Veterans Needed to Drive Fellow Veterans to Medical Appointments

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts NORFOLK COUNTY RSVP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Your Invitation to Respond to Your Community!

Norfolk County RSVP Volunteer Program 614 High Street, Dedham, MA  02026 Tel: 781-329-5728   Internet: www.norfolkcounty.org April 30, 2013      If You're a Veteran - Buddy, Can You Spare the Time?  Norfolk County RSVP Volunteer Program is seeking your help, as volunteer Veterans, to drive your fellow Vets to their medical appointments. Your assistance is urgently needed to help them get the care that they need; otherwise, many vets are unable to keep doctors' appointments which are necessary to address a medical issue that they have.  "Remember," said Norfolk County Commissioner Francis O'Brien, U.S. Navy Veteran, "Many of the benefits that we enjoy today as American citizens are a direct result of American men and women who served our country. As a veteran, you know this better than anyone. Please answer the call to a fellow vet who needs you now." For more information, please contact Elizabeth Larkin at Norfolk County RSVP office, telephone: (781) 329-5728, Email: rsvp@norfolkcounty.org         Norfolk County RSVP recruits and places volunteers who are 55+ years of age in service positions throughout Norfolk County, and is sponsored by the Norfolk County Commissioners and is affiliated with the Federal Corporation for National and Community Service.

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Raise a Glass with the Franklin Downtown Partnership

Dear FDP Members:

Please send this e-mail to your friends to help us advertise.

Raise a Glass with the Downtown Partnership at Pour Richard's 

The Franklin Downtown Partnership invites the public to Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits for a wine and beer tasting party on Tuesday, May 7. Come mingle with friends old and new while sampling a variety of beverages and learning about Pour Richard's unique products. Try your luck with a chance to win raffle prizes and hear about the FDP's plans for downtown Franklin. 

The fundraiser will take place at Pour Richard's new location, 14 Grove Street, Franklin, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and proceeds will help to support the Partnership's Beautification efforts and downtown events. Dean Bank and Next Step Living will sponsor the event. Raffle prizes include items donated by Jane's Frames and Emma's Quilt Cupboard. 

"Pour Richard's is a unique new business in Franklin and we invite everyone to come experience something different," says Lisa Piana, FDP executive director. "We hope to bring the community together to support our downtown revitalization efforts, and this is a fun way for residents and business owners to learn more about the Partnership's goals." 

Money raised at this tasting evening will be used to support on-going beautification efforts and the downtown events, including the Strawberry Festival on June 13th. The Partnership, the Franklin Garden Club and many volunteers plant more than 1,200 colorful flowers downtown each spring, and hang wreaths and greenery for the holidays. This year's spring Beautification Day will be Saturday, May 18.

 For additional information about the Downtown Partnership visit their website
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

Hockomock Sports: Stephanie Pisani

Hockocmock Sports continues their Senior Spotlight series this time with the focus on Stephanie Pisani

In the News: Franklin voters, state totals

Lynch, Gomez top ticket in Franklin

With approximately 1 percent of 2,901 registered voters casting ballots in Franklin, Steven Lynch topped the ticket for the Democrats and Gabriel Gomez for the Republicans. Totals are as follows: 

Democrats: Lynch: 988 Markey: 907 

Republicans: Gomez: 466 Sullivan: 287 Winslow: 249

Note: the sentence would be better written as "with 2,901 or approximately 1 percent of the registered voters casting ballots in Franklin" The election did draw 2,901 voters. There are over 20,000 registered voters.


Markey, Gomez win in primary election for U.S. Senate in Mass

Tuesday’s primary election for the U.S. Senate was a study in contrasts as Democrats chose a 36-year congressman running on his record and GOP voters backed a political novice promising to be a new breed of Republican.

Franklin, MA: Primary Election results

The email from Town Clerk Deborah L. Pellegri

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Attached are the results.  Have a good night.

Total Voters  Democrats........1895

                       Republicans......1006

Gomez.  466

Sullivan   287

Winslow  249

Write in       2

Blanks        2        

Lynch        988

Markey      907

write in          0

Blanks          0

Deborah L. Pellegri CMC

Town Clerk/Election Administrator

Office Hours: 
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm

Wednesday, 8:00am to 6:00pm and Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm

508-520-4900

Voting today - Franklin High School - 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Remember to vote today!

Primary Election - Apr 30

Unfortunately, I have a Franklin Food Pantry Board meeting this evening so I can not count on having the election results available here. The primary is important to determine the town candidates for the 'real' election so cast your ballot. We'll wait for the overall results when they are announced by the major news networks for MA.

If you need to check on how you would cast your ballot, the candidate websites are as follows:

Democrats

• Stephen Lynch = http://www.stephenflynch.com/
• Ed Markey = http://www.edmarkey.com/

Republican

• Gabriel Gomez = http://www.gomezforma.com/
• Michael Sullivan = https://www.mikesullivanforsenate.com/
• Dan Winslow = http://www.danwinslow.com/

Franklin: in spring color

Out and around Franklin this weekend it was good to see so much color coming out.

Franklin: in color - purple

Franklin: in color - white

Franklin: in color - yellow

Do you have a photo of Franklin's color to share? Email it to me (shersteve at gmail dot com) or post it to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/franklinmatters