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| Parmenter 5K - Jun 2 |
Registration and additional info can be found on the race webpage
http://www.parmenter5k.com/
Friday, May 31, 2013
Parmenter 5K - Sunday
The Parmenter 5K Run for all Ages is scheduled for Sunday, June 2.
Registration and additional info can be found on the race webpage
http://www.parmenter5k.com/
Registration and additional info can be found on the race webpage
http://www.parmenter5k.com/
MassBudget: Conference Preview - differences between the Senate and House budget proposals
Last week, the Senate finalized its budget proposal for FY 2014, laying out its plans for what we should do together through state government in the coming year. Our new "Conference Preview" describes the major differences between the Senate budget and the House version, in order to highlight the decisions that the upcoming House-Senate Conference Committee will face.
Some of the most significant differences are:
In addition to describing these and other differences between the House and Senate budgets, the "Conference Preview" also analyzes the more prominent amendments that were adopted during Senate debate. For more detail on the budget process, including these legislative budgets and the Governor's earlier proposal, see our Budget Resources.
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"reform the laws and respect the rights of the citizens"
The Gun Control Forum held at Dean College and hosted by Rep Jeff Roy was reported on in the Milford Daily News.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1910061630/Civil-tone-for-gun-debate-in-Franklin#ixzz2UrQhZht8
The 1998 legislation as referenced in the article can be read here
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/1998/Chapter180
The full document for H 3253 as filed by Rep Linsky can be viewed here
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H3253
From the same page, you can search for other related legislation as filed this year.
"I ask for continued, thoughtful, reasoned and sane debate as we go forward in these next few months," Naughton said, adding that a new piece of legislation will be ready for the House in the fall.
Nearly 100 people, with wide-ranging views on gun control, attended the more than hour-long talk on gun legislation, hosted by state Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin. The 7-person panel included a gun rights lobbyist and police chief, professors and legislators.
Franklin Police Chief Stephan Semerjian said gun licensing rules need tuning, saying, "Legislators are trying to do the best they can."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1910061630/Civil-tone-for-gun-debate-in-Franklin#ixzz2UrQhZht8
The 1998 legislation as referenced in the article can be read here
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/1998/Chapter180
The full document for H 3253 as filed by Rep Linsky can be viewed here
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H3253
From the same page, you can search for other related legislation as filed this year.
United Regional Chamber of Commerce: Early Bird Golf Rate Ends June 3
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The United Regional Chamber of Commerce | 42 Union Street | Attleboro | MA | 02703
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"It’s almost as moving as the real thing"
The half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is in Medway through Sunday.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1910061633/Moving-tribute-Vietnam-Wall-visits-Medway#ixzz2UrUY21yP
"It’s tough, but it’s satisfying," said Souza, who helped put up panel 30 West of the Wall, which includes the name of his childhood friend, Richie.
Volunteers, including Leigh’s nephew George Grant of Medway, spent most of Thursday putting up the wall, which is managed by a Michigan-based nonprofit organization and includes more than 58,000 names.
After the presentation of colors by the 1st Battalion, 25th Marines out of Devens, the ceremony was lead by Marines Staff Sgt. Robert Saleski of Medway, a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient.
Among the speakers was state Rep. Jeff Roy, D-Franklin, who said the monument is one of the "most powerful and moving tributes to personal sacrifice and national loss," including more than 1,000 soldiers from Massachusetts.
"The names pay silent tribute to men and women from communities like this one," said Roy, who recalled being 7 when his neighbor was killed in Vietnam. "I can remember the sorrow at the dinner table, and the emptiness of my neighbors’ house."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1910061633/Moving-tribute-Vietnam-Wall-visits-Medway#ixzz2UrUY21yP
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Age appropriate there and here
Bernie DeKoven, the Chief Deep Funster, writes;
John Taylor Gatto’s article, The Curriculum of Play, is visionary in its scope, and deeply validating for anyone who believes in the kind of education that takes place when children are free and at play. Perhaps I am so drawn to it because I’ve spent so much of my life, since 1971 and the publication of my Interplay Games Curriculum, and the years of teaching and training that led up to it. Nevertheless, dear Deep Funster, I decided to assume that at least some of Gatto’s article would be as affirming to your beliefs as it was to mine. I am not in total agreement. But if I were, it probably wouldn’t be as much fun to read.
He also includes this video about "Schools of Trust"
So coming off the post and video, I find out that at least Franklin teachers will be doing a 45 writing prompt for K-2 to prepare something for the teachers in September to use. Students in 3-5th grade will get 2 forty-five minute periods for this writing exercise. This is not part of the Writers Workshop curriculum that is used by the district. So excuse me! 45 minutes for a K student without assistance? And Franklin touts their age appropriate educational experience? You gotta be kidding?
You can read Bernie's full posting here
http://www.deepfun.com/fun/2013/05/the-curriculum-of-play/
I would be curious to find out how widespread this writing prompt exercise is. Unfortunately, I have not been able to attend many School Committee meetings due to my work with the Food Pantry. If you hear of this in your school, please share.
Spring photo mini-sessions - family photos!
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| Aubrey B Greene Photography |
This Spring, mini-sessions will be held on June 15, 2013, from 9am - 4:30pm, with slots every half hour. Sessions will be 20 minutes long and can include any number of people. My selection of the best images will be edited and posted online for ordering prints, canvases & gifts.
Sessions cost $100 each, and will be held outdoors on the Dean College campus in Franklin, MA.
If you would like to sign up, please e-mail AUBREY@AUBREYGREENE.COM to reserve your time slot!
You can view Aubrey's work on her website
http://www.aubreybgreeneblog.com/index.php/post/view/spring_mini_sessions
View the event on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/500862403315043/
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