Find out more about Amy and her wonderful flowers
https://www.facebook.com/PaintedLadyFlowers/
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| https://www.facebook.com/PaintedLadyFlowers/ |
Showing posts with label #shopFranklin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #shopFranklin. Show all posts
Thursday, June 29, 2017
#ShopFranklin - Painted Lady Flower Farm (video)
Sarah Mabardy gets Amy Acevedo of Franklin's Painted Lady Flower Farm to share her story of how she became Franklin Massachusetts' local flower farmer.
Find out more about Amy and her wonderful flowers
https://www.facebook.com/PaintedLadyFlowers/
Find out more about Amy and her wonderful flowers
https://www.facebook.com/PaintedLadyFlowers/
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Rail Good Coffee expands the brewing
On the #shopFranklin front, the recent announcement by Rail Good Coffee reminds me that they are now operating in three locations. Folks who use the Franklin/Dean station can stop for coffee in the station shop. Rail Good Coffee also operates the coffee shop at the Walpole Station and recently reached an agreement to operate the Franklin/Forge Park Station coffeeshop.
Three opportunities to get Rail Good Coffee.
And now this week, Rail Good Coffee is also offered in pound packs to brew at home or the office.
Way to go Randy!
If you can visit Rail Good Coffee in person, you can visit them on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RailGoodCoffee/
Three opportunities to get Rail Good Coffee.
And now this week, Rail Good Coffee is also offered in pound packs to brew at home or the office.
Way to go Randy!
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| Inside the Rail Good Coffee shop at Franklin Dean (Facebook image) |
If you can visit Rail Good Coffee in person, you can visit them on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/RailGoodCoffee/
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Jane's Frames: You don't want to miss this Once a Year Sale!
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Thursday, December 22, 2016
Friendly reminder to catch the new Franklin Almanac
Friendly reminder to catch the new Franklin Almanac on Franklin TV. I caught the broadcast at noon on Wednesday. I knew there was a segment about Franklin Matters but I had not known that the #shopFranklin Small Business Showcase was also featured. The Holiday Stroll and the plastic bag ban discussion also get covered in this format. Very well done!
"There’s a new program in town. In fact, it’s all about the town. At Franklin TV we’ve launched our very own news-magazine program, Franklin Almanac. Like an actual almanac of information, it’s a compendium– of life in Franklin, produced and hosted (and written and edited) by our TV journalist Polikseni Manxhari.
See Almanac this week on All-Access TV. Almanac also has an introductory run weekdays at noon on our TownHall TV channel, Comcast11/Verizon29."
You can read the full article posted on Sunday
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/franklin-almanac-arrives-at-franklin-tv.html
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| Franklin TV journalist Polikseni Manxhari |
See Almanac this week on All-Access TV. Almanac also has an introductory run weekdays at noon on our TownHall TV channel, Comcast11/Verizon29."
You can read the full article posted on Sunday
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/franklin-almanac-arrives-at-franklin-tv.html
Monday, December 19, 2016
Reporting by Walking Around: What a difference a day makes
Sharing some photos from my walks around Franklin on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Wonderful sun catchers available at Agway. Hand crafted by a Franklin resident!
Wonderful sun catchers available at Agway. Hand crafted by a Franklin resident!
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| Wonderful sun catchers available at Agway. Hand crafted by a Franklin resident! |
Thursday, December 8, 2016
"I feel that if I do a little bit to help, others will do a little bit as well"
From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161207/franklin-charity-donates-100-backpacks-to-homeless
"To help homeless people in Boston, local charity Make Change for Change will deliver 100 backpacks filled with survival and comfort items during their first "Backpack Brigade" this Christmas Eve.
On their trip to Boston, volunteers with Make Change for Change will first deliver backpacks to Rosie's Place, a homeless shelter for women in Boston. Volunteers will then deliver to other Boston homeless shelters, yet to be confirmed. The group will then end their trip handing out the backpacks to homeless people in Central Square.
The filled backpacks cost about $50 each. According to Corey Nappa, a Franklin resident and board member of Make Change for Change, 75 percent of the donated items came from local anonymous donors, and 25 percent of the items were purchased by the charity."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161207/franklin-charity-donates-100-backpacks-to-homeless
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
#shopFranklin: Emma's Quilt Cupboard and Sewing Center (video)
#shopFranklin - supporting small business speaks with Cyndi Rich of Emma's Quilt Cupboard and Sewing Center located in the heart of Franklin, MA.
