Franklin Matters

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Jane's Frames

Need a last minute gift?

Still looking for ideas?

How about framing that certificate, award or great photo?

Check out Jane's Frames for a great selection.

Jane Curran is very active in Franklin as part of the Downtown Partnership. Support your local businesses this holiday season.

Pulaski Blvd Construction in Spring 2010

Heads up for those who travel Washington St to Pulaski Blvd in Bellingham:

Bellingham- Pulaski Boulevard

The $13 million federal stimulus Bellingham project will reconstruct 2.2 miles of Pulaski Boulevard from Moody Street to the Franklin town line, including rehabilitation of the bridge over Peter's River. The project will improve safety and enhance convenience for motorists along the Boulevard, an important commuter route to I-495 in Franklin. Construction is expected to begin in the spring.

From the Commonwealth Conversations Transportation website
Follow the link to read more about the announcement yesterday and follow links from that story directly to the project details website.

In the News - Food Pantry, Senior Center

Fund raising for the Franklin Food Pantry

Christmas concert to raise funds for Franklin Food Pantry

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Heather McCarron/STAFF WRITER

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The annual Christmas lunch provided by the Franklin Police at the Senior Center

Franklin seniors enjoy police luncheon

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Krista Perry/Daily News staff

Historical Commission is looking for help

The Historical Commission is in need of your help.

The Historical Commission is in the process of planning the move of the Franklin Historic Museum from Washington Street to West Central Street and they are looking for assistance.

On December 29th, they are planning a work session at the Washington St. Museum. Your assistance is requested to help pack, label and box items for transfer to the new museum.

If you are able to offer some time, please contact Alan Earls at 508-528-6930 or alan.earls@comcast.net or Del Arnold at 508-528-0867 or delarn@aol.com for more details. Thank you.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Laughter will keep you warm

One way to keep warm is with laughter. Laughter comes naturally with fun. Bernie DeKoven, the Funsmith, has a collection of quotes on fun that is purely delightful:

"Ask not what fun does for you. Ask rather what you do for fun." - the Oaqui

"The more fun you have, the greater your value to yourself and to your society. The more fun you share with others, the more fun you have." - the Oaqui

"For every Way there's a way of following that Way that's fun" - the Oaqui

"The Path that is best for you is the Path that keeps the best of you in play" - the Oaqui

For more quotes from the Oaqui, click through here.

If you have a quote that could be redone to make it more fun, please send it on to Bernie.

Cold and frosty

The window at Berry Insurance provided a holiday scene on the cold and frosty Thursday morning:

Meeting summaries

The last official Town meeting I will attend during 2009 completed Wednesday evening. If you need to recall some detail from a meeting of the Finance Committee, Financial Planning Committee, School Committee or Town Council, the archives are available here.

My published notes are not perfect as they are captured real time (and updated as necessary). If you don't find the detail you are looking for, please ask me.

You can also view the video archive for most of these meetings on the Town website here

My meeting summaries: