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The Hanging Baskets are Back! |
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The Hanging Baskets are back! Not everyone knows that The Chamber is responsible for funding over 100 lampposts adorned with the beautiful flowering baskets.
The Spring of 2021 already feels more hopeful and signs of normalcy are beginning to slowly emerge. Revitalization and hope are bringing residents out of their homes to visit Winchester’s downtown that remains vibrant and strong. The Chamber’s annual Hanging Basket campaign not only symbolizes a feeling of hope, but keeps our downtown area an inviting place to dine and shop. Donate today!
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Member Spotlight of the Month |
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Swim Winchester’s goal is to build a community pool in our town that gives everyone affordable, easy access to swimming and fitness all year round. We envision a gathering place that promotes water safety and good health for athletes, families, seniors, children, adults, and residents with special needs. This beautiful aquatics facility would take its place as an important civic building in our town and serve as a center of community engagement.
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Enso Lifestyle Medicine is a Boston-based Lifestyle Medicine practice emphasizing whole food, plant-based nutrition, frequent movement, restorative sleep, reduced stress and positive relationships focusing on weight loss and the prevention and reversal of chronic disease.
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Ciao! Bow Wow is an independent, family-owned pet supply store in North Andover, Massachusetts. Our specialty is offering the finest products for dogs and cats at reasonable prices.
Our staff is highly trained to help you choose the best food, treat, remedy, collar, harness, toy, bed or supplement for your cat or dog.
We specialize in healthy, holistic and high-quality foods. Most of our brands are family-owned and we know most of the owners. That is the Ciao! Bow Wow quality assurance standard.
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Title: Part-Time Program and Volunteer Coordinator for Network for Social Justice
Who we are:
The Network for Social Justice (NFSJ) is a small community nonprofit organization based in Winchester, Massachusetts with a mission to foster a movement to advance equity and inclusion and address systemic racism in the town of Winchester and beyond it. The organization’s methodology is to challenge systemic oppression through a three-pronged strategy utilizing education to inform community engagement and activation around targeted organizing campaigns for social and racial justice. The Network advances its mission through five action arms working through the following committees: Community Engagement & Education, Response & Advocacy, Schools & Youth, Indigenous People’s Advocacy, and Immigrant Justice.
Basic function:
Program and Volunteer Coordinator responsible for
- Providing intensive support for student interns, during both the academic year and summer. This will include recruiting applicants, fielding applications, conducting interviews, facilitating weekly meetings, and providing project mentorship check-ins as needed
- Acting as a liaison between Winchester Public Schools and NFSJ regarding all student volunteers and interns
- Acting as a liaison between, and conducting outreach with, local faith communities and community nonprofits
- Researching and developing new projects, trainings and initiatives
- Coordinating all aspects of NFSJ programs, including outreach to community, volunteers, disseminating program materials, overseeing adherence to budget and proper accounting, and administering evaluation/monitoring materials
- Managing all social media posts and updates on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
- Attending regular internal NFSJ meetings with Steering Committee and Board members
Desired skills, knowledge, abilities and duties
Applicants for this position should consider the following as desirable:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated capacity to work independently
- Creativity and program planning skills
- Comfortable with social media and tech including Canva, PowerPoint, Word and Google Suite
- Conference and large-scale event planning experience (for galas, etc.) a plus
- Knowledge of facilitation or mediation a strong advantage
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Education and experience
- Undergraduate degree or commensurate experience
- Community organizing background, strong demonstrated ability to build relationships with organizations, faith ministries, schools and other community-based institutions
- Experience working with youth, specifically grades 8-12
- Experience and strong passion for social and racial justice and movement building
Job type
Part-time (20 hours weekly), with the opportunity to increase to full-time after 6 months
Flexible hours (some evenings and weekends)
Benefits
Flexible hours
Opportunities to attend professional development/trainings
Languages
Mandarin and/or Portuguese a plus
Driver’s license required for this position (Winchester is located on the commuter rail. However, with current train construction, a car is required to access the town and part of the surrounding community)
Work location
Winchester, Massachusetts, surrounding suburbs
Company website and Facebook page
Work remotely
Temporarily due to COVID-19, however, as we shift into our summer session there will be socially distanced gatherings outside, and towards the fall, we hope to once again be holding regular in-person programs. Individuals will have to be available on-site in the office in a designated workspace employing social distancing regulations when required.
COVID-19 Precaution(s):
Salary range
$18-22 per hour, commensurate with experience
To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter to Shawn Macannuco at office@nfsj.org
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M u r r a y & Q u i l l, p.c.
