Franklin Matters

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Friends of the Franklin Library need your help!

The Friends of the Franklin Library are preparing for our Oct. Book Sale and we need your help!

Volunteers have the opportunity to shop early.

The October Book Sale set up begins on Tuesday, Oct. 12th. We need volunteers to assist with the set up through the beginning of the sale on Friday, Oct. 15th.

The set up and sale will again be housed at the DPW garage off of Hayward Street. Set up times are from 9:30 AM– 2:30 PM Tuesday through Friday (Oct. 12th-15th).

We also need help on each day of the sale.

Friday, Oct. 15th (Member’s night) 4PM – 8PM
Saturday, Oct 16th, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Sunday, Oct. 17th, from 9AM to Noon - 'bag sale'
Sunday Oct 17th - help with clean up from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

We are also looking for students to help during the sale times and clean up on Sunday. If you know a student who is 14 or older and who would like to help, please have them Denise Jandreski @ 508-520-9955 or via email: jandrma@comcast.net.

Franklin, MA

In the News - Leone

Leone was well-loved on the football field

by Julie Balise/Daily News staff

Franklin, MA

Safe Routes to School Update

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

Safe Routes to School Update

via Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation by Klark Jessen on 9/27/10

North Andover, Thomson Elementary, Safe Routes to School8

The Massachusetts Safe Routes to School program works with over 340 elementary and middle schools representing over 150,000 students in 115 municipalities statewide. The program educates students, parents, and community members on the values of walking and bicycling to school. The program also offers schools technical assistance for designing, implementing, marketing and evaluating initiatives tailored to the school's needs and priorities.

The newest edition of the Safe Routes to School Newsletter features information and updates about fall programs and initiatives.

International Walk to School Day is October 6, 2010 and thousands of elementary and middle school students will be participating in walking events around the Commonwealth.

Safe Routes to School is conducting a video contest among Massachusetts elementary and middle schools about how schools, classrooms, or communities practice Safe Routes to School. The winner will be featured on the MassRIDES homepage and in the next edition of the Safe Routes to School newsletter.

For more news and details about upcoming events, read our fall newsletter, andr follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/MassRIDES.

Things you can do from here:

Subscribe to Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation using Google Reader
Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

Monday, September 27, 2010

In the News - Pulaski Blvd construction

Pulaski Blvd construction continues and there are updates in the MDN here:
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1742646793/Bellinghams-Pulaski-Boulevard-construction-continues

Franklin, MA

Gallery 218 - Tuesday 9/28 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Gallery 218, Franklin Public Schools own Art Gallery, will be holding it's first opening of the year Tuesday the Sep 28th from 5-7pm! Great Art, Live Music, and food...what else are you going to do on a Tuesday night????

------

As posted on the FHS website, this appears to be correct information as opposed to what was published in the Milford Daily News and the Franklin Gazette which had this event for Friday 9/24 instead.

Franklin, MA

Downtown Improvement Project - Survey

The tally on the Downtown Improvement Project survey to change from 1-way to 2-way traffic is holding to a 2-1 margin against the change. There is still time to have your say.

View the planning documents here: (this includes displays of the intersections before and after the change).
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/2010/09/downtown-improvement-project-design.html

Answer the survey here:
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/2010/09/downtown-improvement-project-survey.html

Come to the Municipal Building Wednesday evening to participate in the Public Hearing. 7:00 PM, second floor Council Chambers.

Note: the agenda for the Sep 29th Council meeting includes an item for a new Public Hearing on Oct 20th. The map associated with that hearing differs slightly from the map with this hearing. What is the full story behind this? I could only speculate now and I don't want to. Stay tuned to find out what the story is.

Franklin, MA