Sunday, June 26, 2016

In the News: FEF awards grants, lack of rain forces water bans/restrictions

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The Franklin Education Foundation awarded eight grants totaling about $18,970 for the 2016-17 school year to teachers in the Franklin Public School system. A committee composed of FEF representatives and FPS staff read all proposals through a blind review process and selected the recipients. 
“Consideration was given to need, innovation, impact and integration with other school programs when selecting applications for funding. These eight grants will provide needed funding for innovative programs at the elementary and middle school level," said Kit Brady, FEF president and chair of the Grant Review Committee."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160625/franklin-education-foundation-awards-grants



"Lack of rain in the state has area towns taking different approaches to deal with the shortage, ranging from bans to restrictions. 
Milford’s water ban has limited outside watering to hand-held hoses between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m for no more than one hour. Since June 1, the town's water conservation level has been at Stage 3, which forbids irrigating, car washing and pool filling. 
Last year, according to the National Weather Service, Worcester received 6.35 inches of precipitation during June. This year, the area has only received 1.38 inches in June so far."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160625/water-bans-deal-with-rain-shortage

the water restriction sign normally positioned at the triangle downtown
the water restriction sign normally positioned at the triangle downtown

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