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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Gov Patrick, Salem, and Franklin's situation

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Governor Patrick, cutbacks and the saga in Salem As the city of Salem roils over layout notices, and other towns struggle with tight b...

Mr Sullivan - Part 4 (audio)

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Mr Sullivan discusses the accounting for the Medicaid reimbursement which even after the transfer of some expenses to other accounts still h...

Mr Sullivan - Part 3 (audio)

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Mr Sullivan reviews the details of accounting for attrition. Attrition is expected. School departments can take advantage of it. Franklin ha...
Friday, January 11, 2008

Joint Town Council/School Committee Meeting Summary - 1/9/08

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The opening remarks by the Attorney (audio) Mary Joann Reedy Mr John J Sullivan, CPA explains the findings - part 1 (audio) (initial defi...

In the News - Molasses, twin violins, financial fiasco

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Franklin Library looks to get town On the Same Page By Michael Morton/Staff writer At first, library staff worried that an initiativ...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

First Set of Questions (audio)

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Mr Sullivan pauses to answer several questions from Councilors Doak, Bartlett, Zollo, Pfeffer, and Feeley. Time: 8 minutes, 33 seconds MP3 ...

Mr Sullivan: Explains the problem - Part 2 (audio)

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Mr Sullivan continues his detailed explanation of the findings covering the negative line items in the budget up to the June 2007 report wit...

Mr Sullivan Explains the problem: Part 1 (audio)

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John J Sullivan, CPA explains the audit findings in great detail. This section covers the initial Fiscal 2006 deficit, the circuit breakers,...

Opening Remarks by Attorney (audio)

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The opening remarks by Mary Joann Reedy, Attorney highlighting the findings of the forensic audit. Time: 3 minutes, 34 seconds MP3 File Upd...

Details on the Forensic Report

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The school finance director, recently fired for improper budgeting, did not hold the state certification required for her job, a town cou...

School Finance Director let go, basketball hoop falls

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School finance director fired after budget mishap By Michael Morton/Daily News staff Finance Director Delores McCoy has been fired ...
Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Joint Town Council - School Committee - Part 2

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TC_SC_80109b , originally uploaded by shersteve . The second picture of the joint Town Council and School Committee to hear the Foren...

Joint Town Council - School Commitee

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TC_SC_80109a , originally uploaded by shersteve . All hands (well almost) were on deck for the joint Town Council and School Committee...

Attention Franklin Train Commuters

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Amtrak strike would rock T By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff The threat of a national Amtrak strike later this month is prompting Boston-area tra...

In the newspapers - Brick, Local Aid

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Report: Majority of task force supports brick school By Michael Morton/Daily News staff FRANKLIN - The Brick School Task Force disc...
Tuesday, January 8, 2008

School Committee Meeting 1/8/08

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The Brick Task Force presents their report (photo) Brick report intro (audio) Brick report presentation (audio) As additional sections of...

Brick Task Force Presentation (audio)

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The presentation by the Brick Task Force lead by Sue Rohrbach. Time: 9 minutes, 1 second MP3 File

Brick Task Force Report Intro (audio)

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Franklin School Commitee Chairman Jeffrey Roy with introductory remarks before the task force made their presentation. Time: 3 minutes, 33 s...