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Thursday, July 2, 2020
FY 20 Recycling Center Permit Expiration Extended To July 31, 2020
FY 20 Recycling Center Permit Expiration Extended To July 31, 2020
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
LiveARTS: BSO Violinist Plays a Streaming Live Concert - July 12
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Contollo Mass Manufacturing donates PPE as promised
On Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Contollo Mass Manufacturing donated PPE gowns, both reusable and disposable to several of the local fire departments in a brief ceremony at the Franklin Fire Station #1.
Franklin Town Council Chair Tom Mercer opened the remarks. He had received the first call inquiring about the machine at the former Clark-Cutler-McDermott facility and who the current owner was.
State Representative Jeff Roy spoke highlighting that Contollo was one of a couple of dozen Mass companies to receive grants from the State.
Peter Berzin, CEO of Contollo (https://contollomassmanufacturing.com/), spoke of the effort to get started and that they are operating currently on one shift producing about 7,000 gowns per day, with plans to expand to second shift and increase capacity.
Chief James McLaughlin coordinated with the local area fire departments (Milford, Medway, Plainville, Bellingham, Norfolk) to have representatives there for the ceremony.
Photos from the brief event:

Franklin Town Council Chair Tom Mercer opened the remarks. He had received the first call inquiring about the machine at the former Clark-Cutler-McDermott facility and who the current owner was.
State Representative Jeff Roy spoke highlighting that Contollo was one of a couple of dozen Mass companies to receive grants from the State.
Peter Berzin, CEO of Contollo (https://contollomassmanufacturing.com/), spoke of the effort to get started and that they are operating currently on one shift producing about 7,000 gowns per day, with plans to expand to second shift and increase capacity.
Chief James McLaughlin coordinated with the local area fire departments (Milford, Medway, Plainville, Bellingham, Norfolk) to have representatives there for the ceremony.
Photos from the brief event:

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Contollo Mass Manufacturing donates PPE as promised |
We’re Virtual - Kids’ Corner Cooking Camp – Grades 4-7
Registration is open for Virtual Kids’ Corner Cooking Camp – Grades 4-7. Classes will run from Saturday, July 18 through Saturday, August 22.
Participation is open to individuals in Franklin and the surrounding region towns.
Originally an after-school and summer camp program, Kids’ Corner Cooking Camp with Sandhya Jain, has shifted its current program to entirely online using Google Meet. These interactive Kids’ Corner cooking classes are set up to show kids (Grades 4-7) how to prepare fun offerings for their family.
The weekly, one-hour lessons are educational, entertaining, and designed to empower students in the process. And the recipes are healthy and delicious.
For more information, go to www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com and click on Lifelong Community Learning. Or call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1483.
Participation is open to individuals in Franklin and the surrounding region towns.
Originally an after-school and summer camp program, Kids’ Corner Cooking Camp with Sandhya Jain, has shifted its current program to entirely online using Google Meet. These interactive Kids’ Corner cooking classes are set up to show kids (Grades 4-7) how to prepare fun offerings for their family.
The weekly, one-hour lessons are educational, entertaining, and designed to empower students in the process. And the recipes are healthy and delicious.
For more information, go to www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com and click on Lifelong Community Learning. Or call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1483.
ABOUT US: Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing diverse and enriched education and experiences for all area residents and children – a resource for all ages.
We’re Virtual - Kids’ Corner Cooking Camp – Grades 4-7 |
CommonWealth Magazine · Spilka makes a case for substance over process (audio)
Via CommonWealth Magazine we share this interview with Senate President Karen Spilka
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/state-government/spilka-makes-case-for-substance-over-process-2/
Audio link: https://soundcloud.com/massinc/the-codcast-6-28-20
"IN A WIDE-RANGING INTERVIEW on the CommonWealth Codcast, Senate President Karen Spilka kept returning to the theme of substance over process when it comes to legislation dealing with the state’s many pressing needs.Continue reading the article online at Commonwealth Magazine
She applauded the House, Senate, and governor’s office for working collaboratively on a budget for the coming fiscal year rather than following the traditional path of each branch of government doing their own spending plan.
“Unprecedented times require unprecedented solutions,” she said. “We need to work together for the people of Massachusetts.”
She also used the same substance over process argument in talking about a feud between the House and Senate chairs of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing that harkens back to a fairly bitter dispute between the two branches in 2015. The House chair of the committee is insisting all health care legislation should go through the panel, while the Senate chair, frustrated with the slow pace of law-making, is pulling bills filed by senators out of the committee and steering them to the Senate for action."
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/state-government/spilka-makes-case-for-substance-over-process-2/
Audio link: https://soundcloud.com/massinc/the-codcast-6-28-20
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Senate President Karen Spilka. (State House News file photo.) |
"Talking the Blues" - Mike Zito Interview - Nov 15, 2019
Jim Derick interviews Mike Zito (https://www.mikezito.com/)
You can listen to this show on Franklin Public Radio, wfpr.fm anywhere via your browser or at 102.9 on the local Franklin FM radio dial.
Thursday = 11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick
Exploring the music of the great Blues tradition
Saturday = 5:00p Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick
Exploring the music of the great Blues tradition
Audio link = https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h97aa-d8454a
You can listen to this show on Franklin Public Radio, wfpr.fm anywhere via your browser or at 102.9 on the local Franklin FM radio dial.
Thursday = 11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick
Exploring the music of the great Blues tradition
Saturday = 5:00p Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick
Exploring the music of the great Blues tradition
Audio link = https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h97aa-d8454a
Are you ready to Get Back to Business?
Now, with the State getting to reopen businesses we are inviting you to share your reopening plans so we can help celebrate your "Grand Reopening"
We created a Facebook page United Regional's Back to Business (https://www.facebook.com/United-Regionals-Back-to-Business-106228444403838/) and we invite you to post how you are planning to get back to business and to provide insight on the programs and policies being put in place to ready for the public for when you are able to reopen.
We encourage you to take photos with your employees, at your place of business, pictures of the updates you've made to deal with social distancing, special sales and/or promotions.
Post to the page or send your information to jack@unitedregionalchamber.org
We are here to help, let us know what we can do to help you reopen and Get Back to Business!
Thank you,
Jack
Jack Lank, IOM
President & CEO
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce
310 South Street
Plainville, MA 02762
Phone: 508-316-0861
www.unitedregionalchamber.org
"People Do Business With People They Know"
We created a Facebook page United Regional's Back to Business (https://www.facebook.com/United-Regionals-Back-to-Business-106228444403838/) and we invite you to post how you are planning to get back to business and to provide insight on the programs and policies being put in place to ready for the public for when you are able to reopen.
We encourage you to take photos with your employees, at your place of business, pictures of the updates you've made to deal with social distancing, special sales and/or promotions.
Post to the page or send your information to jack@unitedregionalchamber.org
We are here to help, let us know what we can do to help you reopen and Get Back to Business!
Thank you,
Jack
Jack Lank, IOM
President & CEO
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce
310 South Street
Plainville, MA 02762
Phone: 508-316-0861
www.unitedregionalchamber.org
"People Do Business With People They Know"
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Are you ready to Get Back to Business? |
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