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Merrow Announces a Revolution in Personal Protective Equipment
April 21, 2021 GMT
FALL RIVER, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE) Apr 21, 2021
In celebration of Earth Day 2021, Merrow Manufacturing is set to debut a revolutionary new line of closed loop, Net Zero PPE™, personal protective equipment that includes medical gowns, surgical caps and scrubs woven with REPREVE® recycled polyester – made from 100% recycled post-consumer content (plastic bottles). The first-of-its-kind design and production is a collaborative effort between Merrow, a nearly 200-year-old brand with a deep heritage of product innovation and a leading domestic manufacturer of PPE, and Precision Fabrics Group (PFG), vertically integrated experts in weaving and finishing the most technically challenging continuous-filament fabrics in the world.
In collaboration with the Connecticut League of History Organization, the Norwich Historical Society is sponsoring a free virtual winter lecture series based on topics from our Walk Norwich Trail system (walknorwich.org). The four-part lecture series is from January to April and is free and open to the public. The lectures will be recorded and available on our website and social media platforms for on-demand viewing.
The fourth and final lecture in our virtual winter lecture series will focus on topics from the Millionaires’ Triangle Trail. John Tschirch, former director of education and director of museum affairs and architectural historian of the Preservation Society of Newport County, will give a lecture titled: The Gilded Household: Social Life and Servants in America, 1865-1914.
Spring pot fundraiser for the Dighton Historical Society
The Dighton Historical Society, sponsored by Araujo Farms at 1522 Williams St. in Dighton, is offering a Take-and-Make-at-Home Pot Kit, which will be picked up at Araujo s on Saturday, May 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You will receive your pot, soil and a variety of plants with instructions to make a beautiful arrangement. You have a choice of a variety of pink or purple flowers.
Registration and pre-payment are required. Call Araujo Farms at 508-669-6988 to place your order. The cost is $40. Pot sample can be seen on Araujo s or the Dighton Historical Society s facebook page.
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FALL RIVER Tony Elkhoury teared up when he was told that the new bridge on Brightman Street might not open for another three months.
“It’s crazy,” the owner of Tony’s Gas & Repair said. “I don’t know what to say. I’m very upset.”
The original 120-year-old, two-lane bridge that traverses Mass Coastal Railroad tracks has been closed to vehicular traffic since Sept. 28, 2020.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation initially said the old timber bridge would be replaced by the end of last year.
But this week a MassDOT spokesperson said the soonest one can expect the new structure to open will be “within the next few months.”