Strawberry Stroll - Thursday, June 12

The annual Strawberry Stroll is scheduled for Thursday, Jun 12th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM

Strawberry Stroll - Jun 12

Strawberry Stroll - Jun 12 - Downtown Franklin

Additional information on the Strawberry Stroll can be found on the Downtown Partnership webpage   http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

4th Annual Franklin High School Football And Alumni Golf Classic - Jun 21

For FHS football fans and golfers, this event puts both likes together for a good cause.

Franklin Football Golf Classic

Sign in at noon for a 1:00 PM shotgun start. The golf course at New England Country Club in Bellingham will be used. Registration form can be found below:





or you can visit the Franklin Gridiron Club webpage for the same info
http://franklinfootballgridiron.com/uploads/3/2/3/8/3238452/franklin_gridiron_club_trifoldgolf_lores.pdf

MassBudget: Steep Decline in Employer Share of Tipped Workers' Wages

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. The Steep Decline in the Employer Share of Tipped Workers' Wages Tipped workers are among those who have a better opportunity to provide for themselves and their families when the minimum wage is increased. But the minimum wage works differently for these workers, as you can read in the new MassBudget Facts At A Glance "The Steep Decline in the Employer Share of Tipped Workers' Wages." Many of us may assume that tipped workers are paid at least the $8 an hour minimum wage by their employers, and that our tips are on top of that. That's not the case. In Massachusetts, tipped workers can be paid as little as $2.63 an hour by their employer, as long as tips get them to the minimum wage rate. That means that the employer can pay as little as 33% of the minimum wage. It hasn't always been that way. Until the early 1990s, employers in Massachusetts were required to pay tipped workers 60% of the minimum wage. In eight other states employers are required to pay the full minimum wage. In those states poverty among tipped workers is lower and job growth is just as good.   MassBudget's new fact sheet "The Steep Decline in the Employer Share of Tipped Workers' Wages" describes the history of the tipped minimum wage in Massachusetts and examines several proposals to reform it. Read THE PAPER The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

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Spruce Pond - Franklin Flatbread - Spruce Pond Creamery

Saturday's walk provided some good photos

Spruce Pond - lily pad reflections

Franklin Flatbread and Spruce Pond Creamery

This is the time of year that the line for ice cream gets long in the evenings.

Check out their website to preview the organic food menu they serve.  http://www.franklinpizza.com/

Welcome to AmazonSmile!

If you shop at Amazon, you can use Amazon Smile and donate to your favorite charity with each purchase. How easy is that?

I chose the Franklin Food Pantry. You can select from any 501(c)3 organization listed.

Your Account | Today's Deals | All Departments Dear Stephen Sherlock, Amazon will now donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases when you shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com). We will reach out to Franklin Food Pantry Incorporated to ensure it is ready to accept donations from Amazon. Please see http://smile.amazon.com/about for program details. ©2014 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Amazon, and the AmazonSmile logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Amazon.com, 410 Terry Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109-5210.

Please consider shopping with amazon smile to support your favorite charity!

New school, new logos!

From the New FHS page on Facebook, we find the new logo for FHS and the sports teams.

Post by The New Franklin High School.

Well done David!

In case you don't have a Facebook account, you can view the new logos here:

Franklin High School - new logo

Franklin High School sports - new logo

Go Panthers!

FHS Girls Lacrosse take D1 East Sectional Championship

Hockomock Sports has the write up on the Franklin Girls Lacrosse win on Sunday:

new FHS sports logo

If you blinked, you might have missed it.

In the final minute of play, Franklin saw their one goal lead turn into a one goal deficit and then with just two seconds left, tied the game to send it to overtime, where they scored the lone goal to best top-seeded Concord-Carlisle, 12-11, to claim their first ever D1 East Sectional Championship.

"The girls never gave up," Franklin head coach Kristin Igoe said. "Our defense is resilient, they got the ball back and pushed it down. I just don't think they ever doubted themselves."

Read the full article at Hockomock Sports here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/panthers-capture-d1-east-sectional-title-in-wild-finish