Saturday, March 17, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Trivia Bee - partial recap
I went to the Trivia Bee to take some pictures of the early rounds. As I arrived, Glenn Jones recruited me as a substitute for one of the members of the Town Council team. I hope someone got a picture of Bob Bissanti, Glenn and I on stage. As 'apolitical' as I am and need to be as an information source, that is as close as you'll see me get to a "Town Council seat".
I was able to help with some of the questions but none of us knew the two ingredients for "an Arnold Palmer drink". We went with a wild guess at 'Scotch and water' and lost. Now we know it is half ice tea and half lemon aid. After we dropped out in the 5th Round, I got called away to pick up my daughter at the train station. Maybe someone can fill us in on who won?
The "Miracles", sponsored by Tom Powderly, were the Round 2 winner by answering this question correctly: What river does the Brooklyn Bridge cross? (answer below)
The Dean College Team won Round 3 by answering the question: How many years are celebrated in a sesquicentennial? (answer below)
The Franklin School Committee won Round 4 with the answer to the question: What do you call a group of monkeys? (answer below)
The Rockland Trust Team participated in Round 4
Answers
Round 2 - East River
Round 3 - 150
Round 4 - troop
The 15th Annual Trivia Bee is a fund raising event for the Franklin Education Foundation.
I was able to help with some of the questions but none of us knew the two ingredients for "an Arnold Palmer drink". We went with a wild guess at 'Scotch and water' and lost. Now we know it is half ice tea and half lemon aid. After we dropped out in the 5th Round, I got called away to pick up my daughter at the train station. Maybe someone can fill us in on who won?
The "Miracles", sponsored by Tom Powderly, were the Round 2 winner by answering this question correctly: What river does the Brooklyn Bridge cross? (answer below)
The Dean College Team won Round 3 by answering the question: How many years are celebrated in a sesquicentennial? (answer below)
The Franklin School Committee won Round 4 with the answer to the question: What do you call a group of monkeys? (answer below)
The "Munibees" participated in Round 2
The Rockland Trust Team participated in Round 4
Answers
Round 2 - East River
Round 3 - 150
Round 4 - troop
The 15th Annual Trivia Bee is a fund raising event for the Franklin Education Foundation.
Voices of Franklin: Mary Brennan - Vote No
Hi Steve,
I saw on your Franklin Matters site that you invite people who have something of importance to say about Franklin to submit their ideas to you.
I believe the taxpayers of Franklin deserve to hear more than one opinion on the proposed school building. I'm attaching something I wrote regarding the vote, and would appreciate it if you would allow readers of your site to read it.
Thank you, and please contact me with any questions,
Mary Brennan
127 Summer Street, Franklin
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VOTE NO
MARCH 27
As parents of school age children we urge you to Vote No for the proposed new Franklin High School because the plan is:
EXTRAVAGANT
With its turrets, towers, walls of glass and sloping roof lines, this looks like something out of television’s Beverly Hills 90210! Boasting a suspended walking track, Olympic size gymnasium, professional auditorium and a blank check for all new furnishings, this proposal is not reflective of the way most citizens of Franklin live, and is not necessary for good education.
WASTEFUL
Tearing down a forty year young high school and field house, ripping up playing fields just paid for, throwing everything inside the building away, this proposal mocks the Franklin taxpayer by saying, “give us millions to build a high school, more millions to maintain it, more millions to install sports fields, and we’ll rip it all down and ask you for a hundred million more!”
EXPENSIVE
Wise consumers know that to get the best value for their money they should choose from the mid-range. Not the cheapest (you’ll be sorry), or the most expensive (you’ll pay lots for things you don’t need), but the mid-range. In this case that would be maintaining and renovating the current high school.
EXTRAVAGANT
With its turrets, towers, walls of glass and sloping roof lines, this looks like something out of television’s Beverly Hills 90210! Boasting a suspended walking track, Olympic size gymnasium, professional auditorium and a blank check for all new furnishings, this proposal is not reflective of the way most citizens of Franklin live, and is not necessary for good education.
WASTEFUL
Tearing down a forty year young high school and field house, ripping up playing fields just paid for, throwing everything inside the building away, this proposal mocks the Franklin taxpayer by saying, “give us millions to build a high school, more millions to maintain it, more millions to install sports fields, and we’ll rip it all down and ask you for a hundred million more!”
EXPENSIVE
Wise consumers know that to get the best value for their money they should choose from the mid-range. Not the cheapest (you’ll be sorry), or the most expensive (you’ll pay lots for things you don’t need), but the mid-range. In this case that would be maintaining and renovating the current high school.
KEEP FRANKLIN AFFORDABLE!
If you have something you'd like to submit for 'Voices of Franklin', please follow these instructions:
Town clerks head to Boston for seminars Monday
Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:
via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Staff reports on 3/15/12
The Town Clerk's office in Franklin will be closed Monday, as Town Clerk's across the Commonwealth head to a day-long workshop in Boston.
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Franklin Police: Crash Reports Online
The Franklin Police Department is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Police Reports.US to provide a service that allows our crash reports to be purchased on line. PoliceReports.US is now the industry leader in Massachusetts for on line accident report distribution.
- It reduces the cost to the insurance company who wants to process the claim faster
- Citizens have the convenience of access to reports 24/7 and no longer need to drive to the Police Department for a copy of the report
http://franklinma.policereports.us/
Additional information can be found on the Franklin Police page
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_Police/index
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Vote - March 27
No matter what your position is on the debt exclusion for the proposed New High School, whether you are against:
or whether you are for the proposal, your vote counts!
Mark the calendar to get out an vote Tuesday, March 27th. The polls open at 6:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM. All voting will take place at Franklin High School.
Absentee ballots are available at the Town Clerks office if you will be out of town on that day, you can still vote.
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