Town of Rockland Senior Center elects Gary Schwartz vice president, approves minutes and financial report

At its June 10, 2026 meeting, the Town of Rockland Senior Center elected Gary Schwartz as vice president and unanimously approved the previous meeting minutes and the financial report. The session also included staff announcements about programs and summer events for center participants.

The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. by Chairman Andrew McCarthy. During roll call, officials and members recorded attendance before the body voted "unanimously" to install Gary Schwartz as vice president.

Why it matters: The leadership change and the accepted financial report clear day-to-day governance for the center as it moves into summer programming. Staff announced several initiatives intended to expand services and community engagement for local seniors.

Votes at a glance: The meeting record shows three formal approvals. The election of Gary Schwartz as vice president was recorded as unanimous (yes: 13, no: 0). The minutes from the prior meeting were moved and seconded by Ruth Assetta and Dianne Holden and approved unanimously. The financial report was moved by Ruth Assetta, seconded by Fran Damon, and also approved unanimously. A motion to adjourn by Ruth Assetta, seconded by Maureen Sutherland, closed the meeting and was approved unanimously.

Program and service announcements: In outreach news, Ellen Gillis was listed as the sponsor of a new low vision group for seniors; the record gives no start date or funding details. The director reported plans to place a drop-off box to support the center's lunch program, saying the box would "help support our lunch program, to offer a free lunch to various people," though the record does not specify accepted items, hours, or management of donations. The director also announced a recurring "Coffee with a police officer" program to be held on the last Friday of each month and said staff are "still working on a date for Police & FBI to address scams."

Events and schedule: The center has scheduled a barbecue for July 9 "to celebrate 'America's 250th year'" and noted a surprise event planned for Friday, August 7. The senior center will be closed on Friday, July 3, and there will be no meeting in July.

Next steps: The transcript records no motions to fund or contract for the announced programs; schedule and operational details were left unspecified and will require follow-up by staff. The meeting adjourned after the announced business.

(Report based on the Town of Rockland Senior Center meeting record, June 10, 2026.)