Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Vote Reminder - Thursday, Sep 6




Hello.  This Thursday, September 6th, is Primary Election Day in Massachusetts.  The polls are open from 6am until 8pm, at the High School on Oak Street.  Please consider exercising your right to vote.



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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Photo essay: Community Gardens' growing!

I stopped for some photos as I ran by the Community Garden at the King St Memorial Field on Sunday morning. It is quite impressive to see so much goodness growing in the garden beds.


Cherry tomatoes


Red 'hot' peppers


The garden was built with raised beds to allow for the produce to be grown without getting contaminated by whatever pesticides and fertilizers had been used on the fields over the years. Nature does what it does best in good conditions, it simply grows. And in this case, out from under one of the raised beds, this tomato plant is doing it's thing!



How does your garden grow?

Internships available


Six One Seven Studios is currently accepting internships for an upcoming project to be released in the fall of 2012. Please contact Bryan Roberts at Six One Seven Studios for more details.

Contact Details: Bryan Roberts at Six One Seven Studios
Phone 888-234-0405
Email: hello@sixonesevenstudios.com
Webpage: http://www.sixonesevenstudios.com


Related post:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/07/looking-to-tell-your-story-with-video.html


This appeared on my radar and was originally posted here http://newenglandfilm.com/node/41201

In the News: fishing trophy, women's club, audition workshop



Franklin teen reels in the big one

Monday, September 3, 2012

Parmenter: Modular update

The DPW was working on the grounds on Saturday, so I got up closer on Sunday morning to get these photos.


The unit connecting the modulars to the building itself was removed.


The units are now separated and ready to be moved.


Looks like they are now ready for the next train to pull in!


This stone is all in a roped off section.

Update: New Franklin High School

What has happened since the Franklin voters approved the debt exclusion for the new Franklin High School?
While it seems like nothing has been happening, the Building Committee has been quite busy. The paperwork was all completed so that the project could get out to bid which it did, on schedule. The bids are due this month.


What time line are we looking at now?
The construction will occur during three stages.
"Stage one begins on Oct. 12 and runs until the middle of June 2013. Phase two starts on Aug. 16, 2013, ending in the fall of 2014, as students move into their 306,543-square-foot school.
And the razing of the old building and planting of the new field gets under way shortly after, finishing up sometime in the spring of 2015."


How can I find out what is happening during these three stages?
"Since the project's earliest days, the School Building Committee has maintained an active social media campaign built around community awareness. This summer, committee member Ed Cafasso rolled out an updated website and Facebook page as part of the effort. 
"Social Media, especially Facebook, has been critical for a project like this, because so much of it is visual," Cafasso said. "It allows you to post pictures and renderings and share those easily. Based on what we saw during the early campaign, the Facebook page will be a valuable tool for keeping people in touch with all the latest developments over the next two years."

You can read more about the current status in the Milford Daily News: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1803411544/New-Franklin-High-on-schedule#ixzz25P7anihm

You can view the updated webpage for the new Franklin High School here http://www.newfhs.com/

or follow the progress on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/thenewfhs


In the News: Class of '37, 4th Congressional



Lifelong friends remember Franklin High class of '37