1950's Car Show - August 10 |
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Monday, July 29, 2019
1950's Car Show - August 10
A car show featuring vehicles from the 1950's is scheduled for the Benchmark Senior Living Center on Forge Hill Aug 10. Additional details in the flyer image.
Register O'Donnell Answers the Question - Where is My Deed?
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“The way that the pills came to New England wasn’t from the local prescription pad”
Following up on the database released by the Washington Post with the opioid pills by manufacturer and distributor, the Boston Globe has an article on the single pharmacy in MA doing the most volume. The story within the data has many factors. The article also quotes Dr Ruth Potee who has been featured by the SAFE Coalition.
"Little about the appearance of the only CVS store in this picturesque old mill city of 17,000 suggests anything remarkable.
The cream-colored 24-hour pharmacy occupies a plaza wedged between a brick public elementary school and a storefront business that prepares tax returns.
But this CVS in the northern part of the state’s Pioneer Valley bears a dubious distinction: From 2006 to 2012, the pharmacy received the largest number of opioid painkillers of any neighborhood drugstore in Massachusetts, taking in 5.3 million hydrocodone and oxycodone pills from pharmaceutical distributors, according to recently released federal data.
The data, which The Washington Post and other media outlets recently obtained from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration, has stirred concerns about the painkillers that poured into this Western Massachusetts city."
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Sunday, July 28, 2019
Town Council - Recap - July 24, 2019
With a full Town Council membership present for the only meeting in July, the Council took care of business in just under an hour.
Three new fire fighters were sworn in and made the congratulatory rounds
It was no surprise that one of the public hearings scheduled was moved to a future meeting. The matter concerning the West Central Street Zoning was moved to September 18, 2019 at 7:10 PM. This is the matter currently in the courts concerning the D'Errico proposal for the property that the Planning Board denied a resubmittal of.
Clearview Drive was formally accepted as a road by the Town continuing their efforts to reduce the number of roads in this 'unaccepted' cagtegory.
The water ban was mentioned during the Town Administrators update. The root cause has not been finalized but it seems to have been caused by lightning. The machinery is operational and the DPW is waiting for the holding tanks to return to acceptable levels before releasing the ban. There was no timeline indicated for this but hopefully it will be soon. Due to the quick response by DPW and Fire Dept the damage was limited and may amount to a couple of hundred thousand dollars instead of being significantly more.
The official Actions Taken document for this meeting was published
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/town_council_actions_taken_for_july_24_2019.pdf
My notes reported live during the meeting can be found below
The agenda and documents released for the meeting can be found
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/july-24-town-council-agenda
Three new fire fighters were sworn in and made the congratulatory rounds
Benjamin Connell, Dana Kent, and Mathew LaFleur being sworn in by Town Clerk Teresa Burr |
It was no surprise that one of the public hearings scheduled was moved to a future meeting. The matter concerning the West Central Street Zoning was moved to September 18, 2019 at 7:10 PM. This is the matter currently in the courts concerning the D'Errico proposal for the property that the Planning Board denied a resubmittal of.
Clearview Drive was formally accepted as a road by the Town continuing their efforts to reduce the number of roads in this 'unaccepted' cagtegory.
The water ban was mentioned during the Town Administrators update. The root cause has not been finalized but it seems to have been caused by lightning. The machinery is operational and the DPW is waiting for the holding tanks to return to acceptable levels before releasing the ban. There was no timeline indicated for this but hopefully it will be soon. Due to the quick response by DPW and Fire Dept the damage was limited and may amount to a couple of hundred thousand dollars instead of being significantly more.
The official Actions Taken document for this meeting was published
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/town_council_actions_taken_for_july_24_2019.pdf
My notes reported live during the meeting can be found below
- Live reporting: from Town Administrator report to ...
- Live reporting: Public Hearings - Legislation for ...
- Live Reporting: Town Council - July 24, 2019
The agenda and documents released for the meeting can be found
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/july-24-town-council-agenda
Franklin School Committee - Recap - July 23, 2019
With short attendance (five of seven members participating), and a light agenda, the School Committee meeting on Tuesday July 23, 2019 conducted its business efficiently in about 40 minutes.
The major item of discussion was the Committee evaluation of Superintendent Sara Ahern. The documentation referred to by the Chair and members of the committee during the discussion is not yet available on the School Committee page. It should not be a surprise that the Superintendent was well reviewed. Her performance in my view has been very good in trying circumstances.
One of the key items for the next meeting is the review of updates to the school handbooks. The link to the current version is shared here. The meeting version for the Committee will show potential changes inline with current text. There will also be a summary of the changes for each handbook school by school. The handbooks changes are in legal review now and will be made available to the Committee before the next meeting. Whether the public also gets to review the changes before hand was not discussed.
https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-handbooks
The text of the Superintendent's update can be found online
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/superintendents_report_to_school_committee_july_23_2019.pdf
My notes reported live during the meeting can be found here
The meeting packet and documents released for the meeting can be found
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/july-23-2019-school-committee-packet
The major item of discussion was the Committee evaluation of Superintendent Sara Ahern. The documentation referred to by the Chair and members of the committee during the discussion is not yet available on the School Committee page. It should not be a surprise that the Superintendent was well reviewed. Her performance in my view has been very good in trying circumstances.
One of the key items for the next meeting is the review of updates to the school handbooks. The link to the current version is shared here. The meeting version for the Committee will show potential changes inline with current text. There will also be a summary of the changes for each handbook school by school. The handbooks changes are in legal review now and will be made available to the Committee before the next meeting. Whether the public also gets to review the changes before hand was not discussed.
https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-handbooks
The text of the Superintendent's update can be found online
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/superintendents_report_to_school_committee_july_23_2019.pdf
My notes reported live during the meeting can be found here
- Live reporting: Consent agenda to Closing
- Live reporting: Policy First Readings
- Live reporting: School Committee Meeting - July 23...
The meeting packet and documents released for the meeting can be found
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/july-23-2019-school-committee-packet
Franklin School Committee - Recap - July 23, 2019 |
Spread The Word About Social Security Scams
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"It’s a problem with invasion of privacy”
From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190727/metrowest-chiefs-cite-cost-as-key-deterrent-to-implementing-body-cams
"Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix said officers try to do the best they can in difficult environments, and body cameras alone do not necessarily capture every angle in police interactions.
Many area police chiefs acknowledge that body cameras are an opportunity to improve transparency between law enforcement and the public. But they say the benefits of such high-tech improvements come with additional costs.
Other than Sherborn, no community police department in the MetroWest region currently wears police body cameras when responding to suspected crimes.
“There’s much more to it than the monetary cost,” said Sudbury Police Chief Scott Nix. “It also includes the cost of retention of the footage and the ability to reproduce it in different formats. We want to be educated and informed on the best route for the town.”
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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190727/metrowest-chiefs-cite-cost-as-key-deterrent-to-implementing-body-cams
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