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Saturday, August 6, 2011
Headed out to Sturbridge today for the PMC!
An email from Marty Middelmann provides info n the PMC schedule:
Thank you all for contributing to my PMC ride. So far I have raised over $4,600!
I'm headed out to Sturbridge today for my 3rd Pan Mass Challenge.
If you want to be a part of it you can watch the opening ceremonies at 7:00 pm tonight either on WCVB Channel 5 or, if you don't happen to live in Massachusetts, live streamed online at www.thebostonchannel.com.
(Don't worry everybody, you'll only miss the first hour of the Yankees/Red Sox game ;-) )
I will be posting updates throughout the weekend on Twitter http://twitter.com/PMC_M8R and on my FaceBook Page: http://www.facebook.com/PMCMarty
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Martin Middelmann
Pan-Mass Challenge Rider
Cure Cancer by donating here:
http://pmc.org/MM0373
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Farmers' Market: noon to 6:00 PM
Franklin Farmers Market, Friday, 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Located on the Town Common
Reminder that the Farmers' Market now accepts SNAP dollars and can double your purchasing power.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklin-farmers-market-doubles-food.html
Visit the Food Pantry tent at the Farmers' Market for details.
British Beer Company - ribbon cutting
The United Chamber of Commerce welcomed the British Beer Company (BBC) with a ribbon cutting ceremony this week. The British Beer Company opened in January in the former Applebee's location at the Franklin Village Mall. It is a very popular place with waits up to 90 minutes on Friday's nights.
For more information on the United Regional Chamber of Commerce visit their website
http://www.unitedchamber.org/
Related post:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/12/british-are-coming-to-franklin.html
For more information on the United Regional Chamber of Commerce visit their website
http://www.unitedchamber.org/
Related post:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/12/british-are-coming-to-franklin.html
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Jane's Frames: You don't want to miss this Inventory Clearance Sale!
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Interesting reports on school funding
Two interesting reports for summer reading:
The Design of the Rhode Island School Funding Formula
from Center for American Progress by Kenneth K. Wong
Measuring Inequity in School Funding
from Center for American Progress by Diana Epstein
In the News - high school sports
Franklin High fall sports registration slated
from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Math can explain Franklin
I had heard that the walking speed of people in cities varies according to the size of the city. The larger the size of the city, the faster the walking speed. Think about it and you can see from your own travels that this is true. Walk around Franklin. Go to Boston. Go to New York. You do need to walk much faster in New York to keep up with the flow on the sidewalk don't you?
The walking speed is one aspect of the theory that is coming together now about how cities and companies grow. Why does this matter? What has Franklin done? The population has tripled since the 1960's.
The problems Franklin faced when it was 10,000 people are different that it is now 30,000 people. The ideas that worked for 10,000 won't necessarily work for 30,000 people. Why? A multitude of reasons but there is one basic and fundamental reason that is now explained by Geoffrey West with this new theory.
Watch the video (18 minutes). More than once to get the information and begin to digest it.
Fascinating stuff. Follow the links to the TED Talk page and find additional information on the studies that have brought this theory to light.
I happen to think that Franklin tends to behave like a teenager. We are in that middle stage of growth trying to remain a kid yet forced to recognize that we have an adult-like body. We still want to play but are being forced to work, and not just 'to work' but 'to work' differently than our parents. It is a new and changing world.
How do you think this applies to Franklin?
The walking speed is one aspect of the theory that is coming together now about how cities and companies grow. Why does this matter? What has Franklin done? The population has tripled since the 1960's.
The problems Franklin faced when it was 10,000 people are different that it is now 30,000 people. The ideas that worked for 10,000 won't necessarily work for 30,000 people. Why? A multitude of reasons but there is one basic and fundamental reason that is now explained by Geoffrey West with this new theory.
Watch the video (18 minutes). More than once to get the information and begin to digest it.
Fascinating stuff. Follow the links to the TED Talk page and find additional information on the studies that have brought this theory to light.
I happen to think that Franklin tends to behave like a teenager. We are in that middle stage of growth trying to remain a kid yet forced to recognize that we have an adult-like body. We still want to play but are being forced to work, and not just 'to work' but 'to work' differently than our parents. It is a new and changing world.
How do you think this applies to Franklin?
