"The state needs another 30 to 45 days"

By Joyce Kelly/Daily News staff

GHS

Posted Mar 20, 2009 @ 11:49 PM

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FRANKLIN —

U.S. Rep. James McGovern assured a room of about 100 local officials that the state's anticipated $8.7 billion in stimulus funds will be fairly distributed, not sent to Boston.

"There are days when I think my job is tough, and then I think of you - you have it tougher, you're on the ground, you're on the front lines," McGovern told town, school and state officials at yesterday's special briefing on the federal stimulus package at Franklin's Municipal Building.

"There is $8.7 billion coming to Massachusetts, and the whole point is to have it work. My hope is, there's something for everyone, but it's the state's discretion," said McGovern, D-3rd.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here.

View the video recording of the presentation at the Franklin web site here

extra Special Ed funding announced

MetroWest Daily News

Posted Mar 20, 2009 @ 11:51 PM

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Massachusetts school districts will receive $280 million from the federal stimulus package during the next two years to help them pay the cost of special education, with figures in the region as high as $636,500 for Marlborough and $1.1 million for Framingham.

Gov. Deval Patrick announced yesterday at Brockton High School that half of the money will be distributed by the end of the month and the rest of it will be allocated this fall.

Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester said the funding will allow districts to provide necessary special education services without cutting into the regular education budget.

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Franklin: $729,767

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here

Grow the air you breathe

Yes, fascinating stuff.




I wonder if there will be a run on these plants?

Slide show: Trivia Bee 2009

A recap of the Trivia Bee held on Thursday, March 19th.




Enjoy!

FHS bottle and can drive Sat 3/21 - 9 AM to 1 PM

FHS bottle and can drive Sat 3/21 - 9 AM to 1 PM, originally uploaded by shersteve.

a better picture to share

School Activities - Friday Night

Driving around I see notices for the following:

Parmenter School - Auction Friday night 3/20/09 at 7:00 PM

Davis Thayer - Talent Show at Horace Mann Auditorium, 3/20/09 at 7:00 PM


Are there other school activities I may have missed?

Add a comment or send me an email and I can update this listing!

Franklin: FHS Bottle & Can Drive 3/21/09

Franklin_FHSCanBottleDrive, originally uploaded by shersteve.

According to this sandwich board sign on the corner of King and Forest Streets, there will be a bottle and can drive at Franklin High School this Saturday the 21st.

Worthy of note, signs like these are not permitted currently nor would they be under the revisions of the sign bylaw underway. There was a presentation at the Downtown Partnership meeting on 3/19/09. There will be additional publi hearings as the revision comes before the Town Council and the Planning Board.

If you are interested in using signs like this or any other signs to help advertise a special event, I recommend you watch carefully to find out when the public hearings will be held. I will post the information to Franklin Matters as I find out.