I stopped by the other day to grab some photos as the site prep continues to get ready for the removal of this building. A Walgreens will replace it eventually opening for business in 2010.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Franklin: Relay for Life June 12-13
The Relay for Life will be held on the Franklin High School track (Oak Street) beginning Friday evening, June 12th and running through Saturday, June 13th.
Additional info on the relay can be found on the event website here
"It's more than enough people for us to question"
Milford Daily News
FRANKLIN —
The 600 residents who got socked with late fees and interest penalties for not paying excise bills they never received do not have to pay those extra costs, Assistant Treasurer/Collector Sandra Fanning said yesterday.
The tax collector will send refunds to those who have already paid the erroneous extra charges, said Fanning.
"We're trying to be as fair as we can," Fanning said.
Those who were billed incorrectly do not need to do anything, she said.
read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
"I don't want to speculate"
Milford Daily News
FRANKLIN —
Possibly facing a loss of $900,000 in state aid under the Senate budget, Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting said he is going to make every attempt to keep his promise to unions that volunteered to freeze their wages for year.
"No matter what happens, my goal is not to have those layoffs," Nutting said.
Earlier in the budget season, the Franklin Police Association and Local 1298, which consists of the police and fire dispatchers unions, custodians union, administrative union (clerical), Department of Public Works union, and facilities (tradesmen) union, all voted to take a one-year deferral on their negotiated wage increases to save their colleagues' jobs and help out the town.
Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
Monday, June 8, 2009
School Committee - Agenda - 6/9/09
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the May 26, 2009 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mr. Kelly
Payroll Ms. Armenio
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence
1. Budget to Actual
2. Letter from Margaret Sullivan
3. SC Response to Margaret Sullivan
2. Guests/Presentations
a. FEF Grant Awards
b. Senior Projects
c. Strategic Planning Logo Awards
d. RMS “Go Green” Service Learning Project
3. Discussion Only Items
FY2010 Budget Hearing – continued
School Choice
4. Action Items
a. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Malone for future enrichment programs for the ECDC.
b. I recommend the continuation of the School Choice Program for the 2009-2010 School Year.
c. I recommend the request of Corine Minkle to declare damaged and outdated books at Oak Street Elementary School as surplus.
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,000.00 from Natalie Brunelli for the John A. Brunelli Memorial Scholarship at FHS.
e. I recommend adopting the FY10 Budget in the amount of $50,297,820.00.
5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s Report
a. Modulars
b. Elizabeth Fitzmaurice – Director of Special Education
c. Pay-To-Ride Program
School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
School Committee Liaison Reports
6. New Business
To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.
7. Adjourn
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the May 26, 2009 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mr. Kelly
Payroll Ms. Armenio
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence
1. Budget to Actual
2. Letter from Margaret Sullivan
3. SC Response to Margaret Sullivan
2. Guests/Presentations
a. FEF Grant Awards
b. Senior Projects
c. Strategic Planning Logo Awards
Pooja Agaraal
Collin Berg
Erin Lee
Kasey Lynch
Emma Campbell
Dayna Comeau
Branna Metras
Kristen Dumas – final selection
d. RMS “Go Green” Service Learning Project
Laura Chiaravalloti, RMS Teacher
Tim LaRowe
Marcus Giese
Jake Garrity
Claudia Beck
Markus Bohmiller
Brian Morin
Tracy Pisani
Julianne Pisani
Abby Normandin
Justin Means
Angie Canesi
Elisabeth Salamy
Pooja Agarwal
Amanda Lin
Tim Stevens
Carolyn Foley
Jenna Gleason
David Sanches
Christine Harvey
Dan Pisani
Erin Harrington
Christina Mouradian
Erika Kucks
3. Discussion Only Items
FY2010 Budget Hearing – continued
School Choice
4. Action Items
a. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Malone for future enrichment programs for the ECDC.
b. I recommend the continuation of the School Choice Program for the 2009-2010 School Year.
c. I recommend the request of Corine Minkle to declare damaged and outdated books at Oak Street Elementary School as surplus.
