Wednesday, May 2, 2012
What can I recycle?
Attached is a detailed table for recycling in the Town of Franklin. You will notice that Franklin continues to add items that can be recycled at the Beaver Street Recycling Center. Hours Friday/Saturday 8-3, Tuesday 12-3 April-November.
Please check the Solid Waste website for latest news:
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Recycling/index
Looking for a summer camp in Franklin?
Are you looking for a fun program to send your kids to this summer?
Sunrise Montessori School still has room in their summer camps. Summer camp programs at Sunrise are open to all children, ages 3 to 6. Children do not need to be enrolled in our regular, school-year programs to participate. Our camp day begins at 9:00AM and finishes at 1:00PM. Children should bring a peanut free lunch. Snacks are provided by the camp.
Our programs are developmentally and socially age appropriate for younger children, and the wide variety of exciting themes appeals to their imagination and sense for adventure. We offer flexibility - Children may sign up for one week or several. The cost per week is $160.00 (there is no camp held during July 2 - 6)
Summer 2012 themes are as follows:
Earth Science - June 18 - June 22
Outer Space - June 25 - June 29
Circus - July 9 – July 13
Ancient Egypt – July 16 - July 20
Bubble Mania – July 23 - July 27
Contact Karen Roeber at 508-541-8010 for more information or see www.mysunrisemontessori.com
Sunrise Montessori School still has room in their summer camps. Summer camp programs at Sunrise are open to all children, ages 3 to 6. Children do not need to be enrolled in our regular, school-year programs to participate. Our camp day begins at 9:00AM and finishes at 1:00PM. Children should bring a peanut free lunch. Snacks are provided by the camp.
Our programs are developmentally and socially age appropriate for younger children, and the wide variety of exciting themes appeals to their imagination and sense for adventure. We offer flexibility - Children may sign up for one week or several. The cost per week is $160.00 (there is no camp held during July 2 - 6)
Summer 2012 themes are as follows:
Earth Science - June 18 - June 22
Outer Space - June 25 - June 29
Circus - July 9 – July 13
Ancient Egypt – July 16 - July 20
Bubble Mania – July 23 - July 27
Contact Karen Roeber at 508-541-8010 for more information or see www.mysunrisemontessori.com
Exciting Saturday Downtown Franklin - May 5
Two events will take place in downtown Franklin this Saturday, May 5
The Cake Bar will celebrate the opening of their new location, 17 East Central Street (formerly Cafe Dolce), on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information about The Cake Bar check out their website, www.thecakebaronline.com.
Ian and Linda Kabat have invited all to their anniversary event on Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Frankin Art Center, 5 Main Street. For more information go to their website, www.franklinartcenter.com.
- The Grand Opening of The Cake Bar
- 1-year anniversary at the Franklin Art Center
The Cake Bar will celebrate the opening of their new location, 17 East Central Street (formerly Cafe Dolce), on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information about The Cake Bar check out their website, www.thecakebaronline.com.
Ian and Linda Kabat have invited all to their anniversary event on Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Frankin Art Center, 5 Main Street. For more information go to their website, www.franklinartcenter.com.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
BBC Fundraiser for the Kelly/Lazinski Family
FUNDRAISER
FOR
The Kelly/Lazinski Family
Sunday, MAY 20th
11am to Close
10% of every FOOD item purchased at BBC Franklin (with flyer)
will be donated
to the Kelly/Lazinski Family.
**YOU MUST BRING THIS FLYER & PRESENT IT TO YOUR SERVER**
Come down to the pub and make a difference!!
Franklin shop recovering after car crashed into it
What's wrong with the drivers on Main St? This is the second store front this year to get driven into. And this is all before the traffic returns to 2-way.
A downtown quilt store which was heavily damaged by a car early Sunday morning is expected to reopen today, the shop's owner says.
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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Alison McCall/Daily News staff on 4/30/12
A downtown quilt store which was heavily damaged by a car early Sunday morning is expected to reopen today, the shop's owner says.
