COVID-19 is causing an uptick of depression and anxiety in people all over the world. Stemming from isolation, fear and hopelessness, the rise in mental health disorders is spread across people of all ages, backgrounds, genders and social status, not…
Month: December 2020
TSAC Receives Feedback on Pt. Shirley Parking Pilot
On December 9, the Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) held a special meeting that allowed residents to share their input regarding the Point Shirley resident parking pilot that was executed July 10, 2020 through September 7, 2020. The purpose of…
Winthrop Residents Infected With COVID-19 Has Crossed the 1,000 Mark
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has notified the town of one hundred and forty-seven (147) additional confirmed positive cases of the virus in Winthrop and one additional death due to COVID-19 since our last report on Dec. 10. This…
Parking Ban in Effect Due to Storm Until Further Notice
Due to the forecast of expected snowfall, a Parking Ban will be in effect on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 8 p.m., and will remain in effect until further notice. DCR has notified the town that a Parking Ban on…
ConsComm Approves Pruning, Removal of Trees
The Winthrop Conservation Commission approved the application of Mark Kozikowski of 77 Harborview Ave. to prune the native trees and selectively remove the exotic trees and shrubs that affect the viewshed of his property at its November 18 meeting. “The…
Gov. Baker Signs Fiscal ‘21 Budget and Proposes Additional Resources for Small Businesses, Education, Police Oversight
Special to the Transcript Gov. Charlie Baker has signed the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget into law, a $45.9 billion plan that protects core government services amidst the COVID-19 pandemic while making substantial investments in economic development and education. This…
Zonta Message Board Decries Violence Against Women
As part of Zonta’s annual Fall advocacy campaign, “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women,†the Zonta Club of Chelsea and North Shore has partnered with the City of Chelsea to get that message out. During the International Sixteen Days…
The Year of the Stay-at-Home Holidays: Survey Shows Nearly 70 Percent of Americans Will Not Travel for Christmas
A recent national survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows that nearly two-thirds (69 percent) of Americans will not travel for Christmas. With a new surge in COVID-19 cases, the CDC recommending that Americans do not travel over…
HUD, VA Announce Support to Help Massachusetts Veterans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it is awarding $804,181 in rental assistance in Massachusetts to house 63 veterans at risk of experiencing homelessness. This funding is part of $46 million being awarded nationally. The…
The Virus Is in Our Homes
We now are fully amidst the holiday season. Hanukkah is here and the Christmas and New Year’s holiday week is fast-approaching. Public health officials at all levels of government have been warning us for months that we must change our…