Month: February 2021

Ohio retirement community creates ‘hug huts’ so that seniors can hug loved ones

Much has been lost this past year because of the pandemic but Friday at one senior assisted living facility there was a reminder of something we might have taken for granted, the power of a hug.“It’s really been a year that some of our residents haven’t been hugged,” said Laura Lamb, President and CEO of …

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Riverhead assessor Mason Haas is retiring at the end of the month

Longtime Riverhead Town assessor Mason Haas is retiring as of Feb. 26. Haas, 65, has served on the board of assessors since 2007. The Jamesport resident and his wife Maureen are moving to Florida. The post-retirement move was something they’d planned but, Haas said, “COVID-19 pushed everything up.” The pandemic has made it extremely difficult …

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