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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Summer Fun at the Y...Something for Everyone!
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Friday, June 15, 2012
Good time for a car wash!
The Parmenter school has timed it just right with good weather and Father's Day on Sunday to hold their annual car wash this Saturday
In the News: unemployment rate
Mass. unemployment rate down to 6 percent
by GateHouse Media, Inc.
If only the number were real. The process of counting unemployment is flawed and has been for years. Nothing to celebrate with this number.
Given the slowness of the recovery, another stimulus might be a good idea
10 Reasons Why Public Policies Rescued the U.S. Economy
from Center for American Progress by Christian E. Weller
In the News: open house, Sons of Italy
Preschool Exploration open house at Dean College, June 19
by GateHouse Media, Inc.
Tri-County Web kids work wonders
by Matt Tota/Daily News staff
(Note: There should be a button to turn off the auto-play music when you visit the Sons of Italy web site)
Thursday, June 14, 2012
"those things are done, I’m going to move on"
Rep Jim Vallee just announced that he would be stepping down immediately from his position in the House. He had previously announced he would not run again this November but at the time it seemed he would stay in the role until then. Given the House schedule and Rep Vallee's new opportunity, it does make sense to move on.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x681113347/State-Rep-Vallee-abruptly-resigns-his-seat#ixzz1xlALtyms
“I have a new job, and they want me to work,” Vallee, D-Franklin, said. “I had a job opportunity that started and, you know, they want me to go to work. I had some things I wanted to get accomplished … and I wanted to ensure that the budget was completed. And now that those things are done, I’m going to move on.”
“It wasn’t a secret: I got a job opportunity. I took it. I served 18 years. My office will be staffed. And there will be someone available to answer the phones and work on constituent issues,” he said.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x681113347/State-Rep-Vallee-abruptly-resigns-his-seat#ixzz1xlALtyms
Social media forum Thursday night in Franklin
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc. on 6/13/12
Milford's Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health wants parents to be aware of the dangers of social media and to discuss the issues openly in hopes of finding solutions.
The center will host a parent roundtable from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Hockomock Area YMCA in Franklin, 45 Forge Hill Road. YMCA staff will be on hand to go over strategies for teaching teens smart ways to use social media.
The cost to register is $10 per person and $15 for groups of two. Register online at www.yourteen.org.
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