"The Library would like to collect images of Franklin’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic ranging from the good to the challenging.
Reply with the hashtag #FranklinStaysHome.
We will get through this together!"
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"School officials have voted to cancel April vacation this year, making the Franklin School District the latest to erase the spring break from their calendars.
Instead, the district - like others in the area - will continue with remote learning as students remain home during the coronavirus crisis.
Schools have now been closed for five weeks, with some having gotten more formal remote learning underway two or three weeks ago.
“This will provide for continuity at this time,” Franklin school officials noted in a statement issued on Wednesday."
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| screengrab of the budget discussion portion of the School Committee meeting Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
"These applications will be conducted over a likely 2 to 4-day window, lasting only 2 days, anytime between April 13, 2020, and May 1, 2020.
As always, the weather in the spring is unpredictable. For this reason, the District cannot pin down actual application dates with any more accuracy at this time. We will send out further notices as the application date approaches."
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| Attention Residents: Notice of Aerial Spraying |
"Take a break from the day and gather the family for a short round of trivia with Rabbi Alpert as our master of ceremonies!When: April 23, 2020 - at 5:00 PM
Congregants, please check your email for more details.
Everyone else, please join us on Facebook Live!"
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| Virtual Trivia Night |
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| Thank You Sign Fund Raiser |
"Hi! My name is Emma Kucich, and I am a senior at Franklin High. This is a piece I've started working on called 'Elegie' by Donjon. Hope you enjoy, and are staying safe and healthy!"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JcJ6j7c3jnH7Y_X0bNaIf_Cr8ZRtLOvo/view?usp=sharing
"If you know me, then you know that I'm pretty much music 24-7... sometimes to the dismay of those around... I just can't turn it off... whether I like it or not, I constantly have music swirling around in my head... don't know if that's a good or a bad thing... maybe just a thing... and lately I've really been needing to capture it in one form or another...
If you like what you hear, maybe 'subscribe' to my YouTube channel (I'm trying to reach 1000!), and/or maybe share it by forwarding it to as many folks as humanly possible..."https://youtu.be/guizVtKZ3LU
“We expect that we’ll see the numbers continue to grow, because of people losing their jobs, and unemployment benefits taking time to kick in,” Franklin Food Pantry Executive Director Lynn Calling said.
In addition to new clients, the Franklin pantry is seeing the return of people who had previously stopped needing its services.
“When we open up at 9:30 (a.m.), there is sometimes a line of cars,” she said. “Usually the first hour or so we are pretty busy. The Police Department has been helping us out with traffic control.”
DeAngelo said he thinks some of the increase is also because local churches and other organizations that offer free suppers can no longer do so."
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President Donald Trump is set to issue new guidelines to states on Thursday aimed at easing social distancing restrictions and reopening parts of the country as the U.S. grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
States will have to meet a certain set of “medical metrics” before they can feel safe reopening, according to the guidelines provided by senior administration officials. The officials did not provide details on metrics, but stressed that they are “recommendations” and provide governors and local leaders with flexibility.
The president has said that some states could lift restrictions, send people back to work and open schools before the current guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus end May 1.
