By Michael Herbert One of Winthrop’s longest running traditions, the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association’s 108th Strawberry Festival, at 40 Shirley Street, this Saturday from 3 to 6 PM.  Volunteers will be dishing up a heaping bowl of strawberry shortcake…
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Way To Go, Jack Wallace!
We’d like to give a brief shout-out to former Winthrop High baseball star and Northeastern Conference golf champion Jack Wallace, who helped lead the Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) baseball team to the Division 3 national championship. The Warriors defeated LaGrange State of…
We Urge Our Legislators To Support Lobster Fishing Bill
Most of us are environmentalists to some extent. We doubt there are few among us who do not find it heartbreaking that there was a record number of deaths of manatees this past year in Florida because excessive algae growth…
Remember What Trump Said…
While he was on the campaign trail during the primary season in early 2016, Donald Trump uttered these memorable words, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.†Although Trump later…
Obituaries 06-16-2022
Susan Egidio Employee of Commonwealth of Mass. Operational Services Susan Egidio of Winthrop passed unexpectedly on June 8. A resident of Winthrop for the last 10 years, she was the daughter of the late Pauline and Albert Egidio from East…
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News Briefs
The Sixth Annual Stroll for Scleroderma The Sixth Annual Stroll for Scleroderma will be on June 11, starting at 9:00 am at Deer Island Harborwalk.. The walk is in honor of Don Legere, who suffers from Systemic Scleroderma, the most…
Town Partners With CMRK To Recycle Textiles Ahead of Statewide Ban
As of Nov. 1, the MassDEP (Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection) is banning all textiles in any trash in Massachusetts. In the United States alone, over 92 million tons of textile/cloth related waste is discarded every year. Across Massachusetts we…
Northeast Metro Tech Seeks Legislative Support in Prioritizing ARPA Funding
With the State Legislature considering allocating the $5 billion that remains of federal funds delivered to the Commonwealth under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Northeast Metro Tech is renewing its request that $100 million be allocated to ease the…