Girl scout cookies alert for Saturday, Jan 29

"Snow Is Coming, Get Your Girl Scout Cookies Now! Junior Scout Troop 82351 is fully stocked for their cookie booth scheduled for Saturday 1/29 at Dunkin Donuts on King Street (8am-12pm).  

With the uncertainty of the upcoming storm, if you’d like to place an order ahead of time & pick up at your convenience, please reach out! (**Pick up location will be on Pond Street in Franklin.)"

Use the Facebook link to order in advance -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551606135109407/permalink/3085040018432670/

   

Girl scout cookies alert for Saturday, Jan 29

Dunkin replacing foam cups with cardboard

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

"By Dec. 1, all Dunkin’ restaurants across New England will have phased out foam cups and replaced them with double-walled paper cups, the company announced Friday. 

But that’s not the only change. 

The brand is also taking a stand against double cupping, encouraging customers to “break up with the double cup,” said Dunkin’ Chief Operating Officer Scott Murphy. 

Dunkin’ is launching a marketing campaign to alert customers to the end of the practice of nesting an iced beverage — already in a plastic cup — inside a foam cup to provide additional insulation, resulting in added waste."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20191115/dunkin-to-eliminate-foam-cups-in-new-england-shops

Dunkin replacing foam cups with cardboard

In the News: Dunkin moves to paper cups; Census count adjustments for fairness

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin. One has a completion date targeted for 2020, the other regards the Census count in 2020.

"Dunkin’ Donuts coffee is about to undergo a big change. The Massachusetts-based company is saying goodbye to its signature polystyrene foam cups and introducing paper cups. 

It’s another move to modernize the iconic brand. The transition to paper cups will remove nearly 1 billion foam cups from the waste stream annually. 

The plans are to begin eliminating all polystyrene foam cups beginning in spring 2018, with a targeted completion date of 2020. A new, double-walled paper cup will be used instead. The current reclosable lid remains. The company said the paper cup will keep beverages hot while keeping hands cool without the need for a sleeve."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20180208/dunkin-donuts-to-phase-out-foam-cups-by-2020

"A change in rules ahead of the 2020 census could prove a boon for Fayetteville and other communities around Fort Bragg. 

Fayetteville and North Carolina leaders have praised the change, which could ensure that the state’s large military population is not counted elsewhere, leading to more federal money and the possibility for an additional seat in Congress. 

The new rules are designed to better count five different populations, such as deployed service members, overseas federal employees who are not U.S. citizens, crews aboard U.S. maritime or merchant vessels, juveniles in treatment centers and residents of religious group quarters. 

A memorandum release by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday detailed the rule changes and said they were meant to ensure the once-a-decade population count is “fair and consistent.”

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20180208/census-officials-change-how-deployed-troops-are-counted

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/residence-criteria.html

Snow Bound Walkway -

Dolores and I took our usual Sunday walk around town. Our route took us up to the Dunkin Donuts in the plaza off King St/Upper Union. We usually use the sidewalk entrance to cross the drive-thru line and enter Dunkin. This was not to be today. The walkway which also serves as a handicap access is still snow bound.


We walked into the driveway that serves Joe's American Grill as well as access to the Dunkin Donuts. There we found a beaten path, tricky to walk but a short cut to Dunkin.

Updated: The location is formally called "Silver Maple Commons".