A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mount Holly Newsflash - Tuesday, August 9, 2022 The weather today in Mount Holly -A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. West wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com
MOUNT HOLLY TOWN LIBRARY Please join us for an author talk with Anne Britting Oleson on August 10th at 7 pm in the Library.
Anne will be discussing her new book "Aventurine and the Reckoning", a book of intrigue and secrets as we follow the character Aventurine Morrow.
Anne Britting Oleson lives and writes from the mountains of Central Maine. She has published five novels and three poetry chapbooks.
Thank you to Joan Connor for making Anne's visit possible.
Women's Freedom Center Speaks to Ludlow Rotary
At a recent meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC), representatives of the Women's Freedom Center (WFC) totally captivated the club membership as they discussed sexual violence and sex trafficking in Windham and Southern Windsor Counties.
Due to the nature of WFC's organization, which supports the recovery of women sexually victimized, the speakers, Shari and Rhiannon, were only identified by their first names. No video recording of the meeting was made.
The speakers outlined some of the types of cases they support and the emotional and physical damage that they needed to deal with in assisting victimized women, and their children, as they attempt to recover and return to a "normal" life.
Rotarian Mary Crowley noted the intensity of the discussion when she noted that "I've never seen such captivated audience as club members were during this discussion and the question-and-answer period that followed".
The WFC, formerly known as the Women's Crisis Center, has a 48 year history in the two counties. Among the many roles it plays in assisting victimized women are: · A 24/7 confidential hotline · Crisis shelters for women and children · Development of individual crisis plans · Emergency transportation · Group support · Community outreach and education
The WFC is an approved 501(c)(3) organization. Their funding is dependent on support from the federal and state with much of their financial support coming from individual donors. The WFC has a web site at https://womensfreedomcenter.net. They also maintain a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/womensfreedomcenter. Their 24/7 hotline is 802-885-2050 for Southern Windsor County and 802-254-6954 for Windham County; they will accept collect calls.
