AG Healey Advises Public About 2022 Minimum Wage Increase Attorney General Maura Healey is reminding employees and employers that the state’s minimum wage increased to $14.25 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The AG’s Office has also made available its wage…
Month: January 2022
Residents Can Now Apply for 2022 Parking Permits Online
Applications for 2022 Resident Parking Permits are now being accepted. Motorists are reminded that a valid resident parking permit or visitor placard is required to park on all town streets and lots between 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM every day.…
Wellness, Not Weight Loss: Advice for Starting the New Year off Right
For many of us, New Year’s resolutions like quitting smoking, getting organized or losing weight are sweeping lifestyle changes, which often fail after a few days or weeks. At the Center for Weight Management and Wellness at Brigham and Women’s…
Massachusetts RMV Extending Use of State-Owned Vehicles for Road Testing into 2022
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is announcing the agency will continue with the use of Commonwealth-owned vehicles for Class D road testing services through April 30, 2022 and has delayed the return to the use of private passenger vehicles for road…
Commonwealth Clinical Services, Inc. To Host Upcoming 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 on January 11…
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Release of the 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the release of the final 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. Authorized by the Oceans Act of 2008, the ocean plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses, and sets standards for ocean-based development. Under the…
If COVID-19 Has a Brain, It’s Much Smarter Than Us
We don’t pretend to be experts in biology — and maybe we’ve been watching too many science fiction movies these days — but the ability of the COVID-19 virus to mutate (or shape-shift, in the lingo of sci-fi fans) in…
On the Bright Side…..
The lengthening of the daylight hours is imperceptible at first. The least amount of daylight occurred on December 22, clocking in at nine hours, seven minutes. But by the end of this week, January 8, we’ll have nine hours and…
Winthrop Youth Hockey Holiday Mite Showdown at Larsen Rink
The Boston area is affectionally referred to as the Hub of Hockey and the small coastal town of Winthrop has long been a contributor of top local talent. Despite seeing other town programs closing their doors or combining with other…
WHS Sports Roundup
WHS Girls Hockey Ties Peabody, 2-2 The much-anticipated contest last Wednesday between Northeastern Hockey League (NHL) rivals Peabody and Winthrop, the fifth and sixth-ranked teams in Division 1, proved to be an epic, early-season battle worthy of the two top…