Car Wash fundraiser at Kennedy Memorial School in Franklin
Franklin Chargers host Casino Night
Franklin, MA
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Parmenter 5K - May 15th - results
The Parmenter 5K Run/Walk results are posted to Cool Running
The rain held off as 225 finished the course looping from the school down Wachusett, Arlington, Union, Cottage, RT 140, King St, Summer, Winter, Peck to King and then back to Parmenter with a good downhill finish.
There was a good crowd of folks supporting the runners and walkers, truly a family event!
A welcome sight as we turned at Walgreens to head up King St.
Franklin, MA
The rain held off as 225 finished the course looping from the school down Wachusett, Arlington, Union, Cottage, RT 140, King St, Summer, Winter, Peck to King and then back to Parmenter with a good downhill finish.
There was a good crowd of folks supporting the runners and walkers, truly a family event!
A welcome sight as we turned at Walgreens to head up King St.
Franklin, MA
Food Marketed to Children
Are you concerned about government guidelines on food? Particularly, those where they cover food marketing to children? You have a chance to have your say. Excerpts from the full document here (PDF) reveal the objectives of the guidelines and feedback needed:
You can review the full document here (PDF) and find the details on how to provide feedback.
The Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children (Working Group), comprised of representatives from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), seeks public comment on a preliminary proposal for voluntary principles to guide industry self-regulatory efforts to improve the nutritional profile of foods marketed to children. The Working Group has drafted these principles pursuant to a directive from Congress, as set out in the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act. As directed by Congress, the Working Group has developed this proposal based on the nutrition, health, and marketing expertise of the member agencies, with the goal of improving children’s diets and addressing the high rates of childhood obesity. Marketing can be an effective tool to encourage children to make better food choices, and voluntary adoption by industry of strong, uniform nutrition and marketing principles, like those proposed here, will advance the goal of promoting children’s health.
Public comment is sought to help inform the Working Group in shaping its recommendations for enhanced industry self-regulatory efforts as part of a report requested by Congress. Comments are not being requested as the basis for regulation. The recommendations include principles addressing the nutritional quality of foods that are most heavily marketed to children. They also include proposed definitions of advertising, promotion, and other marketing activities targeting children ages 2-11 years and adolescents ages 12-17 years to which the nutrition principles would apply. The Working Group seeks public comment on both the nutrition principles and the definitions of marketing targeted to children and adolescents. Comments must be received no later than June 13, 2011
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The primary objective of the Working Group in developing recommendations for nutrition principles for foods marketed to children has been the promotion of children’s health through better diet, with particular – but not sole – emphasis on reducing the incidence of childhood obesity. The proposed recommendations are therefore designed to encourage children, through advertising and marketing, to choose foods that make a meaningful contribution to a healthful diet (Principle A) and minimize consumption of foods with significant amounts of nutrients that could have a negative impact on health or weight – specifically, sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, and added sugars (Principle B).
The Working Group recommends that, as industry develops new products and reformulates existing products, it should strive to create foods that meet both of these two basic nutrition principles. It further recommends that industry focus these efforts on those categories of foods that are most heavily marketed directly to children, such as breakfast cereals, carbonated beverages, restaurant foods and snack foods. The proposed principles, if fully implemented by industry for these categories, should lead to significant improvements in the overall nutritional profile of foods marketed to children.
The Working Group recommends that industry work toward the goal that all foods within the categories most heavily advertised or otherwise marketed directly to children and adolescents would meet the nutrition principles by the year 2016. The Working Group acknowledges that this is an ambitious goal, but believes it is warranted by the urgent need to improve children’s diets and health and address the epidemic of childhood obesity.
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The Working Group seeks comment on its two proposed nutrition principles, including the recommendation that industry focus its self-regulatory efforts on the categories of foods most heavily marketed to children. The Working Group is proposing two possible approaches for assessing whether a food product meets Principle A – making a meaningful contribution to a healthful diet. The Working Group is also proposing specific targets for saturated fat, trans fat, added sugars, and sodium content to meet Principle B – minimizing consumption of foods with significant amounts of these nutrients that could have a negative impact on health or weight. Finally, the Working Group is seeking comment on its proposed goal that all foods within the categories most heavily marketed to children meet these two nutrition principles by the year 2016.
You can review the full document here (PDF) and find the details on how to provide feedback.
