■Chubble’s is offering take-out meals most weekdays. Check the restaurant’s Facebook page for each day’s availability.
■Bread and Roses is unable to provide communal meals due to social distancing. However, on Mondays and Thursdays the kitchen will be handing out bags of donated items between 4-5 p.m. Use the door at the ramp, and only one person may enter at a time.
■If you feel the need to talk to someone during these stressful times, here is a link to a new confidential service called Family Support Warm Line: waypointnh.org/programs/the-family-support-warm-line. Share with as many people as you can.
■From City Hall: Please utilize the online system or the main entrance drop box for paying city property taxes, water bills, renewing car registrations (now through May) and dog licensing renewals. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 934-3109 with questions. For vital records (birth, marriage, or death certificates), order online at sos.nh.gov/vital_records.aspx, vitalcheck.com or by calling 1-877-878-8007. For further details on City Clerk services visit franklinnh.org/city-clerk-tax-collector. All departments are available by phone.
■The Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry regular hours are 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. The pantry is located at 2 Central Street, across from Benson Auto. Pre-packed boxes will be handed at the door. If possible, please donate hand sanitizer and disposable gloves to the Food Pantry.If you are able, please consider making a donation to Twin Rivers Interfaith Food Pantry, 2 Central Street, Franklin, NH 03235.
■Franklin VNA may be able to offer some of its clinics/bereavement services. Please call 934-3454 to check what services are available.
■Continue to put aside donations for the Thrift Clothes Closet in downtown Franklin as well for Karma Korner at the high school. Karma Korner has an ongoing need for supplies such as hygiene products (soaps, deodorants, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and feminine products). New packs of underwear are a must, as well as laundry detergent pods for Karma Korner’s in-house washer.
■Two scholarships are available through the Franklin Business and Professional Women (BPW) for women 22 years or older who work or live in the greater Franklin BPW membership area and are working toward advancing their skills and career with additional education. Application forms are available at bpwfranklin.org. See Programs and scroll down to Scholarship Information. Deadline is May 15. The winners of both $500 awards will be notified in June. Check bpwfranklin.org for updates.
JUDITH ACKERSON
934-2543
franklintowncrier@gmail.com