Franklin's annual hazardous waste collection day is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 2011. The form would need to be filled out to obtain a ticket for the day. Tickets cost $10 and can be obtained first come, first served from the DPW as detailed on the form:
Household Hazardous Waste 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
REcycle: helping Bikes Not Bombs
There was order and process to the REcycle Club event yesterday at Franklin High School. The end result was 65 bikes and over $200 collected for Bikes Not Bombs!
Bikes that were donated were lined up.
Care was taken to not damage the seat as the peddles were removed and the handle bars turned to make the bikes more compact for shipping
When the bikes were complete they were lined up ready to board the truck
The truck from Bikes Not Bombs arrived and was ready to be loaded
And part of the crew processing the bikes paused briefly from their work for a photo:
From Left to right: Zak Borelli, Cody Williamson, Michael Williams and club leader - Eamon Earls
For more about BikesNotBombs visit their website: http://bikesnotbombs.org/
Community turns out to clean up Milford trail
For those following the development efforts of the Franklin Citizens Rail Trail Committee, this from neighboring Milford catches the eye. They had the clean up this Saturday in advance of the ribbon cutting to formally open the new section on Sat, Sep 24.
Armed with brooms, garbage bags and rakes, more than a dozen volunteers descended on the Milford Upper Charles Trail yesterday, adding beauty to the recreational resource.
Related posts covering the Milford Trail
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/08/upper-charles-trail-milford-section.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-new-milford-rail-trail-update.html
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via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Brian Benson/Daily News staff on 9/17/11
Armed with brooms, garbage bags and rakes, more than a dozen volunteers descended on the Milford Upper Charles Trail yesterday, adding beauty to the recreational resource.
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Related posts covering the Milford Trail
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/08/upper-charles-trail-milford-section.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-new-milford-rail-trail-update.html
Could the Blackstone Valley become a national historic park?
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It may not be as well known as historic sites in Boston or Lexington and Concord, but supporters of a proposal to create a national historical park in the Blackstone Valley said the region played a critical role in the country's industrialization.
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Networking Luncheon - Friday, Sep 23
Franklin Downtown Partnership
Networking Luncheon
Friday, September 23
1 p.m.
Dean College Campus Center
New Dining Hall
$5.50
It's a great way to meet new members!
Contact Joel Carrara if you have any
questions -- jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Parmenter: Back to Football Friday
The NFL is sponsoring a Back to Football Friday whereby they will award 34 $10,000 grants to benefit Health and Wellness in local schools in a country wide competition.
What Parmenter did was to incorporate community service as a way to not only stress the importance of Health & Wellness but to also stress the importance of community service. We collected:
We took pictures of all our students and a few of smaller groups. Our group picture is still with our photographer, but here are two pictures of smaller groups.
One has all our items that we collected (which were abundant):
One at our school sign.
Thanks to Mary Jo Peterson and Jennifer Taddeo, a couple of "community contributors", who provided info and photos from the event at the Parmenter School on Friday.
If you have a local event or good news about Franklin to share, please let me know. Good news is always welcomed!
What Parmenter did was to incorporate community service as a way to not only stress the importance of Health & Wellness but to also stress the importance of community service. We collected:
P - Paper ProductsThese items will be distributed to the Friends of Franklin, Franklin Food Pantry, Animal Shelters, etc.
A - Animal Products
T - Toiletries
S - Stuffed Animals
We took pictures of all our students and a few of smaller groups. Our group picture is still with our photographer, but here are two pictures of smaller groups.
One has all our items that we collected (which were abundant):
One at our school sign.
Thanks to Mary Jo Peterson and Jennifer Taddeo, a couple of "community contributors", who provided info and photos from the event at the Parmenter School on Friday.
If you have a local event or good news about Franklin to share, please let me know. Good news is always welcomed!
Halloween costumes for a good cause
A nice cool, fall morning can get us thinking that Halloween will be coming soon!
Berry Insurance, with offices in Franklin and Quincy, Massachusetts, will be collecting Halloween costumes to benefit Children’s Hospital Boston.
This will be Berry Insurance’s third year hosting the drive. In years past Berry Insurance has collected and donated over 50 costumes to the Hospital.
Berry Insurance is collecting only brand new, unused/unworn, Halloween costumes and accessories for children of all ages to be donated just in time for Halloween. All costumes must be new and shouldn’t be violent or scary. Don’t forget about accessories like hats and crowns for those children that can’t get out of bed to dress up.
For anyone who would like to donate, drop off locations are set as follows. Please bring in any donations prior to October 21, 2011.
· Berry Insurance, 9 Main Street, Franklin, MA 02038 from 8am – 4pm
· Berry Insurance, 300 Congress Street, Suite 306, Quincy, MA 02169 from 8am – 4pm
· United Regional Chamber of Commerce, 42 Union Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
· United Regional Chamber of Commerce, 5 West Street, Franklin, MA 02038
The donations will be made in conjunction with Four Point’s by Sheraton’s nationwide costume drive.
Berry Insurance, with offices in Franklin and Quincy, Massachusetts, will be collecting Halloween costumes to benefit Children’s Hospital Boston.
This will be Berry Insurance’s third year hosting the drive. In years past Berry Insurance has collected and donated over 50 costumes to the Hospital.
Berry Insurance is collecting only brand new, unused/unworn, Halloween costumes and accessories for children of all ages to be donated just in time for Halloween. All costumes must be new and shouldn’t be violent or scary. Don’t forget about accessories like hats and crowns for those children that can’t get out of bed to dress up.
For anyone who would like to donate, drop off locations are set as follows. Please bring in any donations prior to October 21, 2011.
· Berry Insurance, 9 Main Street, Franklin, MA 02038 from 8am – 4pm
· Berry Insurance, 300 Congress Street, Suite 306, Quincy, MA 02169 from 8am – 4pm
· United Regional Chamber of Commerce, 42 Union Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
· United Regional Chamber of Commerce, 5 West Street, Franklin, MA 02038
The donations will be made in conjunction with Four Point’s by Sheraton’s nationwide costume drive.
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