Vander Hooven appointed to GFA Supervisory Committee
Staff report
GARDNER GFA Federal Credit Union has announced the appointment of Mount Wachusett Community College President Dr. James Vander Hooven to the credit union’s Supervisory Committee.
“Dr. Vander Hooven has a great commitment to our community,” said Dr. Daniel Asquino, chairman of the Supervisory Committee and former MWCC president. “This commitment, paired with his strong background in education and administration, will serve GFA Federal Credit Union well.”
As a member of GFA’s Supervisory Committee, he will assist in overseeing that the credit union operates within the regulatory framework in which it is governed. The committee monitors compliance within credit union policies and procedures and offers recommendations to safeguard GFA’s assets and member information. The board of directors and Supervisory Committee are comprised of individuals who serve voluntarily.
Adrian Ford, longtime Fitchburg civil rights activist, dies at 73
FITCHBURG A longtime Fitchburg civil rights and community activist, known for forming a network dedicated to racial equity, died Jan. 16.
Adrian Lamont Ford, 73, died suddenly after a brief illness. Ford founded the Fitchburg chapter of Three Pyramids Inc., a community-development corporation, in 1971 and became the CEO in 1972, a position he held until his death. Ford also co-founded the North Central Massachusetts Minority Coalition in 1992, a multicultural and multi-sector coalition dedicated to reaching racial, gender and economic equity in North Central Massachusetts.
Born Feb. 28, 1947 in New Castle, Pa., Ford moved to Fitchburg in 1966. Ford studied at Mount Wachusett Community College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Mount Wachusett Community College nursing students want to help battle COVID, but graduation is pushed back with lack of clinical placements
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Seeing the spread of COVID-19 grip Massachusetts, as hospitals fill up while a second surge of the virus continues, local nursing students want to help on the front lines.
But graduation has been delayed for nursing students at Mount Wachusett Community College because of a lack of clinical placements, and the need to have in-person clinical hours before completing the program. The decision has left students feeling frustrated and discouraged, yearning to put their skills to use during the pandemic.