Sudbury Senior Center announces upcoming schedule
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The senior center staff will respond to phone calls and emails, though we may not be able to respond immediately. Please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us. You may also check our website at http://sudburyseniorcenter.org and the town website at http://sudbury.ma.us for up-to-date information.
Honey Baked Ham Grab ‘N’ Go Lunch: Stop by on April 20 for a special drive-thru lunch. Perhaps make plans with a friend and park at Haskell Field while you have lunch in your car.
Sudbury Senior Center announces upcoming schedule
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The senior center staff will respond to phone calls and emails, though we may not be able to respond immediately. Please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns at 978-443-3055 or senior@sudbury.ma.us. You may also check our website at http://sudburyseniorcenter.org and the town website at http://sudbury.ma.us for up-to-date information.
Sudbury Connection Van Service: The Sudbury Connection Wheelchair Accessible Van Service, offered in conjunction with the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, is running again on a part-time basis. Service is currently available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, for medical and dental appointments.
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Can you spot the NSC Van?
We are excited to announce that the Natick Service Council van, gifted to us by the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority, is ready to hit the road! Through the generosity of our community partners, the Foundation for MetroWest and the MetroWest Health Foundation, and Dan and Jerry Hartwell, the van has been converted to a mobile food pantry. NSC will be able to collect and distribute food throughout the community with more accessibility than ever before.
Joan H. Brack Career Development Center
Good hiring news! Many employers have opened up their 2021 staffing budgets. The Covid-19 vaccine is rolling out and will continue to do so. All of this means the job market and outlook is looking better. Now is a great time to ramp up your job search and the Brack Center can help.
WRTA and other Central Mass. transit providers awarded vehicles, funding from state grant
Several Central Massachusetts communities and nonprofit agencies will benefit from some of the $8.6 million in grant awards from the state s the Community Transit Grant Program.
The Baker-Polito Administration announced the grants this week for the program which is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
The annual competitive grant program awards money to be used for transit operating costs, mobility management or new capital investments.
The funding is for applications made to the program during 2020. Awards include funding to 30 organizations for 113 vans and minibuses, and money to 21 entities for 28 operating and mobility management projects.
Framingham mourns its fiercest advocate for the disabled, Karen Foran Dempsey
FRAMINGHAM Karen Foran Dempsey hated words like wheelchair-bound and wheelchair-restricted.
Dempsey saw her motorized scooter as a gift, not a burden, according to her sister, City Councilor Janet Leombruno. It helped get her to places she needed to go.
“Karen would say, ‘No, I’m not restricted to a wheelchair. These are my wheels. These are my legs. This is my freedom,’” Leombruno recalled.
For the past few decades, Dempsey made a name for herself in Framingham as a tenacious advocate for the disability community, using her various roles in public office to make her hometown a more accessible place.