CNN and Sesame Street are coming together for a town hall on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. ET to help children and parents understand the latest issues surrounding coronavirus, the vaccine, and celebrating holidays safely.Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1336747511575433218?s=03
What questions do your kids have? https://t.co/iwYaLtD9gB
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| CNN and Sesame Street coming together for a Town Hall on the pandemic |
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said in a televised town hall Friday night that the pandemic sweeping through the nation has yet to see “the full effect of a potential surge upon a surge” following the Thanksgiving holiday.Fauci, who will be staying on as chief medical advisor to President-elect Joe Biden, was taking part in a discussion on the coronavirus with CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta when he was asked about a model from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation that is projecting more than 530,000 deaths from the virus in the United States by April.
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| 4th Congressional District Race: A Town Hall on Race and Racism |
FM #333 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 333 in the series.
This session shares the 4th District Candidates Town Hall facilitated by the “Franklin Area Against Racism” and “Medway Marches” and broadcast by Franklin TV. The Forum was conducted via Zoom to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
Angelica Crosby, Raj Seelam, and Justin Bates moderated the forum providing time for each candidate to respond to the questions on a random rotation.
All Democratic and Republicans were invited. The Democratic candidates participating (alphabetic order by last name) Jake Auchincloss, Becky Grossman, Alan Khazei, Ihssane Leckey, Natalia Linos, Jesse Mermell, and Ben Sigel.
Photos of the event participants (including screen captures of the questions and response order shared via Twitter - tagged as “#4thDist0819”) are available in this Google Photo Album https://photos.app.goo.gl/DQYMEE1ZVRq8g8yh9
The recording runs just about 1 hour and 40 minutes, so let’s listen to the 4th District candidates discuss their positions on a series of issues.
Audio file = https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HXg6gkXK
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| FM #333 4th District Candidates Town Hall - 8/19/20 (audio) |
A Virtual Town Hall on Race and Racism for the candidates of the 4th Congressional district race to have a discussion while answering YOUR questions on addressing racism/combating systemic racial inequality.
Democrats: (7:00-8:40)
Republicans: (8:45-9:00)
- all Democrat and Republican candidates were invited -
This will also be broadcast via live stream https://franklintv.vod.castus.
Follow the event on Facebook for updates https://www.facebook.com/events/332521414591118/
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| 4th District Candidates - Town Hall on Race and Racism |
A Virtual Town Hall on Race and Racism for the candidates of the 4th Congressional district race to have a discussion while answering YOUR questions on addressing racism/combating systemic racial inequality.
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| Virtual Town Hall on Race and Racism - Aug 19 |
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| Franklin TV schedule for Monday - All Access |
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| Franklin TV schedule for Monday - Franklin Pride |
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| Franklin TV schedule for Monday - Town Hall |
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| Holiday Hours for Franklin Town Offices, Library, Senior Center and Recreation |
"Elizabeth Warren will be hosting a town hall in Franklin, and you’re invited! She’ll be talking and answering questions about how she’s holding the Trump Administration accountable and fighting for Massachusetts families in the Senate. This is also a chance to meet some of our team members and learn how you can get in this fight in 2018.
Doors open at 12:30 PM and the town hall will begin at 1:30 PM. Admission is first come, first served. We're sorry, but signs/posters will not be permitted inside the event."
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| Franklin Town Hall with Elizabeth Warren by Elizabeth for MA |
Trash WILL NOT be delayed for the Christmas and New Year's holiday. Your trash and recycling will be picked up on your usually scheduled trash day.
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| Trash and recycling bins |
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| Franklin Library holiday hours Dec 24 through Jan 2,, 2017 |
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| Town offices closed on Monday, Dec 26 |
Read the full article in the Franklin Gazette here.Thirty-six teams were tested on their movie mettle at last night's Trivia Bee at the Horace Mann Middle School, and in the end, knowing the name of Humphrey Bogart's club in "Casablanca" determined the victors.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting and the "Franklin Munibees," (aka Town Hall), Town Attorney Mark Cerel and Treasurer Jim Dacey, won a spot on the Bee trophy when they correctly answered "Rick's American Cafe."
