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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Pour Richards: Introducing In-Store Pick-up
Friday, March 22, 2013
Top secret honey mustard sauce
No, actually the Parmenter School "Talent Show" goes on stage tonight at the Horace Mann Middle School Auditorium.
Sounds like a good time!
Trivia Bee (photo slide show)
The annual Franklin Education Foundation Trivia Bee was held last night at the Mercer Auditorium, Horace Mann middle School. Each team was sponsored by a business or group. Some teams were represented by members of that group, others were filled in by Franklin High School students. Good fun was had with the music theme. Some of the questions involved clips of music to be identified. One of the clips was played in real-time by the High School Jazz Band ("the A Train").
The five teams that made it to the final round were
Update: The Franklin School Committee won the final round and overall title!
A slide show of most of the sponsored teams is available here:
("Most" as there are 26 in this first pass, so I need to figure out which 4 teams I missed and add those.)
For more about the Franklin Education Foundation, you can find them on Facebook or visit their webpage
The five teams that made it to the final round were
- Horace Mann PCC
- Franklin School Committee
- Keller PCC
- ECDC
- Remington PCC
Update: The Franklin School Committee won the final round and overall title!
A slide show of most of the sponsored teams is available here:
("Most" as there are 26 in this first pass, so I need to figure out which 4 teams I missed and add those.)
For more about the Franklin Education Foundation, you can find them on Facebook or visit their webpage
You're invited to "PodCamp WesternMass #5"
What is a PodCamp?
Note: I am helping to organize this event.
It is an event put together to share and learn from each other focused in this case on 'social media' tools. How to use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other channels to help you or your business accomplish what you need to.
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Note: I am helping to organize this event.
In the News: grants awarded, grant scam
Sen. Spilka announces grant money for water conservation
Franklin, Medway and Hopkinton have received grant money from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to assist their efforts in water conservation.
Better Business Bureau warns of 'grant' scam
The Marlborough-based Better Business Bureau has received reports of suspicious calls concerning government grants.
MASSACHUSETTS SURPASSES PRE-RECESSION JOB LEVELS
Note: as good as the numbers are there is still a problem: "the number of unemployed residents is still 52 percent higher than it was before the downturn struck" http://buff.ly/10pEoxx
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21, 2013
MASSACHUSETTS SURPASSES PRE-RECESSION JOB LEVELS
Revised numbers show Massachusetts added 19,400 jobs in January and February, unemployment rate ticks down to 6.5%
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BOSTON MA - March 21, 2013 –The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development today announced that Massachusetts has surpassed pre-recession job levels. With revised numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing more jobs were created in January than initially estimated, there are now 3,318,500 jobs in Massachusetts, compared to 3,304,300 in April 2008.
Revised jobs estimates show 18,900 jobs were created in January, an increase over the 16,100 jobs initially estimated.
Initial estimates show 500 jobs were created in February and the statewide unemployment rate ticked down to 6.5% from 6.7% in January. Five of the ten sectors added jobs in February with the largest gain in Professional, Scientific, and Business Services.
Over the year, Massachusetts added 57,600 jobs, 52,500 of which were in the private sector.
February 2013 Employment Overview
Professional, Scientific, and Business Services added 3,200 (+0.6%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Professional, Scientific, and Business Services added 18,200 (+3.8%) jobs with gains across all components.
Construction added 1,400 (+1.2%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Construction added 4,500 (+3.9%) jobs.
Other Services added 900 (+0.7%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Other Services added 3,500 (+2.9%) jobs.
Financial Activities added 700 (+0.3%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Financial Activities gained 700 (+0.3%) jobs; Finance and Insurance lost 400 (-0.2%) jobs; Real Estate, Rental and Leasing added 1,100 (+2.7%) jobs.
Education and Health Services lost 3,600 (-0.5%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Education and Health Services gained 11,400 (+1.7%) jobs.
Leisure and Hospitality lost 2,400 (-0.7%) jobs over the month due to the loss in Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. Over the year, Leisure and Hospitality added 9,000 (+2.8%) jobs.
Manufacturing lost 1,700 jobs (-0.7%) over the month. Over the year, Manufacturing lost 2,900 (1.1%) jobs.
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities lost 500 (-0.1%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Trade, Transportation, and Utilities added 5,900 (+1.1%) jobs.
Information lost 400 (-0.5%) jobs over the month. Over the year, Information gained 2,300 (+2.7%) jobs.
Government gained 2,800 (+0.6%) jobs over the month, with the largest gain coming from Local Government, which added 2,000 (+0.8%) jobs. State Government added 800 jobs (+0.6%) and Federal Government jobs remained unchanged. Over the year, Government gained 5,100 (+1.2%) jobs.
Labor Force Overview
The February 2013 estimates show 3,250,300 Massachusetts residents were employed and 226,700 were unemployed, for a total labor force of 3,477,000. The February labor force decreased by 6,900 from 3,483,900 in January 2013, as 900 fewer residents were employed and 6,000 fewer residents were unemployed over the month. The labor force was an estimated 200 below the 3,477,200 February 2012 estimate, with 5,200 more residents employed and 5,400 fewer residents unemployed.
The unemployment rate is based on a monthly sample of households. The job estimates are derived from a monthly sample survey of employers. As a result, the two statistics may exhibit different monthly trends.
NOTES:
Beginning with the March 2011 estimates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has assumed responsibility for the production of the CESState and sub-state jobs estimates. BLS has also implemented methodological changes which may increase the month to month variability of the estimates. See Changes to procedures for producing Current Employment Statistics (CES) State estimates.
Local area unemployment statistics for February 2013 will be released on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. The preliminary March 2013 and revised February 2013 unemployment rate, labor force data and jobs estimates for Massachusetts will be released on Thursday, April 18, 2013. See Media Advisory for a complete list of release dates.
Detailed labor market information is available a twww.mass.gov/lmi.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Reminder: FEF Trivia Bee - tonight
Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Horace Mann Middle School
Always a fun night for Franklin families, the 16th Annual FEF Trivia Bee will be held on Thursday, March 21st, at the Horace Mann Middle School at 7:00 p.m.
This year's theme is MUSIC!!
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