Month: January 2022
Town Shares Federal Resources for Obtaining Free Rapid Tests
Health Director Meredith Hurley and the Town of Winthrop are making residents aware that the federal government has launched an online resource to order free rapid COVID-19 tests. Each American household is entitled to free rapid COVID-19 tests, which can…
News Briefs
Markey and Warren Announce $307.5 Million in Home Energy Funding Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) announced that Massachusetts will receive a record $307.5 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for the 2022…
Rise in Winthrop COVID Cases Begins to Reverse
The number of Winthrop residents testing positive for COVID reached an all time high between December 26 and January 9 but the numbers are starting to come down according to Director of the Winthrop Department of Public Health & Clinical…
Commonwealth Clinical to Host Vaccination Clinics
Commonwealth Clinical Services, Inc., Winthrop’s Visiting Nurse Association/Home Health Care Agency, will be hosting two vaccination clinics at St. Michael’s Gym (formerly St. John’s) offering both Moderna and Pfizer vaccinations for first, second, third, and booster doses. The Moderna vaccine…
Winthrop Fire Department Awarded State Grant for Safety Equipment
Chief Scott Wiley is pleased to announce that the Winthrop Fire Department is one of over 300 fire departments across the state to have been awarded a grant as part of the Department of Fire Services Fiscal Year 2022 Firefighter…
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to Be Sworn in as Senator Today, Looks to Form Community Transition Committee
First Suffolk & Middlesex Senator-elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn into the state senate Thursday during a ceremony at the State House. To mark the occasion Edwards and her team are hosting a watch party at Democracy Brewing, located at…
MBTA Launches New Online Youth Pass Application
The MBTA announced the launch of the new digital Youth Pass application available online at mbta.com/youthpass/apply. “Providing young adults with more convenient access to this secure, easy-to-use application is another step in providing broader access to the MBTA’s system through…
Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the members of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Commission on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in the buildings sector. The Commission, which was created via Executive…
Agero Employees Grant MVES Clients’ Holiday Wishes
Mystic Valley Elder Services’ (MVES) consumers recently received an unexpected but cheerful visit during the holiday season from their care managers who delivered over 100 care gift bags full of clothing, linens, games, books and other items they had on…