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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Don't Miss Italian Wednesday and Comedy Night on Friday at 3!
John Gorka March 2 with Mustard's Retreat
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In the News:Library, VFW, award, bottle bill
School vacation programs planned at Franklin Library
The Franklin Library has some fun school vacation programs planned this week.
Franklin VFW slates anniversary dinner
The Franklin VFW is planning a 77th Anniversary Corned Beef Dinner on March 16, 7 p.m., at the VFW, 1034 Pond St., Franklin.
On Thursday, Feb. 7 New England Organ Bank recognized Jay Heaps for his outstanding support of organ and tissue donation and presented the New England Revolution coach with the Donate Life Champion award.
A total of 95 legislators have signed on as a co-sponsor of the Updated Bottle Bill, including half of the state Senate.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
"pledges are still arriving"
Matt Tota talked with Erin lynch, the Food Pantry's director of development, to get a recap of the phone-a-thon this past Saturday.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1433785430/Franklin-Food-Pantrys-Phone-A-Thon-a-success#ixzz2LLDvt6UI
Thanks to Dean College for providing the facilities and phones for this effort.
This weekend’s fundraising effort had more than 35 chipper volunteers staffing 15 phones at Dean College’s calling center. Working in shifts, they tackled a list of 3,500 households, calling 90 percent of them, said Erin Lynch, the pantry’s development director.
"The volunteers did a great job of reaching out to residents and increasing the awareness for the pantry," Lynch said Monday.
Extra chairs had to be procured because more volunteers arrived for the six-hour telethon than expected. After their shifts ended, some were so locked in that they begged to continue manning the phones.
"People get really excited when a call goes well," Lynch said.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1433785430/Franklin-Food-Pantrys-Phone-A-Thon-a-success#ixzz2LLDvt6UI
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Thanks to Dean College for providing the facilities and phones for this effort.
Reminder: trash pickups delayed one day
with the holiday Monday, the trash pickups are delayed one day all this week.
So for those with pickups scheduled Monday, you are now Tuesday. Tuesday for Wednesday, etc.
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| Trash and recycle totters |
So for those with pickups scheduled Monday, you are now Tuesday. Tuesday for Wednesday, etc.
In the News: Democrats caucus, FPAC actress, heating aid
Franklin Democrats plan caucus, March 9
Democrats in Franklin will hold a caucus to elect delegates to the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s 2013 Platform Convention on March 9 at 10 a.m. in the Franklin Room at the Alumni Restaurant, 391 East Central St., Franklin.
For FPAC actress, life mimics art
Cast as Maria in the Franklin Performing Arts Company’s upcoming presentation of "The Sound of Music," Franklin’s Erica Glenn says her life has mirrored pages from the script.
Sounding public safety alarms, community activists are calling on the state Legislature to make an emergency appropriation, saying tens of thousands of families and senior citizens in Massachusetts are running out of fuel aid with a long stretch of cold weather ahead.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Franklin Junction (photo essay)
Alan Earls introduced Ron Clough:
Ron related many key points of the history of the railroad in Franklin, sharing photos along the way
Alan held a precious copy of a rail map that Ron has showing railroads all over MA
Ed Barth had a photo of the White or Ghost Train that ran for several years overnight through Franklin from Boston to New York
Ed Barth, representing the Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee presented an overview of their efforts to convert the rail train to a recreational use
Both Ron and Ed were available for questions and discussion after their presentations
Ed's presentation copy can be viewed here:
Ron's presentation copy will be added as soon as it is received
Tech Day Camp: March 23
TECH DAY CAMP MARCH 23
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| United Regional Chamber of Commerce |
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor an all-day Tech Day Camp on Sat., March 23 at Tri-County RVT High School, 147 Pond St. in Franklin. The Camp will feature more than 30 workshops to help people get started using today's technology or learn how to use it better. The event is especially geared towards small businesses and non-profit organizations and is organized by the Toolbox.
The early bird rate for the event is $99 if registration is completed by Feb. 28. Get more information and register online at www.techdaycamp.com.
Senator Spilka: Office Hours
SENATOR SPILKA ANNOUNCES ASHLAND AND NATICK OFFICE HOURS
On Friday, February 22nd, join Senator Karen Spilka and Puja Mehta, Senator Spilka's District and Constituent Services Director, for district office hours in Ashland and Natick. They will be available to update constituents on the latest news and events and discuss any concerns or questions you may have.
ASHLAND OFFICE HOURS
Sunnyside Cafe
24 Front Street
Ashland, MA 01721
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
NATICK OFFICE HOURS
Zaftigs Delicatessen
Sherwood Plaza (Rt. 9 East)
1298 Worcester Road
Natick, MA 01760
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Any resident unable to attend or looking to schedule an appointment should contact Senator Spilka's office at (617) 722-1640.
Franklin LIbrary: Scary Stories
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Trivia Bee - March 21
The Franklin Education Foundation will present its 17th
Annual Trivia Bee on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
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The Bee is the FEF’s largest fundraiser and has enabled the
organization to donate over $255,000 to the Franklin
Public Schools since 1997.
