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News & Notices From Around Town

Do you or your business have small bottles of Harrington HealthCare System
hand sanitizer tucked away that you could Current Visitor Policy, effective 3/13/20:
donate to keep seniors and volunteers safe? As NO VISITORS at all inpatient units, 1 visitor
the pandemic continues to impact each of us, at all outpatient units.
many businesses and services have had to make If you have an upcoming appointment at any
changes, set limitations or come to a halt. With Harrington HealthCare System facility and
food delivery being essential to our frail and have the following symptoms, fever, or cough,
homebound seniors, Tri-Valley’s Meals on please call your doctor prior to arriving to
Wheels effort continues to deliver meals to our your appointment.
seniors at home who are unable to prepare Coronavirus Hotline: 508-765-8191. This
their own meals. Extra precautions are in hotline is intended for questions and concerns
place to protect the senior recipients and those related to COVID-19 ONLY.
delivering. Hand sanitizer is needed to ensure Effective 3/17/20, Charlton Urgent Care is
safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. If closed until further notice. All patients must call
you can help, please contact Tri-Valley’s the Oxford UCE number prior to arrival at
Nutrition Program at 508-949-6640. We can 508-499-1760.
arrange a pick-up or accept a drop-off at our
office - 10 Mill Street, Dudley, MA. Local Business Resources
The coronavirus / COVID-19 is affecting
Town of Sturbridge the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Unfortunately, that also means that it is
Sturbridge Town Hall, Center Office Building, affecting Sturbridge businesses. In an effort to
and Department of Public Works Building will be provide businesses with the most up to date
closed to the general public until April 6, 2020. information and resources, we have linked to
The Public Safety Department is imple- various websites and data that is useful during
menting new protocols to respond to the virus. this event. To access those resources, please go
The Public Safety Building will be open to the to: www.sturbridge.gov/businesses/news/covid-
public but all services will be in the lobby area. 19-update-businesses.
Transfer Station will remain open. Water
and sewer utilities, for those areas of Town that Order from Gov. Charlie Baker
have it, will continue uninterrupted. What Is Open, Closed During MA Stay-At-
Town Staff will be available during normal Home Advisory?
business hours to conduct the business of the Gov. Charlie Baker has issued a stay-at-home
Town. Email addresses, phone numbers, and advisory and ordered all non-essential businesses
governmental forms can be found on-line at closed until April 7 in an effort to mitigate the
www.Sturbridge.Gov. spread of the new coronavirus. But that raises
The Sturbridge DPW requests that everyone the question: What’s essential? Baker’s advisory
not dispose of any disinfectant wipe, baby wipes applied the term to a wide swath of businesses
or paper towels in their toilets. They clog E1 and professions. There are 14 categories
pumps and also cause problems at the pump considered essential, according to the governor:
stations. Please dispose of them in the general - Health care & public health
trash. Other towns are reporting problems due - Law enforcement, public safety and first
to this issue. responders