"A company may have better purchasing power"
"What inspired me to kind of get this ball rolling was the thought of a link between healthy and nutritious eating and student performance," said School Committee member Bill Glynn, who leads a nutrition subcommittee that studied the issue. "My biggest concern is how to best serve the children in a cost-effective manner. I want to do our homework and look at as many options as we can."
Glynn said he hopes the School Committee can make a decision in time to implement any changes before school starts in the fall.
Administrators have issued a request for proposals from vendors to manage the food service program. Representatives from Sodexo, Aramark, Whitsons Culinary Group and Chartwells toured school facilities on Thursday. Bids are due by June 1, Business Administrator Miriam Goodman said.
"We felt a vendor might be able to support us more but that remains to be seen because we haven't seen the proposals yet," Goodman said. "Food service has to be a self-sustaining program because any dollars allocated from the budget are dollars that come out of the classroom."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x737109404/Franklin-may-privatize-school-lunch-management#ixzz1MVWoImpl
Franklin, MA
Sunday, May 15, 2011
What's happening to the old Dugout space?
The former Dugout and more recently the Cottage St Pub & Grill went out of business and was demolished recently.
Just before demolition:
The foundation has been placed now:
Another view of the foundation:
According to the Planing Board agendas and video, a 3 unit condo is going onto the site. You can view the continued hear from Nov 22, 2010 here:
http://view.liveindexer.com/ViewIndexSessionSL.aspx?indexPointSKU=g9kWDClwvOXwcHe3cZHk8Q%3d%3d
Franklin, MA
Just before demolition:
The foundation has been placed now:
Another view of the foundation:
According to the Planing Board agendas and video, a 3 unit condo is going onto the site. You can view the continued hear from Nov 22, 2010 here:
http://view.liveindexer.com/ViewIndexSessionSL.aspx?indexPointSKU=g9kWDClwvOXwcHe3cZHk8Q%3d%3d
Franklin, MA
Wanted: Wedding gowns for Franklin museum
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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff on 5/14/11
The Franklin Historical Museum is seeking wedding gowns for a display next month.
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Saturday, May 14, 2011
ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE - Saturday/Sunday
ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE
Forge Parkway between Old West Central Street (opposite BJs Warehouse) and new West Central Street will be closed to through traffic from May 14 to May 16. MBCR is replacing the railroad crossing in this area.
Franklin, MA
You can help today!
1 - If you want to help with the Community Gardens as they finish filling the beds made last week, you can go to the King St fields this morning.
Additional details can be found here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/king-st-community-garden-build-day-part.html
2 - If you want to help the Franklin Food Pantry process the food and non-food items being collected by the Post Office in their rounds today, you can come by the Food Pantry this afternoon from 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Additional details on the "Help Stamp Out Hunger Drive" can be found here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/stamp-out-hunger-may-14.html
Photos from last year's drive:
Franklin, MA
Additional details can be found here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/king-st-community-garden-build-day-part.html
2 - If you want to help the Franklin Food Pantry process the food and non-food items being collected by the Post Office in their rounds today, you can come by the Food Pantry this afternoon from 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Additional details on the "Help Stamp Out Hunger Drive" can be found here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/05/stamp-out-hunger-may-14.html
Photos from last year's drive:
Franklin, MA
What happened Friday?
There were no updates here on Friday due to an outage by Google's Blogger platform. Items were queued to post but they were not posted. I did not have access to make any updates.
The Blogger system managed to keep the site up and available so any visitors here were able to read the posts and follow the links but wouldn't have been able to comment.
For those who also subscribe to the Facebook group, I was able to provide an update there. If you are not yet subscribed on Facebook, you may want to consider joining the group. There tends to be less posts than those shown daily here. There also tends to be more conversation around some of the posts.
If you follow me on Twitter, you would have seen the update:
The official word from Blogger on what happened can be found here:
http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/05/blogger-is-back.html
Franklin, MA
The Blogger system managed to keep the site up and available so any visitors here were able to read the posts and follow the links but wouldn't have been able to comment.
For those who also subscribe to the Facebook group, I was able to provide an update there. If you are not yet subscribed on Facebook, you may want to consider joining the group. There tends to be less posts than those shown daily here. There also tends to be more conversation around some of the posts.
