Franklin Matters

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Downtown Traffic Survey says

The results from the survey conducted on the Franklin Downtown Partnership page are in:

Should the Main St traffic pattern be changed from 1-way to 2-way?

No - 99
Yes - 68
Grand Total 167

So 59% against, 41% for.

Only 167 so that is clearly a small sample of Franklin residents and voters.

Thanks to all for your contribution.

Franklin, MA

Franklin Downtown Partnership’s Letter on Underground Utilities

The Board of Directors of the Franklin Downtown Partnership have published a letter to the Town Council endorsing the proposal to put the utilities underground. You can read the full text of the letter here:

http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/2010/09/franklin-downtown-partnership-board-of.html

The Board also wrote to the Town Council to present their position on the overall Downtown Improvement Project. You can view the context of this letter here:
http://franklindowntownpartnership.blogspot.com/2010/09/there-is-public-hearing-about-downtown.html

Franklin, MA

In the News - Franklin schools

Donations pay for several Franklin school programs

by Ashley Studley/Daily News staff

Franklin, MA

To get kids eating healthier, Jamie Oliver launches Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills

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To get kids eating healthier, Jamie Oliver launches Jamie’s Home Cooking Skills

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Harmony from the Heart - Fri, Oct 1

HARMONY FROM THE HEART
Raising money for Platelet Research one concert at a time

Friday, October 1, 2010

6:30 PM Lake Pearl Luciano's Wrentham, MA

Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction, Raffles, Live Music, Dancing, Fun and Fundraising

Join us for a great night of entertainment by Peter Paulousky, Kai Olsson, Toby Olsson w/Jamie Barrett, PT 73, and the reunion show of classic 80's band 'The DRIVE'

Tickets are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door (space permitting)
Tax deductable donations can be made online at http://bit.ly/9kz1uU
Your name will be added to the door guest list.

Proceeds benefit the Center for Platelet Research Studies at Children's Hospital Boston

Find additional information click on Harmony from the Heart at www.kaiolsson.com

Franklin, MA

No live reporting for School Committee meeting

There will be a Sherlock participating in the School Committee meeting this evening but it won't be me there to report on what is happening. Mrs Sherlock will be there as part of the group that worked to define Early Childhood School Readiness.

The readiness definition they will present and discuss can be viewed here:

Franklin (MA) Public Schools - Readiness Defined

Where will I be?
You may recall that I am now on the Board of Directors for the Franklin Food Pantry. Our monthly meeting is this evening so that will take priority tonight. Given my schedule for the remaining week, I probably won't be able to get to review the School Committee meeting video until this weekend.

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

Franklin, MA

"Every VA facility has an Agent Orange Registry"

George Ferguson wasn't surprised when he read about the newly recognized presumptive illnesses related to his time served in Vietnam.

The Franklin resident already collects benefits for type II diabetes, and now, like thousands of Vietnam veterans across the country, Ferguson is waiting to see if the Department of Veterans Affairs will officially recognize the heart disease he's been suffering from since 2005.

"Now I'm just waiting to find out if they will give me disability for my heart disease, and at what rate," he said.

Last year, the VA added three diseases to an existing list of conditions presumed to be the result of exposure to Agent Orange, a toxic defoliant used to destroy jungle foliage in Vietnam and expose the enemy.

B Cell leukemia, ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's disease were added to a list that includes type II diabetes, prostate and lung cancers, Hodgkin's disease and other conditions.