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Friday, October 26, 2018
Franklin dog park cleanup canceled due to weather
Franklin dog park clean up for this Saturday, October 27 has been canceled due to weather. As of now, no new date has been decided.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
The Furry Friends of the Franklin Dog Park can use your help
The volunteer committee of the Furry Friends of the Franklin Dog Park are having a major clean up on October 27 from 8 AM to noon. Franklin DPW will be there with equipment to upgrade the surface of the dog park.
"Dog park will be closed from 8 AM to Noon"
Volunteers needed to help spread the new wool chips. Students bring your paper work to receive your credit for community service.
We need wheel barrows, shovels and rakes.
Refreshments will be there for anyone that helps.
We are a volunteer dog park group.
"Dog park will be closed from 8 AM to Noon"
Volunteers needed to help spread the new wool chips. Students bring your paper work to receive your credit for community service.
We need wheel barrows, shovels and rakes.
Refreshments will be there for anyone that helps.
We are a volunteer dog park group.
The Franklin dog park at Dacey Field on a sunny summer day |
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Franklin Dog Park Fund Raiser - May 6
Friends of the Franklin Dog Park Committee meeting on March 14, 2018 at 7 PM at the Franklin Library on the second floor conference room. New members are welcome.
We are having a wine and beer tasting fund raiser for the Franklin Dog Park on May 6 from 1 PM to 4 PM, to be held at Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits, 14 Grove Street, Franklin, Ma.02038. There will be snacks and door prizes. Tickets will be $10.00 per person plus live entertainment. All profits will be for the purchasing of 4 dog park benches and Agility equipment for the dog park.
If you can't make it on that day how about sending a donation to help us out. Make your donation out to: Franklin Dog Park, P.O.Box 111, Franklin,Ma. 02038.
We are having a wine and beer tasting fund raiser for the Franklin Dog Park on May 6 from 1 PM to 4 PM, to be held at Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits, 14 Grove Street, Franklin, Ma.02038. There will be snacks and door prizes. Tickets will be $10.00 per person plus live entertainment. All profits will be for the purchasing of 4 dog park benches and Agility equipment for the dog park.
If you can't make it on that day how about sending a donation to help us out. Make your donation out to: Franklin Dog Park, P.O.Box 111, Franklin,Ma. 02038.
dog park at Dacey Field on a sunny summer day |
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Furry Friends of Franklin Dog Park says "Thank you!"
I like to thank all the volunteers that came to help out on August 12th, at the Franklin Dog Park clean up.
Sincerely,
Gennarino D'Onofrio
Furry Friends of The Franklin Dog Park
Sincerely,
Gennarino D'Onofrio
Furry Friends of The Franklin Dog Park
https://www.facebook.com/FranklinDogPark/ |
Friday, June 16, 2017
Franklin Dog Park - Clean Up - June 28 - 3:00 PM - CANCELED
Volunteers needed. We need wheel barrows, shovels, rakes.
Also on that day anyone that gives a donation to the dog park will receive a bag of home made dog biscuits.
Or you can make your donation out to:
Franklin Dog Park, PO Box 111, Franklin,Ma. 02038
Updated 6/22/17
Date canceled and to be reschedule for another time
Facebook photo of volunteers at the Dog Park in 2013 |
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Another quality Eagle Scout project completed
"Another quality Eagle Scout project completed. Brian LaRowe constructed three picnic tables and spread 6 yards of hard wood chips at the lower Dacey Field picnic area for our disc golf community.
Please be sure to carry in/carry out all trash and keep our parks and playground clean.
Thanks to Franklin Department of Public Works for dropping off wood chips."
Another quality Eagle Scout project completed (via Franklin Recreation Facebook posting) |
For more about the Recreation Dept visit them on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FranklinRecreationDepartment/
or on the Town of Franklin site
http://www.franklinma.gov/recreation-department
Sunday, April 16, 2017
April vacation programs with the Franklin Recreation Department
The Town of Franklin Recreation Department has a variety of programs and activities panned for the April vacation. Check out the brochure shown below for details on each one.
