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Fire Safety in the Kitchen

May 19, 2017 | Safety

– A safety message from the Security and Emergency Services team-
Don’t leave your cooking unattended – stay in the kitchen.
Don’t store items in the oven or microwave.

Going Away? Suggested Rules to Follow

May 17, 2017 | Safety

A safety message from the Security and Emergency Services team- Suggested Rules to Follow

Please plan early and please fill out a “Resident Away Form” anytime you’ll be away overnight.
Forms can be picked up at any front desk.

Please Be Courteous in Our Hallways

May 17, 2017 | Safety

Everyone in our community has a mode of transportation in the hallways; whether it’s walking, using an assistance device, such as a wheelchair, EMV, or rollator. Please treat everyone how you would want to be treated. It’s the Charlestown thing to do

Celebrate National EMS Week May 21 – 27

May 15, 2017 | Safety

In 1973, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation’s communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession, and EMS practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical component of emergency medicine and the public health safety net.

Scholars’ Fund Success

May 13, 2017 | Scholars Fund

I’m happy to report that the Scholar Fund surpassed the goal of $150,000 AND last year’s record-breaking total. Our current count is $173,652 which will grow a few dollars until the final cutoff. Read more

Special ELLIC Play – Time to Speak

Feb 21, 2017 | Education, ELLIC, Events

Internationally known actors, directors, playwrights, will present Sam’s one-woman drama about Irene Lewis, famed Czech dancer imprisoned at beginning of WWII along with many other creative Jewish artists at Thereisenstadt, the holding camp for Auschwitz. Read more