Time for a little fun with language. Words are important. Using the right one at the right time is so critical for success. Taylor's performance takes liberty with proof reading to an extreme (and is full of double entendres).
On the stage with Taylor Mali is Billy Collins, a good and humorous poet in his own right.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Free flu clinic - Tuesday - Nov 20
There is a free flu clinic being offered on Tuesday, Nov 20th. Details about the clinic at the Milford Senior Center are shown in the attached flyer.
In the News: vacant homes
Franklin is listed as having 15 of these properties
Vacant homes cause problems for towns and the market
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Franklin High School Girls Soccer: 2012 State Champions!
The Franklin High School girls soccer team are State Champs! Milford Daily News provides the write up on the championship game Friday night.
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/editorspick_mobile/x35740412/Franklin-2-Nashoba-1-The-best-around#ixzz2CTguGzaZ
Both the Franklin and Nashoba Regional went into Friday night’s Division 1 state final at Worcester State University without a loss this fall. The South sectional champion Panthers touted an impressive 21-0-1 mark, while the Central champion Chieftains from Central Mass. came in at 18-0-4.
Thanks in large part to the efforts of sophomore Taylor Cogliano and senior Kristi Kirshe, people will be dancing in the streets of Franklin as the Panthers captured the first girls soccer state championship in school history by earning a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Nashoba.
"We have been a very good program for a long time," said Franklin coach Tom Geysen. "We have been close several times to going over the top. If you had asked me in August, I would have said we will see where we end up because we have six freshmen and nine sophomores. This is a credit to them."
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/editorspick_mobile/x35740412/Franklin-2-Nashoba-1-The-best-around#ixzz2CTguGzaZ
New dorm scheduled to open in December
The new dormitory at Dean College will open in December. The Milford Daily News provides a summary:
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1107411783/New-Dean-College-dorm-will-open-in-Franklin-in-December#ixzz2CTiKbZMP
Construction progress: Sep 2012
Nov 2012
The $9 million project broke ground in the spring and has stayed on budget. Only some interior and landscape work remains, according to Brian Kelly, Dean College’s assistant vice president for capital planning and facilities.
The Planning Board approved the project in February.
On Friday, there were some construction crews working behind the dorm, as students heading to class passed by.
Located on West Central Street, a stone’s throw from the Franklin Historical Museum, the dorm will address overcrowding on campus. It is part of the school’s long-term design plan.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1107411783/New-Dean-College-dorm-will-open-in-Franklin-in-December#ixzz2CTiKbZMP
Construction progress: Sep 2012
Nov 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012
MassBudget: MA Among States with Highest Income Inequality
The gap between Massachusetts's richest and poorest households is the 8th highest in the nation, according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute.
Comparing income inequality in all fifty states over the last 3 decades, the report finds that:
Income for the top 20% of households in Massachusetts more than doubled between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s (adjusted for inflation). By contrast, the bottom 20% saw virtually no income growth over that same period.*
To provide a fuller picture of the situation in Massachusetts, MassBudget has put together an accompanying slideshow, with additional information about statewide inequality, poverty, the minimum wage, and more.
Read PULLING APART, a joint report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute
View MassBudget's Slideshow PULLING APART IN MASSACHUSETTS
*The numbers cited in this email are available in Table 1 (pg. 17), Table 8 (pg. 35), and Table 7 (pg. 33) of Pulling Apart.
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Pack 126: Annual Pancake Breakfast
Saturday Dec. 1 from 8:00 - 11:00 AM
Elks Hall 1077 Pond St. Franklin
Pictures with Santa for $3
Themed raffle baskets $1 per ticket
All you can eat pancake breakfast $6 per person, children 2 and under and scouts in uniform are free.
2012 Annual St. John's Christmas Fair
This year St. John's Christmas Fair will be held Saturday, December 1st from 9am - 3pm in the St. John's Parish Hall located at 237 Pleasant Street in Franklin, MA.
