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With the recent retirement of Library Director Rownak Hussain, I am pleased to announce an Interim Library Director: Deborah Ervin. Deb recently retired from her position in Concord and was looking to see if she could “help out” at the Library. She has over 25 years library experience and has been a resident for 11 years. Deb has her Masters Degree in Library & Information Sciences from Simmons College and has experience with renovation projects. She understands the collegial relationships between the Town, the Library and its Trustees, as well as the Friends of the Library.

The Massachusetts Council of Aging (MCOA) is launching a new Regional Networking Group program right in your local area to support and assist people 50+ years old who are looking for a new job or guidance in transitioning into a new career direction.

If you are unemployed and actively looking for work, underemployed and looking for a new career direction, or recently retired, not ready to stop working and looking for your "Encore Career", this program is for you!

Our annual Celtic event is coming around again! Alan O'Hare will lead "Tales and Songs of the Seanchie" at 7 pm on Wednesday, March 23 at the Senior Center at 28 Mayhew Street. Mr. O'Hare is a Seanchie, a storyteller from the ancient Celtic tradition, who will guide you along the path of cherished tales.

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA) announces a call for art for one of its most popular seasonal exhibits, Arts in Bloom. Artists from the Boston MetroWest and beyond are invited to submit 2D and 3D artwork to this open juried show, which will feature one-of-a-kind floral arrangements created by the Hopkinton Garden Club. Catamount Arts’ director, and previous director of the Danforth Art Museum, Katherine French will be the 2016 juror for Arts in Bloom. The exhibit will run April 29 through June 2 in the new gallery at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts.