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‘We are very pleased to announce a regular schedule of COVID testing beginning this week:
• Fridays (beginning 1/29) from 10am-noon in the parking lot behind the Council on Aging (59 South Main Street) using our trailer.
• Saturdays (beginning 1/30) from 9am-noon at the elementary school gym.
Lab-based PCR tests will be used with results available in 24-36 hours. Testing is free.
This schedule will be used through the end of February and may be delayed or canceled due to possible snow/weather conditions. We will post updates during the week.
“It is our hope that a regular schedule of testing will accommodate the needs of the community. We are committed to testing anyone and everyone in Acushnet so we can get ahead of this virus.”‘-Chief Kevin Gallagher
