Blackstone Valley Heritage Corridor: Things to do in June

A long list of activities along the Blackstone River not far away in Rhode Island!

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June: Things to do in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor For a complete, detailed listing of events, see the event calendar.  Ranger Walkabouts    Thursday, June 5 Ranger Walkabout: 1770 Quaker Meeting House: A Lecture in a Historic Building Uxbridge, MA Start time: 6:30 pm This year the schedule kicks off at the 1770 Quaker Meeting House in Uxbridge, MA as we hear about some of the Fiery Females and Freedom Seekers who made the Blackstone Valley their home, at least for a short time. One of the most significant historical figures in America when it comes to talking about the Abolitionist Movement and Women's Rights, Abby Kelly Foster called the Blackstone Valley her home. The 1770 Friends Meeting House in South Uxbridge was her meeting house....then she said, "I'm outta here." Why? What was it like to be a Quaker? How were issues sorted out? What made Abby Kelly leave her faith, or was it her organized faith left her? And, what is the connection to the Underground Railroad? Join Ranger Chuck Arning and Carol Masiello of the Uxbridge Friends for an interesting evening of discussion.  Parking: Quaker Meeting House is located at the intersection of Rt. 146A and Rt 98 in Uxbridge, MA. Limited parking up by the site itself; driveway can be tricky. Parking is available along the highways - Rt. 98 & Rt. 146A.   See the full schedule Pawtucket Proud Day Thursday, June 5 Pawtucket Proud Day was created by The Pawtucket Foundation to bring the city's business community together to help showcase public spaces, neighborhood parks, and gateways of the city. Held each June, the event attracts upwards of 100 volunteers to clean up, plant, paint, mulch and otherwise care for public spaces. Over the years, more than 1,000 volunteers, representing 100 companies, have participated in 60 projects throughout the community.  Read more Canal District Alliance Annual Meeting Thursday, June 5 Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre 19 Temple Street Worcester, MA Start time: 6:00 pm The annual meeting will highlight Canal District Events and initiatives over the past year, what to watch for in the year ahead, include election of board members, and a presentation from special guest Robert Radliff of the National Park Service. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available. Read more Family Fun Day at Pleasant Valley Saturday, June 7  10:00 am - 4:00 pm  Featured presenters this year include: Falconer Brian Bradley of Skyhunters Special presentation of "Four Season Bear" by the Caravan Puppets  Local favorite Tom Tyning and his stupendous snakes Live music by George Wilson Nature crafts for the kids Guided nature walks and more! Read more American Girl Doll Tea Saturday, June 7 and Sunday June 8 Hearthside 757 Great Road Lincoln, RI 2 Seatings: 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm  The event is especially designed for girls ages 5-10 and their American Girl Dolls® and offers all the fixings of Hearthside's elegant Afternoon Teas.  White linen and lace tablecloths, fancy tiered dishes and elegant china, miniature sandwiches and sweets, and tea or lemonade are featured. Read more Blackstone Valley Leisurely Bicycle Tours Saturday, June 7, 14, 21, 28 Participants enjoy a fun and relaxing way to experience culture, nature, history and recreation on the Blackstone Valley Leisurely Bicycle Tours. Tours last 4 hours, are ridden at a very leisurely pace, stop often and are appropriate for all fitness levels.  Read more Downtown Sundown Series All events held at: Roger Williams National Memorial 282 North Main Street Providence, RI June 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 The Rhode Island Shakespeare Theatre will be performing  Shakespeare's Henry IV Part One. Concert Series Saturday, June 21 Steve Allain Emma Joy Galvin Tracie Potochnik Lisa Couto & Ray Cooke Read more 4th Annual Blackstone River Theatre Summer Solstice Festival Saturday, June 21 Diamond Hill State Park, Rte 114 (directions) Cumberland, RI 11:00 am - 7:00 pm (Rain date: June 22nd)   Atwater~Donnelly Trio * Cantrip * Aoife Clancy * Core 4 Sheila Falls & Mark Roberts * Genticorum * The Gnomes Paddy Keenan * Cassie & Maggie MacDonald Robbie O'Connell * Pendragon * Tir Na Nog Irish Dance Read more Rhode Island Great Outdoors Pursuit Event #2 - Navigating the Great Outdoors Sunday, June 22 Pulaski Memorial State Park Glocester, RI 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Learn how to get around in the great outdoors with modern GPS devices and old-fashioned compasses. You'll also learn about geo caching and letterboxing and meet Smoky Bear. Read more 2nd Annual Woonsocket Arts & Music Festival Saturday, June 28       River Island Park Bernon Street Woonsocket, RI 10:00 am - 7:00 pm This event has art work produced by members of the Arts Guild and other artists, as well as many handcrafted items by local artisans. Music will be provided all day. Food vendors will offer a varied cusine for your tastes.  Read more 100th Anniversary of the Trolley Coming to Chepachet & 200th Anniversary of Job Armstrong Store Sunday, June 29 Chepachet Village Glocester, RI 2:00 - 6:00 pm The Chepachet Union Church and Glocester Heritage Society will sponsor a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the advent of Trolley service into Glocester and Chepachet.  Read more It's Patriots, Whirligigs and Fun at the Smith-Appleby House Sunday, June 29 Smith-Appleby House Museum 220 Stillwater Road Smithfield, RI Get ready to show your patriotic spirit with a special craft and historical tour at the Smith-Appleby House. Kids will make a whirligig (pinwheel) to show their Spirit of American Independence, and everyone gets to tour the historical Smith-Appleby House to see and hear what daily life was really like in Colonial Rhode Island during the American Revolution. Tours are led by educators and history enthusiasts in Colonial dress.  Read more Event Calendar Check out the event calendar for a more complete, detailed listing of Blackstone Corridor Events: Event Calendar  We are glad to include Corridor-related news and events, both on our web site calendar and in our monthly newsletter, Corridor Currents. Send us your stuff! About The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Congress established the National Heritage Corridor in 1986 to restore and preserve the nationally significant heritage of the Blackstone River Valley, where the industrialization of America began. It has become a successful program of partnerships between federal, state and local government agencies, as well as nongovernment organizations, pooling their resources and pursuing a common agenda of preservation and revitalization.  Ongoing Blackstone Corridor programs and projects include historic preservation, river cleanup, land conservation and stewardship, visitor centers, ranger walks, programs with schools, recreational programs and events, support for arts and cultural events, training for partners and volunteers and assistance to towns trying to preserve their heritage while also improving the local and regional economy. Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor One Depot Square Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 401-762-0250