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Judge orders Franklin teen to stay away from assault victim
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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff on 4/30/12
A judge yesterday ordered a Franklin High School student who is charged with assaulting a fellow student — in an incident videotaped and posted online — to stay away from the school and the victim.
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Big Y in Franklin making progress
The construction to connect the water and sewer lines in addition to widening RT 140 is progressing. On my run Sunday morning, I went by and stopped for some photos.
Looking westbound, the road is widening:
They have started with a paving undercoat on this section:
Grading work is being done to shape the entrance
Another view of the grading work at the entrance, looking westbound on RT 140
After making my way along RT 140 heading westbound, I found this sign.
There was no sign on the other side of construction to have alerted me that the sidewalk was closed.
The BIG Y is looking to hire for positions to operate the store http://www.bigy.com/Careers#.T55i17PEXTQ
Looking westbound, the road is widening:
They have started with a paving undercoat on this section:
Grading work is being done to shape the entrance
Another view of the grading work at the entrance, looking westbound on RT 140
After making my way along RT 140 heading westbound, I found this sign.
There was no sign on the other side of construction to have alerted me that the sidewalk was closed.
The BIG Y is looking to hire for positions to operate the store http://www.bigy.com/Careers#.T55i17PEXTQ
Cub Scouts recycling shoes for you
I stopped by the Town Common on Saturday to drop off some shoes to the Cub Scouts who are recycling them.
Drew Mahoney posed proudly for a picture.
The Cub Scouts will be on the Town Common and other collection points around Franklin on Saturdays through May 19. Additional details can be found in the related posts on the Cub Scout recycling drive below.
Pack 99
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/franklin-cub-scouts-step-it-up-with.html
Pack 126
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/franklin-cub-scout-pack-126-walks-mile.html
Pack 129
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/cub-scouts-collecting-shoes.html
Drew Mahoney posed proudly for a picture.
The Cub Scouts will be on the Town Common and other collection points around Franklin on Saturdays through May 19. Additional details can be found in the related posts on the Cub Scout recycling drive below.
Pack 99
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/franklin-cub-scouts-step-it-up-with.html
Pack 126
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/franklin-cub-scout-pack-126-walks-mile.html
Pack 129
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/cub-scouts-collecting-shoes.html
Reminder: weekly summary
Coming to Franklin Matters, you get your daily dose of what is happening around Franklin. If you'd like to get a weekly summary, you can subscribe to Franklin Matters Weekly. In addition to the listing of everything published the prior week, you get an essay. The Franklin Matters view on what's up and what's coming.
You can subscribe to receive Franklin Matters Weekly via email or RSS feed. Your email address is never shared with anyone else. On the right side of the web page, under the Franklin Matters signpost, there is a frm to use to sign up for either the email subscription or the RSS Feed.
This was the summary for the week ending Apr 29th:
Like gardeners, planning the layout of the growing space, setting out the stakes, tying off the supports, the Franklin budget process is very similar. The department managers assess what they have and what they need to provide services they need to deliver. They have several discussions and present the plan to the Town Administrator who either makes an adjustment or brings it forward.
The first step is the review with the Finance Committee. Over the course of several nights, the Finance Committee reviews the budget with each of the department heads, discusses their processes, their needs, their issues and ultimately makes a decision.
Their decision goes before the Town Council who holds formal budget hearings on two consecutive nights. They are currently scheduled for May 23 and 24 to review the FY 2013 budget. During these hearings, the Council has the opportunity to discuss budget details with each of the department heads. From experience, there tends to be less discussion than in the FinCom sessions.
Given the Prop 2.5 rules for MA, there are restrictions on how much revenue that the community can raise via property taxes. The established levy can only increase 2.5%. Anything above 2.5% requires a special vote. There are two kinds of votes to approve a greater than 2.5% increase.
