Winthrop

The family is still unsure what sparked the problem, but no one was hurt in the ordeal.

Five people onboard a boat in the Boston Harbor area had a close call when it began taking on water and then smoking. Three adults and two teenagers, most of whom were visiting from out of town, were on the boat on their way back from dinner Wednesday night. The teenagers, who were sleeping in the bottom of the boat,…

A Winthrop, Massachusetts man was arraigned Tuesday on accusations he was pointing a replica assault weapon at people during preparations for the Fourth of July in town on Saturday. Gregory Gill, 23, faces two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He was arrested Saturday by Winthrop police and arraigned Tuesday at the East Boston Division of Boston Municipal Court….

Two trees were planted Sunday in honor of former Massachusetts State Police Trooper David Green and Air Force veteran Ramona Cooper, killed in a racially-motivated shooting a year ago. A number of city and state leaders — including the police chief, district attorney and family members — attended the event in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The Winthrop residents were both Black, and…

A tree planting was held Sunday morning in honor of two people shot and killed in a racially-motivated incident a year ago in Winthrop.

Two people have been hospitalized after their porch collapsed onto some rocks below at a house in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Police in Winthrop first responded to a call around 2:15 p.m. Saturday for an incident on Nahant Avenue, officials said, where they learned that a railing had given way from a porch at a residence. Two people, ages 70 and 65,…

Officials said the situation in Winthrop was safely resolved by early Monday morning, with the subject transported to receive care.

A neighborhood in Winthrop, Massachusetts, was evacuated on Sunday night as police worked with a barricaded subject who reportedly had a knife and was wearing a bulletproof vest. Winthrop police said they were called to Overlook Drive shortly after 5:30 p.m. for a “mental health matter.” They said they were working with an individual experiencing a mental health crisis, with…

When you turn the water on, you may not think about where it comes from, but you certainly think of what it’s costing you and your family. Victoria Bonney said for the four years she has lived in Winthrop, her water and sewer bill has gone up every year. “It was less expensive for us to truck in water...

A man was hit by an MBTA bus in Winthrop Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened at Pauline and Hermon streets, in front of Metcalf Square and the town’s police station. Winthrop firefighters were able to free the man. Paul Revere Transportation, the contracted provider that was operating the bus, said that their driver made a left turn onto Hermon...

A woman driving a Jeep died in a crash Friday in Winthrop, Massachusetts, and an 84-year-old man was arrested on charges of operating under the influence. The crash took place at the intersection of Pauline and Walden streets, according to the Winthrop Fire Department. A car also seemed to be involved in the crash — it was towed from the…

A woman suffered severe burns in an explosion and ensuing basement fire in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Thursday night. The American Red Cross of Massachusetts said Friday that they were at the scene of a “natural gas explosion” on Irwin Street. The incident reportedly occurred the previous evening but the Red Cross was called in on Friday. Winthrop Fire Chief Paul…

A boat carrying six passengers ran aground in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.  Photos show the fishing boat “C.J. Victoria” stuck at an angle in shallow water off the coast of Winthrop.  The boat was carrying two crew members and six passengers when it ran aground. Boston Police, the Boston Fire Department and the Coast Guard responded and evacuated...

It will be another good beach day, but not for everyone. Two beaches are closed Friday in Winthrop over concerns of high levels of harmful bacteria.

Friday was another good beach day before storms moved into Massachusetts, but not for everyone. Pico Beach and Donovan’s Beach in Winthrop were closed after tests found high levels of a harmful bacteria that’s an indicator of fecal pollution. While some beachgoers weren’t aware or weren’t deterred by the warnings, others who live nearby say better safe than sorry....

Parents of a group of Winthrop teenagers are speaking out after passengers blamed them for delaying their vacation to the Bahamas over a mask dispute.

After Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins released excerpts of the racist, hateful writing of the man who gunned down two Black people in Winthrop, its police chief told reporters that his white supremacist ideology has no place in the town.

The man who killed two people in a shooting rampage in Winthrop, Massachusetts, last month wrote less than two days earlier that “Racism is healthy and natural” in a bigoted, hateful screed revealed by officials Wednesday.

Retired Air Force veteran Ramona Cooper was one of two people killed in an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime.

Ramona Cooper, a 60-year-old Air Force veteran, was laid to rest Tuesday after she was killed in a violent rampage just over a week ago in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The community has continued to gather and remember the victims of the shooting, Cooper and David Green, a 58-year-old retired Massachusetts State Police officer, who was laid to rest Friday. Both were…