A four-alarm fire hit two residential homes and an electric vehicle at 155-157 River Road shortly before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Four families were displaced as a result of the fire, according to fire officials. One woman who was pregnant,…
Town Council President Jim Letterie introduced several quality of life measures for future discussion under new business at last week’s town council meeting. One of the items that will be sent to committee is a sidewalk improvement plan discussion. “It’s…
An early morning fire broke out at the Cottage Park Yacht Club marina on Orlando Avenue early Friday morning, destroying a dozen boats. It took firefighters from Winthrop, the Coast Guard, and surrounding marine units several hours to douse the…
The Winthrop Police Department is proud to announce that it was the top fundraising law enforcement agency during this year’s Autism Awareness Month campaign to benefit the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism. Hundreds of police departments have partnered with…
Major Richard Joseph Broder (Ret.) Decorated Vietnam Veteran Born in Boston to the late Joseph and Lillian (Verdi) Broder, Retired Major Richard Joseph Broder was the second of five children. Raised in Winthrop, Dick, as he was known, joined the…
The Winthrop High boys lacrosse team’s run in the MIAA Division 4 state tourney came to a conclusion this past Saturday with a 14-8 loss at Ipswich this past Friday. The Vikings were the fifth-ranked team in D-4 and Ipswich…