The holidays can be the most difficult time of the year for those struggling with mental illness. According to the National Alliance for Mental Illness, 64% of people with mental illness say the ...

Winthrop Viking Youth Cheer is a wonderful 501c3 organization rooted in our community for the last 6 years. Our board of directors and coaches are comprised of 20 volunteers that bring a positive ...

Chelsea could soon be joining the Metro North Regional Emergency Communication Center (RECC) alongside neighbors Winthrop and Revere, according to a joint letter from the leaders of the three ...

There will be another chance for public input on a proposed school budget override at the school committee’s regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 16. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 6 p.m. in the ...

Finally, the hearing opened to public comment during which residents from across the region brought attention to instances of poor water quality on some beaches, improvements to bathhouses and public ...

Town and fire department officials recently took part in a recent Boston Globe story on EMS staffing in the region. In the story, the local officials discussed the tragic death of a child in the ...

After one season of playing for the Montreal team in the Professional Women’s Hockey League before record-setting crowds, Winthrop Jillian Dempsey is back in familiar surroundings. Following ...

Youth volunteers serving pancakes and scrambled eggs at the St. Michael the Archangel Parish on Sunday, Dec. 8.

We’ve been in the news business for longer than we care to remember and the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable when we began our career in journalism more than 50 years ago. But despite ...

The demise of the dictatorship in Syria this weekend that brought to an end 50 years of brutal rule by the Assad family — Bashir al-Assad had succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad — was startling to ...

The stage is set for Winthrop High School senior Talia Martucci in the girls hockey season opener Saturday at 1 p.m. versus Medford High at Larsen Rink at the Mike Eruzione Center.

The Winthrop High School Viking hockey team recently joined forces with the Mi-Amore Food Pantry to make the holidays brighter for local families. Team members volunteered their time to load trucks ...