Emmons St at the corner of Main St. Dean College is immediately to the left.
Additional info on the two downtown projects funded by State and Federal money can be found here
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/p/downtown-project.html
Monday, August 1, 2011
Downtown Project - paving progress
On my walk downtown Sunday morning, I took these photos. Depot St looking toward the Municipal parking lot. The train station is down to the right.
Emmons St at the corner of Main St. Dean College is immediately to the left.
Additional info on the two downtown projects funded by State and Federal money can be found here
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/p/downtown-project.html
Emmons St at the corner of Main St. Dean College is immediately to the left.
Additional info on the two downtown projects funded by State and Federal money can be found here
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/p/downtown-project.html
"are there enough people who understand the need for a school?"
The Boston Globe West captures the high school building project in part by writing:
The complexity of the current building would make renovations very invasive to the school day, officials said. With 19 different roof lines and walls primarily lined with cinder block, construction workers couldn’t possibly refurbish the school in a discreet manner.
“We would literally have to rip apart the walls to get to the plumbing,’’ said Sabolinski.
As the building committee conducted a feasibility study, it discovered that renovations would also prove very costly. In a budget document released to the public in March, the committee revealed that an extensive renovation would cost $97.9 million before state reimbursement. In the same document, the projection for a model school stood at $91.6 million. But the state allocates an additional 5 percent to the total reimbursement of the model school project, which lowers the final town cost to just under $40 million.
For years the committee debated the renovation-rebuilding quandary, until the scales tipped decidedly last month when the Massachusetts School Building Authority indicated that it would probably invite Franklin to join its model school program. A quasi-independent government agency, the state authority aims to streamline public school building projects throughout the Commonwealth.You can read the full article here:
Sunday, July 31, 2011
PanMass Challenge: Franklin riders
To help with the fund raising efforts of the Franklin riders for the PanMass Challenge, here are the links to their individual fund raising pages (in alphabet order by last name):
Tim Brightman http://www.pmc.org/profile/TB0006
Peter Lounsbury - http://www.pmc.org/profile/
Paul Metcalf http://www.pmc.org/profile/PM0053
Martin Middelmann http://www.pmc.org/profile/MM0373
Jeff Nutting http://www.pmc.org/profile/JN0077
Ethan Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/EP0070
Michele Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/MP0164
Jeff Roy http://www.pmc.org/profile/JR0142
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know and I'll add them here.
Tim Brightman http://www.pmc.org/profile/TB0006
Peter Lounsbury - http://www.pmc.org/profile/
Paul Metcalf http://www.pmc.org/profile/PM0053
Martin Middelmann http://www.pmc.org/profile/MM0373
Jeff Nutting http://www.pmc.org/profile/JN0077
Ethan Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/EP0070
Michele Pearl http://www.pmc.org/profile/MP0164
Jeff Roy http://www.pmc.org/profile/JR0142
Debbie Van Vort - http://www.pmc.org/profile/
Scott Young - http://www.pmc.org/profile/
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know and I'll add them here.
PanMass Challenge rides through Franklin Saturday
The Remington Jefferson School complex will be busy Saturday morning. The site is a rest stop on the course for the PanMass Challenge. Hundreds of bike riders will roll through, take a quick break, some refreshments, pose for pictures with friends and family and ride on!
Slide show of photos from 2009:
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1764488225/Pan-Mass-Challenge-Finding-funds-for-the-fight#ixzz1TgLc8QXC
To help search for Franklin riders, I have a page set up with the links to their individual fund raising pages.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/panmass-challenge-franklin-riders.html
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know
Slide show of photos from 2009:
The site lays out the purpose of the PMC in plain words - "When cyclists register for the PMC, they are signing up for a fundraising mission first and a bike ride second. ... Raising money for cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is the core of the PMC mission."
"We're remaining true to the mission," said Starr.
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Riders settle into their own methods of raising money. Most send out letters each year, via email and the Postal Service, but their recipients vary from 50 people who give much, to 200 people who give what they can. Some letters are personalized, some are identical form letters. Some have heart-wrenching stories, while others simply remind loyal followers that it's the time of year to give again.
To donate to any of the riders or teams in the PMC, check pmc.org and plug a name or team into the search bar.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1764488225/Pan-Mass-Challenge-Finding-funds-for-the-fight#ixzz1TgLc8QXC
To help search for Franklin riders, I have a page set up with the links to their individual fund raising pages.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/panmass-challenge-franklin-riders.html
If there are other Franklin riders, please let me know
"The drug containers work like a mailbox"
Medway and 12 other Norfolk County towns are using the drug containers after Morrissey wrote the county police chiefs in May and asked them to participate in the program.
Franklin and Wrentham also have the boxes, and about 300,000 people will have access to the containers across the county, Morrissey said.
Franklin Police Chief Stephen Williams said a container has been at the station for about a month.
