The pond will be closed for fishing, canoeing etc. for 24 hours, but the rest of the area for hiking etc. will be open.
Read more: http://www.franklinma.gov/node/132853
DelCarte pond recently in the rain with the surface covered with vegetation |
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DelCarte pond recently in the rain with the surface covered with vegetation |
"The town is set to begin herbicide treatment of the ponds at the DelCarte Conservation Property next week as part of an ongoing effort to fight invasive species there.
According to a town release, the treatment will take place on June 13, depending on weather conditions; rain would delay the process.
Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen said it is the beginning of a multi-year process to remove invasive species from the property.
“We’re excited to finally get going,” he said. “What’s happening is invasive species - mostly plants, but some fish as well - are suffocating the ecosystem there.”
the floating walk way at DelCarte in the rain recently |
the floating walkway at DelCarte |
Horace Mann 1 |
Horace Mann 2 |
Horace Mann 3 |
Horace Mann 4 |
the exterior stonework is being applied to the Library addition |
mystery dinner theater event coming to Franklin Federated June 10 |
volunteers from the Franklin Garden Club were hard at work on the grounds at the Town Common with help from some of the Newcomers Club |
new pavement on a section of Pleasant St was completed during the week |
the reinstalled playground at DelCarte is open as of Saturday, so when the rain decides to end it can be used again |
while we have been getting a lot of rain, the water level at DelCarte is still way below normal |
"Keith Gazaille makes a living putting chemicals exactly where it seems most unnerving for them to be: water.
On Wednesday, Gazaille and his team from Shrewsbury-based SOLitude Lake Management loaded up an airboat with a couple dozen containers each filled with 20 pounds of the aquatic herbicide SonarOne.
The chemical pellets SOLitude dropped in the Norton Reservoir that morning will be absorbed by two non-native plants that are invading the 580-acre ecosystem, eventually leaving them bleached and dead at the roots.
“I don’t think anybody goes in and takes any of the approaches lightly,” said Gazaille, SOLitude’s regional director and senior biologist. “All of the techniques have some level of non-target impact.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
invasive species in the water at DelCarte |
invasive species in the water at DelCarte |
"A local lawmaker has spoken out in favor of a new effort to address the issue of “sexting” - sending sexually explicit photos - among teens.
State Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin, and Franklin Police Sgt. Jason Reilly were part of a ceremony in Tuesday in which Gov. Charlie Baker introduced a bill - An Act Relative to the Harmful Distribution of Sexually Explicit Visual Material - meant to give law enforcement more options to deal with sexting.
Roy had filed a bill on the issue in 2015 - and put forth another in January of this year - noting that, under the state’s current laws, teens who engage in sexting could be brought up on child pornography charges.
“When lawmakers wrote the (child pornography) law 20 years ago, they weren’t thinking of teenagers engaging in this behavior,” he said. “Law enforcement officers were put in the terrible position of either charging a kid with a felony or doing nothing.”
"The town will host two cleanups Saturday in an effort to remove litter from from local parks, playgrounds, ball fields and roadsides.
One cleanup, sponsored by the town’s Conservation Commission, will focus on the DelCarte Conservation Property, while the other, sponsored in part by the Recreation Department and kicking off from Beaver Pond, will send volunteers to various sites around town. Both are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
Recreation Department Director Ryan Jette said his department’s annual Earth Day cleanup starts from the Beaver Pond parking lot, where volunteers are given trash bags and gloves.
“We have 26 areas around town that need to be cleaned up,” he said.
the large pond at DelCarte |
DelCarte - the northern pond Saturday, April 22 |
"The town removed the equipment at the popular DelCarte playground this week, with hopes of replacing it shortly.
Local officials announced in early March that they would be removing the playground equipment at the 136-acre DelCarte Recreation & Conservation Area because of continued integrity problems with the fiberglass-reinforced structure.
Recreation Director Ryan Jette said the contractor, GameTime, completed the equipment removal on Wednesday, and completed excavations in preparation for installing the new playground."
Work to remove the troubled unit was underway when the photo was captured this past weekend |
did you know there was a disc golf course at Dacey Fields? |
even on a grey day in March, there is a quiet beauty at DelCarte |
Story Walk - At DelCarte Park - Saturday April 15, 10:30 AM. |
invasive species in the water at DelCarte |
"The town will replace the popular DelCarte playground because of continuing problems with the equipment's structural integrity, officials announced this week.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting raised the matter at Wednesday's Town Council meeting, saying a recent check of the playground equipment revealed new cracks. That discovery, he said, prompted the Recreation Department to call in the contractor that installed the equipment.
"We asked them to replace the entire playground with something more traditional - something we can use throughout the year," he said.
The contractor agreed to replace the playground and provide credit toward a future project, he said. Nutting said the contractor could not determine the problem - installations using the same material had worked well in other locations."
the white bundle will be uncovered and removed. The process of replacement will take several weeks |
K. Town Administrator's Report | (updates provided during meeting) DelCarte playground still having a problem even after coverage did a deal with the company to get a total replacement with a new one and coverage for another unit if needed Company will replace at their expense, no cost to Franklin concern about the timing of the replacement given their record the current tree was formed from a special concrete and just not lasting |
L. Future Agenda Items | would like opportunity to revisit wording of the online training section of the TIp training |
M. Council Comments | when I made my comments on the COrnetta's application, it was a nice clean job, very complete purchase of property on Union and Cottage St Vallee curious on how this came up again? the propoerty is apparently under a purchase agreement before it was a five acre lot, and now it is less could not do much with it if we got it anyway Jones Franklin Almanac episode 3 all poles to be installed at PIsani Field, lights were donated to and they are coming high school fields are on schedule, will be ready to go April 1 ' compliments on the hard work to get all the work done and ready for Spring Dellorco great job on the fields Bissanti great job on the Senior Center inspired by the attendence and turn out Pfefffer had an article the day before, but missed the day of wonderful programs, blood pressure, games, chair exercises new parking lot, furnature and colors are bright and cheerful Kelly Secretary of Elders Affairs appeared acknowledged everyone wants a senior center like ours, how do we do it? we are taking good care of our seniors |
N. Executive Session | (not scheduled) |
O. Adjourn motion to adjourn, passed 8-0 |
The northern pond at DelCarte in winter |
"School officials are targeting a February date to debut a smart phone panic button program to better alert faculty, staff, students and families in the event of an emergency.
The Rave Mobile Safety program will be implemented sometime in late winter, said Superintendent Kevin McIntyre at Thursday's School Committee meeting.
IT Director Matthew Joseph has taken on the rollout of the program, working "hand-in-hand" with the Police Department and Chief Tom O'Loughlin.
Joseph, O'Loughlin and school administrators have been working throughout the school year on the program, which is essentially a smart phone app that allows a faculty member to alert authorities with the click of a button."
"Town officials said Franklin has made good progress over the past year toward its master plan goals, but the town still needs less costly housing.
The Town Council considered the matter at its Wednesday night meeting as part of a yearly review.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said one of the highlights of the town's 2016 efforts involved improving the DelCarte Conservation Property, which helps fulfill a goal that the town protect natural resources.
"A management study for the DelCarte property is out," he said, adding that the town was beginning its efforts to combat invasive weeds in the ponds there."
frozen pond at DelCarte |