A Message From Your Police Chief David Goldstein
I am not a winter person…at all. I have called New England home for my entire life and to this day I cannot reconcile the snow and cold. I tried skiing…once…didn’t like it. I think I must have some Bruin in me because come November each year I’m ready to hibernate.
With the start of spring, I’m ready to go, even though mother nature still throws winter-like weather at us for a few additional weeks. I guess it’s a calendar thing.
I have two dogs, a Chocolate Lab and a German Shepherd. These are my first dogs…ever! Growing up, mom told my sister and I that we were allergic to dogs. I’m not! Why would a loving mother do that? I guess she didn’t want to take care of a husband, kids, household and pets. It’s interesting that she did come to love these canines before she passed.
Anyway, one of the joys I’ve come to experience is walking with my companions between 5:30 and 6:00 each morning. Even more so this time of year.
Why? As we leave my house, I can hear the birds. Some are singing, the crows are cawing, and the woodpeckers are rat-att-tating. The squirrels are running along the ground and jumping onto trees. Chipmunks are looking for seeds and the garden is slowly pushing its way through the cold, hard ground.
The world…our world… is waking up. The sun has risen on another day. There is promise in the air. We have been told there is always a tomorrow. How true!
I think we have to approach our present situation with similar thinking. We are challenged in many ways every day. Right now we are confronting a most critical time in our lives. This feels a little like the great flood or the 10 plagues. But we continue to survive and thrive.
As I write this, an anonymous individual has just delivered pizzas to the police station. Thank you!! We love food. We love the gesture even more. Same for the Franklin Savings Bank who bought us lunch last week. It was excellent!
I guess my point is that there is nothing we can’t meet head on and manage. Even a pandemic.
Your mayor, city manager, and department heads meet regularly in order to discuss, strategize and ensure the viability of the city and its citizens. There is no competition, bickering or jealousy. Only meaningful conversations about how to make things better.
Inexorably, we are moving from winter to spring. The comforting warmth and peace of summer is around the corner. Just close your eyes and let it wash over you.
As always, we are all still here doing our jobs no matter what the obstacles. Never doubt that! All you have to do is let us know you need help should the need arise.
For the time being, please follow the advice of those who know best. Practice good and safe habits and care for one another. If we do these simple things we will see the sun rise tomorrow.
David Goldstein
Franklin Police Chief