Northampton Board of Health: City health board grateful for director’s leadership
Published: 3/9/2021 5:00:28 PM
The Massachusetts state COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been frustrating at best, and infuriating and potentially life-threatening at worse.
For Northampton’s Health Director Merridith O’Leary, the COVID-19 pandemic and the state vaccine rollout have presented huge challenges, one after another, and she has repeatedly risen to the occasion to meet and conquer those challenges on behalf of the residents of not only Northampton but the entire region.
Earlier in the pandemic, Director O’Leary and her team took on contact tracing for towns that did not have the ability to mobilize the necessary staff and know-how. She offered her expertise to local governments, schools, and businesses, and arranged for a COVID-safe shelter for the houseless population. Recently, she and her team took on the immense challenge of offering a local vaccine clinic, and repeatedly neede
Northampton shelter seeks more volunteers
United Way of Hampshire County workers at a new emergency shelter open at First Churches in Northampton. The United Way is seeking volunteers to help with tasks such as setting up cots, distributing food and creating activities for guests. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Published: 12/14/2020 7:33:09 AM
NORTHAMPTON With a new emergency shelter open at First Churches, United Way of Hampshire County is putting out a call for volunteers to help with tasks such as setting up cots, distributing food and creating activities for guests.
The shelter, operated by ServiceNet with support from the city of Northampton, opened at First Churches of Northampton earlier this month and can accommodate up to 30 to 35 people at a time.