Support Group List
Group type: Parkinson's Disease

City/Town
Group name
Meeting Details Location Contact/Facilitator
Andover 
Andover

Monthly
2nd Thursday
1:30pm
 
Andover Senior Center 
36 Bartlett Street 
Andover MA 01810
Kristine Arakelian 
karakelian@andoverma.gov
(978) 623-8321

 
 
 
Ashland 
Ashland

Monthly
2nd Wednesday
1:30pm-3:00pm 
Ashland Senior Center 
162 West Union Street 
Ashland MA 01721
Marti Budding 
mbudding1@gmail.com
508-881-9695

 
 
 
Attleboro 
Attleboro / Southeastern MA (SEMA)

Monthly
2nd Wednesday
10:00am  
Community Visiting Nurses Association 
10 Emory Street 
Attleboro MA 02703
Frances Anderson 
frances_anderson@verizon.net
(508) 695-6569

 
 
 
Beverly 
Beverly / North Shore

Monthly
2nd Monday
1:00 - 3:00pm 
Beverly Council on Aging 
90 Colon Street 
Beverly MA 01905
Ray James, RN, BS 
rcjames@bu.edu
(617) 638-7745

 
 
 
Boston 
Boston / Deep Brain Stimulation

Monthly
10:00 - 11:30am

2013 Dates: 5/11, 6/1, 9/7, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7

*For individuals interested in or who have had DBS 
Boston University Medical Center 
88 East Newton Street, Conference Room C-D 
Boston MA 02118
Keith J. Ciccone, BS, LPN 
keith.ciccone@bmc.org
(617) 638-7749

Melissa Diggin, NP 
m_diggin@hotmail.com 
(339) 927-5468 
Jamaica Plain 
Boston / Lewy Body Dementia

Monthly
2nd Thursday
6:00 - 8:00pm 
Sherrill House 
135 South Huntington Avenue 
Jamaica Plain MA 02130
Victoria Ruff 
octoryrose@yahoo.com
(617) 710-0136

 
 
 
Boston 
Boston / Multiple System Atrophy

5 Saturdays per year
1:00 - 2:30pm

2013 Dates: 3/9, 5/11, 6/8, 9/7, 11/2 
Boston University Medical Center Conference Room C, 2nd floor 
88 East Newton Street 
Boston MA 02118
Melissa Diggin, GNP 
m_diggin@hotmail.com
(339) 927-5468

 
 
 
Boston 
Boston / Younger Young Onset

For individuals under the age of 50.
Call for details and to register. 
Call for more information. Boston University Medical Center 
 
Boston MA 02118
Allyson Litos Gormley, LICSW 
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org
(617) 638-7747

 
 
 
Boston 
Boston / Younger Young Onset

For individuals and their families currently under the age of 50. Call for details and to register.  Boston Medical Center 
88 East Newton Street 
Boston MA 02118
Allyson Litos Gormley, LICSW 
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org
(617) 638-7747

 
 
 
Buzzards Bay 
Bourne/ Cape Cod

Monthly
1st Tuesday
1:00 - 2:30pm 
Bourne Council on Aging 
239 Main Street 
Buzzards Bay MA 02532
Ellen Weinlich, LCSW 

(800) 696-4047 x3494

 
 
 
Braintree 
Braintree / LBD, MSA, PSP, & CBD

4 Wednesdays per year
2:30 - 4:00 pm

2013: 1/16, 3/6, 6/5 
Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital 
250 Pond Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room 
Braintree MA 02184
Allyson Litos Gormley, LICSW 
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org
(617) 638-7747

 
 
 
Brookline 
Brookline

Monthly
1st Friday
1:00 - 2:30 pm

*Group will not meet during July or August 2013 
Brookline Senior Center 
93 Winchester Street 
Brookline MA 02446
Vanessa Blais 
vblais@bu.edu
(617) 638-7729

 
 
 
Burlington 
Burlington / Boston Area / LBD, MSA, PSP, & CBD

Quarterly
1:00 - 3:00pm 
Lahey Clinic Medical Center 
41 Mall Road 
Burlington MA 01803
Ann Aversa 
bappsg@comcast.net
(617) 872-8356

 
 
 
Chatham 
Chatham, Harwich, & Brewster

Monthly
3rd Thursday
10:00 - 11:00am 
Saint Christopher's Episcopal Church 
625 Main Street 
Chatham MA 02633
Betty Magnusson 
magnulbch@verizon.net
(508) 945-1106

 
 
 
Concord 
Concord

Monthly
1st Monday
2:00 - 3:30pm 
Newbury Court 
80 Deaconess Road Community Room 
Concord MA 01742
Tony Munroe 
tonymunroe@comcast.net


Jerry Rardin 
jerryrardin@gmail.com 
978-369-0419 
Dartmouth 
Dartmouth

Monthly
2nd Thursday
1:00 - 3:00pm 
Dartmouth Senior Center 
628 Dartmouth Street 
Dartmouth MA 02742
Judy Medeiros 
judi0610@yahoo.com
(508) 997-0907

 
 
