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Spencer Family Dental SPENCER FAMILY DENTAL Mortgage Rates are Super Low Gentle Caring State of the Art Dentistry For The Whole Family Cosmetic Dentistry • Restorative Dentistry • Preventative Dentistry Great Time CALL ME!! To Buy Or CROWNS • CAPS • BRIDGES • COMPLETE and PARTIAL DENTURES New We Strive Ask me about Refinance! NON SURGICAL GUM TREATMENT • ROOT CANAL THERAPY Get Pre-approved Patients For Painless before you start SURGICAL SERVICES looking to buy! VA IRRRL Loans for Veterans Welcome BREATH CLINIC-WE TREAT CHRONIC BAD BREATH Dentistry Ron LaPrade (DPHS 1982) and company owner since 2000 HERBAL DENTAL PRODUCTS • All Instruments Fully Sterilized • Most Insurances Accepted We now offer A mortgage broker like Ron has more options to see what is best for you! Dr. Nasser S. Hanna In-house Dental Face-To-Face Mortgage Co. Conveniently Located On Route 9 • (Corner of Greenville St. & Main St.) Insurance. Call for more information! ph: 508-892-8988 e: [email protected] 284 Main St., Spencer 508-885-5511 Mass. Mortgage broker number NMLS #1241 Free by request to residents of East Brookfield, West Brookfield, North Brookfield, Brookfield, Leicester and Spencer SEND YOUR NEWS AND PICS TO [email protected] Friday, April 10, 2020 Leicester students take part in National History Day competition BY KEVIN FLANDERS completed, students were STAFF WRITER Students were given given the opportunity to LEICESTER – Sixth five types of presenta- present their finished graders at Leicester tions they could choose to products to judges who Middle School are excit- create, including papers, selected groups to move ed to compete in the exhibits, documentaries, on to the state and nation- National History Day websites, or performanc- al history fairs put on by program for the first es. National History Day. time. Due to the temporary “The students worked “The students were closure of all schools on these projects for a excited to present their statewide, about 30 stu- few days a week from projects to about 25 judg- dents from LMS will com- September through es,” project leaders wrote. pete in the virtual state mid-January,” read a “We were especially competition of National statement released by thankful to Ms. Mason for History Day. The stu- LMS project leaders. gathering about 15 of her dents were selected “During that time, they history students to work during a history fair held learned to find and eval- as judges. We also had at the school on Feb. 7. uate different types of help judging from a few National History Day is primary and second- retired Leicester teach- a program that provides ary sources. The school ers and a few education students from grades 6-12 librarian was particular- students from Worcester with the opportunity to ly helpful in providing State University.” create research projects both books and online based on a yearly theme. research tools for the The judges selected the This year’s theme was Leicester students.” top two projects in each category to move on to “breaking barriers in Courtesy history.” Once the projects were Turn To HISTORY DAY page A7 Leicester Middle School students took part in a history fair held earlier this year. New COVID-19 Leicester Food Pantry seeks volunteers BY KEVIN FLANDERS teers are over the age of Cooney and her staff As part of the drive- STAFF WRITER 60, putting them at higher were especially busy in up process, vehicles line cases confirmed risk for COVID-19. With recent weeks. As resi- up and are registered LEICESTER – If you’re that in mind, the town is dents continue to be fur- before entering a queue. looking for opportunities calling on younger vol- loughed or permanently Drivers can then make to help the community unteers who are able to separated from work, an two stops in the parking in Spencer during this challenging give back. increased strain has been lot, one for frozen meats time, the town’s food pan- “This would be an placed on the food pantry and shelf-stable products; SPENCER – Coronavirus cases continue to rise try is the perfect place to excellent opportunity for and its volunteers. the second stop is for pro- in town, with three more confirmed positive cases start. younger members of our “It’s a busy time for duce and dairy. announced last week. Leicester Food Pantry community to step up the food pantry, especial- “It’s going quite well As of March 31, the town had five confirmed cases. director Cheryl Cooney and assist with helping ly with Easter coming – people have been At the request of the Board of Selectmen, a weekly is seeking volunteers to alleviate food insecurity up,” Cooney said. “We patient,” Cooney said of reverse-911 call will be issued every Thursday to keep assist with several oper- in town,” read a state- are currently providing the process. “I’m not sure the public apprised of weekly COVID-19 