West Nile in Winthrop
West Nile Virus has surfaced in Winthrop. Mosquito spraying will begin Monday. State health officials have been predicting a tough season for viruses, given the wet spring and current hot spell. The...
View ArticleRealtor Forced To Give Up License After Money Goes Missing
BOSTON (CBS) – Nobody has to tell you that the real estate market is tough these days…but imagine putting down a deposit on a property only to have your real estate agent steal your money. Chief...
View ArticleEMass Basketball: Boys Schedule, Girls Highlights and A Cinderella Story
BOSTON (CBS) - March Madness started early in Boston. With the Celtics and Bruins on the road, the TD Garden belongs to the High Schoolers to start the week, with six Eastern Mass semifinals and a pair...
View ArticleEMass Boy’s Basketball Results And Highlights
BOSTON (CBS) – The Eastern Massachusetts Boy’s Basketball Finals are all decided, and it is now off to the State Championship for three local teams. Division 1: St. John’s Prep defeated Mansfield 64-55...
View ArticleSix Communities Sign Agreement To Share Police
CHELSEA (CBS) — Six communities have entered a partnership that allows their police officers to have authority in all six towns. The agreement is between Chelsea, Everett, Revere, Malden, Saugus and...
View ArticleDecomposing Body Found Under Porch Of Winthrop Home
WINTHROP (CBS) – Police are trying to figure out who put a decomposing body under the porch of a Winthrop home. Investigators found the body Tuesday afternoon after receiving reports from neighbors...
View ArticleMan Found Unconscious Was Apparently Struck By Lightning
WINTHROP (CBS) – A man found unconscious on a walking trail on Deer Island may have been struck by lightning. State Police troopers responded to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority property...
View ArticleLogan Airport Extends Runway To Stop Out Of Control Aircraft
BOSTON (CBS) – Logan Airport is extending its longest runway into Boston Harbor. The airport is building a new pier that will lengthen the runway by 400 feet. The extension is designed to slow down and...
View Article9/11 Rescue Dog Enjoying Retirement In Winthrop
WOBURN (CBS) – Only a handful search and rescue dogs deployed to Ground Zero are still alive, ten years after 9/11. One of them is Moxie, a 13-year-old chocolate lab in retirement in Winthrop. Her...
View ArticleHouse Explosion Rattles Winthrop Neighborhood
WINTHROP (CBS) – One person was hurt in a pair of explosions at a home in Winthrop Thursday morning. WBZ NewsRadio 1030′s Kim Tunnicliffe reports Download: tunnicliffe-winthro-blast-redo-w1.mp3...
View ArticleSoundbytes Of The Week: 2/24
BOSTON (CBS) – Lynn English students fight, classmates watch, no one steps in. GOP candidates vs. federal money for the auto industry. Winthrop, Afghanistan and the mystery of Ryan Braun’s drug test...
View ArticleParent Tossed From High School Hockey Game For Aiming Laser Pointer At Goalie
WINTHROP (CBS) — Medway-Ashland’s girls high school hockey team lost their appeal of their playoff loss Friday, after a parent was tossed from the game for aiming a laser pointer into the eyes of their...
View ArticleDad Regrets Aiming Laser At High School Goalie, Will Face Charges
WINTHROP (CBS) – The father accused of pointing a laser into the eyes of a high school hockey goalie will face criminal charges. According to Winthrop Police, 42-year-old Joseph Cordes will be charged...
View ArticleMan Arrested In Connection With Robbery At Malden Mini Mart
MALDEN (CBS) – A man has been arrested in connection with a recent robbery at the Malden Mini Mart. Malden Police obtained a warrant for 43-year-old Steven Garrett of Winthrop after a WBZ-TV viewer...
View ArticleRunaway Sailboat Causes Delays At Logan Airport
BOSTON (CBS) – A runaway 37-foot sailboat caused minor delays at Logan Airport on Monday. According to officials, the boat broke free from a mooring in Winthrop and wound up running aground off runway...
View ArticlePhantom Gourmet: Blackstrap BBQ In Winthrop
WINTHROP (CBS) – If good things come in small packages, then great things are coming out of Blackstrap BBQ. Located in Winthrop Center, the food at this little barbecue joint is big on flavor. Ever...
View ArticleI-Team: Winthrop Harbormaster To Resign After Ethics Violations
WINTHROP (CBS) – Winthrop will be looking for a new Harbormaster. The Winthrop Town Manager tells the I-Team, that Charles Famolare has agreed to resign and will retire this week. Chief Correspondent...
View ArticleWhat If Hurricane Sandy Hit Boston?
BOSTON (CBS) – Tunnels flooded for days. City streets overrun with water. Could we ever see damage like that in Boston? It is a question many people are asking in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy....
View ArticleBody Found On Beach In Winthrop
WINTHROP (CBS) – A body has been found on a beach Winthrop. The body was found near the Cottage Park Yacht Club on Orlando Avenue Thursday evening. Police were first called to the area around 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleArmed Robbers Target Chelsea Taxi Drivers
CHELSEA (CBS) – Taxi drivers are being targeted by armed robbers. Now, after a rash last week, police are taking extra steps to keep them safe. There were at least four armed robberies last week and...
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