North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation approves financing to Adams Farm and Slaughterhouse

ATHOL — The North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation (NCMDC), the economic development arm of the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, recently

approved a loan of $150,000 to Adams Farm and Slaughterhouse to assist toward the purchase of equipment and working capital.

Adams Farm and Slaughterhouse, a third-generation meat processor and retail store located at 854 Bearsden Road, Athol, employs 32 full-time and 11 part-time employees. The farm, which began as a dairy farm in 1919 by Hester Adams, was taken over in 1946 by Lewis Adams, who changed the operations from dairy farm to slaughterhouse. Today, the company is owned and operated by Lewis Adams’ wife, Beverly Mundell, her son Richard Adams, and her daughter, Noreen Heath-Paniagua.

“As a third-generation local business, we take great pride in providing our customers with a variety of fresh meats, dairy products and ice cream they’ve come to trust over the years,” said Mundell. “We appreciate the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation for their support of our efforts to enhance our business for more generations to come.”

Adams Farm and Slaughterhouse offers customers beef, pork, chicken, smoked meats, lamb, goat and veal at their retail store, as well as homemade deli products, produce, bread, milk, cheese and ice cream. For more information visit, adamsfarm.biz.

As a microloan lender, NCMDC can provide loans to small businesses up to $250,000 for working capital, real estate, equipment, inventory, expansion and working with our banking partners to provide gap financing for the final piece of a project. For more information about the NCMDC loan programs, call (978) 353-7607 or visit NorthCentralMass.com or ChooseNorthCentral.com.

Vaccine clinic at senior center

ATHOL — A vaccine clinic will be held on March 1, 9 a.m. to noon, at the town’s senior center. COVID vaccines are available for anyone age 5 and older. Registration is encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome. Anyone age 5 and older who has had their last COVID vaccine or booster before Sept. 2, 2022 is eligible for the new booster.

Shingles vaccines are available for those age 50 and older, and registration must be done by Feb. 22. Pneumonia vaccines are available for anyone age 65 and older, and registration must be done by Feb. 22.

To register, call the Montachusett Public Health Network COVID-19 response team at (978) 602-2356.

Petersham resident named to Fall 2022 President’s List at Dean College

FRANKLIN — Sarah Graeff of Petersham has earned a place on the President’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. Students named to the President’s List have demonstrated a serious commitment to their studies while at Dean College.

Founded in 1865, Dean College is a private, residential college located in Franklin Massachusetts, 45 minutes from Boston, Massachusetts, and Providence, Rhode Island. Dean College offers baccalaureate degrees, associate degree programs, as well as a robust schedule of part-time continuing and professional education credit and certificate programs throughout the calendar year.

North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival accepting submissions for anthology

NORTH QUABBIN — For the last 10 years, the North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival has held a Word Stage. Anyone who has read at the festival is invited to submit for the 10-year celebration anthology. The deadline is March 31 and no entries will be accepted after this date.

Write up to 200 words of your impression, experience, etc of the festival along with a six-line bio and photo. Submissions can include any number of poems no longer than 130 lines (one poem 130 lines, two poems combined 130 lines, etc.)

Send submissions to paul@humanerrorpublishing.com with Garlic & Arts Anthology in the subject line.

Fisher Hill open house

ORANGE — Fisher Hill Elementary School is hosting an open house on Feb. 11, 10 a.m. to noon and on March 4, 1 to 3 p.m. so residents and parents can view the new wing of the school.

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