Franklin Matters

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Cops: Couple robbed area donut shops to feed heroin habit

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Cops: Couple robbed area donut shops to feed heroin habit

via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Matt Tota/Daily News staff on 10/12/12

A husband and wife this week went on a spree of armed robberies, with one acting as the stick-up-man, threatening donut shop cashiers with a syringe he warned contained AIDS-infected blood, and the other as the getaway driver, to feed their heroin addiction, a prosecutor said Friday.

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Winter Parking Ban returns soon

Yes, it is October. Summer is gone. Winter is around the corner. Franklin is preparing for what winter will bring this time around:

College Readiness Seminar 10/18/12

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Mr. Fortin asked the PCC to share information with families about an upcoming seminar that may interest many of you.

COLLEGE READINESS SEMINAR

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012, 7:00 - 9:00 PM

DWIGHT HALL, FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY

This is an annual event started by Lorretta M. Holloway, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English Department to get parents to start thinking about not just the content knowledge but the habits of mind their kids need to be successful in college. Parents of Middle School and early High School children are encouraged to attend.

For complete details, view the event flyer here.

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Boston I-93 Overnight Lane Closure October 16-17

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Boston I-93 Overnight Lane Closure October 16-17

via Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation by Klark Jessen on 10/12/12

MassDOT's enhanced maintenance schedule will require complete lane closures of Interstate 93 Northbound through Boston from 11 pm, Tuesday, October 16 until 5:30 am, Wednesday, October 17.

I-93 Northbound traffic will be detoured off the highway at Exit 16 (Southampton Street Exit) to Frontage Road Northbound. Ramps from Frontage Road Northbound allow traffic to get to I-90 Eastbound (Logan Airport) and I-90 Westbound. I-93 Northbound traffic will continue on Atlantic Avenue and re-enter I-93 Northbound at Haymarket On-Ramp. Traffic destined for Route 1 Northbound (Tobin Bridge) should stay on the surface streets and access the Route 1 Northbound on-ramp in City Square.

Work to be performed October 16-17 includes: tunnel wall and sign washing, drain cleaning and maintenance, as well as maintenance of electrical and communications systems.

Enhanced maintenance is planned for I-93 through Boston in November, exact dates to be announced.

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Friday, October 12, 2012

Groundbreaking for New Franklin High School

The Franklin community is invited to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new FHS on Saturday, October 13, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. The ceremony will occur on the athletic fields between the Field House and Pisini Field. During the week of October 14, leaders of Bacon & Agostini Construction of East Providence, R.I., the Building Committee, and project and design managers will meet to plan the best phasing for the construction work to ensure public safety and minimize disruptions to students, parents, teachers, visitors, pedestrians, neighbors and motorists.

Additional information on the new high school can be found on their webpage http://www.newfhs.com/ or find them on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thenewfhs

Absentee ballots available

The last day to register to vote for the November election is October 17th. Absentee ballots are now available and additional details can be found in the notice shown here

Additional information can be found on the Franklin Town Clerk webpage
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Clerk/index

or on the MA Secretary of the Commonwealth webpage
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleifv/howreg.htm