As part of its “Get Healthy on the Beach” series, The Friends of Winthrop Beach, in partnership with Winthrop Parks and Recreation, Save the Harbor, and Cervizzi’s Martial Arts Academy presented Self-Defense for Women on August 20. Ladies gathered on…
At a special meeting last week, the Winthrop Town Council began discussions on shaping a townwide strategic plan that will highlight goals and projects for the next five to 10 years. During the initial conversations about the strategic plan, councillors…
Polls will be open in Winthrop for the state primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are several contested elections on the Democratic and Republican ballots, with the Democratic senate primary between incumbent Ed…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…