"Looking for something fun to do tomorrow (Friday, Nov 15) night? Come to the Pirelli Veteran’s Arena to help support the theatre company!
FHS Theatre Company
Our FHSTC boosters are doing a concessions takeover, so all profits from the concession stand will go directly back to supporting FHSTC and our future endeavors.
Make your way out from 8-10 and skate, get some hot chocolate, and have some fun! We hope to see you there!"
"At 8:18 p.m., all the shouting, banging and stomping at Veterans Memorial Skating Rink halted.
Young men in blue and white uniforms skating in circles and slamming pucks at their goal lined up, facing their opposition in silence. For a few brief moments, only the sound of bagpipes honoring fallen soldier Robert Ryan Pirelli could be heard.
Following Gov. Deval Patrick's approval Friday, the town renamed the arena last night at the final Panthers home game of the season in memory of Staff Sgt. Pirelli, a former Panther hockey player who was killed by enemy fire in Iraq last year."
February school vacation is here! And what better way to spend the week than by going to public skating. Day-time public skating hours will be held every day this week. Head down to the rink for some school vacation fun! #fmcicesports pic.twitter.com/zpUuv8aEab— PirelliVeteransArena (@PirelliArena) February 16, 2018
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| Vacation Week Skating Schedule at Pirelli Veterans Arena |
"A simple reading assignment turned into a one-hundred-fold act of kindness for a local group of young students.
Fifth-grade students at Oak Street Elementary School decided last fall to send words of encouragement to lawmakers who work at the Statehouse.
Each of the 100 “kindness letters” contains an inspiring quote hand-written by a student.
“In this political climate, so many adults could benefit from these messages about listening, understanding, and accepting,” said teacher Heather Adams. “The impact it had on our state representatives is much bigger than what I imagined it would be.”
"Just before sunset Thursday, Mark Rhodes helped his 10-year-old son, Neil, lace up his skates at the town’s outdoor skating rink at Carrigan Park.
“As soon as I get home from work he says, “Dad let’s go,’” Rhodes said. Word of the rink opening is spreading around town.
Neil brought a hockey stick that he got about a year ago.
“It’s really good ice and the rink is nice and big,” the fourth-grader at Hopkins school said. “You can play hockey on it.”
"J.P. and Melynda Gallagher are brewing up something special for downtown.
Lost Shoe Brewing and Roasting Company is expected to open this summer in the former Speakers nightclub at 19 Weed St., J.P. Gallagher said on Thursday.
“We always wanted to be in Marlborough, both my wife and I were born and raised in Marlborough,” said Gallagher.
Lost Shoe will be more than a brewery. It will also be a coffee roaster and coffee shop. J.P. Gallagher has been a long time homebrewer and recently graduated from the American Brewers Guild in Vermont. His wife Melynda recently completed a coffee roasting course at the Coffee Lab International School of Coffee, also in Vermont.
The idea is to be an all-day business – Lost Shoe will open at 8 a.m. to serve coffee and the brewery will begin serving beer later in the day."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Marlboro business opens brewing coffee and beer |
Rain has delayed repair work on the playground at the DelCarte conservation property, town officials said.
Workers were slated to perform structural repairs to the equipment at the end of last week, but the poor weather has halted the project.
Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen said, since a portion of the work involves pouring concrete, the rain led to delays. Work will likely begin when more sunny days are in the forecast.
At a recent Town Council meeting, Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said the project itself will likely take two to three days. After the concrete is poured and the playground structure is welded, the Department of Public Works will place mulch at its base.
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| the kids playground at DelCarte is currently closed for repairs |
A microgravity scale designed by students at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School received second-place honors in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Future Innovator Award competition.
Engineering Technology seniors Kevin Kohls, of Millis, Tyler Thomas, of North Attleborough, and Thomas Vagnini, of Medfield, traveled to St. Louis on April 28 to represent their classmates as finalists in the national competition.
The FIRST Future Innovator Award is open to all FIRST Robotics teams. The award recognizes students who invent a product that effectively solves a real-world, complex problem. Competitors were asked to submit a summary of the problem and an explanation of their invention. Submissions were judged based on the complexity of the problem and effectiveness of the invention in solving that problem.
FMC Ice Sports’ Pirelli Veterans Arena, 910 Panthers Way, Franklin, will present summer skating academies Aug. 1-5.
The academies will bundle practice and instruction to provide every skater the opportunity to experience various skating disciplines while focusing on the overall development of the skater. Each day will offer 4 hours of on-ice class instruction and 1 hour of off-ice teaching with the arena’s team of experienced instructors.
Participants must be at least 6 years of age by July 1, and have passed the Ice Skating Institute Alpha test or U.S. Figure Skating pre-preliminary test. Skaters will be grouped by ability and age and should bring skates, bottled water, clothing for on-ice activities, sneakers for off-ice training and lunch.
