When Helen Porter was born in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was President, World War I was raging in Europe and the Spanish Flu officially became a global pandemic. Porter, a lifelong resident of Revere and Winthrop East Boston Neighborhood Health Center…
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Raise Funds for Fireworks The annual fundraising for the Fourth of July fireworks has begun, according to Fire Chief Paul Flanagan, and yes, this year’s fireworks will be on the Fourth! Donation can be sent to the Winthrop Fireworks Fund,…
Veronica Robles Cultural Center to Hold First Uniting Borders Multicultural Festival
In response to the U.S. border crisis, and the recent ruling by the Supreme Court to uphold the Trump Administration’s travel ban for some Muslim countries, local community leader Veronica Robles has decided to host an uplifting celebration of all…
Winthrop Native Serves on USS Constitution
A 2006 Northeast Metropolitan Vocational Tech High School graduate and Winthrop native will celebrate America’s 242nd year of independence as part of a hand-picked Navy crew serving on the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, the USS Constitution. Petty Officer 2nd…
July Street Sweeping Starts Monday, July 23
Motorists are reminded that the Town of Winthrop conducts Street Sweeping operations on the last full week of the month (last week with a Friday) from April through October between 7:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. on the day of a street’s trash collection.…
Massport Environmental Data Report Online
The public comment period for the mammoth 2016 Massport Environmental Data Report has been extended to July 29 and is available on the town and Massport websites for review. The report was released by Massport on May 15. The 30-day…
Olin College to Test Winthrop Air Quality
Last Thursday night the Airport Hazards Committee hosted a professor from a local college who will be monitoring the air quality in Winthrop in relation to Logan Airport. Aerodyne Research and Olin College, in Needham will be joining forces to…
Speaker DeLeo Leads Growing Coalition of Support Behind Evandro Carvalho for Suffolk DA
House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo endorsed Democratic State Representative Evandro C. Carvalho for Suffolk County District Attorney, citing Carvalho’s strong progressive record and prosecutorial experience. Speaker DeLeo, a lifelong Democrat and Winthrop resident, said Carvalho has distinguished himself as a…
Winthrop Hah-Bah Day
Mary Hagen, Barbara Marley, Jean Barry, Kathy Nelson, Jennifer and Vik Malik, Susan Castella, and Lynn Rieth.
Fourth of July Ts are In
Fire Chief Paul Flanagan shows off this year’s Fourth of July t-shirt to help raise funds for the fireworks on July 4. They can be purchased at the fire department or at Winthrop Sports Shop in the Center. Each shirt…