StarPLUS this summer for middle schoolers!

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StarPLUS for Middle Schoolers!

via Lifelong Learning by Pandora Carlucci on 5/8/12

Visual Arts, Forensic Science, Cooking, Games Theater, Inventor's Lab and Builders of the Future. Franklin Public Schools is offering the second summer of StarPLUS, which is just for middle school students.

StarPLUS has two, one-week sessions planned for Summer 2012: July 9 to July 13 and July 23 to July 27. Classes meet from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The morning is separated into 3 sessions and students choose what they want to do. They select classes that focus on their interests and strengths.

The program is directed by Ms. Orfalea and Ms. Leazott, and will be held at the Horace Mann Middle School. It is open to all middle school students from Franklin and the surrounding communities.

For additional information and registration, please visit our website: www.franklin.k12.ma.us, select Lifelong, select Summer Program, select view all classes, select StarPLUS. Please telephone or email us with any questions: 508-553-4814 or lifelong@franklin.k12.ma.us.

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Franklin Art Center Calendar Project Call for Artists

Franklin Art Center CREATIVITY     CULTURE     COMMUNITY ARTIST PROJECT 2013 Artist Calendar Project Open Call The Franklin Art Center is looking for local artists who have done work based on the Town of Franklin. We are accepting all mediums and will be working with a professional photographer to capture high quality imagery for the calendar. 2013 Town Calendar Project Bring your work in now! Let you friends know. OPEN TO ALL Working with the Historical Society, the school system, and the town of Franklin the calendar will be all about our great community. Important dates from our town's past to upcoming events will be displayed along with the Artist work and information. The work can be anything from famous monuments, buildings, to our beautiful open spaces. The Center's Board will be choosing the work so get you piece in now we only have 12 spots. For more information about drop off times contact Linda atfranklinartcenter@gmail.com. Or call 508 887-2797. You're receiving this newsletter because you have signed our contact list

"I think we’re pretty much staying on top of everything"

“What I was looking for, personally, was to find out how many work orders come across Facilities’ desk in the course of a day, or a week, or a month, or a year, because I really don’t have any idea,” Councilor Thomas Mercer said. “I’d like to know, and I’d like to know how long it takes for each of those to get dealt with.” 

The topic came up at last week’s Town Council meeting, when councilors took some time grilling Facilities Department Director Michael D’Angelo, and Facilities Manager Richard Gaskin about various problems — mostly roof leaks — in town buildings. 

The discussion touched on leaky roofs and damaged ceiling tiles in the Remington-Jefferson school building and the Senior Center. Some residents have complained that the existing high school is in poor condition due to insufficient maintenance.

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1456178378/Franklin-Town-Council-wants-repair-reports#ixzz1uGonl8Xu

This topic was a frequent one during the recent high school building project vote. The issue can be addressed very simply with a regular report on tickets open by category with some status on aging. It can be posted to the website and available for everyone to read.

Health Care in the House Budget Proposal

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Health Care in the House Budget Proposal  As part of our continuing analysis of the budget process, MassBudget is releasing a new report on Health Care spending in the House budget.* The final House budget proposal includes $12.66 billion in funding for programs that provide health care for approximately 1.5 million low- and moderate-income residents of Massachusetts. That includes:  $45.3 million more for MassHealth than was initially proposed by the House Ways and Means Committee (HWM)   New, lower projections for the cost of the Commonwealth Care program.  Read Health Care in the House Budget Proposal    * The report is the third in a series of budget briefs published by the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute (MMPI) and produced by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center in partnership with the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.   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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Downtown Partnership updates

Strawberry Stroll Sponsorship

This is the last call to Franklin businesses. If you would like to be a sponsor or participant of the Strawberry Stroll on Thursday, June 7, please email us with your sponsorship information and we will get you listed.

We have extended the deadline to Wednesday, May 9, for Strawberry Stroll Sponsorships. Please email the FDP office at Downtown.Franklin@yahoo.com if you would like to be a sponsor and be included in Sponsorship Row and listed in the press release, flyers and posters.


Spring Reminders

Beautification Day
Saturday, May 19, 9:00 a.m.
Sponsors Needed
Please consider being a sponsor so we can continue with our beautiful flowers.
Flower invoices due this week!


Membership
Did you forget to send in your 2012 renewal? Would you like to join? The membership form can be found here  2012 Downtown Partnership membership form

Thank you to all of you who continue to support the Franklin Downtown Partnership with your membership and sponsorships. Please check our website and make sure your business link is in the column to the right of this page.


Harvest Festival
Sunday, September 30
Information coming soon!
Mary Graff is the booth event chair and can be reached at mgraff@berryinsurance.com

Circle of Friends concert set, May 12 - Deborah Henson-Conant

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Circle of Friends concert set, May 12

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Deborah Henson-Conant will perform at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin, on Saturday, May 12, at 8 p.m.

Imagine a harp shrunk to the size of a crossbow. Brushed chrome, with 32 strings, Henson-Conant plugs it in like an electric guitar and pulls sounds from the strings that you never thought could come from a harp: Hendrix-style wails, Flamenco, Blues and lush atmospheric sounds capes.

Singing with a voice that's been compared to Carly Simon and Joan Baez, in one-woman shows that are unified like a collection of musical short-stories. Admission, $25.

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Visit Deborah's website http://hipharp.com/

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Wrentham Police Launch Statewide Click It or Ticket Enforcement

Franklin drivers be aware!

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Wrentham Police Launch Statewide Click It or Ticket Enforcement

via The Wrentham Times by The Wrentham Times on 5/7/12

The Wrentham Police department in partnership with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security's (EOPSS) Highway Safety Division (HSD), the State Police and over 120 other local departments, is launching a high-visibility seat belt enforcement mobilization called Click It or Ticket. During the Click It or Ticket mobilization, thousands of extra state and local police will patrol the state's streets and highways in a concerted effort to promote and enforce seat belt use with the ultimate goal of saving lives. Many departments across the state have adopted zero-tolerance policies for seat belt violations signaling the increasing importance of seat belt use. In fact, if pulled over, everyone in the car found not wearing a seat belt will be ticketed.
This Click It or Ticket mobilization runs from May 14th through June 3rd.

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