Note: email subscribers will need to click through to Franklin Matters to view the video.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Election 2011 - Summary
Election results
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/election-results-nov-8-2011.html
Election results (Town Clerk sheet with counts by precinct)
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/election-results-2011-precinct-totals.html
Election Time Line and info
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/08/franklin-election-details-are-now.html
Offer to Candidates
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/03/offer-to-candidates-for-election.html
Candidate questions
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/09/what-would-you-like-to-know.html
Candidate Interviews
Rich Aucoin answers 3 questions
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/rich-aucoin-answers-3-questions.html
Deborah Bartlett answers 3 questions
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/deborah-bartlett-answers-3-questions.html
Ed Cafasso answers 3 questions
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/ed-cafasso-answers-3-questions.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/sean-donahue-answers-3-questions.html
Glenn Jones answers 3 questions
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/glenn-jones-answers-3-questions.html
Tina Powderly answers 3 questions
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/tina-powderly-answers-3-questions.html
Jeffrey Roy answers 3 questions
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/jeffrey-roy-answers-3-questions.html
Candidate Night Summary
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/candidate-night-summary.html
Candidate Night Video clips (each link takes you to that section)
Town Clerk Treasurer/Collector
Board of Health Town Council
School Committee
Note: the Forum was only for the contested positions. The candidates for Constable declined to appear.
Town Council Attendance Chart
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/09/franklin-ma-town-council-attendance.html
Election sign collection (captured with my phone camera while running around town)
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/election-signs.html
Milford Daily News articles
"I feel, why change this now?"
"It isn't something you can do overnight"
The Nov 8th line up confirmed
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/09/november-8-election-line-up.html
The line up gets closer
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/09/ballot-line-up-is-being-confirmed-today.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/in-news-vote-tuesday-friends-get.html
Milford Daily News candidate profiles
Constable
Profile of Phillip Brunellihttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/in-news-brunelli-veterans.html
Profile of Charles Delfino
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/in-news-delfino.html
Planning Board
Profile of Greg Ballarinohttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/in-news-ballarino-noreaster-schools.html
Profile of William David
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/11/in-news-david-fire-safety-storm-fallout.html
Town Council
Profile of Judith Pond Pfefferhttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-pfeffer-noreaster.html
Profile of Robert Dellorco
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-dellorco-veterans.html
Profile of Joseph McGann
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-mcgann-donahue.html
Profile of Thomas Mercer
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-mercer-phosphorus.html
Profile of Ronald Calabrese
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-calabrese-historical-museum.html
Profile of Juan Ramon Rivera
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-rivera-bottlecan-drive-comedy.html
Profile of Jeffrey Roy
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-roy.html
Profile of Tina Powderly
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-powderly-flu-clinics-fair.html
Profile of Andrew Bissanti
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-bissanti-couple-reunites.html
Profile of Matt Kelly
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-kelly-fun-run-pantry-donations.html
Profile on Robert Vallee
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-vallee-bottle-drive-bake-sale.html
Board of Health
Profile on Phillip Brunellihttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-brunelli-nclb-local-aid.html
Profile on Richard Aucoin
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-aucoin.html
Profile on Donald Ranieri, Jr
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-ranieri.html
Town Clerk
Profile on Deborah Bartletthttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-bartlett-casino-bill-national.html
Profile on Deborah Pellegri
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-pellegri-scrapbooking.html
Board of Assessors
Profile on Ken Normanhttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-norman-film.html
Profile on Vincent Debaggis
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-debaggis-spaghetti-flu.html
Treasurer/Collector
Profile on Mark Denommeehttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-denommee-book-sale.html
Profile on Jim Dacey
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-dacey.html
School Committee
Profile on John Jewellhttp://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-tax-bills-jewell-trooper-state.html
Profile on Pamela McIntyre
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-mcintyre-glynn.html
Profile on Cindy Douglas
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-douglas-sabolinski-semerjian.html
Profile on Susan Rohrbach
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-rohrbach-auditions.html
Profile on Paula Mullen
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-mullen-walking.html
Profile on Sean Donahue
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-harvest-festival-gridiron-grit.html
Profile on Roberta Trahan
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-trahan.html
Profile on Ed Cafasso
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/10/in-news-cafasso-dean-college.html
Candidate websites
(if you know of a candidate website not listed here, please let me know)
Deb Bartlett - https://sites.google.com/site/debbartlettfranklinma/
Mark Denommee - www.markdenommee.com and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Denommee-TreasurerCollector-Franklin-MA/132051246894946
Sean Donahue - http://donahueforfranklin.com/ and http://www.facebook.com/donahueforfranklin
John Jewell - http://www.jewellforschoolkids.com/
Glenn Jones - http://www.glennfjones.com/intro.htm and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Glenn-Jones-Franklin-Town-Council/199711333421
Jeffrey Roy - http://jeffreyroy.com/
Downtown Project - paving progress
On my walk downtown Sunday morning, I took these photos. Depot St looking toward the Municipal parking lot. The train station is down to the right.
Emmons St at the corner of Main St. Dean College is immediately to the left.
