In the News: downtown work continues, open meeting law training set

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

"The streetscape project that has transformed the look of downtown is likely to come to an end early this fall, according to town officials. 

Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said the project - currently in the final year of its two-year schedule - is set to come to a close in the middle or end of September. 

"We're continuing on a lot of punch-list items," he said, noting such things as the return of a water trough to a traffic island. "This is all cleanup."

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while the article says the water trough remains to be returned, it was put in place last Friday

"The Massachusetts Attorney General's office is hosting an open meeting law training session for public officials in Brockton on Thursday, Oct. 13, according to the Massachusetts Municipal Association. 

The two-hour training session will go over the provisions of the state's open meeting law and allow for questions and answers. 

"All members of public bodies, municipal employees and members of the general public are invited," the Massachusetts Municipal Association reported."

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