Franklin MOMS - Open House - Sep 6, 9:00 AM

The MOMS Club of Franklin invites Franklin mothers to attend their Open House on Thursday September 6, at 9:00 AM, at the Hockomock Area YMCA. The Y is located at 45 Forge Hill Road. The Y staff will provide games and entertainment for the children while Whole Foods of Bellingham makes a presentation on healthy eating habits for children. The Y's pool will be available for open swim after the event if weather permits. For additional information about the event, please contact Caitlin MacDonald at franklinnorthmoms@gmail.com.

10th Norfolk Campaign - Rich Eustis

The campaign signs are up and the primary coming up rapidly on Thursday, Sep 6. This is the first of a series to view the five campaign signs.

Rich Eustis is one of three Republicans facing off in the primary.



For more on the Eustis campaign visit his web page  http://www.richeustis.com/


Related posts:

The primary is on a Thursday, yes - not a Tuesday
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/07/sep-6-primary-falls-on-thursday.html

The Republicans will face off in a debate on Tuesday, Aug 28th
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/08/10th-norfolk-republican-debate.html

"a Town Council is like having Town Meeting twice a month"

The Milford Daily News reports on some area communities that have changed from a town meeting to a manager and elected council to govern.

Franklin Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting said many Bay State communities are still wrestling with "the never-ending debate over choosing between giving people a direct voice or governmental efficiency.'' 

Since revising its charter in 2010, Franklin is governed by nine Town Council members and an administrator whom they appoint. 

"When communities debate this you always hear people's concern about losing their representative voices. The love of town meeting is an emotional issue. People say it's the purest form of democracy,'' he said. "But towns can't be run like they were 200 years ago. I just see the world is changing and I think this is the best way to deal with it.'' 

For Nutting, working in concert with Town Council has helped Franklin move quickly to offer businesses tax incentives to move to town, fine tune zoning changes and resolve unexpected problems.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x866123769/Officials-Change-led-to-greater-efficiency#ixzz23Px1QbT8

In the News: library, temple

What summer holds beyond stacks at area libraries

by Julia Spitz/Daily News staff

Former Boston lawyer serving higher law in Franklin

by Matt Tota/Daily News staff

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Parmenter - Modular Units

Walked by the Parmenter School on Saturday to get pictures of the modular units before they get removed. According to the update at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday (8/7/12), the propane tank is scheduled to be removed first, then the units will come down. During the last week of August, the DPW will return the space below the modulars to useful land, seeding grass, etc.

What do the modulars look like?

From the outside, a walk around them produces the following views.















The tech department would probably not be happy to find that one of their computer cables was being used to hold the door open from time to time.

Closing Day for St Rocco's

Today marks the closing of the Olympics in London and St Rocco's Festival here in Franklin.

Annual fun at St. Rocco's in Franklin

by Derek McLean/News staff

Yes, the major reason for St Rocco's Festival is a fund raiser for St Mary's Church