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10 / 10 / 2019   - 01:57:57 PM

The Bellingham Planning Board Will Hold A Public Hearing Tonight

By MyFM's Rick michaels - The Bellingham Planning Board will hold a public hearing tonight, on several articles appearing on the Town Meeting Warrant next month. The Board will review two articles seeking to amend the town’s zoning by law dealing with Marijuana the first... Read more

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10/10/2019 - 01:43:45 PM Milford Town Meeting Study and Improvement Committee To Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford Town Meeting Study and Improvement Committee will meet tonight, to select and rank the articles to be reviewed during a Pre-Town Meeting Forum, set to take place in 12-days. The Forum will provide an opportunity for Town Meeting... Read more.

10/09/2019 - 02:26:21 PM Uxbridge Planning Boards Holding Several Public Hearing Tonight By MyFM's Ri k Michaels - The Uxbridge Planning Board will be holding several public hearings tonight discussing several articles on the warrant for the Fall Annual Town Meeting later this month as well as an application for the removal of more than 50 trees, along two... Read more.

10/09/2019 - 02:08:33 PM Franklin Schools Send Out State Of The Schools Letter To Parents By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Superintendent of Schools in Franklin has sent out a letter to the Franklin Community her first “State of the Schools” letter to communicate with residents about the major matters of the Franklin Public Schools. Superintendent Sara Ahearn is... Read more.

10/09/2019 - 01:47:45 PM DA Early Announces Federal Grant For Milford By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Worcester County District Attorney joined local legislators and police chiefs, along with the staff at Community Impact yesterday to announce the awarding of a federal grant of almost $1.1 million dollars, for the Regional Substance... Read more.

10/08/2019 - 03:05:22 PM Holocaust Survivor Speaks Before Joint Committee By MyFM's Rick Michaels - A survivor of the Holocaust, joined dozens of civil rights advocates and public officials including the State Representative from Franklin who all spoke before the Joint Committee on Education yesterday, offering testimony and support for... Read more.

10/08/2019 - 02:57:27 PM Benchmark Senior Living At Forge Hill Raises Money For Frankilin Food Pantry Benchmark Fundraiser For the Franklin Food Pantry Read more.

10/07/2019 - 11:18:11 AM Bellingham Board Of Selectmen To Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Bellingham Board of Selectmen will begin their meeting tonight with a review of Capital items,to be considered at the Fall Special Town Meeting next month. The warrant contains 27 articles two articles deal with Capital Outlay of... Read more.

10/07/2019 - 10:58:40 AM Franklin To Begin Road Work On Pond Street By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Franklin Department of Public Works will begin a major paving project today impacting a section of Pond Street work that’s expected to take weeks to complete. Pavement milling will begin this morning, on Pond Street from the Medway Town... Read more.

10/07/2019 - 10:52:08 AM Milford Selectmen Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford Board of Selectmen will meet tonight three-weeks before the Special Town Meeting, when Town Meeting members will vote on 42 articles on the warrant. Under scheduled appointments with the help of the Finance Director, the Board will... Read more.

10/07/2019 - 10:12:58 AM Hopedale Board Of Selectmen Search For New Town Administrator By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopedale Board of Selectmen will begin to put the pieces in place as the search is getting underway to find a new Town Administrator. The resignation of Hopedale Town Administrator Steve Sette will become official tonight effective October... Read more.

10/07/2019 - 09:54:36 AM Milford Police Investigate Armed Robbery By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford Police are investigating an armed robbery at a residence last night in which one-person was shot and another person, suffered injuries from an assault with a dangerous weapon. Milford Police were called to an apartment at 48 North Bow... Read more.

10/04/2019 - 03:26:18 PM Uxbridge Schedules Special Town Meeting By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Town of Uxbridge has now scheduled a Special Town Meeting to deal with three additional articles, which will be voted on on the same night as the Fall Annual Town Meeting later this month. The three articles will ask voters to re-join... Read more.

