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FRCOG Newsletter | Winter 2023
With the new calendar year comes a new website for the FRCOG, and through that, a new way of posting…
May ServSafe Class
March 21, 2023
Join trainers Randy Crochier and Nicole Roma Thurrell on Friday, May 10 to get yourself or your staff certified in: Servsafe Allergen Awareness First Aid/ChokeSaver 3-in-1 Food Safety Training flyer…
Franklin County Municipal Fact Sheets Available
March 20, 2023
In late 2022, the FRCOG developed economic development fact sheets for each Franklin County municipality to assist newly incoming or…
Public Health Topic: Social Isolation & Resources
March 6, 2023
What is social isolation? The National Institute on Aging website put it best: Loneliness and social isolation are different, but related. Loneliness is the distressing feeling of being alone or…
Opioid Settlement Updates: March 2023
March 3, 2023
Ideas for spending opioid settlement funds appropriately in Franklin County: Slides from January FRCOG meeting: Opioid Settlement Regional Project Options in Franklin County To fill out the Franklin County Survey:…
CHIP Priorities for the 2023-2024 MA Legislative Session
March 1, 2023
The Steering Committee for the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) Network has finalized our list of initial legislative priorities for the 193rd Session of the Massachusetts Legislature, which runs from…
In Remembrance of Congressman John W. Olver
February 24, 2023
An icon of Franklin County and Massachusetts, Congressman John W. Olver, died on February 23rd. Congressman Olver was a staunch…
February is for Heart Health
February 3, 2023
The American Heart Association has dubbed February as Heart Health Month. Due to recent news of professional athletes and heart…
FCTPO Releases Draft Amendment to the 2023 Transit TIP for a 21-day Public Review
January 30, 2023
The FCTPO released a Draft Amendment to the 2023 Transit TIP on Jan 24, 2023. There will be a 21-day period for public review and comment from Monday, January 30…