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| FPS: Budget Subcommittee Meeting - March 3, 2021 |
The next Senior Coffee Hour with Officials will be held on Thursday, February 18th at 8:30am.
Find the meeting link here https://t.co/P0l7grjjr0 or else call in (audio only) +1 617-865-5269, Pin 61414166#
(Note - this is using Microsoft Teams for the meeting not Google or Zoom)
Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/0wBntU2NGL
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| Senior Center Coffee Hour - Thu, Feb 18 |
"ToF Offices will be closed on Monday for the President's Day holiday. We will reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday."
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| Town of Franklin, MA: Offices will be closed on Monday, Feb 15 |
Winter weather forecast for the school vacation week ahead of us. Opportunities to get out and about are increasing. Be safe, be social (at a distance)!
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6
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| Community Calendar |
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| Franklin Public Schools, MA: Return to School Plan Update and Survey Request |
Senator Rausch State House Briefing
Part 2, Chapter 2 (February 10, 2021)
Dear friends,
I hope you are staying safe and well. I write with some important updates concerning COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and vaccination sites in our district:
Vaccinations Scheduling Call Center: The process of signing up for a vaccination appointment online is frustrating and unnecessarily challenging. My colleagues and I are advocating to change that, and we’ve gotten some positive changes already, like being able to search for appointments by zip code. We also advocated for a call center, and got that too. If you are 75+ or scheduling an appointment for an older adult and you are unable to do so online, call 2-1-1 or (877) 211-6277 for assistance. This service is available between 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Unfortunately, you should anticipate long wait times on the phone.
Mass Vaccination Site Coming to Natick: Exciting news for our district! A mass vaccination site is coming to the Natick Mall this month. The first vaccines will be given starting February 22nd, and at full capacity this site will administer up to 3,000 vaccinations daily. Appointments should open up next week.
Expanded Vaccine Eligibility: Effective Thursday, February 11, an individual who accompanies a person age 75 or older to a mass vaccination site will also be eligible to receive the vaccine, if they have an appointment booked together for the same day. Only one companion is permitted.
While
I am heartened to see certain expansions in vaccine access,
I remain very concerned by a lack of racial, economic, and
regional equity in COVID-19 testing and vaccination. Last week, I filed
the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Act,
crafted in collaboration with infectious disease experts and
legislative colleagues, to generate exactly that equity. Read more below
about my efforts to make vaccine distribution more equitable within our
Commonwealth.
Questions and comments about the COVID vaccine distribution plan and
implementation can be emailed directly to the Baker administration at COVID-19-Vaccine-Plan-MA@mass.gov. I welcome constituents to copy me on those emails as well.
As always, if you or any of your loved ones in my district have fallen
on hard times during this pandemic, please do not hesitate to reach out
to my office via phone (617-722-1555) or email (becca.rausch@masenate.gov). We are here to help. You can also find robust resources to help you navigate through COVID-19 on my website.
Yours in service,
Senator Becca Rausch
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| Senator Rausch: State House Briefing - Feb 10, 2021 |
Via Hockomock Sports we can share the results of the FHS boys hockey game on Thursday
"Even in the most irregular of seasons, Canton and Franklin’s rivalry on the ice matters.
When the two teams met on Thursday night at the Metropolis Rink, the game had no bearing on either winning yet another league title and neither team was preparing for its typical postseason run. But, regardless of the circumstances, both teams skated a little faster and things were a little more intense because of who was on the opposite bench.
Five days ago, Franklin battled back to tie the game only for Canton to score a late winning. On Thursday, nothing could separate the two teams. Twice Franklin went in front and twice Canton found the tying goal. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie, with all four goals scored in the second period.
“We were on the phone for hours one night figuring out how to do this in a shortened season,” said Canton coach Brian Shuman. “I know the kids appreciated it immensely on both teams."
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| FHS boys hockey skates to 2-2 tie with Canton |
