In the News - regionalization, Vietnam, Faithful Nine

Franklin looks at regionalizing services

from The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS by Ashley Studley/Daily News staff

Despite financial benefits, both Nutting and Whalen agree the only foreseeable drawback is a loss of control over town services.

"We, as residents of our community, can control the level of town services we enjoy," Whalen said, citing the controlled number of town workers. "With regionalization, by definition, we as residents of Franklin would have less of a say in what goes on right in our town on these matters because we would be part of a larger group of people who would collectively make these decisions."

"You have to be willing to give up control, " said Nutting. "But that's (for) the people in the government, not the residents."

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Honoring the Faithful Nine in Franklin

from The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS by Jake Jacobson

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Franklin honors Vietnam War fallen

from The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS by Melissa Ostrow

Walgreens continues to make progress

Walgreens has its sign up now. The exterior of the building is being finished. Landscaping is underway. Not to long now before it opens for business.

Sign up for the RMV driver license renewal reminders

One could quibble about the RMV's driver's license renewal reminder program in that you have to sign up to make it effect. But then technically that is following a good "opt in" practice.

The Registry of Motor Vehicles offers an online service that will remind drivers 30 days before their driver’s license is due to expire.

Residents who sign up for the service can choose a reminder by phone, email or text and there is no additional cost to the public. 

The new service replaces the mail reminder program that was discontinued earlier this year as a cost-saving measure.

The new reminder service is provided by the RMV in collaboration with Sendza, Inc. and is sponsored by local businesses.  Any information you provide is protected by a strict privacy policy.

Drivers are encouraged to sign up for the program. For more information visit www.mass.gov/rmv.

Fall in Franklin

something about the redness

of the leaves, the white fence 

and the morning sunlight

Fall in Franklin: something about the redness the white fence and the sunlight m, originally uploaded by shersteve.

What is a sherku? 

In the News - train death, Nutcracker

Man hit by commuter train in Franklin

from The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS by Krista Perry/Daily News staff

Another person hit, killed by a commuter-rail train

from Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time by adamg

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Nutcracker returns to Franklin

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Krista Perry/Daily News staff

In the News - Gov Patrick visits Franklin, casino night

Gov Patrick visited Jefferson Elementary School yesterday

Patrick visits Franklin school, says he supports local aid

by Melanie Graham/Daily News staff

and the Senior Center

Franklin honors 90-year-old vets

by Melanie Graham/Daily News staff

and hold the date for the FEF Casino Night, Nov 20th

Franklin Education Foundation plans Casino Night

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

In the News - event canceled

This was posted to the Milford Daily News website on Friday and refers to the event Saturday.

Franklin resident Steve Sherlock announced the Laid Off Camp he helped organize for tomorrow is canceled.

Designed to help unemployed people from Massachusetts and Rhode Island brush up on interview techniques, making contacts and using the Internet to find jobs, the camp was canceled due to slow registration.

"We only achieved one third of the required registrations for this non-profit, all-volunteer event to break even," Sherlock wrote in an email late last night. Anyone who already registered will have their money refunded, he added.

He and the four other co-organizers will likely establish a similar camp next year. The event was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at the Living Waters Church in North Attleborough.

For more information, visit http://laidoffcampprovidence.blogspot.com/.

Tomorrow's Laid Off Camp canceled

from The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS by Staff reports