1st Annual Franklin Fusion Fest planned
Franklin man indicted on 67 identity fraud charges
Franklin’s municipal guide on town website
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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
"architects realized the costs would be similar"
The state is expected to reimburse the town between 53 and 58 percent of the cost, leaving the town to fund $30.8 million, $40.8 million, $45.6 million or $38.5 million, respectively, depending on the option.
Dorothy Miller, who has a son in middle school and another who is a sophomore, said she worried renovating the existing building would significantly disrupt classes.
School officials said a new school would be built on nearby fields while students attend class in the existing building.
In a renovation, "where would they put them?" said Robert Cloutier, 55, who has a son in eighth grade. "In the gym?"
Cloutier said he worries about the cost, but said it's time to do something with the school, which was built in 1971. Project officials said it has outdated science labs, utilities systems and no elevators.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said during the meeting that a $35 million renovation would cost the owner of the average home valued at $360,000 an extra $235 a year while a $40 million model school would cost $265 a year, based upon current property values. A Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion override would need to be passed to pay for any of the options, most likely in the fall.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1294652027/Franklin-residents-like-model-high-school-idea#ixzz1KiLFl8QI
The March School Building Committee meeting is available here
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/03/live-reporting-school-building.html
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Downtown Partnership Networking Luncheon - Apr 29th
FDP Networking Luncheon - Friday, April 29th
1:00 at Dean College Campus Dining Hall $5.00 for all you can eat
RSVP Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com
Franklin, MA
1:00 at Dean College Campus Dining Hall $5.00 for all you can eat
RSVP Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com
Franklin, MA
Raw Foods Cooking - this week at Whole Foods
Dont forget this weeks Raw Foods Cooking class. Thursday at Whole Foods Market Bellingham 6:30!! Who is coming??
I have a great guest speaker for this class. Sheryl Stone a graduate of the world famous Hippocrates Health Institute http://www.hippocratesinst.org/
Via email from Karen Ring, CPT / Health Coach / AADP, instructor at Whole Foods Market BellinghamSheryl is a Certified Health Educator, she works with individuals who want to lose weight and gain energy through changes in thier diet including, but not limited to, the raw vegan lifestyle. She specializes in raw desserts and not depriving youself of the foods you love!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - 4/26/11
1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the April 12, 2011 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mr. Glynn
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence: none
2. Guests/Presentations
a. New Administrators
b. FHS Students – Building Project (John Leighton, TBD)
c. FHS Building Committee – Tom Mercer
d. Summer Program/Community Outreach – Pandora Carlucci
3. Discussion Only Items
Food Service Program
4. Action Items
a. I recommend approval of the Budget Transfers as detailed.
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $20.44 from Follett Educational Services for the Jefferson Elementary School.
c. I recommend the School Committee authorize the administration to develop an RFP that propose to seek bids to privatize the management portion of the Franklin Public Schools Food Service Program.
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund for the FHS Swim boosters.
e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $428.57 from the RMS PCC for Field Trips.
f. I recommend acceptance of a check for $107.14 from the RMS PCC for Field Trips.
g. I recommend acceptance of a check for $252.00 from Wells Fargo for In-house enrichment for the FHS.
5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s Report
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. Executive Session
Contractual Negotiations
8. Adjourn
Franklin, MA
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the April 12, 2011 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mr. Glynn
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence: none
2. Guests/Presentations
a. New Administrators
b. FHS Students – Building Project (John Leighton, TBD)
c. FHS Building Committee – Tom Mercer
d. Summer Program/Community Outreach – Pandora Carlucci
3. Discussion Only Items
Food Service Program
4. Action Items
a. I recommend approval of the Budget Transfers as detailed.
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $20.44 from Follett Educational Services for the Jefferson Elementary School.
c. I recommend the School Committee authorize the administration to develop an RFP that propose to seek bids to privatize the management portion of the Franklin Public Schools Food Service Program.
