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05 / 18 / 2020   - 08:40:53 AM

Milford's July 3rd Fireworks Display Cancelled

The Board of Selectmen, pursuant to its general executive authority for the Town, consistent with the state of emergency declared by Governor Charles D. Baker, and after consultation with Milford’s Emergency Management Director and Health Agent, has decided to cancel the... Read more

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05/14/2020 - 07:07:33 PM Plan for your Business Opening The Town of Bellingham is seeking eligible businesses to begin planning for a safe reopening. As the Governor begins to reopen the State, we ask that you review the attached handout and look at ways you can improve operations to limit exposure to COVID... Read more.

05/12/2020 - 07:34:20 AM Community Partners Work Together to Support Food Needs in Milford On Friday, May 1 and Tuesday, May 5, the Milford Board of Health delivered three pickup truck loads of food to the Daily Bread Food Pantry. Big Y and Stop and Shop both generously donated nonperishable items to help stock the shelves. Nationally, food banks are... Read more.

05/12/2020 - 06:40:52 AM Milford Selectmen Vote on Election Location and Time The Milford Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night (May 11th) to move all polling locations for the June 16th Annual Town Election to the Milford High School gym. MHS gym address is 31 West Fountain Street (rear of the building). All Voters (Precincts 1... Read more.

05/12/2020 - 06:28:22 AM Hopkinton Vote By Mail Information The Annual Town Election has been rescheduled by the Hopkinton Select Board to be held on June 29, 2020. The Town Clerk is encouraging EVERYONE to vote absentee or by mail. Absentee ballots may now also be requested by anyone who has a condition that puts them at higher... Read more.

05/12/2020 - 06:25:10 AM Hopkinton Election Frequently Asked Questions The Annual Town Election has been rescheduled by the Hopkinton Select Board to be held on June 29, 2020. The Town Clerk is encouraging EVERYONE to vote absentee or by mail. Absentee ballots may now also be requested by anyone who has a condition that puts them at higher... Read more.

05/11/2020 - 02:05:49 PM Uxbridge B.O.S. To Review Protocols By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Uxbridge Board of Selectmen will review the protocols, social distancing and cleaning procedures, as the town gets ready for its’ Annual Town Election a week from tomorrow. Uxbridge is one of only a few towns, planning on holding a Town... Read more.

05/11/2020 - 01:30:18 PM Hopedale Board Of Selectmen To Meet Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopedale Board of Selectmen will meet tonight and address several COVID-19 concerns, now that the re-opening of certain businesses, is underway across the State. The Board of Health Chaired by Jason McDonald has submitted to the Hopedale... Read more.

05/11/2020 - 12:15:57 PM Milford Officials To Give Board Corona-19 Updates By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Milford Public Safety officials will give the Board of Selectmen another update tonight, relating to the Corona Virus pandemic. The Annual Town Election in Milford is still more than a month away and as part of the COVID-19 update tonight... Read more.

05/08/2020 - 06:51:10 AM Golf Courses Open in Massachusetts With Strict Guidelines Governor Charlie Baker announced on Thursday that Massachusetts golf courses would be allowed to open for operation while plans are being made to reopen non-essential businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. There are still many guidelines that courses must adhere to... Read more.

05/05/2020 - 03:14:01 PM Milford’s 2020 Fourth of July Parade has Been Officially Cancelled On Monday May 4,, 2020, during an official public meeting, the Milford Fourth of July Parade Committee, consisting of: Ray Auger, Molly Auger, Joe Callery, Renee Callery, Erin Curley, Jenny Lyons and Nicole Romiglio voted to cancel this year’s parade scheduled for July... Read more.

05/04/2020 - 07:11:10 AM Important COVID-19 Links For Local, Regional and National information There is so much important information out there regarding COVID-19 and how it's affecting our community. Attached are some helpful links to stay connected to the community during this crisis. If you missed a link please let us know. We'll keep adding to the list. Read more.

