ATHOL – Voters at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting endorsed an article for a Proposition 2 ½ override to provide $895,000 for the hiring of eight firefighters.The matter will now be placed on the ballot for a Special Town Election to be held later this.
ATHOL At its annual meeting, held virtually on Thursday, Oct. 7, the North Quabbin Community Coalition announced that it was honoring the Athol VAX Team with its Rural Health Hero award. The recipient of the award is chosen each year by the NQCC.
Athol Senior Center at Lord Pond Plaza chosen for North Quabbin vax site
Published: 2/22/2021 3:03:45 PM
Modified: 2/22/2021 3:03:42 PM
ATHOL Town Manager Shaun Suhoski has announced that the Vaccinate Athol Task Force, working in concert with Heywood Healthcare, has chosen the Athol Senior Center in Lord Pond Plaza as the site for a COVID-19 vaccination site.
Suhoski said the task force has been working for some weeks to find a location for the site which would be accessible to residents of Athol and North Quabbin people who are currently facing long travel times to access the state’s mass vaccination sites.
“Essentially, we were looking to meet the need locally in a method that we could accomplish and that was feasible,” said Suhoski. “So, we’re not going to be Gillette Stadium or Fenway Park; we needed a site that was primarily accessible to our elderly population, to folks with mobility or transportation challenges, and that quickly lent itself to a suggestion