A “war” that we actually are winning It was almost 55 years ago — on December 23, 1971, to be precise — that President Richard M.Nixon officially declared the “war on cancer” when he signed the National Cancer Act of…
Eat, Dance, and Donate: Winthrop Cares fundraiser set for Sept. 27th
Winthrop Cares are having a BBQ/Pizza party to give support to the families who lost their homes from a fire in June. The date is Sunday September 27th at Pleasant Park Yacht from 1pm-4pm. There will be the Patriots game…
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…
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…
1976 State Champion Winthrop High School hockey team celebrates 50th anniversary of its undefeated season
Members of the 1976 Division 1 state champion Winthrop High School ice hockey team celebrated its dream season at the Winthrop Golf Course. The players reminisced about their incredible 26-0-1 season under the direction of head coach, the late Bill…
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…