A Time for Communion, Meditation and Reconciliation
- Open to all -
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Franklin Federated Church
171 Main Street
7:30 p.m.
Post Election Prayer Service - Nov 9 - 7:30 PM |
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celebrating 10 years of readership growth, thank you! |
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gentleman representing Franklin Sheet Metal, Judy Pfeffer and Matt Kelly |
Food Pantry truck loading with the 20 nonperishables for the Franklin Turkey Trot |
Franklin Turkey Trot Helps Feed Those in Need - Nov 24 |
Franklin TV studio on Hutchinson St |
and there is the ballot question guide provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth |
LiveARTS presents Ina Zdorovetchi, harp - Nov 13 |
Daylight saving time regions as of October 2016 |
"A project to put sidewalks along Pleasant and Chestnut streets will continue as long as weather permits, officials said.
Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen said work on the $1.8 million project - which looks to install new sidewalks and repair existing ones - is going very well.
"We're on schedule," he said. "We're hoping to get as much of the work done before the snow as possible."
When the project was first approved in April, town officials said they hoped to get the bulk of the work done this year and wrap up during next year's construction season."
new crosswalk being added on Pleasant St to enable access to the DelCarte property and foster walking on the newly installed sidewalk |
crosswalk status as of Oct 28, 2016 |
– Alex Sullivan scored in the third minute for the Panthers. Franklin advances to the D1 South quarterfinal to face Walpole at 2:00 on Sunday.
"The old adage “practice makes perfect” is one that certainly held true for the Franklin girl’s field hockey team on Friday. The Panthers scored early and never looked back on their way to a 1-0 win over Bridgewater-Raynham in First Round of the MIAA D1 South tournament
Franklin, who haven’t played a lot on grass fields this season, spent this week practicing on the surface to prepare for the game, and it showed. Just three minutes into the game, senior midfielder Alex Sullivan got the rebound following a save from B-R goalie Hailey Colon and put the ball in the back of the net to put Franklin up 1-0.
“We practiced on grass all week and we practiced going hard to the ball and beating them to the ball and that’s what we did, got the jump on them and popped one in early, so it felt good to have that lead,” said Franklin head coach Lisa Cropper on the quick start."
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"If all goes well, the local public access cable station will be looking to venture into a new medium - radio - early next year.
Franklin TV is hoping to begin broadcasts on 102.9 FM - with call sign WFPR, or Franklin Public Radio - in the first months of 2017, said station Executive Director Peter Fasciano.
"Our target date for a broadcast test - or program test - is sometime between the first of the year and Feb. 12," he said.
Once operations begin, Fasciano said, the station would look to broadcast local meetings, community events, sports, a lecture series and Franklin TV shows that would translate to the radio format."
Franklin TV, located at 23 Hutchinson St |
"In a tentative decision published Friday evening, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) said it approved Exelon’s petition to expand the company’s Summer Street power plant.
The nine-member state board is the determining authority as to whether the project can proceed.
In an email Friday afternoon, Peter Lorenz, communications director for the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said the tentative decision is “a recommended decision” prepared by the siting board staff for the board's consideration and is not the board’s final decision.
“The issuance of the tentative decision follows months of public hearings, review of over one hundred comment letters and briefs submitted and evidentiary hearings,” he said.
There is nothing quite as magic as the sound of 6 or 12 harps playing together in harmony, with some fiddle, whistle and perhaps bodhran (Irish drums ) thrown in for good measure.
New England Irish Harp Orchestra will share a wonderful medley of holiday music that will put you in the perfect mood for Advent !!
This is a fundraiser for the church - tickets are $ 10 at the door and will be available in the office after November 1.
Free to Dean College students with student ID.
New England Irish Harp Orchestra - Dec 4 |
MBTA train on the tracks to Boston |
First Universalist Society, 262 Chestnut Street |
"When the season began for Franklin, expectations were limited for a young roster that was hoping to earn enough wins just to get into the postseason. The younger players developed quicker than even Franklin coach Kate Horsmann could have hoped and not only did the Panthers reach the tournament but on Thursday night hosted Shepherd Hill in the Div. 1 Central/West first round.
Franklin continued its strong season with a 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 25-17) victory over the Rams and advanced to the sectional quarterfinal for a trip to third-seed Lincoln-Sudbury.
“At the beginning of the year, we had some potential,” Horsmann explained, “but I really thought okay we’ll be lucky if we make the tournament and…we got a home match. They’re a great group of kids and it’s exciting and now we get to go to Lincoln-Sudbury, which is always tough for us.”
Senior hitter Erin Skidmore (12) skies for one of her team-leading nine kills to help Franklin get past Shepherd Hill in the first round of the tournament. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com) |
Boy Scout Troop 126, Franklin |
"The Franklin Downtown Partnership will soon be decorating the downtown area for the holiday season - the first time it has done so since the completion of the area's streetscape project.
Partnership members at the group's Thursday morning meeting said volunteers would be placing the decorations on the morning of Sunday, Nov. 20.
"Hillside Nurseries will be providing the greens, bows and other decorations," said Eileen Mason, who is heading the effort. "We'll be sorting the greens on the Saturday before (the event)."
new epoxy sidewalk coating already showing signs of cracking |