Registration can be processed through the Town of Franklin webpage
Registration can be processed through the Town of Franklin webpage
did you know there was a disc golf course at Dacey Fields? |
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Furry Friends of Franklin would like to thank the volunteers
The dog committee of Furry Friends of Franklin would like to thank the volunteers who help out this past Saturday cleaning and spreading wood chips at the Franklin Dog Park.
Thanks to Ray and Jean, Angel, Mary, Doug, Renee, Lori and people that were there with their dogs that helped out.
A special thanks to the founder of the Franklin Dog Park, Haley.
Woof!Woof!
ffof02038@gmail.com
Thanks to Ray and Jean, Angel, Mary, Doug, Renee, Lori and people that were there with their dogs that helped out.
A special thanks to the founder of the Franklin Dog Park, Haley.
Woof!Woof!
ffof02038@gmail.com
Dacey Field dog park |
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Furry Friends of Franklin Dog Park Committee - Cleanup Saturday, Oct 15
Just a reminder, maintenance and cleanup on Saturday October 15, at 8am at the Franklin Dog Park.
Refreshments for the people that help.
We need wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes.
Note this was rescheduled from earlier in the month due to the weather!
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/09/franklin-dog-park-clean-up-scheduled.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/09/dacey-dog-park-clean-up-has-been.html
Refreshments for the people that help.
We need wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes.
Franklin dog park at Dacey Field |
Note this was rescheduled from earlier in the month due to the weather!
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/09/franklin-dog-park-clean-up-scheduled.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/09/dacey-dog-park-clean-up-has-been.html
Friday, September 30, 2016
Dacey Dog Park: Clean up has been cancelled for Saturday, Oct 1
Due to the rain the clean up scheduled for Saturday, October, 1 at Franklin Dog Park has been cancelled.
New date will be Saturday, October 15 at 8am.
We need at least 4 wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes. Water, coffee, apple cider and donuts will be there for the people who help out.Woof!Woof!
Furry Friends of Franklin dog park committee
Dacey Field dog park |
The original notice can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/09/franklin-dog-park-clean-up-scheduled.html
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Franklin Dog Park clean up scheduled Oct 1
Hello dog lovers. Save this date, Saturday, October 1 at 8am.
We need volunteers to help clean up and move wood chips at the Franklin Dog Park, 700 Lincoln St. at Dacey Community Field.
We need at least 4 wheel barrels or more. Also shovels and rakes.
There will be refreshments for those who help.. Rain date is Saturday October 22nd at 8am.
Woof! Woof!
Furry Friends of Franklin Dog Park Committee
We need volunteers to help clean up and move wood chips at the Franklin Dog Park, 700 Lincoln St. at Dacey Community Field.
We need at least 4 wheel barrels or more. Also shovels and rakes.
There will be refreshments for those who help.. Rain date is Saturday October 22nd at 8am.
Woof! Woof!
Furry Friends of Franklin Dog Park Committee
Dacey Field dog park |
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Black Knot Disease at Dacey Field
"In August 2016, Conservation Commission staff discovered Black Knot Tree Disease on various Black Cherry trees at Dacey Field. The most impacted areas consist of dense Eastern White Pine stands with Black Cherry trees mixed in.
The ‘Nature Walk’ section of Dacey has many infected trees. Black Knot is a disease caused by fungal parasite, Trichothecium roseum, and leaves charcoal-like lumps on branches and twigs of trees, especially trees in the Prunus family.
The disease can bring leaf wilt and also death of leaves, twigs, branches, and even the entire tree. Winter management efforts include pruning and sanitation of trees that have not been heavily impacted. The infected branches and twigs should be burned, buried, or removed from the site eliminate the spread of the disease.
Fungicides have been used successfully in severely impacted areas. It is recommended that an experienced arborist explore Dacey to determine how severely the disease has spread throughout the forest before management efforts are made. From a quick run through, more than half the Black Cherry trees observed were infected."
black knot disease photo from American Phytopathological Society |
References:
http://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/lessons/fungi/ascomycetes/pages/blackknot.aspxhttp://www.ct.gov/caes/lib/caes/documents/publications/fact_sheets/plant_pathology_and_ecology/black_knot_of_ornamental_plum_and_cherry_4-02-08r.pdf
http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/black-knot/
- This information was shared from the Town of Franklin page
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/024BA541-000F8513
- For more info about the Conservation Commission, visit their page
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Conservation/index
Thursday, August 4, 2016
2nd edition of Easy Walks in MA now available
Marjorie Turner Hollman has let us know that the 2nd edition of Easy Walks is now available.
