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11 / 02 / 2018   - 08:27:10 AM

Beverly Man Killed On Mass Pike

By myFM's Rick Michaels - Massachusetts State Police say a Beverly man was killed Wednesday night on the Mass Pike in Hopkinton after his vehicle crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck, driven by a Canadian man who was not hurt in the accident. The 30-year old... Read more

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10/30/2018 - 10:16:50 AM Brian Murray Election Statement By MyFm's Rick Michaels - As early voting continues this week at local town halls most voters will head to the polls next Tuesday to cast their ballots. There are several races to be decided in the MyFM listening area we gave every candidate, in every race the... Read more.

10/30/2018 - 09:48:47 AM The Hopkinton Board Of Selectman To Decide School Buildings Fate By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopkinton Board of Selectmen will meet tonight and will hold a joint meeting with the permanent building committee to discuss the recommendations of the Center School Reuse Advisory Team, regarding the future use of the Center School. The... Read more.

10/25/2018 - 02:29:38 PM Medway Invites Residents To Open New Parks By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Town of Medway is extending an invitation to residents to attend the highly anticipated grand opening ceremonies for the town's new parks. Extensive work has been done at each of the two-parks, featuring all around improvements and additions... Read more.

10/25/2018 - 02:16:29 PM Milford School Committee Meeting Is Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford School Committee meets tonight on the agenda, members will hear from the Superintendent of Schools Doctor Kevin McIntyre regarding the Long Range Facilities Plan for Milford Schools. Dr. McIntyre will present findings of a Long Rang... Read more.

10/25/2018 - 02:02:00 PM Govenor CHarlie Baker Announces Additional Funding For Roads By MyFM's Rick Michales - Governor Charlie Baker announced the cities and towns across the state will be receiving additional funding for road and bridge improvement projects. The amount totals $40 million dollars, funding that was included in a $541 million dollar... Read more.

10/23/2018 - 11:58:35 AM Milford Man Arrested Milford Police detectives and the Milford Police Special Operations Unit apprehended a Milford man on an arrest warrant, issued by the Milford District Court. 27-year old Jaime Martin Guaman-Pomavilla of 12 Water Street is being charged... Read more.

10/23/2018 - 11:49:31 AM Northbridge Annual Town Meeting Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Town of Northbridge will hold it's Fall Annual Town Meeting tonight, featuring 13-articles on the warrant. Northbridge residents will have several articles to decide on when it comes to Marijuana and Marijuana establishments. Article three... Read more.

10/23/2018 - 11:29:05 AM Uxbridge Town Meeting Is Tonight By MyFm's Rick Michaels - The Uxbridge Annual Town Meeting will be held tonight with only eight-articles on the warrant, including two-articles dealing with zoning by-laws for Marijuana establishments and to establish a marijuana licensing authority. The town is asking... Read more.

10/23/2018 - 11:25:00 AM How Will They Vote On Question 1 By MyFM's Rick Michaels - When voters go to the polls in two weeks from today they’ll decide to vote Yes or No, on Question “1” calling for nurse staffing requirements at hospitals. It’s a ballot question that has many wondering how they should vote? Supporters like the... Read more.

10/23/2018 - 10:54:26 AM Milford Comes Out In Support Of Thier Chief By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford residents once again showed their support for their Police Chief filling the room last night at the beginning of the Board of Selectmen’s meeting. There were several items on the agenda to be discussed during executive session... Read more.

10/22/2018 - 12:22:09 PM Early Voting Begins Today By MyFmM's Rick Michaels - The first ballots in the 2018 election can be cast today when, for the second time in the state's history early voting begins. Voters in Acton, Ashburnham and Hudson will have the opportunity to be among the first to vote because their... Read more.

10/22/2018 - 11:41:46 AM Milford Regional Medical Center President and C.E.O. By MyFM's Rick Michaels - When voters go to the polls in two-weeks from today they’ll decide to vote Yes or No, on Question “1”, calling for nurse staffing requirements at hospitals. It’s a ballot question that has many wondering how they should Vote? Supporters like... Read more.

