Council on Aging Adds Grief Support, Expands Senior Services
Council on Aging announced expansion plans for senior services. Director Mary Miner reported that a grief support group will launch in late October and First Parish Church will provide additional weekday programming space.
Council on Aging · Meeting of September 9, 2026
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA — Council on Aging announced expansion plans for senior services. Director Mary Miner reported that a grief support group will launch in late October and First Parish Church will provide additional weekday programming space. The Strong Woman Program has resumed weekly meetings, and the Council will loan a van and driver to Essex Council on Aging one day per week, with Essex reimbursing costs.
The Council also heard a presentation about a proposed 285-unit apartment complex on Gordon College property that would generate approximately 1 million dollars in annual tax revenue if approved.
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Source: the Council on Aging meeting of September 9, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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