Even though the centers are closed to in-person traffic, they have not stopped serving hot meals each weekday. As of April 23, Collins said all nine centers had served 308,615 during the pandemic.
The pandemic meals are available for adults 60 or older until further notice; for more information on the free meals, call your local center.
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May 10, 2021 | 2:50 PM
The Pennyrile Area Development District Board of Directors heard an update on senior citizen centers in the region and the COVID-19 relief loan program during Monday’s meeting.
Senior citizen centers across the stay have been closed for a significant amount of time during the pandemic, which is a problem for those who depend on them for a multitude of service. Area Agency on Aging and Independent Living Director Jill Collins says they are waiting on guidance from the state about how to move forward on reopening the centers, and she’s hopeful to have a date at June’s meeting.
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7:00 PM May 10, 2021
Jason Vincent and Nancy Main, owners of Main s in Yoxford, are changing direction and converting the restaurant into a pottery studio
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A restaurant in Yoxford which has not reopened since the first Covid lockdown is to be given a fresh lease of life as a pottery studio.
Husband and wife team Jason Vincent and Nancy Main have managed Main s Restaurant, in the High Street, for nearly 15 years.
However, the venue has not welcomed indoor diners since last spring and has relied on a meals at home scheme to maintain an income throughout the pandemic.
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May 4, 2021
DULUTH, Minn.-With the first week of May being National Travel and Tourism Week, Visit Duluth hosted their annual meeting to talk about the state of the tourism industry, and future plans for the summer, which includes some major events like Grandma’s Marathon, and all the concerts at Bayfront Festival Park.
This was the first time the meeting has taken place since may of 2019 with about 100 people attending.
“Duluth is a great place to visit, but it’s the people who work day in and day out in our industry who really make it worth it to come back time and time again,” said Maarja Anderson Hewitt, the director of communications at Visit Duluth.
BOZRAH On Sunday night, many people from Eastern Connecticut gathered on the grounds of the Bozrah Farmers Market to remember a man important to all of them; former Norwich Community Development Corp. (NCDC) President Jason Vincent.
A Celebration of Life for Jason Vincent, complete with speeches, poems, candles and a benediction, was held in his honor.
Vincent, who died in December at age 46, was remembered as a genius for his natural talent at planning and thinking ahead for solutions, from his work as a municipal employee for Norwich and Stonington, and as contractor, to proposing a rail project when he was only a teenager to his hometown of Plainfield. He was also remembered as a kind conversationalist who cared about people s problems.