Franklin Matters

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

"far from enough to keep the town's 220 miles of roads from deteriorating"

Other streets expected to be improved this year include all or part of Mill Street, Anchorage Road, Summer Street, Partridge Street, Daniels Street, Dover Circle and Winterberry Drive.

Workers will narrow some roads, such as Sahlin Circle and Anchorage Road, by several feet to reduce the amount of surface impervious to water, helping keep pollutants out of surface water, Cantoreggi said.

Streets are selected based on the amount of traffic, safety considerations, drainage problems and the overall condition of the road and utilities that run underneath it, Cantoreggi said.

"I've gotten calls from every area of town, and we have limited funds," he said. "We try to spread out the work throughout town."

Monday, May 30, 2011

Town Common Monuments

Franklin's doughboy is in the proper pose for today. Let's pause and reflect.

A slide show of the monuments on the Town Common taken over the past couple of years can be found here.

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

T-shirt of the day: spotted at the Ribbon Cutting for the Community Gardens on Saturday. Town Administrator Jeff Nutting was wearing this. The slogan is attributed to DPW Director, Robert "Brutus" Cantoreggi. Brutus developed this line as the DPW worked to clear the roads during the several storms this past winter.

This spirit is shown by all those involved with the Franklin Community Gardens!

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"a nonprofit organization to run the town's public access channels"

Franklin's nonprofit idea is not new. The first nonprofit access stations were formed in the early 1970s as cable television grew in popularity and regulations required cable companies to fund local programming. Other stations were run by the towns themselves or by the cable companies.

In the past 10 years, Comcast has stopped running many cable access stations it inherited when it purchased AT&T Broadband, leaving towns to figure out how to keep providing those services, said Amy Palmerino, vice chairman of the Board of Directors of MassAccess, a statewide organization that advocates for public access television.

Many communities, including Milford and Hopkinton, created nonprofit stations when a cable company stopped running their studios, a move Palmerino said increases community participation and creates separation between the town and one of its primary media outlets.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Community Gardens - Ribbon Cutting - 5/28/11

Did the ribbon get cut for the Community Gardens today?

Yes, it did. Here is the video recorded live during the event:

I'll have more pictures and stories later.

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In the News - house fire, fallen heroes, parade

House fire deemed accidental

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Alison McCall/Daily News staff

Franklin honors fallen heroes

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Alison McCall/Daily News staff

FRANKLIN - The Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10:45 a.m. on Monday in downtown Franklin.

Marchers will line-up at the Historical Museum, 80 West Central St. The parade will travel on Main, School, Union, West Central and Beaver streets, ending at the war memorial on the Town Common.

Marchers will stop at Dean College, Union Street Cemetery, St. Mary's Cemetery and the war memorial.

Any veteran who wishes to march should meet at the Historical Museum at 10:15 a.m. Vehicles will be available for veterans who do not want to walk the route.
The parade is sponsored by the Franklin Rotary.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Take some time

In February, snow still covered much of the ground. It had arrived in December and covered many lawns until late in March.

April showers came and went, May flowers have bloomed, the trees and lawns are green again.

Memorial Day weekend is upon us. The traditional start to summer time.

Take some time to be thankful for all that you do have. Take some time to remember and honor those in the military who made this possible for us.

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