"The town can now say “no” to developers who want to build homes under the state’s affordable housing law.
The town now exceeds the state-set 10 percent threshold for having its housing stock deemed affordable under Chapter 40B."
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"The Town Council has recognized Dean College for stepping up to the plate in providing a special scholarship for a deserving Franklin resident.
The school recently announced the first-ever Horace Mann Scholarship. The tuition scholarship totals $20,000 per year and will be given to a Franklin resident attending Dean in fall 2018. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years, provided the student maintains a 2.8 or higher grade point average."
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"The local school district is re-evaluating the purpose and role of homework in students’ instruction.
The School Committee debuted a new homework policy at its Tuesday night meeting, after a process in which it solicited opinions from parents and teachers. The committee will have a definitive vote on the policy at a future meeting."
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"After years of planning, Town Council has unanimously approved creating a downtown cultural district and will now forward an application to the state for approval.
According to Director of Planning Community Development Bryan Taberner, the purpose of the state-designated cultural district is to create an area of concentration of arts and culture that will help to draw attention to resources to the downtown, such as the Black Box venue, Dean College, the Franklin School for the Performing Arts and library."
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"Town Council made it clear Wednesday night that it does not want the MBTA to install a solar canopy at the Dean Street commuter parking lot because it interferes with the town’s ongoing mission to bring more economic development downtown.
“We spent $7 million to redo the entire streetscape downtown,” said Town Administrator Jeff Nutting. “This is not the right place.”
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| the 3rd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival is scheduled for July 26-29, 2017 |
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