Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Live reporting - Franklin, MA: School Committee

Present: Douglas, Cafasso, Rohrbach, Mullen, Roy, Trahan, Glynn
Absent: none


1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments - none
Review of Agenda - none
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the Open and Executive Sessions of the February 23, 2010 School Committee Meeting.  motion to approve - passed 7-0
Payment of Bills                    Mr. Glynn   motion to approve - passed 7-0
Payroll                            Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence:  Budget to Actual




In the News - charter proposals

"Any time you make changes to your charter, even if it's minor, it's important because that charter is what governs the town," Mason said.


Franklin residents urged to attend charter change hearing

from The Milford Daily News News RSS 


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The United Regional Chamber of Commerce will host its first Franklin networking event of 2010 at Dean College Thursday night.
The Business After Hours event invites area chamber members and nonmembers to socialize and talk business from 5-7 p.m. at the Library Learning Commons.



Chamber holds Franklin networking event

from The Milford Daily News News RSS 




Gov 2.0 Camp - great discussions started

Gov 2.0 Camp was held at the Sorenstein Center at Harvard on Saturday, March 6th. In an unconference format, it brought together a diverse group of folks all interested in improving government.

As part of the unconference, each attendee introduced themselves and provided three words. Someone was quick enough to capture all the three words and produced the following Wordle:

Wordle: Gov 2.0 Camp New England (#gov20ne)

Note: if you click on the image, it will take you to the original and a larger version


My three words were: conversation, content, community.

More about the Gov 2.0 event can be found on the wiki page here
http://gov20ne.pbworks.com/


Invitation from Roger at Shades In Place

Spring is just around the corner and my plan is to get you in the mood and welcome back the sun and the warm weather again (especially if you are from the New England area). Also, I love  the idea of making this an annual event....starting this year!

Shades In Place is hosting a  Gold Party where you can sell all of your unwanted , broken, ex-boyfriend's, ex-husband's gold, and make some money to kick off the Spring season. If you bring gold in you could possibly walk away with a big check.

To make it even more interesting, I will have Silpada Jewelry and Mary Kay representatives to show and demonstrate the latest products for you.

Gold Party New England - Mitzi Davidson
mitzid@goldpartynewengland.com
www.goldpartynewengland.com

Mary Kay -Tina Marie Davern
tdavern@marykay.com
www.marykay.com/tdavern

Cheryl Reed “ Silpada Designs Independent Representative”
cherylreed4@comcast.net




Where? At Shades IN Place Studio: 76 Grove Street in Franklin MA 01748

When? Thursday, April 1st  - Don't be a "Fool"! Come between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Why? Because I love networking and making my clients feel special.

I will be providing refreshments, music and reasons for you to laugh and have a great time.

The bottom line is: I want to introduce you to my Studio and show you ways to pamper your home (with our beautiful window treatments) and provide you with a great opportunity to pamper yourself.

Please R.S.V.P.  by March 20th  since seating is limited.

Hope to see you there. Oh, you are welcome to bring a friend or two with you...

P.S. If you are a guy, bring or send your wife or girlfriend.

Roger Magalhaes



I had the honor of participating in the ribbon cutting event with the United Regional Chamber of Commerce last year when Roger opened his showroom. If you missed that event, you can view the recap here. Come on to the showroom, Roger will welcome you!

Rock the 80's Party

There is a "Rock the 80's Party coming up this month.

 
80's PARTY/FUNDRAISER FOR THE AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER

Get out your leg warmers, lace bra, IZOD shirt, and don't forget your mullet & can of hairspray as you get ready for the PARTY OF THE SPRING!!

For a minimum donation of $15 (you can certainly donate more!) come dance, laugh, and have a great time while raising money for a great cause!

DJ, h'dourves, desert, cash bar, and lots of raffles & gift baskets!

When: Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 8:00pm

Where: Cole's Tavern, Washington St., Franklin MA

More info on Facebook here


FRANKLIN RAIL TRAIL COMMITTEE MEETING

The next meeting of the FCRTC will be held at the Franklin YMCA, Forge Hill Rd. Franklin.
The meeting on March 9th, will commence at 7:30 PM and conclude NLT 9:30 PM.
Attached is the proposed agenda as well as the updated promotional flyer for our spring raffle.
Please bring in the stubs & payments for the sold ticket.

FRANKLIN RAIL TRAIL COMMITTEE MEETING

Agenda for March 9, 2010                                  

I. Call to Order / Introductions of New Faces
A. Volunteer to write minutes of the meeting
B. Introduction of new attendees
C. Motion to accept previous meeting minutes

II. Report from our representative from DCR
A.          

III. Membership Committee Report
A. Membership activity
B. Corporate Membership?  Can we add at $100 amount?
C. Questions to R. Frongillo about adding a “New” button on site


IV. Report from Finance Committee
A. Treasurer

V. Report of Fund Raising Committee
A. Report on fund raising activities
1) Raffle Ticket Sales
a) Members: Status of raffle ticket sales
b) Earth Day Needs:  Tent/Shelter, Raffle Drum, FCRTC Banner

2) Road Race Committee
a) Need Volunteers

VI. Report from our Grant Writing Committee
A. What kind of assistance does the sub-committee require?

VII. Open Discussion on Restructuring FCRTC
A. Nomination of Officers
1. Chairman
2. Co-Chairman
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary

VIII. Unfinished Business:
A.Questions

IX. New Business:
A.        

X. Set Date for Next Meeting and Adjourn




Monday, March 8, 2010

Parmenter School - sign with upcoming events

Franklin, MA:

The Parmenter School sign has a current listing of events being held:

 

I don't get to around to all the schools in my travels but if you happen to see a good sign update, please send it along and we can share it here or on Facebook.