Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Mar 29 to THU - Apr 4

Friday, March 29

10:00am

 Knitting Group

10:30am

 Happy Feet! (Community Room)

5:00pm

 FHS Musical Tech Week

7:00pm

 FHS Musical Performance

7:30pm

 FSPA Ballet Conservatory presents Coppelia

Saturday, March 30

8:00am

 ACTION & IMPACT: Community Arts Advocacy Day 2019

9:30am

 Christian Zen Retreat

10:30am

 Kids Art Class (FOFL Room)

2:00pm

 FSPA Ballet Conservatory presents Coppelia

2:00pm

 College Prep for teens and parents (FOFL)

7:00pm

 FHS Musical Performance

7:30pm

 FSPA Ballet Conservatory presents Coppelia

8:00pm

 RUNA @ Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Sunday, March 31

2:00pm

 FHS Musical Performance

2:00pm

 FSPA Ballet Conservatory presents Coppelia

Monday, April 1

10:30am

 Move Along

11:00am

 Toddler Playgroup

3:00pm

 Monday Crafternoons

3:30pm

 Dungeons & Dragons for Kids ( Teen Room)

6:30pm

 Community Garden Meeting

7:00pm

 OSKEY Rehearsal

7:00pm

 Jazz Ambassadors - United States Army Field Band!

7:00pm

 Friends of the Franklin Library Meeting

Tuesday, April 2

9:30am

 Cool Cruisers

10:30am

 Get Ready for Kindergarten

3:30pm

 Play S.t.e.a.m.

7:00pm

 The SAFE Community Forum

7:00pm

 How to Speak Wine

7:00pm

 Friends of the Franklin Library Book Group

Wednesday, April 3

10:30am

 Terrific Toddlers

11:00am

 Toddler Playgroup

4:00pm

 Construction Junction

6:30pm

 Christian Zen Weekly Meditation

7:00pm

 OSKEY Rehearsal

7:00pm

 Franklin Art Assoc - Monthly Meeting

Thursday, April 4

9:30am

 Baby Tummy Time

10:30am

 Story & Craft

5:45pm

 FAA Booster Mtg

6:00pm

 Volunteens

6:30pm

 Lenten Soup Supper and Book Study

For the interactive version, please visit

http://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

For the Town of Franklin Public Meeting Calendar

http://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

Submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this link

https://goo.gl/forms/7Pr1iBuAiIna7cUo2

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Mar 29 to THU - Apr 4

Franklin Residents: 2019 DPW Construction Projects

Here is an interactive map of the DPW's updated project list for the current (2019) construction season.

Please keep in mind that although the work identified is anticipated to occur in the time frame of the 2019 construction season, it is always subject to change as certain projects may be delayed and other may be added to the list.





Or go directly to the Town page
https://townoffranklin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=dd40cc6768364be392f6d0ff42156fa2

Franklin Residents: 2019 DPW Construction Projects

Franklin High School presents Seussical the musical

Franklin High School presents Seussical the musical. 

Performances are scheduled for Friday, Mar 29 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, Mar 30 at 7:00 PM, and Sunday, Mar 31 at 2:00 PM.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door.

Download a copy of the poster 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0ey44FDRZQYeXlORFdiU0h3SUZNWXJMTFFqTG15TzItT3k0/view?usp=sharing

Franklin High School presents Seussical the musical

3 National Merit Scholars named at Franklin High School

"Congratulations to Franklin Panthers Sidhartha Chaganti, Alexandra Krylova, and Gerard Collins for earning the National Merit Scholars certificate. 

The National Merit Scholarship program is an academic competition managed by The National Merit Scholarship Corporation, established in 1955. Approximately 16,000 high school students, less than 1%, compete as National Merit semi-finalists, but only 7,500 students are acclaimed as National Merit Scholars. 

To be eligible, a student must take PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), along with other requirements such as completing all four years of high school. The Scholarship program views scores based on states, so each student has an equivalent chance at winning. The National Merit cutoff scores most likely change every year."

Continue reading the article online at Pantherbook
https://franklinpanthers.us/top-stories/2019/03/25/national-merit-scholars-certificate-goes-to/

Sidhartha, Gerard, and Alexandra, on receiving National Merit Scholars certificate of Merit. This puts them in an elite group of scholars across the country.  FHS Administration

Franklin Public Library April 2019 Newsletter

See what's happening at the Franklin Public Library during the month of April. Read your copy of the newsletter here:
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/april2019librarynewsletter.pdf

The Library will be closed Monday, April 15 for Patriots Day, and Sunday, April 21 for Easter. 

The Library's regular hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sunday, 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

Franklin Public Library April 2019 Newsletter
(library at night - Franklin Matters photo)

FTC Consumer Alert: Operation Donate with Honor continues

Operation Donate with Honor continues by Rosario Méndez Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Last year, the FTC and state charity regulators joined in Operation Donate with Honor to stop sham veterans charities from lying to donors.  Today the FTC is announcing that it shut down two more operations that collected donations with false promises of helping veterans and military service members. Read more online https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/03/operation-donate-honor-continues?utm_source=govdelivery This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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"No state has imposed a sugary drinks tax"

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

"The average child consumes enough sugary drinks each year to fill a bathtub - more than 30 gallons - according to two organizations that this week recommended a suite of policy options aimed at reducing kids’ access to such beverages and encouraging healthier alternatives. 

Sounding an alarm bell over potential health impacts, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association issued a series of recommendations, including raising prices of sugary drinks through an excise tax, with revenues dedicated “in part toward reducing health and socioeconomic disparities.” 

The pediatricians group said the policy statement marks the first time it has recommended taxing sugary drinks. Other recommendations include efforts to decrease sugary drink marketing to children and teens and making healthier drinks like water and milk the default option on children’s menus and vending machines. 

“We’re probably on sugary drinks where we were 20 years ago on tobacco, where people are still not 100 percent convinced that there’s a problem,” Allyson Perron of the American Heart Association told the News Service. “More and more things are coming out - the high rates of young children with diabetes and heart disease and really unhealthy weights. We have kids that have high cholesterol when they’re in elementary school, we’re seeing an increase in cases of heart disease and stroke in the young, and part of that is the unhealthy diet.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190328/legislators-eye-soda-tax