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Franklin TV - Rain Garden Training

Hi Steve,

Just wanted to pass along a Franklin TV program schedule (see below).

I went to this training session, and learned a lot about rain gardens and how they can help us maintain our water supply by reducing the amount of runoff (from a roof, parking lot, and other impervious surface) that is lost to a storm drain or evaporation.  It was a good program, and ended with the group installing a rain garden designed to catch the runoff from the roof of the DPW building on Fisher Street.

rain garden at Parmenter School

From: Kate Sjoberg [mailto:ksjoberg@franklin.ma.us]
Subject: Franklin TV - Rain Garden Training

Good morning,

Franklin TV will be airing the Rain Garden Training today at 7pm, Thursday at 1pm and Friday at 11am.  Check it out!!  This is a great opportunity to spread the word to your Franklin friends and neighbors.  

Enjoy the training on Franklin TV!

Kate

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Kate Sjoberg

GIS Manager

Town of Franklin, DPW

257 Fisher Street

Franklin MA 02038

508.553.5500

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http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/01/workshop-on-how-to-build-rain-garden.html

Davis Thayer - items of interest

The Art Show and Grade 5 Concert at Davis Thayer is today.

On June 9th, the Grades 3-4 Concert will be held
On June 11th, the K-2 Field Day is scheduled

Live reporting: Closing

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
RT 140 is almost complete, last time you may recall I had heard from the State that it was on their radar but lacking funding, three days after the letter, they started the work

a letter thanking the Fire Dept for their work, saving a life

Concerts on Commons beginning July 9th

Grand opening of the DelCarte this evening
thanks to the Council for funding and supporting the work
the playground committee and a host of others
dedicated to Nick Alfieri


L. OLD BUSINESS
Bissanti - exploring land swap by recycling center
Nutting - still under exploration


M. NEW BUSINESS
Kelly - circle bylaw and the special permit criteria
want to chat about the both of them in the future, would like to see them and figure out how to proceed

Bissanti - exploring a viable Zone 6 for multi-family
Nutting - already in the works, they have to write a draft to bring it forward

Vallee - FSPA will have a performance on Jun 18th before leaving on their tour of Europe

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS

Padula - at time of graduation, need to reflect on the impact of the schools upon our lives
Senior Jerry Leone had passed, wrote about 40 years ago
coaches make a difference
thank you Coach for making a difference!
Congratulations to all the kids graduating!

Feldman - Community Blood Drive - Jun 7th to support Noah Smith

Mercer - into last 8 weeks of building constructions, substantial completion July 28th
continue to be on schedule, on budget
when is the demolition to start, 2nd week of July will begin abatement of asbestos
field house and wing near with start between the 15th and 18th of July
will put together another tour for the Council end of June/beginning of July

Williams - just passed Memorial Day, coming upon on 4th of July
June 6th is the 60th anniversary
thanks for your service

Kelly- thanks to Brutus and his staff for the Town Common and how well it looks
DelCarte looks great, to think some folks were objecting to fixing dams but it looks great

Can we say anything about the manhole covers sticking up and blowing tires
Down will take a year, how many tires will be blown then?

Pfeffer - thanks it is great to have a plaque to recognize Nick
$500 sponsorship for a ladybug, part of the 4th of July celebration and on display all over the town
thanks to Joe Halligan for use of the car

Jones - I am happy that the dedication went to Nick, my kids refer to it as the 'tree park'
thanks for all who helped put on the Memorial Day parade
to Brian and the Planning Development Dept, thanks for the platinum rating for biodevelopment

Bissanti - I am proud to be part of this Council, we hit our six month mark here
we still need help in the public relation dept
we are not media hounds, but when I read the Milford Daily News I don't see much about Franklin

Strawberry Stroll - June 12th at 4:00 PM


P. ADJOURN
motion to adjourn, passed 9-0


The full set of documents released for this meeting can be found here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2014/050714.pdf