"should be done to benefit the aesthetics of downtown"

... the recession creates obstacles, Nutting said.

"In the present, we're in a different situation. We have to look at it differently," he said. "We want to make sure we do our due diligence and give citizens and business owners the opportunity to come in and ask questions and have their voices be heard before we make any kind of decision."

But the decision has to be made relatively soon, as downtown construction to widen sidewalks, raise crosswalks, reroute traffic and other improvements are planned to begin next year.

"We have a bylaw in town that says when we re-pave a road, we can't reopen it for five years," Mason said. "We either do it during reconstruction or forget about it."

Franklin council to discuss placing utility lines underground

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff

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In the News - accident, Chronicle, Chilson Beach

DA identifies woman who died on I-495

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff

WCVB's 'Chronicle' coming to Franklin on Wednesday

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff

Victor Pisini, owner of Pisini Shoe Store at 22 Main St., is looking forward to the publicity.

"We're always excited if they're going to promote downtown," Pisini said.

Piana said camera crew will be in town from 11 a.m. to about 4 p.m. During that time, she plans on telling them all about the partnership.

"We have over 130 members now and we've increased out membership quite a bit since last year. It's interesting how our membership has grown so much in the last two years - we've doubled it," she said. "I think it speaks toward how we're a community and how the businesses support each other and work together through tough economic times. The focus is on mom-and-pop-owned (shops), and we have a lot of them."

Chilson Beach will close in Franklin Friday

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

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Franklin, MA: Trash/Recycle Survey Results

As promised, the full set of results from the recent Trash and Recycle survey are contained within the links here. I have provided three reports to access the data.

1. The full and complete set containing the Ref#, the Overall answer (Yes or No), and the comments for both questions. Note: if the comment field is blank, there was nothing submitted. Both comment sections were optional. The Yes/No question was mandatory.
2. The set of answers for the question: "What DO you like about the process?"
3. The set of answers for the question: "What DON'T you like about the process?"

You can access these files directly here:

1. The full and complete set
2. The DO answers
3. The DON'T answers

You can also read them on the web via Scribd here:

1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35952136/FM-Trash-Recycle-Survey-Results-Full-100816
2. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35952138/FM-Trash-Recycle-Survey-Result-Do-100816
3. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35952137/FM-Trash-Recycle-Survey-Results-Dont-100816

And finally to make it easy to read, the document with the full results is here:

FM Trash/Recycle Survey Results Full 100816

In case you missed it, the quick summary was posted here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/08/trashrecycle-survey-results.html


Note: email subscribers will need to click through to view the document on Franklin Matters.

Franklin, MA: high school field advertising

One source of additional revenue for school athletics that has been approved is advertising in the high school field house. The program was successfully piloted and expanded to include similar banners for the outside athletic field. These banners are posted along the fence on the "home" side of the stands.

Go Franklin!



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In the News - Latin options

Franklin schools look to modern Latin method

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff



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Native Plants of Franklin

Greetings Franklin! Were any of you able to identify last week's mystery plant?




This is a closeup of goldenrod, which is in bloom now in fields everywhere. There are many kinds of goldenrod, or Solidago L., and they are difficult to tell apart, but all of them are native to North America.




Goldenrod has a reputation for causing allergies. However, this is unfair and incorrect. The real culprit for sneezing right now is ragweed, which is also in bloom. Goldenrod has heavy pollen grans that fall quickly to the ground. The plant relies on insects to carry the pollen from one flower to another. Ragweed, on the other hand, has lightweight pollen which is small enough to float around on the wind.




Goldenrod is perennial that grows in dramatic clusters. It attracts many insects. If you aren't a fan of insects in your yard, consider them to be bird food. All birds, especially baby birds, require insects in their diet.

And here is next week's puzzler, being visited by a hummingbird:




Hint: it's another common flower that is in bloom and feeding hummingbirds right now. Post your answers in the comments section, and have fun!

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Trash/Recycle Survey - results

The survey results are in. The question was:

Overall - is the curbside trash/recycle process better than before?

69 answered Yes, 17 answered No.

Thank you all for participating. 86 total responses!

The complete set of results and comments will be posted Monday.


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