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“The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.” Patrick HenryThe quote is attributed to Patrick Henry, one of the most respected patriots in United States history. Mr. Henry is not only one of our most admired founding fathers but was also an influential champion of Republicanism.
The Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a building permit for a sprawling apartment complex on West Central Street.
The proposed development, Weston Woods, would include three apartment buildings — comprised of mostly one-bedroom units — and a clubhouse at 1330-1342 West Central St. Developer Acme Jazz LLC will offer 70 of the 280 apartments as affordable housing.
The decision on the project came late last month, during an untelevised meeting.Acme Jazz has now filed its plans with Conservation Commission seeking to move forward with construction.Continue reading the article
The science laboratories at Franklin High School rival those at any top research university — and students have a local biotech corporation to thank for that.
Inside each lab, the microplate readers, digital dry baths and bacterial transformation kits, among other pieces of equipment, were donated to the newly-opened high school through a partnership with ZeptoMetrix Corporation, located at Kenwood Circle.
The company visited the school Monday with local officials to recognize the district’s STEM program and shine a light on the town’s goal of attracting similar companies.Continue reading the article
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| Memorial Day 2015 - Schedule |
The 2015 Memorial Day Parade route will begin at the Franklin Fire Station and proceed up Main St to Church St. The parade will no longer go down School St, Union St, or Beaver St. The parade will not stop at Union St or St Mary's Cemetery's (Ceremonies at both locations are scheduled to occur before the parade itself.)
Please see the update Parade Route.
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| Memorial Day 2015 - Parade Route |
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| honor guard from 2014 Memorial Day Parade |
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| Toddler for Scale |
- Franklin's offense came to life, putting up double-digit runs for the first time since mid-April. Nick Burgos went 2-2 with a pair of walks, three runs scored and an RBI, Nick Santucci went 2-4 with three RBI and a run scored, Ant Chaiton knocked in a run and scored twice, Kyle Skidmore went 1-2 with a pair of walks and two runs scored and Alex Bissanti went 1-3 with two runs scored. Zane Byrne picked up the win for the Panthers, tossing five innings with five strikeouts.
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| FHS Panthers |
- Kali Magane pitched a complete game shutout and knocked in the only run of the game to lift KP. Ashley Hession drew a one-out walk in the third and then had two-out single to score the run. Magane finished with seven strikeouts. Franklin stranded seven runners on base.
- Franklin swept doubles play and picked up a win at second singles to get the win. Franklin's Kyle Pandiscio won 6-3, 6-1 at second doubles, the team of Sean Barker and James Johnston won 6-1, 6-0 at first doubles and Cam Piana and Jeremy Gan teamed up for a marathon 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 win at second doubles. King Philip got wins from Michal Kozuchowski 6-3, 6-4 at first singles and Garrett Schneider 6-2, 6-2 at third singles.
