In the News: mystery about the expanded 'shelter in place' order; individual to be arraigned on multiple charges

From the Milford Daily News, an article of interest for Franklin:

"Police from Franklin sent out a Reverse 911 on Sunday ordering residents to “shelter-in-place” during a standoff with an armed man who fired at police officers.

Although that is not an unusual move, what happened afterward was. The order was also sent to residents in several other nearby communities, including Milford, Blackstone, Mendon, Wrentham, North Attleboro and Walpole.

How that happened is a mystery, according to Franklin police Sgt. Brian Johnson."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20201014/franklin-police-dont-know-how-emergency-alert-went-to-several-communities-during-sundays-standoff-they-only-warned-their-residents?rssfeed=true

 

 

The man who authorities say fired several shots at police officers during an armed standoff at the Spruce Pond condominium complex on Sunday is expected to be arraigned Thursday in Wrentham District Court.

Police filed charges against Thomas E. McManus, 53, of 46 Quince Landing, related to the incident on Sunday.

Police charged McManus with six counts of armed assault to murder with a firearm; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; assault and battery on a police officer; discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling; disorderly conduct; disturbing the peace; and three counts of vandalizing property.

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20201014/franklin-standoff-suspect-to-be-arraigned-thursday-on-multiple-charges?rssfeed=true 

Community Preservation Act: Frequently Asked Questions - answered by CPAForFranklin

Question of the Day: 

"Is there really any open space left to save in Franklin?"

 https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-is-there-really-any.html

 

Question of the Day: 

 “I don’t mind paying more on my taxes for saving open space, but I don’t want to pay more for the other uses. If money raised gets split up, will it really ever be enough to do anything with?”

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-will-there-be-enough.html

 

Question of the day:

"Does adopting the CPA mean there will be an additional tax when I sell my home?"

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-does-adopting-cpa-mean.html

 

Question of the day: 

"How is the CPA amount calculated? Will the CPA surcharge be figured as 2% of my property value under the CPA?"

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-how-is-cpa-amount.html

 

Question of the Day: 

"Doesn’t the Town have enough affordable housing for those who need it?"

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-doesnt-town-have-enough.html

 

Question of the Day: 

“How many communities have adopted the CPA? And have any revoked it?” 

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-how-many-communities.html

 

Question of the Day:  

How is the allocation of local funds prioritized? 

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-how-is-allocation-of.html

 

Questions of the Day:  

1 - Who decides how Franklin’s CPA funds would be spent? 

2 - How will Franklin decide which projects will be funded? https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/2020/10/question-of-day-two-questions.html

 

If you have a question about how the Community Preservation Act (CPA) works, please email CPA4Franklin@gmail.com.  

 

As additional questions are asked and answered they will be posted to the page here https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/p/frequently-asked-questions.html

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Town of Franklin, MA: Sample Ballots for the November 3rd election

Sample Ballots for the November 3rd election can be found on the Town Clerk's website here 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif591/f/uploads/sample_ballots_nov_2020.pdf

 

 

For additional info from the Town Clerk visit

https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

 

For the Election Collection for Franklin residents during this election season of 2020

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/08/2020-election-collection.html

 

Town of Franklin, MA: Sample Ballots for the November 3rd election

 

FHS field hockey "Holds Off Late Charge To Beat King Philip"

Ryan Lanigan, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provide the write up of the FHS vs KP field hockey actions on Tuesday.

It was nearly the perfect start for King Philip in its heavyweight battle against division rival Franklin.

Instead, a pair of great chances were turned aside by Franklin, one by goalie Neilee Hess and another by the stick of midfielder Sara Carney, and the Panthers took control from there.

Behind goals in the first and third quarters, Franklin field hockey secured a 2-1 win over the Warriors in the first of two meetings between the teams this week in a rain-filled contest on the slick turf of Macktaz Field.

“We didn’t show enough energy,” said King Philip head coach Lisa Cropper. “We didn’t believe that we could win the game…they didn’t say that but I could see it in their body language. We had chances right off the bat and I think if we popped one in, it would have been a different story. But we didn’t, they did and they relaxed played their game, and we had to struggle the whole way.”

Continue reading the article online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-field-hockey-holds-off-late-charge-to-beat-king-philip/

For game photos visit  https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2020-2021/Fall-2020/King-Philip-Franklin-Field-Hockey-10-13-20/

 

For the other results around the Hockomock League (mostly rescheduled due to the weather)

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-10-13-20/

 

King Philip’s Kelly Holmes pokes the ball by Franklin’s Kate O’Rourke. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

In the News: “What we need from you is continued vigilance"

From the Milford Daily News, an article of interest for Franklin: 

"With daily COVID-19 counts, average positivity rates and hospitalizations higher than they were during a summer lull, Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday outlined progress the state has made over the past several months “to prevent silent spread” of the highly contagious coronavirus and to prepare for a fall uptick in virus activity.

“Over the past few weeks we started to see an increase in the number of COVID cases here and across the country and in many other countries,” Baker said Wednesday during a State House press conference. “For months, public health experts have forecast this increase.”

Massachusetts has built a “massive infrastructure to respond to this pandemic,” Baker said, leaving the state “in a strong position to be prepared for what comes next.”

Baker said the state will be able to rapidly expand hospital capacity if necessary, and that there are sufficient personal protective equipment supplies to meet the needs of health care and human service providers."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20201013/baker-state-in-strong-position-for-next-phase-of-virus?rssfeed=true

 

Gov Baker's press conference on Tuesday:  https://youtu.be/XMvjf3cKofw

 

 

Franklin Public Schools: Meals Pick Up Correction

October 13, 2020

Good morning,

This message is a correction to the meals pick up message from Friday's communication. As noted, pickup at Parmenter is being closed due to low participation.

Free breakfast and free lunch is available for pickup near the cafeteria at the rear of Franklin High School from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (NOT 3-4 PM). All meals are free between now and December 31, 2020.

Thank you,
Franklin Public Schools
 
 
For additional information on the school meals during this pandemic period, visit
https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/returntoschoolplan/school-operations/food-services 

Franklin Public Schools: Meals Pick Up Correction

Social Security Benefits Increase 1.3 % in 2021

From the Social Security Administration we share:

"Approximately 70 million Americans will see a 1.3 percent increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2021. Federal benefit rates increase when the cost-of-living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor's Consumer Price Index (CPI-W).

Continue reading   https://blog.ssa.gov/social-security-benefits-increase-in-2021/

 

Social Security Benefits Increase in 2021