Macklemore in Pawtucket This Saturday! - "Recovery Fest 2018"

Tickets starting at just $23! Buy Tickets The Above the Noise Foundation is a New England based not for profit organization that hosts drug-and-alcohol-free music festivals that inspire, empower, and provide funding to U.S. cities battling the national addiction epidemic. This inaugural "Recovery Fest 2018" features national recording star Macklemore appearing at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. .

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What is next for McCoy Stadium?

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"What’s next for McCoy Stadium now that the Pawtucket Red Sox have decided to pursue a new home field in Worcester? 

There’s a good chance it’s not professional baseball affiliated with a big-league team such as the Red Sox or Yankees, if Minor League Baseball territorial rules are any indication. 

Meant to protect teams from competition in their home markets, these rules have put Worcester within the PawSox territory for years, preventing another Single-A, Double-A or Triple-A team tied to a Major League franchise from playing in the city. 

If the PawSox leave for Worcester in 2021, as they said last Friday they plan to, the shoe will be on the other foot, with Pawtucket trapped in Worcester’s territory, which includes large chunks of Rhode Island and Massachusetts."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180821/with-pawsox-leaving-whats-next-for-pawtucket-rhode-island-officials-ponder-next-use-for-mccoy-stadium-apex-sites

What is next for McCoy Stadium?

In the News: St Rocco's statue new home; PawSox move to Worcester

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The celebrated of St. Rocco may have seen its last big festival, but by this time next year it will have a new and far more visible home. 

The statue formerly sat in the old St. Mary’s convent grounds, an area that hasn’t seen much use other than for the annual Feast of St. Rocco festival. With the festival wrapping up last weekend after a 40-year run, church officials say they will move the statue to a new home in front of St. Mary’s, 1 Church Square. 

“What I thought it was important to do was to take the statue of St. Rocco from over there, and place it at our new entrance, which is for everyone,” said the Rev. Brian Manning, pastor at St. Mary Parish. “He’s the beacon of welcoming people, and healing and hope in our lives.”

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180817/permanent-home-for-st-rocco-statue-in-franklin

"The Pawtucket Red Sox and the city have signed an agreement that clears the way for the Triple A team to move here and play in a stadium that will be built on the former Wyman-Gordon property near Kelley Square. 

City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. emphasized Friday that the project involves more than just bringing a minor league baseball team to Worcester and building a ballpark for it. 

He said it includes a large-scale redevelopment of 18 acres of largely vacant and blighted property in the Kelley Square area that will add to the ongoing revitalization of the Canal District and transform that part of the city. 

In addition to construction of a 10,000-seat multi-use stadium, at an estimated cost of $86 million to $90 million, the deal includes a development blueprint that calls for $90 million in private development for 225 market-rate apartments, a 150-room hotel, a second boutique hotel consisting of about 100-110 rooms overlooking the ballpark, and 65,000 square feet of retail/restaurants."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180817/pawsox-to-move-to-worcester-plan-includes-shops-hotels-apartments

Encore Music Academy’s “EnHarmonix” Recording Ensemble to Perform the National Anthem at the Pawtucket Red Sox

Local music school, Encore Music Academy and Recording Studios, will be heading to Rhode Island with their very own recording ensemble, the Encore EnHarmonix, to perform the national anthem this Saturday, July 28th, at McCoy Stadium for the 6:15 Pawtucket Red Sox baseball game!

Encore EnHarmonix

The local Franklin group, comprised of students ages 8 to 18, will be performing as part of a fundraiser for the Encore Music Education Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that raises money for scholarships and subsidies for students and programs of music everywhere.

50% of all ticket sales will go directly toward EMEF’s mission, if you simply sign onto www.ticketreturn.com with the username EMEF and password "pawsox", to purchase your tickets!

Saturday’s game will include fireworks, and with your purchase of each $10 ticket, you will also receive a $2 concessions voucher when you use the link and login information above. Grab your tickets today to support a good cause, and have a great summer evening out for the whole family!