There will be homemade gift baskets, Cookie Walk, pastry table, as well as hot soup and coffee to enjoy.
Pictures with Santa as well as other activities for the kids!
Join us for a fun day!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Under budget and a gem!
The Milford Daily News article on the School Building Committee update of the new Franklin High School is here
New Franklin High will be a gem, architect says
The new media center and library as depicted in design documents.
New Franklin High will be a gem, architect says
The new media center and library as depicted in design documents.
"substantial long-term consequences"
This morning, while reading of the new high school building project and construction phases, there is also an article touting research on the cost of high school dropouts. An interesting combination of articles!
Read more: With dropouts, taxpayers also pay a price - Franklin, MA - Wicked Local Franklin http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x35739381/With-dropouts-taxpayers-also-pay-a-price#ixzz2CHrFSrb1
Additional information on the study released can be found here
http://www.renniecenter.org/events/121113_event.html
The Complete presentation by the Rennie Center can be viewed here:
In a push for more programs to re-enroll students who have dropped out, the education research group the Rennie Center Tuesday released a report on the statewide impact of dropouts.
The average Bay State dropout costs taxpayers $122,000 over the course of his or her lifetime, the report said, through cash assistance and benefits including food stamps, health care and housing subsidies.
Read more: With dropouts, taxpayers also pay a price - Franklin, MA - Wicked Local Franklin http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x35739381/With-dropouts-taxpayers-also-pay-a-price#ixzz2CHrFSrb1
Additional information on the study released can be found here
http://www.renniecenter.org/events/121113_event.html
The Complete presentation by the Rennie Center can be viewed here:
Downtown Holiday Decorating Day-Sunday-9:00
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Franklin Library: Family Storytime and Craft, Nov 21
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Intercession Registration Open
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Looking for something to do in 2013?Lifelong Learning Adult Education is registering for its intercession classes. There are classes in dancing, fitness and sports. Some of the classes are: Bollywood Dancing, Bollywood Dancing for Moms, and Line Dancing. Fitness classes include: Booty Barre, Hatha Yoga, Tai Chi, Zumba Gold, Zumba Monday, Zumba Wednesday and Zumba Toning. Athletic classes include: Men's Full Court Basketball Tuesday and Men's Full Court Basketball Thursday, as well as Advanced Volleyball (coed) Intermediate Volleyball(coed).
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New Road Anti-Icing: Better for the Environment
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MassDOT Secretary & CEO Richard A. Davey and Highway Administrator Frank DePaola today unveiled the Department's new salt brine production plant in Sagamore Beach. For the first time, MassDOT will blend its own anti-icing liquid for use on roadways in Highway District 5 during the snow and ice season, saving money and improving environmental conditions.
"MassDOT works diligently to find cost-effective and environmentally friendly ways to our improve operations," said Secretary Davey. "This plant allows us to trim costs and treat our roads in a smarter, innovative way."
MassDOT will make, store, and apply its own anti-icer for approximately $.07/gallon. Currently, MassDOT purchases large amounts of magnesium chloride at $.89/gallon. The mix produced at the plant will be 85% salt brine and 15% magnesium chloride. MassDOT purchased brine last winter for treatment on certain bridges and frost prone areas in Highway District 1 at a cost of $.55/gallon.
"With salt brine we are able to pre-treat our roads up to 48-hours in advance of a storm. We can be more proactive and reduce overtime costs by closely monitoring the forecast," said Administrator DePaola. "Magnesium chloride has a much shorter window; it must be applied 2-3 hours prior to the snow and ice event."
The location was chosen because salt brine works best in the average winter temperatures found in this region. Construction of the plant, including equipment and infrastructure, cost approximately $250,000. Based on weather conditions, MassDOT anticipates the plant paying for itself in 2-3 years.
More on the benefits of reducing salt and sand use are available after the break.