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,000.00 from Natalie Brunelli for the John A. Brunelli Memorial Scholarship at FHS.
e. I recommend adopting the FY10 Budget in the amount of $50,297,820.00.
5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s Report
a. Modulars
b. Elizabeth Fitzmaurice – Director of Special Education
c. Pay-To-Ride Program
School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
School Committee Liaison Reports
6. New Business
To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.
7. Adjourn
"We're asking for $5 a house"
Milford Daily News
The recession is pinching sponsorships and donations for some local Fourth of July and summer celebrations, forcing organizers to scrounge up support elsewhere or trim fireworks and other entertainment.
Still, while budget pressures have caused cancellations elsewhere, the show will go on in most MetroWest and Milford-area towns and cities that host annual Independence Day festivities and summer festivals.
"We're doing the best we can with what we have," said Warren Revell, secretary for Franklin's Fourth of July Committee.
Read the full article on the local Fourth of July fund raising efforts in the Milford Daily News here.
Events in the schools this week
Oak - Oak St. Fun Day 6/9/09 8:45 AM
JFK - Sports Day Gr. K-4 6/9/09 All Day
Oak - Oak St. Fun Day - Rain date 6/10/09 8:45 AM
Keller - 2nd Gr. End of year Performance (Gym) 6/10/09 9:00 AM
HMMS - Talent Show 6/10/09 12 Noon
Jefferson - Field Day Gr. 3-5 6/10/09 AM
Oak - 5th Gr. Talent Show (Mercer Auditorium) 6/11/09 7:00 PM
Keller - 5th Gr. Field Day (upper field) 6/11/09 8:30-11 AM
JFK - 5th Gr. Day (Assorted Activities) 6/11/09 All day
Jefferson - Field Day Gr. K-2 6/11/09 AM
ASMS - Talent Show 6/12/09 7:30 AM
JFK - All Star Reading Assembly 6/12/09 1:45 PM
Check each school website for additional information on these events
JFK - Sports Day Gr. K-4 6/9/09 All Day
Oak - Oak St. Fun Day - Rain date 6/10/09 8:45 AM
Keller - 2nd Gr. End of year Performance (Gym) 6/10/09 9:00 AM
HMMS - Talent Show 6/10/09 12 Noon
Jefferson - Field Day Gr. 3-5 6/10/09 AM
Oak - 5th Gr. Talent Show (Mercer Auditorium) 6/11/09 7:00 PM
Keller - 5th Gr. Field Day (upper field) 6/11/09 8:30-11 AM
JFK - 5th Gr. Day (Assorted Activities) 6/11/09 All day
Jefferson - Field Day Gr. K-2 6/11/09 AM
ASMS - Talent Show 6/12/09 7:30 AM
JFK - All Star Reading Assembly 6/12/09 1:45 PM
Check each school website for additional information on these events
United Regional Chamber of Commerce - Open House
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet the Staff Open House on Monday, June 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Held at 3 Restaurant, 461 West Central St. in Franklin, the event will give business professionals an opportunity to learn about the only Chamber that has offices in Franklin, North Attleborough and Attleboro.
Find out about upcoming events, meet other Chamber members, and learn how the Chamber can help grow your business.
Admission is free, but reservations are required.
Please call any of The United Regional Chamber of Commerce offices to register: 508-528-2800, 508-222-0801, or 508-695-6011.
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, business support organization serving the communities of Attleboro, Bellingham, Blackstone, Foxborough, Franklin, Mansfield, Medway, Medfield, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Norton, Plainville, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Wrentham.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Hey you can see the house now that the trees are gone!
The construction at the Four Corners building is underway. Eventually, a Walgreens will operate from this location.
I'll try to report key milestones here from time to time as the work progresses.
"mandatory arbitration that would bind municipalities"
GHS
Embedded in the state Senate's budget, an insurance proposal is presenting a not-so-veiled ultimatum to municipalities: Curb your health care costs or else.