Additional info on the two downtown projects funded by State and Federal money can be found here
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/p/downtown-project.html
Emmons St at the corner of Main St. Dean College is immediately to the left.
Additional info on the two downtown projects funded by State and Federal money can be found here
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/p/downtown-project.html
"are there enough people who understand the need for a school?"
The Boston Globe West captures the high school building project in part by writing:
The complexity of the current building would make renovations very invasive to the school day, officials said. With 19 different roof lines and walls primarily lined with cinder block, construction workers couldn’t possibly refurbish the school in a discreet manner.
“We would literally have to rip apart the walls to get to the plumbing,’’ said Sabolinski.
As the building committee conducted a feasibility study, it discovered that renovations would also prove very costly. In a budget document released to the public in March, the committee revealed that an extensive renovation would cost $97.9 million before state reimbursement. In the same document, the projection for a model school stood at $91.6 million. But the state allocates an additional 5 percent to the total reimbursement of the model school project, which lowers the final town cost to just under $40 million.
For years the committee debated the renovation-rebuilding quandary, until the scales tipped decidedly last month when the Massachusetts School Building Authority indicated that it would probably invite Franklin to join its model school program. A quasi-independent government agency, the state authority aims to streamline public school building projects throughout the Commonwealth.You can read the full article here:
In the News - record destruction
Franklin Public Schools to destroy records
from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
PanMass Challenge: Franklin riders
To help with the fund raising efforts of the Franklin riders for the PanMass Challenge, here are the links to their individual fund raising pages (in alphabet order by last name):
Tim Brightman http://www.pmc.org/profile/TB0006
Peter Lounsbury - http://www.pmc.org/profile/ PL0048
Paul Metcalf http://www.pmc.org/profile/PM0053
Martin Middelmann http://www.pmc.org/profile/MM0373
Jeff Nutting http://www.pmc.org/profile/JN0077
Ethan Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/EP0070
Michele Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/MP0164
Jeff Roy http://www.pmc.org/profile/JR0142
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know and I'll add them here.
Tim Brightman http://www.pmc.org/profile/TB0006
Peter Lounsbury - http://www.pmc.org/profile/
Paul Metcalf http://www.pmc.org/profile/PM0053
Martin Middelmann http://www.pmc.org/profile/MM0373
Jeff Nutting http://www.pmc.org/profile/JN0077
Ethan Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/EP0070
Michele Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/MP0164
Jeff Roy http://www.pmc.org/profile/JR0142
Debbie Van Vort - http://www.pmc.org/profile/ DV0016
Scott Young - http://www.pmc.org/profile/ MR0067
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know and I'll add them here.
PanMass Challenge rides through Franklin Saturday
The Remington Jefferson School complex will be busy Saturday morning. The site is a rest stop on the course for the PanMass Challenge. Hundreds of bike riders will roll through, take a quick break, some refreshments, pose for pictures with friends and family and ride on!
Slide show of photos from 2009:
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1764488225/Pan-Mass-Challenge-Finding-funds-for-the-fight#ixzz1TgLc8QXC
To help search for Franklin riders, I have a page set up with the links to their individual fund raising pages.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/panmass-challenge-franklin-riders.html
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know
Slide show of photos from 2009:
The site lays out the purpose of the PMC in plain words - "When cyclists register for the PMC, they are signing up for a fundraising mission first and a bike ride second. ... Raising money for cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is the core of the PMC mission."
"We're remaining true to the mission," said Starr.
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Riders settle into their own methods of raising money. Most send out letters each year, via email and the Postal Service, but their recipients vary from 50 people who give much, to 200 people who give what they can. Some letters are personalized, some are identical form letters. Some have heart-wrenching stories, while others simply remind loyal followers that it's the time of year to give again.
To donate to any of the riders or teams in the PMC, check pmc.org and plug a name or team into the search bar.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1764488225/Pan-Mass-Challenge-Finding-funds-for-the-fight#ixzz1TgLc8QXC
To help search for Franklin riders, I have a page set up with the links to their individual fund raising pages.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/panmass-challenge-franklin-riders.html
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know
"The drug containers work like a mailbox"
Medway and 12 other Norfolk County towns are using the drug containers after Morrissey wrote the county police chiefs in May and asked them to participate in the program.
Franklin and Wrentham also have the boxes, and about 300,000 people will have access to the containers across the county, Morrissey said.
Franklin Police Chief Stephen Williams said a container has been at the station for about a month.
"I think prescription drug abuse is endemic almost everywhere," Williams said. "We're seeing many of our young people become involved in it, and where are they getting the drugs from? From their mom and dad's prescriptions and friends."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x633530691/Medway-Franklin-offer-drug-collection-boxes-for-old-pills#ixzz1TgKnHQko
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