Environmental Benefits of Salt Brine
Benefits of Reducing Salt Use
Cost Savings;
Less impact to soils and vegetation;
Reduces impact to rivers, streams, wetlands and water supplies;
Reduces deterioration of concrete and steel structures;
Reduction in vehicle corrosion.
Benefits of Reducing Sand Use
Traction benefits of sand are limited and temporary;
Sand accumulates on roadside edges, catch basins, and drainage pipes which can lead to flow restrictions and blockages in the storm-water drainage systems. The collection and disposal of sand adds considerable cost to the operation;
Sand contributes to the sedimentation in streams, impacting fish species and aquatic ecosystems;
Suspended in water sand increases turbidity and can result in the death of fish and invertebrates, and reduces photosynthesis in aquatic plants;
Siltation and sediment deposits have been cited as one of the leading causes of water quality impairments in various regions around the country.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Live reporting - Question and Answer period
Note: This reporting continues from the presentation portion of the meeting found
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/live-reporting-high-school-update.html
clarification on parking and driving patterns
can only go around to the left from Panther Way (no longer right toward where the tennis courts were)
grass circle in the front of the school has been transferred to parking to gain some space temporarily
Nutting provided kudos to the DPW for their work on the parking adjustments
substantially complete?
punch list items, cosmetic items, or something on the site that couldn't get completed
Fennell
Typical construction work hours 7:00 to 3:30, some come in at 6:00 and leave early
sent out about 500 letters to the abutters
construction gates should be closed and locked, if not, please alert us
will keep an eye during the summer months to prevent dust from leaving the site
if there is any activity after hours, please let them know
will there be some work on the weekends?
most Saturday's likely but not Sunday's
should stick to the 7:00 AM start for Saturday
will be some work to raise and lower the back fields
will there be permanent fencing around the fields?
yes
two of the fields will be light, both for the varsity fields
Will Oak St be repaved after the construction?
Outside this scope but likely could be done
sidewalks on both sides?
No, outside this project. Yes, for Panther Way on both sides
crossing guards will be in place during and after
structural steel done, mason work underway and likely to have roof up and done before the winter
spend the winter of 2013-14 doing the interior
if this is the worst phase of the parking, we are dealing with it quite well
If coming in Panther Way, police and fire dept will have access through the gates for safety reasons
Update - FHS Girls Soccer won 2-0, they go to the State final
The access road from Oak to the Parking Lot disappears for some time but does return after the project is completed
construction workers and vehicles are anticipated to be inside the area by 7:00 AM
major concrete deliveries will be avoiding the 7-8:00 AM and after bus pickup time periods
CORI checks are being done with the construction workers as well
meeting closes
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/live-reporting-high-school-update.html
clarification on parking and driving patterns
can only go around to the left from Panther Way (no longer right toward where the tennis courts were)
grass circle in the front of the school has been transferred to parking to gain some space temporarily
Nutting provided kudos to the DPW for their work on the parking adjustments
substantially complete?
punch list items, cosmetic items, or something on the site that couldn't get completed
Fennell
Typical construction work hours 7:00 to 3:30, some come in at 6:00 and leave early
sent out about 500 letters to the abutters
construction gates should be closed and locked, if not, please alert us
will keep an eye during the summer months to prevent dust from leaving the site
if there is any activity after hours, please let them know
will there be some work on the weekends?
most Saturday's likely but not Sunday's
should stick to the 7:00 AM start for Saturday
will be some work to raise and lower the back fields
will there be permanent fencing around the fields?
yes
two of the fields will be light, both for the varsity fields
Will Oak St be repaved after the construction?
Outside this scope but likely could be done
sidewalks on both sides?