Franklin has passed only one operational override (in 2007) and has passed several debt exclusions for school buildings (mostly). The most recent debt exclusion was passed in March to approve the new Franklin High School. During the time that the debt exclusion amount will be building up to its maximum amount for the new high school, debt exclusion amounts for Horace Mann, Remington/Jefferson and Keller/Sullivan will be coming off the tax levy
You can see the current amount for these debt exclusions in the FY 2013 Budget Revenue document
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/franklin-ma-fy-2013-budget-documents.html
Franklin has automatically taken the 2.5% increase. It could choose to take part of it, or none of it. Given that it has taken all of it, we (as taxpayers) can expect a minimum of 2.5% increase each year.
All is well and good with this. It sets the planning horizon. Like the gardener, Franklin needs to live within its means. So when contract negotiations grant 2.5% increases in any given year then the automatic amount is already used up. If anything in operations would be needed, it would require a cut from somewhere else in order to balance the budget. If you only put up a two foot support, and your plant grows four feet, then what do you do?
To continue to review the links posted during the past week, visit the Franklin Matters Weekly summary here http://franklinmattersweekly.blogspot.com/2012/04/week-ending-apr-29-2012.html
You can subscribe to receive Franklin Matters Weekly via email or RSS feed. Your email address is never shared with anyone else. On the right side of the web page, under the Franklin Matters signpost, there is a frm to use to sign up for either the email subscription or the RSS Feed.
This was the summary for the week ending Apr 29th:
Like gardeners, planning the layout of the growing space, setting out the stakes, tying off the supports, the Franklin budget process is very similar. The department managers assess what they have and what they need to provide services they need to deliver. They have several discussions and present the plan to the Town Administrator who either makes an adjustment or brings it forward.
The first step is the review with the Finance Committee. Over the course of several nights, the Finance Committee reviews the budget with each of the department heads, discusses their processes, their needs, their issues and ultimately makes a decision.
Their decision goes before the Town Council who holds formal budget hearings on two consecutive nights. They are currently scheduled for May 23 and 24 to review the FY 2013 budget. During these hearings, the Council has the opportunity to discuss budget details with each of the department heads. From experience, there tends to be less discussion than in the FinCom sessions.
Given the Prop 2.5 rules for MA, there are restrictions on how much revenue that the community can raise via property taxes. The established levy can only increase 2.5%. Anything above 2.5% requires a special vote. There are two kinds of votes to approve a greater than 2.5% increase.
- If it is for a capital item (like a new school), the vote is called a debt exclusion. The amount of increase is set for a specific number of years and then expires.
- If it is for regular operational budget, like an additional DPW worker or for the salary increases due to collective bargaining agreements, then it is an operational override. The override amount in this case becomes a permanent addition to the tax base.
Franklin has passed only one operational override (in 2007) and has passed several debt exclusions for school buildings (mostly). The most recent debt exclusion was passed in March to approve the new Franklin High School. During the time that the debt exclusion amount will be building up to its maximum amount for the new high school, debt exclusion amounts for Horace Mann, Remington/Jefferson and Keller/Sullivan will be coming off the tax levy
You can see the current amount for these debt exclusions in the FY 2013 Budget Revenue document
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/franklin-ma-fy-2013-budget-documents.html
Franklin has automatically taken the 2.5% increase. It could choose to take part of it, or none of it. Given that it has taken all of it, we (as taxpayers) can expect a minimum of 2.5% increase each year.
All is well and good with this. It sets the planning horizon. Like the gardener, Franklin needs to live within its means. So when contract negotiations grant 2.5% increases in any given year then the automatic amount is already used up. If anything in operations would be needed, it would require a cut from somewhere else in order to balance the budget. If you only put up a two foot support, and your plant grows four feet, then what do you do?
To continue to review the links posted during the past week, visit the Franklin Matters Weekly summary here http://franklinmattersweekly.blogspot.com/2012/04/week-ending-apr-29-2012.html
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