05/04/2020 - 05:48:39 AM News From The Milford Town Clerk's Office The Milford Board of Selectmen voted on Monday, March 30, 2020 to postpone the April 7, 2020 Annual Town Election to Tuesday, June 16, 2020 per Gov. Baker’s bill #S2608 and Declaration of State of Emergency in the Commonwealth. A copy of the Board’s vote and the Governor’s Read more.

05/04/2020 - 05:35:14 AM Medway Police Department Investigating 'Zoombombing' Incident Chief Allen Tingley and Superintendent Armand Pires report that the Medway Police Department is investigating after a person displayed an obscene video during a school-hosted Zoom meeting with children and families Wednesday night, April 29. School officials were... Read more.

05/01/2020 - 01:05:03 PM State Department Of Public Health Is Releasing Covid-19 Numbers By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The State Department of Public Health is releasing the latest numbers of COVID-19 confirmed cases in every municipality in Massachusetts, with the report coming out yesterday revealing a big spike in the number of cases reported in Milford. The... Read more.

05/01/2020 - 12:31:36 PM Hopedale B.O.H Will Hold An Emergancy Meeting This Afternoon By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopedale Board of Health will be holding an emergency meeting this afternoon with only one-item on the agenda, the approval of an order requiring the mandatory use of facial coverings or masks in public places. The Board last week advised all... Read more.

05/01/2020 - 12:15:32 PM Holliston B.O.H. Implements Mandatory Masks In Public By MyFM's Rick Michaels - In the Town of Holliston anyone who needs to be outside of their home, and/or when entering an essential business or residential or commercial building is now required to wear a face covering. At the Board of Health meeting this week, members... Read more.

04/30/2020 - 12:36:20 PM Holliston Scam Warning By MyFM's Rick Michaels - From time to time and certainly during times like this local police departments send out information about scams they have learned about or have seen in their towns. Holliston Police issuing a fraud alert, reminding residents, scammers know most... Read more.

04/30/2020 - 11:56:20 AM Hopedale Board Of Selectmen Talk Budgets By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopedale Board of Selectmen took some time to discuss the Fiscal Year 2021 budget at its’ meeting on Monday night. The Board reviewed some of the narratives from the Finance Committee, relating to how to stay away from asking residents to... Read more.

04/30/2020 - 11:44:25 AM Franklin B.O.H Implements Mask Advisory By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Franklin Board of Health is the latest town to implement a mask advisory requiring employees at essential businesses to wear a face covering over their mouth and nose, when interacting with the public and when staff can’t maintain a safe... Read more.

04/30/2020 - 06:07:43 AM Holliston Is Latest Town To Require Masks At an April 28 meeting of the Board of Health, the board voted to require anyone in Holliston who needs to be outside of their home to wear a face covering. Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Michael Cassidy, who is coordinating the town’s response to the... Read more.

04/29/2020 - 06:38:09 AM Medway Students Receive Innovation Award in Mass STEM Hub Industry Challenge MEDWAY - Principal Dr. John Murray is pleased to announce that four Medway High School students received an Innovation Award for their submission to a Mass STEM Hub challenge. Sophomores Mather Williamson, Olivia Killman and Hallie Nisbet and freshmen Courtney... Read more.

04/28/2020 - 10:34:26 AM Milford Town Debates Will Begin Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The town election season in Milford should have come to a close three weeks ago, with the Annual Town Election but with the COVID-19 outbreak pushing the election into June at the earliest, Citizens for Milford will begin a series of debates... Read more.

04/28/2020 - 10:24:33 AM Franklin School Years Budgets Discussed By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Franklin School Committee will be asked tonight to approve a proposed budget for the next school year which is reflecting just over a six percent increase in spending, over the current Fiscal Year. The Superintendent of Schools in... Read more.

04/28/2020 - 09:52:46 AM Hopkinton Select Board To Give Update Tonight By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Hopkinton Select Board will be given an update from the Board of Health tonight following that Board's meeting, which will be held just prior to the Select Board's meeting, set to start at six o’clock tonight. The Hopkinton Board of Health... Read more.