10/22/2018 - 11:34:36 AM Bellingham Finance Committee Will Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Bellingham Finance Committee will meet tonight and on the agenda will be discussion of several articles to appear on the warrant for the Special Town Meeting next month. Town Administrator Dennis Fraine will discuss with Fincom members... Read more.

10/22/2018 - 10:52:22 AM Milford Board Of Selectmen Will Meet Tonight The Milford Board of Selectmen meet tonight with the agenda revealing several topics to be discussed in executive session, at the end of the meeting. Including a discussion with Town Counsel regarding the Carroll versus Milford civil action. The former Chairman of the... Read more.

10/19/2018 - 01:27:35 PM Milford Regional Medical Center President And C-E-O Ed Kelly Releases Statement Patient Safety the high cost of Question “1" remains the focus of supporters and opponents of the ballot question calling for nurse staffing requirements which would limit the number of patients assigned to any one nurse. Milford Regional Medical Center President and... Read more.

10/19/2018 - 01:12:51 PM Uxbridge Issues It's First Cannabis Provisional License The Cannabis Control Commission granted provisional licenses yesterday to three more retail shops, one will be located in Uxbridge. The CCC also approved two testing labs, one is located in Framingham. Caroline’s Cannabis was approved to sell retail marijuana out of a... Read more.

10/19/2018 - 12:19:02 PM Uxbridge Annual Town Meeting The Uxbridge Annual Town Meeting will be held Tuesday night, with only eight articles on the warrant, including two-articles dealing with zoning by-laws for Marijuana establishments and to establish a marijuana licensing authority. The town is asking residents to approve... Read more.

10/16/2018 - 07:04:20 AM Annual Hope For Heroes Donation Drive Is Back Thanks To Yanks is pleased to be sponsoring the annual Hope for Heroes Donation Drive from November 8-11th, 2018. This donation drive will be collecting items for veterans residing at various Veteran homeless shelters; transitional living centers; long-term care... Read more.

10/15/2018 - 12:28:06 PM Milford Special Town Meeting To Be Held Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford Special Town Meeting gets underway tonight with 36-articles on the warrant, to be voted on by Town Meeting members. The newly formed Town Meeting Study and Improvement Committee is sponsoring six articles, mostly dealing with... Read more.

10/15/2018 - 12:09:29 PM Milford Hammond Cedeno Arrests By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford Police were called to a home on Mount Pleasant Street last night, for a report of a disturbance arresting a Milford man and woman. A female caller requested a police officer to remove an unwanted female party at 47 Pleasant Street at... Read more.

10/15/2018 - 11:47:20 AM Arrest Made In Milford Armed Robbery By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford Police investigating a report by a man who walked into the police station late Thursday night saying he was robbed at gunpoint led to the arrest the next day, of a Milford man and a juvenile male from Bellingham. 21-year old Jamari... Read more.

10/15/2018 - 08:56:10 AM Milford High School Receives Grant to Establish First Building Trades Class MILFORD - Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kevin McIntyre along with Milford High School Principal Joshua Otlin today announced that Milford High School has received a sizeable grant from the Skilled Labor Fund through the National Housing Endowment, the philanthropic... Read more.

10/15/2018 - 08:53:19 AM Bellingham Scouts Participate in Scouting For Food Drive On the morning of November 10th the scouts in Bellingham will be participating in the annual Boy Scouts of America Scouting for Food Drive to benefit the Bellingham's Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. We are asking Bellingham families leave bags of non perishable food out... Read more.

10/11/2018 - 02:01:26 PM Northbridge Will Hold A Discussion About How To Enhance Rockdale section By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Town of Northbridge is looking to develop strategies to enhance and promote future development opportunities for downtown Rockdale and a discussion will take place as part of a workshop coming up next Tuesday. The Northbridge Community... Read more.

