Senior Center pauses in-person dining for two weeks

January 13, 2022 | By Waterbury Roundabout 

The Waterbury Area Senior Center announced that it will pause congregate lunchtime meals for two weeks starting this Friday, Jan. 14, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.

Justin Blackman, chair of the center's board of directors, said the sit-down meal program at the center has been serving seniors three days a week since it reopened last summer. The current shift is being called a "pause," he said, in the interest of public health. “We will review the number of covid cases and hope to reopen for congregate meals on Friday, Jan. 28," he said.

Anyone wishing to be added to the center's daily Meals on Wheels delivery for meals to be delivered to their home may call the center to arrange for that free service, Blackman said. 

To sign up or for updates on the return of daily in-person meals, contact the center at 802-244-1234.