Monday, February 18, 2013
Franklin Junction (photo essay)
Alan Earls introduced Ron Clough:
Ron related many key points of the history of the railroad in Franklin, sharing photos along the way
Alan held a precious copy of a rail map that Ron has showing railroads all over MA
Ed Barth had a photo of the White or Ghost Train that ran for several years overnight through Franklin from Boston to New York
Ed Barth, representing the Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee presented an overview of their efforts to convert the rail train to a recreational use
Both Ron and Ed were available for questions and discussion after their presentations
Ed's presentation copy can be viewed here:
Ron's presentation copy will be added as soon as it is received
Tech Day Camp: March 23
TECH DAY CAMP MARCH 23
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| United Regional Chamber of Commerce |
The United Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to sponsor an all-day Tech Day Camp on Sat., March 23 at Tri-County RVT High School, 147 Pond St. in Franklin. The Camp will feature more than 30 workshops to help people get started using today's technology or learn how to use it better. The event is especially geared towards small businesses and non-profit organizations and is organized by the Toolbox.
The early bird rate for the event is $99 if registration is completed by Feb. 28. Get more information and register online at www.techdaycamp.com.
Senator Spilka: Office Hours
SENATOR SPILKA ANNOUNCES ASHLAND AND NATICK OFFICE HOURS
On Friday, February 22nd, join Senator Karen Spilka and Puja Mehta, Senator Spilka's District and Constituent Services Director, for district office hours in Ashland and Natick. They will be available to update constituents on the latest news and events and discuss any concerns or questions you may have.
ASHLAND OFFICE HOURS
Sunnyside Cafe
24 Front Street
Ashland, MA 01721
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
NATICK OFFICE HOURS
Zaftigs Delicatessen
Sherwood Plaza (Rt. 9 East)
1298 Worcester Road
Natick, MA 01760
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Any resident unable to attend or looking to schedule an appointment should contact Senator Spilka's office at (617) 722-1640.
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Trivia Bee - March 21
The Franklin Education Foundation will present its 17th
Annual Trivia Bee on Thursday, March 21, 2013.
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| Franklin Education Foundation |
The Bee is the FEF’s largest fundraiser and has enabled the
organization to donate over $255,000 to the Franklin
Public Schools since 1997.
This year’s theme will be Music.
The Bee will be held at the Thomas Mercer Auditorium at the
Horace Mann Middle School at 7:00 p.m. and will include live music by the
Franklin High School Jazz Band, a raffle table, and refreshments.
Teams consist of three people sponsored by local businesses,
civic groups, and individuals. Anyone
interested in sponsoring a team or donating an item to the raffle table should
contact Maureen Roy at maurroy@aol.com.
For more information about the Franklin Education
Foundation, please visit our website at www.franklined.org.
Sunday Reading suggestions
With snow swirling again, pull up a cuppa something warm, settle into your comfy chair and click through to read a few articles on local government, interesting free tools used in schools and deceptive ingredients in common branded foods.
Boston Fed Highlights Regional Consolidation as Opportunity for Local Governments to Reduce Costs, Improve Service Quality
Student Oral Reports with School Hallway Dioramas via AudioBoo
Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
Boston Fed Highlights Regional Consolidation as Opportunity for Local Governments to Reduce Costs, Improve Service Quality
New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Public Policy Center is prompting state and municipal officials to take a second look at a familiar proposal: regional consolidation. Motivated by the prospect of continuing strain on local government finances, this research examines the extent to which joint service provision could potentially reduce costs.
Student Oral Reports with School Hallway Dioramas via AudioBoo
I took the following photographs today in the hallway at Independence Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma. The GT teacher, Dawn Dukes, has helped students create audio narrations (powered by AudioBoo) linked via QR codes for independent study projects students completed recently. It’s a high-tech museum-like audio tour, in the hallways of IES in Yukon. What a great use of educational technology tools to help students practice their oral language skills as required by the Common Core State Standards! It’s especially cool since the library at IES has iPod Touches for students to check out, pre-loaded with QR Code reader apps like i-Nigma so students can listen to their peers share their reports
Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
Thoughts of outrage, unfairness, disbelief, and ultimately grief consumed me while I was doing this investigation. A list of ingredients that are banned across the globe but still allowed for use here in the American food supply recently made news. While I have written about some of those ingredients before, this list inspired me to look a little deeper and find out how pervasive this issue is for us. Are these banned ingredients contributing to the higher mortality and disease rates in the U.S.? . . . → Read More: Food Babe Investigates: How Food Companies Exploit Americans with Ingredients Banned in Other Countries
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