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03/19/2026

Register now for tomorrow night's FREE workshop.

03/18/2026

Open to all residents for a variety of healthcare needs. The first Monday of each month the Mobile Health Vehicle will be in the parking lot at the Town Offices 4 Sandy Ln Whately. 1st day is Monday April 6th 10am-2pm. Hope you can come by.

03/16/2026

03/16/2026

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03/16/2026

LTC in-person meeting schedule for the week of March 16th.

Please note, we advise that you double check our website calendar before you head out to a meeting on those evenings where the weather may be in question.

For a full list of virtual and in-person meetings please see the calendar on our website: https://learn2cope.org/calendar

03/16/2026

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FREE Narcan available to anyone!

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What is a Naloxbox??? FREE life saving Narcan!

We're actively making connections in the community to set up Naloxboxes. If your business is interested in collaborating, or in a free Narcan training please send us a message.

You can currently find Naloxbox's with FREE Narcan at

ATHOL
*NQCC 251 Exchange St,
*NQRC 416 Main St.
*Athol Public Library 568 Main St.
*YMCA- 545 Main St.
*YMCA Community Center- 486 Main St.
*MBW Inc. 184 Govenor Dukakis Dr
*LS Starrett Company 121 Crescent St.
*Cumberland Farms 297 Main St.
*Valuing Our Children 217 Walnut St.
*Valuing Our Children- 109 Lumber St.
*Cumberland Farms109 Brookside Rd.

ORANGE
*Orange General Store 217 Main St.
*Literacy Project 131 W Main St.
*King Pine- 419 E River St.
*OIC- 131 Main ST Orange
*Billy Goat Boats- 25 E River St.

PETERSHAM
*Petersham PD-15 East St.
*Petersham Town Hall- 3 South Main St.

ROYALSTON
*Royalston Fire- 4 Athol Rd.

ERVING
*Erving Public Library- 2 Care Dr.
*Erving Town Hall- 12 E.Main St.
*Erving Fire- Station -1 MA 2

PHILLIPSTON
*Phillipston PD-50 The Common
*Phillipston Fire-90 State Rd.

NEW SALEM
*New Salem Fire- 33 S Main ST New Salem

WARWICK
*'Warwick PD- 12 Athol RD

WENDELL
*Wendell Public Library 7 Wendell Depot RD *Wendell Wendell Country Store- 57 Lockes Village

03/16/2026

03/12/2026

Last year state lawmakers gave $45M from an opioid settlement fund to four hospital systems. A new bill would restore the money to the fund.

03/12/2026

Keep going. We are standing with our community and there is always room for more.

03/08/2026

A century ago, March 8 was not only a celebration. It was a cry for dignity.

In 1909, women in New York marked a National Woman’s Day organized by the Socialist Party of America. They were fighting for better pay, safer work, and the right to be heard. At that time, many women worked long hours. They earned less than men. They had little power over the decisions that shaped their lives.

Then in 1910, at an international conference in Copenhagen, a German activist named Clara Zetkin shared a bold idea. She said one day each year should belong to women everywhere. A day when women could unite their voices and demand equality.

The idea spread.

In 1911, more than a million people across Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland joined the first International Women’s Day events. Women marched not for attention, but for rights. For work. For respect. For a better future.

But the reason March 8 became unforgettable came a few years later.

In 1917, in Petrograd, Russia, women went into the streets demanding “Bread and Peace.” They were tired of war, hunger, poverty, and loss.

These were mothers. Daughters. Wives. Workers.
Women who had carried pain in silence.

But on that day, they refused to stay quiet. Their protest became one of the sparks that helped start the Russian Revolution.

That is why March 8 matters.

It is not just another date on the calendar. It is a date written by women who stood up when the world expected them to endure in silence. Women who fought not only for themselves, but for generations they would never meet.

Years later, the world officially recognized what history had already shown.

In 1975, the United Nations began observing International Women’s Day. In 1977, it called on countries around the world to honor women’s rights and international peace.

So today, when we say Happy Women’s Day, we are not only celebrating beauty, kindness, and love.

We are honoring the woman who cries in private and smiles in public.

The woman who gives up her dreams for her children.
The woman who holds the house, the family, and everyone else together.
The woman who keeps giving even when no one asks if she is tired.
The woman who survives things she never speaks about.
Women’s Day is not only about celebrating women.

It is about thanking women for carrying life, pain, hope, and love all at once.

Some women changed history in the streets.
Some changed history inside small homes that no one will ever write about.

Both matter.
Both deserve to be remembered.

Remember the women who changed the world and were often never fully thanked for it.

March 8 belongs to them.

03/01/2026