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Franklin First Responders Lauded for Baby Help

{From the Facebook posting by Franklin Fire]. Department members from Group 4 along with members of the Franklin Police Department were on hand to receive the EMS Service/Organization Of The Year Award from the Central Mass EMS Corporation for both departments earlier this week.
This great teamwork was critical for baby Gianna who suffered a life threatening medical emergency last year. We are extremely proud of both departments and the health of baby Gianna. Deputy Chief Barbieri explains that Group 4 refers to one of the shift groups. "We have four groups with 14 personnel assigned to each group. Each shift is a 24 hour period. The groups have a rotating schedule. Personnel from Group 4 were working the day of the incident mentioned and responded to provide care. They received the recognition on behalf of the department.

Bob Ward Bulger Book Signings this Month!

As reported previously, veteran Boston 25 News reporter and longtime Franklin resident Bob Ward has published his first book, Face to Face with Whitey Bulger: An FBI Agent’s Account of Capturing and Debriefing Boston’s Most Notorious Gangster. In celebration, Ward has scheduled a book  signing at Bellingham Barnes and Noble on Saturday 5/16 12-2. There is also an event at "Unlikely Story" bookstore in Plainville on 5/30 at 630pm.

Gun Dealing in Milford

A man in Milford is facing charges after a multi-agency investigation into illegal firearms trafficking led to his arrest last week, according to the Milford Police Department. Caua Dasilva, 21, was charged with multiple federal firearms offenses after Milford police, along with agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Massachusetts State Police, Marlborough Police Department and Hudson Police Department, executed a search warrant at a home on Congress Street Friday.

Boston Tax on Drivers?

Last week on WGBH, both Governor Maura Healey and Mayor Michelle Wu confirmed their renewed efforts to explore a Traffic Congestion Pricing "Drivers' Tax" for the city of Boston. Both pointed to New York City as a model, but by any measure the program has not been as successful as they suggest.  “Congestion pricing would only discourage even more people from coming into Boston,” said Amy Carnevale, chairwoman of the Massachusetts Republican Party. She continued, "Boston already has the highest office vacancy in the Northeast at 24%. Charging commuters $9 a day in taxes is not going to attract any new businesses or residents." She asked, "How many more of our current businesses and residents can we afford to lose?"