“The goal is basically to create a few access points, and a couple of trails off of them”

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Another step has been taken in the plans to open a trail system on the Charles River Meadowlands property when representatives from BETA Group Inc. came last week to survey the land. 

Alan Earls, director of the Charles River Meadowlands Initiative, said the survey work marks the beginning of an effort to flesh out what is possible with a $25,000 grant awarded by the state last year. 

“We’re looking for an assessment by a professional, so we can figure out what is practical in this idea of linking these parcels across three towns,” Earls said of the work being done by BETA, a Norwood-based planning, engineering, design, asset management and construction services company. 

The approximately 900-acre parcel is spread over Franklin, Bellingham and Medway, though the group’s trip into the woods last week only covered a small portion. About 465 acres of the affected land is in Franklin, near the Pond Street area."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181218/survey-work-begins-for-meadowlands-trail-proposal

For more about the Charles River Meadowlands
https://www.charlesrivermeadowlands.org/

Mine Brook seen looking toward i495

FHS performs "Miracle on 34th Street" - Dec 19-20

Franklin High School performs Miracle on 34th Street, Wednesday and Thursday, Dec 19 and 20 at 7:00 PM.

Tickets are $12 for adults and students $5

FHS performs "Miracle on 34th Street" - Dec 19-20

This was shared from the FHS page
https://www.franklinps.net/fhs/bulletins/miracle-34th-street

FHS boys basketball drops game to Canton 50-52

Via HockomockSports we share the results of the FHS sports action on Tuesday, Dec 18, 2018


Boys Basketball = Franklin, 50 @ Canton, 52 – Final

– With Franklin holding a 50-49 lead, Canton senior Ryan Lentol stole an inbounds pass, kept it in bounds while finding classmate Paul Corcoran (10 points) for a baseline layup to give the Bulldogs a 51-50 lead with 5.2 left in the game.  

Canton forced a turnover on the ensuing inbounds and Devin Foster (20 points) hit a free throw in the final seconds to help the Bulldogs secure the win. Kyle Fitzgerald added 11 points in the win for Canton. Junior Chris Edgehill had a team-high 16 points for Franklin, Jalen Samuels added 13 points, and Will Harvey finished with 12 points.

For the other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-12-18-18/

FHS Panthers

Holiday Hours for Franklin Town Offices, Library, Senior Center and Recreation

Town Offices

• Monday, December 24
• Tuesday, December 25
• Tuesday, January 1

Senior Center

• Monday, December 24
• Tuesday, December 25
• Monday, December 31
• Tuesday, January 1

Library

• Monday, December 24
• Tuesday, December 25
• Closing at 5 PM, Monday, December 31
• Tuesday, January 1

Recreation

• Monday, December 24
• Tuesday, December 25
• Tuesday, January 1

Holiday Hours for Franklin Town Offices, Library, Senior Center and Recreation

This was shared from the Town of Franklin page

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/holiday_closings_0.pdf

Franklin Art Association January 2, 2019 Meeting

The Franklin Art Association will meet on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street in Franklin.

Refreshments and social time will begin at 6:30 PM, followed by a short business meeting, an art supply swap and jewelry-making clinic led by FAA President, Pam Warren.

FAA meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month, September through May, and are free and open to the public. For more information log on to www.franklinart.org

Franklin Art Association January 2, 2019 Meeting

Tri-County: The TC Insider

The newsletter was shortened for publication here, to view the full contents
https://mailchi.mp/729a3730a282/the-tc-insider?e=a64020e338

December 18, 2018 To the Tri-County Community, As this fall comes to an end we are really looking forward to the winter break. It has been a very busy fall, but a good busy with a lot of accomplishments. A number of successful fall teams have produced several coaches of the year, Ryan Hippert in golf, Steph Caffrey in volleyball, Rick Vernon in boys' soccer and Tony Mazzola in football. It is quite an honor to be named coach of the year and a significant accomplishment for TC to have four of them in one season. Congratulations to all. Superintendent Steve Dockray and the Tri-County School Committee have reached out to the Franklin Police Department (FPD) and partnered with them to help fund an additional School Resource Officer (SRO) for the town. We have shared SRO's with Franklin for some time, but the new agreement will station an SRO at TC for half of each school day and at Franklin schools for the balance of each day. Officer Paul Guarino will be assigned to TC after the holiday break. The FPD has always been very responsive to our needs and we appreciate their partnership with us. Because our students come from so many different communities it has been difficult to build a solid relationship between our students and families and the FPD. We look forward to having Officer Guarino become a part of our community and for having the time to work with our students and faculty every day. Parent-teacher conferences were held on December 6th with over 300 parents visiting our academic teachers. We are grateful for the participation and family involvement. As we move forward into term 2 and the winter season I want to wish all in our community a happy and healthy holiday season.     Work Hard, Today Counts, Mr. Procaccini Upcoming Events Early Release Day December 21 Winter Holiday Vacation December 24 - January 1 Grade 9 Program Information Night January 9 Martin Luther King Day - No School January 21 End of Second Quarter January 25 About The TC Insider The TC Insider is a monthly newsletter for the families of Tri-County students. Forward to a Friend View Email In Browser Tri-County RVTHS 147 Pond Street Franklin, MA 02038 www.tri-county.us 508-528-5400

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District · 147 Pond Street · Franklin, Ma 02038 · USA

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https://mailchi.mp/729a3730a282/the-tc-insider?e=a64020e338

FBRTC: Upcoming Events - a trail walk, annual meeting, and Fundraising

View this email in your browser: https://mailchi.mp/59b41e316e46/2-3394633?e=a29a9f98b7 Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Upcoming Events There is plenty going on over the next couple of months with the FBRTC. Check out the events below for more information. We hope to see you at one of the events or on the trail!  SNETT Walk with FBRTC  Thursday, December 27th  11 AM - 12 PM  Center Street trail head in  Bellingham  Join members of the FBRTC for a group   walk on the trail! More info 2019 Annual Meeting  Tuesday, January 8, 2019 7:30 PM  –  9 PM Hockmock YMCA, Franklin  Please join us for our Annual Meeting and get firsthand information on how the trail is shaping up! More info  January FUNdraiser  Pour Richards  Sunday, January 27th  1 PM - 4 PM Join us at Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits for our winter FUNdraiser of beer, wine tasting and great conversations! More info Our mailing address is: Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee PO Box 68 Franklin, Ma 02038