If you follow me on Twitter, you would have seen the update:
Blogger will be in read-only mode while we resolve some maintenance issues. Sorry for the inconvenience.http://j.mp/jGNkkrAs I re-read the update, would you have known that Blogger meant Franklin Matters? Probably not. I'll need to do better next time.
The official word from Blogger on what happened can be found here:
http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/05/blogger-is-back.html
Franklin, MA
"going to have a dramatic impact on the level of services"
Eliminating a circulation desk would have happened regardless of the budget picture, said Town Council Chairman Scott Mason, who noted voters repeatedly rejecting Proposition 2 1/2 overrides has contributed to the current situation.
"It's always unfortunate when people lose their jobs," said Mason, who had not seen the leaflet yesterday afternoon. "In my opinion this comes back to the taxpayers. We have a town to run and a certain amount of money to (use). Are we going to cut police and fire or library workers? We're going to cut library workers."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x737109198/Franklin-library-workers-oppose-cuts#ixzz1MK1PZsSI
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Steve Nelson helps with HMEA!
The 10th Annual HMEA Independence 5K Walk, Run, Roll & Stroll also celebrating 50 years of support for thousands of children and adults with disabilities including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and intellectual challenges will be held in Franklin on May 22nd rain or shine.
The event includes a professionally timed and run 5K USATF certified course plus a flexible 5K walk that is very family oriented and fun. Free food, parking, tee shirts, entertainment, and fun games and a kid’s activities area.
Raffles, award program. Franklin High School Jazz Band performance, Gene Lavanchy (Fox 25) will host the event. Sports teams mascots appearances, train rides Special tribute to Veterans and currently enlisted military personnel. For more info or to volunteer, get involved via www.hmea.org or dmacpherson@hmea.org
Registrations are being accepted through Thursday May 19th on the web site www.hmea.org. Early community champions helping to sponsor the are industry giants ADP, AAA-Southern New England, EMC, Wal Mart, UPS Trucking, Tegra Medical, Team Hoyt, Waste Management, Rockland Trust, Charter Communications, D’Angelo’s, Autobahn East, Vehicle Fleet Management, Quality Beverage, Price Chopper, Ducharme Estates, Holliston Oil, Medway Oil, T&J Heating, Eagle Stainless Tube, Plansee USA, Roche Bros., Garelick Farms, Waste Management, WB Mason, Todson, Boston Sports Club, Franklin, Team Fitness Franklin.
The funds raised at this special event will benefit over 2600 children and adults with developmental disabilities in 110 towns from Attleboro to Littleton and from Boston to Worcester. In addition, the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Army National Guard and the Pawtuxet Rangers will participate in the opening ceremonies by providing a special tribute to America’s Armed Forces.
Those interested in sponsoring, participating, or attending the event, are encouraged to visit the web site at www.hmea.org to register on line or download more information on the event or contact Linda Conley at 508-298-1107, or Doug MacPherson 1105. A Super raffle and a special 50/50 will also culminate on race day.
HMEA is a non-profit agency serving children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families in 110 communities in central and eastern MA. Headquartered in Franklin, they provide a wide variety of services including educational, vocational, and residential supports. For more information please call 508-298-1105.
Franklin, MA
The event includes a professionally timed and run 5K USATF certified course plus a flexible 5K walk that is very family oriented and fun. Free food, parking, tee shirts, entertainment, and fun games and a kid’s activities area.
Raffles, award program. Franklin High School Jazz Band performance, Gene Lavanchy (Fox 25) will host the event. Sports teams mascots appearances, train rides Special tribute to Veterans and currently enlisted military personnel. For more info or to volunteer, get involved via www.hmea.org or dmacpherson@hmea.org
Registrations are being accepted through Thursday May 19th on the web site www.hmea.org. Early community champions helping to sponsor the are industry giants ADP, AAA-Southern New England, EMC, Wal Mart, UPS Trucking, Tegra Medical, Team Hoyt, Waste Management, Rockland Trust, Charter Communications, D’Angelo’s, Autobahn East, Vehicle Fleet Management, Quality Beverage, Price Chopper, Ducharme Estates, Holliston Oil, Medway Oil, T&J Heating, Eagle Stainless Tube, Plansee USA, Roche Bros., Garelick Farms, Waste Management, WB Mason, Todson, Boston Sports Club, Franklin, Team Fitness Franklin.
