Friday, December 23, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
"dictates the path the town should follow"
The town is still looking for two to three members of the public to serve on the committee.
Members appointed to the Master Plan Committee last night were Town Councilors Andrew Bissanti, Matthew Kelly and Jeffrey Roy, Planning Board member John Carroll, Conservation Commission member Jeffrey Livingstone, Public Land Use Committee member Timothy Twardowski, and James Esterbrook from the Department of Public Works.
“It would be nice to get two to three more people, to have diversity on the committee,” Town Administrator Jeffrey Roy said, noting that the various town committees are acceptably represented.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1481469559/Members-picked-for-Franklin-master-plan-panel#ixzz1hG7DqN5v
Related post on the Master Plan
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/12/what-is-franklins-master-plan.html
Updated 12/22/11
Per email from Town Councilor Judy Pfeffer, Steve Whalen was also added to the Master Plan committee as a citizen member during the meeting last night.
“We’re approaching this with a very open mind”
“The grant is going to be used to do a deep examination of our general education curriculum,” said Melissa Read, assistant vice president for academic affairs. “It’s all about the student learning. Are students learning what we want them to and what we believe they need to know in order to prepare for their next step?”
Read said that Dean College begins the process of re-examining its general education courses every five years, and rolls out the resulting changes so that there is continuous progress.
The difference this time around is that the $100,000 grant allows Dean to spend more time debating the advantages and disadvantages of changes, with faculty members as well as administration, and of helping faculty become adjusted to those changes with week-long summer and winter training sessions, called “institutes.”
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1481469565/College-has-plan-to-study-itself#ixzz1hG8oAnBj
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Food Elves, Downtown Partnership collect a ton of food!
Food Elves, Partnership Collect A Ton of Food
The Franklin Food Elves and the Franklin Downtown Partnership exceeded their goals for the ‘12 Days of Donating’ campaign this month, collecting nearly twice the food and monetary donations they hoped for to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. Together the groups donated 2,035 pounds of non perishable items and $4,266 during the 12 day drive.
According to Anne Marie Bellavance, Executive Director of the Franklin Food Pantry, these donations will help carry the food pantry through this holiday season and into 2012.
“Based on our calculations, when we combine the weight and the dollar amount it translates into more than 17,000 meals,” says Bellavance. “We have seen a cascading effect of community support beginning with this drive as well as help printing 250 cookbooks for our clients. We are so very grateful to be surrounded by such a giving community.”
The Food Elves expanded their reach this year, placing bins at downtown locations and canvassing neighborhoods throughout town. The result was more than one ton of food and non-perishables collected for the food pantry.
DCU gave a $1,500 donation and Berry Insurance stepped up with a $1,000 gift. In addition to donations by residents, six downtown businesses, including Dean Bank, Dean College, Jane’s Frames, Printsmart Office Supplies, the Franklin Downtown Partnership and Berry Insurance, had pledged $1,200 in matching funds. The grand total of money raised was $4,266.
Franklin Food Elves founders Melissa and Cameron Piana are thrilled with the campaign’s results.
“A few years ago my brother and I started collecting donations in our neighborhood and the idea has grown into a much bigger way for us to make a difference for needy families in Franklin,” says Melissa. “We want to thank all the residents and businesses for the donations and all of our elves for their help. It was a team effort with huge results.”
“It is amazing to me how many people wanted to help us reach our goal,” says Cameron. “We are excited that we exceeded our goal for the Food Pantry and that so many people will benefit from the donations.”
The Franklin Food Elves are led by Head Elves Melissa and Cameron Piana. The elves are Katie Buccella, Kiara Chan, Jess Deaver, Amanda Dickson, Colleen Flaherty, Katie Flaherty, Elise Frank, Haley Frank, Santiago Leal, Kasey Lynch, Jacob Signori, Shannon Takahata and Mely Wu.
“We knew this community would support the elves and the food pantry but this response surpassed all of our expectations,” says Partnership President Nicole Fortier. “The support and positive feedback for this drive has been overwhelming. We are grateful to the residents and businesses of Franklin and to the local papers for helping us spread the word.”
The Franklin Food Elves is a charitable community service group. The Franklin Downtown Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 group working to revitalize downtown Franklin. For more information about either group please contact the Partnership at (774)571-3109 or downtown.franklin@yahoo.com.
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| Food Pantry Executive Director Anne Marie Bellavance, Partnership President Nicole Fortier, and Head Food Elves Cameron and Melissa Piana (left to right) at the Franklin Food Pantry. |
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| Food Elves Cameron and Melissa Piana deliver donations collected during the '12 Days of Donating' campaign to Food Pantry Executive Director Anne Marie Bellavance (left).
This was originally posted to the Franklin Downtown Partnership website here
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Governor Patrick and ChopChop Magazine Team Up to Provide Healthy Recipes fo...
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via Commonwealth Conversations: Health and Human Services by Paulette Song on 12/20/11
By Emma Morrison, Communications Fellow at the Executive Office of Health and Human Services
As I walked into Community Servings (www.servings.org) in Jamaica Plain today, I was surprised to find so many excited children milling around, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Governor Deval Patrick. As I too wait for Governor Patrick, I realize the chatter from the children is not only associated with meeting the Governor himself but also on their once-in-a-lifetime chance to make homemade cranberry applesauce with him. [These adorable kids probably got to stay home from school today, but that's beside the point!]
