ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Nominated by Senator Jo Comerford, the Quabbin Food Connector’s Pat Larson has received the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s annual Commonwealth Heroine Award. Pat Larson’s work with The Literacy Project and the community-owned grocery store, Quabbin Harvest, led to Senator Comerford successfully advocating for a $100,000 earmark to support the Quabbin’s food system.