Network With Franklin Downtown Partnership Members - Thursday, Nov 15

I plan on participating at this event, if we have not had the opportunity to meet, please make sure to say hi!

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Network With FDP Members Thursday

via Franklin Downtown Partnership by noreply@blogger.com (Franklin Downtown Partnership) on 11/13/12

We hope you can join us for a very special Franklin Downtown Partnership

Networking Event hosted by Six One Seven Studios

Thursday, November 15th - Starting at 5:00 but come anytime...before 8:00 and we will be there.

The event will be at Six One Seven Studios'state of the art film studio located at 25 Kenwood Circle in Franklin

Come and enjoy good company, delicious appetizers, beer, and wine as you tour the exciting new state of the art studios.

Please RSVP Joel Carrara at jcarrara@printsmartoffice.com

Learn more about Six One Seven Studios

Six One Seven Studios is a full service video production company based in Franklin, MA dedicated to telling your story through high quality video production.

Our experienced team of professionals has years of experience in the art of communicating through video. From videography, editing, scripting and all aspects of video production service, Six One Seven Studios represents some of the best in the field offering our services at competitive prices. 

Six One Studios is equipped with a 3,200 square foot soundstage, makeup and client area, state of the art editing suite and multiple offices.

We look forward to seeing everyone who can attend.

www.sixonesevenstudios.com

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Franklin gets on the AP Honor Roll

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 4:00 PM
Subject: AP Honor Roll

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hello, We wanted to share some good news !  Franklin Public Schools was selected to the Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll for the second consecutive year. A total of 539 districts across the U.S. and Canada are being honored by the College Board for increasing access to Advanced Placement courses, while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning a score of 3 or higher on AP exams.  In Massachusetts, Franklin High School is one of the forty-six districts to earn this distinction. This honor is a credit to our students, faculty and administration for their commitment to high expectations for all students and to increasing equitable access to the most rigorous curriculum available.  Franklin High School offers 17 AP courses with additional offerings available in an online platform. Through the leadership of our School Committee and administration and the commitment of the community to public education we can offer a variety of instructional opportunities to our students. Thank You, Maureen Sabolinski This e-mail has been sent to you by FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. To maximize their communication with you, you may be receiving this e-mail in addition to a phone call with the same message. If you wish to discontinue this service, please inform FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PERSON, by US MAIL, or by TELEPHONE at (508) 613-1777.

MBTA Commuter Rail: Mobile Ticketing

Arriving at North Station commuter lines first, this will come to the Franklin Line as part of the second phase scheduled for later this November.

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MBTA Commuter Rail: Mobile Ticketing

via Commonwealth Conversations: Transportation by Klark Jessen on 11/13/12

Beginning this week, customers on four MBTA Commuter Rail Lines, north and west of Boston, will be able to use their smartphones instead of paper tickets to ride the train.

Under this first-in the nation mobile ticketing program, customers will be able to purchase tickets and passes using the MBTA mTicket app for iPhone and Android devices wherever they are. The tickets are displayed on the phone's screen as a digital 'flash pass' or encrypted barcode. The system uses the JustRide mobile ticketing platform from Masabi US Ltd.

"The new MBTA mTicket application is the latest innovation from MassDOT and the MBTA." said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey. "Customers will now have the ability to purchase tickets without waiting in lines meaning they get more time back in their day and more control over their commute."

With the new MBTA mTicket application, customers can purchase tickets in seconds via their smartphone. Once tickets are purchased, they will be stored digitally in their application's 'ticket wallet' on the phone. With this new application, customers don't have to worry about losing their ticket. If a smartphone is lost or replaced, tickets can be transferred effortlessly at any MBTA customer service location.

In the first phase of the pilot, MBTA commuter rail riders riding on the Lowell, Fitchburg, Haverhill, and Newbury/Rockport lines can purchase and use single or ten-ride tickets via their smartphone. The second phase of the pilot will expand the app to customers using the Commuter Boat and Worcester, Franklin, Fairmount, Providence, Greenbush, and Old Colony Commuter Rail Lines. Under the second phase of the pilot, which begins later this month, riders will also be able to purchase and use monthly passes via their smartphones.

Customers with smartphones will now be able to avoid the on-board purchase surcharge by using MBTA mTicket app. Additionally, the app eliminates the need to install new vending machines and lowers cash handling costs for the MBTA. To help combat fare evasion, all mobile tickets also have cryptographic validation. Train conductors will be checking tickets to ensure their validity.

Check out the video explaining mTicket.

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In the News: high school, holiday decorations, drug abuse, donation drive

Public meeting on new Franklin High School project set, Nov. 14

by Staff reports

Downtown Partnership, Franklin Garden Club to decorate for Holidays

by GateHouse Media, Inc.

Eastern Massachusetts ranks high nationally in drug abuse

by Matt Murphy

Donation drives successful in Mendon, Franklin

by Mike Gleason/Daily News Staff

Scott Brown mum on chance of new bid for Senate

by Lisa Hagen

FAN BUS INFORMATION FOR GIRLS SOCCER STATE SEMI-FINAL GAME IN LYNN ON WEDNESDAY, 11/14/12

For anyone interested in supporting the FHS girls soccer run to the state championship this week...

