Tri-County RVTHS recognized 11 students during the school’s annual Honors Night with the Cougar Culture Award, which celebrates outstanding career technical and academic excellence and commitment to school community.
Residents hoping to learn more about the proposed casino will have plenty of opportunities in July: Foxwoods has several public presentations and community meetings planned.
Franklin Neighbor Brigade is a resourceful group of volunteers ready to help when immediate friends and family can’t do it all. We are ready to help families in times of crisis, such as illness, serious injury or tragic events. “Help is next door” is what we look to achieve in connecting with others to help during times of temporary crisis.
Linda Gagnon
Neighbor Brigade Inc.
617-335-5452/ FranklinMA@neighborbrigade.org
www.neighborbrigade.org
A developer is seeking a permit from the town to build 35 single-family condominiums, one-story contemporary colonials geared toward empty-nesters, on 14 acres of former farmlands near Franklin Country Club.
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Nearly $10 million of that, for instance, could go to finishing work on the Southern New England Trunkline Trail, which stretches 22 miles from the Franklin State Forest to the Douglas State Forest, traveling east to west through Bellingham, Uxbridge, Blackstone and Millville.
The state-owned trail has several undeveloped segments, and the DCR has been helping grassroots nonprofit groups like the Friends of the SNETT chip away at these unfinished sections in hopes of connecting the trail to the Blackstone River Greenway, which picks up in Worcester and runs 48 miles to Providence, R.I.
In Massachusetts, according to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, there are 55 completed trails, spanning nearly 400 miles, and 62 trails under development. A handful of these pass through or near MetroWest and Milford area communities.
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| summer day on the Blackstone River Bikeway |
| Wednesday, July 3rd: | • 6pm-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 7pm-10pm Digger Dawg Band |
| Thursday, July 4th: | • 11am-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 11am-1pm D.J. Bob Brown • 1pm-4pm Local Youth Bands • 4pm-5pm Tyler Zajac (2010 "Franklin Idol" winner) • 7pm-10pm "Z" Band |
| Friday, July 5th: | • 6pm-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 7pm-10pm Corvairs "Oldies" Band |
| Saturday, July 6th: Children's Day | • 11am-10pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 12 noon Children's Parade • 1pm-2pm Vic and Sticks (Family Entertainment) • 2pm-3pm Flippo the Clown • 3pm-4pm Jamie Barrett (Franklin's Own) • 4pm-7pm Franklin Idol Contest • 7pm-10pm Groove Doctors Band |
| Sunday, July 7th: | • 1pm-7pm Food Booths and Amusements Open • 1pm-4pm D.J. Bob Brown • 2pm-3:30pm PARADE • 4pm-5pm Tyler Zajac • 5pm Idol Winners Announced |
Franklin sophomore defender Mike Sullivan has been named the inaugural 2013 Boys' Lacrosse Underclassman of the Year.
Sullivan played a large role in the Panthers defense and was one of the key players that helped Franklin to a Kelley-Rex division title as well as reaching the second round of the Division 1 tournament. Franklin finished 13-7 overall, including 10-1 in the Hockomock.
The endurance challenges are not open to the public; the teams registered in advance, each pledging a minimum of $2,600.
Led by personal trainers, the 26 workout stations will be open to members of the U.S. military and first-responders. They begin at 2:50 p.m. and continue until 5 p.m. tomorrow.
The event itself will encompass the football field and practice bubble as well as the practice fields. Before the 26-hour trial kicks off, team captains will be given a full break down of all the challenges so their teams can develop game plans for how to tackle them.
Family and friends of those participating will be able to watch the opening ceremony and first two hours of the event from the stands.
Franklin’s team includes police officers Jon Bussey, Rich Martini and Dan MacLean. Detective Sgt. Christopher Baker, a member of the MetroLEC SWAT team, will also be a part of the event.
On graduation night, members of the Class of 2013 wrote their signatures in black marker on a steel beam bound for the new Franklin High School's roof.
On Thursday, a crane hoisted the beam — an American flag hanging from it — to its final resting place during a "topping out" ceremony commemorating the completion of the school’s framework.
But before the beam was raised, Jack McCarthy, executive director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), wanted to leave his mark, too. Technically, though, he already has: The MSBA is funding about 59 percent of the $103.5 million project.
And at more than 300,000 square feet, the building will be the largest MSBA model school ever constructed.
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That was a good move and the residents will see the benefits over timeThe scheduled agenda juggled somewhat to cover the public hearing as noted and then back to some of the legislation before getting to the presentation on the proposed zoning change for Cook's Farm. Simply the presentation sounds wonderful, unfortunately there are details to be worked out and here is where the issues get messy.
No - that is a clear conflict of interestIs the development a good one?
It seems to be good with good revenue and an acceptable use for the property but needs to have some zoning change to allow it.The real question then is how it could fit within current zoning, or when and what specific zoning change would be worked on?
The current priority for the Planning Dept is the Master Plan. Which coincidentally is right where this proposal needs to be considered. From the Master Plan additional zoning bylaw changes would be needed to allow for the Master Plan to be implemented and that could be worked in due course.It was suggested to hold a workshop so that the issues and alternatives can be addressed and appropriate actions set forward. The workshop should be held after the Master Plan is presented on July 17th.
Yes, yes, yes - not all of the councilors were thinking clearly during the meeting Weds night. Some were letting their emotions and biases control their better business sense. In the light of another day, in a different forum, the issues can be worked out. These decisions should not be rushed.
1:30 pm, June 27 at Franklin Senior Center, Eamon McCarthy Earls will be delivering a presentation about his new book; Franklin: from Puritan Precinct to 21st Century Edge City, covering the story of the town from its beginnings to the present day. Please call the Senior Center to reserve your spot: 508 520-4945.
According to the resolution approved by the council, the question will read: "Would you be in favor of further amending the Franklin Home Rule Charter to provide for the election of a mayor to govern the city known as the town of Franklin?"
There will be a note on the ballot specifying the referendum is non-binding.
"I’m always in favor of a non-binding question to get a feeling of what citizens want," said Vice Chairwoman Tina Powderly.
The council has debated the question since last month. Chairman Robert Vallee proposed the referendum at the council’s May 10 meeting, saying he would like to see where residents stand on the issue. Over the years, he has said, many have suggested to him that the town and its citizens would benefit from having a mayor in power.
A national report released today shows Massachusetts is faring better than average in regard to condition of its bridges, but its aging bridges will continue to be problematic if more funding is not secured.
Almost 10 percent of Massachusetts bridges are classified as structurally deficient, better than the national average of 11 percent, according to the report by Transportation for America.
“We’ve chipped away at that list of bridges that need repair,” said John Walkey, Massachusetts state director of Transportation for America and field director for Transportation for Massachusetts
