Town of Orange, MA reports with a heavy heart, the first corona/covid-19 death in the Town.
This was reported on Thursday, April 9, 2020. I wish those residents / family well.

https://www.facebook.com/orangeMABOH/photos/a.107132080937273/120023159648165/?type=3

You will find the same message here as you will find on my personal face book page and blog.

from the official MA.gov/corona website:

Please note: To protect privacy and confidentiality of individuals who test positive for COVID-19, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health only publicly reports positive case counts and deaths by county. The decision to share more detailed case counts by community rests with each city or town, based on the assessment of the situation in their own communities. DPH only asks local boards of health to respect the privacy and confidentiality of residents when providing community case counts.

There was no vote by the board of selectmen to make it a policy of the Town of Templeton to not release the number of positive cases of covid-19 in Town. Just so we are all clear on that.

Are you a Veteran? Know a Veteran who may need assistance? 

Know a Veteran who may or you think they may need a call/check in 

(maybe think they could use a call)

SAVE - Statewide Advocacy for Veterans Empowerment, 

Telephone: 617-210-5743 or 1-888-844-2838.

Would you like to give some $$$ or help out a Veteran in need; 

local American Legion Post 373, 

located at 3 Central Street, Baldwinville, MA 

telephone (978) 939-8820.

Food4Vets - opening a location at the American Legion at 3 Central St. in Baldwinville, MA with hours to be announced. This is not meant to be a competing entity with the Templeton food pantry; sometimes Veterans are a group like many old timers, they may not ask for help or go to the Templeton food pantry, but they might accept help from or let another Veteran know they could use a hand up, this would just be another path to help some out who may need it right now. This is Veterans looking out for Veterans.

As always, if you can, help out the Templeton food pantry too;

plenty of need out there right now.

We can handle this corona stuff - We are Templeton Tough