Hello Gardeners and Supporters!
Big News!
Build Day has been scheduled for Saturday May 7th!
More info will be sent next week, but right now,
We need Team Leaders to help the day run smoothly!
Please contact Chris Clay ASAP at hakai2@gmail.com to be a team leader,
The times are:
9-12 and 1-4.
We need your organizational skills (& drills if you can spare one!)
Have you read the blog lately? click on the link!
until next week,
Your Community Garden Dream Team
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Team Leaders Needed
Don't throw it out, Freecycle
Somehow I missed this article Friday morning:
Lorena Landry said she feels like she has a new kitchen, but she didn't spend thousands on appliances.
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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff on 4/22/11
Lorena Landry said she feels like she has a new kitchen, but she didn't spend thousands on appliances.
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Friday, April 22, 2011
Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong
Kathryn Schultz says:
"I call this error blindness. Most of the time, we don't have any kind of internal cue to let us know that we're wrong about something, until it's too late."
"This internal sense of rightness that we all experience so often is not a reliable guide to what is actually going on in the external world. And when we act like it is, and we stop entertaining the possibility that we could be wrong, well that's when we end up doing things like dumping 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, or torpedoing the global economy. So this is a huge practical problem. But it's also a huge social problem."
Will you think about being wrong today?
Franklin, MA
"I call this error blindness. Most of the time, we don't have any kind of internal cue to let us know that we're wrong about something, until it's too late."
"This internal sense of rightness that we all experience so often is not a reliable guide to what is actually going on in the external world. And when we act like it is, and we stop entertaining the possibility that we could be wrong, well that's when we end up doing things like dumping 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, or torpedoing the global economy. So this is a huge practical problem. But it's also a huge social problem."
Will you think about being wrong today?
Franklin, MA
"recession hit and the project fell through"
In 2007, the Zoning Board of Appeals approved two variances for a mixed-use project by developer Antique Realty Corp. and builder Platinum Building, both Franklin-based companies.
Ross said no formal application was ever submitted to the Planning Board.
The plan called for a four-story building with parking below ground, shops and parking on the first floor, office space on floors two and three and residential space on the top floor, according to Zoning Board documents.
"I think everybody in the state was moving towards transit-oriented (mixed-use) development," said Daniel Lewis, of Antique Realty, a principal in the project. "The building had been vacant - it seemed like that would be the perfect spot for it."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x511177468/Temple-that-burned-was-going-to-be-torn-down-anyway#ixzz1KF4HvGnY
Related posts:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/04/well-investigate-as-long-as-it-takes.html
Geoffrey Zub's photo album
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/04/franklin-ma-old-masonic-building-fire.html
Franklin, MA
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Calling for the Pantry: Apr 30 - May 3
Volunteers for the Franklin Food Pantry will be calling residents of Franklin, MA as part of a fundraising effort during specific time periods from Apr 30 through May 3, 2011. The volunteers will be using the phone bank at Dean College to call residents on Saturday, Apr 30 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Sunday, May 1 from Noon to 4:00 PM. Monday, May 2 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Tuesday, May 3 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The volunteers will announce that this is the first annual phone call fundraising effort for the Food Pantry. The Pantry is looking to raise funds to provide for the over 400 families it services each month. The Pantry is able to provide 5 meals for each $1 donated by leveraging the resources of the Greater Boston Food Bank, local supermarkets, local farmers and generosity of the Franklin community.
Donors will be asked to make their contribution via credit card, or to make a pledge. The pledge will result in regular mail sent to their address which can be returned via the mail with a check, or the check could be dropped off at the Pantry during operating hours.
As an alternative, donors can visit the Food Pantry website and make a secure transaction with their credit card via Google Checkout. The website can be found at http://franklinfoodpantry.org/
Note that the volunteer calls will appear as “Dean College” for those with caller ID.
The Food Pantry thanks Dean College for the gracious access to their phone bank for this fundraiser.
Volunteers to make the phone calls are still welcome. There are several time slots to choose from over the four day campaign. If you would like to help with this effort, please contact Maureen Roy.
Saturday, April 30th
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 1st
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, May 2nd
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3rd
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m
For additional information on the campaign, contact Maureen Roy at the Franklin Food Pantry. Telephone Number: 508-528-3115. Maureen can also be reached via email at maureen@franklinfoodpantry.org
Web site address http://franklinfoodpantry.org/
We believe in the power of community. Our mission is to connect the resources needed to sustain a healthy life.
The Franklin Food Pantry was established in 1987. We provide supplemental food and non-food items to the needy in Franklin. The Food Pantry was housed in various temporary locations until June 2009 when thanks to the generosity and support of Rockland Trust, the Pantry moved to our current home at 43 West Central Street. The Franklin Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Franklin, MA
The volunteers will announce that this is the first annual phone call fundraising effort for the Food Pantry. The Pantry is looking to raise funds to provide for the over 400 families it services each month. The Pantry is able to provide 5 meals for each $1 donated by leveraging the resources of the Greater Boston Food Bank, local supermarkets, local farmers and generosity of the Franklin community.
