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#1 Franklin (18-2) will host the winner of #8 Natick (13-7)/#9 Acton-Boxboro (12-10) on Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00.
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-boys-basketball-playoff-seeds-matchups-2017/
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#1 Franklin (18-2) will host the winner of #8 Natick (13-7)/#9 Acton-Boxboro (12-10) on Thursday, March 2nd at 7:00.
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Join the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School for "SHREK THE MUSICAL" |
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Anglican Church of the Redeemer is located at Moseley Mill, 31 Hayward Street in Franklin, MA |
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"The newly renovated second floor of the Franklin Senior Center is under wraps for the time being, with yellow tape barring visitors from using the elevator or walking up the stairs.
This secrecy will come to an end Sunday, with a grand opening celebration set to introduce seniors (and others who may be interested) to the new space in the building.
The town first approved the $1 million in 2015, as a response to increased demand for the center's services. The center had been built eight years ago with an unfinished second floor, to allow room for future expansion.
Senior Center Director Karen Alves said the current secrecy is intended to preserve the space's "wow" factor when it is unveiled this weekend. The finished second floor adds more space allowing for more programs."
"For the sixth year in a row, the number of people killed by opioids in Massachusetts continued to climb in in 2016 as state and local public health officials grappled with the growing epidemic.
There were at least 1,465 opioid overdose deaths last year, with 469 to 562 additional deaths also believed to be opioid-related, according to recently released data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
In total, opioids likely killed around 1,979 people least year, up from an estimated 1,751 deaths in 2015 and an estimated 1,379 deaths in 2014. Fatalities have increased every year since 2010, when there were 532 opioid-related deaths."
reported overdoses and deaths in Franklin from 2014-2016 |
For Help call SAFE Resource Support line – 508-488-8105 |
"Dance, jump, and sing along to the infectious music of Stacey Peasley! Stacey Peasley has performed before audiences and been a professional singer for over twenty years. Lately her audiences are a bit shorter but no less enthusiastic. A teacher for ten years, Stacey is thrilled to combine her love of children and music into a lively act that engages kids and creates memorable and fun sing-along songs!"
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Stacey Peasley! - Saturday, Feb 25, 10:30 AM |
"A type of pesticide many beekeepers blame for mass bee die-offs would come under tighter regulation under a bill filed in the Massachusetts legislature in January.
"I believe this is a responsible attempt to limit the amount of these pesticides in the environment, while recognizing the need to use these chemicals responsibly in agriculture," said state Rep. Carolyn Dykema, D-Holliston, the bill's main sponsor. "When they're used judiciously and properly, we can mitigate the impact on pollinators."
Over the past decade, pesticides containing a classification of chemicals called neonicotinoids have come under mounting suspicion by beekeepers, who have reported high death rates among their honeybees. Nationally, annual honey bee losses have averaged around 30 percent over the past 10 years, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture."
"Collapse", the Chronicle show about honey bees (yes, I'm in it) will be re-aired this Friday night, Ch. 5, 7:30 PM.
It's a great show talking about the troubles bees face and what is being done.
Not just saying that because I'm part of it."
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screen grab of the Chronicle intro |
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screen grab of bees from the Chronicle show |
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a great stress buster with real health benefits |
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Facebook image for Yankee Quilters Guild |
Yankee Quilters is a 501-c-3 charitable organization which supports the education of its members in the traditional craft of quilting and provides comfort quilts to patients at local cancer treatment centers and in hospice care. The guild is supported by generous donations from local quilt shops, local quilters and members.
"The Town Council is considering a change to the areas where it allows storage facilities.
A zoning bylaw amendment currently before the council would allow such facilities in the town's industrial zone; they had been placed in the "commercial 2" zone before that. The council has already given preliminary approval to the matter.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting told the council at its Feb. 15 meeting that the change reflects the reality in town, and would not have an impact on existing storage businesses.
"Currently, there are two storage facilities in the industrial zone," he said. "This would allow them in the industrial zone and allow expansion of the existing facilities, but it would prohibit them in commercial 2."
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snow gradually disappears from the Parmenter School |
Boys finish the tournament with a 5-2 win over Barnstable. Hat to @lizotte_joey pic.twitter.com/McgjX1WGTa— Franklin Hockey (@FHS_Puck) February 23, 2017
Franklin 5 Barnstable 2, hard hat to Lizzy @FHSSports @MassHSHockey @MyHockeyLive @MetroWestSports @In_The_Slot— Coach Spillane (@FHS_PuckCoach) February 23, 2017
B V Ice Hockey: Franklin vs. Barnstable today at 3:00pm in Hyannis. @MyHockeyLive @In_The_Slot @HockomockSports @MetroWestSports— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) February 23, 2017
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Boys finish the tournament with a 5-2 win over Barnstable. Hat to @lizotte_joey |
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THE BLACK BOX New England Artists Series - “World on a String” |