Franklin Matters

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Preschool Exploration Open House

Franklin, MA – Dean College Children's Center will host an Exploration Open House on January 14, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents of preschool children ages 2 ½ years old through 5 years old are encouraged to stop by during exploration hours, bring their child to explore the school, and learn about our program.

Innovative and progressive, the school is NAEYC accredited and well known in the community for an excellent preschool experience. Dean Children's Center has an adult to child ratio of 1:5 and has credentialed teachers as well as teachers-in-training. The center has a professional, caring environment where young children learn through hands-on exploration and enjoy enrichment programs in science, puppetry, music and dance.

Applications are now being accepted for preschool enrollment. An NAEYC Accredited program, the Children's Center serves as an inspiring environment for children and a lab school for Early Childhood Education at Dean College. Dean Children's Center uses a developmental approach which reflects education research in child development and peer conflict resolution. "We are a regional resource to parents and educators on peer conflict resolution in young children and our lab school is a demonstration site for best practices in early education of children" states Director Faith Nickolas.

Dean College Children's Center located at 144 School Street in Franklin. For more information, call 508-541-1598.

Man suffers serious injuries in fall from tree in Franklin

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Man suffers serious injuries in fall from tree in Franklin

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A man was flown by medical rescue helicopter Friday morning to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester after a fall from a tree, fire officials said.

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Friday, November 30, 2012

12 Days of Donating: Day 1

On Day 1 of the "12 Days of Donating", let's look back through the events of the year and see how much we can be thankful for in Franklin.

In January, the Historical Museum celebrated the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. Vera Meyer returned to glass the glass harmonica which had been one of Ben's inventions.

You can view additional photos from the birthday party here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/01/historical-museum-photo-essay-jan-29.html

The Franklin Food Elves are combining forces with the Franklin Downtown Partnership for the “12 Days of Donating” campaign to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. Donation bins are available at these participating businesses:

Berry Insurance, 9 Main St.
Chestnut Dental Associates, 38 Pond St.
Dean Bank, 21 Main St.
Dean College, Campus Center
DCU, 500 West Central St.
East Coast Driving School, 25 East Central St.
Emma’s Quilt Cupboard, 12 Main St.
Franklin Downtown Partnership Office, 9 East Central St.
Jane’s Frames, 11 East Central St.
Murphy Business, 15 East Central St.
RE/MAX Executive Realty, 445 Franklin Village Dr.

You can also make a donation securely through the Franklin Food Pantry web page

http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/

Alan Procknow: Franklin's Industrial Revolution

Alan Procknow, a senior majoring in History at Dean College, presented this study during the Holiday Stroll at the Franklin Historical Museum, Thursday Nov 29, 2012.

Franklin's role in the industrial revolution presentation from Franklin Matters

The Franklin Historical Museum web page can be found here:
http://www.franklinhistoricalmuseum.com/

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Holiday Stroll - Photo essay

The bargain of the day was the Christmas wreaths being sold by the Friends of Franklin to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry.

At $5, they wreaths were moving quickly. This one is already hanging on my front door! (For the very observant, yes, I did change the photo. The wreath by daylight looked so much better than in the night view I originally had here.)

The Mount St. Charles Handbell Choir performed and explained their process at Dean Bank

The Franklin Art Center was alight and welcoming!

A great holiday idea is the Franklin Calendar. Available at the Franklin Art Center $15. Each month displays a different work of art in and around Franklin.

The downtown was busy with families and a festive spirit in the cool evening air.

At the Franklin Historical Museum, Mrs Claus had a circle of young folks listening with great attention. Everyone leaving her area left with big smiles!

Alan Procknow, a senior majoring in History at Dean College, presented on Franklin's role in the Industrial Revolution. A link to the presentation document will be added here.

It was a good night be in and around downtown Franklin. There were other places I could have stopped but time was short and there was so much to do! Albeit cool, the weather was good and the moon rose brightly over Franklin.

Thanks to the Franklin Downtown Partnership, all their helpers and sponsors for this wonderful evening.

"It’s mostly the guts of the school"

The next priority in line of sight for the Franklin school district facilities needs is the Davis Thayer Elementary School.

The project has been on the town’s agenda for at least a few years, he said, but other concerns pushed the renovations aside.

"It was on the radar screen, but the high school just dominated the discussion over the past few years," he said. "Now it’s time to address the Davis Thayer issue."