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Saturday, July 20, 2013

School Calendar Survey Results

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Here is the summary of the Franklin Public Schools "Calendar Survey" conducted in May/Jun of this year For the record, resu...

Angela Lee Duckworth: "The Key to Success? Grit"

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Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She...

Food recycling as a climate issue (audio)

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Why is food recycling a climate issue? Recently the U.S. joined the U.N. in launching programs to combat food waste. Fortunately, right he...
Friday, July 19, 2013

Franklin High School - construction update - July 2013

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There are some significant developments with the new high school construction. new entrance traffic pattern The entrance off Oak St i...

Farmers Market - noon to 6:00 PM

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Another Friday, another day for the Farmers Market. Farmers Market Come to the Town Common between noon and 6:00 PM for fresh goods a...

Geoffrey Canada: "Our Failing Schools.Enough is Enough!"

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Why, why, why does our education system look so similar to the way it did 50 years ago? Millions of students were failing then, as they ar...

ISO New England Requests Voluntary Electricity Conservation

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While the heat wave continues to steam us all, there is a request to minimize electricity use where possible. The following document makes s...

In the News: Fire Dept to hire 4 with grant

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Grant would allow Franklin fire dept. to hire four The Fire Department expects to hear as early as Friday whether it received a federal ...
Thursday, July 18, 2013

The Master Plan is here, the Master Plan is here!

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The Master Plan Committee made its presentation to the Franklin Town Council on Wednesday evening. Master Plan Committee From left to...

Malcom London: High School Training Ground" (video)

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From TED Education earlier this year : Young poet, educator and activist Malcom London performs his stirring poem about life on the front...

Zentangle for Ages 11 & Up

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Zentangle for Ages 11 and Up zentangle for ages 11 and up ...

"the roadmap on Franklin’s future"

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The Master Plan draft was presented to the Town Council on Weds evening and summarized by the Milford Daily News here: The 12-person commi...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Live reporting - closing

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I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS none J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION 1. Resolution 13-56: The Woodlands - Approval of Amendment to Regulatory Agreeme...

Live reporting - Master Plan Committee Report

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Councilor Jeff Roy introduced other members present this evening public comment period on the plan opens tonight, will return Sep 18th for ...

Live reporting - Facilities

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H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS Mike D’Angelo, Richard Gaskins overview of work order process for maintenance within all the Franklin build...

Live reporting - Town Council - Jul 17, 2013

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Present: Mercer (remote), Kelly, Powderly, Vallee, Pfeffer, Jones, Bissanti, Roy Absent:   Dellorco Town Administration: Nutting, Kinhea...

Survey says: school should start after Labor Day

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Survey says, Franklin should start school after Labor Day. This is one of the key results from the survey conducted by the Franklin Public S...

Concerts on the Common: Electric Youth

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WEDNESDAYS 6:30 PM TO 8:30PM CHILDRENS PROGRAMS 6:00PM TO 6:30 PM Concerts on the Common July 17th = Electric Youth For more in...