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This is an article posted in late April of 2020 conveying the need for PPE donation from the Worcester Country community to first responders due to the present shortage. Individuals can drop off items to the Worcester Country Government Center or…

Worcester Fire Department honors the donation of PPE from CONVERSE to their department via Facebook. The donation came at a critical time during the pandemic when first responders and hospitals around the nation were struggling with inadequate…

My mask story: like most crafters, I’ve got a stash of leftover supplies that accumulate and take up space. When masks were impossible to find, I was terrified and feeling helpless. I found a tutorial online and got out the sewing machine. I ran…

In the hospital, visitors are restricted and masks are required. Not all patients have covid but all patients are scared. As I explained to my 4 kids about what it’s like to be a nurse during the covid pandemic, my daughter had the best idea. She…

Poem - creating face masks with history

A stitch in time Eve Rifkah

All the leftover scraps of my life are coming together. For three weeks now I’ve been sewing
cloth facemasks whittling down my stash of fabric. After years of stitching everything from clothing, to…

The new normal- masks, gloves, keeping a distance from everyone else. It's the way to save yourself, save a friend, save someone else's loved ones.

A man pauses for me to take his portrait before crossing Main Street.

A man enjoys the sunshine outside of City Hall. He had his mask down to smoke a cigarette when I approached him but put it back on for the photograph.

A man enjoys the sunshine outside of City Hall. He had his mask down to smoke a cigarette but put it back on for the photograph.