10/04/2019 - 01:43:28 PM Town Meeting Mebers To Vote On 42 Articles By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford Special Town Meeting warrant reveals 42 articles, Town Meeting members will be voting on later this month. Among the articles is a petition regarding the upcoming appointment of a Police Chief for the town of Milford, if passed it... Read more.

10/03/2019 - 04:17:37 PM Uxbridge Residents Can Now Review All 116 Articles On The Warrant For The Special Town Meeting By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Residents of Uxbridge can now review all 16 articles on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting later this month if you go to the town website. Tonight the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee will hold a joint meeting to conduct a... Read more.

10/03/2019 - 04:00:59 PM Feds Award Worcester DA's Office With 1 Million Grant By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Federal Department of Justice has awarded the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office and its partners in Milford and surrounding communities… a $1 million grant to enhance access to recovery treatment for people suffering from substance... Read more.

10/03/2019 - 03:14:17 PM State Representative Jeff Roy Wants Finacial Transparency Measures In Place For Colleges By MyFm's Rick Michaels - Colleges and universities in Massachusetts could face significant fines or lose their ability to issue degrees for failing to implement financial transparency measures under a bill the House unanimously approved yesterday. Designed as a response... Read more.

10/02/2019 - 02:55:45 PM Uxbridge Selectmen To Meet The Uxbridge Board of Selectmen will meet again tonight to hear a presentation from Melanson and Heath on the financial audits for Fiscal Years 2017 and 2018. The town continues to take steps to secure its’ financial footing with another major step taken in the last week... Read more.

10/02/2019 - 02:26:40 PM The First Of Two Special Meeting To Be Held Tonight In Milford By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The first of two Special Town Meetings to be held in Milford this month will take place tonight, with Town Meeting members deciding on a single article on the warrant dealing with recall elections. The citizens petition is aimed at amending... Read more.

10/02/2019 - 06:05:20 AM PANS/PANDAS Awareness Day BOSTON - Come join patients, families, and health care professionals at the State House as we come together to raise awareness and spread understanding of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-onset... Read more.

09/19/2019 - 12:10:04 PM Rep Murry Files Legislation To Ban "Rolling Coal" By MyFM's Rick Michaels - State Representative Brian Murray of Milford a member of the Transportation Committee had never heard of “Rolling Coal” until a constituent reached out to him and he’s filing legislation to ban the practice. During a Transportation Committee... Read more.

09/19/2019 - 12:05:13 PM Medway School Committee To Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Medway School Committee will meet tonight with the first item on the agenda, is officially recognizing a former member of the Committee. State Representative Jeffrey Roy of Franklin who represents most of Medway will deliver a citation to... Read more.

09/19/2019 - 11:15:21 AM Congressman Joe Kennedy To Challenge U.S Sen. Edward Markey By Rick Michaels - Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy is getting ready to announce he’ll challenge U.S. Sen. Edward Markey for his seat, in the State's Democratic Primary in 2020. According to various sources Kennedy will formally make the announcement on Saturday... Read more.

09/18/2019 - 12:28:02 PM Hopedale Police Warn Of VENMO Scam The Hopedale Police Department is issuing a scam alert…if you use the app…VENMO. The scam uses the same colors and fonts as the VENMO app…you’ll receive a text message telling you, your account is about to be charged and if you want to cancel the withdrawal…you need to... Read more.

09/18/2019 - 12:16:54 PM Bellingham Man Arrested On Severeal Drug Charges By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Bellingham Police investigating a case involving a threatening message, possibly involving a firearm that was sent via snapchat to a Bellingham resident resulted in the arrest of a Bellingham man, who’s facing several drug charges. 23-year old... Read more.

09/18/2019 - 12:08:48 PM Mendon Launches CodeRED Program By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Residents of Mendon are about to receive important alerts and time-sensitive messages with the official launch of the town's new CodeRED community notification system over the weekend. Along with emergency and critical messages CodeRED will also... Read more.

