a major leap late last week and will likely be permitted and approved in a matter…
Gift for a Gift: Talented Winthrop Guitarist/Vocalist Wins Full Scholarship to Berklee School of Music in Boston
When it comes to playing the guitar and singing, there’s no doubt that Winthrop’s Jennifer Aldana has a gift. But it’s the Berklee School of Music in Boston that has given a gift to help her gift.. Aldana – a…
Church Sold; Plans are Being Formulated
The friendly church at the beach has been sold and will most likely be developed into apartments. Union Congregational Church on Tewksbury Street – just a stone’s throw from Winthrop Beach – recently sold its church building and its large…
Carving Artists: As Many as 300,000 People Expected to Attend Annual Event on Revere Beach
There may not be a better way to usher in the dreamy, fantasy world of sandcastles than by staging a parade on the Boulevard with eight-foot-tall puppets. And that’s exactly what’s going to happen this week. The Revere Beach National…
Markey says his work isn’t done
When veteran U.S. Congressman Ed Markey (D-Malden) begins talking about his accomplishments over the last two years, it’s a list that tends to take some time. Markey has been in the Congress for 34 years and is seeking re-election this…
Dembrowski fulfills his wife’s wish
It was the most tragic loss in his life that has pushed Dr. Gerry Dembrowski onward towards what would be his biggest win. Dembrowski, a Woburn Republican challenging for the 7th Congressional seat, told the Journal that he lost his…