04/28/2020 - 05:37:14 AM Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts SalutesActs of Kindness and Bravery To recognize the strength, compassion, and resolve of all those on the front lines putting their health at risk during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as members of the Massachusetts community who are doing their part every day through acts of kindness, Blue Cross Blue... Read more.

04/27/2020 - 01:35:58 PM Hopkinton Will Continue With Virtual Town Hall Hours By MyFM's Rick Michaels - In order to best serve their residents during this unique time, the Town of Hopkinton will continue this week with holding “virtual town office hours”. It’s a pilot program that began last week involving the Town Manager’s and Town Clerk’s... Read more.

04/27/2020 - 01:32:40 PM Milford Officials To Update Town Today By MyFM's Rick Michaels - Updates will be given today and tonight on the CoronaVirus when both the Milford Board of Selectmen and Board of Health are scheduled to meet. Milford Selectmen will once again be receiving updates from the Police and Fire Chiefs, along with... Read more.

04/27/2020 - 01:24:30 PM Emergency Order To Require The Wearing Of Masks In Public Places By MyFM's Rick Michaels - An emergency order to require the wearing of masks in certain public places 0and in every store, workplace or other facility providing essential services in Bellingham is now in effect. The Board of Health, recognizing additional measures are... Read more.

04/22/2020 - 05:05:04 PM A Patriots' Day Thank You From Hopkinton The Town of Hopkinton is happy to report that it’s message to runners to refrain from coming to the start line in Hopkinton or attempting to run the marathon course on Patriots’ Day was well received. On Monday, April 20, instead of it all starting here, the start... Read more.

04/22/2020 - 06:58:44 AM Milford Announces Order For Masks and Facial Coverings The Milford Board of Health releases information on an emergency order to require mask or facial covering in certain public to further prevent the spreading of COVID-19. Read more.

04/21/2020 - 03:41:40 PM States Weekly COVID-19 Update By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The State is getting ready to give it's weekly update tomorrow on COVID-19 data, for all cities and towns across the Commonwealth. Many towns keep it's residents updated more often, in Hopkinton and Bellingham, both towns sending out... Read more.

04/21/2020 - 02:43:03 PM Check On The Status of Local Businesses Here (UPDATING) We reached out to the local business community and asked them to share their adjusted hours and practices during the COVID-19 situation. Please keep checking back for updates and continue to safely support local business during this difficult time. Read more.

04/21/2020 - 01:10:06 PM Charles River Bank Taking Donations for Mendon Food Pantry Charles River Bank, located at 1 Hastings Street in Mendon, MA, is accepting monetary donations to benefit the Mendon Food Pantry. Checks can be made payable to “Friends of Mendon Elders” with “FBO Food Pantry” written in the memo line. These donations are used to... Read more.

04/20/2020 - 12:03:32 PM COVID-19 Update By MyFM's Rick Michaels - In the month since the first COVID-19 death was reported Massachusetts on March 20, the viral disease has claimed the lives of 1,706 people here, state officials reported Sunday afternoon. The number of total cases now stands at 38,077... Read more.

04/20/2020 - 06:55:19 AM Citizens for Milford Hosting Series of Four Candidate Forums Citizens for Milford will be hosting a series of four Candidate Forums—one for each of the contested races—beginning the last week of April. Each of the forums will be conducted using the video conferencing software ZOOM and will be live streamed on Milford TV and its... Read more.

04/16/2020 - 07:55:22 AM Baker-Polito Administration Announces New Funding, Outlines Ongoing Steps To Support Long-Term Care Facilities The Baker-Polito Administration today outlined ongoing steps to support long-term care facilities, including $130 million in new funding, expanded testing, PPE distribution and more. Long-Term Care Facility Support: The COVID-19 Response Command Center is working to... Read more.

04/16/2020 - 07:25:10 AM A Message From The Milford Board of Health Most of the country at this point has been fundamentally changed. We don't know yet what the new normal is going to be, but we do know there is no quick end in sight. So, now, we are all asked to stay home unless we are working essential jobs or seeking essential... Read more.

