The Winthrop Town Council met remotely on Tuesday, April 7, where it tackled community issues both related and unrelated to the COVID-19 outbreak. Technical Difficulties The remote council session took place on the online conferencing platform Zoom and was broadcast…
Month: April 2020
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MVES Starts COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus, Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) continues to create contingency plans for service continuity and has established a COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Response Fund so MVES consumers will…
Winthrop COVID-19 Update: 79 Total Cases Confirmed Since March 15; Two Deceased, 24 Recovered, 53 in Isolation
Town Manager Austin Faison and Public Health Director Meredith Hurley would like to update Winthrop residents on the latest information involving the COVID-19 pandemic. The town has received notification from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) of one additional…
State, Town Council Tweaks Parking Order on Winthrop Beach
In an effort to better promote social distancing and curb gathering of more than 10 people Gov. Charlie Baker issued an emergency order requiring all coastal beach reservation parking areas managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to…
Winthrop Police Department Offering Survival Kits to Reduce Overdose Risk
Chief Terence M. Delehanty and the Winthrop Police Department announce that they have partnered with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) to distribute survival kits meant to prevent overdoses and connect those in need with recovery resources. The…
CASA to Receive Grant for Job Skills Initiative
CASA (Community Action for Safe Alternatives) is on the receiving end of a $32,500 grant dedicated to a job skills initiative they have called Youthworks. These assets will come from the ‘Shannon Grant,’ which funds anti-gang and youth violence prevention…
RMV Announces Additional Licensure Extensions; Introduces Online CDL Option
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) continues to thoroughly review its licensing protocols and credential requirements to identify additional measures that can be implemented to reduce non-essential travel, reduce the need for customers to visit RMV Service Centers, and…
Governor Baker Expands Priority COVID-19 to Grocery Store Workers
On Friday, April 10, Gov. Charlie Baker issued further public health guidance, expanded resources for critical workers and increased Massachusetts National Guard activation to support its ongoing response to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A new Department of Public Health…
Baker Provides Update on Hospital Surge Capacity
Special to the Transcript On April 9, the state provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital ca-pacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases, identifying the need for 14,500 treatment…
The Extra $600: State Offers First Guidance on New Unemployment Claim Process Under CARES Act
Special to the Journal The State government on April 9, announced details for the initial implementation of federal unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, the federal based COVID-19 relief package. This federal program, enacted on March 27, 2020, will be…