Month: May 2020
Marc Flaherty Joins Staff at CASA
By Maxim Tamarov Less than a year into his Peace Corps service in Ethiopia, Marc Flaherty received a message that he and the about 7,000 other Peace Corps volunteers were being pulled from their respective sites due to the coronavirus…
Amid Reopening, DOH ‘Optimistic’, Boncore Cautious
The Winthrop Town Council met virtually on Tuesday, May 19. Present were town councilors and Council Clerk Denise Quist, Town Manager Austin Faison, Asst. Town Manager/CFO Anna Freedman, and heads of departments. Twenty members of the public also attended. Council…
News Briefs
Food Pantry Winthrop Community Food Pantry has been in existence for over 20 years to met the needs of our population. We are now offering either curb side pick up or home deliveries.Please contact us if you are in need at 617-846-6884. Winthrop…
School Committee Adapts to Remote Learning
At last week’s school committee meeting, Superintendent Lisa Howard shared some updates to the revised remote learning plan, along with other pertinent information. Teachers and staff members reviewed the 72-page revised plan that offers suggestions and guidance for remote learning.…
Faison to Council: No Avoiding $1 Water Rate Hike
The Winthrop Town Council met virtually on Tuesday, May 19 where it heard a presentation by Dick Hingston of Giusti, Hingston and Company on water and sewer projections for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Hingston estimated that there would be…
Town Hall Provides Update on COVID-19 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. 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…