"It's really going quite quickly," said Pfeffer. "The area is all fenced in, and they've taken down a couple of trees."
A number of officials have been invited to the ceremony, including all 10 library building committee members, all the members of the Town Council, the Friends of the Franklin Library, the Franklin Library Association and the town administration. The building committee members will have shovels to take part in the groundbreaking itself.
The project will construct an addition - which will feature a meeting room and public restrooms - as well as expanding existing spaces within the library and updating the building's heating, air conditioning and sprinkler systems."
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| Front Row: Cindy Douglas, Vice Chair; Dr. Kevin O'Malley, Chairman; Dr. John Jewell Back Row: Vanessa Bilello, Dr. Anne Bergen, MaryJane Scofield, Denise Schultz |
THE BLACK BOX New England Artist Series presents The Love Dogs, featuring rockin’ rhythm and blues, on Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m. With barrelhouse boogie-woogie piano, stinging Fender guitar, and a red-hot horn section of trombone and alto, tenor and baritone saxes, The Love Dogs also showcases a swinging rhythm section that Blues Review magazine called “the best in the business” and a charismatic front man with one of the biggest blues voices around.
Based out of Boston, the septet just celebrated its 20th year. Combining elements of jump blues, New Orleans R&B, and early rock ‘n’ roll, The Love Dogs have played juke joints, festivals and concert halls across the U.S. and Canada and on both sides of the Atlantic. They’ve released four CDs. Many of the cuts have been blues radio favorites and several of the Dogs’ signature original songs have been used in feature films and on television. The New York Post says, “Even though the music could make Leonardo’s David dance, it’s the songwriting that separates these dogs from the rest of the pack.” Voted “Best New England Band” by Blues Audience magazine, The Love Dogs is part Rat Pack party, part 20th century musical encyclopedia, and part revival meeting.
The band’s lineup, featuring some of the Northeast’s best players, consists of Eddie “Duato” Scheer (lead vocals), Alizon Lissance (keyboards, vocals), Myanna (alto/tenor sax, vocals), Glenn Shambroom (guitar, baritone sax), Randy Bramwell (bass, vocals), Steve Brown (drums, vocals), Mario Perrett (tenor sax, vocals), and Mark Paquin (tenor sax, trombone). THE BLACK BOX show will also feature bassist Mark Poniatowski.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or at the door. A cash bar is available. The home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC), THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. For more information, call (508) 528-3370.
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| http://www.thelovedogs.com/ |
Paving to begin: construction will begin paving the binder course on Main Street (between Emmons St and the bridge) on Thursday night this week.
Crews will be working from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am. This area includes a small section of Emmons St, Dean Ave and Depot St.
If anyone has a question, please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director, Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer, Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or Jeffrey Nutting, Town Administrator at 508-520-4949.
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| Main St at Emmons which is scheduled for paving Thursday night |
"The downtown area will mark the start of summer with a "Strawberry Stroll" next week.
The stroll - scheduled for Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. - has been an annual Franklin Downtown Partnership event for the past 14 years.
Lisa Piana, the partnership's executive director, said the event was something of a local favorite, with a number of residents attending annually to feast on strawberry shortcakes.
"We go through dozens of cases of whipped cream and over 100 quarts of strawberries each year," she said, adding that the shortcakes will be served in front of Dean Bank. "It's a fun event to start the summer - what better way to do that than with strawberries?"
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| Strawberry Stroll June 9, 4:00 to 7:00 PM |
"Several local residents had their homes shot at by a BB gun Saturday morning in a string of vandalism incidents that extended to other towns.
The Franklin Police Department received three reports that day, and the nearby towns of Medway and Holliston also saw similar incidents.
According to the police log, one of the shootings took place at 85 Elm St., where the residence's front door and siding were hit by BBs. Two other incidents - at 799 and 851 Lincoln St. - involved windows shot out by the projectiles."
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| trash and recycling delayed 1 day this week due to Memorial Day holiday |
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| rain garden at Parmenter Elementary doing what it is supposed to |
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| fox running down Wachusett St |
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| Agway was open early on Memorial Day |
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| the Franklin Garden Club has done a great job with the flowers and blossoms around the monuments on the Town Common |
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| WWI dough boy wet and solemn on Monday |
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| sidewalk gaps along Main St are now filled with concrete |
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| the foundation is in and utility work being done for the new building at 150 Emmons St |
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| as the parking meters were removed for the construction on Main St, the flags went into slots on the railing along the bridge |
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| an Irish Pub will try its luck in the restaurant location most recently used by Chinese Murch |
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| free little library - take a book, share a book |
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| Mac City closed for roof repairs |
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| the FHS principals office is still not complete and operation but is currently being used for to prepare the diplomas for graduation Friday June 3rd |
"The marquee is just an amazing thing. It is an LED sculpture unique in the world in its size, in its shape, in its multiplicity of screens. Every artist who does work on it, when they first see it on the marquee, their eyes widen and their jaws drop. I think it’s the most spectacular public art medium in the entire city. It really runs the gamut of artistic expression you can do in a 30-second piece."You can read the full article in the Boston Sunday Globe Magazine here
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| fun facts touting the ladybug as the state insect (Yay, Franklin!) |
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| honeybees working in the hive |
