OCTOBER 1 – REVISED TIME LIMITS TO ACTIVITY BAN / CURFEW

Please see the notice below from the Board of Health:

The Board of Health, at our meeting on Tuesday night 10/22, voted to advise residents to continue to follow Massachusetts Department of Public Health guidelines to reduce the risk of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus, including restricting outdoor activities after dusk. Carver’s EEE risk remains at CRITICAL LEVEL” until a wide spread hard freeze, which consists of temperatures below 28 degrees for a minimum of 4 consecutive hours, occurs.

Nov. 2nd marks the end of daylight saving. So effective Sunday, Nov. 3rd, the ban on outdoor activities will begin at 4:00 pm and extend until 7:00 am.

We will continue to monitor the weather conditions and once the hard freeze is confirmed by MDPH and the “State of Emergency” is lifted, we will let everyone know. We appreciate your continued cooperation.

Art Borden, Chairman
Eric Mueller, Member
Barry Callis, Member

BOH update 11.1 (1)

Please see the notice below from the Board of Health:

Effective Tuesday, October 1st, all outside activities shall be suspended from 5 pm to 7:30 am until further notice.  Please note this is an important modification of the original dusk to dawn ban as the days are getting shorter. If a hard frost does not occur before the end of October, the times for the curfew will, again, be reviewed and adjusted. This decision is based on the continued cases of EEE being found throughout the State, some being fatal. The current threat level remains at “CRITICAL”, there is no higher level. This is the Board’s responsibility to you, the public.

This is not a voluntary curfew! It applies to all properties under the
jurisdiction of the Town of Carver. It applies to all sports programs at CMHS. It applies to all Town recreational programs. Please, if you must be outside between 5 pm and 7:30 am, wear appropriate clothing (long sleeve shirts and pants) and use an EPA approved insect repellent. It’s called personal protection!

On behalf of your Board of Health, we appreciate your Understanding of how serious this threat is and your cooperation in keeping everyone safe. We really don’t want to have a confirmed case or death from EEE in Carver.

Art Borden, Chairman
Eric Mueller, Member
Barry Callis, Member

Mosquito critical ban 9.26

UPDATED NOTICE:

Update: Due to the recent risk upgrade to CRITICAL, the Carver Board of Health has suspended all outdoor activities from dusk to dawn.  Please see the attached letter for more information.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Art Borden at 508-880-3439.

Mosquito critical ban

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PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THERE IS A BAN IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE TOWN OF CARVER BETWEEN DUSK AND DAWN.

Mosquitoes may continue to be active well into the fall and
risk for mosquito-borne illness will continue until the first
hard frost in your area. (Hard frosts occur when
temperatures fall below 28 degrees for several hours)

Please see the attached documents for additional information.

mosquito EEE sign

EEE july 2019

All after school activities in Carver Public Schools will be cancelled today, 2/12/2019 due to the impending weather.  Students will be dismissed at their regular time.   Thank you.

On Friday October 12th, at 7 p.m. we will be holding a formal dedication ceremony at the Elementary School Gymnasium.  The School Building Committee has dedicated the gym at the Elementary School in honor of Dick Ward.  The entire Carver community is invited to join us as we celebrate Dick who has been incredible supporter of Carver Schools and the Carver Community.

Click here for the program of the evening’s events

On Friday, September 28, 2019 students and staff are encouraged to wear GOLD (or shades of yellow) in support of Pediatric Cancer Awareness.
As many of you know September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month.   The Carver Community has always been a strong supporter in the fight against pediatric cancer.  Over the last several years Carver Public Schools has partnered with Wicked Good Cause, a local non profit organization, to GO GOLD for the month of September!!!  Currently all of our Fall Sports Teams are wearing gold socks, as well as many youth programs in town.

Please spread the word (flyer available for download below) and lets make our buildings GOLD for the day.  In addition to posters in the building the Middle High School will host Gold Boots in the main offices and the Middle High School lunch rooms on Friday for any and all donations that will support the cause and help to find a cure for pediatric cancer.

This afternoon we were given new information by the Board of Health in regards to mosquitoes with the West Nile virus.  Based on the current information the Carver Board of Health has decided to lift the ban on school events and activities. The town is distributing the flyer available for download below.  

Please be advised, that the tests on mosquitoes in Carver will be conducted regularly throughout the fall and we will keep you up to date as we are provided information by the Board of Health.

Should you have any questions, please reach out to the Carver Board of Health.

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From the Carver, MA Board of Health.
The Town of Carver is at MODERATE RISK for West Nile Virus

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE BAN FOR ALL ACTIVITIES BETWEEN DUSK AND DAWN HAS BEEN LIFTED 

Mosquitoes may continue to be active well into the fall and risk for mosquito-borne illness will continue until the first hard frost in your area. Hard frosts occur when temperatures fall below 28 degrees for several hours.

Do all you can to prevent the bite:

• Avoid outdoor activities Dusk to Dawn
• Wear Insect Repellent when outdoors – even during the day
• Remove Standing water

For more information, please see the MA Department of Public Health web site: www.mass.gov/dph