From the Newspapers: Electric Youth at the Cultural Festival, Food Pantry grant

In the Sunday Boston Globe West edition:

ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE Earlier this month, they were on stage at Disneyland Paris and the coast of Normandy, followed by performances in England for US troops stationed at Lakenheath, Mildenhall, and Feltwell air force bases. But this Wednesday, July 29, Electric Youth will perform a free outdoor concert for a hometown crowd when they appear on the Franklin Town Common as part of the first annual Franklin Cultural Festival, hosted by the Franklin Cultural District Committee.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2015/07/23/teens-perform-for-hometown-crowd-franklin/5rVXaLZdkPu1l1odN68DvO/story.html

GBFB photo - Greater Boston Food Bank CFO Carol Tienken presents Franklin Food Pantry Director Erin Lynch with a check for $10,000. Courtesy photo

From the Sunday Milford Daily News

The food pantry downtown has received a $10,000 grant from the Greater Boston Food Bank to help improve how it stores and delivers perishable goods. 

The grant, awarded earlier this month, will go toward a $20,000 project that includes buying new refrigerators for the West Central Street pantry and upgrading its food truck or “mobile pantry.”

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150726/NEWS/150727326/1994/NEWS

the Circle of Friends 2015-16 schedule is complete, mark your calendars

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is one of my treasures in Franklin. An acoustically sound space with great performers and great desserts at a reasonable price. 

What else can you ask for? Oh, and it is only on Chestnut St so it is easy to get to.

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse 262 Chestnut St Franklin, MA  02038 Phone: 508 528 2541 > Map > Official Site > ReverbNation Profile Our schedule is complete and tickets for all these shows may now be purchased on our website. http://www.circlefolk.org/ Circle of Friends Coffeehouse   UPCOMING SHOWS   Sat Sep 26 2015, 08:00 PM Vance Gilbert Tickets: $20 Sat Oct 10 2015, 08:00 PM The Slambovian Circus of Dreams/Grand Slambovians, The Slambovian Circus of Dreams/Grand Slambovians Tickets: $25 Sat Oct 17 2015, 08:00 PM Pesky J. Nixon, Miles to Dayton Tickets: $20 Sat Nov 07 2015, 08:00 PM Burning Bridget Cleary Tickets: $20 Sat Dec 05 2015, 08:00 PM Anne Heaton, Winterbloom, Antje Duvekot, Natalia Zukerman, Meg Hutchinson Tickets: $25 Winterbloom featuring Anne Heaton, Natalia Zukerman, Antje Duvekot, and Meg Hutchinson   Sat Dec 12 2015, 08:00 PM Ellis Paul Tickets: $25 CD release Sat Jan 09 2016, 08:00 PM John Gorka Tickets: $25 Sat Feb 27 2016, 08:00 PM Seth Glier Tickets: $20 Sat Mar 12 2016, 08:00 PM Susan Werner Tickets: $27   Sat Apr 09 2016, 08:00 PM Billy Novick, Guy Van Duser Tickets: $20   Sat Apr 23 2016, 08:00 PM Forever Young Tickets: $20 A Tribute to the Music of Neil Young Sat May 07 2016, 08:00 PM Dala Tickets: $20 Sat May 14 2016, 08:00 PM Jim Kweskin Tickets: $25 > See More / Details

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Movie night at Beaver Pond - Aug 21

Summer time, a family night at the movie, outside at Beaver Pond. That sounds great!

Movie night at Beaver Pond - Aug 21

What will be showing?

Toy Story - a Disney family 'classic'.

Toy Story - image from wikipedia

This event sponsored by the businesses in the Franklin Small Shop Co-Op.

Games and the Small Shop Co-Op Marketplace will open at 7:00 PM. The movie starts at dusk

35th Annual Crackerbarrel 5K - Sep 12

Hello all. Th 35th annual Crackerbarrel Classic 5k is 9/12/15 and you can register through runreg.com for on line. 

The site has not been affected by the migration issue for race website www. Crackerbarrel Classic.com so l hope to see you again this year. 

Runreg.com is all set for you. 

Crackerbarrel Classic 5K

Thanks, Rich Katno race director

FSPA Summer Theater presents Disney's "High School Musical"

Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) Summer Theater presents the Disney mega-hit High School Musical at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14. The culmination of FSPA’s annual two-week musical theater program, the production features students in grades 8-12 and will be staged at THE BLACK BOX, located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.

Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA)

A record-breaking, chart-topping pop culture phenomenon, Disney’s High School Musical is family friendly and full of fun. Based on the wildly popular 2006 Disney Channel original movie musical written by Peter Barsocchini, the stage version features the hit songs “We’re All in This Together,” “Bop to the Top,” “Start of Something New,” and “Get’cha Head in the Game.” With high energy and winning style, the movie’s memorable characters come to life, as star athlete, Troy, falls for brainy beauty, Gabriella, the new girl at fictional East High. When the two audition for lead roles in their high school musical, they threaten the status quo and divide the school’s social cliques. Along the way, these jocks, brainiacs, thespians, and more teach audiences about first love, peer pressure, and the importance of breaking free of others’ expectations and learning to be true to yourself.

The stage adaptation of High School Musical features book by David Simpatico and songs by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil, Ray Cham, Greg Cham, Andrew Seeley, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Bryan Louiselle, David N. Lawrence, Faye Greenberg, and Jamie Houston, with music adapted, arranged, and produced by Bryan Louiselle. FSPA’s production is directed by Raye Lynn Mercer and Nick Paone, with musical direction by Hallie Wetzell and choreography by Mercer and Kellie Stamp. 

Featured roles will be played by Michael Fajardo (Troy) of Hopkinton, Madison Asgeirsson (Gabriella) of Franklin, Katharine Waples (Sharpay) of Franklin, Sam Evans (Ryan) of Medfield, Aaron Frongillo (Chad) of Franklin, Katie Gray (Taylor) of Milford, Jason Barney (Zeke) of Franklin, and Brooke Collins (Kelsi) of Franklin. The cast also includes Brian Barrett of Foxboro; Aidan Clark, Kelly Irwin, Lauren Szcepanowski, Lindsey Wyner, and Melissa Wyner of Franklin; Joey Soares and Valerie Tapanainen of Hopedale; and Susauna Wickstrom of Wrentham.

FSPA’s newly expanded Summer Theater program debuted this summer, with opportunities for hands-on immersion in a cabaret show, concert musical, behind-the-scenes theater design, straight play, or musical theater production. Summer programming runs through August 21 and also features one-week performing arts camps, three-day workshops, and music and dance classes. Tickets for High School Musical are $24 (adults) and $20 (students/seniors). For tickets and more information, call (508) 528-8668 or visit www.FSPAonline.com.

MA gas tax is just below National average

Summer time is drive time for many to travel for their vacations. Driving uses gasoline and gas prices vary state to state. What portion of the price variation is actually due to the state taxes? The American Petroleum Institute publishes a report on the state taxes and calculates a national average.

The MA total gas tax is 26.54 cents and including the Federal tax (18.4), the total per gallon is 44.94 cents. The national average is 48.88 cents.

Here is a summary report on gasoline and diesel taxes. This report is updated quarterly. API collects motor fuel tax information for all 50 states and compiles a report and chart detailing changes and calculating a nationwide average. 

API's chart reflects a weighted average for each state, meaning that any taxes which can vary across a state's jurisdiction are averaged according to the population of the local areas subject to each particular tax rate. Where appropriate, the weighted average also takes into consideration the typical percentages of premium, midgrade, and regular fuel purchased in each state. 

In states where taxes vary depending upon the price of the motor fuel (for example, where the tax rate is set as a percentage of the sales price rather than a cents per gallon method), the state average listed on the chart is a snapshot based upon the price of fuel (as reported by AAA) on the date the chart is updated. Be sure to also look at the "Notes" attachment for a detailed explanation of the various taxes included in our chart.

screen grab of API gas tax map

You can find the full report here
http://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas-overview/industry-economics/fuel-taxes

the interactive map here
http://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas-overview/industry-economics/fuel-taxes/gasoline-tax

and the MA data here:

IRS and Police fund raising scams top the listing for June 2015

The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation compiles publicly available scam, identity theft, and fraud complaints from around the Commonwealth via police logs, news outlets, and other sources, as well as through the Office’s Consumer Information Hotline.

scam log analysis by MA Office of Consumer Affairs

IRS and police related phone scams top the listing for June 2015. The scam log analysis article provides some tips on how to recognize that the phone call maybe attempting to swindle you for a police related fund raising effort. 

Tips to spot police phone scams

1. If you do receive a call from the police department asking for donations for their annual fundraising efforts, they will not be demanding or put you in a high pressure situation. If you find yourself in a high-pressure situation, be skeptical, and do not be afraid to just hang up.
2. If you are told that the money is for local police associations, ask what associations they are for. If you do not recognize any of them, ask to call them back so you can do your homework and find out about the associations yourself. You should also consider contacting the actual police department, which can verify what associations they support.
3. If you are told that the money is to aid an on-going investigation or department advertising, be skeptical. Hang up and call the actual police department to see if they can verify where all of their fundraising efforts go to.

Follow the link to read the full article to find out how to recognize other phone scams and what to do if you receive one.
http://blog.mass.gov/consumer/massconsumer/scam-log-analysis-june-2015/