Stay updated with breaking news from Sandy federico. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
6:37 For elders in big cities and small towns, senior centers offered a respite from home. The senior center was a place to go and talk with other people, take a class, exercise, and eat a meal. But socializing with other people in close contact is potentially deadly for people over 65, so senior centers have closed. What’s been the impact? Beverly Shelton remembers how she felt when she heard last March that the city of Springfield was closing its senior centers because of the pandemic. “Sad,” said Shelton. The 71-year-old city resident said she visited the Raymond A. Jordan Senior Center two or three times a week. ....