In the News - Victorian secrets, SWAT Team, Art

Franklin museum reveals Victorian secrets

by Brian Benson/Daily News staff

Franklin man arraigned after SWAT team standoff

by Alison McCall/Daily News staff

Franklin Art Association to meet, May 2

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Teachers as Individuals (1946)

Perspective is important. Some issues that we face today have been faced before. How does that saying go, "if we don't learn from the past we are condemned to repeat it?"

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Teachers as Individuals (1946)

via ASCD Inservice by ASCD Bloggers on 4/12/12

Those looking to get some historical perspective on the issue of avoiding teacher burnout should investigate the March 1946 issue of Educational Leadership on the theme "Teachers as Individuals." Read the full issue: Teachers as Individuals In the introductory essay,...

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Left hand please meet right hand

So one of our eagle eyed readers found this was posted on the Schools webpage. Note the date of the application of fertilizer - April 15th. And that folks are supposed to stay off the fields for three days after.

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So why was a Little League baseball game in full progress Monday evening Apr 16 on the Parmenter fields? This is one of the fields listed in this public notice. Yes, this was only one day after the fertilization.

Budget Monitor: Analyzing the House Ways and Means Budget for FY 2013

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BUDGET MONITOR: The House Ways and Means Budget for FY 2013 Last Wednesday, the House Committee on Ways and Means (HWM) released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2013. Our Budget Monitor shows how the HWM budget affects each major area of state government, from health care and education to public safety and the environment--including information on tax revenues. It also compares the HWM budget with the Governor's across these same areas. Facing a budget gap of roughly $1.3 billion, the House Ways and Means Committee proposes a combination of one-time revenues and spending reductions, including: Cuts and savings of nearly $600 million, half of it from MassHealth  Temporary revenues worth $685 million--$400 million of which is drawn from the "rainy day" fund.  For further details and analysis, read our BUDGET MONITOR MassBudget provides independent research and analysis of state budget and tax policies--with particular attention to the effects on low- and moderate-income people.

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SWAT team called to Franklin home standoff

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SWAT team called to Franklin home standoff

via The Milford Daily News News RSS by Jessica Trufant/Daily News staff on 4/16/12

An hours-long standoff at a Lewis Street home with police from Franklin and other departments as well as a regional SWAT team ended peacefully around 11 p.m. tonight, police said.

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Spring Break

For those school families, I hope you enjoy the week off!

BIG Y starting to hire

The Big Y is continuing to make progress on their new location here in Franklin. One good sign I noticed on my run by this weekend was that they are now starting to hire.



Go to www.bigy.com/careers/ for more information about the company and to apply.