FEB2021

SERVING THE TOWNS OF BRISTOL • BRIDGEWATER • ALEXANDRIA • HEBRON
A Light Shined and a Community Served
2021 VOL. 1. NO. 3
By Carolyn J. Phinney
During the darkest of times, you can still shine your light.
COVID-19 has brought out the best and the worst in people over the months, that may seem like years. Through the feeling of disconnect, many have had to make a choice on how they can still be connected. Typically, that has been helping our fellow mankind. Samantha Hooper is one of those people and the company she works for, Mid- State Health, is one of those organizations.
Mid-State Health, with locations in Bristol and Plymouth, has made their Plymouth location a secure, safe hub for COVID testing and resources. Though it pro- vides many services (some like Curbside Rapid COVID test- ing, Nutritional Services, and the Food Security Program which are funded by grants and/or the CARES Act), a
Samantha Hooper explains the Quarantine Boxes to Governor Sununu.
Give Back This Season with TTCC Gift Card Calendar
By Brittany amalfi
It’s no secret that we’re living in difficult times as we navigate the hardships this pandemic has brought upon all of us. As we have seen, the ones who have taken a hard hit has been the small business community.
This past year, people have been rallying behind small busi- nesses, doing whatever they can to help support them as they fight to stay afloat. Communi- ties worldwide got creative with what they could do to support the small business close to their heart, and The Tapply-Thomp- son Community Center is no stranger to effective fundraising methods. The Tapply-Thomp- son Community Center is a
GIVING BACK
continued on page 3
new service came to light due to one person seeing if it could be done. That program is the Quarantine Grocery Boxes.
By now, you have proba-
bly seen the posts and flyers around the Newfound Lake area about this fabulous pro- gram, Quarantine Boxes, that was funded by a grant from
the CARES Act. Even Gov- ernor Sununu came to Plym-
MID-STATE
continued on page 2
VERY EXCELLENT
1x Sweepstakes Entry
Enter by 02/12/2021 at 290 Lake St Bristol, NH
N
E
E
E
R
F
American-Chinese Restaurant & Bar
$250 Gift Card
Grand Prize + much more!
Y
A
E
!
Y
W EP
E
N
T
S
E
W
S
E
R
C
H
I
N
E
S
K
R
E
S
P
A
R
I
T
E
Z
SEVEN WINERY
Name
Phone No. Email
Please do not send me coupons or newsletters by email
BIRCHES
PRSRT STD
POSTAGE
PAID PERMIT 491
Concord, NH
FEBRUARY