The funds raised at this special event will benefit over 2600 children and adults with developmental disabilities in 110 towns from Attleboro to Littleton and from Boston to Worcester. In addition, the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Army National Guard and the Pawtuxet Rangers will participate in the opening ceremonies by providing a special tribute to America’s Armed Forces.
Those interested in sponsoring, participating, or attending the event, are encouraged to visit the web site at www.hmea.org to register on line or download more information on the event or contact Linda Conley at 508-298-1107, or Doug MacPherson 1105. A Super raffle and a special 50/50 will also culminate on race day.
HMEA is a non-profit agency serving children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families in 110 communities in central and eastern MA. Headquartered in Franklin, they provide a wide variety of services including educational, vocational, and residential supports. For more information please call 508-298-1105.
Franklin, MA
Friday, May 13, 2011
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
CALLING ALL ARTISTS
Would you like a connection to history? Do you have an artistic flare? If so, we're interested in your ideas.
The Franklin Historical Museum is searching for an official logo. This logo will be used on stationary, publications, our web page and promotional items.
The museum moved to it's new location on West Central Street, ½ block from the fire station, last May. We are approaching our 1 year anniversary, and to celebrate we are holding a logo contest.
If you have an idea for a logo and would like to submit it for consideration, we'd love to hear from you. Simply send your artistic rendering of your logo idea to Debbie Pellegri, c/o Franklin Town Hall, East Central Street Franklin, MA 02038. All entries should be received by the deadline Monday, May 16th.
The selected logo will be unveiled at the Museum's 1 year anniversary celebration on Sunday May 22nd.
The contest is open to all ages. You can be part of history!
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Parmenter School car wash and bottle/can drive
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The fifth grade at Parmenter Elementary School, 235 Wachusett St., will hold a car wash and bottle/can drive on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Hockomock YMCA Branches Hold Summer Camp Open House May 22 at 12:00 p.m.
Registration is now open for summer camp at the Hockomock Area YMCA. All three branches in Foxboro, North Attleboro, and Franklin will hold an open house this Sunday, May 22 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. This afternoon will be highlighted with activities for the children to participate in and get to experience Y Camp hands-on! The open house is designed to provide prospective campers with a chance to see the camp, meet camp directors, ask questions, and learn about the variety of summer day camps our YMCA offers.
As parents look for opportunities to keep their kids active this summer, the Franklin YMCA reminds caregivers that camp is among the best options for engaging kids in activities that will help develop their spirit, mind and body, while getting them outdoors in a safe environment. “Camping is synonymous with personal development. It provides kids with the opportunity to practice social and decision-making skills through new experiences,” says Jim Downs, vice president of youth & community development of the Hockomock Area YMCA. “Kids come to camp to develop friendships, learn skills in a new environment, and make memories that will last a lifetime.”
YMCA Camp provides exciting and educational summer camp options for school-age children, teens, and options for children with special needs.
Attending summer camp at the YMCA can impact youth and teens in several important ways:
Collectively, the nation’s largest providers of camping programs, YMCAs have operated summer camps for more than 100 years. Each year, YMCAs operate more than 2,000 community and regional YMCA day camps that serve 600,000 individual campers each summer, which includes about 120 specialty camps for kids with disabilities. An additional 1.5 million individuals participate in camp programs throughout the balance of the year in family camps, weekend retreats, and school camping.
Please visit www.hockymca.org or call the Franklin branch at 508.528.8708, the Foxboro branch at 508.772.1353, or the North Attleboro branch at 508.695.7001 to learn more.
Franklin, MA
As parents look for opportunities to keep their kids active this summer, the Franklin YMCA reminds caregivers that camp is among the best options for engaging kids in activities that will help develop their spirit, mind and body, while getting them outdoors in a safe environment. “Camping is synonymous with personal development. It provides kids with the opportunity to practice social and decision-making skills through new experiences,” says Jim Downs, vice president of youth & community development of the Hockomock Area YMCA. “Kids come to camp to develop friendships, learn skills in a new environment, and make memories that will last a lifetime.”
YMCA Camp provides exciting and educational summer camp options for school-age children, teens, and options for children with special needs.
Attending summer camp at the YMCA can impact youth and teens in several important ways:
- Kids learn when given a break from their daily routine. Camp offers kids and teens productive “time away” from the troubling economic news they hear every day, as well as an independence they do not typically experience at home or in school.
- Lifelong memories are made at camp. Camp Wigwanawan is the ideal environment for developing new skills, learning from other campers and counselors, and making new friends to share it all with.
