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The Memorial Library is offering curbside pickup of books, audios, and movies. Look for specific titles by viewing the online card catalog by clicking here. Please be sure to select Petersham Memorial Library as items are only available from our town's collection. If you would like some suggestions, feel free ask us to put together a selection of titles you might like based upon your reading preferences -- we would be glad to assist. When you find books you want, email your request to  PetershamLibraryRequests@gmail.com
or call 978-724-3405 and we will
process them in the order they are received.
In your message, please provide your name, phone number, book title, author, and, if possible, the item's call number. This will make our turn-around time much faster. Once your materials are pulled and processed, we will call you to let you know when you can pick up. Materials are available for pick up on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2-5pm. Petersham Library is now also accepting interlibrary loan requests, as well as items from its own collection. Delivery may be slow as the system is handling backlogs. Covid Testing Available Fridays in Orange The Community Health Center of Franklin County has opened a COVID-19 testing site in Orange where anyone throughout the county and beyond who wants a test for the disease can get one, even if they don’t have insurance or symptoms. Testing is done in the center’s 450 West River Street parking lot every Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advance registration is required. For more information and to register, call 413-325-8501. Orange, MA Food Pantry 118 East Main Street (across from the Armory) Open Thursdays 10-3 Evan Manning - coordinator 978-544-2149 Salvation Army Athol Food Pantry 107 Ridge Ave. Open Tuesday, Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This food pantry is available twice a month or on an emergency basis. Please call 978.249.8111 for details. Take out meal program Tuesday nights. Covid Updates from Heywood Hospital Heywood Hospital president Win Brown is providing video updates on Covid-19 Click HERE to see the updates on YouTube. 2020 Census Is On Hold But You Can File Online Work on the decennial 2020 Census was halted earlier this month due to Covid-19 virus but if you want to help get the job done you can fill out a census form online at 
https://my2020census.gov/ The form is simple and can be
completed in less than 10 minutes. Nearly 60 percent of US residents
have already filed online. No official announcement has been made
about when census takers will resume delivering census forms or query non-filers.Quabbin Woods Open for Takeout Orders Beginning Wednesday April 29, 2020, Quabbin Woods is open for take-out service from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Call 978-724-3288 to order and pay. Look HERE for menu and specials. Pay by debit or credit card or pick up and pay at the front door. Extra Time to Pay Your Local Taxes The town has extended the deadlines for property, personal, and auto excise taxes to June 1, 2020. AG Healy says 'Hands Off' Covid Relief Money Attorney General Maura Healey April 13 told debt collectors to keep their hands off Covid relief money. Under state law, Healy said. the emergency funds that will be issued to consumers starting this week are exempt from seizure or garnishment by creditors. She and other attorneys general called on the Trump Administration to take immediate action to ensure these payments go to American families and not debt collectors.  “These payments are supposed to help individuals and families put food on the table during this crisis, not enrich debt collectors,” AG Healey said. “... my office is putting the debt collection industry on notice that these payments are off limits.” The AG’s instruction does not apply to any actions taken by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, including past due child support. A Thoughtful FB Post From One Big Box Store Employee Just because we are open doesn't mean we are here for you to spend your time BROWSING around. We are designated as an ESSENTIAL SERVICE. We are not here for you because you have nothing else to do. We are not here for you because you feel like getting out of the house for awhile. We are in a STATE OF 
EMERGENCY. This is NOT A VACATION! Every customer who
walks in our doors PUTS US AT RISK. We really don't want to be here, but
we realize that we are needed. YOU don't see how many times a day we
wash and sanitize our hands to try to keep ourselves safe. YOU don't see
our upset co-workers in the break room struggling to keep their
composure. YOU don't see our spouses who worry about us every minute we
are at work and who are our strength when we get home. We have our jobs
to do and we realize the IMPORTANCE OF OUR JOB TO YOU. The LEAST you can
do is come in with a sense of purpose, get what you need, and get
yourselves HOME.Please share, maybe we can get the message out there. Nichewaug Video Tour 1993 Sweetwater Opens 2020 CSA Ordering Sweetwater Farm, an organic farm on Maple Lane, has opened its 2020 CSA for ordering. Customers can order up to 20 weeks of fresh local produce with flexible  Just for the Fun of It... click here Resident stickers for the transfer station |