Subject: FAN BUS INFORMATION FOR GIRLS SOCCER STATE SEMI-FINAL GAME IN LYNN ON WEDNESDAY, 11/14/12


Importance: High

To: FHS Soccer

In order to arrange a bus for fans to take them to and from the game, we need a firm commitment on the names and number of people that will want to take the bus.  

The cost would be $5.00 per person.  All students that wish to take the fan bus, would have to complete a permission slip and submit it with their $5.00 by 9:00AM Wednesday morning to the Athletic Office.  An announcement is being made at school today informing the students of the possibility of having a chartered fan bus to the game and permission slips will be made available to students at school today for those who are interested in taking the bus to the game. 

This email is to determine interest for the bus so we can give a count to Mr. Sidwell to determine if there is enough serious interest to charter a bus.  

Please respond back to Elizabeth Allen by 9:00pm this evening so we will have an accurate count to give Mr. Sidwell in the morning so he can make a determination on whether or not to order the bus.  At this time we have been told the bus will leave by 4pm.

Everyone who sends  to this email will receive a response back via email once a decision is made.

Thank you for your immediate response.

Elizabeth Allen

eallen719@comcast.net

 

Reminder: Tuesday events

• The Hunger Dinner is being held at Dean College's Campus Center at 7:00 PM

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/dean-college-hunger-awareness-banquet.html

• The Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee will meet to discuss grants this evening at 7:00 PM at the YMCA on Forge Park Road.

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012/11/trail-grants-up-for-discussion.html

Dean College: Fall sports have winning season

The first snowfall in Franklin, Massachusetts this week signaled the official end to fall sports on the Dean College campus. Both men’s and women’s soccer, along with the football team ended their seasons with winning records. Below are recaps of each teams season.

Football  

Head Coach Todd Vasey and his staff followed up leading the Bulldogs to the Valley of the Sun Bowl win in 2011 with another strong campaign, as the Dean College football team officially ended their season with 7 wins and 3 losses. The 7-3 record was good for third place in the Northeast Football Conference.

There were too many individual standout performances to list here, though it is worth noting that the Dean College passing attack easily led the conference in total passing yards with 2,404 and passing touchdowns with 21. This vicious attack was led by first year quarterback Trevor Vasey (1,848 passing yards, 15 touchdowns) and Sophmore Wide Receiver Shavarez Smith (43 receptions, 685 yards, 6 touchdowns).

On defense, Dean was second in the conference with 15 interceptions and also second in the conference in sacks with 25 on the season, led by Defensive End Rashard Simmons with 6 sacks on the season. Also worth noting Linebacker Marcus Pittard led the conference in solo tackles with 50.

Team and individual statistics can be seen on the Northeast Conference Football website by clicking here.

Women’s Soccer

Dean College women’s soccer team made an incredible leap in 2012, as the team officially ended their season with 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie, posting the first winning record for the program since 1998.

Many stellar individual performances contributed to the successful season, and four players were ranked within the top 50 in the country in NJCAA Division I. Sophomore Jessica Gelbman was ranked 6th in saves (147 saves) and 40th in save percentage (.821 percent). Freshman Morgan Mencio led the team in points with 42 (13 goals and 16 assists). She was ranked 9th with assists and 35th in points. Freshman Samantha O’Keefe had 15 goals and 7 assists on the season for 37 points, giving her a ranking of 49th with points and 47th in goals. Freshman Lauren Valdario was ranked 38th with assists, and had 12 goals and 10 assists on the season for 34 points.

As a result of this year’s success, Head Coach Laura Ray was named Region 21 Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year. This award is voted on by all NJCAA Division I and III Programs in Region 21. Dean College not only posted the first winning record since 1998, but tripled their wins from last season, as well as improved their overall goals for and goals against average. Congratulations, Coach Ray!

Men’s Soccer

Dean College men’s soccer team enjoyed quite a ride this season which included being ranked 17th in the nation, a Regional Championship win, and Divisional Championship game participation. Coach Jim Hopkins and his staff led the team to a 12 win, five loss and 2 ties season.

A big story this season which really drove the success of the team was Dean’s ferocious defense and goaltending, as the team held opponents to a 1.29 goals against average. Leading this effort was goaltenders Rafael Urbina (9 games played, 77 saves, 6 shutouts 1.87 goals against average) and Denzel Teleau (6 games played, 23 saves, 2 shutouts, 0.26 goals against average).

Offensively, Dean had a well rounded attack led by Gregory Smedberg (20 points, 8 goals, 4 assists), Paul Rocha Lima (16 points, 6 goals, 4 assists) and Michael Fitzgerald (12 points, 6 goals), along with great effort from Alex Bedrosian and Brandon Vasconcelos.

The team defeated Massasoit Community College in the Region XXI Championship game to advance to the District Championship tournament for the first time in 8 years. Despite a solid effort against #2 Monroe CC, Dean was defeated 4-1.

The bottom line

Dean College is very proud of the effort of all fall team student-athletes. Each and every player put in a tremendous amount of work and was rewarded with being part of a standout fall sports season.

For more about Dean visit their webpage:  http://www.dean.edu/