The Long Hour
What the Council on Aging's River House asks of a newcomer
The Council on Aging has run River House, the lifelong-learning center at 179 Marine Street, since long before most of its students arrived in the county. It is open to anyone eighteen and older, Monday through Thursday, nine to four, with a rotating catalog of fee-based classes, clubs and support groups that registration fills fast. It is also one of six county centers, and the smallest part of a nonprofit that also carries Meals on Wheels, adult day care, caregiver support and the Sunshine Bus. Here is what the building asks of a newcomer, and how to get in the door.