Council on Aging skips November meeting

Council on Aging · Meeting of October 14, 2026

Shrewsbury's Council on Aging skipped its November meeting, which would have fallen on Veterans Day. Vice Chair Larry Mayone presided, sitting in for Alex Roman, as the board voted by voice to roll business into Dec. 9. Director Holly Luke said the revolving van fund rose from $17,097 to $23,121 and a replacement van could cost $40,000 to $100,000.

Staff said September attendance averaged 99 a day, up from 85, and described a $40,000 UMass needs assessment that would use a $7,000 outreach grant. Expanded transportation had $21,747 left of $25,000.

In the full story:

• SHREWSBURY — October 14, 2026 —
• Opening and minutes
• Financial reports
• Outcome: No separate vote on the financial reports was recorded in the transcript, though the agenda lists the item as "act on."
• Senior Center data and the MySeniorCenter form
• Staffing, sensory garden and food pantry
• UMass needs assessment and outreach grant
• Program coordinator versus office assistant
• Expanded transportation
• Nutrition
• Next meeting
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,220 words

Source: the Council on Aging meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.