Cavendish Update 7/29/22: Scam/Tag Sale/News/Events
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7/29/22
1. Scam alert
2. Cavendish Info
3. Covid update
4. Events
1. SCAM ALERT! Several people in town have reported a “smishing” scam involving the US Postal Service (USPS) and Text messages. The following is from the USPS. Have you received unsolicited mobile text messages with an unfamiliar or strange web link that indicates a USPS delivery requires a response from you? If you never signed up for a USPS tracking request for a specific package, then don’t click the link! This type of text message is a scam called smishing.
Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number. Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message that is intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information. These scammers often attempt to disguise themselves as a government agency, bank, or other company to lend legitimacy to their claims.
The criminals want to receive personally identifiable information (PII) about the victim such as: account usernames and passwords, Social Security number, date of birth, credit and debit card numbers, personal identification numbers (PINs), or other sensitive information. This information is used to carry out other crimes, such as financial fraud.
The Postal Service offers tools to track specific packages, but customers are required to either register online, or initiate a text message, and provide a tracking number. USPS will not send customers text messages or e-mails without a customer first requesting the service with a tracking number, and it will NOT contain a link. So, if you did not initiate the tracking request for a specific package directly from USPS and it contains a link: don’t click the link!
For more information about these services and other products, please visit USPS TEXT TRACKING FAQs. To protect yourself and others from consumer frauds, visit our fraud prevention page.
2. CAVENDISH INFO
• Water Testing on the Black River: Wednesday’s water testing results were all below the EPA CFU level of 250 for safe recreating. It is recommended to stay out of the water when it appears cloudy and within 24 hours of a heavy rain.
Cavendish Gorge-28 CFU
Greven Field -82 CFU
Buttermilk Falls (Ludlow)- No data yet
Twenty Foot Hole (Reading)-5 CFU
Tolles Dam (Perkinsville )-47 CFU
West Hill Road Rec Pond (Ludlow)-8 CFU
• Justice of the Peace Petitions Due 8/12/22: If you are interested in becoming a Justice of the Peace, a petition to be placed on the ballot for the General Elections in November is due in the Town Office by August 12, 2022. Please see the Vermont Guide for Justices of the Peace below for information on the duties the JP’s perform and contact the Cavendish Town Office if you are interested in running. View JP Guide
• Upper Valley Electric Vehicle Driving Guide
• Beecharmer Aug. 3 Concert: On Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 6 p.m., weather permitting, Vermont based troubadours, Beecharmer, will perform at the Cavendish summer music series on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville, Vt. Beecharmer is Jes Raymond and Ben Kogan, an acoustic duo from Wilder, Vt. They have distilled ten years of international touring into a sound that is part-festival and part-mountain top, combining skillful flatpicking, clawhammer banjo, virtuosic fiddle, and upright bass. Their time polished harmonies and award-winning songwriting presents bluegrass, old time jazz, and pop that draws from the deep well of American Roots music. The Concert is free and open to the public.
3. COVID UPDATE: For local information on testing, vaccinations, boosters, notifying contacts as well as other resources, including for Long Covid, please see the Cavendish COVID-19 Resource Guide.
State: The current VT Dept of Health Weekly Report July 17 to July 23, continues to report statewide community levels as low, with Bennington, Essex and Rutland, being rated as medium.
• New hospital admissions with Covid: 33 (increase from 21 last week)
• Percent of staffed inpatients occupied with Covid: 5.29% (increase from last week’s 1.39%
• Percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by patients with Covid: 2.06%
• Wastewater Monitoring: Bennington County has reported a significant uptick, with about a 165% rise in viral count over the past month. Seven other state wastewater sites showed a decline. Note there is no facility close to Cavendish testing wastewater.
• Outbreaks: As of Tuesday, there were 12 active outbreaks of Covid, up one from last week, including 4 (decrease by 2 from last week) in long-term care facilities, 3 correctional facilities, and two each non-Long Term Care Facility and a school/childcare. One was listed for “other.” There are 3 active outbreaks listed for Windsor County, including Cedar Hill and Springfield’s Southern Correctional Facility.
• Deaths: Four new deaths were reported this past week, bringing July’s total to 9. Since the pandemic began, 693 Vermonters have died from Covid.
Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall: The Biden administration is scrapping plans to let more younger adults get second COVID-19 boosters this summer. Instead, officials are planning to speed up availability of the next generation of boosters in the fall.
Officials boost access to a drug that can protect the immunocompromised from COVID-19: The federal government is trying to make it easier for immunocompromised patients to access a treatment that can protect them against COVID-19 by allowing individual health care providers to order small amounts — up to three patient courses at a time. In addition, Evusheld will be available through a subset of federal pharmacy partners, including Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Pavilions, Randalls, Safeway, Star Market, and Vons, CPESN, Hy-Vee, Amber Specialty Pharmacy, Managed Healthcare Associates and Thrifty White.
4. EVENTS
JULY 30 (SATURDAY): Cavendish’s Annual Town Wide Tag Sale, 9-2.
JULY 31 (SUNDAY): The Cavendish Association of Trails will hold a guided nature trail walk on the Hardy Hill trail in Cavendish at 10 a.m. Binoculars, tick protection and boots are recommended. Meet at the trail head, which can be found at the intersection of Susannah Johnson Lane and East Road in Cavendish, just west of Caton Place campground. All are invited to attend. RSVP to Eric Krasnauskas at erickrasnauskas@protonmail.com to let him know that you are coming and how many are in your party. FMI: call 802-259-2327.
AUGUST 3 (WEDNESDAY: Summer concert series continues featuring Beecharmer, an acoustic duo from Wilder.. Music starts at 6:00 pm on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville. In case of rain, check the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association Facebook page for postponement and rescheduling information. All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information email CavendishCommunityConservation@gmail.com.
AUGUST 9 (TUESDAY): Statewide Primary. Town office Closed. Voting is from 10-7 at the Proctorsville Fire Dept.
AUGUST 10 (WEDNESDAY): Summer concert series continues featuring the Gully Boys.. Music starts at 6:00 pm on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville. In case of rain, check the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association Facebook page for postponement and rescheduling information. All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information email CavendishCommunityConservation@gmail.com.
AUGUST 15 (MONDAY): 1ST Quarter Property Taxes Due
AUGUST 31 (WEDNESDAY): First Day of School
SEPTEMBER 5 (MONDAY): Labor Day, Town Office Closed
SEPTEMBER 10 (SATURDAY): Tenth Anniversary of the Vermont Golden Honey Festival 10-4 at the Golden Stage Inn.
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