Find out how Cyndi started the business and learn how to make a simple FOUR seam project that works for any holiday and takes just a few minutes!
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| one of the storefront windows at Emma's Quilt Cupboard and Sewing Center |
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| Emma's Quilt Cupboard and Sewing Center |
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Franklin Downtown Partnership Hosts Holiday Stroll December 1
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is hosting its annual holiday party on Thursday, December 1, from 4:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Franklin’s newly revitalized downtown.
Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic for this year’s Holiday Stroll, allowing easy walking between all the festivities on Main, West Central, East Central and Summer streets. Families will find decorated store fronts, entertainment and refreshments, visits with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Post Mark the North Pole Postman, crafts and gingerbread cookie decorating, and gift shopping.
“This event is always so much fun and really gets you in the mood for the holidays,” says Roberta Trahan, event co-organizer. “The Holiday Stroll showcases our businesses beautifully, and the downtown looks festive with the storefronts decorated. This year we have special guests and a new Holiday Stroll Passport that offers shoppers something extra.”
The Holiday Stroll begins at 4:15 p.m. with costumed carolers and refreshments on Dean College’s Dean Hall Common. The tree will be lit at sundown. Visitors don’t need to wait for the tree to be lit to begin their stroll through downtown; vendor booths and shops will be open for business by 4:30 p.m.
The Franklin Food Elves “12 Days of Donating” campaign benefiting the Food Pantry kicks off that day, and red donation bin will be placed at the tree lighting. Bins will also be set up participating downtown businesses.
An all-new Holiday Stroll Passport will help visitors check items off their holiday gift shopping lists. The free passport can be picked up at participating businesses. Visitors will get their passport stamped at each location listed. When the passport is full of stamps it will be entered into a grand prize drawing, which is one $25 gift card from each business listed. Check the FDP website, www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, and Facebook event page for a list of passport business locations.
Several special guests will make appearances at this year’s Holiday Stroll. At Emma’s Quilt Cupboard on Main Street, Post Mark the North Pole Postman will mail letters to Santa and read from a Christmas book he’s written from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Families can follow Candy Cane Lane down East Central Street to Simon’s Furniture where Santa Claus and his elves will hear wish lists from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mrs. Claus will arrive at the Franklin Historical Museum at 5 p.m. to treat kids to stories and snacks.
Great entertainers will put everyone into a jolly mood. Jamie Barrett will sing and play guitar at Jane’s Frames. The Saint Mary’s choir will perform holiday favorites on Main Street, and WMRC 1490-AM will broadcast live with giveaways and contests.
At Simon’s Furniture, talented Franklin High School musicians will perform inside while Feet In Motion Dance School students will put on holiday-themed dances and Eric the Wood Carver will create his artwork using a chainsaw and logs outside in the parking lot.
On West Central Street, performers at THE BLACK BOX will perform scenes from three FPAC December shows, including The Nutcracker, Humbug, and a holiday panto entitled A Glass Slipper Christmas.
Check the FDP website, www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, or Facebook event page for entertainment times and location updates.
Kids will enjoy the Touch-A-Truck event at the Franklin Fire Station, and the Historical Museum will have delicious treats when kids come to see Mrs. Claus.
Downtown businesses will open their doors and tempt visitors with refreshments and shopping deals on holiday gifts, services and gift cards. Sponsors and merchants will have booths inside the Depot Plaza building next to Acapulco’s on Main Street, and also at Dean Bank and Simon’s Furniture.
“We’re turning downtown Franklin into ‘Holiday Central’ during our Stroll. Everyone can visit Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Postman, sing Christmas carols, shop for gifts, and meet friends for dinner, all right here in the center of town,” says Jennifer Hurst, event co-chair.
The Holiday Stroll is made possible by the generous sponsorship of local businesses. Dean Bank and Dean College are Gold sponsors of this event. Silver sponsors are DCU, D.G. Ranieri Real Estate, Franklin Ford, Middlesex Savings Bank and Rescom Exteriors.
Bronze sponsors are Beaux Regards Photographic Art by Marjorie Sardella, BMW Gallery of Norwood, Boston Solar, Flynn/Wirkus/Young Attorneys at Law, Franklin Central Pizza, Franklin Driving School, Franklin Girl Scouts, Simon’s Furniture and Tom Fricker Heating & A/C.
For more information about the Holiday Stroll contact event organizers Roberta Trahan, trahanroberta@gmail.com, and Jennifer Hurst, jhurst@deanbank.com.