This year’s theme will be Music.
The Bee will be held at the Thomas Mercer Auditorium at the
Horace Mann Middle School at 7:00 p.m. and will include live music by the
Franklin High School Jazz Band, a raffle table, and refreshments.
Teams consist of three people sponsored by local businesses,
civic groups, and individuals. Anyone
interested in sponsoring a team or donating an item to the raffle table should
contact Maureen Roy at maurroy@aol.com.
For more information about the Franklin Education
Foundation, please visit our website at www.franklined.org.
Sunday Reading suggestions
With snow swirling again, pull up a cuppa something warm, settle into your comfy chair and click through to read a few articles on local government, interesting free tools used in schools and deceptive ingredients in common branded foods.
Boston Fed Highlights Regional Consolidation as Opportunity for Local Governments to Reduce Costs, Improve Service Quality
Student Oral Reports with School Hallway Dioramas via AudioBoo
Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
Boston Fed Highlights Regional Consolidation as Opportunity for Local Governments to Reduce Costs, Improve Service Quality
New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center is prompting state and municipal officials to take a second look at a familiar proposal: regional consolidation. Motivated by the prospect of continuing strain on local government finances, this research examines the extent to which joint service provision could potentially reduce costs.
Student Oral Reports with School Hallway Dioramas via AudioBoo
I took the following photographs today in the hallway at Independence Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma. The GT teacher, Dawn Dukes, has helped students create audio narrations (powered by AudioBoo) linked via QR codes for independent study projects students completed recently. It’s a high-tech museum-like audio tour, in the hallways of IES in Yukon. What a great use of educational technology tools to help students practice their oral language skills as required by the Common Core State Standards! It’s especially cool since the library at IES has iPod Touches for students to check out, pre-loaded with QR Code reader apps like i-Nigma so students can listen to their peers share their reports
Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
Thoughts of outrage, unfairness, disbelief, and ultimately grief consumed me while I was doing this investigation. A list of ingredients that are banned across the globe but still allowed for use here in the American food supply recently made news. While I have written about some of those ingredients before, this list inspired me to look a little deeper and find out how pervasive this issue is for us. Are these banned ingredients contributing to the higher mortality and disease rates in the U.S.? . . . → Read More: Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
Updates at the Franklin Art Center
Hello Everyone,
We have rescheduled the iphone workshop for March 8 & 15 6:30-8
Schedule will be like last year ...we may change and add some new themes
We may have to cancel the first week due to the snow day and last day of school...If interested in the sculpture and Collage week we can have the class Tuesday-Friday that last week of June
Enjoy the week
Linda and Ian Kabat
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| Franklin Art Center |
We have rescheduled the iphone workshop for March 8 & 15 6:30-8
Arctic Art will be Tues- Thursday this week 10-12
Student Show Opening is March 2 1-3
If you have not dropped off work for this show , stop by during Arctic Week
or by Tuesday February 26th
There is still space in the Watercolor class Monday evening, Drawing class Wednesday evening and the
After School classes on Monday and Wednesday and two spots in the Tuesday and Thursday class
Saturday morning art has a few openings and PreSchool art Classes are open
New Saturday Morning Painting Teens- Adults
11-12:30
This is a beginner painting class Great for anyone wanting to work on portfolio pieces or begin to paint in
Acrylics and Oils or improve their skills
April Vacation
to be announced
Summer Vacation
will be posted after February vacation week
Schedule will be like last year ...we may change and add some new themes
We may have to cancel the first week due to the snow day and last day of school...If interested in the sculpture and Collage week we can have the class Tuesday-Friday that last week of June
Enjoy the week
Linda and Ian Kabat
Franklin Library: Family Storytime & Winter Carnival
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
"the giving season spans the entire year"
Franklin Phone-A-Thon to raise money for pantry
Losing a day to the Blizzard of 2013 has not deterred the more than 30 volunteers for today’s Franklin Food Pantry Phone-A-Thon from endeavoring to beat last year’s fundraising total.
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Those staffing the phones have a list of more than 3,000 residents to call. "There’s 15 phones, and we have three different shifts," Lynch said, adding that Dean has graciously offered to feed the volunteers.
That makes for a lot of dialing, but also a lot of excitement.
"It’s absolutely fun," Lynch said. "It’s a great way for people to feel like they are making a difference."
And whatever the final amount, she said, "We’re so grateful for all of the community’s support. It’s been wonderful."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1433784738/Franklin-Phone-A-Thon-to-raise-money-for-pantry#ixzz2L3vtZ3Ya
To make a secure donation online, you can visit the Franklin Food Pantry webpage
http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/
or use the Donate Button on the top right corner of the Franklin Matters page. The donation routes directly to the Food Pantry account.
Disclosure: I am honored to lead the Board of the Directors of the Franklin Food Pantry. Helping our neighbors matters very much to me.
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