Murray & Quill, P.C. in Winchester seeks a skilled part-time Bookkeeper. We are looking for a team player who can support our diverse law practice. We have a remarkably low turnover rate and we pride ourselves in being a great place to work. Approximately 15-25 hours per week. Flexible hours for the right candidate.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Process accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Process and report bi-weekly payroll using QuickBooks
- Monthly reconciliation and reporting of payroll and accounts payable and receivable
- Compile and reconcile reports in QuickBooks for real estate closings
- Preparation of annual tax report
- Monitor, maintain, and order office supplies including stationery, ink, checks, and postage
Qualifications/Skills:
- Knowledge of bookkeeping principles
- Mastery of QuickBooks
- MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Good organizational skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
Compensation package commensurate with experience.
Murray & Quill, P.C., was founded in 1971 on the principle of providing high quality legal representation in a cost-effective manner. We represent individuals, fiduciaries, estates, small and medium-sized businesses, developers, banks, and other residential and commercial lenders.
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Baker-Polito Administration Announces Reopening of Additional Phase 4 Industries to Go Into Effect May 10th
BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts will move forward in the Commonwealth's reopening plan to reopen certain outdoor Phase 4 industries effective May 10th, as previously announced. The Administration continues to take steps to reopen the Commonwealth's economy with public health metrics continuing to trend in a positive direction.
On March 22, Massachusetts loosened restrictions and advanced to Phase IV of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan. Since then, daily new COVID-19 cases have dropped by 45%, hospitalizations have dropped by 23%, and deaths have dropped by 69%. All these metrics have dropped by around 80% or more since the beginning of the year. The Commonwealth also remains a national leader in COVID-19 vaccinations, and over 3.9 million people are fully or partially vaccinated, and Massachusetts is on track to meet its goal of vaccinating over 4 million people by the beginning of June.
Effective Monday, May 10th:
The Commonwealth will reopen certain outdoor Phase 4 industries.
· Amusement parks, theme parks and outdoor water parks will be permitted to operate at a 50% capacity after submitting safety plans to the Department of Public Health.
· Road races and other large, outdoor organized amateur or professional group athletic events will be permitted to take place with staggered starts and other appropriate safety measures after submitting safety plans to a local board of health or the DPH.
Additionally, large capacity venues such as indoor and outdoor stadiums, arenas and ballparks currently open at 12% capacity as part of Phase 4, Step 1 will be permitted to increase capacity to 25%.
Youth and adult amateur sports tournaments will be allowed for moderate and high-risk sports.
Singing will also be permitted indoors with strict distancing requirements at performance venues, restaurants, event venues and other businesses.
Grocery stores and retail stores with a pharmacy department should consider dedicated hours of operation for seniors, but will no longer be required to offer senior hours.
Additional Changes Anticipated to be Effective Saturday, May 29th:
Contingent on continued positive trends in the public health and vaccination data, on May 29th, additional sectors will be permitted to re-open and gathering limits will increase to 200 people indoors and 250 people outdoors for event venues, public settings and private settings.
The additional sectors that will be permitted to open include:
· Parades, street festivals and agricultural festivals, after submitting safety plans to the local board of health including measures for maintaining social distance, staffing and operations plans and hygiene and cleaning protocols.
· Bars, beer gardens, breweries, wineries and distilleries, which will be subject to restaurant rules with seated service only, a 90 minute limit and no dance floors.
Subject to public health and vaccination data, the restaurant guidance will be updated to eliminate the requirement that food be served with alcohol and to increase the maximum table size to 10.
Last week, the Administration also relaxed the Face Coverings Order for some outdoor settings and announced further reopening plans for August 1st.
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SBA has begun accepting applications via the application portal starting Monday, May 3 at 12 p.m. EDT. The application portal will remain open to any eligible establishment until all funds are exhausted.
In preparation, qualifying applicants should familiarize themselves with the application process in advance to ensure a smooth and efficient application. Follow the steps below.
· If you haven't already, register for an account on the application portal at restaurants.sba.gov. If you are working with Square or Toast, you do not need to register.
· Applications must be submitted in English or Spanish. SBA has documents in additional languages to help you understand eligibility requirements, fill out applications, and answer frequently asked questions. See the additional languages and materials here.
· If you were unable to attend one of the webinars held last week which covered program details and a demonstration of the application portal, you can watch the recording here.
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May 17, 6:00 -10:00 pm
Join The Jenks Center and The Rotary Club for a very lively discussion about the movie "The Biggest Little Farm" (available on DVD from the Winchester Public Library, also streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime) Watch the film on your own time then join us for a discussion on all aspects of the film: the incredible endeavor taken on by this young couple to create a sustainable farm, the gorgeous cinematography, and learn more about our own local efforts with guests from Wright-Locke Farm, The Winchester Farmers Market and Sustanable Winchester. Register here to get the zoom link.
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Congratulations to Chamber member, Rubini Art who recently celebrated her FOUR YEAR ANNIVERSARY of her gallery opening in Winchester on 22 Park Street. Take an art class, take part in a paint night, visit the gallery or just pop in say hi!. I Rubini Art is now taking wedding, graduation and any occasion photos. Starting prices are $150 for a small portrait and $275 for a medium size portrait. Large sizes are $400 and extra large is $750 -$800.
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