Friday, July 29, 2011
Mower n More summer 2011 closure
How about a lawn mower service that you can request via the web? You can pick a date/time to set the appointment and then they appear in your driveway? Such a service does exist. I was surprised to find them but have used the website and find it quick easy to use.
The following email was just received:
The Mower and More website can be found here: http://mowernmore.com/
The following email was just received:
Hi Steve,
Please be advised that Mower n More will be closed for vacation from August 11, 2011 to August 29, 2011.
Until then, we are happy to offer a deep discount on mower tune-ups:
$20 off up to 22 inch = $59 (a regular walk-behind)$40 off 23-42 inch = $159 (most common riding mowers or wide walk-behind)$50 off over 42 inch = $189 (Garden tractors or commercial walk-behind)$29 off Extended-area surcharge = $0 (with a minimum purchase of $150, except Sharon and Mansfield)
Our experience shows that most major repairs are a direct result of under-service: Lack of lubrication, components out of adjustment, restricted cooling air flow (engine, deck spindles), rubbing parts, dirty air filter, low oil etc...
Use promo code 811
- Offer is only valid as long as appointment slots are available by August 10, 2011.
Mower n More, P.O. Box 201, Hopedale MA, 01747. (508) 478-2004
The Mower and More website can be found here: http://mowernmore.com/
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wachusett St - final paving layer added
The final layer of paving was added early this week to Wachusett St.
No puddles appeared after the rain went through the area Tuesday night so that is a good sign.
They still need to finish the driveway for the Parmenter School as show in this photo.
No puddles appeared after the rain went through the area Tuesday night so that is a good sign.
They still need to finish the driveway for the Parmenter School as show in this photo.
"for a lot of reasons it's the best choice"
Town officials originally thought to make repairs to the high school, which has so many problems that a national school accreditation agency put Franklin on warning status. To make the necessary repairs, workers would need to gut the school as the whole building would need to be brought up to the current building code.
A new building is expected to be constructed atop the current tennis courts, a baseball field and a softball field, putting the school closer to the football field and track.
Construction would take two years; renovation would have required four years of work, officials have said.
School leaders have said a key benefit of a new school would be that students could make use of the existing structure while a new one is being built.
"I think for a lot of reasons it's the best choice, not the least of which (is) there will be no disruption of the educational process," said Thomas Mercer, chairman of the town's School Building Committee.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/archive/x1704351515/State-accepts-Franklin-into-model-school-program#ixzz1TOKtr2D9
In the News - Farmers' Market, Dean Bank
Franklin Farmers Market accepts food stamps
Additional details on this program can be found here:
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/07/franklin-farmers-market-doubles-food.html
Dean Bank to host free workshop
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
MBTA: New Locomotives, New Look
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation by Klark Jessen on 7/26/11
The MBTA has unveiled the new look for the new generation of Commuter Rail locomotives. Nearly 14,000 people responded to three design choices in a two-week online survey. The design chosen above got 50% of the vote. The chosen design has the largest T logo on the side- three times the size of the current logo.
You'll begin seeing the new locomotives with the new look in the winter of 2012-2013, when the first of 20 new locomotives purchased are delivered from the manufacturer, Motive Power Inc. of Boise.
The $114 million investment represents the MBTA's first major locomotive procurement in more than 20 years.
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