Then and Now - Parmenter Nature Trail

On my weekly walks, one of the frequent side trips I make is along the Parmenter Nature Trail. I live a block from school and the Nature Trail is easily accessible across the playing fields behind the school.

Parmenter Nature Trail

The woods are lovely in the morning

 The trail is soft pine needles and slopes down quickly but easily

old stone wall

trail platform

split rock by water side

 The stream that runs from Spruce Pond on King St runs down here and then continues on to Mine Brook

side view of the split rock

what goes down, eventually goes back up

ah, daffodils!

bird house on tree behind the Parmenter School building as the trail ends

The Parmenter Nature Trail in August 2008
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/sets/72157606926154439/

There was a "story walk" along the trail that I captured with photos in October 2010
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/sets/72157625155278049/


Where is the Parmenter Nature Trail?
The trail is found at the edge of the playing fields and runs through the green section of this map along the water and back up to the school building

Aubuchon Hardware - Flash Sale - Apr 19th

From Aubuchon Hardware:

Please join us for some refreshments and help support the Franklin Food Pantry. We will have our grills set up and be cooking hot dogs and offering other treats for you to enjoy. In lieu
of payment for refreshments we will be accepting monetary donations for the Franklin Food Pantry.

Franklin Food Pantry

The Franklin Food Pantry helps our neighbors throughout the community obtain the food they need. During their last year, approximately 1,590 individuals were served by the Franklin Food Pantry, over 35% are children. Also the Pantry distributed more than 186,000 pounds of food, which was an increase of 35,000 pounds from the prior year.

Saturday, Apr 19 - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Franklin spring sports results - 4/14/14

HockomockSports reports on the spring results from Monday, Apr 14th

BaseballTaunton, 9 @ Franklin, 16 - Final - Senior Pat O'Reilly was 3-5 with a triple and six RBI, junior Anthony Chaiton was 3-5, including a three-run home run, and had four RBI and four runs scored. Sophomore Nick Santucci was 3-4 with an RBI, walk, and three runs scored and Kyle Skidmore pitched 3.2 innings in relief for the win. Taunton's Zach Bowden had two hits, including a two-run home run and a total of four RBI.

SoftballFranklin, 3 @ Taunton, 7 - Final - Jordan Wade was 2-3 with three RBI, MacKenzie Navarro was 2-3 with a double, two RBI and a stolen base and Meghan Navarro had a double and RBI. Jesse Aleixo picked up the win, tossing seven innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out two. Franklin's Olivia DiGiacomo was 2-2 for the day with two RBI for the Panthers.

FHS Panthers

Boys lacrosseFranklin, 10 @ Foxboro, 7 - Final - Jack Vail netted two goals and added three helps and Austin Kent scored a hat trick for the Panthers. Kyle Lundgren picked up three points as well, scoring twice and adding an assist.

Girls lacrosseFoxboro, 6 @ Franklin, 14 - Final - Marta Vesprille scored five goals for Franklin and Emily Jeffries and Julia Jette each scored hat tricks as the Panthers stayed unbeaten. Katie Notarangelo had a hat trick for Foxboro and Morgan Ames, Marybeth Sweeney and Carrie Long each scored once for the Warriors.

Girls tennisFranklin, 2 @ Taunton, 3 - Final - Hannah Sweeney (Franklin) won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles, Anna Humphreys (Franklin) won 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 at second singles and Olivia Sweeney (Taunton) won 7-5, 6-4 at third singles. The team of Kim McNeil and Jess Grey (Taunton) won 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 at first doubles and Shawna LaPlante and Jordan Pagliuca (Taunton) won 6-1, 6-1 at second doubles.

For all the results from Monday, Apr 14 across the Hockomock League, check here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/1/post/2014/04/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-041414.html

Important Franklin Downtown Partnership (FDP) Information

Important FDP Reminders:

Please read all the way to the bottom so you don't

miss out on important dates.....

MEMBERSHIP

2014 membership due APRIL 30th

You need to have membership paid in order to receive

a free business listing in the New Franklin Brochure.

Click here to download and print your 2014 FDP Membership Application 

Franklin Downtown Partnership

SPONSORSHIP

Beautification and Strawberry Stroll sponsorships

are due in May.  Please see attached forms. If you are planning to sponsor, please e-mail the FDP office so we can include you on the flyers.

Click here to see our list of Sponsorship Opportunities.

