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The town has contracted with an area company as it continues to explore a move that could bring down residents' power bills.
Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen announced that the town has reached an agreement with Marlborough firm Colonial Power Group, and will be pursuing municipal electrical aggregation solutions with them.
"I think they've contracted with two or three other communities in the area," he said. "In all, I believe they have half a million customers in their portfolio."
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A task force aimed at combating the current opioid epidemic is looking at several ways to reach out to area addicts, including possible police "ride alongs."
James Derick, president of the Support for Addicts and Families by Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition, spoke - before a recent lecture by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam - of several initiatives the group is undertaking.
One of the coalition's goals, Derick said, is to reach out to addicts in need of help. To that end, it has applied for grants to ride along with area police departments on certain drug calls.
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Residents gathered for a bone marrow donor registration drive Saturday in support of a Franklin resident’s sister who is searching for a bone marrow match.
Jennifer Felicetti, a New Jersey resident, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia after being hospitalized on Christmas Eve. She is currently receiving aggressive treatment, but doctors think a bone marrow transplant is her best option in hopes of beating the disease.
There are no matching donors in her family so Felicetti is now on a waiting list to find a matching donor somewhere in the world.
The Student Government at Jefferson Elementary School is conducting a pajama and sock drive through Feb. 12 to benefit the Friends of Foster Care and Comfort Cases for kids. All collected pajamas and socks will be included within a backpack and delivered to the children as they begin their journey with a new foster home.
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The Big Brother Big Sister Foundation is in need of the public's support through donations of lightly used clothing and small household items. They ask, while you clean out your closets to please consider donating your lightly worn clothing to the Foundation.
The Foundation will be collecting donations door to door in Franklin on Tuesday November 13th. To schedule a free curbside pickup, please call 1-800-483-5503 or email donate@bbbsfoundation.org.
Your donations are tax deductible. The Foundation also offers special pickups for electronics recycling and car donations, please contact them for more information or visit www.bbbsfoundation.org.
Your much appreciated donations help support the children in your community.
Taxpayers will have an opportunity to vote for a tax override early this summer, the majority of the Town Council decided last night.
Every seat in the Town Council chambers was filled, and about 20 more people stood at the back of the room at last night's meeting, all in favor of an override.
No one but Councilor Judith Pond Pfeffer spoke against the permanent tax hike, which would be used to prevent about 45 layoffs in schools, program cuts, and possibly boost other town departments' budgets.
School Committee Chairman Jeffrey Roy, as well as a handful of residents, including Finance Committee members, Town Council Chairman Christopher Feeley, Vice Chairwoman Deborah A. Bartlett, and members Stephen Whalen, Shannon Zollo, Joseph McGann and Thomas S. Doak all spoke in favor of putting an override question on the ballot.
Councilor Robert Vallee, who had gone on record as being opposed to an override, passed at the chance to voice his opinion last night.
Finance Committee Chairman Jim Roche, who spoke as a taxpayer and father, urged the council to let the town vote.
"This is more than just a school problem - it's a townwide problem," said Roche.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here.
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My first thought was to drop a dime to Susan Wornick.
I know my rights. I know the law. Clearly, the sporting goods store was no authority on clothing tax.
But after a teenaged manager took the $1 off my bill, I calmed down enough to see involving Channel 5's consumer guru wasn't the way to go.
Instead, we need to make the state tax code even more confusing.
Conventional wisdom on Beacon Hill has been to balance the budget on the backs of the monkeys on Massachusetts residents' backs.
Got a vice? We'll tax it. Then we'll tax it some more. And when that isn't enough, we'll just push Lottery tickets a little harder.
Look, we don't want you to gamble if you're an addict. No, seriously. See, we put all sorts of disclaimers on Keno broadcasts and around convenience stores that sell scratch tickets. Here's the number for Gamblers Anonymous. Call if you think you have a problem. Just wait until after you buy another Megabucks ticket before you call, OK?
Casinos may be off the table for the moment, at least casinos of the state-run variety, but an extra tax on smokers is all but a done deal.
Dirty, rotten smokers. Make them pay for miscalculations in what it takes to run a state.
There was some talk about upping taxes on wine, but so far that hasn't gotten much traction. It'll likely be revisited when the number of people who buy cigarettes in Massachusetts dwindles to financially unacceptable levels.
Meanwhile, there's a sensible solution no one's talking about.
Read the remainder of the article to see the sensible solution in the Milford Daily News