Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Downtown Partnership Networking Luncheon - Apr 29th

FDP Networking Luncheon - Friday, April 29th


1:00 at Dean College Campus Dining Hall $5.00 for all you can eat


RSVP Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com




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Raw Foods Cooking - this week at Whole Foods



Dont forget this weeks Raw Foods Cooking class. Thursday at Whole Foods Market Bellingham 6:30!! Who is coming??


I have a great guest speaker for this class. Sheryl Stone a graduate of the world famous Hippocrates Health Institute http://www.hippocratesinst.org/  
Sheryl is a Certified Health Educator, she works with individuals who want to lose weight and gain energy through changes in thier diet including, but not limited to, the raw vegan lifestyle. She specializes in raw desserts and not depriving youself of the foods you love!
Via email from Karen Ring, CPT / Health Coach / AADP, instructor at Whole Foods Market Bellingham

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - 4/26/11

1. Routine Business
Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the April 12, 2011 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mr. Glynn
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives
Correspondence: none

2. Guests/Presentations
a. New Administrators
b. FHS Students – Building Project (John Leighton, TBD)
c. FHS Building Committee – Tom Mercer
d. Summer Program/Community Outreach – Pandora Carlucci

3. Discussion Only Items
Food Service Program

4. Action Items
a. I recommend approval of the Budget Transfers as detailed.
b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $20.44 from Follett Educational Services for the Jefferson Elementary School.
c. I recommend the School Committee authorize the administration to develop an RFP that propose to seek bids to privatize the management portion of the Franklin Public Schools Food Service Program.
d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $500.00 from Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund for the FHS Swim boosters.
e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $428.57 from the RMS PCC for Field Trips.
f. I recommend acceptance of a check for $107.14 from the RMS PCC for Field Trips.
g. I recommend acceptance of a check for $252.00 from Wells Fargo for In-house enrichment for the FHS.

5. Information Matters
Superintendent’s Report

School Committee Sub-Committee Reports
School Committee Liaison Reports

6. New Business
To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.

7. Executive Session
Contractual Negotiations

8. Adjourn



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Franklin residents urged go to meeting about school plans

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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff on 4/25/11


School officials are encouraging residents to attend tonight's School Committee meeting to learn about the options being considered for renovating or building a new high school.


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Franklin to receive state recycling grant

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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff on 4/25/11

State Rep. James E. Vallee, D-Franklin, announced today that Franklin will receive an $86,500 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection to help offset the cost of wheeled bins the town purchased last summer when switching to a single-stream recycling program.

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Teen Advisory Board Meeting

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via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 4/25/11


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Monday, April 25, 2011

"doing her part to help future cancer patients"

"They gave me the self-confidence I needed," Longobardi said. "I knew right away when I got there that they would take care of me. I'm forever grateful and want to help (the hospital)." 
The clothes, adorned with the slogan "Fight like a Girl," are on sale at Frugal Fannie's, where Longobardi works as an apparel buyer. Frugal Fannie's co-owner Kathleen Doxer, who also had breast cancer and was treated at Beth Israel, jumped at the chance to sell the shirts, Longobardi said. 
Longobardi started last year with sweatshirts and has since added T-shirts. The T-shirts cost $9.95 and sweatshirts cost $19.95, 10 percent of which is donated to Beth Israel's BreastCare Center. They have sold more than 500 T-shirts and sweatshirts, she said. 
Her efforts are one of several projects undertaken by former cancer patients to give back to the hospital that are being recognized at Beth Israel's Evening of Giving celebration on Wednesday, said Jennifer DiFranco, the hospital's director of annual giving.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1923755248/Franklin-woman-encourages-other-cancer-patients-to-fight-like-a-girl#ixzz1KWhCzq25


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