"I think prescription drug abuse is endemic almost everywhere," Williams said. "We're seeing many of our young people become involved in it, and where are they getting the drugs from? From their mom and dad's prescriptions and friends."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x633530691/Medway-Franklin-offer-drug-collection-boxes-for-old-pills#ixzz1TgKnHQko
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Stepping up to fill in the gap
Look closely. Franklin ball field, A sign clearly stating that the backstop was donated by the fence company to the Franklin Girls Softball Assoc. The property is owned and maintained by Franklin but as the budget shrinks from year to year, organizations and companies are stepping up to fill in the gaps. This is happening all over town. It is the little things like this that make Franklin a good place to live.
Thank you Mr Fence and Franklin Girls Softball Assoc
Other recent examples:
1 - Eagle Scout project
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklindean-station-looks-better-now.html
2 - Downtown Partnership
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/living-in-cracks.html
Are there other examples, you can share?
Thank you Mr Fence and Franklin Girls Softball Assoc
Other recent examples:
1 - Eagle Scout project
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklindean-station-looks-better-now.html
2 - Downtown Partnership
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/living-in-cracks.html
Are there other examples, you can share?
Friday, July 29, 2011
Franklin/Dean Station looks better now!
Local Eagle Scouts from Franklin organized a beautification project with the help of the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company for the Franklin/Dean College commuter rail station. Scouts and MBCR staff planted shrubs and flowers as part of the project.
MBCR operates the commuter rail system under a contract with the MBTA.
Thanks to the Eagle Scouts!
Photo 1 (L-R): Molly Dickenson, Samantha Conway, Patrick Cunniff, Cathy Tomaso, Grant Conway, Cameron Cawley, Mike Miga and Chris Gerber – all of Franklin.
Photo 2 (L-R): Molly Dickenson, Grant Conway, Cathy Tomaso, and Samantha Conway
Farmers Market Open Today !
Franklin Farmers Market, Friday, 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Located on the Town Common
Reminder that the Farmers' Market now accepts SNAP dollars and can double your purchasing power.
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklin-farmers-market-doubles-food.html
Visit the Food Pantry tent at the Farmers' Market for details.
In the News - Milford Trail, tornado cleanup
For those who like to ride their bikes
Milford trail work almost done
Volunteers needed for tornado cleanup this weekend
Mower n More summer 2011 closure
How about a lawn mower service that you can request via the web? You can pick a date/time to set the appointment and then they appear in your driveway? Such a service does exist. I was surprised to find them but have used the website and find it quick easy to use.
The following email was just received:
The Mower and More website can be found here: http://mowernmore.com/
The following email was just received:
Hi Steve,
Please be advised that Mower n More will be closed for vacation from August 11, 2011 to August 29, 2011.
Until then, we are happy to offer a deep discount on mower tune-ups:
$20 off up to 22 inch = $59 (a regular walk-behind)$40 off 23-42 inch = $159 (most common riding mowers or wide walk-behind)$50 off over 42 inch = $189 (Garden tractors or commercial walk-behind)$29 off Extended-area surcharge = $0 (with a minimum purchase of $150, except Sharon and Mansfield)
Our experience shows that most major repairs are a direct result of under-service: Lack of lubrication, components out of adjustment, restricted cooling air flow (engine, deck spindles), rubbing parts, dirty air filter, low oil etc...
Use promo code 811
- Offer is only valid as long as appointment slots are available by August 10, 2011.
Mower n More, P.O. Box 201, Hopedale MA, 01747. (508) 478-2004
The Mower and More website can be found here: http://mowernmore.com/
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wachusett St - final paving layer added
The final layer of paving was added early this week to Wachusett St.
No puddles appeared after the rain went through the area Tuesday night so that is a good sign.
They still need to finish the driveway for the Parmenter School as show in this photo.
No puddles appeared after the rain went through the area Tuesday night so that is a good sign.
They still need to finish the driveway for the Parmenter School as show in this photo.
"for a lot of reasons it's the best choice"
Town officials originally thought to make repairs to the high school, which has so many problems that a national school accreditation agency put Franklin on warning status. To make the necessary repairs, workers would need to gut the school as the whole building would need to be brought up to the current building code.
A new building is expected to be constructed atop the current tennis courts, a baseball field and a softball field, putting the school closer to the football field and track.
Construction would take two years; renovation would have required four years of work, officials have said.
School leaders have said a key benefit of a new school would be that students could make use of the existing structure while a new one is being built.
"I think for a lot of reasons it's the best choice, not the least of which (is) there will be no disruption of the educational process," said Thomas Mercer, chairman of the town's School Building Committee.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1704351515/State-accepts-Franklin-into-model-school-program#ixzz1TOKtr2D9
In the News - Farmers' Market, Dean Bank
Franklin Farmers Market accepts food stamps
Additional details on this program can be found here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklin-farmers-market-doubles-food.html
Dean Bank to host free workshop
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