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The cumulative number of cases in Massachusetts rose by 1,754 Wednesday to 72,025 and the death toll from COVID-19 climbed by 208 newly-reported deaths to a total of 4,420.

Horoscope for May 4-10A busy week awaits as two outer planets station retrograde. We saw Pluto station retrograde last week, and this week, Saturn follows on the May 11 and then Jupiter on May 14. As mentioned before, retrogrades do not imply chaos or the cosmos going off the rails. They simply illustrate a time when we should begin to look inward, rather than outward. Introspection, retrospection, right?So what do we see when we look inward? What has this [...]

Local first responders paid tribute to Winchester Hospital healthcare providers on April 30. Fire Trucks, ambulances, police cruisers and more passed in front of the hospital, sounding sirens and honking horns. Frontline #HealthCareHeroes and members of the community cheered as the caravan passed by.This special event was made possible by the cities and towns of Winchester, Woburn, Stoneham, Arlington, Reading, Lexington, Medford, Wilmington, Burlington.

MAY 4, 2020.....After spending the last few days hearing from groups representing more than a million workers, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito on Monday cautioned against viewing May 18 as a "magical date" on which the state's businesses will fully bounce back into operation following weeks of mandated closures.Instead, she said, that's the day the advisory board she co-chairs with Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy is set to issue plans for a "phased-in reopening" [...]

MAY 4, 2020....The number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths reported in Massachusetts Monday were the lowest they've been in weeks, though more than 3,500 people remained hospitalized with the respiratory disease.The Department of Public Health reported 1,000 new cases, 86 new deaths, and 3,539 hospitalizations, down from 3,875 hospitalized COVID-19 patients one week ago."There are obviously still thousands of people who are being hospitalized due to this virus, but the [...]

The Winchester Public Library is offering virtual programs for all ages. For information, call 781-721-7171 or visit http://winpublib.org/virtualprograms.VIRTUAL LIVE EVENTS AND RECORDED STORYTIMES: Check out the library’s new webpage on Virtual Events, including live events for all ages, and recorded storytimes for kids. For information: https://winpublib.org/virtualprograms.VIRTUAL: ORGANIZE YOUR INBOX, PART I: 11 a.m.-noon [...]

MAY 5, 2020.....It's not just the flowers that are blooming in the springtime warmth.Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday gave florists, as well as many other "non-essential" businesses, a green thumbs up to bring back a limited number of employees to fulfill online and phone orders for delivery, as long as they follow proper safety measures and keep the doors locked to customers.The updated guidance comes just ahead of Mother's Day, which is a major event on the calendar for [...]

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Class of 2020 will not celebrate the time-honored tradition of a spring graduation. But the seniors have earned this moment and we intend to salute the Class of 2020 online and in print in an upcoming edition.As one part of this effort to recognize graduating seniors, we will compile a gallery of the members of the Class of 2020. But we need your help. Please email us a photo of your senior – whether it be a class photo or [...]

Andy Ricker had a plan. After Oregon Gov. Kate Brown ordered all bars and restaurants to stop on-site dining and pivot to only take out because of increasing coronavirus cases, Ricker, a James Beard award-winning chef who operates six authentic Thai restaurants in Portland, instructed his kitchen staff to wear gloves and stay six feet apart. He thought by installing strict protocols, Pok Pok would still be able to satisfy Portlanders’ cravings for sticky [...]

President Donald Trump has released general guidelines for how to lift coronavirus restrictions and reopen parts of the U.S. economy – including schools. But most state education leaders say their buildings will have to remain closed until at least late summer or fall.As of Tuesday afternoon, 35 states and Washington, D.C., had ordered or recommended school buildings remain closed through the rest of the school year to contain the spread of the coronavirus, [...]