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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Have you taken a ride on the Franklin Area Bus?
This summer why not take some time to ride the bus. For $1, it can be a real bargain.
One of the buses on the Franklin Area route has been wrapped to help advertise for Dean College. The bus (pictured below) was recently seen on its route along King St.
For more information (and schedule) on the Franklin Area Bus follow this link (PDF).
"won't have to raise money"
State Rep. Jim Vallee, D-Franklin, said he was proud to be an advocate for the grant.
"The Charles River Pollution Control District does a very good job, they're recognized as a cutting edge, state-of-the-art water treatment facility," he said. "But they are in need of upgrading their systems for energy efficiency and keeping up with technology."
Read the full article about the grant just received by the Charles River Pollution District in the Milford Daily News here
This will help Franklin and the other towns that are part of the District. There are major expenses coming for required improvements to reduce the phosphor being discharged into the Charles River. You can review the most recent presentation to the Town Council here.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
"The circle is sacred"
"A safe place to be yourself. There is no agenda except just come and share your story," she said.
The women will "go with the flow" to create the kind of circle they want, as such groups can often change course, she said.
Read the full article about the women's circle being formed in Franklin by Michelle Reid in the Milford Daily News here
"the full attention it deserves"
It was only due to a series of one-time, non-recurring revenue sources, like stimulus funding and voluntary salary freezes, that Franklin did not suffer severe cuts in services this fiscal year, Whalen said.
"Given the severity of the challenges we are going to face, I'm leaning toward throwing my hat in the ring for the citizens' consideration for one more term, but I haven't decided for sure," Whalen said.
Read the full article on the status of the councilors up for re-election this fall in the Milford Daily News here
For a complete listing of open positions and the paperwork schedule to run for election, you can check here
Concerts on the Common - Frank Padula Band
Wally, the Green Monster will perform for the Children's Concert from 6:00 Pm to 6:30 PM.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Franklin: Walgreens Conveyor
I was caught by this arrangement of machines. The bucket loader (far right) drops a load of dirt into the first blue machine. This appears to filter the material and transfer it to another similar machine which may have a different filter setting to process before it drops it off the last conveyor in a pile to be used on the site.
How many men would have been required to provide the same filtering function in the days when the Four Corners Bldg went up (or earlier)?
Anyone know the answer?
PMC - Nutting quoted
Photos from the activity on Saturday morning at the PMC Franklin water stop can be found here