Scituate Senior Center Director Announces Retirement at April Council on Aging Meeting

SCITUATE — April 9, 2026 — Scituate Council on Aging hears retirement news and a major regional merger disclosure at April 9 meeting. Director Linda Hayes, who has led the Scituate Senior Center for many years, announced she has filed retirement papers with approximately three months remaining — prompting board members to ask immediately how and whether the position would be filled given budget pressures. South Shore Elder Services liaison Tenzi Vandenbroek disclosed a planned strategic partnership with Old Colony Elder Services, targeting completion by the end of the fiscal year in June, driven by federal funding deficits and state-level changes affecting South Shore's more than 20,000 service recipients across 11 towns. South Shore CEO Sandra Lindsay, a 13-year veteran of the organization, is also retiring in June. Vandenbroek said no current service recipients should experience disruption — "intake will stay exactly the same" — but acknowledged administrative layoffs are expected where positions overlap. The Senior Center also announced 54 participants have enrolled in a July 13 tall ships harbor cruise aboard the Spirit of Boston for the national Sail 250 celebration, filling the spots within a day of opening registration.