"a standard safety procedure"

The police Thursday night were searching for a suspect in an armed robbery at a Forest Street home earlier that day that forced two nearby school buildings into lockdown. 

At 12:57 p.m. Thursday, police say a man with a silver-handgun threatened one of the homeowners, stole an undisclosed amount of money and ran down Forest Street. There were reports that he also had a knife. The home is a single-family Cape, according to the assessor's database. 

Police described the suspect as a white male in his 20s, approximately six feet tall, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.

Continue reading the article here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150604/NEWS/150607858

dog walk at DelCarte Conservation Area - Jun 14

Sam Hogan will be hosting a dog walk at DelCarte Conservation Area on Pleasant St in Franklin on Sunday, June 14 from 12:00-1:30. 

Dog treats will be available for sale, and people going to the event are encouraged to donate a supply. All proceeds will benefit the North Attleboro Animal Shelter. 

Details are in the flyer shown here:

one of the large ponds at DelCarte

Tri-County Top 10 senior students recognized by United Regional Chamber

As noted earlier, the United Regional Chamber of Commerce recognized the Top 10 students in their respective local high schools.. This is the photo and listing of those students from Tri-County Regional Voc Tech

Tri-County Top 10 students recognized by United Regional Chamber

TRI-COUNTY RVTHS

• Michael John Ambrose
• Laura Beth Auerbach - Franklin
• Jessica Lyn Coates
• Maximillian Roxin Dixon - Franklin
• Dillan William Hoyt
• Christopher Gerard Lenzi - Franklin
• Lindsey Joyce Ogden
• Cassius James Peter - Franklin
• Caroline Marie Read - Franklin
• Emily Rose Spillane - Franklin
• UNSUNG HERO: Jake Ducharme

FHS Parking Enforcement

**PARKING ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY**

Recently you may have noticed the Franklin Police Department has stepped up our enforcement of parking violators in the area of the Franklin High School athletic field, the Horace Mann Middle School and St. Mary Church. 

This advisory is intended to reach as many people as possible so that you will not be one of those who get back to your vehicle to find an orange parking ticket affixed to the windshield. 

The Franklin Police Department asks when you visit Franklin and see there is a "no parking" sign clearly posted that you honor that and continue on to an area specifically designed and/or allowed for parking. 

The issueance of parking violations is one of the "less desirable" duties of police officers, it does however become necessary when there is constant and blatant disregard for parking control. Our wish is always for the voluntary compliance of law, but when that is not the case our only remaining option is for enforcement.

If you have constructive comments and/or suggestions please feel free to call me @ 508-528-1212 ext 2709. Thank you.

STEPHAN H. SEMERJIAN

CHIEF OF POLICE

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not the 'no parking' sign referred to but a sign from the FHS site

Representative Roy : What's happening in the district - May 2015 newsletter

This is our regularly monthly newsletter. If you are not yet a subscriber, you can get on our email list by clicking here. View this email in your browser Facebook Twitter Website Email No community immune from opioid abuse A few weeks ago, the Franklin Town Council hosted a thoughtful discussion on the opioid epidemic. While I was pleased to be a part of that discussion, it was unsettling to see the damage that is wreaking havoc on people and their families; those who struggle daily with the disease of addiction. No community is immune from this crisis, but there are multi-faceted ways to address it. The Legislature has taken a number of steps through laws and budget appropriations to get in front of the problem. And it has been supportive of efforts to establish community coalitions to confront opioid abuse. In February, our office began the process of setting up a community coalition in the area and we will continue with these efforts in conjunction with the District Attorney, local officials, the police, the school department, medical and mental health professionals, and residents. The first meeting of the Community Coalition in Franklin will take place on Tuesday, June 29, 2015 at 7 pm. If you have any ideas or would like to help in this effort, please reach out to us by clicking here. It will take a team effort to take on this epidemic, but together we can save lives and heel fractured families. I look forward to working with you.  View this email in your browser

FHS Softball and Boys Lacrosse win playoff games

From Hockomock Sports we find and share the following on the playoff results for FHS from Wednesday, June 3rd. 

Softball
D1 South
#14 Franklin, 7 vs. #19 Somerset Berkley, 2 - Final

- Caroline D'Aprile struck out 10 to get the win in the circle for the Panthers. At the plate, Brie Flaherty went 3-4 with an RBI, Christine Harvey had a pair of RBI, Alicia Donovan went 3-4 and Olivia DiGiacomo went 2-3. Head coach Kate Fallon-Comeau said Maddie Connelly played "outstanding defense" with three assists and three put outs.

FHS Panthers

Boys Lacrosse
D1 South
#4 Franklin, 15 vs. #13 Brookline, 5 - Final

- Franklin senior Austin Kent had a team-high five points with four goals and one assist, Justin Miller scored a hat trick and had one assist and goalie DJ Shea made 12 saves in net. Head coach Lou Verrochi said Sean Lockhart, Alec Borkowski and Mike Sullivan were "excellent on defense."

For all the playoff results around the Hockomock League on Wednesday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-060315

BFCCPS - Expansion Update

From Don Tappin, President, Board of Trustees - BFCCPS

"As many know the Benjamin Franklin Educational Foundation already owns a parcel of land in Franklin on Washington Street that was purchased some time ago with the idea of building a school. Although in the past there were barriers to developing the parcel recent events have made the site viable and in fact favorable to other available options. As a result, I’m pleased to let you know that we are pursuing placement of the school on Washington Street in Franklin. 

The next step in the process is for us to seek a designer to develop plans and specifications for a new 90,000 square foot building with play fields. Much of this work will take place over the summer. Our timeline remains aggressive but we currently expect that we will be able to welcome students into BFCCPS’s new facility in September of 2017."

You can read the full posting on the BFCCPS webpage here
http://bfccps.org/expansion-update-from-the-board-of-trustees/

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School