statistics. ations. Many of the food ment released by town drive-up services in the what will happen if our Residents may also call the Town Administrator’s pantry’s longtime volun- officials. parking lot.” numbers keep increas- office at 508-885- 7500 (Extension 155) with questions ing, but we’ll do our best.” and concerns. Volunteers are wel- come throughout the week for an array of tasks, including packing boxes with shelf-stable Five positive food; unloading trucks; assisting with the park- ing lot setup; and sorting COVID-19 produce and senior hous- ing deliveries. Of course, social dis- tancing remains a pri- cases reported ority throughout each process. Cooney and her team have gone to great lengths to ensure proper in Leicester distancing. LEICESTER – As of April 3, the town had five resi- “If too many volun- dents who tested positive for the coronavirus, accord- teers just show up at any ing to the Central Massachusetts Regional Public specific time slot to safely Health Alliance (CMRPHA). distance, a sign-up sheet Public health nurses are working closely with the is available for future patients and will notify others who may have been Turn To VOLUNTEERS page A7 in contact with them. The CMRPHA will continue to Courtesy work with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to ensure that any affected residents are prop- RE-CREATING A MASTERPIECE erly monitored, quarantined, and isolated as each case Calendar dictates. With local schools closed, staff members from Leicester Middle School have been having The CMRPHA maintains a COVID-19 information some fun, and pointing their students toward great works of art, by re-creating paintings line for residents to call at 508-799-1019. The organiza- on display at the Worcester Art Museum. of events tion can also be reached at [email protected]. suspended With many local groups and organiza- tions wisely cancel- ing planned events A Note to Readers due to the ongoing coronavirus out- This week’s edition of the paper might seem a bit smaller than you are accustomed to, but rest assured, this is only temporary. Due to break, we have tem- the unique circumstances we are all living under at the present time, local sporting events and community activities have wisely been porarily suspended canceled as we all try to stay closer to home and practice social distancing. publication of our As we ride out this temporary interruption of life as usual together, we urge you to continue supporting the local businesses that weekly calendar of advertise in your newspaper. They have always been here for you through good times and bad, and now, more than ever, they need you events. Once the cur- to be there for them in any way you can. rent situation settles Amid this temporary absence of local events and municipal meetings, we are also looking to celebrate the many quiet heroes in our down, we will return communities who have gone above and beyond to make this situation easier for those most affected by it. Let us know if there is some- to being your go-to one in your community who you think should be recognized by e-mailing [email protected]. source for the area’s Above all, know that we have been your trusted source for local news for generations, and we plan to be here for you to generations most comprehensive to come, in print and online at www.stonebridgepress.com. listing of local events and activities. 2 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 10, 2020 Businesses, STAY CONNECTED with your customers through Stonebridge Press Newspapers! Thank you to the businesses below for sponsoring this page and the TOGETHER information provided. Please contact your Stonebridge Press advertising sales rep to advertise on this page next week by Friday 2 pm. Spencer New Leader Sturbridge Villager Charlton Villager Southbridge News STRONG Auburn New Webster Times & Blackstone Valley Tribune JUNE SIMAKAUSKAS MIKAELA VICTOR Together Strong, we will weather this storm. Stay healthy everyone! 508-909-4062 508-909-4126 Treasury and SBA Begin Unprecedented Public-Private Mobilization Effort to Distribute Funds WASHINGTON – Following today announced that the SBA and will be forgiven as long as the funds are • The new loan program will be avail- President Trump’s signing of the his- Treasury Department have initiated a used to keep employees on the payroll able retroactive from Feb. 15, 2020, so toric Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and robust mobilization effort of banks and and for certain other expenses.” employers can rehire their recently Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA other lending institutions to provide “This unprecedented public-private laid-off employees through June 30, Administrator Jovita Carranza and small businesses with the capital they partnership is going to assist small 2020.
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