In the News - accident, Chronicle, Chilson Beach

DA identifies woman who died on I-495

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff

WCVB's 'Chronicle' coming to Franklin on Wednesday

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff

Victor Pisini, owner of Pisini Shoe Store at 22 Main St., is looking forward to the publicity.

"We're always excited if they're going to promote downtown," Pisini said.

Piana said camera crew will be in town from 11 a.m. to about 4 p.m. During that time, she plans on telling them all about the partnership.

"We have over 130 members now and we've increased out membership quite a bit since last year. It's interesting how our membership has grown so much in the last two years - we've doubled it," she said. "I think it speaks toward how we're a community and how the businesses support each other and work together through tough economic times. The focus is on mom-and-pop-owned (shops), and we have a lot of them."

Chilson Beach will close in Franklin Friday

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

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Franklin, MA: Trash/Recycle Survey Results

As promised, the full set of results from the recent Trash and Recycle survey are contained within the links here. I have provided three reports to access the data.

1. The full and complete set containing the Ref#, the Overall answer (Yes or No), and the comments for both questions. Note: if the comment field is blank, there was nothing submitted. Both comment sections were optional. The Yes/No question was mandatory.
2. The set of answers for the question: "What DO you like about the process?"
3. The set of answers for the question: "What DON'T you like about the process?"

You can access these files directly here:

1. The full and complete set
2. The DO answers
3. The DON'T answers

You can also read them on the web via Scribd here:

1. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35952136/FM-Trash-Recycle-Survey-Results-Full-100816
2. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35952138/FM-Trash-Recycle-Survey-Result-Do-100816
3. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35952137/FM-Trash-Recycle-Survey-Results-Dont-100816

And finally to make it easy to read, the document with the full results is here:

FM Trash/Recycle Survey Results Full 100816

In case you missed it, the quick summary was posted here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/08/trashrecycle-survey-results.html


Note: email subscribers will need to click through to view the document on Franklin Matters.

Franklin, MA: high school field advertising

One source of additional revenue for school athletics that has been approved is advertising in the high school field house. The program was successfully piloted and expanded to include similar banners for the outside athletic field. These banners are posted along the fence on the "home" side of the stands.

Go Franklin!



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In the News - Latin options

Franklin schools look to modern Latin method

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff



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Native Plants of Franklin

Greetings Franklin! Were any of you able to identify last week's mystery plant?




This is a closeup of goldenrod, which is in bloom now in fields everywhere. There are many kinds of goldenrod, or Solidago L., and they are difficult to tell apart, but all of them are native to North America.




Goldenrod has a reputation for causing allergies. However, this is unfair and incorrect. The real culprit for sneezing right now is ragweed, which is also in bloom. Goldenrod has heavy pollen grans that fall quickly to the ground. The plant relies on insects to carry the pollen from one flower to another. Ragweed, on the other hand, has lightweight pollen which is small enough to float around on the wind.




Goldenrod is perennial that grows in dramatic clusters. It attracts many insects. If you aren't a fan of insects in your yard, consider them to be bird food. All birds, especially baby birds, require insects in their diet.

And here is next week's puzzler, being visited by a hummingbird:




Hint: it's another common flower that is in bloom and feeding hummingbirds right now. Post your answers in the comments section, and have fun!

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Trash/Recycle Survey - results

The survey results are in. The question was:

Overall - is the curbside trash/recycle process better than before?

69 answered Yes, 17 answered No.

Thank you all for participating. 86 total responses!

The complete set of results and comments will be posted Monday.


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In the News - tiramisu, St Rocco's

Woman's tiramisu cookie named tops in Franklin contest

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Lluvia Mares

Family fun at Feast of St. Rocco

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Lluvia Mares/Daily News staff

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No Gatorade shower for winners!

One of the traditions for winning football teams is to douse the coach with the handy bucket of Gatorade.

Don't look for this to happen in Franklin, at least not on the artificial surface at the FHS' Pisini Field. The sign posted below reads:

The operative words:

This facility is for the use of town residents. to protect this field the following are prohibited: 

• sports drinks, soda, alcohol, coffee, or any other beverage other than water.

Oh, and while the pressbox advertises the field name as Pisini Field, why does this sign only say "Franklin High School Oak Street Field"?

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In the News - accident, Garden Club

Franklin woman killed in I-495 pedestrian crash

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Updated 8/15/10
The headline should be changed to reflect Medway instead of Franklin. Still a tragic accident!
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/milforddailynews/obituary.aspx?n=alicia-mary-ward&pid=144681915

31 Franklin Garden Club first meeting

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by GateHouse Media, Inc.

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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 by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff



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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 by Ashley Studley, Daily News staff


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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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