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APRIL 22, 2020.....The number of new cases of confirmed coronavirus infection have declined each of the past five days in Massachusetts, but Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday it's too soon to tell if this is a positive development in the state's fight against the virus, or a blip in the data due to the limited nature of testing.The number of new positive tests for COVID-19 fell from 2,262 last Thursday to 1,556 on Tuesday, according to data reported daily by the Department of [...]

Fairfield UniversityEdward Bianco, of Winchester, was named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. To qualify, students must achieve a minimum GPA of 3.5.St. Lawrence UniversityKeziah Hoyt, of Winchester, was named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. Hoyt is a psychology major in the class of 2021.

Please check the Jenks website for the latest update on our closure: http://jenkscenter.org.AnnouncementsOnline resources: Our goal is to promote public safety, as the COVID-19 impacts everyone. We have established a resource page on our website (go to NEWS tab on home page, click COVID-19 in drop-down box) containing helpful information and things to do while sheltering-in-place. The Jenks Center staff will continue to operate with [...]

A long-vacant Winchester commercial property, where neighbors sued to overturn a CVS Pharmacy project has been sold to a Stoneham buyer for $3.6 million.The Warren Group reports an LLC affiliated with Marchionda & Assoc., a civil engineering firm that permitted the 424-unit Reading Woods condo development, acquired the property from longtime owners Fashion RET on April 14. It went up for auction in January after it was foreclosed, according to public notice, for breach of mortgage [...]

APRIL 23, 2020.....Dr. Monica Bharel first thought the aches and pains she started feeling in late March were due to a lack of sleep and the long hours she was putting in as Department of Public Health commissioner in the midst of a pandemic.When her husband told her their daughter had a fever, Bharel started thinking about her own symptoms and was tested for COVID-19 that night, March 26. The next day, as she worked from home, the results came back and the department announced [...]

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump touted a federal study Thursday that indicates sunlight, humidity and certain disinfectants can weaken the coronavirus – a finding that prompted the president to float the idea of treating patients with those measures. [...]

People have different views on death and how they want to spend the end of their days, but I don’t think anyone’s ever said, ‘I want to be isolated in a negative pressure hospital quarantined from all friends and family.’ That’s a unique COVID cruelty.It was back in the annals of ancient COVID-19 history, about four weeks ago, when Dr. Nicholas Kaknes sat down and wrote those words. A hospitalist at the Miami VA Medical Center in Florida, [...]

Hajjar Ahmed's lofty goals this Ramadan include reading the Qur'an multiple times, joining virtual Iftar meals to break the fast, and engaging in online discussions with people from around the world. She also will volunteer with the Department of Family Services in her county. At a time of uncertainty and when many are sheltered in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ahmed, a project manager who lives in Northern Virginia, is choosing to be [...]

Here’s a spot of good news.While area restaurants have been shuttering their doors and laying off workers by the thousands due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one area restaurant is taking advantage of the business climate to make some big changes.The Waterfield Kitchen, commonly known as TWK, located at 14 Thomson St., is being rethought, redesigned and refurbished, and will emerge as The Spot, according to Serenitee restaurant group spokesperson Samantha Porter. The plan is [...]