Jon Stewart: The Food, the bad and the ugly

Jon Stewart does his thing with the recent food safety legislation passed by the Senate. Humor is a good way to tackle tough issues.

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Food safety is no laughing matter.
Food security (having enough healthy food for your family) is no laughing matter either.

Please take a moment today to support your local food pantry or food bank. They are different operations but have one goal to provide necessary food for those in need. The Franklin Food Pantry has a Google Checkout button to enable an easy monetary donation. Scroll all the way down to the base of the home page to find it.  http://franklinfoodpantry.org/


Note: I am on the Board of Directors for the Food Pantry and will be revising the website to make it easier to use for those we serve as well as those who would like to help (like you).





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In the News - Pancake breakfast

Eat pancakes, meet Santa in Franklin Saturday

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Staff reports



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Holiday Stroll

I got to Downtown Franklin after 6:00 PM and apparently missed the big crowds. There was a good group at Simon's to watch the dancers perform.

Quite a few folks stopped by the Open House at the Franklin Food Pantry and some dropped off donations:
Thank you!

Downtown Consignment reported good visits. Jane's Frames did as well. We stopped by the new Printsmart Office Products. Dolores picked up a couple of stocking stuffers while there.

The Museum had some crafts for sale as well as one of the Stanley Chilson films showing.

The triangle looks good with the trees lit up now.

All in all, a good evening. I wish I had been able to get there earlier. I also heard that the gingerbread cookies were a big hit at Dean College!

Spend some time downtown Franklin, shop local!


Updated 5/17/11 - sometime in the past couple of months, Downtown Consignment moved to an unknown location in Plainville. The Franklin Art Association now has a gallery in this location.

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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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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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