Limited cell phone use OK'd in Franklin High handbook
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This is going to be an interesting piece to work on. One suggestion from another state somewhat low tech and relatively inexpensive was to use a shoe caddy hanging on the door. The students would put their phone in the slot as they entered and take it with them as they left.Some bathrooms opened during the time passing between periods.
Two newcomers have stepped up to vie for available seats - Glenn Jones for Town Council and Koren Kanadanian for the Board of Health.
Incumbent Jeffrey Roy is seeking a two-year term on the School Committee.
Read the full article on the first day nomination papers were available from the Town Clerk in the Milford Daily News here.
Read the full article about Cups for a Cure being held this Saturday here in Franklin in the Milford Daily News
Like many 7-year-olds Sarah Spanek opened a lemonade stand to earn some extra bucks during the summer - but unlike most kids her age, Sarah has a mission and a slogan: Cups for a Cure.
"Authorizes an annual increase in the asset (whole estate) limit for exemptions granted to senior citizens, surviving spouses and surviving minors under General Laws Chapter 59, Section 17D, by the percentage increase in the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for the previous year as determined by the Commissioner of Revenue to be effective for exemptions granted for any fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2009."
Authorizes an annual increase in the income (gross receipts) and asset (whole estate) limit for exemptions granted to senior citizens, under General Laws Chapter 59, Section 5, Clause 41C, by the percentage increase in the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for the previous year as determined by the Commissioner of Revenue to be effective for exemptions granted for any fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2009.
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.
"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
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
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?
Nutting said he will wait to see the cost before deciding whether he feels as strongly as Vallee about burying the utilities.
Town Council filed special legislation months ago that will allow them to borrow money for the work, and Nutting said he expects the special legislation to be voted on by year's end.
Read the full article about this aspect of the planned improvements for downtown Franklin in the Milford Daily News here.
Picking up from the headline this is just one of many items that the "new" council will work on. The "new" council is one that will be elected on November 3rd. Who of the current council is running and who else will be on the ballot remains to be seen. As noted here previously, papers will be available from the Town Clerk next week (Aug 10th) and are due back to the Town Clerk by Sep 15th.
Please stay current with what is happening in Franklin. We will need to cast an informed vote in November to handle the major items that are facing Franklin.
Read the full article on the Quinn Bill in the Milford Daily News here"I certainly understand the struggle the state is having to make ends meet. We at the association adamantly opposed the change," Nutting said.
Franklin's allotment was cut from $183,000 to $33,000, he said. The town is is only legally obligated to match that $33,000, Nutting said, so the Police Department's total Quinn Bill budget of $366,000 may become $66,000
To donate to Ethan Pearl's ride, logon to https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=EP0070,
for Michele Pearl, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=MP0164 ,
for Jeff Roy, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=JR0142
for Jeff Nutting, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=JN0077
for Sue Rohrbach, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=SR0109
Please excuse the date on this letter, but as I prepare to leave for vacation, I wanted to post a copy of this letter which will be sent next week to the FHS Community. The letter is designed to highlight and explain changes that will or have occurred at FHS as we prepare for the coming year. Guidance Counselors will be in the Office on August 18th and 19th to answer questions or resolve scheduling conflicts.
Click below for a version of the letter that can be downloaded and printed.
Name | # of Openings | Incumbent | Term of Office |
Board of Assessors | 1 Position (For 4 years) | Robert Avakian | 2009 to 2013 |
Board of Health | 1 Position (For 4 years) | Bruce Hunchard | 2009 to 2013 |
Planning Board | 2 Position (For 4 years) | Anthony Padula | 2009 to 2013 |
* 1Vacant | 2009 to 2013 | ||
Planning Board (Associate) | * 1 vacant position (For 4 Years) | 2009 to 2013 | |
Town Council | 9 Positions (For 2 Years) | Joseph McGann | 2009 to 2011 |
Deborah Bartlett | |||
R. Scott Mason | |||
Christopher Feeley | |||
Judith Pond Pfeffer | |||
Thomas Doak | |||
Shannon Zollo | |||
Robert Vallee | |||
Stephen Whalen | |||
School Committee | 7 Positions (For 2 Years) | Cora Armenio | 2009 to 2011 |
Susan Rohrbach | |||
Paula Mullen | |||
Edward Cafasso | |||
Roberta Trahan | |||
Matthew Kelly | |||
Jeffrey Roy |
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The program's co-directors, Kristy Yankee, a French teacher and director of foreign languages at the high school, and Kristin Cerce, a former physical education/health teacher who will teach science this year, said the program has been a great success.