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund for the FHS Swim boosters.
e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $428.57 from the RMS PCC for Field Trips.
f. I recommend acceptance of a check for $107.14 from the RMS PCC for Field Trips.
g. I recommend acceptance of a check for $252.00 from Wells Fargo for In-house enrichment for the FHS.
5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s Report
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. Executive Session
Contractual Negotiations
8. Adjourn
Franklin, MA
Franklin residents urged go to meeting about school plans
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School officials are encouraging residents to attend tonight's School Committee meeting to learn about the options being considered for renovating or building a new high school.
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Franklin to receive state recycling grant
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State Rep. James E. Vallee, D-Franklin, announced today that Franklin will receive an $86,500 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection to help offset the cost of wheeled bins the town purchased last summer when switching to a single-stream recycling program.
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Teen Advisory Board Meeting
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Monday, April 25, 2011
"doing her part to help future cancer patients"
"They gave me the self-confidence I needed," Longobardi said. "I knew right away when I got there that they would take care of me. I'm forever grateful and want to help (the hospital)."
The clothes, adorned with the slogan "Fight like a Girl," are on sale at Frugal Fannie's, where Longobardi works as an apparel buyer. Frugal Fannie's co-owner Kathleen Doxer, who also had breast cancer and was treated at Beth Israel, jumped at the chance to sell the shirts, Longobardi said.
Longobardi started last year with sweatshirts and has since added T-shirts. The T-shirts cost $9.95 and sweatshirts cost $19.95, 10 percent of which is donated to Beth Israel's BreastCare Center. They have sold more than 500 T-shirts and sweatshirts, she said.
Her efforts are one of several projects undertaken by former cancer patients to give back to the hospital that are being recognized at Beth Israel's Evening of Giving celebration on Wednesday, said Jennifer DiFranco, the hospital's director of annual giving.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1923755248/Franklin-woman-encourages-other-cancer-patients-to-fight-like-a-girl#ixzz1KWhCzq25
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Team Leaders - Updated with video
Hello Again,
Chris Clay here. I apologize for the spam but I've received several requests for clarification on what a Team Leader will be responsible for, so I wanted to make sure the job was clear to everyone.
On build day the Team Leader will be responsible for coordinating three to five people in the construction of the raised beds. They will also be the team member responsible for handling the drill and screwing the raised bed together. We will be using self-drilling TimberLok screws which are very easy to handle. The whole process is simple enough that I was able to assemble the test raised bed by myself. With additional help from team members holding boards in place and handling moving pieces around the beds should go together quite quickly. If you'd like to see a time lapse video of me assembling the prototype bed you can do so here:
On build day the Team Leaders will get together in the morning to put together the first bed of the day with me leading that team so everyone can get some experience with the process. Then each Team Leader will be responsible for leading their team through the process. I will be available throughout the day to aid anyone that hits a snag. The basic steps for assembly will be as follows.
1. Roughly level the marked area where your raised bed will go. You can bring additional soil in to aid in this. It doesn't have to be perfect, just close. We're working in a relatively flat area so this should be a straight forward step. In the video it takes me a while to level as I have a fairly steep incline in my garden that I've been slowly working on eliminating over the years.
2. Acquire the wood components and fasteners from the storage area and transport them to your bed location. (This will just be walking them over)
3. Assemble the end sections
4. Fasten the side boards to the end sections.
5. Place the middle stabilization stakes and screw them in.
6. Call in the bobcats to fill the raised bed with loam/compost
7. Mix the loam/compost together in your bed using rakes and forks
8. Top off the bed with additional wheelbarrow loads
9. Start over on your next bed!
If you have any questions, or are interested in being a team leader feel free to e-mail me at hakai2@gmail.com or give me a call at 508-942-6970
Cheers,
Chris Clay
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Chris Clay here. I apologize for the spam but I've received several requests for clarification on what a Team Leader will be responsible for, so I wanted to make sure the job was clear to everyone.
