Bristol resident Darlene Coffey and her husband were planning to take a trip to Torrington last Wednesday to visit the Social Security Administration office, but the new Social Security satellite office at the Bristol Beal’s Senior Center saved them the trip. Last Wednesday was the first day the new satellite office opened, which is a new feature in the city after the Social Security office on North Main Street closed earlier this year. “Well, that was simple,” Coffey said as she finished with the Social Security representative who was based in the Hartford office. The Senior Center will be offering the satellite office on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon, on a first-come-first-serve basis. The satellite area is set up in a room within the main office of the Senior Center, and Senior Center Director Patty Tomascak said the office is set up there to give the users’ privacy, but also to provide access to the center’s staff in case they need assistance. The feature is available to Bristol residents who are 55-years-old or older, as well as disabled residents. “It is definitely a very valuable service to have right here,” Tomascak added. Resident who will use this feature will [...]
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