- Decision-making skills are learned through experience. At camp, kids and teens learn and practice how to make smart choices, solve problems, and work as a team toward common goals. These skills are essential to character development.
- At camp, kids and teens develop confidence by trying and learning new things, including adventurous outdoor activities that can lead to healthy, life-long habits.
- Camp is the perfect environment for increasing kids’ and teens’ awareness and appreciation of nature and the great outdoors.
Collectively, the nation’s largest providers of camping programs, YMCAs have operated summer camps for more than 100 years. Each year, YMCAs operate more than 2,000 community and regional YMCA day camps that serve 600,000 individual campers each summer, which includes about 120 specialty camps for kids with disabilities. An additional 1.5 million individuals participate in camp programs throughout the balance of the year in family camps, weekend retreats, and school camping.
Please visit www.hockymca.org or call the Franklin branch at 508.528.8708, the Foxboro branch at 508.772.1353, or the North Attleboro branch at 508.695.7001 to learn more.
Franklin, MA
King St. Community Garden Build Day Part 2 : When Compost Attacks
Hello Everyone,
Thanks to a wonderful group of volunteers we were able to build 44 of our 46 raised beds at the King St. memorial park last Saturday. Unfortunately we only managed to fill several of the beds due to a scheduling conflict with the bobcat operator. This Saturday we will be getting together at King St. at 8am to finish what we started. Baring any acts of nature we should be done before lunch.
What will we be doing?
We will be building the 2 remaining raised beds.
We will be moving several of the raised beds to form a new row on the left side of the garden.
We will be moving beds out of the way to allow the bobcat access to the blocked in beds, and then back into position to be filled in turn.
We will also be anchoring beds in their final locations with the central stakes so they can be filled by the bobcat.
What should I bring?
If you have a cordless drill bring it along. My DeWalt should easily get us through the two beds and side stakes, but as last Saturday taught us backup helps.
Yourself!
Where do I sign up?
Just reply to this e-mail if you can make it.
Thank you for all your support!
Chris Clay, The Franklin Community Garden Committee, and Friends of Franklin Community Gardens, Inc.
PS. Time Lapse of last Saturday's Build Day : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xsajCNws2Q
PPS. Sign-up for the Plot Lottery : http://www.activityreg.com/selectactivity.wcs
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Thanks to a wonderful group of volunteers we were able to build 44 of our 46 raised beds at the King St. memorial park last Saturday. Unfortunately we only managed to fill several of the beds due to a scheduling conflict with the bobcat operator. This Saturday we will be getting together at King St. at 8am to finish what we started. Baring any acts of nature we should be done before lunch.
What will we be doing?
We will be building the 2 remaining raised beds.
We will be moving several of the raised beds to form a new row on the left side of the garden.
We will be moving beds out of the way to allow the bobcat access to the blocked in beds, and then back into position to be filled in turn.
We will also be anchoring beds in their final locations with the central stakes so they can be filled by the bobcat.
What should I bring?
If you have a cordless drill bring it along. My DeWalt should easily get us through the two beds and side stakes, but as last Saturday taught us backup helps.
Yourself!
Where do I sign up?
Just reply to this e-mail if you can make it.
Thank you for all your support!
Chris Clay, The Franklin Community Garden Committee, and Friends of Franklin Community Gardens, Inc.
PS. Time Lapse of last Saturday's Build Day : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xsajCNws2Q
PPS. Sign-up for the Plot Lottery : http://www.activityreg.com/selectactivity.wcs
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Stamp Out Hunger - May 14
With 1 in 6 affected by hunger, they can be found all around us.
Help your neighbor.
Stamp Out Hunger - flyer2011
Help us help your neighbor.
You can contribute by leaving some non-perishable goods for your postal carrier on Saturday, or help volunteer as the donations are delivered by the carriers to the Food Pantry on Saturday afternoon, or make a monetary contribution on the Food Pantry website http://franklinfoodpantry.org/
Franklin, MA
Help your neighbor.
Stamp Out Hunger - flyer2011
Help us help your neighbor.
You can contribute by leaving some non-perishable goods for your postal carrier on Saturday, or help volunteer as the donations are delivered by the carriers to the Food Pantry on Saturday afternoon, or make a monetary contribution on the Food Pantry website http://franklinfoodpantry.org/
Franklin, MA
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