10/11/2018 - 01:41:58 PM Milford Regional Medical Center's Golf Tournament Raises Over 250,000 By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The official figures are in and without saying exactly how much was raised the Milford Regional Medical Center’s Golf Classic held in August raised more than 250-thousand dollars. The 29th Annual Golf Classic was held on the last Monday in August... Read more.

10/11/2018 - 12:35:09 PM Milford Water Company Department of Public Utilities Hearing By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Department of Public Utilities will be holding an evidentiary hearing this morning, on a petition by the Milford Water Company asking for the authorization and approval, to enter into a seven million dollar non revolving line of credit.... Read more.

10/11/2018 - 12:21:17 PM The Holliston Fall Town Meeting Report By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Holliston residents will have 27 articles to vote on when the Fall Town Meeting is held later this month. There will be seven-articles dealing with medicinal and recreational marijuana including a temporary moratorium on recreational marijuana... Read more.

10/11/2018 - 11:29:31 AM District Attorney Joseph Early's Office looking in Selectman Kingkade Crash By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office says there will be an independent investigation into the facts and circumstances of an early morning accident last month, involving Milford Selectmen Will Kingkade. District Attorney Joe Early... Read more.

10/10/2018 - 10:11:03 AM Bellingham Special Town Meeting Agenda By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Bellingham Board of Selectmen have announced plans to recommend the continuance of tonight’s scheduled Special Town Meeting. Residents will be voting next month on several articles, which are part of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting... Read more.

10/10/2018 - 10:00:28 AM Franklin Town Council Meeting Agenda By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Franklin Town Administrator has informed the Town Council of his intentions to retire in June of next year, around the time the books close on Fiscal Year 2019. Jeff Nutting says he wants to give the Council early notice, so the process to... Read more.

10/10/2018 - 09:40:40 AM Milford Regional Medical Center's President And C.E.O Ed Kelly Speaks Out By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Following the release of The Health Policy Commission report on the estimated cost, of a nurse staffing ballot question the commission’s analysis pegged the cost of question 1, at between $676 and $949 million dollars we’re learning more about... Read more.

10/09/2018 - 11:40:01 AM Senate President Karen Spilka Headed To Portugal By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Ten senators, including President Karen Spilka, plan to join five House members for a trip to Portugal that begins Wednesday and runs through Tuesday, Oct. 16. lawmakers plan to meet with Portuguese government officials to discuss maritime... Read more.

10/09/2018 - 11:12:09 AM Milfords Pre Town Meeting Forum By MyFM's Rick Michaels - A Pre Town meeting forum will be held in Milford tonight providing an opportunity for Town Meeting members and the pubic to obtain answers to questions they may have, regarding some of the articles contained in the warrant for the Special Town... Read more.

10/09/2018 - 10:00:16 AM The Massachusetts Department Of Transportation Will Begin Holding A Series Of Four Public Information Meetings By MyFM' s Rick Michaels - The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will begin holding a series of four public information meetings tonight, designed to inform residents of the status of a major Interchange Improvement Project planned for the crossroads of the Mass... Read more.

10/03/2018 - 10:43:44 AM Medway Police And Fire To Wear Pink Badges In Honor Of Breast Cancer Awareness Month By MyFM's Rick Michaels - In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month during this month of October, the Medway Police and Fire Departments will be wearing pink badges, to help raise awareness, about an illness that claims a life every 13 minutes. Breast Cancer has... Read more.

10/03/2018 - 10:28:12 AM Northbridge Town Clerk Will Extend Hours For Voter Registration By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Town of Northbridge is letting residents know today the Town Clerk’s office will be open for extended hours to register residents to vote, in the Fall Annual Town Meeting to be held later this month. Northbridge residents will decide the... Read more.

