Monday, October 26, 2009

Live reporting - starting now

Moderator Larry Benedetto

Panel will randomly select a question, no questions from the audience.




Live reporting - Board of Health candidates

The moderator will be Larry Benedetto
Time keeper will be Deb Pellegri



Board of Health - 1 Position (For 4 years)

  • Bruce Hunchard
  • Koren Kanadanian

The candidates are ready. The camerman is here and making final preparations.



Live reporting - Candidate night

A good sign, there is a crowd of people in the room. There are seats available!




Live reporting - Candidate night

Per Deb Pellegri, the order of events tonight will have a panel of four ask questions of the candidates beginning with:.

Board of Health - 1 Position (For 4 years)
  • Bruce Hunchard
  • Koren Kanadanian - new

And followed by

Town Council - 9 Positions (For 2 Years)
  • Joseph McGann
  • R. Scott Mason
  • Judith Pond Pfeffer
  • Shannon Zollo
  • Robert Vallee
  • Stephen Whalen
  • Glenn Jones - new
  • Daniel Ballinger - new
  • Robert Avakian (switch from Board of Assessors)
  • Matthew Kelly (switch from School Committee)
  • Tina Powderly - new
  • Glenna Richards - new

The panelists will be
  • Heather McCarron, Milford Daily News/Gazette
  • Ken Norman, Franklin resident, assessor
  • Jack Lank, President United Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Pat Samson, Communications Director, Dean College



Live reporting - Franklin candidate debate night

There may be a delay tonight. The cameraman has not yet arrived and a back up person is on the way.

Estimated start time 7:30 PM, or earlier if someone arrives!




A good turnout for the Halloween Festival

The Franklin Police Department held their annual Halloween Festival at Franklin High School on Sunday. With great sunshine, they spread their fun and games outside as well as inside the field house.

Officer Eric Cusson was just sitting.

Franklin: Office Cusson

Then he got wet!

Franklin: Office Cusson in the water!

Chief Steve Williams was dry.

Franklin: the Chief is sitting pretty

Then he got wet! (Hey, wasn't that cheating?)

Franklin: the Chief gets wet!

My what big spiders there are here in Franklin!

Franklin: my what big spiders there are!

Look at all the things to do!

Franklin: Your choice of bouncy things

Everyone (big kids and little) had smiles on their faces.

Franklin: more choices of bouncy things


In the News - MCAS growth model

One of the advantages of participating in regular School Committee, Town Council, and other Franklin business meetings you get to see and hear first hand what is happening. Franklin took part in the State pilot for the MCAS "growth model" that is being introduced tomorrow.


You can view the most recent meeting notes where this was discussed here.


The Milford Daily News covers this item from a Framingham perspective here:



State to unveil new MCAS interpretation model