Businesses, town agencies and school districts across the nation have been upended as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a shift in policies and procedures that have provoked discord in society. Amongst those who are most highly affected by…
Month: October 2020
Let’s Talk about Disability: A Conversation With Winthrop’s John Morgan – Part II
Last week we interviewed resident John Morgan in honor of White Cane Awareness Day. Morgan is one of 130,000 Mass. residents living with some kind of vision impairment. This week, we take a deeper dive into his journey with blindness.…
Second WIN2030 Open House Sees Transportation a Major Topic of Discussion
Last Thursday evening, the WIN2030 committee met for the second and final virtual public open house of the year to discuss the visioning topics created to drive Winthrop forward. The intention of the two-part series was to create a vision…
Upcoming Schedule of Work in the Center Business District
The following is a summary of the work completed last week and the work P. Gioioso & Sons, Inc. (contractor) has scheduled for the next two weeks in the Center Business District. The anticipated schedule may vary due to unforeseen…
On the Campaign Trail: Anthony Caggiano Announces Candidacy for NE Regional School Committee
Special to The Journal Anthony Caggiano has announced that he will be candidate for the Revere seat on the Northeast Metropolitan Regional School Committee in the Nov. 3 election. Caggiano is a graduate of Revere High School (Class of 1976)…
Rob O’Dwyer: Regional School Committee Candidate for Winthrop
By Rob O’Dwyer I am asking for your write in vote to represent Winthrop on the Northeast Regional School Committee for this election. My address is 52 Cottage Ave., Winthrop MA 02152, United States. It has come to my attention…
Pandemic Musings: Tumbling in the Womb of Mother Ocean
By Elaine DeLott Baker,          The street sign at the corner of our street on the day of my birth, August 2nd, 1942, read “Ocean Avenue.†Ocean Avenue was a short street, about ten houses, some single family, some multi-apartment homes. …
Officials Remind Residents to Celebrate Halloween Safely and Stay Within Guidelines
Town Manager Austin Faison and Public Health Director Meredith Hurley would like to share safety tips for trick-or-treating and alternative Halloween activities to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Winthrop remains a high-risk community for COVID-19, as designated by the…
Mass. Unemployment and Job Estimates for September
The state’s September total unemployment rate is down 1.8 percentage points at 9.6 percent following a revision to the August rate at 11.4 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary…
Police Blotter 10-22-2020
The following incident reports are among the calls to which the Winthrop Police Department responded on the listed dates: Monday, Oct. 5 1055: A resident came into the station to report that her identity had been used to file a fraudulent…