Essentially, the provision would force municipalities to reduce their health care costs to meet a state standard, lest they face an outside arbitrator coming in and settling matters with unions - to say nothing of the possible gouges to local aid.
The proposal is in Senate conference committee right now and could be tweaked, rejected, or given the go-ahead within the next month.
...
"We're very worried," said Jeff Nutting, Franklin Town Administrator and president of the Massachusetts Municipal Association. "It's a huge step backward in the worst economy of our life."Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
"some of the best habitats are already occupied"
GHS
Last month, a breached beaver dam flooded Bob Szymanski's property in Milford. Several months before, it was a very intact one in Holliston that swelled the Hopping Brook so it nearly washed over a small bridge.
Beaver habitats routinely clash with those of humans in metro Boston. Other recent reports come from Westborough, Concord, Bolton and Andover, where a hasty dam breaching flooded a charity golf event.
The issue of beaver management isn't purely academic. Untimely dams can flood houses, or muck up sewer systems and roads - costly problems to repair. In Westborough, the town set aside $5,000 in this year's budget just to deal with beavers.
Beavers' ecological benefits are also substantial, as beavers, North America's largest native rodents, create wetlands that nurture other wildlife, control flooding and purify water.
Read the full article on the beaver dams in the Milford Daily News here
This is news of interest to Franklin. The condition of the dams on the DelCarte land was the subject of some discussion during the May 6th Town Council meeting. The 8-1 vote approved spending some money to get engineering estimates on how to correct the dams. A breech in one of the dams could result in down stream flooding. The estimates of damage were hard to quantify.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Yard sale Sat 6/6/09
Multi-family yard sale
Saturday, June 6th - 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Lawrence Dr and Susan's Way
"the Alumni Association is to be a conduit"
Milford Daily News
FRANKLIN —
Giving the 2009 graduating class a glimpse into the distant future, the Franklin High School Class of 1959 reunited at a reception at Horace Mann Middle School yesterday. The tradition, which was started by former Principal Jack Lucas, dates back to 1998. However, this was only the second year that a reception was held for the alumni to gather and catch up on the 50th anniversary of their graduation.
Organized by the Franklin High School Alumni Association and the Franklin Lifelong Learning Institute, the event gathered 23 members of the 95-member 1959 class. It was a strong turnout, according to Lifelong Learning Executive Director Pandora Carlucci.
"Every graduate means a lot to us, no matter how long you've been out of school," Carlucci, the first of a handful of speakers, said to the lively crowd of alumni.
Read the full article about the FHS Class of 1959 in the Milford Daily News here
"Only those who risk going too far will know how far they can go."
Milford Daily News
FRANKLIN —
In his last speech to the Class of 2009, Superintendent Wayne Ogden urged the 370 graduating seniors, "Educate your soul, and your spirit."
"I'm pretty darn sure the world has enough smart people - it (needs) people with compassion and integrity," Ogden said.
A "good, successful human being" is balanced, he said.
He told students now that they are graduating, they "can start the process of learning."
It may seem a strange bit of advice from a school superintendent, but he explained that for too many young people, the pursuit of a credential is substituted for the pursuit of knowledge and understanding.
"Seek knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. An associate's or bachelor's degree will fall into place," Ogden said.
To those who are not planning to go college, Ogden said, "you can learn a tremendous amount without going to school."
Read the full article on the FHS Graduation in the Milford Daily News here
The list of graduates can be found in the Milford Daily News here
Friday, June 5, 2009
"it's unlikely the bills were lost"
Milford Daily News
FRANKLIN —
The town treasurer mailed excise bills in February, but about 600 residents never received them, and now they've gotten hit with late fees and interest penalties, said Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting.
Nutting attributes the problem to a mailing error on the part of the U.S. Postal Service.
"When one person says they didn't get their bill, that's one thing, but when hundreds of people are coming in and telling the same story, you have to believe it's true," said Nutting.
"They've been coming in and saying, 'Why do I have to pay this? I never got an original bill,"' he said.
Read the full article about the missing excise tax bills in the Milford Daily News here
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