FRAMINGHAM Sam Wong, director of the city s Department of Public Health for three-and-a-half years, and who guided the local response during much of COVID-19 pandemic, is resigning today, city officials say.
Wong had been on leave since Jan. 1, citing health reasons. He officially submitted his resignation on Wednesday, officials said in a press release.
“When I joined Framingham in August 2017, I came in at a time when the Department needed a complete overhaul,” Wong said in a statement. “I’m proud of the team and Department that I have built and believe I’m leaving the City in capable hands.”
NATICK Mary Burke isn t pleased with the state s recent decision to limit the supply of COVID-19 vaccines in local communities.
Earlier this month, Burke, a retired nurse who lives in Natick, got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at a local clinic run by the Natick Department of Public Health.
But starting Monday, the state is essentially cutting off many local communities from holding first-dose clinics. The reason is a lack of vaccine supply statewide. Any board of health that is willing and ready to participate, should be able to do it, Burke said.
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225 Framingham residents have now died of COVID-19 complications; new walkup test site opens
The death toll stands at 225. The St. Tarcisius Parish is the location of the free, walk-up testing site.
FRAMINGHAM The number of Framingham residents who have died due to COVID-19 complications has edged up to 225, after the city reported Wednesday that one more person had succumbed since Monday.
A new walk-up COVID-19 testing site opened Wednesday at St. Tarcisius Parish, 562 Waverly St. It is run by the state, free for all Massachusetts residents over the age of 12 months, and it’s by appointment only.
To make an appointment, visit app.beacontesting.com/login.
NATICK Kamala Harris recently shattered one proverbial glass ceiling, becoming the first woman and woman of color to be elected vice president of the United States.
For Amanda Parker of Natick, the next glass ceiling that needs to be pierced is for a woman to become president.
Parker, who works as a human resources professional at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, is sending a message to young girls that they can occupy the top in spot in American politics or be anything they want to be. She s doing it through a board game that she helped develop called, “The Madam President Game.”
“It turned into a lot more than we thought,” Parker said of what started as a brainstorming session with two friends from Maine Stephanie Guidetti and Suzanne Hand.