LINCOLN – Members of the Lincoln Senior Center may see a new smiling face greeting them at the door, or buzzing around the center: Janet Heywood, the center’s new program director.

Heywood stepped into the role last week, after the former program director, Bessie Carvalho, took over as director of the center.

Though she’s new to this position, Heywood said she’s no stranger to senior centers, and the community that accompanies them. She has spent the last three years teaching fitness classes at multiple senior centers, including in Lincoln.

“I absolutely loved doing that. At first, it wasn’t a full-time job, but it quickly became one, because I just really enjoyed teaching the classes, interacting with the seniors, and helping to make people stronger. It was always a positive environme

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