Franklin Village Photo - closeout sale

More changes on the retail front. Franklin Village Photo is having a closeout sale

Franklin Village Photo

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 5/9/14 - THU 5/15/14

FRI 5/9   6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked - Franklin Art Center

SAT 5/10   Stamp Out Hunger Community Drive via US Postal Service. Please leave your donations for Franklin Food Pantry at your mailboxes.
SAT 5/10   8am-1pm   Bottle and Can Drive to benefit the FHS All Night Party, Franklin High School Parking Lot.
SAT 5/10   10am   Elks Care, Elks Share 5K Race/Walk, Elks Lodge Franklin
SAT 5/10   1:30pm   Coffee and Craft for Adults: Zentangle, Franklin Public Library
SAT 5/10   8pm   Concert: Ellis and Joe Crookson, First Universalist Society, Franklin

SUN 5/11   HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

THU 5/15   6pm   Kindergarten Information Night at JF Kennedy and Hellen Keller Elementary Schools

For more details on above events click HERE and select the event of interest.

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

Senior Center update to Town Council

Here is the presentation copy used for the update at the Town Council meeting on Weds, May 7.

Franklin Senior Center - Update for May 2014 from Franklin Matters

Thanks to Karen Alves for sharing the copy.

For additional information on the Senior Center check out their Franklin webpage here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Senior/index

Mobile Vision Clinic - Jun 6

Friendly Reminder: Stamp Out Hunger - May 10

Don’t forget to leave your food donation bags by your mailbox Saturday morning! The Franklin letter carriers will pick them up on their normal mail rounds and deliver them to the Franklin Food Pantry in celebration of national Stamp Out Hunger day.

Stamp Out Hunger - May 10

Did you get your post card reminder in the mail?

Stamp Out Hunger - post card

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive will be held rain or shine! If it is raining on Saturday, the Franklin letter carriers suggest placing your food donation bags in a plastic trash bag for protection.

You may also drop your donations off at the Franklin Food Pantry (located at 43 West Central Street) on May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or during regular Pantry hours, Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Nonperishables may also be dropped off anytime in the bin that is located outside of the Pantry's main entrance.

Thank you for helping us Stamp Out Hunger!

Taunton over Franklin in baseball, softball, and girls tennis

A winning day for Taunton High School as they took the three competitions against Franklin High School on Thursday as reported by Hockomock Sports


Baseball

Franklin, 1 @ Taunton, 9 - Final - Luke Figueira allowed just four hits in a complete game effort with seven strikeouts for the win. Dylan Poillucci collected three hits and two RBI for the Tigers. Casey Grady, Sam Moor and Zach Bowden each had two hits and two runs scored.

Softball

Franklin, 2 @ Taunton, 7 - Final - The Tigers had yet another strong defensive outing and Jesse Aliexo notched her 12th win of the season with just three hits and one walk. Kailey March was 2-4 with two runs scored, MacKenzie Navarro was 2-4 with two RBI and Aimee Kistner cranked a two-run home run. Both Jordan Wade and Kimmy McCone had a double and an RBI.

Girls Tennis

Franklin, 2 @ Taunton 3 - Final

the new FHS under construction

For the remainder of Thursday's Hockomock League results follow this link
http://www.hockomocksports.com/1/post/2014/05/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-050814.html

new FHS - construction update

On my walk around Franklin this past weekend, I went by the new high school and found that some outside landscaping work is actually underway. While most of the work is on the interior of the building, it was good to see some changes on the outside. There are sidewalks being put in.

new FHS - front corner, principal's office

new FHS - front corner panorama

new FHS - front view panorama

new FHS - sidewalks and landscaping in rear

new FHS - sidewalks and landscaping along side

The Pantherbook has an article reviewing the layout of the new school with the floor plans and which classes/subjects will be located on each floor.
http://pantherbook.org/top-stories/2014/05/06/the-new-franklin-high-school-laying-it-all-out/

for photos from this time last year (the steel framing was still underway) follow this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/05/fhs-construction-update-and-quality.html

Still time to register to run or walk Saturday, May 10

Join the Franklin Food Pantry team on Saturday, May 10 in the Elks Care Elks Share 5K Road Race and Walk!

Franklin Food Pantry

The Race benefits the Franklin Food Pantry and Wounded Warrior Project. Contact Jenn Parrella, Franklin Food Pantry team coordinator, at jennifer@parrella.us for details on joining the team.

Franklin Elks

Visit http://franklinelks5k.com/ for race and registration details. The event features a 5K loop of paved roads for runners and walkers, post-race refreshments, giveaways, raffles, DJ, music and free prizes.

Wounded Warrior Project