Winthrop

Hundreds of former “Jeopardy!” contestants condemned a hand gesture used by a man from Winthrop, Massachusetts, on the show this week, saying that it appeared similar to a well-known white supremacist symbol. Kelly Donohue on Thursday denied that he intentionally used a racist sign on television and condemned white supremacy. The statement, released a day prior, was signed by 580…

Democrat Jeffrey Turco prevailed in a four-person Democratic primary Tuesday and will compete with a Republican and an unenrolled candidate in the race to succeed former House Speaker Robert DeLeo in the Massachusetts House. Turco, a former Winthrop Town Council president, will face Winthrop Republican Paul Caruccio and unenrolled candidate Richard Fucillo Jr. in the March 30 special election. According…

Massachusetts state representative candidate Juan Jaramillo came to the United States when he was a child with his parents, fleeing violence in his native Colombia. Standing on Shirley Street in Revere this week, he said, “This community saved us.” Jaramillo is now hoping to represent that portion of Revere, along with the town of Winthrop, on Beacon Hill — the…

Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo will formally step down from his position this week, according to reports.

Robert DeLeo will step down as speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for a position at Northeastern University, a source told NBC10 Boston.

Robert DeLeo will step down as speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for a position at Northeastern University, a source told NBC10 Boston.

People in Winthrop, Massachusetts, were without their water service Thursday due to a valve problem, officials said. The water supply has since been restored, following the interruption, according to Town Manager Austin Faison. Residents are cautioned that they may see some discoloration in the water, but the water is safe, Faison said. Residents are advised to run their faucets until…

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said it was working with the town to restore the water service as quickly as they could.

Two markets in Winthrop, Massachusetts, have temporarily closed after multiple employees tested positive for COVID-19 in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. The town’s Department of Public Health is urging any visitors to the Winthrop Marketplace or Winthrop Meat Market in the past week to self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 after five employees between the two businesses contracted the...

A popular children’s playground in Winthrop, Massachusetts, was heavily damaged by a fire on Sunday. Police and fire officials responded to the fire at Ingleside Park and were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, the firefighters’ union said on Facebook. There were no injuries reported. There was no word on what may have caused the fire Sunday night, or...

A fire heavily damaged a children’s playground at Winthrop’s Ingleside Park.

Two facilities in Winthrop have shut down for 36 hours after two COVID-19 clusters were tied to them, resulting in at least 22 cases of the coronavirus.

Health officials are asking anyone who visited either Winthrop Elks or the Pleasant Park Yacht Club from Oct. 15 through Oct. 18 to self-quarantine and get tested for COVID-19.

The Town of Winthrop has hired a new COVID-19 inspector to ensure the community is adhering to social distancing and crowd limitations. The inspector, Kevin Oliva, started in his role on October 12, the town confirmed. Winthrop Public Health Director Meredith Hurley says the part-time, temporary position is necessary amid concerns over a rise of coronavirus cases in the community….

A 13-year-old girl who had been missing for five days from her home in Winthrop, Massachusetts, has been found safe, police said late Tuesday night. Jasmine Racca was found safe by the Winthrop Police Department, authorities said. She had not been seen since Thursday, Sept. 17, when she left her Jefferson Street home in the middle of the night, according…

A man in one of Massachusetts’ communities at highest risk for spreading the coronavirus is being fined for what police say was a large party that violated COVID-19 restrictions. Officials in Winthrop are saying it won’t tolerate parties at all — it’s a coronavirus hot spot now, one of the 17 communities whose rate of virus transmission is high enough…

The Winthrop Retirement Board was correct to strip the Massachusetts town’s former police chief of his pension, a panel of Appeals Court judges ruled Wednesday, putting more than $1 million of retirement benefits he received in legal jeopardy. Former Winthrop Police Chief Angelo LaMonica’s lawyer blocked a move by the retirement board four years ago to seize LaMonica’s pension...

Even as the state’s overall rate remains low, in recent weeks spikes in COVID-19 cases have been seen in several communities, many of them in the Greater Boston area. Wednesday’s latest report had nine Massachusetts cities and towns listed in the red category, meaning more than eight cases of coronavirus per 100,000 people. Those cities and towns included Brockton,...

Police in Winthrop, Massachusetts, are warning the public of a personal loan scam. A letter went out to residents offering a $17,000 loan and gift cards in exchange for filling out an online application, according to police. One letter that had a return address of an undisclosed administrative office was returned to the Winthrop Finance Department, which contacted Winthrop Police….