Donors will be asked to make their contribution via credit card, or to make a pledge. The pledge will result in regular mail sent to their address which can be returned via the mail with a check, or the check could be dropped off at the Pantry during operating hours.
As an alternative, donors can visit the Food Pantry website and make a secure transaction with their credit card via Google Checkout. The website can be found at http://franklinfoodpantry.org/
Note that the volunteer calls will appear as “Dean College” for those with caller ID.
The Food Pantry thanks Dean College for the gracious access to their phone bank for this fundraiser.
Volunteers to make the phone calls are still welcome. There are several time slots to choose from over the four day campaign. If you would like to help with this effort, please contact Maureen Roy.
Saturday, April 30th
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 1st
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monday, May 2nd
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3rd
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m
For additional information on the campaign, contact Maureen Roy at the Franklin Food Pantry. Telephone Number: 508-528-3115. Maureen can also be reached via email at maureen@franklinfoodpantry.org
Web site address http://franklinfoodpantry.org/
We believe in the power of community. Our mission is to connect the resources needed to sustain a healthy life.
The Franklin Food Pantry was established in 1987. We provide supplemental food and non-food items to the needy in Franklin. The Food Pantry was housed in various temporary locations until June 2009 when thanks to the generosity and support of Rockland Trust, the Pantry moved to our current home at 43 West Central Street. The Franklin Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Franklin, MA
Franklin's business delayed by lack of quorum
Last night's Town Council meeting was canceled because not enough members showed up to form a quorum.
The board needs five of its nine members for a quorum, but Stephen Whalen, Matthew Kelly, Shannon Zollo, Joseph McGann and Tina Powderly were unable to attend.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said this was only the second time he could recall in the 11 years he's worked in Franklin that a meeting was canceled because there was no quorum.Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x574193139/Franklin-Town-Council-cant-reach-quorum#ixzz1K9K2aUdj
The notes for the meetings during 2011 can be found here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/p/meeting-notes-2008.html
Attendance records for this Town Council (since their election in November 2009) can be found here
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkwjbnXDBhczdEZSWlZLTFVqNmcxZWFTNDNxNk5PZkE&hl=en#gid=0
Franklin, MA
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Dave Meslin: The antidote to apathy
Dave Meslin talks about the antidote to apathy and outlines the seven barriers:
You have been anointed. You have been chosen. Do something about your community today!
Franklin, MA
- Intentional exclusion
- public space
- the media
- heroes
- political parties
- charitable status
- our elections
You have been anointed. You have been chosen. Do something about your community today!
Franklin, MA
"We'll investigate as long as it takes"
Normally, investigators start at the least-damaged area of a building and work toward the most damaged spot to pinpoint where the fire began. Once they discover that, they can ask the property owner what was located there and pinpoint a cause, Mieth said.
But that process was difficult in this case, prompting officials to offer the reward, she said.
"Given the fact that the building is unoccupied and there were no obvious witnesses to the fire, they are asking for the public's help," she said.
Investigators completed their site work Friday and are now reviewing timelines and other information, Franklin Fire Capt. Stephen Parchesky said.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1890541379/Cause-of-Franklin-temple-fire-still-unknown#ixzz1K3PSXf1K
Franklin, MA
Franklin Library: New Items for March 2011
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via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 4/19/11
Browse a list of new books, dvds, music, games and audiobooks recently added to the collection. Click the title link to check availability in the Minuteman Library Catalog.
**New Items**
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Parmenter 5K - May 15th
The Parmenter 2011 Race flyer:
Parmenter 2011 Race Flyer
The registration form:
parmenter_Regform_2011
You can also visit the race website to register online http://parmenter5k.weebly.com/
Franklin, MA
Parmenter 2011 Race Flyer
The registration form:
parmenter_Regform_2011
You can also visit the race website to register online http://parmenter5k.weebly.com/
Franklin, MA
"Reductions in aid would have especially hurt towns such as Franklin"
In Franklin, where Town Councilor Tina Powderly has urged online for residents to tell their legislators to support the reform, the town has also had success negotiating with its unions, Town Council Chairman Scott Mason said.
Nevertheless, "we need to take the constraints off and have a little more control of our own financial destiny," Mason said, adding he was surprised the issue came up this year. "No one on the state level has seemed to want to step forward and take the reins on it. Unfortunately it's a political time bomb."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1890541283/Local-towns-pleased-with-state-aid-numbers-for-next-year#ixzz1JxaUgMeZ
Franklin, MA
Franklin Community Garden Committee to meet Thursday
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The Franklin Community Garden Committee will be hold its first meeting Thursday.
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Good luck Boston Marathoners!
Good luck to the approx 25 runners from Franklin registered to run the Boston Marathon today.
May the wind be at your back and the road be kind to you this day!
Additional information can be found on the revised BAA website here: http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon.aspx
Franklin, MA
May the wind be at your back and the road be kind to you this day!
Additional information can be found on the revised BAA website here: http://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon.aspx
Franklin, MA
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