Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 2/26/16 - THU 3/3/16

FRIDAY 2/26/16
6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked at the Franklin Art Center
7:30pm   Electric Youth 2016 at The Black Box

SATURDAY 2/27/16
4-7pm   Beer Extravaganza at Pour Richard's. Free event.
7pm   Beatles Concert (Studio Two Band) at The Black Box (benefit for HMEA)
8pm   Circle of Friends Coffeehouse: Seth Glier with Chelsea Berry at the FUSF

SUNDAY 2/28/16
7:30-10:30am   Sunday Morning Breakfast at Franklin Rod and Gun Club
10am-3pm   Harry’s Comic and Toy Show at Elk’s Lodge
1-4pm   Student Art Show at Franklin Art Center
1pm   Information Presentation on Death with Dignity at FUSF
2pm   Chess Group for Adults at Franklin Public Library
3pm   Mega Challah Bake for Kids at Chabad Jewish Center in Milford
3pm   FPAC Presents: Broadway in Franklin at The Black Box

MONDAY 2/29/16
7pm   SAFE Coalition Meeting: Speaker - Chris Herron at the Franklin HS
7pm   Teen Knitting at the Franklin Public Library

TUESDAY 3/1/16
6am-8pm   Presidential Primary - all precincts vote in the FHS gymnasium (enter through the door with the Panther logo above it)
7pm   Franklin Garden Club Meeting and Presentation on Irises at the Franklin Senior Center

WEDNESDAY  3/2/16
6:30pm   Franklin Art Association Meeting - watercolor demonstration by Chris Coyne

THURSDAY 3/3/16
8am   Franklin Downtown Partnership 2016 First General Meeting - open to public (Golder Room, Dean College Campus)
4pm   Dean College Leadership Lecture Series: Hosting a Team of ‘Finest Hours’ - FREE, open to public but registration is required.

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

For event details click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

The Turf Grass Forum asks "Is the Beaver Street field safe to use?"

PROBLEM: 

• The Beaver Street field is still slated for use in the spring of 2016
• Precautions the Town of Franklin should take: GMAX testing and LEAD testing

photo of Beaver St field conditions

QUESTIONS:

• Who was the synthetic turf/carpet and in-fill material supplier for the Town of Franklin's Beaver Street Field?
• Is the town liable or the manufacturer for maintenance which effects safety or warranty of the current field?

WHY GMAX and what is it?

You can read all the scientific details but simply put:

It is a test to measure the Surface hardness and applies to natural grass and synthetic turf.
GMAX is important because of the increased potential of concussions and other injuries cause by impact on a hard surface.

Read the full posting online
http://turfgrassforum.blogspot.com/2016/02/franklin-massachusetts-beaver-street_24.html

FHS girls swim team results from MIAA Division 1 meet

The MIAA held its division meets over the weekend at Boston University. Hockomock Sports has posted the results for female Hockomock swimming athletes focusing on the FHS swimmers. For all the Hockomock results follow the link at the bottom of this listing.

FHS Panthers

GIRLS DIVISION 1

Teams
1. Westford Academy – 312

• 12. Franklin – 85.5

23. Sharon – 22
24. King Philip – 19
35. Taunton – 2
37. North Attleboro – 1

PLACEMENTS

200 Medley Relay
1. Beverly – 1:46.39

• 21. Franklin (Jennifer Ayotte, Colleen Proulx, Leah Zogby, Helen Huang) – 1:59.38

200 Free

• 1. Ashley Loomis, Franklin – 1:51.96

200 IM
1. Sarah Welch, Beverly – 2:03.31

• 19. Colleen Proulx, Franklin – 2:21.19

100 Butterfly
1. Kaitlin Harty, Beverly – 54.69

• 15. Leah Zogby, Franklin – 1:01.12

500 Free

• 1. Ashley Loomis, Franklin – 4:58.50
• 21. Molly-Catherine Brown, Franklin – 5:35.60

200 Free Relay
1. Westford Academy – 1:37.84

• 9. Franklin (Colleen Proulx, Jennifer Ayotte, Helen Huang, Ashley Loomis) – 1:44.06

100 Breaststroke
1. Kelsey Johnstone, Westfield – 1:05.50

• 15. Colleen Proulx, Franklin – 1:11.88
• 21. Megan Lazarek, Franklin – 1:13.49

400 Free Relay
1. Beverly – 3:29.71

• 11. Franklin (Molly-Catherine Brown, Jennifer Ayotte, Leah Zogby, Ashley Loomis) – 3:48.23

http://www.hockomocksports.com/hock-girls-swim-results-miaa-division-meets/

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