Franklin Matters

Friday, December 3, 2010

Winter Parking Ban changed!

One of the good things to happen during the Town Council meeting on Wednesday was the passage of the change to the overnight parking bylaw for winter. It used to be, there was NO parking overnight from November through May. Now, overnight parking is permitted unless the weather forecast calls for snow.

A nice change, parking in the downtown areas primarily, should be easier. As New Englanders, we are always aware of the weather. After all Mark Twain is often quoted as saying, "if you don't like the weather, stick around five minutes, it will change."

Details of the bylaw can be viewed in the document here:

FranklinMA_OvernightParking_BylawChanged

All the notes on what occurred during the Town Council meeting on Wednesday can be found here

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

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Isarithmic History of the Two-Party Vote

For the history buffs, this is a wonderful presentation of data over time. It would good to have an on screen tip sheet to show the candidates for each election as it was held to help really tell the story.

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In the News - holiday stroll, Temple Etz Chaim, recycling center

Franklin residents enjoy taking a Holiday Stroll

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff

Making houses of ginger and sweets at Temple Etz Chaim

from Wicked Local Franklin News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Franklin recycling center closed Tuesdays through winter

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Staff reports

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Berry Ins helps the Franklin Food Pantry

From the Berry Insurance blog:

Donations are taken year-around and especially appreciated during the holiday season. Berry Insurance has donated to the Franklin Food Pantry for ten years and this year will be no exception! For each new Facebook Fan acquired on the Berry Insurance page over the months of November and December, the agency will donate $2 to the Franklin Food Pantry!

Don’t allow anyone visiting the Franklin Food Pantry to go hungry this holiday season! You can donate time, money or food to help this worthy cause. So please, help us today in ending hunger and help support the Franklin Food Pantry!

If you have a Facebook account and have not yet become a Fan of Berry Insurance, please do so and help the Food Pantry!

Note: I am on the Board of Directors of the Food Pantry, volunteering some of my time as Community Information Director to help tell the good work that they do.

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Franklin Town News

The new Franklin Town News arrived in my mailbox today. I think it looks pretty good for a first edition. I look forward to seeing next month's issue already.

What do you think of it?

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"Let’s Talk about Cyberbullying"

Thursday, December 9, 2010

7:00PM – 8:30PM

Dean College

Campus Center Multi-Purpose Room

We are all reading about cyberbullying in the news. Now Franklin’s own home-grown expert Teenangels and their founder, cybersafety expert and head of StopCyberbullying.org, will help the Franklin community understand how it works, how big a problem it is and what we can do about it. The Teenangels are teens who train under Dr. Aftab for 2 years to become cybersafety experts in their own right. They are sought after by the media, governmental agencies and Congress for what they know and their practical approach to addressing cyber-risks.

Parry Aftab is Executive Director of WiredSafety.org, the largest online safety and educational program and the cybersafety contributor to the Today Show, Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, CNN and MSNBC. She is best known for empowering families to use digital technologies more safely and responsibly. She is a member of Facebook’s five member international safety advisory board and MTV’s advisory board.