Bellingham Bulletin February 2023

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Circle of Friends
Welcomes Tracy
Grammer February 25th
The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
is continuing its 33rd
season in Franklin with three
concerts this winter/spring.
February 25 Tracy Grammer
with special guest Hana Zara
April 1 SheGrooves - Boston’s
premiere female contemporary
band featuring Franklin’s own
Kaye Kelly.
April 29 John Gorka
Tracy Grammer returns to
the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
stage on Saturday, Feb
25th at 8 p.m. She is a nationally
touring multi-instrumentalist
and singer who has accompanied
and opened for Joan Baez
and recorded with Mary Chapin
Carpenter. Grammer has become
one of folk music’s most
beloved artists. Renowned for
her springwater-clear alto, perfectly
intoned violin, and guitar
playing that is by turns percussive
and delicate, Grammer is also a
masterful storyteller with an ease
and charisma on stage as well as
a riotous sense of humor. http://
tracygrammer.com/
“One of the finest singers and
musicians anywhere in folkdom.”
- Boston Globe
“A brilliant artist” - Joan Baez
The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse
is a non-profit organization
affiliated with Franklin’s First
Universalist Society. Concerts are
held in the Society’s Meetinghouse
located at 262 Chestnut
St. Please visit http://www.circlefolk.org/
for tickets and more
information.
US Department of Labor
‘Star’ Designation Recognizes
Bellingham and Blackstone
Power Generation LLC
Participant:
Blackstone Power Generation LLC, Blackstone,
Massachusetts
Bellingham Power Generation LLC, Bellingham,
Massachusetts
Description:
Blackstone Power Generation LLC and Bellingham
Power Generation LLC, are operated by
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Corp., a Texasbased
retail electricity and power generation company.
Each natural gas power plant employs about
20 workers and generates up to 550 mega-watts of
electricity which is supplied to the New England
power grid.
Duration:
OSHA announced these new Star designations
following on site evaluations in May 2022 by a
team of OSHA safety and health experts. Star site
designation is the highest level of recognition the
agency’s Voluntary Protection Program offers.
Background:
OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs recognize
and promote effective worksite-based safety
and health management systems. In VPP, management,
labor and OSHA establish cooperative
relationships at workplaces that have implemented
comprehensive safety and health management
systems. VPP approval is OSHA’s official recognition
of the outstanding efforts of employers and
employees who have created exemplary worksite
safety and health management systems.
Quote:
“The safety and health management systems at
these two plants meet the high standards expected
of VPP Star participants,” said OSHA Regional
Administrator Galen Blanton in Boston. “Leadership
at each site supports active and meaningful
employee involvement. Each site focuses on hazard
recognition and protection of workers from routine
operations and tasks, especially those related
to electrical hazards.”
Learn more about OSHA, at https://www.
osha.gov.
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