MEDWAY - Superintendent Armand Pires is pleased to announce that pooled COVID-19 testing began within the district last week. The pooled testing initiative began on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and Thursday, Feb. 11 at Medway Middle School and Medway High School. The district plans... Read more.
MILFORD - Police Chief James Falvey and Senior Center Director Sue Clark are pleased to announce that the Milford Police Department and the Milford Senior Center will be starting a new pilot program offering free rides to and from vaccination appointments for Milford... Read more.
STATE - Governor Baker announced today that a Pooled Testing program will be available to Massachusetts schools, on a weekly basis, to encourage schools to transition back to in-school learning. “Pool testing will provide additional safeguards to stop the spread and... Read more.
REGIONAL - The State remains in the “RED” highest risk category with the overall numbers slightly climbing in the past week, while the local COVID numbers reveal several towns showing improvements or holding steady. Most communities in the MyFM listening area remain... Read more.
FRANKLIN - At the end of the Franklin Town Council meeting this week, Town Administrator Jamie Hellen provided a brief COVID-19 update for the town, including the announcement of a regional plan involving four other towns, as vaccinations begin next week for all first... Read more.
Due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in Hopkinton and regionally, the Hopkinton Public Library building will be closing to the public as of 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 7. Library services will be available on a remote/curbside-only basis as of Friday, January 8. The... Read more.
A pop-up COVID-19 test site will be open to all Milford residents this Friday from 3-7pm at the Milford High School. This will be a walk up, first come, first served. The Milford Board of Health has contracted with Transformative Healthcare, LLC / Fallon Emergency Medical... Read more.
The Board of Selectmen has decided to again close several public buildings to the public, after consulting with Milford’s Emergency Management Director and Health Agent, to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID19 in our community. While the public will not be allowed... Read more.
Baker-Polito Administration announced today the distribution of the first round of Abbott BinaxNOW tests from the federal government that has been prioritized for use in K-12 schools providing in-person instruction.175 million tests were procured by the U.S. Department of... Read more.
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration released updated travel guidance to colleges and universities in advance of the approaching holiday season. These updated guidelines are focused on a robust testing initiative to reduce the risk of college students bringing COVID-19... Read more.
Franklin High School students were set to begin hybrid learning starting Monday, however an indoor Halloween party attended by 25-50 students on Saturday night has now delayed the transition by at least two weeks. The Superintendent of Franklin Schools Sara Ahearn... Read more.
The Franklin School District will take the next step this week in moving forward with hybrid learning, welcoming some students back into the classrooms. The Superintendent’s report to the School Committee last week says the target date is today for Grades 2, 3 and 6... Read more.
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that effective Monday, October 5th, lower risk communities will be permitted to move into Step II of Phase III of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan. All other communities will remain in Phase III, Step I. Governor Charlie... Read more.
The Hopkinton Public Schools have had their first student test positive for COVID-19, it was reported on Friday. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carol Cavanaugh... This press release is designed to clear up confusion in the community about how this particular case played... Read more.
The number of communities in the Department of Public Health’s highest risk category for the transmission of COVID-19 totals 15 including several in and around the MyFM listening area. Moving into the “RED” category with more than 8-cases per 100,000 is Holliston at 8.29... Read more.
The Milford Board of Selectmen and the Board of Health will be meeting separately tonight and at the same time… but may both be discussing at some point, the large house party held ten-days ago in Milford, where about 200-people gathered, resulting in the homeowner... Read more.
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced that on July 6, Phase III of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan will begin and updates on gatherings will be in effect. For the City of Boston, Phase III and the gatherings order will take effect on Monday, July 13. Read more.
While these unprecedented events for our children and teachers begin to wind down as we approach the summer months the focus now turns on the 2020/2011 school year and how it may look in a COVID-19 world. Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley wrote in a memo early this week that... Read more.
By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The weekly list of the COVID-19 numbers for all municipalities in the State including now the total number of residents tested in each community, along with the number of positive cases resulting in the percentage of positive cases for each... Read more.
By MyFM's Rick Michaels - The Medway Board of Selectmen will hear from a member of it's legislative delegation tonight, as the Board deals with several issues, related to the CoronaVirus outbreak. State Senate President Karen
Spilka will provide Selectmen with a COVID-19... Read more.
The Reopening Advisory Board has released new Sector Specific Protocols that describe policies, procedures and best practices that particular industries should follow to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Read more.
The Reopening Advisory Board has released new Sector Specific Protocols that describe policies, procedures and best practices that particular industries should follow to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Read more.
The Reopening Advisory Board has released new Sector Specific Protocols that describe policies, procedures and best practices that particular industries should follow to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Read more.
The Massachusetts economy will be reopened using a four-phase approach, based on public health guidance. The goal of this phased reopening plan is to methodically allow businesses, services, and activities to resume, while avoiding a resurgence of COVID-19 that could... Read more.
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.
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.