In the News - Franklin High Graduation

Franklin grads told to never give up

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

Graduation speech of Franklin senior Amy Rucki

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Amy Rucki/Franklin Class of 2011

Graduation speech by Franklin salutatorian Dan Nulton

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Dan Nulton/Franklin Class of 2011 salutatorian

Graduation speech by Franklin senior class president Jay Borelli

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Jay Borelli/Franklin Class of 2011

Graduation speech by Franklin senior class vice president Andrea Bates

from The Milford Daily News News RSS by Andrea Bates/Franklin Class of 2011

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Goodbye pyramid, hello plate!

The food pyramid is gone. The plate is here.

Here is a round up of some articles covering the changes in the presentation of the food guidelines as a plate:

5 Things to Know About the New Nutritional Guidelines

by meganbedard

Goodbye, Food Pyramid: USDA to Announce a New 'Food Icon'

by Marion Nestle

Deconstructing the USDA’s new food plate

by Marion

How the Food Pyramid Failed and Why We Needed MyPlate

by Daniel Fromson

And last but not least, the Choose My Plate website can be found here


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Farmers Market - Jun 10

The Farmers Market returns to the Town Common Friday, Jun 10th and run each Friday until October.



It will be open from noon to 6:00 PM


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Library Closing

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Library Closing

via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 6/1/11

The Library will be closed from June 6 - 11, 2011 for renovations.

Thank you for your Patience!

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Children's Room Closing

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Children's Room Closing

via Franklin Public Library by Franklin Public Library on 6/1/11

The Children's Room will be closed beginning Saturday June 4th and will reopen on Monday June 27th.

Story times will resume on Monday June 13th.

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In the News - butterfly garden

Franklin scout creates butterfly garden for school

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

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Summer is approaching

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Summer is approaching

via Lifelong Learning by Pandora Carlucci on 5/31/11

Tomorrow is June 1st and the final day of school is 3-weeks away ... June 22.

Less than a week later, serveral summer programs begin:
June 27: Math Academy
Solutions Summer Adventure
Summer Art Institute
Summer Music
UMass Amherst Tour

The following week, on July 5, more classes and opportunities begin:
STAR
StarPLUS
High School Academics
High School Online Digital Photography

The High School Experience is the week of August 15 and we hope to see 3/4 of the incoming 9th grade class.
The College Essay Writing course is scheduled for the week of August 22 and is full.

Check out our web site for more activities:
www.franklin.k12.ma.us
Select Lifelong from the top banner
Select Summer Program
Select View all Summer Program Offerings

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"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."

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x704496975/Franklin-takes-care-of-its-roads#ixzz1NvCnmBc7


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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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"Gettin' it done"

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.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x311049248/Towns-find-ways-to-take-control-of-local-cable-access-TV#ixzz1NjtPZf2t


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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.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x704496775/Area-towns-have-plans-to-celebrate-Memorial-Day#ixzz1Ne1C3NB8




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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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Franklin Community Garden Grand Opening this Saturday AM

The Franklin Community Garden Committee is proud to announce that the Grand Opening Day of Franklin's first community garden will take place this Saturday, May 28th at King Street Memorial Park located off King Street in Franklin. A ribbon-cutting will be held at 9:00 a.m. 

A fundraiser plant sale is planned as well featuring locally grown vegetable starts.

Plots were assigned through a lottery drawing and winners have been notified. A wait list has been established as well.

Gardeners who have paid the lease fee may begin working in their plots on Opening Day. 
Lease payments are due by June 7th and will be collected by Franklin Recreation. Gardening can not begin until the $40 fee has been paid.  Payments can be made at the Recreation Department at 150 Emmons Street (Old Town Hall). The hours are Mon, Tues, and Thurs 8:30-4:30; Wed 8:30-6:30pm, and Fridays 8:30-1:30 pm. 

The garden features 46 large raised beds leased to gardeners. The Franklin Food Pantry will garden 4 of those beds; other beds have been assigned to individuals, families, and community groups.  Several of the beds are designed for easy access.

Many of the gardeners will be participating the Franklin's Plant A Row to Share program.

For more information, please visit www.franklincommunitygardens.org