Two Confirmed and Zero Presumptive COVID-19 Cases Identified in Winthrop 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 Winthrop Public Health Department is…
Month: March 2020
Winthrop Marketplace Is Filling an Essential Need in These Trying Times
Did we ever imagine that shopping for groceries at our local market would become our primary social activity? Well, that is exactly the case at the Winthrop Marketplace on Revere Street these days. “With people unable to go to restaurants…
Changes and Closings Announced Following Coronavirus Emergency
Special to the Transcript The Town of Winthrop, after meeting with its leadership team and consulting with a consortium of mayors and municipal managers from around the metropolitan Boston area, has made the decision to close the Winthrop Public Schools…
EBNHC Offers Advice Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Special to the Journal Community health centers like the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) are among America’s first responders in public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. It is essential that we play a role in educating the community…
Town Alerted to First Positive Covid-19 Case
One confirmed case and no presumptive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Winthrop as of Tuesday night. According to Town Nurse, Meredith Hurley, more testing over the coming days and weeks could see a rise in positive cases. “This…
Council Meeting Reviews Covid-19 Preparedness
When the Winthrop Town Council last met on March 10, it broached many subjects affecting residents, including the town’s readiness to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. -Emergency Plan Meredith Hurley of the Emergency Planning Committee spoke about the town’s preparations…
SJC Issues Order Restricting Municipal Court Matters
The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) on Tuesday ordered that, because of the public health emergency arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning March 18 and at least until April 6, the only matters that will be heard in-person in Massachusetts state…
Residents’ Questions Answered at Forum on Center Reconstruction
The long-overdue work to replace an aging and decaying infrastructure in the Winthrop Center Business District will cause disruptions for the next year and half for both businesses and residents. That was the message that both town officials and the…
Small Business Administration to Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Covid-19
Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement last Friday in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small…
A Time to Recall: Teacher Calls on Students to Keep a Diary of Time Spent Out of School
When Winthrop resident Neil Plotnick and his fellow Everett High teachers left school on Thursday afternoon, March 12, they had no idea they wouldn’t be coming back for more than a month – as they were the first school district…