The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has notified Town officials of 31 additional confirmed positive cases of the virus in Winthrop since our last report on Feb. 25. These new cases bring the total number of confirmed positives up to…
Month: March 2021
Winthrop Charities Awards for Kids Only Afterschool $5,000 for Scholarships
Winthrop Charities, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has once again extended their support to local families in need. Recognizing the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on families and children, the local foundation founded by Michael and Donna Eruzione chose…
RMV Encouraging Customers to Renew Expired Inspection Stickers
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ramping up customer communication efforts to encourage anyone driving one of over 584,000 registered vehicles with an expired Massachusetts’ inspection sticker on their vehicle’s front windshield to make a plan to get…
MVES Healthy Aging Program Empowers Seniors by Offering Information, Peer Support
Diabetes. Healthy eating. Stress reduction. Fall prevention. These issues all affect older adults yet many do not know where to turn for resources to help them address these challenges effectively. Enter the Healthy Aging Program at Mystic Valley Elder Services…
Manny Lopes Honored by Boston Council; Shares Honor With Fellow Team Members
recognized at the Boston City Council’s Annual Black History Month Celebration as the Council honored Black essential workers in the City of Boston for their leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lopes joined the health center as an 18-year-old researcher, working…
Free Elder Law Presentation With the Parc at Harbor View Senior Living of Winthrop
OnThursday, March 25th at 10:30AM, The Parc at Harbor View Senior Living of Winthrop will host a complimentary webinar presentation by Certified Elder Law Attorney Patrick Curley of Curley Law Firm LLP in Wakefield. The presentation is entitled “Estate Plan…
2021 Shamrock Splash Heads to Cyberspace
Special to the Journal Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Harpoon Shamrock Splash is going virtual this year, as participants splash by themselves (or with their family or roommates) on their favorite beach, in pool, a snowdrift, or even in their…
MFA Receives Gift of 48 Henryk Ross Photographs Depicting Life Inside a WWII Jewish Ghetto
Special to the Journal The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has received a gift of 48 photographs by Henryk Ross (1910–1991), which offer an extraordinarily rare glimpse of life inside Poland’s Lodz Ghetto during the Holocaust. Donated to the…
One Year Into the Pandemic, Lovin’ Spoonfuls Addresses an Ongoing Need for Healthy Food
Special to the Journal With Massachusetts tackling the single greatest percentage increase in food insecurity anywhere in the nation, Lovin’ Spoonfuls rescued and distributed more food in 2020 than at any point in its 10-year history. The equivalent of 3.3…
Winthrop High Winter Athletic Success Was A Total Team Effort
“It was a total team effort,” is one of the most often-used phrases heard from coaches and athletes after a team’s winning performance. But as with all cliches, there usually is a large element of truth to it, and such…