In 2014, we shared three 'easy walks' in Franklin that were included in the first edition:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/06/easy-walks-in-franklin-beaver-pond.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/06/easy-walks-in-franklin-dacey-fields.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/06/easy-walks-in-franklin-snett.html
The Amazon link can be found here
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Walks-Massachusetts-2nd-Northbridge/dp/0989204340/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470180569&sr=1-1&keywords=easy+walks+in+massachusetts+2nd+edition
"By popular demand, here is the second edition, expanded from the original Easy Walks publication. Now included are maps, trail conditions, as well as photos, directions, and lots more information for over 50 local walking trails in 16 towns in the Upper Charles River and Blackstone River Valley watersheds in Massachusetts and Northern Rhode Island.
You'll find trail locations in Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Franklin, Grafton, Hopedale, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millis, Millville, Northbridge, Upton, Uxbridge, Wrentham, all towns in south central Massachusetts, and Woonsocket, RI.
Many locations are dog-friendly--learn which places welcome you and your dog before you go! All trails are grandparent, parent, and kid friendly. Learn about distances of trails, highlights along the way, directions to each trail head and more"
Easy Walks in Massachusetts 2nd edition |
In 2014, we shared three 'easy walks' in Franklin that were included in the first edition:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/06/easy-walks-in-franklin-beaver-pond.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/06/easy-walks-in-franklin-dacey-fields.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/06/easy-walks-in-franklin-snett.html
The Amazon link can be found here
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Walks-Massachusetts-2nd-Northbridge/dp/0989204340/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1470180569&sr=1-1&keywords=easy+walks+in+massachusetts+2nd+edition
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Franklin Parks and Recreation Space (video)
Have you been to all the parks and recreation spaces in Franklin?
Franklin Park Compilation from Nick Nurnberg on Vimeo.
For more info on the parks and recreation spaces
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Recreation/fields/index
For more about the ecology of DelCarte
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczS21jQkFfb19PeHc/view?usp=sharing
Franklin Park Compilation from Nick Nurnberg on Vimeo.
For more info on the parks and recreation spaces
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Recreation/fields/index
from the south end of the southern basin at DelCarte |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczS21jQkFfb19PeHc/view?usp=sharing
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Reminder: Franklin Dog Park Committee forming Weds, Jan 13
Haley is looking to start a Franklin Dog Park Committee.
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There is a signup sheet available for those looking to attend the formation of the Franklin Dog Park Committee meeting on Wednesday, Jan 13.
You can find the signup sheet online here -> https://t.co/9COXkE55Id
My name is Haley and I am starting up the Franklin Dog Park committee, I was wondering if you would be able to help me promote it by posting about it?
The first meeting is January 13, 7:00 PM at the New England Chapel - any and all are welcome. If you have any questions or are thinking about attending yourself, my email is franklin.dogpark@gmail.com
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There is a signup sheet available for those looking to attend the formation of the Franklin Dog Park Committee meeting on Wednesday, Jan 13.
@FranklinMatters Here is a sign up for the Dog Park Committee meeting this wednesday!
https://t.co/9COXkE55Id
— FranklinDogPark (@FranklinDogPark) January 11, 2016
dog park at Dacey Field on a sunny summer day |
You can find the signup sheet online here -> https://t.co/9COXkE55Id
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Dog park gates missing; committee to form
The actions are related to the Franklin dog park but the attempt to start the committee was underway before the gates were reported missing.
Haley is looking to start a Franklin Dog Park Committee.
The dog park at Dacey Field is missing its gates. Someone apparently took them in the week before Christmas. The gates missing status prompted a conversation on a Facebook group and ad hoc action to create a barrier in place of the gates. The gates will be replaced by the DPW.
Dacey Field dog park |
Haley is looking to start a Franklin Dog Park Committee.
My name is Haley and I am starting up the Franklin Dog Park committee, I was wondering if you would be able to help me promote it by posting about it?
