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Thursday, October 1

Man accused of trying to pull down woman's pants, other incidents in Winthrop ↗ · NBC BostonA man is facing charges after several incidents Wednesday in which he allegedly targeted women in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Kervens Boutin, of Stoughton, was arraigned Thursday at East Boston District Court. He is charged with indecent assault and battery, breaking and entering and resisting arrest.…Winthrop schools adopting state guidelines on ICE ↗ · Winthrop PilotThe Winthrop School Committee approved in general terms the system’s cooperation with a new state law designed to restrict the ability of federal immigration agents to detain people in public areas including school grounds. The law, known as the Protect Act, requires all Massachusetts communities to…

Wednesday, September 30

‘Extremely scary': Man charged with indecent assault in series of Winthrop encounters ↗ · NBC BostonPolice in Winthrop, Massachusetts, say a 26-year-old man was arrested after several incidents targeting women Wednesday afternoon. A woman went into the Winthrop Police Department with her child just after 4 p.m. to report that a man had tried to pull down her pants outside the Wadsworth Building on…Arts struggle for sustenance in Winthrop schools ↗ · Winthrop PilotA decade after the opening of Winthrop’s Middle and High School building, the system’s budgetary dominance of extracurricular sports activity is far outpacing that of the arts, an imbalance that some parents and educators see as a loss for the community and its children. Winthrop inaugurated its $80…Julia Adela “Julie” Markakis ↗ · East Boston TimesOf Winthrop Read more →

Saturday, September 26

Winthrop eyes golf course to satisfy 3A ↗ · Winthrop PilotAs Winthrop confronts still-growing legal and financial drama over the state’s 3A housing law, the town leadership has confirmed it’s pursuing a new avenue for sidestepping the mandatory zoning expansion requirement by using its golf course. In a move similar to the mocked but still active effort in…

Thursday, September 24

Winthrop sags on MCAS testing ↗ · Winthrop PilotThe standardized test performance of Winthrop public school students is declining in both English and the sciences, leaving the town with high-school scores trailing statewide averages in both subjects. The results for this year’s Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System tests, or MCAS, do…

Friday, September 18

SJC again upholds MBTA Communities housing law ↗ · Winthrop PilotTHE STATE’S HIGHEST court has swatted away a second challenge to the sweeping and controversial MBTA Communities housing law. In a brisk, unanimous — and widely expected decision — the Supreme Judicial Court rejected the town of Marshfield’s bid to avoid compliance with the law on every argument it…

Thursday, July 16

Body of dead humpback whale stuck under Winthrop dock for hours ↗ · NBC BostonThe body of a young humpback whale washed ashore on Wednesday evening in Winthrop, Massachusetts, and crews have been trying to figure out how to remove it from under a dock. Federal, state and local officials were investigating what happened to the 35,000 lb. juvenile whale — its cause of death…

Tuesday, July 14

Man who killed Winthrop native in 1982 executed in Florida ↗ · NBC BostonFlorida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a 74-year-old man convicted in the murder of a woman from Massachusetts 44 years ago. Dennis Sochor, one of three older inmates scheduled for execution within the span of a month in the nation’s busiest death penalty state,…

Tuesday, June 9

Baby girl born hours after Winthrop family loses home ↗ · NBC BostonA Massachusetts couple is experiencing an emotional roller coaster, losing their Winthrop home in a fire and welcoming their first child in a span of hours. The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Sunday on River Street. An electric vehicle parked between two homes caught fire, and the blaze quickly…

Monday, June 8

Electric vehicle explodes in Winthrop driveway, causing fire that burned 2 homes ↗ · NBC BostonAn electric vehicle exploded in a driveway in Winthrop, Massachusetts, sparking a massive fire that burned two homes Sunday. The vehicle, parked between the two houses on River Road, caught fire around 4:30 p.m., drawing a number of firefighters to the scene, including from the surrounding cities of…

Tuesday, June 2

2 arrested after car, foot chase in Winthrop, police say ↗ · NBC BostonTwo people were arrested after running from a stolen car in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning, police said. A large number of officers were seen in the area of the Governors Park Condominiums after the arrests. Winthrop police said Briana Bottari, a 34-year-old from Revere, and James…

Monday, May 25

Man charged with killing his wife at Winthrop apartment Sunday, DA says ↗ · NBC BostonA man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his wife at an apartment building in Winthrop , Massachusetts, on Sunday morning, prosecutors said. Sean Brewer is expected in a Boston court Tuesday to face a manslaughter charge in the death of Jacklyn Berry, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s…

Sunday, May 24

Woman killed in shooting at Winthrop apartment Sunday morning, DA says ↗ · NBC BostonA woman was fatally shot at an apartment building in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Sunday morning, authorities said. The woman was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injures after a disturbance on Beacon Street reported about 8:37 a.m., according to Winthrop police. A person of interest was…

Monday, February 23

Water main breaks flood streets, DPW truck gets stuck in sinkhole in Winthrop ↗ · NBC BostonFlooding in the streets and a stuck truck – that was the situation in Winthrop, Massachusetts, during the storm on Monday morning. The town of Winthrop said that there were “multiple water main breaks” and that the Department of Public Works is working on restoring water service in town. The issue…

Thursday, January 22

Police and public health officials partner up in Winthrop ↗ · NBC BostonPolice and public health officials are getting international attention for how they work together on the streets in Winthrop, Massachusetts, Robert Stein remembers a time when he was spiraling just a couple of years ago. “I was mentally unstable at the moment,” said Stein. “I was suffering from PTSD…

Monday, January 19

SUV appears to crash into home in Winthrop ↗ · NBC BostonA car appeared to crash into a home in Winthrop, Massachusetts on Monday morning. An NBC10 Boston crew captured photos showing a Honda CRV that hit at least the porch of the house on Upland Road. The town’s police and fire departments were on scene. It’s unclear what led up to the crash, although…

Tuesday, January 6

For first time in 100+ years, Mass. opens door to Boston Harbor shellfishing ↗ · NBC BostonWith Boston Harbor’s water quality on the rise, Massachusetts says digging shellfish recreationally or for direct sale to consumers is now permissible. “People come visit Boston just to have seafood, and if it’s clean, it’s good news for everyone,” one woman said. The shellfishing will be permitted…

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Intense fire engulfs Winthrop home while resident is at Red Sox game ↗ · NBC BostonA home in Winthrop, Massachusetts, was destroyed by a raging fire Saturday evening while the resident was at a Red Sox game in Boston. Winthrop Fire Chief Scott Wiley says around 7:18 p.m. the department received numerous calls for a fire at a two-story, 150-year-old wood-frame structure at 43…

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