Franklin Matters

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Voices of Franklin: What to do about the conditions on Ledge St?

Rob Crummet lives on Ledge St. Yes Ledge St, you might recognize it if you have seen the recently published road condition report. It is #2 on the list.

Scroll through his letter and view the pictures of the #2 road in Franklin.

When will Ledge St be fixed? Rob would like to know.

Franklin Senior Center: AARP Drivers Safety Class - Jan 26

Reporting by walking around Franklin, I found this and several other photos worth sharing.

For additional info visit the Senior Center webpage http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Senior/index

To register, call the Senior Center 508-520-4945

Sam Adams Beer Dinner at 3

Good beer, good food, and likely to be a gathering of folks who like those things as well; sounds like a great combination!

An Exceptional Evening of

3's Great Food

Paired with Samuel Adams Beer

Please join 3 for an evening of delicious food and beer. We will be featuring a four course dinner specially prepared by Sous Chef Danielle Sargent - each course paired with a beer from the Samuel Adams Brewery.

Thursday, January 31, 7:00pm; $55/pp: includes four course dinner, four beer tastings, tax and gratuity. Plus, some great Samuel Adams Brewery giveaways!

Reservations are required, and can be made by calling 508.528.6333.

	3 461 West Central Street, Franklin, MA 508.528.6333 3-restaurant.com Visit our other Let's Eat, Inc. restaurant in Norwood: SKY

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Franklin Food Pantry Phone-A-Thon slated

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The Franklin Food Pantry will conduct it's annual Phone-A-Thon on Saturdays, Feb. 9 and 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Dr Martin Luther King: "I have a dream"

In a world where injustice still exists, where inequality still thrives, we must remember why this day is a holiday.

"To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction."

Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., The Purpose of Education

Spend less than 20 minutes to listen (or listen again) to "I have a dream"

The text of this speech can also be found here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/i-have-a-dream-speech-text_n_809993.html

Franklin Library: Make Your Own Journal

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Make Your Own Journal

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"18-acre community-supported farm off Daniels Street"

The Milford Daily News reports on the Planning Board approval for the Hoffman Farm:

Hoffmann’s first was in New Braintree, a farming town northwest of Worcester where he and his family currently reside. He had 40 acres, tended to 40 dairy goats and grew 40,000 pounds of butternut squash a year.

He’s working with a considerably smaller plot this time. Still, the farm will yield a wide-variety of vegetables. And he’ll keep cows and goats. (For now, his animals are staying at a friend’s farm.)

"We will be in full operation vegetable-wise this summer," Hoffmann said. "We have to - that’s how I make my living. If I don’t do that, I don’t go to work."

Hoffmann’s Farm is exempt from most of the town’s zoning bylaws. However, the Planning Board pushed Hoffmann to create a subdivision for his house, forcing him to build a private road leading to where the home will go.