Franklin Matters

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

"discussions on hiring new teachers"

From the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, the Milford Daily News reports:

Assistant Superintendent Sally Winslow told the School Committee on Tuesday that elementary class sizes "are the best they’ve been in a while because our enrollment is down."

However, Winslow said the three middle schools have "pockets" of large class numbers, particularly in the core subjects, with at least one those classes having as many as 35 pupils.

Most concerning, she said, is the size of high school science classes, such as physics and chemistry. The average class size for 11th-grade physics is 27 students, while 10th-grade chemistry has an average of 23.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Hey, there goes the Franklin Food Pantry!

Friday was a day to be proud of. The Food Pantry took delivery of their new truck. Thanks to Franklin Ford, Signs by Cam and many others to help make this a reality!

Goodbye old van, you served us well. Hello new truck, you will help us do more to help our neighbors!

side view, new truck

rear view, lift gate

safety feature, height in readable type via mirror

inside the cargo bay

checking out the lift gate - down

checking out the lift gate - up

for additional information on the Franklin Food Pantry, please visit http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/

Note: This was originally posted to the Franklin Food Pantry webpage.
Disclosure: I am proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the Food Pantry.

Rail Trail Meeting - YMCA - 10/8/13 - 7:30 PM

The Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee (FBRTC) will have a meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct 8, 2013 at the YMCA in Franklin. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm and attached is an agenda (see below). The meeting is open to all who would like to get involved with the trail effort.

Also, the FBRTC will host a trail clean-up day this Saturday from 8:30 to noon. If you are interested, please meet at the Lake Street parking area in Bellingham. You may bring your own hand tools, but no power tools are allowed.

For more about the Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee visit their webpage
http://www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/

or their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Franklin-Bellingham-Rail-Trail-Committee/185258844899495

Stop&Shop: Meals for 4 under $7

I love the competition that is growing among the food stores: Stop and Shop, Shaw's and Big Y... so many more healthy choices being offered for reasonable low prices!

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In the News: open house, Boston Post cane

Franklin Fire Department announces open house on Sunday

The Franklin Fire Department, along with Papa Ginos, will hold an open house Sunday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Station 2, 600 King St.

Franklin's Saville Bennett, 103, presented with Boston Post Cane

In the year Saville Bennett was born, the Model T Ford had been on the assembly line for just two years, World War I was several years away, women's dresses were just starting to inch above the ankles, and the modern zipper had yet to be invented.

Monday, October 7, 2013

A walk around the Harvest Festival before the rains came! (photo essay)

In addition to setting up and taking down the Franklin Food Pantry tent for the Harvest Festival, I managed to get around to visit with a number of businesses. Once the rain came, the camera went under cover.

parking is always important

Ann Williams of Pour Richard's Wine & Spirits

Along East Central St, Pour Richard's set up and Ann Williams was ready to talk about Yacht Club beverages.

Did you know there were classical concerts in Franklin?

The next concert is the first of the season on Sunday, October 20th. Additional info including tickets can be found on the LiveArts webpage http://fusf.org/livearts/

Jane's Frames - community art project

Samantha and Jennifer Moccia adding to the mural. When they stepped back, Ben took his turn (not shown in this photo). When the mural is finished, Jane will be looking to sell it to the highest bidder with the proceeds to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry.

painted ping pong balls will make a lollipop field

The Franklin Art Center also has a community project underway to create a lollipop field at the new Sculpture Park. (I heard there actually is a couple of sculptures already in place. I need to get back out for a visit soon!)

Franklin Food Pantry tent and new truck in front of their building in the Rockland Trust parking lot

Yes, one of the reasons behind our participation in this event is to help folks know where we are located. The new truck and brilliant logo (Ian Kabat from the Franklin Art Center worked with the Food Pantry to design it) will help let everyone know where we are!