BLACKSTONE — Senior citizens in town are rallying for their own space where they can continue to provide varied programs to aid in physical, social, and mental health for residents.
BLACKSTONE, Mass. – A former North Providence senior center director who remains embattled with town officials there has been hired as the new head of the Blackstone Senior Center.
3/10/2021
Town officials: ‘We hear the frustration’
BLACKSTONE – Three weeks ago, the COVID-19 situation in Blackstone seemed to be looking up. Cases were trending down statewide, and the Blackstone Board of Health, in partnership with the Council on Aging and other town departments, held its first vaccine clinic for residents age 75 and older at Hartnett Middle School.
However, even as elderly residents made their way through the vaccination clinic on Feb. 18, local officials were already scrambling to figure out their next steps. The day earlier, towns were notified the state would no longer provide the vaccine to most local clinics, instead urging them to steer residents toward state-run sites.