Sunday, June 23, 2013

"our trail networks connect to public transportation"

The Milford Daily News writes about the rail trails in the area.

Nearly $10 million of that, for instance, could go to finishing work on the Southern New England Trunkline Trail, which stretches 22 miles from the Franklin State Forest to the Douglas State Forest, traveling east to west through Bellingham, Uxbridge, Blackstone and Millville.

The state-owned trail has several undeveloped segments, and the DCR has been helping grassroots nonprofit groups like the Friends of the SNETT chip away at these unfinished sections in hopes of connecting the trail to the Blackstone River Greenway, which picks up in Worcester and runs 48 miles to Providence, R.I.

In Massachusetts, according to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, there are 55 completed trails, spanning nearly 400 miles, and 62 trails under development. A handful of these pass through or near MetroWest and Milford area communities.

summer day on the Blackstone River Bikeway

Good Links:

The full report "The Way Forward" can be found at the MassDOT website
http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Portals/0/docs/infoCenter/docs_materials/TheWayForward_Jan13.pdf

The Grand Trunk Trailblazers webpage can be found here
http://www.grandtrunktrailblazers.org/

The Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail webpage can be found here
http://www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/

The Assabet Trail webpage has a good collection of other rail trails in MA
http://www.arrtinc.org/google_map5.asp

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Franklin's 4th of July Schedule of Events

From the 4th of July Coalition webpage we find the schedule of events for Franklin's weekend. There will be no fireworks this year due to the construction at the new high school.

Donations to the 4th can be made by either downloading the form or via PayPal from the webpage.

Wednesday, July 3rd:	• 6pm-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 7pm-10pm Digger Dawg Band
Thursday, July 4th:	• 11am-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 11am-1pm D.J. Bob Brown • 1pm-4pm Local Youth Bands • 4pm-5pm Tyler Zajac (2010 "Franklin Idol" winner) • 7pm-10pm "Z" Band
Friday, July 5th:	• 6pm-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 7pm-10pm Corvairs "Oldies" Band
Saturday, July 6th: Children's Day	• 11am-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 12 noon Children's Parade • 1pm-2pm Vic and Sticks (Family Entertainment) • 2pm-3pm Flippo the Clown • 3pm-4pm Jamie Barrett (Franklin's Own) • 4pm-7pm Franklin Idol Contest • 7pm-10pm Groove Doctors Band
Sunday, July 7th:	• 1pm-7pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 1pm-4pm D.J. Bob Brown • 2pm-3:30pm PARADE • 4pm-5pm Tyler Zajac • 5pm Idol Winners Announced

Updates to the schedule may be found on http://july4thfranklinma.com/

2013 Hockomock Sports.com Boys Lacrosse Awards

Franklin sophomore defender Mike Sullivan has been named the inaugural 2013 Boys' Lacrosse Underclassman of the Year.

Sullivan played a large role in the Panthers defense and was one of the key players that helped Franklin to a Kelley-Rex division title as well as reaching the second round of the Division 1 tournament. Franklin finished 13-7 overall, including 10-1 in the Hockomock.

Michael Patjane, Attacker, Franklin was named to the 1st Team
Jake Sargeant, Attacker, Franklin was named to the 2nd Team

Read the full coverage of the 2013 Hockomock Sports.com Boys Lacrosse Awards
http://www.hockomocksports.com/1/post/2013/06/2013-hockomocksportscom-boys-lacrosse-awards.html

26-hour Boston Strong workout marathon

Franklin Police will be represented in the 26-hour event being held at Gillette Stadium on Saturday and Sunday.

The endurance challenges are not open to the public; the teams registered in advance, each pledging a minimum of $2,600.

Led by personal trainers, the 26 workout stations will be open to members of the U.S. military and first-responders. They begin at 2:50 p.m. and continue until 5 p.m. tomorrow.

The event itself will encompass the football field and practice bubble as well as the practice fields. Before the 26-hour trial kicks off, team captains will be given a full break down of all the challenges so their teams can develop game plans for how to tackle them.

Family and friends of those participating will be able to watch the opening ceremony and first two hours of the event from the stands.

Franklin’s team includes police officers Jon Bussey, Rich Martini and Dan MacLean. Detective Sgt. Christopher Baker, a member of the MetroLEC SWAT team, will also be a part of the event.

Friday, June 21, 2013

"right on schedule and right on budget"

On graduation night, members of the Class of 2013 wrote their signatures in black marker on a steel beam bound for the new Franklin High School's roof.

On Thursday, a crane hoisted the beam — an American flag hanging from it — to its final resting place during a "topping out" ceremony commemorating the completion of the school’s framework.

But before the beam was raised, Jack McCarthy, executive director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), wanted to leave his mark, too. Technically, though, he already has: The MSBA is funding about 59 percent of the $103.5 million project.
And at more than 300,000 square feet, the building will be the largest MSBA model school ever constructed.

Franklin Library: Summer Reading Sign Up

From Evernote:

Summer Reading Sign Up

Clipped from: http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post.html

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