If you tend to drink and drive, be even more careful as the Franklin Police are teaming up with other communities.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Franklin MOMS - Open House - Sep 6, 9:00 AM
The MOMS Club of Franklin invites Franklin mothers to attend their Open House on Thursday September 6, at 9:00 AM, at the Hockomock Area YMCA. The Y is located at 45 Forge Hill Road. The Y staff will provide games and entertainment for the children while Whole Foods of Bellingham makes a presentation on healthy eating habits for children. The Y's pool will be available for open swim after the event if weather permits. For additional information about the event, please contact Caitlin MacDonald at franklinnorthmoms@gmail.com.
Monday, August 13, 2012
10th Norfolk Campaign - Rich Eustis
The campaign signs are up and the primary coming up rapidly on Thursday, Sep 6. This is the first of a series to view the five campaign signs.
Rich Eustis is one of three Republicans facing off in the primary.
For more on the Eustis campaign visit his web page http://www.richeustis.com/
Related posts:
The primary is on a Thursday, yes - not a Tuesday
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/07/sep-6-primary-falls-on-thursday.html
The Republicans will face off in a debate on Tuesday, Aug 28th
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/08/10th-norfolk-republican-debate.html
Rich Eustis is one of three Republicans facing off in the primary.
For more on the Eustis campaign visit his web page http://www.richeustis.com/
Related posts:
The primary is on a Thursday, yes - not a Tuesday
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/07/sep-6-primary-falls-on-thursday.html
The Republicans will face off in a debate on Tuesday, Aug 28th
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/08/10th-norfolk-republican-debate.html
"a Town Council is like having Town Meeting twice a month"
The Milford Daily News reports on some area communities that have changed from a town meeting to a manager and elected council to govern.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x866123769/Officials-Change-led-to-greater-efficiency#ixzz23Px1QbT8
Franklin Town Administrator Jeffrey D. Nutting said many Bay State communities are still wrestling with "the never-ending debate over choosing between giving people a direct voice or governmental efficiency.''
Since revising its charter in 2010, Franklin is governed by nine Town Council members and an administrator whom they appoint.
"When communities debate this you always hear people's concern about losing their representative voices. The love of town meeting is an emotional issue. People say it's the purest form of democracy,'' he said. "But towns can't be run like they were 200 years ago. I just see the world is changing and I think this is the best way to deal with it.''
For Nutting, working in concert with Town Council has helped Franklin move quickly to offer businesses tax incentives to move to town, fine tune zoning changes and resolve unexpected problems.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x866123769/Officials-Change-led-to-greater-efficiency#ixzz23Px1QbT8
Franklin Public Library: Star Wars Symposium
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Parmenter - Modular Units
Walked by the Parmenter School on Saturday to get pictures of the modular units before they get removed. According to the update at the School Committee meeting on Tuesday (8/7/12), the propane tank is scheduled to be removed first, then the units will come down. During the last week of August, the DPW will return the space below the modulars to useful land, seeding grass, etc.
What do the modulars look like?
From the outside, a walk around them produces the following views.
The tech department would probably not be happy to find that one of their computer cables was being used to hold the door open from time to time.
What do the modulars look like?
From the outside, a walk around them produces the following views.
The tech department would probably not be happy to find that one of their computer cables was being used to hold the door open from time to time.
Closing Day for St Rocco's
Today marks the closing of the Olympics in London and St Rocco's Festival here in Franklin.
Yes, the major reason for St Rocco's Festival is a fund raiser for St Mary's Church
Annual fun at St. Rocco's in Franklin
Yes, the major reason for St Rocco's Festival is a fund raiser for St Mary's Church
"considered high quality by all standards"
Towns with a higher bond rating are more likely to be able to pay off their loans, and as such are often given a lower rate of interest on their bonds.
"On smaller projects, a few (percentage) points isn’t going to matter too much," said Ballantine. "But if you’re building a high school, it can make a significant difference."
Much like there are three main credit bureaus for personal credit scores, there are three main bond rating agencies — Moody’s Investors Service, Standard and Poor’s, and Fitch Group.
Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x521655892/Despite-recession-area-municipal-bond-rates-in-good-shape#ixzz23KDAVE3B
Franklin has been able to maintain a very good bond rating with its overall budget management. This will be a major factor as the new high project goes out to bid for the bonds to finance the building. Of course, the timing for the actual construction bids will hopefully produce the lowest overall cost for the project as well.
Franklin is also aggressive in managing its debt to take advantage of the lowest ratings available. It was able to perform two refinancing exercises that substantially reduced the amount of interest that would be paid over the life of the bond. The most recent of these efforts was reported on during the FinCom meeting in April
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/04/live-reporting-fincom.html
Saturday, August 11, 2012
The Parkinson's Voice Initiative
Do you know someone with Parkinson's? or maybe they are not sure they have Parkinson's?
There is a new service available that with a short phone call to record your voice, the analysis of the recording can determine and track progress of Parkinson's.
How do they do that? In this TED video, Max Little explains:
What is the phone number to call?
In the US, the phone number is 1-857-284-8035
You can visit the Parkinson's Voice Initiative web page for more information http://www.parkinsonsvoice.org/
What is Parkinson's Disease?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease
https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/i-have-got-what.php
There is a new service available that with a short phone call to record your voice, the analysis of the recording can determine and track progress of Parkinson's.
How do they do that? In this TED video, Max Little explains:
What is the phone number to call?
In the US, the phone number is 1-857-284-8035
You can visit the Parkinson's Voice Initiative web page for more information http://www.parkinsonsvoice.org/
What is Parkinson's Disease?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease
https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/i-have-got-what.php
Friday, August 10, 2012
Franklin Food Pantry
If you want to get to the Franklin Food Pantry website, use this link
Note: we are having problems with the redirection of our domain but the information on the website is available. So for the short term, you can use the above link and still get information about the Food Pantry.
St Rocco Festival
The 34th Annual St Rocco Festival is underway in Franklin this weekend. The Milford Daily News writes:
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1602170505/Franklins-fantastic-festival#ixzz238dz1gqk
St. Mary Parish’s biggest fundraiser, the four-day festival raised $59,000 last year, with thousands attending. Father Michael Guerino started it in 1979 to honor St. Rocco, the patron saint of healing.
Since then, a tight-knit group of church volunteers, old and young, have made sure the feast pushes on, August after August. They have managed it for so long, the setup has become a reflex.
Indeed, their hard work was on display on the sprawling festival grounds.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1602170505/Franklins-fantastic-festival#ixzz238dz1gqk
Free Soccer Camp
From the Yahoo Group for Franklin Area Parents come this posting worthy of sharing here
Do you know a child with an intellectual or physical disability that would enjoying playing soccer? We are hosting a free soccer camp in Franklin this August and are asking for your help to spread the word.
The camp will be held from August 27th through August 30th, 5:00pm to 6:00pm each day at Carpe Diem Field on 34 Saxon Street. The camp is held indoors out of the sun and heat, in an air-conditioned facility.
Many thanks to Franklin Soccer School and Carpe Diem Technologies for their generous donations allowing us to host this special and unique camp.
Participants can be from any town, are asked to pre-register for the camp, and can find more information at: http://franklinsoccerschool.com/challengerform
Thank you,
Aaron Frongillo and Michael Katinas
8th Grade Students
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
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