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| one of the many war memorials on the Franklin Town Common, this one commemorates World War I |
The performance opportunities application for this year's Franklin Cultural District Festival is now available.
The festival will run from July 27-30, with opening ceremonies taking place at Franklin Town Common, located on Union Street. The closing ceremonies will take place at THE BLACK BOX, 15 W. Central St.
Applications are due no later than May 23. For information and the application: franklinsculturalfestival.org.
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| 2nd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival - July 27-30 |
"With coloring a popular activity for children and adults, the Bacon Free Library has created a family coloring group that has become quite popular. Jain said participating in an activity like coloring makes it easier for older kids to talk with their parents and adults.
"You don't have to make eye contact," she said. "That makes it a little easier to talk."
Though Franklin does not have a group, adult coloring is sometimes offered on Saturdays as a special coffee and craft program, said Felicia Oti, director of the Franklin Public Library."
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| No Spectra sign on Franklin lawn |
Town of Franklin
Attn: Conservation Commission
355 East Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
508-520-4929
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| overflow parking lot at Wachusetts St for Fletcher Field |
– Each time that Milford made a move, Franklin seemed to have an answer on Friday. The Scarlet Hawks took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth only for the Panthers to match it in the bottom half of the inning. Base hits from Olivia Haba and Alyssa DaSilva as well as a sacrifice fly from Julia Arms knotted the game 3-3. Milford’s Jess Tomaso (3-3) belted a solo home run in the top of the fifth but once again, Franklin had an answer. Allie Shea walked and Clara DeCarvalho’s base hit put two on. Junior Alexx Niss connected for a two run double in the inning to put the Panthers ahead 5-4. Caroline D’Aprile struck out four while scattering six hits for the Panthers. Haba came up with three catches in the final innings to help Franklin preserve the win.
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| FHS Panthers |
"The Town Council, at its most recent meeting, heard an update on services provided to local seniors where the subjects of mental health and substance abuse were raised.
Senior Center Director Karen Alves spoke about upcoming initiatives to address the mental health of the elderly. She said she had recently taken a course in which the subject was covered, and was surprised to learn that older people are often an under-served population.
"Primary care physicians are not necessarily primed to talk to older adults about depression and anxiety," she said.
Another concern, she said, is substance abuse among seniors, something she said is an emerging trend.
"It's called a silent epidemic because no one wants to talk about it," she said.
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| Franklin Senior Center |
Franklin Art Center, 391 E. Central St., is now taking registrations for summer classes. Classes are available for pre-K to adults. Some new classes have been added this year. Updates will be posted on Facebook weekly over the summer.
1. How did we get here? A discussion on the history of the Opioid epidemic, nationally and locally.
2. Public Health Epidemic – Discuss current trends in substance abuse. Just how bad is the problem and how is it impacting our communities?
3. Faces of the Epidemic – Hear from a person in long term recovery into and out of active addiction.
4. What defines a substance abuse disorder? What triggers addiction? How does a person recover from his or her disease?
5. Responding to the Epidemic – How has the federal and state government responded and how are community agencies responding? What role do community coalitions play?
6. How do citizens become involved in helping communities heal and in promoting change?
7. Q and A: Engage audience members in the discussion.
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| presented by the Franklin Odd Fellows |