To learn more about Encore Music Education Foundation, Inc., please visit: www.wesupportmusic.org

Encore Music Education Foundation, Inc

A Night at the Pawtucket Red Sox: Encore Music Academy Fundraiser - July 28

SAVE THE DATE! EMEF is holding a fundraiser to kick off the start of Encore Music Academy and Recording Studios's summer session on Saturday, July 28th at a Pawtucket Red Sox​ game!

Tickets are $10, and each ticket purchase comes with $2 for concessions at the game. 50% of the proceeds from ticket sales through this link will go towards EMEF and our mission! 

In addition to an exciting show of fireworks at the end of the night, Encore's very own recording ensemble the EnHarmonix will be singing the national anthem at the game!

Help support EMEF’s mission, see Encore's students perform at a major event, and enjoy a family-friendly night out in the process. 

Please follow this link to purchase your tickets!
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A Night at the Pawtucket Red Sox: Encore Music Academy Fundraiser - July 28

Get out to the ball game with Encore Music - July 28

Come join us for a fun summer evening at the ballpark and help raise money for a good cause!

50% of the proceeds from ticket sales through this link (below) will go towards the Encore Music Education Foundation, Inc., a 501(c3) not-for-profit organization, who’s mission is to provide merit-based and need-based scholarships and subsidies to deserving students and programs of music everywhere.

WHEN = July 28th, 2018 6:15 PM

WHERE = McCoy Stadium
1 Columbus Ave, Pawtucket, RI 02860


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Scan the QR code or go to TicketReturn.com and log on using:

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Password: pawsox

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Get out to the ball game with Encore Music - July 28

"many towns once used the river as a source power"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Bellingham resident and author Marjorie Turner Hollman has just completed the third in her “Easy Walks” local trail guide series, Easy Walks and Paddles in the Ten Mile River Watershed, this time in partnership with the Ten Mile River Watershed Council. 

Members of the Ten Mile River Watershed Council worked together with Hollman to create this guide to 39 outdoor spaces in the towns that host the river. The series now covers 34 towns in south central and southeastern Massachusetts, and three Rhode Island towns along Massachusetts’ southern border -- more than 120 trails in all. 

Looking for places to walk with your family and/or friends, or with your dog? Hoping to spend time in the outdoors on a trail that is handicapped friendly? Want to find a new place to walk that is right around the corner from where you live? Or maybe you have a canoe or kayak but don’t know how to find safe canoe launches. 

Find information to satisfy all these needs, and more, with maps to each trail head, in each of the books in the series."

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http://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20180612/local-author-completes-easy-walks-trail-guide-series

https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Walks-Paddles-River-Watershed-ebook/dp/B07CVPQPPS

Marjorie's other books in the series

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/08/2nd-edition-of-easy-walks-in-ma-now.html

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/04/more-easy-walks-in-massachusetts.html

Would you like to be a part of a Guinness World Record? - Go to McCoy Stadium - April 29

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT!!! Blackstone Valley Tourism Council's long-time partners are trying to do something really cool...and they need your help! In celebration of Navigant Credit Union winning 'The Best Place to Work' award for the third year in a row, they're doing something special. Please join them as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Sing-Along of the song, "If You're Happy and You Know It." The Voice's, Emily Luther, will be on hand to help them sing into the record books, and refreshments will be provided. There is no cost to participate; both event entry and parking are free. If you would like to make a donation, all proceeds will go directly to the Special Olympics of Rhode Island. WHAT: The world's largest sing-along with over 1,300 people. Tickets will be handed out at the event. WHEN: Sunday, April 29, 2018, rain or shine Stadium opens at 11:30 am Record attempt at 1:00 pm WHERE: McCoy Stadium 1 Columbus Ave Pawtucket, RI 02860 WHY: Help us break the Guinness World Record for the Largest Sing-Along *You're receiving this message because you've joined us on a Blackstone Valley Tourism Council event RSVP TourBlackstone Website   ‌  ‌ #BlackstoneValleyRI

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