Throughout the upcoming holiday season, families and friends throughout the Boston area will give thanks for each other, and for the food we enjoy as part of our traditions. This year, Massport is pleased to provide food donations to three…
Month: November 2020
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $10 Million to Community Foundations for immediate COVID-19 Relief
The Baker-Polito Administration announced $10 million in immediate relief and support to individuals and households experiencing severe economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds, awarded to 14 organizations through the Community Foundations Grant Program for COVID-19 Relief, can…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…
Enjoy the Holiday Safely
We would be remiss if we did not remind our readers to enjoy the holiday weekend, but to do so safely. The pandemic is spreading like widlfire across our nation, shattering previous records of infection on a daily basis and requiring all…
Guest Op-Ed: Thanksgiving 2020, Home, but not Alone
By Karen Lee Sobol Has your sense of time shifted lately? Does avoiding people feel bizarre, and has Purell become your new best friend? Do you spot beauty in surprising places, and feel the rhythm of your breath inside your…
Letter to the Editor
Thank You Dear Editor, Many may remember flooding in Winthrop Center in late 2017 when waters reached car handle doors. A small lake has formed each year at the bottom of our Cottage Park Road and Somerset Avenue. These are…
Winthrop High Winter Sports can begin Practices Dec. 14
Following the official go-ahead from the Winthrop School Committee, WHS Athletic Director Matt Serino announced that winter sports teams will begin their preseason practices on Monday, Dec. 14. Winter practices usually begin on the Monday after Thanksgiving, but the start…
Obituaries 11-25-2020
Edward Cardoza The winner of many Special Olympics Medals, had many friends and touched many lives Edward M. “Eddie†(Ned) Cardoza, 69, of Winthrop passed suddenly on November 15 at Advocate Rehab, East Boston as a result of many post-…
Ingleside Park Fire Under Investigation
At approximately 7 p.m. on Sunday night, firefighters responded to a caller stating that there were flames in Ingleside Park, surrounding the older child play structure. Eight firefighters were on the scene and they were able to contain the fire…