Washington Street Community Center

Our daughter has attended the Preschool for 2.5 years and simply loved it! The Center provides a wonderful learning enviroment, along with great programs for seniors and the community in general.
Our daughter now attends the before and after care at the Center while being enrolled at Lincoln Elementary. Again: the quality of the care is outstanding. We love it!

Yes! My friends and I saw a post on FB that they were having an «I don’t want to cook night» and we were intrigued. $ 5 for Spaghetti Dinner, a chance to meet new neighbors — a new adventure awaits. We had no idea what to expect. I called the night before to be sure we did not need to make a reservation and talked to Martha who was warm and welcoming — she said come on down!
We arrived at 5PM and were greeted by a lovely young lady — 94 years old and teaching 2 exercise classes there a week. We gave her our money and got a ticket to turn into the cook. We went into the community room and there were 4 round and 1 large rectangular tables covered in multicolored table cloths and gold vases with brightly colored plastic flowers. The tables were set with cutlery and place mats and some «Golden Oldies» playing in the background.
It was open seating and the 4 of us met quite the characters! Lily was celebrating her 81^st birthday and was full of energy — joking with everyone and greeting you like an old friend. What struck me was everyone was laughing and enjoying some good, old-​fashioned conversation.
The meal was a thicker spaghetti noodle, a good side of salad and a slice of watermelon. In addition, strawberry shortcake — served by Lily — for dessert — a deal at 5 bucks! Wine was extra for a donation to the center — they were serving a red Yellowtail.
The dinners are served the 3^rd Thursday of every month — next up? Pizza night! You can count on us being there again to mingle with the generations and have a good laugh.
Other services they offer: Senior Programs, Preschool and other Kid’s Programs, Wellness Clinic, Yoga, Zumba and Tae Kwon Do classes.
Something for everyone!