updated on February 1, 2021
As Massachusetts residents seek socially distant ways to dine and hang out this winter amid the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants and other venues have answered the call by offering private igloos and fire pits.
For example, diners at Patriot Place in Foxborough can eat in heated outdoor igloos at five different restaurants, guests at Alcove in Boston can relax around fire pits with a view of the Zakim Bridge, and Trustees of Reservations visitors are having fire pit experiences at historic properties across the state.
“When we ordered them in September, there was a four- to six-week wait for shipping, and since so many places around the country and the world, too were trying to get them, the price had almost doubled since the previous year,” Nicholas Walther, founder and brewer at Turtle Swamp Brewing, told Boston.com. “But we decided to go for it anyway.”
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Oak Bluffs: Virtual theater fun Shelby Regan
Here on this Island, according to the latest figures, COVID numbers are increasing daily, yet the governor has now suspended the early closures and stay at home rules. But just because we can does not mean we should, so let’s use common sense and continue our cautious behavior. Wearing two masks has also been a suggestion, and I decided to when I made a necessary trip out and it was not easy as one or the other one continued to slip off my ears, but practice makes perfect they say so I will continue to do so.
Area volunteer opportunities
MICKY BEDELL Forbes Library outreach volunteer Frank Heston delivers books to Nan Lanning at the Rockridge Retirement Community in Northampton. Micky Bedell
Published: 3/24/2017 6:33:34 PM RSVP Volunteers Retired with some time on your hands? Lend a hand to local non-profits a few hours each week. Whether it is driving seniors to appointments or delivering meals on wheels, your neighbors need you. RSVP offers a variety of long-term and short-term volunteer opportunities in Hampshire and Franklin Counties. Share your time, skills and experience to benefit others. Contact Pat Sicard, 413-387-4558 or psicard@hampshirecog.org to get started. tax-aide volunteers
The Brooks Woodland Preserve in Petersham is known for its old stone walls and cellar holes, reminders of its use as farmsteads in the early 19th century.