 
Falmouth 
Falmouth / Cape Cod

Monthly
2nd Thursday
12:00 - 1:00pm 
JML Care Center 
184 Ter Heun Drive 
Falmouth MA 02540
Les Wrigley 
landvwrigley@aol.com
(508) 457-5081

 
 
 
Framingham 
Framingham

Monthly
3rd Tuesday
1:30 - 3:00pm 
Callahan Center 
535 Union Avenue 
Framingham MA 01702
Lisa Ushkurnis, LICSW 

(508) 532-5980 x2

 
 
 
Gardner 
Gardner

Monthly
Last Wednesday
2:00 - 3:30pm 
Heywood Hospital Dining Room, Conference Room B 
242 Green Street 
Gardner MA 01440
Carl Billington 
karter@tiac.net
(978) 632-6524

 
 
 
Gardner 
Gardner

Monthly
Last Wednesday
2:00 - 3:30pm 
Heywood Hospital Dining Room, Conference Room B 
242 Green Street  
Gardner MA 01440
Carl Billington 
karter@tiac.net
(978) 632-6524

 
 
 
Greenfield 
Greenfield

Monthly
3rd Thursday
2:00 - 4:00pm 
Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Conference Room A 
164 High Street 
Greenfield MA 01301
Garry Earles 
glel@comcast.net
(413) 863-4128

 
 
 
Hadley 
Hadley / Amherst / Pioneer Valley

Monthly
1st Saturday
10am - Noon 
Florence Savings Bank 
355 Russell Street (Route 9) 
Hadley MA 01035
Ruthie 
ruthie.pdsg@gmail.com
(413) 584-2192

 
 
 
Hingham 
Hingham

Monthly
2nd Monday
11:00am 
Hingham Senior Center 
224 Central Street 
Hingham MA 02403
Leslie Vickers, RN, MS 
Vickers.Leslie@yahoo.com
(617) 750-2275

 
 
 
Lexington 
Lexington

Monthly
4th Monday
1pm - 2pm
 
Lexington Senior Center 
1475 Massachusetts Avenue 
Lexington MA 02173
Kelly Stanislawzyk, RN 
kstanislawzyk@lexingtonma.gov
781-861-0194

 
 
 
Marblehead 
Marblehead / Marblehead Circles of Hope Parkinson's Support Group

Bi-Monthly
2nd & 4th Mondays 
 
 
Marblehead MA 
Marilyn Freeman 
msfreeman34@yahoo.com
(781) 631-1071

 
 
 
West Tisbury 
Martha's Vineyard / West Tisbury / Vineyard Isle

Monthly
2nd Thursday
10:30 - 11:30am 
The Up-Island Council on Aging (Howes House) 
1042A State Road 
West Tisbury MA 02575
Ellen Reynolds, MSW 

(508) 693-2896

 
 
 
West Tisbury 
Martha's Vineyard / West Tisbury / Vineyard Isle Parkinsonians (VIPs)

Monthly
2nd Monday
10:00 - 11:30am 
The Up-Island Council on Aging (Howes House) 
1042A State Road 
West Tisbury MA 02575
Ken Beebe 
kenb44@aol.com
(508) 693-3497

 
 
 
Medford 
Medford

Monthly
1st Wednesday
10:30am 
Medford Senior Center 
101 Riverside Avenue 
Medford MA 02155
Michelle Caron, RN, ASLNC 
mcaron@gmvna.com
(857) 523-9061

 
 
 
Milford 
Milford

Monthly
4th Tuesday
6:00-7:30pm 
The Milford Regional Medical Center 
14 Prospect Street Women's Pavilion Conference Cntr 4th Floor of Hill Health Center 
Milford MA 01757
Teresa 

508-254-3913

 
 
 
Milton 
Milton

Monthly
2nd Thursday
1:00 - 3:00pm 
Milton Council on Aging 
10 Walnut Street 
Milton MA 02186
Leslie Vickers, RN, MS 
Vickers.Leslie@yahoo.com
(617) 750-2275

 
 
 
Nantucket 
Nantucket

Monthly
3rd Friday
11:00am-12:00pm 
 
Contact facilitator for location 
Nantucket MA 02554
David P. Chew, ACSW, LICSW 
HypnACK@comcast.net
508-228-1473

 
 
 
Newton 
Newton / Parkinson Support Group of Greater Boston

Monthly
3rd Saturday
1:00 - 3:00pm 
Newton-Wellesley Hospital 
2014 Washington Street 
Newton MA 02462
Karen Baker 
psggbinfo@gmail.com
508-446-5093

 
 
 
Newton 
Newton / Young Onset Baby Boomers

Monthly
Sundays
2:00 - 4:00pm

2013: 1/13, 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/5, 6/2 
Eliot Church 
474 Centre Street 
Newton MA 02458
Allyson Litos Gormley, LICSW 
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org
(617) 638-7747

 
 
 
Newton 
Newton /Young Onset Baby Boomers

Monthly
Sundays
2:00 - 4:00pm

2013: 1/13, 2/10, 3/10, 4/14, 5/5, 6/2 
Eliot Church 
474 Centre Street 
Newton MA 02458
Allyson Litos Gormley, LICSW 
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org
(617) 638-7747

