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Regional Notebook: March 11, 2021
Sliced carrots at Red Fire Farm in Montague. CISA has launched a new map to help SNAP customers earn HIP benefits by buying local produce at authorized vendors, including Red Fire Farm, throughout the Pioneer Valley.
Published: 3/10/2021 4:01:23 PM
Start ’Em Early Foundation holding T-shirt sale
SOUTHWICK The nonprofit Start ’Em Early Foundation has launched a T-shirt campaign to raise money to continue producing sensory sacks that help first responders in emergency situations involving people and patients with autism.
Items in the sensory sacks include: Rubik’s Cubes, small whiteboards for drawing and non-verbal communication, “feeling wheels” to signal emotions, coloring books, noise-canceling headphones, stress putty and other calming toys.
North County Notebook: Jan. 9, 2021
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Modified: 1/10/2021 3:02:51 PM
Disney trivia night planned for Saturday
NORTHFIELD Dickinson Memorial Library will hold Disney Family Trivia on Saturday, Jan. 16, from 3 to 4 p.m.
All ages are welcome, and teams can be made up of individuals or include the whole family. Questions are geared toward ages 6 and up. To register for this online program, email the library at dmemlib@gmail.com at least two days before the event.
Talk to discuss local walks
NORTHFIELD Dickinson Memorial Library, in coordination with other local libraries, will hold “Finding Easy Local Walks” on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Northfield paramedic announces retirement, increased focus on Start ’Em Early Foundation
Northfield EMS Public Education Coordinator and Paramedic Erik Davidson, shown in February with items that are included in sensory bags for people with autism, is retiring as a paramedic but will continue to run his nonprofit, the Start ’Em Early Foundation. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DAN LITTLE
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NORTHFIELD Following complications from an accident and changes in his personal life, Northfield EMS Paramedic Erik Davidson will retire on Jan. 1.
In an email announcing his plans, Davidson, of Southwick, said continued factors from injuries he sustained in a fire in August have “affected (his) confidence as a running paramedic.” He also cited changes in his personal life, as he has assumed sole medical care of his elderly mother.