Thursday, January 14, 2021

Ben's guide to mask wearing - #DoYourPartFranklin

Wearing a mask properly matters!
Just ask Ben!
#DoYourPartFranklin #WearAMask #itmatters #benknows Franklin Police Department

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Ben's guide to mask wearing - #DoYourPartFranklin
Ben's guide to mask wearing - #DoYourPartFranklin

Sign up for the group walk on the SNETT - Jan 24, 2021

Please join us for a socially distanced group walk on the SNETT on Sunday, January 24 at 10 AM. We will start from the Center Street parking lot in Bellingham.

Masks are required for anyone 2 years old and up. Leashed dogs are always welcome. 
 

In case the parking area at Center St is full, please proceed to Fox Run Rd for additional trail parking (marked). 
 
Questions, please email us at fbrtcommittee@gmail.com. Thank you.
 
Shared from the Rail Trail Committee page

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Sign up for the group walk on the SNETT - Jan 24, 2021
Sign up for the group walk on the SNETT - Jan 24, 2021


"Please make sure you take home everything you bring on the trail. That includes dog poop bags. Thank you."
 
friendly reminder
friendly reminder

FHS girls hockey top King Philip 2-1; boys hockey drops 4-5 contest

From HockomockSports.com we share the FHS sports results:

 
Girls Hockey = Franklin, 2 @ King Philip, 1 – Final

Boys Hockey = Franklin, 4 @ King Philip, 5 – Final

"Just 48 hours removed from another loss to Franklin, King Philip boys hockey coach Paul Carlow challenged each player on his roster.

Carlow challenged his squad to work harder, play with structure, and play at the level he knew they were capable of doing — something he believes they failed to do in Monday night’s 6-1 setback in Franklin.

The Warriors answered their coach’s challenge and were rewarded in the form of a 5-4 win over the Panthers.

It marks KP’s first win over Franklin in over 20 years according to research by HockomockSports.com and local high school hockey guru Jim Clark. The last win found by either came in 2000 when the Warriors won 4-3. "
Continue reading the game recap by Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com:

 
For other results around the Hockomock League   https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-13-21/
 
 
King Philip junior Ian Hill scores on a second period breakaway against Franklin. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)
King Philip junior Ian Hill scores on a second period breakaway against Franklin. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

 

CommonWealth Magazine: Will Gov Baker sign the climate bill?

"For Baker, crunch time on climate change"

"LAST WEEK, a bipartisan climate bill passed with overwhelming majorities in the Massachusetts House and Senate. Gov. Charlie Baker now has to choose – by Thursday at midnight – between cementing his and the Commonwealth’s position as climate leaders, or withholding the tools needed for Massachusetts to comply with its own climate law.

A broad coalition of business, health, environmental, and environmental justice groups supports the bill. It includes key efforts that the Baker administration and the Legislature alike have deemed essential: offshore wind, better appliance efficiency standards, natural gas safety measures, and much more. Critically, the bill updates the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act by including a mandate to reduce state emissions to net zero by 2050, and centers environmental justice in policy-making. This bill sets the course for decarbonizing our economy and society over the next 30 years."

Continue reading the article
 
Direct link to Climate legislation doc: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2995
 

Statement from Senate President Karen E. Spilka and House Speaker Ronald Mariano

“Climate change is the greatest existential threat facing our state, our nation, and our planet, and so Governor Baker should sign the climate change bill that is now on his desk. Should he not take this important step, the Senate and House are united in our intention to refile and pass the conference committee bill in its entirety and get it onto the Governor’s desk in the coming days.”

The Hill: "Another day, another record: US sets new record for daily COVID deaths with over 4,300"

In Town Administrator Jamie Hellen's update to the Finance Committee on Wednesday, our numbers showed an increase of 100 new cases. The State DPH releases the weekly community numbers at 5:00 PM on Thursday. Meanwhile, from The Hill we find the US set a new record for COVID deaths:

"Another day, another record: US sets new record for daily COVID deaths with over 4,300

Coronavirus deaths climbed to another record high on Tuesday in the United States, with a stunning 4,327 people dying in a single day, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Deaths from COVID-19 are increasing at an alarming rate in the U.S. The seven-day average for daily deaths rose from about 2,600 per day to about 3,300 in the past week, a New York Times tracker shows."

 

NY Times link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

 

Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities in DPW, Facilities, Treasurer's Office

Job Opportunities

To apply for a vacant position, please submit a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov.  Please put the job title in the subject line of your email.  

  • Assistant Treasurer/Collector 
 
  • Substitute Custodian
 
If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.
 
Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities in DPW, Facilities, Treasurer's Office
Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities in DPW, Facilities, Treasurer's Office

FTC Consumer Alert: Target for new COVID scam: Small business owners


Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission

by Lesley Fair, Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC

There's a new coronavirus-related scam making the rounds, but this time the crooks are targeting small businesses. It starts with an email that claims to come from the "Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance." It says you're eligible for a loan of up to $250,000 and asks for personal information like birth date and Social Security number. 

Let's do a CSI-style investigation to spot clues that the email is a fake.

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