Milford Daily News is starting to post profiles for the Town Council candidates
Charles DelFino
http://www.wickedlocal.com/franklin/newsnow/x915439602/Charles-DelFino-Jr-Candidate-for-Town-Council
Brett Feldman
http://www.wickedlocal.com/franklin/newsnow/x915439604/Brett-S-Feldman-Candidate-for-Town-Council
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
"tax-free online purchases are unfair for local business"
When you purchase something from Amazon beginning Nov 1, you'll notice that you will have to pay a MA sales tax when you checkout.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x825427174/Local-reps-applaud-sales-tax-collection-from-Amazon#ixzz2jU9crwmX
"It's something we needed in Massachusetts because our Main Street businesses and local businesses have been at a disadvantage," said state Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin.
Roy said tax-free online purchases are unfair for local business that must pay the state sales tax.
"If somebody goes into a local store, they can effectively use it as a showroom, look at the items, talk to store owners, learn about the qualities of the merchandise, and then they can leave the store and order it online, and they will save 6.25 percent," he said. "I am glad to see it has finally been fixed."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x825427174/Local-reps-applaud-sales-tax-collection-from-Amazon#ixzz2jU9crwmX
Franklin Youth Soccer Assoc: Keep that playoff energy going!!
From: FYSA - Keep that playoff energy going!!
"to help handle the ripple effects"
Franklin has sent a letter to the casino developers for the Milford project asking to be considered a "surrounding community."
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x825427163/Franklin-rolls-dice-on-Foxwoods-compensation#ixzz2jU82WneP
"We continue to have concerns about the impact of the casino on the town’s housing stock, negative impacts on local retail, including loss of meals and hotel tax revenues, impact on the education system and the demand for increased public safety response to Interstate 495 as a result of the dramatic increase of traffic to and from the casino," Nutting wrote.
Nutting penned a similar letter in June asking for a meeting with Foxwoods officials, but he did not hear back.
According to the gaming commission, the 2011 Expanded Gaming Act aims to protect not just the town or city where a casino might be built, but also those municipalities nearby.
Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x825427163/Franklin-rolls-dice-on-Foxwoods-compensation#ixzz2jU82WneP
Dean College Hosts Early Childhood Education Training on Nutrition
The Dean College School of Continuing Studies will be hosting a free training for early childhood educators on the topic of nutrition. The event will be held on Wednesday November 20, 2013 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM and participants will earn two hours of nutrition training from the Department of Early Education and Care. Seating is limited.
Highlighting the schedule is a presentation from Pam Mele, titled "Growing up Healthy: A nutrition seminar for early childhood education providers", Pam is an adjunct faculty member and expert in the field of Early Education with over 30 years experience working with young children and educators.
"On behalf of Dean College's School of Continuing Studies, I am pleased we are able to support the professional development of early childhood educators in our community on such a critical topic as childhood nutrition," says Veatrice Carabine, Dean of the School of Continuing Studies at Dean College.
The training will take place in the Golder Room, located in the Dean College Campus Center. Attendees are asked to park in the Campus Center parking lot, at 109 West Central Street/Route 140.
To register for the event, please call 508-541-1629 or email vcarabine@dean.edu. For more information, please visit www.dean.edu
Friday, November 1, 2013
Nov 2: Due to the Rolling Rally, Commuter Rail's Saturday schedule has been modified
Nov 2: Due to the Rolling Rally, Commuter Rail's Sat sched has been modified to provide special, pre-parade service w/ extra IB trains in the morning Capacity is being significantly increased along each line. Pleas expect variations in scheduled times due to increased ridership and allow extra time for your trip. The MBTA strongly urges parade-goers to take advantage of the earliest trains to avoid very heavy volume on subsequent trains. Please note: Commuter Rail service will not run on lines that do not normally run on Saturdays (Greenbush, Kingston, Needham, Fairmount, and Stoughton). Making stops on each line, the North Side train departure times will be: Trains departing Rockport at: 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:45 a.m. Trains departing Newburyport at: 6:15 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 8:48 a.m. Trains departing Haverhill at: 6:00 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 8:15 a.m. Trains departing Lowell at: 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. Train departing Wilmington at: 7:45 a.m., 9:20 a.m. Trains departing Fitchburg at: 6:00 a.m., 6:50 a.m., 7:40 a.m. Train departing South Acton at: 8:50 a.m. Making stops on each line, the South/West Side departure times will be: Trains departing Worcester at: 6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m. Trains departing Franklin/Forge Park at: 6:35 a.m., 8:35 a.m. Trains departing Providence at: 6:35 a.m., 8:35 a.m. Trains departing Middleboro/Lakeville at: 6:50 a.m., 8:22 a.m. All Commuter Rail lines will return to their regular Saturday schedules at approximately 4:00 p.m. Additional outbound trains have also been added to the Fitchburg Line, leaving North Station at 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m., making stops at all stations. Commuter Rail customers can purchase a $10 roundtrip fare electronically via our mTicket mobile ticketing app at www.mbta.com/mticket beginning Friday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. Last updated: Nov 1 2013 11:28 AM Click here for more information: http://www.mbta.com/events/
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Food Pantry, Food Elves and Downtown Partnership
The Franklin Downtown Partnership is once again teaming up with the Franklin Foods Elves for the "12 Days of Donating" Campaign to support the Franklin Food Pantry.
