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| The Whalemobile - Tuesday, Aug 24 at 1:00 PM |
Another in the series of summer events sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Library
This was shared from the Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-whalemobile.html
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
The Whalemobile comes to the Franklin Library
Yes, the Whalemobile arrives today (Tuesday, Aug 25) at 1:00 PM at the Franklin Public Library. Good for kids from K-6 grade, you'll learn about whales and step inside to examine the "whalemobile."
Another in the series of summer events sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Library
This was shared from the Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-whalemobile.html
Another in the series of summer events sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Library
This was shared from the Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-whalemobile.html
Franklin Public Schools - Welcome Back!
The annual letter from Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski to the district at the start of the school year. Additional changes in school administration are announced in this letter.
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Franklin Public Schools: Private Music Lesson Registration Is Open
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"more effectively involve the community"
Opioid abuse and addiction will become a regular topic on the Board of Health’s agenda.
Member Jordan Warnick, who made the push for Medway to join the SAFE Community Coalition, based out of Franklin, made the request at Monday’s meeting “so opioid abuse can come up as a regular topic.”
Warnick said the coalition’s meeting – which featured a speech by Director of Addiction Recovery Management Service at Mass General Hospital Dr. John Kelly – was a success.
“He gave a really good discussion of the problem at a community level so that everybody could understand it,” said Warnick, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2012. “I even took some new things away from it.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150824/NEWS/150828077/1994/NEWS
The June 30 meeting
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/07/live-reporting-community-coalition-june.html
The Aug 12 meeting
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/live-reporting-safe-community-meeting.html
Monday, August 24, 2015
Franklin TV: "It Takes a Village" features Judy Giovangelo from 'Ben Speaks'
Steve -
Hope you might notify people about the next program in our series around the substance abuse disorder issue.
Hope you might notify people about the next program in our series around the substance abuse disorder issue.
Judy Giovangelo talks about the suicide of her creative, but troubled son who committed suicide just six days after his 18th birthday. She turned her grief into a non-profit foundation, Ben Speaks Louder than Words, with a mission to empower youth and reduce self-destructive behavior.
She shares her wisdom and offers gentle guidance for young people and the people who love them.
- Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.
- Wednesday: 7:30 a.m.
- Saturday : 8:30 p.m.
Verizon - Channel 26
Comcast - Channel 8
Thanks Steve -
UNITE to Face Addiction - Oct 4, 2015
Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is an insidious public health crisis impacting more than 85 million Americans. The time has come to UNITE to Face Addiction at a national rally that will transform the conversation from problems to solutions for one of the most pressing issues of our time.
On October 4, 2015 a transformative event will take place in Washington, D.C. that will ignite and grow an emerging national grassroots movement to solve the addiction crisis.
UNITE To Face Addiction is being organized by an independent coalition of national, state, and local non-profit organizations to produce a collaborative and unifying event to collectively raise awareness and reduce the human and social costs of addiction.
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| UNITE to Face Addiction - Oct 4, 2015 |
Why Now?
Long-term recovery from addiction is a reality for over 23 million Americans, one of our nation’s best-kept secrets. Regardless of the paths people have chosen to achieve recovery, their lives and the lives of their families, friends, neighbors, co-workers and communities are vastly improved as a result. They are the living proof that there are real solutions to the devastation of addiction.
While recovery from addiction is a reality, more than 350 Americans die from alcohol or other drugs on average each day – some 135,000 people each year – more than who die from either homicides or motor vehicle accidents. Another 22 million Americans are still suffering from addiction and the majority never receive any help.
Where is the national outrage about this needless loss of life, the costs to families and the economy, and more importantly, the demand for solutions? We know that addiction is preventable, treatable, and people can and do get well. Too many of those affected have been incarcerated, and for decades they and others have been afraid to speak up about the failed policies and poor care due to long-standing stigma and discriminatory public policies. And, for too long, a great majority of people connected to addiction have remained silent.
The time is now to break that silence.
Greg Williams
Campaign Director, UNITE To Face Addiction
From the About page on UNITE to Face Addiction
#opioidFranklin
In the News: section of Main St closed, Nov election drawing interest
Those who use Main Street to get to work may wish to alter their commute for the next two days.
The portion of Main Street between School Street and Emmons Street will close Monday morning at 7, and will remain so until at least noon on Tuesday.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said the closure will allow for a "raised table" across Main Street for Dean College students to use.
"A raised table is a crosswalk - it's like a speed bump that's about 30 feet wide," he said. "It slows traffic and provides for the public safety."Continue reading the article (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150823/NEWS/150828418/1994/NEWS
About 40 candidates have taken out nomination papers to run in the town's November election.
The majority of the Town Council has taken out papers to seek re-election, and a total of 14 candidates are seeking election to the council. All nine of the body's seats are up for election.
Eight council incumbents have taken out papers: Brett Feldman, Judith Pond Pfeffer, Peter Padula, Thomas Mercer, Robert Dellorco, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Bissanti and Robert Vallee. Six newcomers are seeking seats on the council, including current Town Clerk Deborah Pellegri, Richard Power Sr., Glenn Jones, James Schultz Jr., Sean Slater and James Gianotti Jr.. Of the 14 candidates, only Power and Pellegri have returned papers so far.Continue reading the article (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150823/NEWS/150828411/1994/NEWS
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