Franklin Matters

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Attention Veterans: Project Toy Box - Response due Weds Apr 29

The United Way of Tri-County has received a major donation of new toys and games to distribute to children in out of work or low income veterans' families. We're calling this program Project Toy Box and have a goal to reach children in need who may have limited access to new activities, especially during this difficult time when many people are homebound. A variety of toys and games for children ages 5-12 will be distributed in the next few weeks.

If you are a veteran who has children and you may benefit from this, please let me know by end of day, Wednesday, Apr 29.

thanks

Dale
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Dale Kurtz
Veterans Service Officer
Towns of Avon and Franklin

10 Daniel McCahill Street
Franklin, MA 02038

508-613-1315 (O)
508-520-4917 (F)

Attention Veterans: Project Toy Box - Response due Weds Apr 29

Beaver St. Recycling Center Open Regular Hours Now With the Addition of Thursday - Noon-3 PM

Beaver St. Recycling Center Open Regular Hours Now With the Addition of Thursday - Noon - 3 PM for This Week -- Brush and Yard Waste Drop-Off Only All Days

In order to meet the needs of our residents and still follow the Governor's directive, as well as provide the appropriate level of safety to our residents and public works employees, we are going to re-open the Beaver Street Recycling Center with the following guidelines.

• The Recycling Center opens for the drop-off of yard waste and brush only.
• No other recycling products will be accepted.
• The Recycling Center will be staffed with only one worker just to check that folks have a Recycling Center Sticker and are only dropping off yard waste or brush.
• The Employees will practice established personal space guidelines and "Social Distancing" and will not assist residents in any way with the unloading of their vehicles.
• Only five vehicles will be allowed in the Recycling Center at one time.
• There will be no credit card or check transactions.
• If a resident needs a recycling sticker, they will need to contact and arrange to get one from the Public Works Administration Office (508 520-4910) prior to going to the Recycling Center.

Recycling Center Hours This Week:

Tuesday, April 28, Noon-3PM
Thursday, April 30, Noon-3PM
Friday, May 1, 8AM-3PM
Saturday, May 2, 8AM-3PM
Sunday, May 3, 9AM-1PM

This was shared from the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste/news/beaver-st-recycling-center-open-regular-hours-now-addition-thursday-noon

Beaver St. Recycling Center Open Regular Hours

The Franklin Cultural District announces a "Photography Scavenger Hunt"

The Franklin Cultural District (FCD) is sponsoring a Photography Scavenger Hunt for residents of all ages! The Cultural District is building on an idea developed by the Cape Cod Arts Center in the Barnstable Village Cultural District.

This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Cultural District while using your artistic talents and skills. We invite all to exercise your creativity while maintaining a safe physical distance from others.

During this quarantine take some time to go out and explore with your phone, tablet, or camera and take pictures of scenes that you can find in the Franklin Cultural District. While exploring please make sure to practice good social distancing skills.

To find out all you need to know about the Scavenger Hunt including:

How to enter
The rules
All of the Photo Categories
A map of the Franklin Cultural District

Please visit:
https://sites.google.com/view/franklin-cultural-district/home

Winners will be posted by June 1st. Hope you will all consider participating!

Franklin Cultural District Photography Scavenger Hunt

FTC Consumer Alert: Don’t click links in unsolicited text messages

Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission

Don't click links in unsolicited text messages

by Rosario Méndez, Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC

You might be seeing text messages promising money – maybe the economic impact payments, loans for small businesses, or an offer for money you can get.

In fact, I recently saw a WhatsApp text message in Spanish that advertised money for people quarantined at home. If you've spotted messages like this, I hope you've also deleted them.

These text messages going around could lead you to a scam or a hacker, but not to anything helpful.

Read more
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/dont-click-links-unsolicited-text-messages

This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

Monday, April 27, 2020

Watch "A Message From Hospitals: Don't Avoid Emergency Care" on YouTube

"At the COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, April 23, 2020, Governor Baker joined leaders from the Commonwealth's health care community to make clear that thanks to the shared work to prepare and build capacity, Massachusetts' hospitals are handling the uptick in COVID-19 cases, and are still able to care for patients with other medical conditions."

YouTube Link = https://youtu.be/IWITRRS0WZ4

U.S. Geological Survey introduces "Learning From Home" portal

The U.S. Geological Survey Youth and Education in Science (YES) Team has revamped their web presence to better assist with online and home learning.

Check the new USGS Learning From Home portal for weekly lesson plans and activities, grades K – 12.

Students of all ages can always tap into the USGS Resources for Teachers for over 140 years of USGS research in the natural sciences in the form of lesson plans and activities, maps, podcasts, online lectures, videos and animations, and much more. Browse thousands of ideas for using these resources in elementary, secondary, university, and informal education settings.

USGS Learning From Home portal

https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/resources-teachers/learning-home

USGS Resources for Teachers

https://www.usgs.gov/science-support/osqi/yes/resources-teachers/

https://edits.nationalmap.gov/tnmcorps/

FHS Senior Boys Hockey video

"We are thinking of our Seniors. Here is an awesome video celebrating them. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to the program, our school and our town."