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is celebrating its 15th year as a 501©3 organization made up of business owners, community leaders and residents working to revitalize downtown Franklin. For more information about the FDP, please visit www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, or contact Executive Director Lisa Piana at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com.
Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic for this year’s Holiday Stroll, allowing easy walking between all the festivities on Main, West Central, East Central and Summer streets. Families will find decorated store fronts, entertainment and refreshments, visits with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Post Mark the North Pole Postman, crafts and gingerbread cookie decorating, and gift shopping.
“This event is always so much fun and really gets you in the mood for the holidays,” says Roberta Trahan, event co-organizer. “The Holiday Stroll showcases our businesses beautifully, and the downtown looks festive with the storefronts decorated. This year we have special guests and a new Holiday Stroll Passport that offers shoppers something extra.”
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| Holiday Stroll December 1 |
The Holiday Stroll begins at 4:15 p.m. with costumed carolers and refreshments on Dean College’s Dean Hall Common. The tree will be lit at sundown. Visitors don’t need to wait for the tree to be lit to begin their stroll through downtown; vendor booths and shops will be open for business by 4:30 p.m.
The Franklin Food Elves “12 Days of Donating” campaign benefiting the Food Pantry kicks off that day, and red donation bin will be placed at the tree lighting. Bins will also be set up participating downtown businesses.
An all-new Holiday Stroll Passport will help visitors check items off their holiday gift shopping lists. The free passport can be picked up at participating businesses. Visitors will get their passport stamped at each location listed. When the passport is full of stamps it will be entered into a grand prize drawing, which is one $25 gift card from each business listed. Check the FDP website, www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, and Facebook event page for a list of passport business locations.
Several special guests will make appearances at this year’s Holiday Stroll. At Emma’s Quilt Cupboard on Main Street, Post Mark the North Pole Postman will mail letters to Santa and read from a Christmas book he’s written from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Families can follow Candy Cane Lane down East Central Street to Simon’s Furniture where Santa Claus and his elves will hear wish lists from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mrs. Claus will arrive at the Franklin Historical Museum at 5 p.m. to treat kids to stories and snacks.
Great entertainers will put everyone into a jolly mood. Jamie Barrett will sing and play guitar at Jane’s Frames. The Saint Mary’s choir will perform holiday favorites on Main Street, and WMRC 1490-AM will broadcast live with giveaways and contests.
At Simon’s Furniture, talented Franklin High School musicians will perform inside while Feet In Motion Dance School students will put on holiday-themed dances and Eric the Wood Carver will create his artwork using a chainsaw and logs outside in the parking lot.
On West Central Street, performers at THE BLACK BOX will perform scenes from three FPAC December shows, including The Nutcracker, Humbug, and a holiday panto entitled A Glass Slipper Christmas.
Check the FDP website, www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, or Facebook event page for entertainment times and location updates.
Kids will enjoy the Touch-A-Truck event at the Franklin Fire Station, and the Historical Museum will have delicious treats when kids come to see Mrs. Claus.
Downtown businesses will open their doors and tempt visitors with refreshments and shopping deals on holiday gifts, services and gift cards. Sponsors and merchants will have booths inside the Depot Plaza building next to Acapulco’s on Main Street, and also at Dean Bank and Simon’s Furniture.
“We’re turning downtown Franklin into ‘Holiday Central’ during our Stroll. Everyone can visit Santa, Mrs. Claus and the Postman, sing Christmas carols, shop for gifts, and meet friends for dinner, all right here in the center of town,” says Jennifer Hurst, event co-chair.
The Holiday Stroll is made possible by the generous sponsorship of local businesses. Dean Bank and Dean College are Gold sponsors of this event. Silver sponsors are DCU, D.G. Ranieri Real Estate, Franklin Ford, Middlesex Savings Bank and Rescom Exteriors.
Bronze sponsors are Beaux Regards Photographic Art by Marjorie Sardella, BMW Gallery of Norwood, Boston Solar, Flynn/Wirkus/Young Attorneys at Law, Franklin Central Pizza, Franklin Driving School, Franklin Girl Scouts, Simon’s Furniture and Tom Fricker Heating & A/C.
For more information about the Holiday Stroll contact event organizers Roberta Trahan, trahanroberta@gmail.com, and Jennifer Hurst, jhurst@deanbank.com.
