been delayed and is now expected in early December. We also provided information and links so you can still prepare for when MAVRIC goes live, listed the businesses honored at our recent Appreciation  Night that celebrated anniversaries, announced the reappointment of Paul Phaneuf of the St. Pierre-Phaneuf Funeral Chapels in Springfield to a position on the Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing, shared information from the Massachusetts Veterans' Service Officers Association on repercussions of the recently enacted Heroes Act, relayed that the Massachusetts Military Records Branch requests funeral directors email them for better service, shared that the Agawam Veterans Cemetery Friends' seeks help laying wreaths and sponsors to purchase wreaths for the holiday season, and announced that the University of Massachusetts 4-H Career Exploration Series presented an online session on exploring opportunities in funeral service.