Thursday, June 4, 2009

"It's a war, it's one we have to win"

Milford Daily News
Posted Jun 04, 2009 @ 12:25 AM

FRANKLIN —

Town Council last night suspended the liquor licenses of three establishments caught selling alcohol to minors in a police sting.

Police Chief Steven Williams told the Town Council that the sting on May 15 involved six officers and three teenagers working undercover to check all of Franklin's 31 establishments licensed to sell alcohol.

The teens were told to show their actual licenses, which indicate their date of birth, a phrase in red stating that they are under 21, and which are also vertical, also signifying they are underage, Williams said.

Although some councilors were sympathetic toward the owners of Devita's Market, 198 East Central St., and and J.B.'s Liquor World, 365 West Central St., both first-time offenders, they ultimately voted to stand by their precedent of suspending the liquor licenses for three days.

Devita's Market and Liquor World will lose their liquor license for one day Friday and have two days held in abeyance for two years, the council voted.

The council also took Williams' recommendation and suspended Teppanyaki Restaurant's liquor license for five days, starting Friday.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here


Wednesday, June 3, 2009

NO Live reporting available tonight

Yes, hard to believe but true. I have a prior engagement this evening and won't be live reporting from the Town Council meeting.

You'll need to tune it to the meeting via cable or via the live webcast.

Of course, you also have the option of coming on down to the Municipal building to participate in person. The seat I usually occupy near the column behind the presentation table will be open (at least I won't be in it).

I'll catch up with the meeting when the video is posted to the web.

If you find any good spots during the meeting let me know.

FSPA is growing up

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts is growing up to become the New England Center for the Performing Arts.

Visit their updated website to check out what's happening!

Business: Patco Performance Engineered Tapes


FRANKLIN, MA, June 02, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ --

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"Patco offers solutions for today's applications and the needs of tomorrow. Meeting the client's specifications and performance criteria are the starting points for product development," says Mr. Ernie Giordano, Director of Sales and Marketing, Performance Engineered Tapes, Berry Plastics Tapes and Coatings Division. "Recognizing the emerging environmental demands and the future regulations for products is an additional value component that the team excels in incorporating," he adds.

Patco's unique manufacturing and insightful formulations are demonstrated in some of its most recent products. "Ski tape," developed for use during the manufacture of snow sports equipment, provides a high temperature protective mask. UV-Protek, a new outdoor grade tape with a first-to-market regenerative U.V.I. system, combats and blocks 100% of the U.V. rays from the surface on which the tape is applied. And when the aircraft industry needed a unique tape to meet environmental regulations, Patco engineered a flame retardant protective tape free of Halogen and PBDE's.

"We are very proud of Patco and the exceptional products that are ingeniously developed by our formulators. We are committed to producing the optimal products to meet the most challenging applications." states Mr. Ernie Giordano. "Patco boasts an impressive track record with hundreds of unique performance engineered tape solutions for client applications," he adds.

All Patco products are manufactured domestically in its certified ISO 9001:2008 facility and offer the unique combination of high performance, competitive pricing, and engineering support that are unmatched by other specialty tape manufacturers.

For further information on how Patco can meet your application needs please contact Ernie Giordano at erniegiordano@berryplastics.com or by calling 508.918.1684.

About Berry Plastics

Berry Plastics is a leading manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging products. Berry Plastics is a major producer of a wide range of products, including open top and closed top packaging, polyethylene-based plastic films, industrial tapes, medical specialties, packaging, heat-shrinkable coatings, specialty laminates, and FIBCs. The company's 13,000 plus customers range from large multinational corporations to small local businesses. Based in Evansville, Indiana, the company has 66 manufacturing facilities worldwide and nearly 13,400 employees. For more information, please visit www.berryplastics.com.


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NO live reporting for Town Council Mtg

Yes, hard to believe but true. I have a prior engagement this evening and won't be live reporting from the Town Council meeting.

You'll need to tune it to the meeting via cable or via the live webcast.

Of course, you also have the option of coming on down to the Municipal building to participate in person. The seat I usually occupy near the column behind the presentation table will be open (at least I won't be in it).

I'll catch up with the meeting when the video is posted to the web.

If you find any good spots during the meeting let me know.

Enjoy!

"hard work will pay off"

By Ken Hamwey/Daily News correspondent

Sun May 31, 2009, 12:30 AM EDT

Tom Geysen never played varsity sports in high school or college, but that didn't stop him from becoming one of Franklin's top-notch coaches.

The 64-year-old Geysen, who won Hockomock League championships in girls soccer and boys track, also was a high-caliber coach in boys basketball and softball. Retired from education since 2003 after 35 years of teaching English, Geysen continues to direct the Panthers' girls soccer team and the boys track squad.

Read the full article about Tom Geysen on the Wicked Local pages here

Treesavers - Jan Bornstein, book signing



Jan Bornstein will be at Treesavers Books to sign on June 20th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM

For more about Jan's books visit her web site