Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Town of Franklin E-Newsletter - March 2020

Town of Franklin E-Newsletter

March 2020 Edition


The March edition of the Town of Franklin E-Newsletter can be found here http://bit.ly/TOFmarch

Town of Franklin E-Newsletter - March 2020
Town of Franklin E-Newsletter - March 2020


You can also subscribe to receive your copy directly via email   https://www.franklinma.gov/subscribe


March 2020 e-Newsletter
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/tof_newsletter_march_2020.pdf

Franklin Primary Results - Live Broadcast scheduled for 8 PM

The Franklin Public Radio team is busy preparing for the live broadcast of the 2020 Primary results. The broadcast is scheduled to begin when the polls close at 8 PM.

We'll have some background material with the Franklin Town Clerk Teresa Burr and Assistant Clerk Nancy Danelo that was prepared when we sat for an interview in February.

We'll have some commentary from some of those gathered to hear the results. Following the results annouced by Teresa, we'll have some reflections on what the numbers tells us, if anything.

Tune in on the radio dial at 102.9 or from anywhere with an internet browser at wfpr.fm.

Franklin Primary Results - Live Broadcast scheduled for 8 PM
Franklin Primary Results - Live Broadcast scheduled for 8 PM



MMA to hold Conference to address housing challenges in small, rural communities


"The Massachusetts Housing Partnership will hold a conference on April 16 in Hadley to address the housing challenges faced by small and rural communities in the central and western parts of the state.

The Western Massachusetts Housing Conference, co-sponsored by the MMA, will focus on using data to support housing needs, housing rehabilitation, affordable home-ownership opportunities, distressed and abandoned properties, senior housing and community outreach and coalition building. It will also address the findings in last October’s Rural Policy Plan, prepared by the Rural Policy Advisory Commission to identify rural areas’ needs and the specific challenges they face.

The conference is geared toward officials, volunteers and municipal and nonprofit employees. Event sponsors include the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, the Franklin Regional Council of Governments, the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission, and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.

It will be held at the Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The cost is $30 for municipal planners, volunteers and nonprofit employees, and $50 for people from for-profit organizations. Breakfast and lunch will be provided."

Link to more information and registration
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egwfo5d509ce092f&llr=myxae4jab

Shared from the MMA page:
https://www.mma.org/conference-to-address-housing-challenges-in-small-rural-communities/


Basic Entrepreneurial Workshops - Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - FREE

SEED Corporation
and
Bristol County Savings Bank
in Cooperation with
U.S. Small Business Administration
United Regional Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
& SCORE
present FREE


Basic Entrepreneurial Workshops
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Registration: 9:00 AM
Session I: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session II: 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Franklin Municipal Building
355 E Central Street, Franklin, MA

Please RSVP by Friday March 20

SESSION I: Learn the Fundamentals of Planning, Preparing for, and Financing Your Business

SESSION II: Learn to Understand Financial Statements and How They Help to Determine the Health of Your Business
________________________________________________________________
To register, contact SEED Corporation at 508-822-1020 x 318 or email jmello@seedecorp.com

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ILMhkrsDNNPLaCGnwTo-4Ew5GnDRXCx9/view?usp=sharing



Basic Entrepreneurial Workshops - Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - FREE
Basic Entrepreneurial Workshops - Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - FREE

"everyone should do their part to stay healthy and prevent the spreading of germs"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
"The state Department of Public Health Monday night announced a presumptive positive case of COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, contracted by a woman who recently traveled to Italy.

The woman, in her 20s and who lives in Norfolk County, had recently traveled to Italy with a school group, according to a statement issued Monday night by the state agency.

The woman was recovering at home. According to the agency, the woman’s test results came back positive Monday evening.

Specimens will be sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, if confirmed, it would be the second confirmed positive coronavirus case in Massachusetts since the outbreak started in the United States in January. In its statement, the agency said the risk to COVID-19 remains low in the Bay State."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20200302/state-health-officials-announce-new-presumptive-positive-case-of-coronavirus


Qualified resources:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

MA Dept of Health   https://www.mass.gov/influenza

Franklin Board of Health  https://www.franklinma.gov/health-department


"4 updates on Super Tuesday by Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
"Local election officials have been advised by the state’s top election overseer to be vigilant about cleaning voting booths, swapping out pens shared by multiple voters and having extra poll workers on call as public health concerns over the spreading coronavirus collide Tuesday with the 1.85 million people expected to vote in the presidential primaries.

Secretary of State William Galvin said Monday that he does not think the virus, which has been confirmed in one patient in Massachusetts but has kicked off widespread concern about the risk of infection, will have any real impact on the elections but advised local clerks to be prepared all the same, and to make arrangements for voters who are self-quarantining themselves out of an abundance of caution.

“Obviously, we do not think it’s a reason for people not to vote, but it has led to some concerns that are quite legitimate,” the secretary said. “If you go through the process that average citizens will involve as a vote, they’ll come to the table where they check in, they’ll get a ballot which they will handle by themselves, they’ll use a pen -- which usually is provided by the local election officials and may be used by multiple voters -- and then they will proceed to a compartment, mark the ballot and, having concluded that, will put it in the box.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20200302/4-updates-on-super-tuesday-by-massachusetts-secretary-of-state-william-galvin

The article mentions polls are open from 7 AM to 8 PM, that applies to elsewhere around the Commonwealth of MA. Polls in Franklin open at 6:00 AM. All precincts vote at Franklin High School.

"4 updates on Super Tuesday by Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin"
"4 updates on Super Tuesday by Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin"




Franklin Residents: Voting Information from the Town Clerk's Office

Voting Information from the Town Clerk's Office

  • The Massachusetts Primary Election is on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the Franklin High School, located at 218 Oak Street from 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • The Town Clerk's Office will be CLOSED on Tuesday, March 3, 2020
 
 https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk


Franklin Residents: Voting Information from the Town Clerk's Office
Franklin Residents: Voting Information from the Town Clerk's Office