Real time reporting: Town Council Meeting - Feb 24, 2016

Present: Pellegri, Padula, Mercer (via phone), Vallee, Kelly, Pfeffer, Bissanti, Dellorco, Jones
Absent: none

screen grab of Spectra Energy presentation via the video broadcast

Here is the Storify capture of my notes for the meeting recorded via Twitter:
(be sure to scroll within the Storify widget to review all the entries)

screen grab of video replay for Town Council meeting 2/24/16

There will be a Part 2 to cover the portion of the meeting missed.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/02/town-council-meeting-22416-missing.html

Town Council meeting 2/24/16 - missing portion

I was able to report on the Council meeting via the live broadcast for a portion of the Wednesday meeting. Left to handle a business meeting and returned to catch the end of the lengthy meeting. This portion I caught via the video replay.

As with the other Storify summaries I have posted, be sure to scroll within the widget to see all the entries.

A member of the Conservation Commission and the Franklin Conservation Agent George Russell

Dean Children’s Center will host an Exploration Open House - Mar 21

Dean Children’s Center will host an Exploration Open House on Monday, March 21, 2016 from 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Parents of children 2 years old to 6 years are encouraged to bring their child to explore the school and learn about our program. Applications are being accepted for 5-day morning, 2-day morning, 3-day morning preschool programs or 4-day Pre-K program. 

Dean Children's Center

Innovative and progressive, the school is NAEYC accredited and well known in the community for an inspiring preschool experience. Dean Children’s Center is a lab school for ECE majors, with teachers-in-training alongside credentialed teachers. The center has a very professional and caring environment for children to learn through exploration. 

The school uses a developmental approach to education which reflects current research in child development and peer conflict resolution. Director Faith Nickolas states “We are a regional resource to parents and educators on peer conflict resolution in young children and our lab school is a demonstration site for best practices in early education of children.” 

Dean College Children’s Center is located at 144 School Street in Franklin. For more information, call 508-541-1598.

Franklin Girls Softball Association 2016 season - register now

Registration for the Franklin Girls Softball Association 2016 season will close March 7.

The Franklin Girls Softball Association provides girls 3 to 18 years old instruction, competition and fun playing fastpitch softball.

League costs:

• Instructional $65;
• Intermediate $95;
• Minor and Juniors $125; and
• Seniors $140

Visit fgsafastpitch.org for more information and to register.

lawn sign touting the Franklin softball registration 

American Legion 5 Miler Scholarship Fund Road Race - June 25

Jointly organized between the Franklin and Medway American Legion Posts for the benefit of students at Medway H.S., Franklin H.S and Tri-County Regional Vocational H.S. The 5 mile and 5k Road Race helps us raise money for our scholarship funds. 

Page 1 of the attachment is the flyer and page 2 is the registration information. 

The Road Race is on June 25th at 8:00 AM and is at Medway H.S.

The registration website is:
https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=32237654

Flyer
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczeWJ2enByZXJyeUhOSldaS1VnTFZGcHVrWDc0/view?usp=sharing

Event details and schedule

• Course is a 5 mile loop on paved roads. Post race refreshments. Prizes awarded by category. T-shirts for entrants. Raffle prizes. Help support our effort to give scholarships to high school students looking at the high cost of secondary education. All profits from this event will go to the Scholarship Funds for Medway Post 367 and Franklin Post 75.

• Start time is 8am. Course start in parking lot to Summer Street to Highland Street to Oak Street, to and thru Choate Park to Winthrop Street to Levering Street and back to Summer Street. for the last mile back to the high School entrance and the finish line in the parking lot.

American Legion 5 Miler Scholarship Fund Road Race - June 25

FHS Boys varsity and JV teams win at Worcester South High School

Via Twitter and Facebook, the results of the FHS boys basketball varsity and JV games at Worcester South High School on Wednesday

• JV won 72-33

• Varsity won 70-41

FHS Panthers

Franklin boys basketball win 70-41 over Worcester South High @HockomockSports #hockomock

— Tim Rodgers (@timrodg) February 24, 2016

Scores from tonight from Worcester South High:

JV won 72-33

Varsity won 70-41 

Great season JV! Onto the tournament varsity!!
Posted by Franklin Panthers Boys Basketball Team on Wednesday, February 24, 2016

"Iris, the Greek Word for Rainbow" - Mar 1

Stephanie Markham, a noted iris cultivator, will be the featured speaker at the Tuesday, March 1 meeting of the Franklin Garden Club that will take place from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Franklin Senior Center, located at 26 Daniel McCahill Street. The program is open to all residents.

Markham’s talk, entitled “Iris, the Greek Word for Rainbow,” will provide information on growing and maintaining a colorful iris garden. She will show pictures of the many varieties of irises that she grows and breeds. For many years, she and her mother, Lynn Markham, have introduced new breeds of irises that are sold through Aitken’s Salmon Creek Garden. 

Franklin Garden Club

 Her three-acre Toadland Gardens in Norfolk, MA display a colorful array of irises, particularly in early June when irises are at their peak. An active member of the Iris Society of Massachusetts, she will also discuss the resources available through that organization. 

Markham is also a member of the Norfolk MA Garden Club and manages the Butterfly Garden at Stonybrook, the Audubon Nature Center in Norfolk.

The Franklin Garden Club was founded in 1987 and became a member of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. in 2015. The Club sponsors a variety of educational programs. Members volunteer to plant and maintain the Veteran’s Memorial Garden at the Town Common, distribute pine tree seedlings to all first graders in Franklin schools, and provide a scholarship to a graduating senior pursuing an education in environmental or horticultural studies. Membership is open to all area residents. 

For further information, visit the Club website at: http://gcfm.org/franklingc/Home or email franklingardenclubma@gmail.com