PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
MEDIA ADVISORY
CONTACT:
Jennifer Donahue/Erika Gully-Santiago
PublicInfo@sjc.state.ma.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2021
Trial Court to Host Barnstable Virtual Town Hall
On Wednesday, February 10th at 11:00 a.m., the Massachusetts Trial Court and community partners will host a virtual town hall meeting for the Barnstable community to provide information on accessing the courts, court services and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Court speakers will discuss how to contact the courts, safety measures that are in place at courthouses across the state, and provide guidance on case activities in each court department. A public health expert will speak about the vaccine rollout in Barnstable. Community speakers, including representatives from the Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod and Barnstable Police Department, will discuss available local resources and community concerns. The session will be conducted in English with Spanish and Portuguese interpretation.
Members of the public may submit questions and topics in advance to trialcourtcares@jud.state.ma.us.
The event will be broadcast by Channel 18: http://streaming85.townofbarnstable.us/CablecastPublicSite
Virtual Town Hall Meeting Agenda
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- Opening Remarks – Trial Court Chief Justice Paula Carey
- Barnstable Town Information – State Representative Steven Xiarhos
- COVID-19 Vaccine Information – Deputy Director at Barnstable County Department of Human Services Vaira Harik
- Barnstable District Court – First Justice John Julian
- Housing Assistance Corporation of Cape Cod – Intake/Legislative Liaison Liz Belcher
- Barnstable Juvenile Court – First Justice James Torney
- Barnstable Probate and Family Court – Register of Probate Anastasia Welsh-Perrino
- Barnstable Superior Court – Regional Administrative Justice Mark Gildea
- Barnstable Probation Department – Chief Probation Officer Ann MacDonald
- Trial Court Help Line and Interpreter Services – Senior Manager of the Office of Language Access Narda Berrios
- Barnstable Police Department – Sergeant Eric Driftmeyer
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