No, outside this project. Yes, for Panther Way on both sides
crossing guards will be in place during and after
structural steel done, mason work underway and likely to have roof up and done before the winter
spend the winter of 2013-14 doing the interior
if this is the worst phase of the parking, we are dealing with it quite well
If coming in Panther Way, police and fire dept will have access through the gates for safety reasons
Update - FHS Girls Soccer won 2-0, they go to the State final
The access road from Oak to the Parking Lot disappears for some time but does return after the project is completed
construction workers and vehicles are anticipated to be inside the area by 7:00 AM
major concrete deliveries will be avoiding the 7-8:00 AM and after bus pickup time periods
CORI checks are being done with the construction workers as well
meeting closes
Live reporting - High School Update
Present: Halter, Cafasso, Mullen, Fennell (OPM), Collins, Mercer, Feeley, Goode, D'Angelo, Nutting, Sabolinski, Jordan, Chagnon, Gilchrist
Mr Mercer provided an introduction of the Committee
A presentation (approx 20-25 mins) and then open for Q&A from the public
Financing
Construction estimate of $87,882,187... bid savings at $1.1M under budget
rebid a portion of the project, HVAC rebid, changed scope slightly and rebid, this came $554,000 under the
original bid, hence total $1.6M under budget at this point
J Nutting
financial cost gradual increase year over year up to the full cost 4 years out
$10,000 interest and 81 cents for FY 2013 (well under the $5 estimate)
interest on FY2014 under $11 thus far
with lower interest costs could get a total 25-30 dollars less per year, will be continuing to monitor
Project overview - Jim Jordan
Phase 1 now
Phase 2 - begins August 2013 until fall 2014 - major construction
Phase 3 - fall 2014 until July 2015 - take down old building build new fields
1600 parking lot spaces when all is said and done
video surveillance around building and lots
overview of digital classroom, 4 wireless access points, most installed in a building to date by architect
flexibility of teaching point of control either in front or back of room
infrastructure to support 1:1 laptop initiative
full security system built into the school, student access cards all access controlled, space specific
science labs - each over 1400 sq ft
center of room as open as possible, tables, etc. can be configured in any number of configurations
Library and Media Center
worked with FHS personnel to create a modern space
Panther cafe
"Geek squad" service counter, student run supporting 400 laptops
Fine art displays incorporated into the space
digital card catalogs
student work station space, computers spaced around not clustered as usually
Project team rooms
4 clusters on each of the 2nd and 3rd floors
so while the 1650 students in one building, operating in smaller clusters
highly visible educational space
furniture and chairs flexible and movable
Broadcast studio
largest designed to date 4200 sq ft on 1st floor
dedicated video and audio production studio, as well as additional editing space
two control rooms, more than any other design
Lecture hall
stadium style with tiered seating
80 students capacity, each seat data and power enabled for laptops
Auditorium
851 fixed seats
largest high school stage designed to date
full fly space on stage, no other has this design, cat walk above to enable lighting access
opportunities to rent space out
central control space, sunken floor for an orchestra pit
rear projection booth with second floor access
Band and choral classrooms
acoustical space designed
tiles may look haphazardly laid out but are designed to handle the sound properly
Green design features listed
(best shown on slide copies when those are available)
border line gold certification but strong silver is what is designed for
rain water used to flush toilets and save about 600,000 gallons of water a year
80KW to 100KW photo voltaic displays being designed for
light sensors for each room so as occupants leave, the lights would go off automatically
20% of the materials designed to contained recycled content
will loose 80 parking spaces during phase 1
pedestrian traffic will need to occur on Oak St (no longer cut through the parking lot)
work during the summer will lose further parking spots (about 300)
by doing this, the new parking spots will be available as the remainder of the construction continues
The reporting on this meeting continues with the Q&A Period here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/live-reporting-question-and-answer.html
Mr Mercer provided an introduction of the Committee
A presentation (approx 20-25 mins) and then open for Q&A from the public
Financing
Construction estimate of $87,882,187... bid savings at $1.1M under budget
rebid a portion of the project, HVAC rebid, changed scope slightly and rebid, this came $554,000 under the
original bid, hence total $1.6M under budget at this point
J Nutting
financial cost gradual increase year over year up to the full cost 4 years out
