Contact Tracing Program underway-Gov. Baker: “Take the call from area codes “833” or “857” or caller id: MA Covid Team

MA citizens are being called in effort to gather data needed to control & contain COVID-19.  MA contact tracing under way with Partners in Health. Baker: “Please take the call from area codes “833” or “857” or caller id: MA Covid Team.”

To watch Gov. Bakers Updates click here

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Watch MA Gov. Baker on CBS “Face the Nation” (4.19.20) explain the new CONTACT TRACING PROGRAM in collaboration with Partners In Health to gather data needed to “contain & control the virus.” Baker says more facts about COVID-19 needed before state can begin to lift restrictions. Gov. Baker appeared on Sun 4.19 CBS “Face the Nation”….

Small Biz Grants ($5000) available from US Chamber of Commerce. Short online Application goes live 12pm, Mon, April 20.

W’town Chamber of Commerce shares info to qualifying small businesses to apply for $5,000 grants from the Save Small Business Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Funded by corporate and philanthropic partners, the Save Small Business Fund is a collective effort to provide $5,000 grants to small employers.

TO QUALIFY YOU MUST…
– Employ between 3 and 20 people
– Be located in a economically vulnerable community (Williamstown qualifies)
– Have been harmed financially by the COVID-19 pandemic

short application will go live on April 20, 2020 at 12:00 pm

– The application is short.  It will take about 10 minutes to complete.
– All you need is your business’s W-9 form.
– Grants will be award on a weekly basis, but you only need to apply one time to be eligible for funding.

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Window on the Weekend hosts Antonello & Jane ask for your Quarantine Confessions!

Send your quarantine confessions anonymously to: https://bit.ly/3ciyB5U or not so privately via email to: willinettv@gmail.com  They will share them on next week’s show.  The W’town Chamber of Commerce is offering a series of April webinars w/ motivational speaker Jerry Posner.

Facebook-LIVE concert tonight 6pm Fri, April 7 to benefit COVID-19 Relief at Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC.)

Live Local Music Concert  via Facebook-live on CAT-TV Bennington Facebook page. The lineup includes Tucker Beaudoin, Pam and Mike Gahan, GVH (Greg Van Houten), Charlie Rossiter, Jennifer Torrance. TONIGHT! at 6 p.m. Friday, April 17

MGRSD School Comm to hold Special Session on Wed, Aprl 15, 4:00pm via Zoom.

LINK below to join the MGRSD School Committee Special Session. The Agenda includes: III. Resignation of Andrea Wadsworth the Asst Superintendent of Business and Finance

IV. Motion to move into Executive Session with no intent to return to Open Session per MGL Chapter
30A, Section 21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining (ESP Unit/Cafeteria
workers) as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Committee and the Chair so declares

Please use the following link to join the Open Session of the meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/91487093174?pwd=WjY4amJJQmkreGNpQ3dOZkZxV3JYZz09

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