October 9, 2020

FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL AND

THE BERKSHIRE PUBLIC HEALTH ALLIANCE

ARE SPONSORING THE FOLLOWING FLU CLINICS

 

Tues., Oct. 13th - 3:00 - 7:00 PM - Monument Valley Reg. Middle School, 131 Monument Valley Rd., Great Barrington

 

Thurs., Oct. 15th - 3:00 - 7:00 PM - Farmington River Reg. School, 555 N. Main Rd., Otis

 

Tues., Oct. 20th - 3:00 - 7:00 PM - Mt. Everett Reg. H. S., 491 Berkshire School Rd., Sheffield

 

Tues., Oct. 27th - 3:00 - 7:00 PM - Monument Mt. Reg. H.S., 600 Stockbridge Rd., Great Barrington

Registration is required - http://bit.ly/Fairviewflu

Community Health Assn. Flu Clinics:

 

Temporarily cancelled due to lack of vaccines.

Emilie hopes to be receiving more vaccine in the near future. In the meantime, she suggests you call her for more information or go to your local pharmacy to get your flu shot.

For more information contact Emilie Jarrett, RN., BSN.

Telephone: 413-232-0122 email:Emilie@charws.com

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  The Richmond Cable Advisory Committee



The Richmond Cable Advisory Committee invites you to join us for a Public Hearing regarding the renewal of our Cable TV License Agreement with Spectrum. The hearing will take place on Thursday, October 22nd at 6:00 p.m., and will be conducted virtually via ZOOM. 

 

The hearing is open to the public whether you are a current subscriber or not. This is your opportunity to provide valuable feedback in advance of the negotiation of the new agreement. We look forward to seeing you then. If you are unable to attend, any and all constructive feedback is welcomed via email to cacinfo@richmondma.org

 

SOURCES OF ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE COVID-19 VIRUS

 

BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS HAS ESTABLISHED A TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). IT IS OPEN FROM FROM 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM PM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK .

CALL 855-BMC-LINK, OR 855-262-5465.

 

More information is available on the Berkshire Health Systems website:: https://www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/body.cfm?id=4261&fr=true

 

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health also provides daily updates on Massachusetts-specific information and resources at: www.mass.gov/2019coronavirus

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also has helpful information at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus

The Richmond Library is open for Curbside Pick-up!

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 – 5:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 – 2:00.

 

Although the library is closed to the public, you are still able to check out Richmond items (Inter-Library Loan has yet to restart). How will this work? 

 

You can call the library during our curbside hours and request items or you can go online (https://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/home) to place a hold. If you go online, make sure to select Richmond from the drop-down menu. After our library staff has received your request, we will call you to let you know your items are available. We will check the items out to you and place them in a paper bag outside the door with your name on it. We are also taking returns. 

 

Don’t forget that WIFI is available in the Library parking lot and Virtual Zoom Meeting tutorials are being offered by the Library! If you would like to learn how to participate in an online Zoom meeting, please call the library and schedule a telephone appointment with a volunteer. 413-553-7795   

 

October 24, 2020 - 11:00 AM - Live Animal Show

 

To be held outdoors in back of the library - Rain Date October 31st. Nature Matters is home to a diverse collection of animals who have been injured or were born in captivity and unable to fend for themselves and cannot released back into the wild.

 

Get up close and personal with furry, scaly, prickly animals from Nature Matters, Inc.

 

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR WOWBRARY

WOWbrary.org is an e-mail sent every Wednesday that lists all the new items added to the library's collection in the last week.

You will receive an email with a link which you must activate. Emails should begin to arrive within a week.

 

If you would like to read an online magazine, just go to https://cwmars.overdrive.com/collection/184768 . You will need to sign in using your library card number. If you don’t know the number, please call the library.

 

Library patrons have free access to Tumble Books, Tumble Math, TeenBookCloud, AudioBookCloud and RomanceBookCloud. You can access these databases by going to the Richmond Free Public Library website. http://www.richmondfreepubliclibrary.org/

 

The Boston Public Library has a lot to offer and you qualify because you live in Massachusetts! Interested, click here, https://www.bpl.org/online-resources/

 

You can sign up for a Boston Public Library eCard here: https://www.bpl.org/ecard/