$10,000 interest and 81 cents for FY 2013 (well under the $5 estimate)
interest on FY2014 under $11 thus far
with lower interest costs could get a total 25-30 dollars less per year, will be continuing to monitor
Project overview - Jim Jordan
Phase 1 now
Phase 2 - begins August 2013 until fall 2014 - major construction
Phase 3 - fall 2014 until July 2015 - take down old building build new fields
1600 parking lot spaces when all is said and done
video surveillance around building and lots
overview of digital classroom, 4 wireless access points, most installed in a building to date by architect
flexibility of teaching point of control either in front or back of room
infrastructure to support 1:1 laptop initiative
full security system built into the school, student access cards all access controlled, space specific
science labs - each over 1400 sq ft
center of room as open as possible, tables, etc. can be configured in any number of configurations
Library and Media Center
worked with FHS personnel to create a modern space
Panther cafe
"Geek squad" service counter, student run supporting 400 laptops
Fine art displays incorporated into the space
digital card catalogs
student work station space, computers spaced around not clustered as usually
Project team rooms
4 clusters on each of the 2nd and 3rd floors
so while the 1650 students in one building, operating in smaller clusters
highly visible educational space
furniture and chairs flexible and movable
Broadcast studio
largest designed to date 4200 sq ft on 1st floor
dedicated video and audio production studio, as well as additional editing space
two control rooms, more than any other design
Lecture hall
stadium style with tiered seating
80 students capacity, each seat data and power enabled for laptops
Auditorium
851 fixed seats
largest high school stage designed to date
full fly space on stage, no other has this design, cat walk above to enable lighting access
opportunities to rent space out
central control space, sunken floor for an orchestra pit
rear projection booth with second floor access
Band and choral classrooms
acoustical space designed
tiles may look haphazardly laid out but are designed to handle the sound properly
Green design features listed
(best shown on slide copies when those are available)
border line gold certification but strong silver is what is designed for
rain water used to flush toilets and save about 600,000 gallons of water a year
80KW to 100KW photo voltaic displays being designed for
light sensors for each room so as occupants leave, the lights would go off automatically
20% of the materials designed to contained recycled content
will loose 80 parking spaces during phase 1
pedestrian traffic will need to occur on Oak St (no longer cut through the parking lot)
work during the summer will lose further parking spots (about 300)
by doing this, the new parking spots will be available as the remainder of the construction continues
The reporting on this meeting continues with the Q&A Period here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/live-reporting-question-and-answer.html
Network With Franklin Downtown Partnership Members - Thursday, Nov 15
I plan on participating at this event, if we have not had the opportunity to meet, please make sure to say hi!
Thursday, November 15th - Starting at 5:00 but come anytime...before 8:00 and we will be there.
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We hope you can join us for a very special Franklin Downtown Partnership
Networking Event hosted by Six One Seven Studios
The event will be at Six One Seven Studios'state of the art film studio located at 25 Kenwood Circle in Franklin
Come and enjoy good company, delicious appetizers, beer, and wine as you tour the exciting new state of the art studios.
Please RSVP Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com
Learn more about Six One Seven Studios
Six One Seven Studios is a full service video production company based in Franklin, MA dedicated to telling your story through high quality video production.
Our experienced team of professionals has years of experience in the art of communicating through video. From videography, editing, scripting and all aspects of video production service, Six One Seven Studios represents some of the best in the field offering our services at competitive prices.
Six One Studios is equipped with a 3,200 square foot soundstage, makeup and client area, state of the art editing suite and multiple offices.
Our experienced team of professionals has years of experience in the art of communicating through video. From videography, editing, scripting and all aspects of video production service, Six One Seven Studios represents some of the best in the field offering our services at competitive prices.
Six One Studios is equipped with a 3,200 square foot soundstage, makeup and client area, state of the art editing suite and multiple offices.
We look forward to seeing everyone who can attend.
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