Monday, November 9, 2009
Walgreens continues to make progress
Walgreens has its sign up now. The exterior of the building is being finished. Landscaping is underway. Not to long now before it opens for business.
Sign up for the RMV driver license renewal reminders
One could quibble about the RMV's driver's license renewal reminder program in that you have to sign up to make it effect. But then technically that is following a good "opt in" practice.
The Registry of Motor Vehicles offers an online service that will remind drivers 30 days before their driver’s license is due to expire.
Residents who sign up for the service can choose a reminder by phone, email or text and there is no additional cost to the public.
The new service replaces the mail reminder program that was discontinued earlier this year as a cost-saving measure.
The new reminder service is provided by the RMV in collaboration with Sendza, Inc. and is sponsored by local businesses. Any information you provide is protected by a strict privacy policy.
Drivers are encouraged to sign up for the program. For more information visit www.mass.gov/rmv.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Fall in Franklin
something about the redness
of the leaves, the white fence
and the morning sunlight
Fall in Franklin: something about the redness the white fence and the sunlight m, originally uploaded by shersteve.
What is a sherku?
Saturday, November 7, 2009
In the News - Gov Patrick visits Franklin, casino night
Gov Patrick visited Jefferson Elementary School yesterday
and hold the date for the FEF Casino Night, Nov 20th
Patrick visits Franklin school, says he supports local aid
Franklin honors 90-year-old vets
and hold the date for the FEF Casino Night, Nov 20th
Franklin Education Foundation plans Casino Night
In the News - event canceled
This was posted to the Milford Daily News website on Friday and refers to the event Saturday.
Franklin resident Steve Sherlock announced the Laid Off Camp he helped organize for tomorrow is canceled.
Designed to help unemployed people from Massachusetts and Rhode Island brush up on interview techniques, making contacts and using the Internet to find jobs, the camp was canceled due to slow registration.
"We only achieved one third of the required registrations for this non-profit, all-volunteer event to break even," Sherlock wrote in an email late last night. Anyone who already registered will have their money refunded, he added.
He and the four other co-organizers will likely establish a similar camp next year. The event was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the Living Waters Church in North Attleborough.
For more information, visit http://laidoffcampprovidence.blogspot.com/.
Tomorrow's Laid Off Camp canceled
H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Update
At the time of this writing it is probable that many reading this update will have had a family member with influenza-like illness or knows someone who has. As predicted at the end of last summer, the H1N1 has returned with a vengeance. Although this illness for the most part has remained relatively mild, a larger segment of the population has become ill, with a recent spike in school absenteeism noted throughout the Commonwealth.
It was hoped that by now we would have been well on our way toward achieving our goal of vaccinating a large percentage of our community with the H1N1 vaccine. Due to the unprecedented demand for the seasonal flu vaccine, coupled with the simultaneous production of the H1N1 vaccine, the vaccine manufacturers have simply not been able to distribute the H1N1 vaccine as quickly as expected.
The Franklin Health Department and the Board of Health remain committed to providing the H1N1 influenza vaccine to all Franklin residents who wish to receive it. As previously stated, the Health Department in conjunction with our medical volunteers will hold public H1N1 clinics as soon as enough vaccine is made available to do so. At the present time the Health Department has received only a small fraction of our requested doses.
In accordance with the guidelines mandated by the Centers for Disease Control and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, our initial allocation of vaccine will be provided to healthcare workers with direct patient contact such as nurses and paramedics, pregnant women and children 6 months to 9 years of age. As more vaccine is made available, we will begin vaccinating children aged 10 to 25. Our focus on young children is important because two doses of vaccine spaced approximately three weeks apart is required for children 9 and under.
All public flu clinics will be advertised in the Milford Daily News and will be posted on the Town of Franklin Website. Clinic information will also be broadcast on Franklin’s local cable television station and will be posted on the MassPro Flu website as well.
These are certainly difficult and frightening times for parents of young children, for those who may have a compromised immune system for one reason or another and for couples starting a family. Your concern and frustration is understandable and fully acknowledged. We ask for your patience and your understanding as we prepare to institute our vaccination plan in the coming weeks.
We encourage anyone with questions to contact the Health Department or members of the Board of Health at 508-520-4905, or via our dedicated influenza email at H1N1flu@franklin.ma.us
Respectfully,
David E. McKearney, R.S.
Public Health Director
Franklin Health Department
Franklin Board of Health
This can be found on the Franklin website
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