Wadsworth Diary - Jan 17, 1892

Very pleasant & cold morn, but warmer day. Done the chores. Baked beans, cooked rice, cranberry sauce & c. E. Simonds.

In the 1850s, on a busy working farm in the southern part of Franklin, a man named George Wadsworth started writing in a journal about everyday events. When he filled that journal, he bought another, and filled that up too. Two dozen journals, and 27 years later, he had written about almost everything that can happen in a small New England town. His words were lost to history until 1986, when town resident Gail Lembo came across some of the journals at a yard sale. 


From the Franklin Historical Museum website
http://www.franklinhistoricalmuseum.com/p/wadsworth-diaries_30.html 

Would you like to dream?

Spend a few minutes (about 20 actually) to view this video and see the story of three young women and their exploration of science played out.

In 2011, three young women swept the top prizes of the first Google Science Fair. At TEDxWomen Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah described their extraordinary projects-- and their route to a passion for science.

They all were driven by passion and determination. They all succeeded despite lots of rejections.

Creation of a Citizen Committee

On the Town Council agenda for Weds Jan 18, 2012 is this RESOLUTION 12-04:


WHEREAS, the Town Council continues to explore ways of making improvements to our community; and

WHEREAS, the Town Council would like participation by the citizens to provide valuable input.

Now therefore, be it resolved by the Franklin Town Council that a Citizen Committee is established. Said committee shall consist of 5 to 9 members to be appointed by the Town Council. Said committee shall make recommendations to the Town council on how to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Franklin in areas including but not limited to enhancing citizen participation, aesthetics of the community, and business development, and other recommendations that the Council deems appropriate. Said committee shall make its recommendations by December, 2012. This Resolution shall become effective according to the rules and regulations of the Town of Franklin Home Rule Charter.

Would you be interested?

Sounds like it would be a short-term commitment (complete the work by Dec 2012).

"I just don’t see that as a reality"

... Carriera wonders how she will get to work if potential cuts that would eliminate commuter rail service on weekends and after 10 p.m. during the week come to fruition. 

“I can’t imagine not having this,” the 26-year-old Franklin resident said yesterday as she waited for a train at the Dean College station. “I don’t know what I would do.” 

Needing to close a $161 million gap in next year’s budget, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority released two scenarios that would see fares rise by 35 to 43 percent and include service cuts on rail lines, buses and ferries.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x873521975/MBTA-considering-fare-hikes-service-cuts#ixzz1ji8n5P9n

The MBTA has published their full listing of public meetings on the proposed fare increase. The MDN article doesn't include that link but it is available here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/01/mbta-fares-service-public-meetings-set.html

“I’d like to raise awareness"

“It’s very scary, very alarming to people,” Dr. Sara Gray said, Pursuit’s veterinarian at Franklin Veterinary Clinic. About a dozen animals at the clinic are medicated for seizures, she added. “I think it’s just the scariness of watching their animals go through seizures like that.” 

Both Gray and McLean have seen dog owners decide to euthanize their epileptic dogs, before getting the combination of diet and medication right. 

“It’s a very overwhelming disease,” McLean said. She gestured toward her computer, where she found a support network online of other dog owners dealing with the same issue. “Honestly, every week someone is putting their dog to sleep.”

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x2062851824/Dogged-determination-in-Franklin#ixzz1jiGPrTtR

Parking Ban Activated

January 16 2012

Parking Ban Activated Through 5am Tuesday.

426 PM EST MON JAN 16 2012

...A PERIOD OF SNOW SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 10 PM AND

1 AM TONIGHT RESULTING IN UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED

AND SLIPPERY FOR A TIME...

AN AREA OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE TONIGHT

AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A

COATING TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. SINCE ITS BEEN VERY COLD THE PAST

FEW DAYS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY

FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTHEAST TO

NORTHWEST BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

HOWEVER...MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED

FOR UNTREATED ROADS TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY FOR A

TIME.

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"I have a dream"

On this day, it is important to remember.

To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. 

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education