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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Job Search Jam Sessions - May 14

“This is an ‘unconference’ for the unemployed and underemployed,” says Steve Sherlock, lead organizer. “The event’s organizers and session facilitators all have experience dealing with the challenges of layoffs and unemployment, and they are enthusiastic about sharing what they’ve learned in a peer-to-peer setting.”

“Job Search Jam Sessions participants will share experiences and ideas with their peers, make potentially valuable new contacts and refine their job search skills. And at the end of the day they’ll return home more confident and motivated to pursue new opportunities.”

The Job Search Jam Sessions will feature both seminar-like sessions and informal opportunities to network in small groups. There will be sessions devoted to job interviews and the use of social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. The agenda will be adapted to reflect the needs and interests of participants.

"schools will be eligible for about 50 percent reimbursement"

The School Building Authority will also visit Franklin's Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School today to look at problems with their hot water and air conditioning systems.

Superintendent-Director Barbara Renzoni said upgrades to those systems could cost a minimum of $350,000.

"I was just (on the roof) looking at the (water storage tanks) and they are all corroded and rusted and leaking," she said.

Both systems are at the end of their life cycles at 33 years old, said Renzoni. The systems are original to the building, she said, and the school has been "nursing them along" for the past few years.

The school's two 250-ton air conditioner "chillers" are so old that they are difficult to fix because their parts are rare, said Renzoni. The refrigerant the chillers use has recently become regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, Renzoni said.

"Contractors are now obligated to disclose how and why they're using it, and the quantity (we use) would not be acceptable," she said.

Renzoni is hoping the School Building Authority can help offset the cost of these capital projects.

"And because Tri-County is sensitive to the 11 member towns' fiscal constraints, the school is only asking the towns for their minimum contribution to the school, which is a number the state determines," said Renzoni, "it further enhances our need for assistance."

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

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"This is where we want to end up"

At a forum hosted by Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, and the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, executives filled a training room at Franklin's EMC office yesterday morning to discuss the highlights and needs of the IT field.

"An educated work force is the lifeblood of these companies," said Joyce Plotkin, president emerita of the Mass Technology Leadership Council.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

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ELECTION NOTICE

TOWN OF FRANKLIN – ONLY PRECINCTS 2, 3 & 4 MAY VOTE

SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION

DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2010

TIME: 6:00a.m. – 8:00p.m.

PLACE:
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
OAK STREET

IF YOU RECENTLY REGISTERED AT THE REGISTRY…BRING IN YOUR RECEIPT!
Attest: Deborah L. Pellegri, CMC, Town Clerk

Questions should be directed to the Town Clerk, 1-508-520-4900

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Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project - spraying starts

The Norfolk County Mosquito Control Project will be conducting helicopter applications of the biological larvicide Bti to control mosquito larvae. The application will be conducted over specific large wetlands in the towns of:

Avon/Bellingham/Braintree/Canton/Dedham/Dover/Foxboro/Franklin/
Holbrook/Medfield/Medway/Millis/Milton/Needham/Norfolk/Norwood/
Plainville/Quincy/Randolph/Sharon/Stoughton/Walpole/Westwood/
Weymouth/Wrentham

The application may be conducted at any time between April 5, 2010 and September 30, 2010 as conditions warrant

http://www.massnrc.org/ncmcp/ControlStPr/LarvicideNotice.htm

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Monday, April 5, 2010

Town Council - Agenda - 4/7/10

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 10, Special Meeting & March 17, 2010, Regular & Executive Session

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS

E. APPOINTMENTS

Long Range Financial Planning Committee - Brendan Morrison
Cultural Council - Helen Reebenacker

F. HEARINGS

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS – New Officer & Director Change for Longhorn Steakhouse

H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS –

1. Legislative Update by Representative James E. Vallee & State Senator Karen Spilka
2. FY 2011 Budget Discussion
3. Presentation by The Community Health Council

I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION –

1. Resolution 10-12: Request for Special Legislation, RE: Amendment of Town of Franklin Home Rule Charter
2. Resolution 10-13: Appropriation: FY 10 Capital Plan
3. Resolution 10-14: Appropriation: Capital FY 10 – Fire Truck
4. Resolution 10-15: Appropriation: Parmenter School Solar Panels
5. Resolution 10-16: Appropriation: Triennial Property Revaluation
6. Resolution 10-17: Appropriation: Personal Property Revaluation
7. Bylaw Amendment 10-642: Amendment to Chapter 181-6:Wetlands Protection; Notice and Hearings – 2nd Reading
8. Bylaw Amendment 10-644: Amendment to the Code, Sewer Map Extension- 1st Reading

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

L. OLD BUSINESS

M. NEW BUSINESS

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS

O. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Negotiations, Litigation, Real Property, as May Be Required

P. ADJOURN

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