Click here to download and print a Sponsorship Registration Form

Steering Committee for Emmons Street Property

If you are interested in participating in the

Steering Committee that will be developing ideas

for the Emmons Street property please contact

deniselynnschultz@gmail.com or the FDP office.

Economic Development Meeting

Wednesday, April 16th 5:30 pm

Town Hall

Town Council Meeting

Wednesday, April 16th 7:00 pm

Town Hall

Town Cultural District Meeting

Thursday, April 24th at 7PM in the Community Room of the Franklin Public Library. Note: Rescheduled from April 17thThe primary pupose of the meeting will be for the Cultural District Partnership (governance/management structure) to form and begin moving forward as its own entity. This meeting will also serve as a means for continued discussion about the Cultural District's geographic location (map critique) and discussion about the purpose and function of the Cultural District in general for the Town. Contact: btaberner@franklin.ma.us

FDP General Meeting

Thursday, May 1st

8:30 am at Dean College

Agenda will be posted on website shortly

Beautification Day

Saturday, May 17th 9:00 am

All businesses should remove holiday greens from their barrels this week. Contact Eileen Mason if you plan to volunteer at emason11@verizon.net

Franklin Brochure Map

All paid 2014 FDP businesses will receive a free listing.  Terri Frank will be emailing advertising options. Please note there is very limited space to advertise, so if you are interested you should contact Terri as soon as you receive this information. Since the brochure will be printed by the end

of May, we will Not be able to include any members who pay their membership Late.

Harvest Festival

The booth form will be posted on the FDP website June 15th.  Terri Frank will

be the contact this year and will be sending out information to current members. 2014 members will get a chance to sign up early before non-members.

Have a nice Easter.....

See you all soon

Franklin Historical Museum - updated website

The website link in the "Other Resources" column has been updated to direct you to FranklinHistoricalMuseum.org rather than the FranklinHistoricalMuseum.com it used to use.

Even if you continue to use the .com address, you'll still end up in the right place.

Franklin Historical Museum

Not all the tabs and features of the updated have been completed. It is still a work in progress.

4th of July Parade in Franklin in the 1900's

Do stop by from time to time to see what has been updated. For their current event calendar, visit their Facebook page  https://www.facebook.com/FHM02038

Senior Center - parking expansion underway

You may recall that the Senior Center parking is going to be expanded before the 2nd floor of the center itself is finished. Yes, there is a second floor to the Senior Center. The elevator to it and the finishing work were left incomplete when the Senior Center opened in 2007.

How will the parking be expanded?
The property on Beaver St became available and Franklin purchased it, torn it down and is now getting ready to fill in to add another 30 or so parking spaces.

The house that was there

the house as it was

 It's gone

The house is gone

And now the ground work is underway, removing trees, getting ready to add about 30 or so parking spaces.

some fill will be required

at the edge of the property

photographer's back to Beaver St, looking to the Senior Center

One of the Capital budget items on the agenda for Wednesday's Town Council meeting is to add to the fund for the expansion of the 2nd floor of the Senior Center. You can find the full agenda documents as released here  http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/04/franklin-ma-town-council-apr-16-2014.html


Photos from the Grand Opening of the Senior Center on Nov 11, 2007 can be found here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/sets/72157612392922276/

Elizabeth Smart will speak at Foxborough High School

Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped on June 5, 2002 and reunited with her family on March 12, 2003. In more than 75% of all abductions, children are killed within three hours. 

Elizabeth survived 6,720 hours. 

What makes her story so compelling is not that she survived against all odds, but what she’s done since hour 6,721. She is working to make our communities safer for children. Through the Elizabeth Smart Foundation, she strives to empower children, parents, and educators to protect children and stand up to abusers. 

MetroLEC

The Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council, a consortium of 43 communities, is one of only 19 certified Child Abduction Response Teams in the United States. The Hockomock Area YMCA is pleased that the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council has chosen to support this event. 

Strengthening families and preventing child abuse requires a shared commitment of individuals and organizations in every community. In response, the Hockomock Area YMCA developed a community-wide child abuse protection initiative in 2011. 

Hockomock YMCA

Tickets for this event are for sale at the Hockomock Area YMCA’s branches in Foxboro, Franklin, and North Attleboro for $20 each. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Marge Kraskouskas at 508-643-5239 or margek@hockymca.org.

When - Thursday, May 8th at 7:00pm
Where - Foxborough High School
Tickets - $20/per person (not available at the door)