Friday, August 13, 2010

Spruce Pond Creamery - sign question answered

I slipped in a small trivia question to check on the observational skills of the Franklin Matters readers. The answer to the Spruce Pond sign question is shown below and on the original posting earlier this week.


Updated 8/13/10:

The answer to the question is that the sign is the "old" one and not the one showing today:


This picture was taken on an overcast day in June. The picture above shows the sign in April before Spruce Pond updated it to show that they can now server beer and wine.


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Farmers Market - today - noon to 6:00 PM

The Farmers Market is open today from noon to 6:00 PM on the Town Common.




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In the News - freshman intro,

Freshmen get an early introduction to Franklin High

from The Milford Daily News News RSS 



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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Looking for work? Hopkinton Networking Group meets Fri - 10 AM to Noon

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by our speaker, Monica Brunaccini. The facilitator for this week will be Christine Hurley.


We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs/Leads.


Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, Monica will talk about "How to Standout in the Crowd."


How to Standout in the Crowd: (Making yourself known in this unique employment market)

  • Why you really need to network
  • How to build and expand your community
  • Developing your own approach - one that will work for you
  • Building your brand - a strong reputation and following
  • Leveraging your strengths and what makes you unique
  • Your toolkit - navigation resources and techniques
  • Q&A - open discussion

The group meets at St John the Evangelist Parish Center in Hopkinton.

Directions: 

Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest or Google Maps for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748



From lead organizer, Gil Krispien's email to the Acton Networking Group mailing list.

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In the News - car break-ins

Franklin cops probe car break-ins

from The Milford Daily News News RSS 


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Survey reminder

The current survey on the new trash and recycle system is open for your input through Aug 14th.

You can find the survey here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-trashrecycle-status-survey.html


Note:
As of 8/05/10 8:00 PM there were 43 responses.
As of 8/09/10 8:00 PM there were 62 responses.
As of 8/11/10 6:00 PM there were 66 responses.


thanks!




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