The "Food Elves" which is a student run organization will collect food donations the first 12 days of December for the Food Pantry. We are looking for 10 businesses that will agree to have a food donation bin placed at their business location for this time period for residents to drop by and donate food. In addition,each business will agree to donate $200 to the Food Pantry for the campaign.
Last year the Food Elves collected 2 Tons of food! It was one
of the most successful food drives ever in Franklin!
Let us know if you would like to be one of the participating businesses so we can list your business in the press release and on the Holiday Stroll flyers. The deadline is next week so let us know soon. The $200 is not collected until December 12th.
Thanks for your interest....
Lisa Piana
Executive Director
and The Franklin Food Elves
Candidates Forum replay schedule
The recent Candidates Forum is available for replay via your cable channel on these days and times. Franklin TV has confirmed that the schedule was adjusted to provide more views of the program before our election on Tuesday, Nov 5th.
Franklin Town Hall TV |
The Candidates Forum will run this week:
Friday 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM
They will also schedule it heavily Mon/Tues next week.
Franklin.TV ... 23 Hutchinson St., Box 286 Franklin, MA 02038-0286 ... 508-541-4118
Friday 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM
They will also schedule it heavily Mon/Tues next week.
Franklin.TV ... 23 Hutchinson St., Box 286 Franklin, MA 02038-0286 ... 508-541-4118
What are you going to do with all that Halloween candy?
Friendly reminder that the Franklin Lions will take it off your hands on Sunday
Candy, Candy, Candy, Candy, Candy, Candy!!
Donate Yours
To Our
Troops!!
Sunday November 3rd, 2013
VFW Hall
1034 Pond Street
Franklin, MA 02038
10am to 2pm
Every Child who donates is entered into a drawing various prizes!!!
Sponsored by the Franklin Lions
National Grid: High Wind Alert
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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Franklin Art Association - Nov 2013 - Newsletter
The November 2013 Newsletter for the Franklin Art Association
This includes a reminder of their upcoming Art Exhibit and Sale on Sat Nov 16th and Sun Nov 17th
For more about the FAA visit their webpage http://www.franklinart.org/
This includes a reminder of their upcoming Art Exhibit and Sale on Sat Nov 16th and Sun Nov 17th
For more about the FAA visit their webpage http://www.franklinart.org/
Sunrise Montessori School - Yard Sale - Nov 2
The yard sale details are as follows:
- Sunrise Montessori School yard sale
- Saturday, November 2nd from 9am to 2pm; rain or shine
- 31 Hayward St., Franklin
Stop by the Sunrise yard sale for some fantastic deals on children's games, toys, clothing, items for the home, gently used sports equipment and much more.
Sunrise Montessori School is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization. All proceeds from the sale to benefit the school's programs. Unsold items will be donated to Cradles to Crayons and Big Brother-Big Sister.
In the News: make Treasurer appointed, witch in Unionville
Dacey: Make Franklin post appointed
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, voters in Franklin will have an opportunity to change the Treasurer-Collector position from elected to appointed. The Town of Franklin can join surrounding towns who appoint their Treasurers and Collectors with Milford and Plainville being the lone exceptions; Milford is looking to make their positions appointed.This is the binding question on the ballot next Tuesday. The second or non-binding question is whether Franklin should consider a mayoral form of government. Technically we already do. In any case, it would take years to bring about the change if the decision were to go forward.
The text of the question can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/proposed-ballot-question.html
Johnston: Be there a witch in Unionville?
On All Hallow's Eve, the men went to Old Moll's grave on Forge Hill. In the dark of the night, guided only by the light cast by their tin lanterns, they dug up Old Moll.There is nothing like a good story for Halloween!
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
MBTA: Some subway, commuter rail, and bus service may be extended to accommodate World Series Game 6.
Some subway, commuter rail, and bus service may be extended to accommodate World Series Game 6. Subway The Red, Orange, Blue, Green, and Silver Lines will operate until their regular weekday schedule time. If necessary, subway service will continue until all fans from Fenway Park have been accommodated after the game's conclusion. Commuter Rail The last outbound Fairmount, Greenbush, Kingston/Plymouth, Middleborough/Lakeville, Needham, and Newburyport Line trains will depart at their regularly scheduled time. The last outbound Fitchburg/South Acton, Franklin, Haverhill, Lowell, Rockport, and Providence/Stoughton Line trains will be held approximately 45 minutes after the game's conclusion but will leave no later than 1 a.m. The last regularly scheduled outbound Framingham/Worcester Line train will depart South Station at its regularly scheduled time. An extra train will accommodate World Series passengers at Yawkey Way and will depart approximately 15 minutes after the game's conclusion. Bus All connecting bus service (service which waits for the last subway train) will operate until its regular weekday schedule time. If necessary, bus service will continue until all fans from Fenway Park have been accommodated after the game's conclusion. Last updated: Oct 30 2013 1:44 PM Click here for more information: http://www.mbta.com/events/
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Franklin Library: trick or treat
Trick or Treat at the Library on Thursday
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2013/10/trick-or-treat-at-library.html
Trick or Treat at the Library |
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2013/10/trick-or-treat-at-library.html
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