 
 
 
Newton 
Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Monthly
4th Monday
7:30 - 9:00pm 
Newton-Wellesley Hospital 
2014 Washington Street 
Newton MA 02462
Sarah Singer 

(617) 323-0574

 
 
 
Orleans 
Orleans / Cape Cod

Monthly
2nd Wednesday
10:00am - Noon 
Orleans COA, Rooms B-C 
150 Rock Harbor Road 
Orleans MA 02653
Gale Glanville 
gpglanville@comcast.net
(508) 255-7774

Jane McDonald 
jimjanemcdonald@comcast.net 
(508) 240-1642 
Peabody 
Peabody Council on Aging

Bimonthly
1st & 3rd Thursdays
1:30 - 3:00pm 
Peabody Council on Aging 
79 Central Street 
Peabody MA 01960
Diane Durkee 
siddia2@live.com


Rebecca Stewart 
 
(978) 888-8934 
Plymouth 
Plymouth

Monthly
Last Wednesday
2:00-3:00pm 
Spaulding Outpatient Center 
1 Scobee Circle 
Plymouth MA 02360
David Banks 
banks.dave@gmail.com
(781) 871-0555

 
 
 
Reading 
Reading

Monthly
2nd Wednesday
1:00pm - 3:00pm
 
Reading Senior Center 
49 Pleasant Street 
Reading MA 01867
Michelle Caron, RN, ASLNC  
mcaron@gmvna.com
(857) 523-9061

 
 
 
Sharon 
Sharon (JFCS affliate)

Monthly
1st Monday
1:00 - 2:30pm 
Sharon Adult Center 
219 Massapoag Avenue 
Sharon MA 02067
Beth Soltzberg, MBA, MSW 781-693-5628 
bsoltzberg@jfcsboston.org
(781) 693-5628

 
 
 
Springfield 
Springfield

Monthly
1st Monday
4:00 - 6:00pm 
Jewish Community Center 
1160 Dickinson Street 
Springfield MA 01108
Bobbie Levin 

(413) 536-1895

Joyce Dupont 
JdupontB@aol.com 
(413) 323-4274 
Stoneham 
Stoneham

Monthly
1st Thursday
1:00 - 2:00pm 
Stoneham Senior Center 
136 Elm Street 
Stoneham MA 02180
Howard Porter 
porterart1611@yahoo.com
(781) 438-0326

Linda McLaughlin 
 
(781) 245-7299 
Fiskdale 
Sturbridge / Fiskdale

Monthly
2nd Tuesday
1:00pm 
Sturbridge Senior Center 
480 Main Street 
Fiskdale MA 01518
 

(508) 347-7575

 
 
 
 
Telephone Support Group / All Communities

Monthly
3rd Wednesday
11:00am 
 
 
  
Paula Solomon, MS 
pksolomon@aol.com
(781) 646-3384

 
 
 
Waltham 
Waltham

Monthly
1st Thursday
10:30am - Noon 
Jewish Family & Children's Services, 3rd Floor Board Room 
1430 Main Street 
Waltham MA 02451
Nancy Mazonson, MS, OTR/L 
nmazonson@jfcsboston.org
(781) 693-5069

 
 
 
South Weymouth 
Weymouth / South Shore

Monthly
4th Tuesday
7:00 - 9:00pm 
South Shore Hospital 
55 Fogg Road at Route 18 
South Weymouth MA 02190
Joseph Rota 
rotas@comcast.net
(781) 545-3195

 
 
 
Williamstown 
Williamstown / Berkshires

Monthly
Last Friday
10:30am 
Williamstown Savings Bank Board Room 
795 Main Street 
Williamstown MA 01267
Robert Morrow 
badotis7@verizon.net
(413) 458-8522

Pat Goss 
 
(413) 458-9685 
Wilmington 
Wilmington

Monthly
4th Thursday
6:00 - 7:00pm 
Windsor Place of Wilmington 
92 West Street 
Wilmington MA 01887
Michelle Caron, RN, ASLNC 
mcaron@gmvna.com
(857) 523-9061

 
 
 
Winchester 
Winchester

Monthly
2nd & 4th Thursday
10:00am 
Jenks Senior Center 
109 Skillings Road 
Winchester MA 01890
Diane Saparoff 
coasocialworker@yahoo.com
(781) 721-7136

 
 
 
Worcester 
Worcester

Email the facilitator for meeting dates and times  UMass Medical School, Faculty Conference Room TBD 
55 Lake Avenue North 
Worcester MA 01605
Dr. Karl Chiang 
karl.chiang@umassmemorial.org


 
 
 
Newton 
Young Onset: Caring Family & Friends

Monthly
Sundays
2:00 - 4:00pm 
Eliot Church 
474 Centre Street 
Newton MA 02458
Allyson Litos Gormley, LICSW 
Allyson.Gormley@bmc.org
(617) 638-7747

 
 
 

Total number of support groups: 51


Date list updated: Wed, May 1st, 2013