10/03/2018 - 10:19:59 AM Bellingham Construction Of Route 140 Is Picking Up By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Construction work at a busy intersection on Route 140 in Bellingham near the Franklin town line, is beginning to pick-up this week and motorists can expect construction delays throughout the length of the project. The two and a half million... Read more.

10/03/2018 - 10:09:17 AM Milford Regional Medical Center Health Care Proxy Event By MyFM's Rick Michaels - A panel discussion will be held at the Milford Regional Medical Center later this month, on how to ensure your wishes for medical care are met and respected in a healthcare crisis. Milford Regional’s Patient and Family Advisory Council will be... Read more.

10/02/2018 - 11:56:17 AM Upton Board Of Selectmen To Talk About Marijuana Regulations By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Upton Board of Selectmen and the town’s Economic Development Committee both have meetings scheduled tonight and both have on their agenda, a discussion on Marijuana regulations with a California testing lab. The EDC will meet at five o’clock... Read more.

10/02/2018 - 11:47:51 AM The Massachusetts Correction Officers Union to Endorse Gov. Charlie Baker For Re-election By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Executive Board of the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union MCOFU will officially endorse the re-election of Governor Charlie Baker on Thursday, when the Governor makes a campaign stop in Milford. The MCOFU has invited it... Read more.

10/02/2018 - 11:41:10 AM Bellingham Police Arrest Suspected Drunk Driver By MyFM’s Rick Michaels - Bellingham Police say a Rhode Island man who also shows a Milford address is facing several charges after a call to police reported a vehicle unable to maintain lanes. 37-year old Matias Nugra of Woonsocket and 32 Water Street in Milford is... Read more.

10/02/2018 - 11:27:34 AM Hopkinton Board Of Health Tick Testing By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Board of Health in Hopkinton is releasing information to it’s residents on a tick testing program, saying so far this year 49 residents have been diagnosed with a tick related illness. The town has partnered with the University of... Read more.

10/01/2018 - 12:36:50 PM Hopedale Board To Talk About Draper Falls By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopedale Board of Selectmen will be reviewing a letter tonight on one area of impact to the town, as a result of the proposed Draper Falls urban renewal plan. The letter comes from the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners giving Hopedale... Read more.

10/01/2018 - 12:31:28 PM Milford Board Of Selectmen Meet Tonight ByMyFM’s Rick Michaels - The Milford Board of Selectmen meet tonight at which time on the agenda is a scheduled update from the Finance Director, Zach Taylor who will update selectmen, on the Special Town Meeting to be held two weeks from tonight. The Board is also... Read more.

10/01/2018 - 12:25:06 PM The Annual Fall Town Meeting In Northbridge By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Town of Northbridge has released the warrant, containing 13 articles for the fall Annual Town Meeting, which will be held three weeks from tomorrow night. Northbridge residents will have several articles to decide on when it comes to... Read more.

10/01/2018 - 12:10:48 PM Franklin Town Council Approves Library Budget By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Franklin Town Council has approved a resolution, which means for the first time in a while the town won’t have to apply for a waiver, when it comes to the minimum appropriation requirement for the Library Budget. Town Councilors approved a... Read more.

09/27/2018 - 12:37:39 PM Police On The Look Out For Suspicious Man By MyFm's Rick Michaels - Wrentham and North Attleboro Police Departments are investigating similar incidents in the past few days where a child has been approached by a man, asking the child if he or she needs a ride. The man has been described in both incidents as a... Read more.

09/27/2018 - 11:35:56 AM The Milford School Committee Will Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Milford School Committee will meet tonight and recognize the outstanding work done by staff members and students who volunteered extensive hours over the summer to once again operate the Milford summer lunch program. Throughout the summer the... Read more.

09/25/2018 - 10:45:59 AM The Hopkinton Board Of Selectmen Meet To Discuss The Center School Future By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopkinton Board of Selectmen will meet tonight at which time members are expected to be presented with the final report and recommendations from the Center School re-use advisory team, regarding the future uses of the Center School. The team... Read more.