Tony Cignoli, an expert in local history and culture, to host

LONGMEADOW—Glenmeadow Learning will offer a trivia challenge for older adults on Wednesday, November 28 from 10 a.m. to noon at Western New England University. It is the fourth and final program in Glenmeadow’s fall event series, which provides free educational programming in the community.

Test of Wits: A Trivia Challenge for Older Adults will be offered in Sleith Hall / Wood Auditorium at 1215 Wilbraham Road in Springfield.

Tony Cignoli, President of the A.L. Cignoli Company, will lead the event. He is a Springfield native with broad-scope knowledge of politics, government, international affairs, and local culture.

“Stimulating the mind is just as important for older adults as staying physically fit,” said Anne Thomas, president and CEO of Glenmeadow. “This fun challenge will quiz you on topics ranging from history, arts and culture, to wellness.”

The program is free, but space is limited, and reservations are required. To register, call Julie Jediny at 413.355.5972 or email jjediny@glenmeadow.org or register online at glenmeadow.org/events.

Glenmeadow Learning is one of many free programs Glenmeadow offers to members of the wider community. And these programs represent only one facet of the life plan community’s mission to serve seniors across the region and to operate as a socially accountable organization.

Established in 1884, Glenmeadow is a nonprofit, accredited life plan community; it provides independent and assisted living at its campus at 24 Tabor Crossing in Longmeadow and expanded Glenmeadow at Home services throughout greater Springfield.

To learn more about Glenmeadow and its history and offerings, visit www.glenmeadow.org.

About Glenmeadow

In the 1800s, elderly individuals without family or means were sent to live at what was called “the poor farm.” In 1884, a group of civic leaders raised funds among themselves and other area families and purchased a house on Main Street in Springfield’s south end, establishing The Springfield Home for Aged Women. Quickly outgrowing that house, land was purchased on the corner of Chestnut and Carew streets, where a new home was constructed and opened in 1900. In 1960, the name was changed to Chestnut Knoll, and, in 1992, it began to admit men.

In 1993, the organization purchased a 23-acre parcel in Longmeadow to build a new community that would provide both independent living and assisted living in one building with various common areas. This was a new concept known as a continuing care retirement community. Existing residents from the old Chestnut Knoll property were moved to the new campus in 1997. Shortly after the move, the board voted to change its legal name to Glenmeadow to coincide with the name being used by the developer of the property.

Continuing care retirement communities are now referred to as life plan communities, responding to the needs of the aging population with new opportunities for care, plus creative, educational and personal exploration. Glenmeadow offerings, which include everything from senior living options and handyman services to personal care and travel programs, are provided at its Longmeadow campus and across the region through Glenmeadow at Home. Glenmeadow strives to fulfill its mission of nurturing the whole person in mind, body and spirit.

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SPRINGFIELD—Glenmeadow will present a panel of political analysts who will lead a discussion on President Donald Trump’s actions in office thus far at Western New England University on Friday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The election of Trump as the 45th president of the United States polarized the country. In Glenmeadow’s program, called “The First 100 Days: Governing Across the Great Divide,” our panel of experts will look at Trump’s first 100 days in office and discuss his performance on topics including domestic and foreign policy, health care, immigration, polling and media coverage.

Political analyst Bill Scher, a contributing editor to POLITICO Magazine and the founder of the blog liberaloasis.com will serve as moderator. Other panelists will include Tim Vercellotti, professor of political science at Western New England University and director of the New England Polling Institute; Tony Cignoli, a political consultant; Ron Chimelis, a columnist for the Springfield Republican; and Marie Angelides, an immigration attorney with her own firm and Chair of the Longmeadow Select Board.

The program will be offered by Glenmeadow at Western New England University in Sleith Hall’s Wood Auditorium, at 1215 Wilbraham Road.

The program is free, but seating is limited, and registration is required; call (413) 567-7800 or email learning@glenmeadow.org. Visit glenmeadow.org/learning for more information.

Glenmeadow Learning is one of many free programs Glenmeadow offers to members of the wider community. And these programs represent only one facet of the life plan community’s mission to serve seniors across the region and to operate as a socially accountable organization.

Established in 1884, Glenmeadow is a nonprofit, accredited continuing care retirement community; it provides independent and assisted living at its campus at 24 Tabor Crossing in Longmeadow and expanded Glenmeadow at Home services throughout greater Springfield.

To learn more about Glenmeadow and its history and offerings, visit www.glenmeadow.org.

About Glenmeadow

In the 1800s, elderly individuals without family or means were sent to live at what was called “the poor farm.”  In 1884, a group of civic leaders raised funds among themselves and other area families and purchased a house on Main Street in Springfield’s south end. Quickly outgrowing that house, land was purchased on the corner of Chestnut and Carew streets, where a new home was constructed and opened in 1900.  In 1960, the name was changed to Chestnut Knoll, and in 1992, it began to admit men.

In 1993, the organization purchased a 23-acre parcel in Longmeadow to build a new community that would provide both independent living and assisted living in one building with various common areas.  This was a new concept known as a continuing care retirement community.  Existing residents from the old Chestnut Knoll property were moved to the new campus in 1997.  Shortly after the move, the board voted to change its legal name to Glenmeadow to coincide with the name being used by the developer of the property.

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SPRINGFIELD–Glenmeadow Retirement will kick off its fall education series with an interfaith presentation in which panelists will discuss how religion responds to violence and offer viewpoints on tolerance and respect.

Jerome Gurland, a rabbi and retired cultural liaison coordinator and lecturer at Western New England University, will lead “Interfaith-ful Dialogue: Religion, Respect, and Tolerance,” on Tuesday, September 27 at 10 a.m. in Wood Auditorium of Sleith Hall at Western New England University.

The panel of religious leaders will represent Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

In addition to Gurland, panelists will be Dr. Martin Pion, a professor and the director of the Institute for Theology and Pastoral Studies at Elms College; The Rev. Dr. William Bergmann, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Clinton; Mark Shapiro, rabbi emeritus of Sinai Temple in Springfield; and Dr. Mohammad Saleem Bajwa, a physician in the area and the founding member of the Islamic Society of Western Massachusetts.

Western New England University is located at 1215 Wilbraham Road.

The program is free, but seating is limited, and registration is required; call (413) 567-7800 or email learning@glenmeadow.org. Visit glenmeadow.org/learning for more information.

Established in 1884, Glenmeadow is a nonprofit, accredited continuing care retirement community; it provides independent and assisted living at its campus at 24 Tabor Crossing in Longmeadow and expanded Glenmeadow at Home services throughout greater Springfield.

To learn more about Glenmeadow and its history and offerings, visit www.glenmeadow.org.

About Glenmeadow

In the 1800s, elderly individuals without family or means were sent to live at what was called “the poor farm.”  In 1884, a group of civic leaders raised funds among themselves and other area families and purchased a house on Main Street in Springfield’s south end. Quickly outgrowing that house, land was purchased on the corner of Chestnut and Carew streets, where a new home was constructed and opened in 1900.  In 1960, the name was changed to Chestnut Knoll, and in 1992, it began to admit men.

In 1993, the organization purchased a 23-acre parcel in Longmeadow to build a new community that would provide both independent living and assisted living in one building with various common areas.  This was a new concept known as a continuing care retirement community.  Existing residents from the old Chestnut Knoll property were moved to the new campus in 1997.  Shortly after the move, the board voted to change its legal name to Glenmeadow to coincide with the name being used by the developer of the property.

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