BVCC to hosts Secretary of Education

Patrick Tutwiler, PhD at Educational Breakfast

opportunity for anyone needing community service hours. Flexible times throughout the day. No advanced signup required, but feel free to call Norma with any questions at 508-8652082 or Paul at 508-517-3470.

As an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 nonprofit living history center, Waters Farm Preservation, Inc. is always looking for more volunteers to share their time and expertise.

Learn more about volunteer opportunities at the farm by visiting its website, watersfarm.org.

Join the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce (BVCC), BV Hub for Workforce Development, and BV Education Foundation in welcoming Patrick Tutwiler, PhD, Secretary of Education, for the BVCC September Educational Breakfast on Wednesday, September 27th, with 7:30 a.m. registration and networking, with breakfast program beginning at 8:00 a.m., and concluding at 9:15 a.m. This annual Education Breakfast will be held at Charles F. Minney VFW Post 3329, 16 South Main Street, Millbury. We are honored to have our Major Sponsor the Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD) for this year’s fabulous event!

Dr. Patrick Tutwiler directs the Executive Office of Education, which oversees early education, K-12, and higher education. Secretary Tutwiler sits on each of the boards governing the Commonwealth’s education agencies, as well as the University of Massachusetts system. He is Governor Maura Healey’s top advisor on education and helps shape the Commonwealth’s education agenda. This event will focus on creating regional educational partnerships for work skills learning within the public school system.

“We are so thrilled to host Dr. Patrick Tutwiler at our September Educational Breakfast. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to have a chance to have one on one conversations with the Secretary of Education and learn about the upcoming year.” said BVCC President & CEO, Jeannie Hebert.

Register online at www.blackstonevalley.org/events. Cost to attend is $40 for Members, and $50 for Future

Members of the Chamber. Parking is free and available at the VFW Post. Please RSVP by September 20th, 2023. For more information, please contact Liz O’Neil at 508-234-9090 ext. 102 or email Liz at, loneil@blackstonevalley.org.

Fall Flea Market at area church

The First Congregational Church on 148 West Main Street in Millbury is sponsoring a Flea Market on Saturday September 23rd from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to reserve table space in the church vestry should call Jeri Stead (508-865-5371). The $25 inside area consists of a large supper table plus a card table. An outside reservation is $15 and those chancing the weather need to provide their own table.

“The Kitchen” will be serving coffee and muffins, and at lunch time, hot dogs will be available. There will also be a Bakery Table, and the Church Flea Market Table.

Time To Donate... Library Online Auction

Friends of the Simon Fairfield Public Library need your help

Coming once again this October, the Friends of the Simon Fairfield Public Library in Douglas will hold our fourth annual online sale!

Now is the time to donate your items! Thanks to you, every year we’ve had a wonderful selection of beautiful items and services, including household items, handcrafted wares, and antiques, vacation packages, and useful services. Time to get creative, sort through your attics and garages, see what you might find! And new this year, we welcome sponsorships for those wanting to donate more.

The auction will run online Monday, October 9th through Monday, October 23rd. Items accepted now through Friday, September 15, sooner is better!!

To donate please email your descriptions and images to: friendssimonfairfieldlibrary@hotmail.com. For more information about the auction and sponsorship on the library website’s Friends page at mysfpl.org.