The format of this site emphasizes the new items. The items that were published previously slide down the page and then off into the monthly archives.
Have you explored the monthly archives?
Did you miss the video tour of the Franklin Public Library?
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/03/franklin-ma-library-tour-video.html
Do you know about the municipal parking lot lottery?
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2009/12/municipal-lot-parking-lottery.html
And that the School Business Administrator Interview Questions asked by the School Committee of the candidates back in March 2008 is the single page that is always in the Top 10 search results?
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2008/03/school-business-administrator-interview.html
There are lots of gold in these archives, feel free to explore when you have some spare time.
The tabs along the top will help you get to key meetings. The "Important Links" tab will bring you to the special collections that have been created over the years.
Note: The weekly summary and radio show (or podcast) is still suspended while I figure out how much time I will be able to spend here. I hope to have that resolved during the summer months.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Update: Franklin Town News
Attention Franklin Residents and Businesses:
I know there has been some confusion this month regarding our paper and a new company with a similar name trying to launch a second Franklin newspaper.
Franklin Localtownpages was launched in December of 2010 and we are a free direct mailed monthly newspaper distributed to all businesses and residents in Franklin. Localtownpages connects the residents to what’s happening in town and will continue to do so by supporting Franklin’s news and happenings. Our publication can also be found online at www.franklintownnews.com with a link to your website via your ad.
The new sales representative for Franklin Localtownpages is Lori Koller, she can be reached at 508-934-9608. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to call our office at 508-533-4588.
Thank You,
Charles Tashjian, Owner/Publisher
Disclosure: I do receive compensation for my monthly article written for the Franklin Town News.
I know there has been some confusion this month regarding our paper and a new company with a similar name trying to launch a second Franklin newspaper.
Franklin Localtownpages was launched in December of 2010 and we are a free direct mailed monthly newspaper distributed to all businesses and residents in Franklin. Localtownpages connects the residents to what’s happening in town and will continue to do so by supporting Franklin’s news and happenings. Our publication can also be found online at www.franklintownnews.com with a link to your website via your ad.
The new sales representative for Franklin Localtownpages is Lori Koller, she can be reached at 508-934-9608. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to call our office at 508-533-4588.
Thank You,
Charles Tashjian, Owner/Publisher
Disclosure: I do receive compensation for my monthly article written for the Franklin Town News.
Wired Teens - Good Netiquette
The Wired Teens group from Sullivan Middle School developed this set of tips on passwords and good netiquette.
Wired Teens Summer Reminders
Wired Teens Summer Reminders
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Harvest Festival Press Release
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via Franklin Downtown Partnership by noreply@blogger.com (Franklin Downtown Partnership) on 6/22/11
Register Now for the Franklin Harvest Festival
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is busy planning for the Harvest Festival and currently is registering crafters, artists, vendors and community groups for this year's event.
The festival will be held Sunday, October 2, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. The Harvest Festival is the Partnership's largest event and more than 4,500 people are expected to attend this year. Once again, Main Street will be closed to car traffic for the festival, which will span East and West Central Streets, Summer Street and Main Street.
Space is limited. Anyone interested in participating should e-mail Angie Grant at agrant@middlesexbank.com for more details and a registration form. More information and the form also can be found on the Partnership's website, www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/. The registration deadline is August 20th for discounted booth fees. Prior to August 20th, booths are $100. After the 20th deadline the fee is $150.
The Partnership is also looking for sponsors to help offset the cost of the event. As a non-profit organization the Downtown Partnership depends on sponsors to fund the downtown festivals and events. For more information about sponsorship go to our website or contact the Executive Director at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com or (774)571-3109.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
5 for Wednesday - investment
Time for something a little different today. I have this drive to learn something new everyday, to share something in a meaningful way with someone and to laugh. The more I can do of each of these three things, each day, the more successful the day is for me. Christopher S Penn started #the5 awhile ago. I picked up on it because it fit with what I was already doing (learning, sharing, laughing). I extended Chris' #the5 by creating Twitter Bingo. This mixes a game I played growing up with the new world of Twitter.
So that much said, here is #the5 for today. These are five articles I found of interest in a quick read this morning. I was able to connect them all with the theme of investment.
When something matters to you, you end up spending time and money.
When either time or money is short, you end up prioritizing, making choices.
When making choices, you should consider the big picture and where these choices fit.
You should also recognize that you are not alone, someone else maybe making the same choices.
Maybe you can learn from with they are doing, maybe you and they can do it better together than either of you could do it alone.
You can get to this point of collaboration, cooperation by starting with conversation.
Overtime the conversation can build a relationship, can build some understanding, and some trust.
What do you think?
This was originally posted on my website Steve's 2 Cents. If you would like to read more like this, you can visit there and subscribe via email or RSS Feed.
So that much said, here is #the5 for today. These are five articles I found of interest in a quick read this morning. I was able to connect them all with the theme of investment.
“Learning the tools is much easier, because no one can help you lead.” http://j.mp/l0TKFK goodness from @lizstrauss #sobcon #the5Liz Strauss tells a good story about Hunter S Thompson and suggests a rewording of one of his sentences to make her point.
"These people believed in you, now tell them what you are doing with their investment" http://j.mp/iJG2AK #the5 @geofflivingGeoff Livingston previews the findings of a study on non-profit fund raising that will be discussed in a webinar. The findings have good info to help reinforce some of what we'll be doing at the Franklin Food Pantry.
“Anything, everything, is not only possible, it’s probable. No one person has more value than another" http://j.mp/iAqopV #the5Deb Brown writes a summary of what she saw and heard at the 140 Conference last week in NYC. The quote is from a talk by Ann Curry.
"People don’t internalize depressing images; they tune them out" http://j.mp/iH8lZf goodness from @tomasacker #the5Tom Asacker shares his insights on the new FDA anti-smoking ad campaign. I think he is spot on!
"For too many elders, a cut as small as five or ten dollars makes a negative difference in their lives" http://j.mp/kx1WX0 #the5Ronni Bennett shares her views on the AARP position statement about Social Security that was announced last Friday. If the AARP position has truly changed, this could be a big deal!
When something matters to you, you end up spending time and money.
When either time or money is short, you end up prioritizing, making choices.
When making choices, you should consider the big picture and where these choices fit.
You should also recognize that you are not alone, someone else maybe making the same choices.
Maybe you can learn from with they are doing, maybe you and they can do it better together than either of you could do it alone.
You can get to this point of collaboration, cooperation by starting with conversation.
Overtime the conversation can build a relationship, can build some understanding, and some trust.
What do you think?
This was originally posted on my website Steve's 2 Cents. If you would like to read more like this, you can visit there and subscribe via email or RSS Feed.
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