Today is the launch of an exciting new partnership with the magazine ChopChop, the Fun Cooking Magazine for Families (www.chopchopmag.org) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Mass in Motion (www.mass.gov/massinmotion) initiative. The new ChopChop newsletter will provide Massachusetts families (via email) a free monthly recipe using locally grown produce. The hope is that parents will be encouraged to spend time preparing fresh healthy meals with their children. The ChopChop newsletter is designed to complement the Mass in Motion initiative to combat obesity and chronic disease in Massachusetts by encouraging residents to eat better and move more.
After the children patiently sat through the introductions and short speeches, the fun really started. Governor Patrick rolled up his sleeves, put on his apron and assisted the children with the final steps of preparing cranberry applesauce. The Governor then graciously took pictures with each child and their parents.
Sally Sampson, founder of ChopChop, reminded audience members of the multitude of benefits cooking can have on children, including spending time together as a family, introducing healthy eating habits, learning locally grown fruits and vegetables and practicing mathematic skills. Sounds like a win-win to me.
I will be the first to admit, if you aren't a 'cook' (which I am not) the kitchen can be intimidating. But hopefully, these fun, relatively easy recipes will ease kitchen anxiety and homemade meals will be looked at as a fun and enjoyable time to be with your family. These newsletters will include personal messages from the Patrick-Murray Administration, along with fun facts about the food you are preparing and offer tips to help keep your kids safe in the kitchen as well! The more that we can teach our children to cook healthy foods and to be nutritionally literate, the more we can support healthy eating habits over a lifetime.
Don't forget to sign up for new, healthy, monthly recipes your whole family can enjoy at www.mass.gov/massinmotion/chopchop. Who knows -- maybe the next Emeril Lagasse will be found in the Commonwealth thanks to this exciting new initiative!
As I walked into Community Servings (www.servings.org) in Jamaica Plain today, I was surprised to find so many excited children milling around, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Governor Deval Patrick. As I too wait for Governor Patrick, I realize the chatter from the children is not only associated with meeting the Governor himself but also on their once-in-a-lifetime chance to make homemade cranberry applesauce with him. [These adorable kids probably got to stay home from school today, but that's beside the point!]
Today is the launch of an exciting new partnership with the magazine ChopChop, the Fun Cooking Magazine for Families (www.chopchopmag.org) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Mass in Motion (www.mass.gov/massinmotion) initiative. The new ChopChop newsletter will provide Massachusetts families (via email) a free monthly recipe using locally grown produce. The hope is that parents will be encouraged to spend time preparing fresh healthy meals with their children. The ChopChop newsletter is designed to complement the Mass in Motion initiative to combat obesity and chronic disease in Massachusetts by encouraging residents to eat better and move more.
After the children patiently sat through the introductions and short speeches, the fun really started. Governor Patrick rolled up his sleeves, put on his apron and assisted the children with the final steps of preparing cranberry applesauce. The Governor then graciously took pictures with each child and their parents.Sally Sampson, founder of ChopChop, reminded audience members of the multitude of benefits cooking can have on children, including spending time together as a family, introducing healthy eating habits, learning locally grown fruits and vegetables and practicing mathematic skills. Sounds like a win-win to me.
I will be the first to admit, if you aren't a 'cook' (which I am not) the kitchen can be intimidating. But hopefully, these fun, relatively easy recipes will ease kitchen anxiety and homemade meals will be looked at as a fun and enjoyable time to be with your family. These newsletters will include personal messages from the Patrick-Murray Administration, along with fun facts about the food you are preparing and offer tips to help keep your kids safe in the kitchen as well! The more that we can teach our children to cook healthy foods and to be nutritionally literate, the more we can support healthy eating habits over a lifetime.
Don't forget to sign up for new, healthy, monthly recipes your whole family can enjoy at www.mass.gov/massinmotion/chopchop. Who knows -- maybe the next Emeril Lagasse will be found in the Commonwealth thanks to this exciting new initiative!
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Photography Workshop at Franklin Art Center
Hello Everyone,
We just wanted to let you all know that we will be offering this unique Photography Workshop in January. It is limited in size so we are sending it out to family and friends before it goes public. Feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interest. Thank you . We look forward to hearing from you.
Ian and Linda Kabat
We just wanted to let you all know that we will be offering this unique Photography Workshop in January. It is limited in size so we are sending it out to family and friends before it goes public. Feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interest. Thank you . We look forward to hearing from you.
Ian and Linda Kabat
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Town Council - Agenda - Dec 21, 2011
A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
– November 30, 2011-Executive Session
B. ANNOUNCEMENTS
C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
D. CITIZEN COMMENTS
E. APPOINTMENTS
- Master Plan Committee
Andrew Bissanti – Town Council
John Carroll – Planning Board
Jim Esterbrook – DPW
Matt Kelly – Town Council
Jeff Livingstone – Conservation Commission
Jeffrey Roy – Town Council
Tim Twardowski – Public Land Use Committee
F. HEARINGS
Zoning Bylaw Amendment 11-666: Amendment to Chapter 185-5, Zoning Map, Biotechnology Uses Overlay Zoning District- 7:10 pm
G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
1. Resolution 11-71: Legal Notices
2. Resolution 11-72: Acceptance of Gift – Recreation
3. Resolution 11-73: Appropriation: Library
4. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 11-666: Amendment to Chapter 185-5, Zoning Map, Biotechnology Uses Overlay Zoning District – 1st Reading
K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
L. OLD BUSINESS
M. NEW BUSINESS
N. COUNCIL COMMENTS
O. EXECUTIVE SESSION
– Negotiations, Litigation, Real Property, as May Be Required
P. ADJOURN
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