On build day the Team Leader will be responsible for coordinating three to five people in the construction of the raised beds. They will also be the team member responsible for handling the drill and screwing the raised bed together. We will be using self-drilling TimberLok screws which are very easy to handle. The whole process is simple enough that I was able to assemble the test raised bed by myself. With additional help from team members holding boards in place and handling moving pieces around the beds should go together quite quickly. If you'd like to see a time lapse video of me assembling the prototype bed you can do so here:
On build day the Team Leaders will get together in the morning to put together the first bed of the day with me leading that team so everyone can get some experience with the process. Then each Team Leader will be responsible for leading their team through the process. I will be available throughout the day to aid anyone that hits a snag. The basic steps for assembly will be as follows.
1. Roughly level the marked area where your raised bed will go. You can bring additional soil in to aid in this. It doesn't have to be perfect, just close. We're working in a relatively flat area so this should be a straight forward step. In the video it takes me a while to level as I have a fairly steep incline in my garden that I've been slowly working on eliminating over the years.
2. Acquire the wood components and fasteners from the storage area and transport them to your bed location. (This will just be walking them over)
3. Assemble the end sections
4. Fasten the side boards to the end sections.
5. Place the middle stabilization stakes and screw them in.
6. Call in the bobcats to fill the raised bed with loam/compost
7. Mix the loam/compost together in your bed using rakes and forks
8. Top off the bed with additional wheelbarrow loads
9. Start over on your next bed!
If you have any questions, or are interested in being a team leader feel free to e-mail me at hakai2@gmail.com or give me a call at 508-942-6970
Cheers,
Chris Clay
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"major projects planned for this construction season"
Franklin is starting the first phase of a $7.25 million downtown improvement project with a $883,000 reconstruction of Emmons Street between Main Street and Hillside Road, Dean Avenue between Main and Ray streets, Ray Street and Depot Street, as well as the municipal parking lot near the Franklin/Dean College MBTA station.
Franklin Town Engineer Bill Yadisernia said the project includes sidewalks, curbing, paving, traffic lights and enhancements to stormwater treatment.
"That project is supposed to be done by the end of this year, and if not then next year," Yadisernia said. "But the majority will be done this year. That's the first phase of downtown, and the second phase will be the entire downtown area. The second phase is probably going to start in a year or two.
"There will be road closures, but they will be temporary," Yadisernia said. "We're not shutting down roads for a long period of time, but we may have to detour them."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x128431993/Seasonal-headache-Area-roadwork-begins#ixzz1KR7sY1pE
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Cardi's Furniture an active supporter of HMEA
A real nice piece on the HMEA 10th Annual Independence Day on May 22.
For more info and to register visit the HMEA website
Thanks to Cardi's Furniture, one of many good sponsors for HMEA.
Franklin, MA
HMEA holds 10th Annual Independence 5K: foxprovidence.com
For more info and to register visit the HMEA website
Thanks to Cardi's Furniture, one of many good sponsors for HMEA.
Franklin, MA
"I think that's a wonderful idea for Franklin"
"There's definitely an increased need with the economy," said Maureen Roy, a member of the pantry's board of directors who is organizing the phone drive. "People are making choices between buying food and paying the electric bill. ... We're just trying to make it possible for all people that need us to have access to healthy food choices."
The pantry, which serves about 400 people each month, is seeking volunteers to call residents to ask for donations on four days, from April 30 to May 3.
Small donations have a big impact since the pantry can buy 100 meals for $20 by leveraging the resources of the Greater Boston Food Bank, local supermarkets and other organizations. They hope to use some money raised at the phone-a-thon to buy produce, which is often more expensive than processed foods, she said.
Roy came up with the idea after reading about a program in Bedford where high school students call residents to raise money for a scholarship program, she said.Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1294651645/Franklin-Food-Pantry-putting-out-call-for-help#ixzz1KKyFIWyR
Related Food Pantry posts
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/04/calling-for-pantry-apr-30-may-3.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/05/franklin-food-pantry-stamp-out-hunger.html
Franklin, MA
Team Leaders Needed
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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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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Lorena Landry said she feels like she has a new kitchen, but she didn't spend thousands on appliances.
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