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6 HE ALTH • Winter 2020 695 Main Street, Holden MA 01520 Phone: (508) 829-5566 holdenhearingaid.com/audiologist HAVE YOU EVER HAD A HEARING EVALUATION? Matthew Moreno, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology • Hearing Aids • Batteries & Accessories • Assisted Listening Devises • Amplified Phones • Hearing Evaluations • Wax Removal • Hearing Protection • Musician's Ear Plugs • Swim Plugs Many hearing issues go undetected and that can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus and balance disorders. We offer comprehensive hearing care services including complete hearing evaluations, hearing loss rehabilitation, education and counseling. Health Care Br iefs diversity initiatives, education and outreach programs at the Broad Institute in Cambridge, a biomedical research center jointly operated by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In Duncan's new role at UMass, she will oversee the diversity and inclusion office, and partner with diversity leaders across its academic schools, business units, and academic and administrative departments, UMass said. Her work will include ensuring goals outlined in the school's 2025 strategic plan are met. Duncan has a doctorate of science education degree from UMass Amherst. Guild of St. Agnes will use $1M state grant to run daycare center in Creative Hub Worcester Childcare nonprofit Guild of St. Agnes will run a daycare center as a future tenant of the Creative Hub Community Arts Center Worcester, powered by a $1-million grant from the Early Education and Out-of-School Time grant program, the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care announced. The Guild will create a new early learning program at Creative Hub, providing an additional 88 toddler and preschool slots, according to DEEC. Creative Hub is a $14.4-million arts and creative complex being developed in an old Boys Club at 2 Ionic Ave. in Worcester. "As Creative Hub's mission is to provide accessible and equitable space for our community, we realized that childcare is a perfect fit for our programming," Laura Marotta, Creative Hub's executive director, said in an interview with WBJ. "Not only will Main South and Worcester families (of all income levels) have access to subsidized and safe childcare, but they will also have access to the rest of the arts programming that will be happening in the building," Marotta said. Creative Hub will aim to provide comprehensive support to the community, Marotta said, which includes providing affordable childcare. "We are more than blessed to have the Guild as a future tenant of Creative Hub Community Arts Center … and their presence will only enhance our programs and plans for the building, which still includes studio space for artists, classroom space, event space that will host cultural, musical, and dance programs, a makerspace, and more," she said. MassDevelopment bonds $17M for new Perkins middle school, dorm Finance and development agency MassDevelopment has issued a $17-million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Doctor Franklin Perkins School in Lancaster, for constructing a new middle school building and dormitory, according to a joint press release . The funds will be used to build an arts education wing onto the school's Janeway Education Center, which will create space for an additional science classroom in the main building of the school. The bond, which was also used to refinance debt, was purchased by TD Bank. Perkins provides day and residential services, including education for children and adults with mental health, developmental and educational challenges. In September, Perkins announced an imminent merger with the nearby Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps, initially marked by a formal partnership, with RFK becoming an affiliate of Perkins. Perkins dates to 1896 and was originally located in Newton, until a 1924 move transplanted further out to Lancaster. Harrington opens immediate-access addiction center Harrington HealthCare System has opened a new addiction treatment facility offering immediate access to those with alcohol and substance abuse disorders. The new facility, located at Harrington's Webster campus, is unique in providing immediate and ongoing treatment, the health system said. Harrington President and CEO Ed Moore said in a statement the center has been in the works for almost a year, and is especially important with a spike in substance abuse disorders and relapses during the coronavirus pandemic. The center, called Addiction Immediate Care, was designed based on urgent-care treatment models, with treatment including Suboxone, Vivitrol, methadone and naltrexone, as well as evaluation and treatment of related mental health disorders. Its location was chosen in part because of the availability of other services at the Webster campus, including an emergency department and an intensive outpatient program. Anyone seeking treatment can call during open clinic hours to make an appointment to be seen within 24 hours. All Massachusetts and Connecticut insurance plans are accepted, and those without insurance will be charged a sliding-scale fee based on income. H Continued from Page 5 Harrington HealthCare in Webster Marlina Duncan, UMass Medical School

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