09/18/2019 - 11:56:41 AM Franklin To Have A Lot To Vote On In November By MyFM's Rick Michaels - When Franklin residents go to the polls in November they’ll vote to fill the nine seats on the Town Council seven seats on the School Committee as well as seats on the Planning Board, Board of Health and also for Town Clerk. At last count... Read more.

09/18/2019 - 11:42:04 AM Holliston Police Charge Hit And Run Driver By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Holliston Police releasing a statement Monday that the driver of a pick-up truck, involved in a hit and run accident, involving a young teenager on a bicycle walked into the police station Sunday night and is being charged. The driver is being... Read more.

09/18/2019 - 11:18:45 AM Milford Man Sentenced In Stabbing Death By MyFM's Rick Michaels - A Milford man is sentenced to nine to ten years in prison after pleading guilty in Worcester Superior Court yesterday in the stabbing death of another Milford man, in July of 2017. According to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette 46 year old... Read more.

09/16/2019 - 10:43:00 AM Uxbridge Native Doing Well In Navy Weatherman Role By MyFM's Rick Michaels - An Uxbridge native is currently providing timely, comprehensive and tactically relevant weather information for the U.S. Navy, at it's Weather Command Headquarters in Mississippi. Chief Petty Officer Dan Hicks a 2002 graduate of Uxbridge High... Read more.

09/16/2019 - 10:33:08 AM Medway Public Schools to Host Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Playground Superintendent Armand Pires is pleased to announce that a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to officially open a brand-new playground at McGovern Elementary School this week, followed by local kids getting to play on the new equipment. Read more.

09/16/2019 - 10:28:55 AM Milford BOH Will Update Public On Tripple E Threat Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford Board of Health will meet tonight at which time members may discuss and give an update on the Triple “E” situation in Milford. Aerial spraying for mosquitoes in the Worcester/Middlesex and Norfolk Counties will be wrapping up in all... Read more.

09/16/2019 - 10:19:05 AM Holliston Police Are Asking For The Public’s Help By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Holliston Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a truck and the person who may have been driving the truck in connection with a hit and run accident Friday night, that injured a child on a bicycle. The accident occurred in the... Read more.

09/13/2019 - 10:26:40 AM The Hopedale Water And Sewer Commission Meeting By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopedale Water and Sewer Commission will hold another discussion tonight, dealing with the town's petition to intervene, in a proceeding before the Department of Public Utilities that would allow the Grafton Upton Railroad Company... Read more.

09/13/2019 - 10:15:14 AM Milford Town Hall Likely To Change Hours By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The hours at Milford Town Hall will likely be changing in the near future to allow residents the opportunity to conduct town business during the evening hours one night each week. Milford Selectmen received an update this week from Human... Read more.

09/13/2019 - 10:09:39 AM Northbridge Shooting Under Investigation By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Authorities are investigating a shooting in Northbridge last night in which at least one person was injured and taken to the hospital. Northbridge Police and State Police are gathered evidence at two locations at what may have been the shooting... Read more.

09/11/2019 - 12:50:18 PM Following An Investigation By Upton Police A Millbury Contractor Was Arrested By MyFm's Rick Michaels - Following an investigation by Upton Police a Millbury contractor was arrested and is facing multiple charges of larceny, after being hired by several residents of Upton. 53-year old Norman Buteau of Millbury is charged with numerous counts of... Read more.

09/11/2019 - 12:42:13 PM The Massachusetts Department Of Public Health Says Aerial Spraying For Mosquitoes Is Underway The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Department of Agriculture Resources says additional aerial spraying for mosquitoes is underway, in areas of the state at critical and high risk for the Triple “E” virus. Above average evening temperatures this week are... Read more.