"I think the kids are making so many friends, new friends. As the week progressed, they really opened up. Every day, they have bigger smiles on their faces," said Yankee.
Read the full article about the High School Experience in the Milford Daily News here.
"The problem is, mankind has created a bunch of impervious areas. Water used to land on grass and work its way into the ground, but asphalt doesn't allow it to seep into the ground, and pollutants like antifreeze washes into streams and rivers," Cantoreggi said.
The new system, located next to the police station on Panther Way, will capture stormwater from places such as Highwood Drive and the police station parking lot, and treat the water before it goes into a stream, said Rich Niles, project manager with Comprehensive Environmental of Marlborough, the firm hired for the project design and permitting.
Read the article about the latest effort to treat stormwater before it goes to the Charles River in the MIlford Daily News here
"We're both soccer players, so we knew this would be something we were both interested in," Katinas said. "We decided to make it as a community service project because we get to work with children with special needs and they don't have many opportunities like this."
The camp, which is part of the Franklin Soccer School, will be held at Carpe Diem Field in Franklin from Aug. 3 to 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. for children ages 6 to 14.
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For more information on the Summer Challenger Soccer Camp, visit Franklinsoccerschool.com/capstone.html or e-mail Frongillo and Katinas at Info@franklinsoccerschool.com.
Read the full artcile about this summer project in the Milford Daily News here
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power that enables us to empathise with humans whose experiences we have never shared.
Matthew Kelly, a Franklin real estate agent who owns and runs Team Kelly with Re/Max, speculated that Franklin is rebounding well because it's a family town with top-rated schools and is "a commuter's dream."
"I call Franklin a blue-chip town," said Kelly, pointing out its access to commuter rail and its reasonable driving distances to Boston, Providence, the Cape and two airports.
Read the full article about the area's real estate market in the Milford Daily News here.
There are a number of other local blogs covering real estate in Franklin.
Century 21 realtor Warren Reynolds writes on his blog 02038.com and posted this update: Video on Franklin Real Estate Market
Kathy Stankard, a Re/Max realtor, has her own blog with frequent updates Franklin Massachusetts Homes Blog
On Saturday and Sunday, the Pearls and about 20 teammates, including Franklin Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting, Franklin School Committee Chairman Jeffrey Roy and School Committee member Susan Rohrbach, will ride for Emily.
Ethan Pearl will trek 48 miles in the "Teen Stride," and his mother will ride 182 miles, from Sturbridge to Bourne, and then from Bourne to Wellesley.
Read the full article about the Pan Mass Challenge in the MIlford Daily News here
The Pan Mass Challenge will be held this weekend. If you have not already contributed to someone doing a ride, please consider doing so. There are hundreds of worthy stories similar to Emily's.
To donate to Ethan Pearl's ride, logon to https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=EP0070,
for Michele Pearl, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=MP0164 ,
for Jeff Roy, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=JR0142
for Jeff Nutting, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=JN0077
for Sue Rohrbach, https://www.pmc.org/egifts/default.asp?Add=SR0109
or you could write a check out to PMC and mail to the Pearl Family, 383 Lincoln St., Franklin.
Note: when you follow the links above to each rider's page, it may look like you have to re-select the rider. The links did work when I tested them. Just click on the "Sponsor one rider with one donation" and then "Search for a person by Name" and that individual should be already selected for you.
In the worst case, you can re-select the individual by name or by rider ID. The rider ID is the two letters and four numbers after the "Add=" shown above.
It still functions as a library, but it's very much a technology focus now," said Principal Peter Light.This part of the transformation of the FHS Library as discussed last week at the School Committee meeting. Principal Peter Light reviewed this and a number of other changes coming to the high school this September."One of the big pushes we've tried to make is to bring Franklin High up to date with technology. We're not only behind other schools in the state, but we're behind other schools in the district," Light said.