State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy leadership today announced the graduation of 30 firefighters from the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. Video of the ceremony will be posted to the Department of Fire Services YouTube…
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Tree warden warns of canopy cover loss in Winthrop
At last week’s Winthrop Town Council meeting, tree warden Tom Derderian advocated for funding to increase the town’s tree canopy. Derderian pointed to several factors leading to the loss of trees in Winthrop during the public speaking portion of the…
Council looks to give up setting taxi rates
The Winthrop Town Council is taking the next step to getting out of the taxi business. For decades, the council has set the rates for taxi businesses in town, which essentially comes down to one company, Winthrop Taxi. Earlier this…
Governor Healey, New England Governors sound alarm over proposed energy merger
Last week, Governor Maura Healey joined other New England states in raising serious concerns about NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy and its impact on costs. If approved, the merger would give the company significant control over energy resources…
Semi-Homemade Meals
If you‘re responsible for providing food for your home dining table, you have three levels of work to consider. The easiest level is ordering or bringing home takeout food prepared elsewhere; the next level is homemade food from scratch; and…
Aquarium documents 2,000 animals, including whale sharks, during aerial survey
Aerial survey observers with the New England Aquarium sighted more than 2,000 animals during a recent flight over the Northeast Canyons and Seamount Marine National Monument, showcasing the area’s extraordinary biodiversity. Scientists with the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean…
Annual Purple Bow Campaign for Overdose Awareness kicks off at Recovery on the Harbor
State Fire Departments achieve nation’s fourth-highest emergency response rate
The Department of Fire Services announced that Massachusetts fire departments have achieved the fourth-highest reporting rate in the country for the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS). 90% of Massachusetts fire departments have reported more than 1.3 million apparatus responses…
Winthrop filmmakers launch crowdfunding campaign for ‘LUPERCALIANS,’ a sci-fi reimagining of the Romulus and Remus Myth
A team of local independent filmmakers is turning one of the world’s oldest legends into a Sci-Fi crime drama. LUPERCALIANS, from Winthrop filmmaker Nick D’Agostino, is currently raising funds through Seed&Spark to bring the ambitious independent film to life. Inspired…
Project Bread taps in-house storyteller Nora Jerrett to help lead its communications strategy
Medford resident Nora Jerrett, who has spent more than three years shaping Project Bread's storytelling and the East Boston-based food security nonprofit's annual The Walk for Hunger campaign, has been promoted to Assistant Director of Communications at the leading statewide…