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By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With the South County Senior Center’s future home being narrowed down to two locations soon, the center held an open house Wednesday morning to solicit feedback.Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately residents were invited to the South County...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center and architecture firm edmStudio finalize a feasibility study to identify the center’s future home, residents of the three towns are invited to an open house on Wednesday to share feedback on some of the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With two successful years behind it, the South County Senior Center’s Informational Fair & Cruise Night returns to the community for its third installment.With food, vintage vehicles and more than 16 community partners, the Senior Center is...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — After three site visits, the South County Senior Center Board of Oversight and its director sat down with architecture firm edmStudio to lay out their desires for a future home for the Senior Center.The Board of Oversight, Director...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the sun shining, summer tunes playing and floral shirts galore, Herlihy Park met the beach day theme the South County Senior Center selected for its annual picnic on Wednesday.The annual picnic serves as one of the Senior Center’s...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — With a grant extension in hand, the Deerfield Selectboard has selected edmSTUDIO, a Unionville, Connecticut-based architecture firm, to conduct a feasibility study to help the South County Senior Center determine an optimal site for...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Thanks to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation grant, the South County Senior Center will one day be able to say it has a fleet of vehicles.The regional senior center serving Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately received $90,800 to...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — The Senior Center Board of Oversight has opted to not renew the center’s lease to use the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church’s function hall after a disagreement over the Rainbow Elders program.With the current lease expiring May 31,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Ahead of Monday’s Deerfield election and Whately’s June election, voters got a chance to speak with the Selectboard candidates about a swath of issues at the South County Senior Center on Friday.Seniors got a chance to talk taxes,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SOUTH DEERFIELD — In a visit to the South County Senior Center, much of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern’s discussion with residents focused on national issues, such as immigration and the war in Gaza. Still, the longtime Worcester Democrat emphasized these...

By CHRIS LARABEE

CONWAY — After a Council on Aging review and months of discussion, the town is putting the prospect of joining the South County Senior Center on hold for now.The main sticking point, Selectboard Chair Philip Kantor said, was there are too many...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Despite the South County Senior Center’s three member towns having received a $75,000 grant in December 2022 to conduct a feasibility study on the South Deerfield Congregational Church to see if it could serve as the center’s long-term home, a study...

By CHRIS LARABEE

Senior centers around Franklin County are preparing to dip their toes into the digital and hybrid worlds thanks to $151,500 in grant funding from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs.Through the agency’s Hybrid Programming for Councils on Aging grant...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — Discussions around the potential South County Senior Center location at 23 Plumtree Road continued Monday evening, as the Selectboard laid out a rough timeline and potential funding sources if it ends up pursuing the building.The...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — For the second consecutive year, the South County Senior Center and community partners are coming together to offer free Christmas Day meals for older adults in Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately.In the inaugural run last year, Senior...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — With a potential South County Senior Center location sitting on the south end of town, the town is beginning to weigh if the site’s high price tag is financially feasible to purchase.Over the last few weeks, discussion on the former...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — As the South County Senior Center Board of Oversight considers the former Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press building for a potential new Senior Center, members recently embarked on a tour to get a feel for the space.Sitting on a...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — The South County Senior Center may be one step closer to finally securing a new home for its members.The Senior Center Board of Oversight has agreed to look into the Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press building at 23 Plumtree Road...