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is celebrating its 15th year as a 501©3 organization made up of business owners, community leaders and residents working to revitalize downtown Franklin. For more information about the FDP, please visit www.franklindowntownpartnership.org, or contact Executive Director Lisa Piana at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com.
"a stunning array of beautiful holiday music"
If you are looking for some new music to play this holiday season, we have exactly what you are looking for!
Released in 2015, this album features children ages 8 to 18 in a stunning array of beautiful holiday music. Included are some holiday classics, along with some beautiful arrangements of newer holiday favorites. To purchase, simply click on the link below.
All proceeds from the sale of this album go directly to the Encore Music Education Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing scholarships and subsidies to deserving students of music.
Thank you for your support, and have a wonderful holiday season!
if you have any trouble with the iTunes link, here is another good source for the CD http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/
Note: When I attempted to follow the link (on a non-Apple device) I was getting prompted to install iTunes (which was already installed). I was able to find the album by searching for "Emma Newton". She comes up with several entries and the album "December" fortunately is one of them.
Released in 2015, this album features children ages 8 to 18 in a stunning array of beautiful holiday music. Included are some holiday classics, along with some beautiful arrangements of newer holiday favorites. To purchase, simply click on the link below.
All proceeds from the sale of this album go directly to the Encore Music Education Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing scholarships and subsidies to deserving students of music.
Thank you for your support, and have a wonderful holiday season!
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| https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/december/id1069500761?i=1069500783 |
if you have any trouble with the iTunes link, here is another good source for the CD http://www.cdbaby.com/m/cd/
Note: When I attempted to follow the link (on a non-Apple device) I was getting prompted to install iTunes (which was already installed). I was able to find the album by searching for "Emma Newton". She comes up with several entries and the album "December" fortunately is one of them.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
#shopFranklin: Franklin Agway - Your Urban Farm Store (video)
#shopFranklin spends time with Mel Hamblen, recent new owner of Franklin Agway - Your Urban Farm Store. Mel explains how she went from working in a lab to working on finding the best products for the Franklin community.
We also learn how to make homemade root beer with a definitive fizz!
If you have pets, check out their line up of pet foods!
If you make your own beer, check out their beer supplies!
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| Franklin Agway - Your Urban Farm Store |
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Shop Small Business Saturday - Nov 26
American Express has been bringing attention to small business since 2010, and this Saturday is a good reason to get out and support the many small businesses here in Franklin.
If you need a refresher on the #shopFranklin small businesses, the listing can be found on the #shopFranklin webpage http://www.shopfranklinma.com/members/
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| Shop Small Business Saturday - Nov 26 |
If you need a refresher on the #shopFranklin small businesses, the listing can be found on the #shopFranklin webpage http://www.shopfranklinma.com/members/
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| #shopFranklin |
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
"the buffet, you can't go wrong!"
#shopFranklin speaks with Nilu Patel of The Curry House to learn about how she and her partners decided to open a restaurant in Franklin.
We also explore all of the flavors in India and learn what makes The Curry House unique - and DELICIOUS!
Where is the Curry House?
418 West Central St in FranklinVisit their webpage http://www.thecurryhouse.com/menu
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| The Curry House |
Note: the video was recorded in May or June 2016 as they mentioned the "Taste of Franklin" was coming up and that was part of the 2nd Annual Cultural Festival at the end of July
Thursday, November 17, 2016
#shopFranklin Small Business Showcase at FHS - 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
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Note: I will be at the Welcome table to greet all arrivals and I am also scheduled for a round table discussion on Social Media. Be sure to stop by!
Monday, November 14, 2016
"I run into people all the time who say, 'I never knew you were there'"
"Hoping to encourage residents to buy local, the Center for Adult Education and Community Learning will be teaming up with #shopFranklin to host a small business showcase this week.
The event - scheduled to take place at Franklin High School from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday - is meant to connect those who live in town with businesses that provide needed services.
Brenda Reed, the director of the center, said the idea for a "trade show" of local businesses came about in the spring.
"People could come in and see what the businesses do in a setting that's relaxed," she said.
Sarah Mabardy, founder of the shop-local #shopFranklin group, said the point is to raise awareness about what small businesses in town do."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161113/franklin-small-business-showcase-thursday
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| Small Business Showcase - FHS - Nov 17 5:00-8:30PM |
Note: I am part of the #shopFranklin group and will be welcoming folks at the door to the event on Thursday.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Your Invitation To the Small Business Showcase at FHS, Nov 17
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