04/16/2020 - 07:03:50 AM Town of Hopkinton Urges Runners to Stay Home on Patriots’ Day With the announcement of the postponement of the 2020 Boston Marathon to Monday, September 14, the Hopkinton Select Board is strongly urging runners to refrain from coming to the start line in Hopkinton or attempting to run the marathon course on Monday, April 20... Read more.

04/15/2020 - 07:44:21 AM One Boston Day Acts Of Kindness April 15th marks the somber seven-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that took the lives of Martin Richard, Lu Lingzi, Krystle Campbell, MIT Police Officer Sean Collier days later and Boston Police Officer Dennis Simmonds a year after responding to the... Read more.

04/10/2020 - 04:09:59 PM Hopkinton Select Board Adopts Tax Relief Measures On April 7, 2020, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, the Town of Hopkinton Select Board unanimously voted to adopt several tax relief provisions recently authorized in State law. Specific changes include an extension of the due date for... Read more.

04/10/2020 - 03:49:04 PM Citizens for Milford Postponing Field of Flags Citizens for Milford is postponing the installation of the Draper Memorial Park Field of Flags this year in an abundance of caution to safeguard our volunteers and citizens. The first installation had been planned for Memorial Day. The group is hopeful that this public... Read more.

04/10/2020 - 03:33:30 PM Baker-Polito Administration Provides Update On Hospital Surge Capacity Today, the Baker-Polito Administration provided an update on the Commonwealth’s hospital capacity and efforts to add more beds to the system to meet the expected surge in COVID-19 cases. The Administration also announced that the Department of Public Health will issue a... Read more.

04/10/2020 - 02:32:00 PM Available Food Services in Millis During the COVID-19 Crisis Millis Public Schools' Food Services is dedicated to ensuring all students receive breakfast and lunch during the COVID-19 Shut down. In order to ensure that ALL students’ nutritional needs continue to be satisfied during this closure, we are offering all families the... Read more.

04/10/2020 - 02:23:58 PM Baker-Polito Administration Announces COVID-19 Text Alerts Now Available In Spanish The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that its COVID-19 text message alert system “AlertsMA” is now available in Spanish. This expansion of the text-alert system means that the same text alerts that are distributed via the English-language system will now be... Read more.

04/09/2020 - 07:04:58 AM Milford Board of Health Description of Operations During Pandemic During the global pandemic of COVID-19, the Milford Board of Health (BOH) is working diligently to protect residents’ health and manage local needs and concerns. To protect the public’s health and safety, the BOH is currently fulfilling the three core functions of public... Read more.

04/09/2020 - 05:33:39 AM Governor Baker Files Legislation To Provide Health Care Workers Liability Protections During COVID-19 Response Governor Charlie Baker today filed legislation to provide health care workers and facilities protections from civil liability while they are on the front lines of the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 response. The legislation would protect health care professionals, including... Read more.

04/09/2020 - 05:29:29 AM Select Board Appoints Joseph E. Bennett III as Hopkinton’s Chief of Police Hopkinton’s Select Board unanimously voted on April 7th to appoint Deputy Police Chief Joseph E. Bennett III as Hopkinton’s Chief of Police subject to a successful contract negotiation. Bennett, who most recently served as Interim Chief and Deputy Police Chief has... Read more.

04/07/2020 - 11:39:23 AM Bellingham Suspends Curbside Pickup of Bulk Items Effective April 8th we are temporarily discontinuing the collection of curbside bulky items. In order to protect the health and safety of their drivers, EL Harvey has informed the Town they will be temporarily discontinuing the collection of curbside bulky items... Read more.

04/07/2020 - 11:30:27 AM HMEA Is Seeking Help With Masks HMEA's Residential Staff are essential healthcare personnel, working 24/7 to support more than 110 adults with disabilities living in group homes across Massachusetts, and they need your help to outfit staff and supported individuals with masks. HMEA is challenging our... Read more.