The Winthrop Police Department recently announced the swearing-in and hiring of new police officers Vanessa LaFlamme and Matthew Correale. Officer LaFlamme was hired in 2018 as a reserve officer and ...

For over ten years, East Boston fought an Eversource substation proposed across from a children’s playground, beside Logan’s jet fuel tanks, on a flood-prone shoreline along Chelsea Creek. Despite ...

A young humpback whale was stranded at high tide and washed ashore on Washington Avenue last week. The whale was stranded around 12:30 p.m., according to officials from Whale and Dolphin Conservation.

This past weekend the city held its annual International Revere Beach Sand Sculpture Festival.

Winthrop High School Athletic Director has officially welcomed Chris Palmer as the Vikings’ new girls ice hockey coach for the 2026-27 season.

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a community health system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, will reopen the CHA Birth Center on July 6, after a six-year hiatus.

The bidding process for the new fire station at the old middle school site is underway.

Winthrop, born December 12, 1939 to Josephine (Ahearn) and William Wayland, grew up in Dorchester and attended Mission High School. He went on to study at Boston College and earned his law degree from ...

John Phillip Montuori, affectionately known to family and friends as “Skip,” passed away at the age of 67. While his passing leaves an immeasurable void, his legacy of kindness, generosity, and love ...

Mary E. Carney, a longtime Winthrop resident, passed away at home on July 14, 2026. She was 68 years old. Born in Winthrop, she was the beloved daughter of the late Elaine (Kirley) and John G. Carney.

Health & Environment, Lifestyle, Climate, In 2000, Gerry Wardwell drove around a bend on Grand View Avenue when he caught a glimpse of the glistening waters of Boston Harbor, the ...

Ten sea turtles were released Wednesday evening into the waters off Cape Cod, Mass., in the New England Aquarium's second local beach release of the season. The group included six Kemp's ridleys, two ...