09/11/2019 - 12:26:08 PM A Joint Investigation By The Milford Police And Others Leads To Arrest A joint investigation by the Milford Police Department Detective Unit, the Massachusetts State Police and the Drug Enforcement Agency’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force led to the arrest of a Rhode Island man. 30-year old Anibal Berrios of Woonsocket is... Read more.

09/04/2019 - 01:18:58 PM Algonquin Gas Transmission Will Be Performing Gas Pipeline Maintenance Work At It's Valve Site In Mendon This Week Algonquin Gas Transmission will be performing gas pipeline maintenance work at it's Valve Site in Mendon this week. Beginning today, work will require small amounts of odorized natural gas to be released into the air. The Valve Site is off of Bates Street, in the area of... Read more.

09/04/2019 - 01:01:03 PM Milford Police Respond To Fight Over The Weekend By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford Police responded to a report of two males fighting, with one armed with a knife, early Saturday morning on Fayette Street, with a Milford man facing an assault charge Two other Milford men who were victims, were injured and also charged... Read more.

08/30/2019 - 02:14:57 PM Milford Firefighters Responded To The Scene Of A Structure Fire By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford firefighters responded to the scene of a structure fire yesterday morning at 12 Rolling Green Drive, no one was injured, but there was substantial damage to the building. The call came in around 4:30 yesterday morning. The entire building... Read more.

08/30/2019 - 02:06:43 PM The Massachusetts Department Of Public Health Says The Current Triple “E” Risk Level In The Towns Of Holliston, Bellingham And Mendon Have Been Raised To The Critical Level By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says the current Triple “E” risk level in the towns of Holliston, Bellingham and Mendon have been raised to the critical level even as recent aerial spraying in the area, is now complete. In Holliston... Read more.

08/30/2019 - 01:57:29 PM The Fall Annual Town Meeting In Uxbridge Will Be Held In October By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Fall Annual Town Meeting in Uxbridge will be held in October and residents are now able to take a look at the articles, that will appear on the warrant. Articles 11 and 12 will amend the sections of the Zoning By-Laws which establishes a new... Read more.

08/30/2019 - 01:39:48 PM Charles River Bank To Hold The First Of A Three-part Retirement Seminar Series Next Month By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Charles River Bank will hold the first of a three-part retirement seminar series next month the first part dealing with Social Security, as many people question the timing and how to optimize Social Security benefits. During this interactive... Read more.

08/29/2019 - 11:07:51 AM Residents Of Hopedale, During A Special Town Election Yesterday Approved An Override By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Residents of Hopedale, during a Special Town Election yesterday approved an override question, allowing the town to assess an additional $430,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of funding the Fiscal Year 2020... Read more.

08/29/2019 - 10:56:10 AM The Franklin Water Department Is Notifying All Residents, That A Water Sample Collected On Tuesday, From The Grove Street #3 Well Has Tested Positive For E.Coli Which Is A Fecal Indicator. By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Well has not been used since Tuesday and remains...The Franklin Water Department is notifying all residents, that a water sample collected on Tuesday, from the Grove Street #3 Well has tested positive for E.Coli which is a fecal... Read more.

08/29/2019 - 10:38:32 AM The Massachusetts Department Of Public Health Warns Of EEE Detected In Holliston By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says the West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitos, collected in Holliston. The town now has a positive West Nile Virus mosquito sample, it was located in the south-east quadrant of the town... Read more.

08/27/2019 - 08:59:25 AM Board of Health Closed All Milford School and Town Fields The Board of Health has closed all MPS and town fields from 6 pm to 6 am effective immediately due to concerns about the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus. All outdoor sports and activities on school and/or town playing fields will be canceled until further notice. Read more.

08/27/2019 - 08:53:28 AM Draper Memorial Park Field of Flags Installed For Labor Day Citizens for Milford and the Milford Corps of the Salvation Army will be installing the Draper Memorial Park Field of Flags two more times this year. This community project—created to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of our veterans and active military personnel on... Read more.