The first meeting is January 13, 7:00 PM at the New England Chapel - any and all are welcome. If you have any questions or are thinking about attending yourself, my email is franklin.dogpark@gmail.com
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Open Space and Recreation Plan - public meeting Nov 14
Friday, September 18, 2015
In the News: state police alert on scams, eagle scouts recognized, development along RT 140, MCAS argued for
Massachusetts State Police issued a scam warning on their official Facebook page Thursday. According to the posting, scammers pretending to be members of the state police or affiliated with the police are calling people and soliciting money for drug prevention and intervention programs.
The scammers may claim to be part of a narcotics unit, police said.Continue to read the article online here (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150916356/1994/NEWS
Boy Scouts Patrick Cunniff, Jonathan Tomaso and Joseph Kroon, from Troop 99 of Franklin, were honored at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Aug. 1 for achieving the highest rank in Boy Scouts.
Each scout completed a community service project that benefited the community: Cunniff worked with the Franklin Girls Softball Association to build four dugouts at the Remington-Jefferson fields; Tomaso constructed a walkway between the front and back entrances to the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School benefiting both charter school students and St. Mary Parish CCD students; and Kroon, sponsored by the Town of Franklin, built an arched foot bridge over a stream on the disc golf course at Dacey Fields.
arched foot bridge at Dacey Field disc golf course |
Continue to read the article online here (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150916212/1994/NEWS
"There will be several different buildings," he said. "There's a gas station and, adjacent to that, a lube place and at least one restaurant. There will be several other retail spaces as well."
According to Taberner, the developer has not labeled all of the proposed buildings, meaning it is uncertain which businesses will occupy them.
Taberner said the board has requested more information from the developer, and would likely be considering the project for some time. He said he did not know how long the process might take.
"The matter was continued to the next Planning Board meeting," he said. "It could be two, three, four or five - I have no idea how many meetings it might take."Continue to read the article online here (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150916038/1994/NEWS
In a meeting with the Daily News editorial board on Wednesday, Pioneer Institute’s Jamie Gass and Tom Birmingham, former Senate president and co-author of the Education Reform Act of 1993 which created the MCAS, cautioned against switching from the long-standing test. Instead, the pair recommended working within the current system for better results.
After education reform went into effect, Birmingham said the state set and met new standards that have pushed school performance to the top in the nation. If Massachusetts signs on to the PARCC test, Birmingham said he worries standards will drop to accommodate students in other PARCC states that don't have tests as rigorous as those in Massachusetts.
“Before you outright jettison what has been coincident, at least, with our historic, unprecedented education success stories … I think you should bear in mind the words from the Hippocratic Oath, which is first, do no harm,” Birmingham said. “I’m fearful that if we do jettison MCAS and replace it with something else that is yet completely untested, we are inviting regression in terms of our education success.”
Continue to read the article online here (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150917/NEWS/150915990/1994/NEWS
Info on MCAS can be found here http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Get Psyched for a Hike over Spring Vacation!
My name is Jenn Conyers and I am a Girl Scout and Senior at Franklin High School. I am completing my Gold Award Project which involves mapping the nature trails at Dacey Fields and creating interactive nature trail signs.
Calling all young children who love or want to learn about the great outdoors. Do you like being outdoors or just walking in the woods? Then come join me Wednesday, April 22nd or Friday April 24th for a 45 minute guided tour of the new nature trails at Dacey Fields.
The guided tour is designed for children all ages and abilities. All families or big groups of kids are welcome. There is no cost.
General tours are at 11am and 2pm however times are flexible. To reserve a spot and for more information please email me at jenny.conyers@gmail.com.
Dacey Community Field - Lincoln St, Franklin |
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Franklin's Dacey Field
On a beautiful sunny day in July, I stopped by Dacey Fields to take some photos. It is great recreational space. There are multiple soccer fields and two youth baseball fields. The playground lacking any shade cover was unused while the dog park with good shade cover was being used.
I did not venture into the field disc golf course to take photos there as the work to complete that is not done and the town doesn't really want to advertise it until it is complete.
The photos I took are in this slide show:
I did not venture into the field disc golf course to take photos there as the work to complete that is not done and the town doesn't really want to advertise it until it is complete.
The photos I took are in this slide show:
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