"Early response to the second annual "Empty Bowls" dinner has already exceeded expectations.
The event - held by the Franklin High School's Empty Bowls Club - looks to raise awareness of hunger by bringing in community members for a simple meal and auctioning off hand-made bowls to remind them that "somewhere, someone's bowl is empty." Proceeds from the dinner benefit the Franklin Food Pantry.
Brenna Johnson, an art teacher at the high school, said the club restarted operations last year after several years of inactivity.
"We approached the Franklin Food Pantry and worked together, hand-in-hand, to construct the event," she said. "We raised over $6,000 that night - it blew us away."
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| Event participants will make bowls out of clay that will later be painted and glazed for the 2nd Annual Empty Bowls Dinner |
"The Town Council will not hold joint public hearings with the Planning Board on zoning matters.
The council Wednesday night considered a proposal to streamline the public hearing process by convening hearings with both the council and board present.
The idea was first raised by Councilor Deborah Pellegri, who asked at a prior meeting for a discussion.
Pellegri said she believed such sessions have been held in the past.
"For myself, I think it would be very helpful," she said. "We might be asking questions that, perhaps, we can't answer. The Planning Board could be right there (to answer)."
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