To register or for more information, visit http://fmcicesports.com/program/advanced-figure-skating-academy.
HMEA Inc., a nonprofit organization that serves children and adults with special needs, will hold its family event and fundraiser of the year, the incredABLE Walk, Run and All-Day Family Fun, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 22 at EMC2 Headquarters, 50 Constitution Blvd.
The day will include a 5K walk, a kids’ fun run and a 5K run. Music, food and activities for families will await at the finish line. The event will be hosted by Gene Lavanchy from Fox 25 News and Steve Nelson, a New England Patriots linebacker.
For information: hmea.org/incredable.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Barbara C. Anderson, a champion of Proposition 2½ tax limits, died Friday after battling leukemia for several months.
Her death was announced by Citizens for Limited Taxation.
Anderson was one of the leaders of the campaign for property tax relief. She also led campaigns for the repeal of state income tax surtax, defeat of the graduated income tax ballot question and the rollback of the “temporary” state income tax increase.
Pirelli Veteran’s Arena, 910 Panther Way, will be open for public skating at the following times during April vacation.Admission costs $5, and rental skates are available for $5 on a first-come, first-served basis. For a list of all the updated daily public skating locations and times, visit fmcicesports.com/public-skating.
- April 16: from 2:30 to 4:20 p.m.
- April 17: from 2 to 3:50 p.m.
- April 18-21: from 12:30 to 2:20 p.m.
- April 22: from 12:30 to 2:20 p.m.; 8 to 9:50 p.m.
- April 23: from 2:30 to 4:20 p.m.
- April 24: from 2 to 3:40 p.m.
It was Learn to Skate Day at the Franklin arena, but it wasn't just any skate session. Members of the Boston Bruins organization and Blades, the big, brown Bruins mascot, mingled with the kids, handing out tips, high-fives and a hand after a spill.
The Bruins organization stopped by the rink as part of Hockey Weekend Across America - a set of nationwide outreach programs to get children more interested in, and dedicated to, the sport.
"Honestly, it takes me back. I remember when I was a kid, I did this in Medford. It's awesome to come out here with Blades and some of the Ice Girls," said Andrew Veneziano, the Boston Bruins youth hockey coordinator.
"It gets kids on the ice, helps build a love for the sport."
Advocates for the homeless are calling for additional resources to help people break a cycle of poverty.
“I often feel like I’m offering people a treadmill to nowhere because it’s so difficult to help get them to a better place,” said Jim Stewart, director of First Church Shelter in Cambridge.
The high cost of housing, access to regular medical care and discrimination are among the challenges the homeless face in Massachusetts.
As the last glimmers of sunset faded into night, people trickled on to Fino Field Saturday, all with the same idea in mind: honor those who've lost battles to addiction. The intent was to launch Chinese lanterns, but the windy night quashed that idea. Instead, they gathered in a circle with candles and said the name of a loved one lost to addiction.
Matt. Jimmy. Kelly. Ken. Gabe. Meghan. Rachel. Scott. Jenn. Amy...
More than 100 people attended the Missin' Matt Foundation's Light Up The Sky for Change event. After a moment of silence, event organizers were able to light off three lanterns as the crowd watched on from the Fino Field parking lot.
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| The public skating schedule can be found here |
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or skating for the first time, friends and family can embrace the start of fun winter activities at a Massachusetts DCR ice skating facility.
Where are the Ice Skating Rinks?There are a number of skating options that can make winter fun for everyone. They include:
- DCR ice skating rinks located across Massachusetts;
- 17 accessible ice skating rinks sponsored by the DCR Universal Access Program; and
- Ice skating sleds at select accessible rinks provided for persons with disabilities (these can be operated by either the rider or another skater).
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| screen grab of post on skating in MA |
The team originally consisted of Brianna Cummings, Madigan Smith, Alexandra Sousa, Michaela DeToma, and Holly Swinamer. Since those five girls first skated, the team has nearly quadrupled. It now has 19 girls from Franklin and area towns.
The team, based out of Franklin’s Pirelli Arena, made a mark when Holly Swinamer’s mother, Tracey, approached team coach Joanna Zehme about a competition in Danbury, Conn. – The Holiday Challenge.
"Honestly, we were so new and had such a small team, I wasn’t sure we could get enough skaters interested in traveling out of state for an overnight competition," Zehme said.
Mastering the perfect spiral and finding the balance to glide on one ice skate requires discipline, patience and grace.
But imagine pulling off all those tricks in concert with a group of other ice skaters.
That's precisely what the 11 Chickenellas, Franklin's Symmetric Ice Crystals synchronized skating team, have challenged themselves to do.
Synchronized skating beats singles because everyone supports one another, said Caleigh Smith, 11, who prides herself on her back-lunges.
"You have to help each other. It's harder because if somebody next to you falls down, you have to help pick them up or else you fall down. You have to support each other," said Smith.
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