MIDDLEBURY — For most people, the extreme isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic is something new. But for stay-at-home seniors in Addison County, loneliness can be an almost constant companion. That’s why Elderly Services Inc.’s Project Independence senior daycare service has been so important to older citizens starving for stimulating discussion, mental exercise and simply the presence of other people. So when the coronavirus forced Project Independence (PI) to close its doors on March 17, it also sh … (read more)
