Self Help Inc Home Energy Assistance Program

If you received fuel assistance last winter, you should have received a renewal application in either September or one is coming in October. Anyone needing help completing the application can call Kathleen at the Senior Center, at 781-762-1201, x3. New applications should be available in October.

Senior Center Trips

Lunch and Theatre Combo: The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue

Enjoy a nice afternoon out on the town! You will start with a lunch at Gemma Kitchen and Bar right by the town common! After lunch you will walk over to The Norwood Theatre where you will enjoy a show that will take you on a ride through the good old days of Rock and Roll! Wednesday, October 28th Lunch: 11:30 a.m. Show: 1 p.m. Cost: $60 per person.

The Quabbin Reservoir Tour

Enjoy a trip to western Massachusetts where you will take a bus tour of The Quabbin Reservoir. Have a delicious lunch at the Salem Cross Inn and enjoy the garden. You will also visit a local apple orchard. Thursday, October 8, cost: $139.

Turkey Train

Enjoy a train ride aboard the Winnipesauke Railroad to enjoy the fall foliage. While onboard, you will be served a mouthwatering feast from Hart's Turkey Farm Restaurant. Tuesday, October 27, cost: $149 per person

Country Jamboree!

Spend an afternoon at the Danversport Yacht Club enjoying a trip back in time. Revisit the glory days of country music by enjoying the music of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and more. Lunch is included. Thursday, November 12, cost: $129 per person

Watch for this scam!

There is a phone scam currently targeting Norwood residents. The caller ID shows the name National Grid. The caller then tells you that you agreed to change your gas supplier to Direct Energy from National Grid. Direct Energy is an actual company but the scam is that they are getting you to answer the phone by spoofing the phone number to read National Grid and stating that you agreed to make a change when you didn't. If you receive an unexpected call about changing your energy supplier, don't provide information or agree to anything over the phone. Hang up and contact your current utility or supplier using a phone number you know is legitimate.

SHINE UPDATE

SHINE counselors, Carole and Jill continue to assist people with Medicare needs. Call the front desk at 781-762-1201 ext. 5, to make an appointment. Carole is available on Tuesdays, Jill is available on Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Social Security Adds 14 Compassionate Allowance Conditions

Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano recently announced the addition of 14 conditions to Social Security's Compassionate Allowances list.

The Compassionate Allowances initiative is designed to cut through red tape and allows us to quickly identify claims where the applicant's medical condition or disease clearly meets our definition of disability. Given the severity of these conditions, claims are often approved based on medical confirmation of the diagnosis alone, helping individuals experiencing life-changing diagnoses receive the support they need as fast as possible.

The newly added Compassionate Allowances conditions are:

Adenylosuccinate Lyase Deficiency - Neonatal Form and Type 1

Aicardi Syndrome

Baraitser-Winter Syndrome

Beare-Stevenson Cutis Gyrata Syndrome

Bohring-Opitz Syndrome

CASK-Related Gene Disorders

Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma

Lafora Disease

Malignant Migrating Partial Seizures of Infancy (MMPSI)

OPHN1 Syndrome

Primary Cardiac Sarcoma

Primary Intracranial Malignant Melanoma

Uveal Melanoma - with Metastases

Warburg Micro Syndrome