East Boston Savings Bank’s (EBSB) parent company Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. has formed a new corporation and plans to go fully public by late June. The newly formed corporation, Meridian Bank Corp, Inc. is offering between 23,375,000 and 31,625,000 shares…
Winthrop Farmers Market to Start in Center June 15
The Winthrop Farmers Market at French Square opens for the season, Sunday, June 15 from 11am to 3pm. The market will feature produce from local farms, craft vendors, live music and new for 2014 – food trucks. The volunteer committee…
Emblem Club Announces Essay Winner
Winthrop Emblem Club #15 proudly announces the winners of their essay contest,†WHAT THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES MEANS TO ME.†Eighty three fifth grade students from the Cummings Elementary School participated. Pictured are Cody Bell [1st], Rachel Farley…
Healthy Eating Group to Meet
“If you are interested in healthy eating – this is your group! We are Winthrop citizens working on improving our eating. We share recipes & work on our own goals. It’s fun. It’s motivating. Join us Winthrop Library June 3,…
A Common-sense Approach to Gun Control
The gun control bill announced this week by House Speaker Robert DeLeo represents one of the most (indeed in our view, THE most) comprehensive efforts in our nation to bring about sensible gun control legislation that both improves public safety…
Mitigation Pact
The recently-announced mitigation package between the town and Mohegan Sun, which just came out as were going to press, appears to be highly-favorable to Winthrop. We will have more to say about it in the weeks ahead, but at this…