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. Since Friday, they have received notification from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) of one…
Massachusetts Weekly Unemployment Claimant Data
From May 3 to May 9, Massachusetts had 44,274 individuals file an initial claim for standard Unemployment Insurance (UI), a decrease of 10,949 over the previous week, and the sixth consecutive week of fewer initial claims filing over the previous…
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Opens COVID-19 Testing to All
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic more than two months ago East Boston has emerged as one of Boston’s ‘hotspots’. The virus rapidly spread through the densely populated neighborhood infecting over 1,000 residents since mid-March. Other surrounding communitites like…
COVID Relief Coalition Offers Pro Bono Legal Work to State’s Small Business and Nonprofits
By Dan Murphy One neighborhood lawyer has joined a number of fellow attorneys to provide pro bono work to the state’s small businesses and nonprofits in the age of COVID-19. Christian Westra, an attorney with the Ropes & Gray and…
Residents Team up to Form Community Food Bank
Over the past several weeks, the Town of Winthrop has seen a surge of people coming forward to help ease the difficulties that have accrued from the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the many challenges that the Town has faced is…
Social Engagement Program to be Launched by MVES
Special to the Transcript Social isolation, also known as the Loneliness Epidemic, is a prevalent concern for the nearly 290,000 older adults living in the state of Massachusetts. A 2020 report from the US Department of Health and Human Services…