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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources Grant Opportunity

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Library Announces Grant Opportunity to Enhance Teaching with Primary Sources The Library of Congress today announced fiscal year 2022 ...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Franklin's Event Outlook: Apr 30 - May 6, 2021

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Spring time in Franklin and a small choice of in person events coming up: the Electric Youth perform under the tent at THE BLACK BOX, and t...

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School Names Karen Maguire as Superintendent-Director

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The Tri-County School Committee has unanimously appointed Karen Maguire of Carver as the Tri-County RVTHS Superintendent-Director as Steph...

Pantherbook: "Franklin Panthers Won't Be Stopped: Cheer Wins Hockomock League Championship" (video)

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"Franklin Panthers Won't Be Stopped: Cheer Wins Hockomock League Championship" "Cheerleading competitions: massive gather...

“Commuter rail is commuter rail. It’s not transit"

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"When Garrett Wollman was considering his housing options in the greater Boston region back in 2001, the possibility of a carless commu...

MIAA: No change in approved sports modifications "at this time"

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#OneTeamOneMIAA #maskupMIAA😷 @MSAA_33 @PVIAC @LeagueBoston @MarshfieldSuper @AthleticsMG @CTENewtonPS @RpearsonMIAA_MS @sbryantMIAA @Napa13...

Massachusetts Senate Advances Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Bond Bill

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On Thursday, April 29, 2021, the Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill authorizing $400 million in bonds for the design and construction...

DPW loses two positions in FY 2022 budget due to Town Council inaction on Stormwater utility proposal

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Why Town Council inaction? You should ask them individually. I have been reporting on their meetings and while there is a lack of understand...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Finance Committee - Budget Hearing #1 of 4 -> 2nd pass at Capital approved, General Government budgets heard

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Quick Recap: $765,547 approved in this second pass at the Capital Budget. Recall that the first pass was done earlier, waited until the snow...

MetroWest Visitors Bureau Awards $70k in Mini-Grants

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The MetroWest Visitors Bureau announced today (4/28/21) the recipients of its spring cycle of mini-grants. The awards, totaling $70k, are f...

The stormwater story summary for Franklin

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One of the key items in all of the budget discussions is going to be the stormwater utility question. This has been a topic that has develop...