6th Annual Holiday Stroll - Dec 4th

Join the

Franklin Downtown Partnership

in making the 6^th Annual Holiday Stroll a success.

This year’s event will be held on 

Thursday, December 4, 2014 

from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

6^th Annual Holiday Stroll 

Dozens of local businesses and organizations participated last year offering special promotions, entertainment and refreshments for the more than 1,000 Franklin area residents who “strolled” through downtown.

We need you to think about how your business/organization will participate to make this year’s event even better.  

Please send us the following information by Friday, November 7, 2014:

Name of business/organization:Contact person:Best number to reach contact person:Contact person’s e-mail:What your business/organization would like to do (i.e. special promotion/special event):

We look forward to your participation!

Gregg Chalk, Event Co-Chair

gchalk@dean.edu

Roberta Trahan, Event Co-Chair

Roberta_icu1@verizon.net

Event Invitation: FPAC's Children's Series at THE BLACK BOX!

Jamie Barrett invited you to Franklin Performing Arts Company's event FPAC's Children's Series at THE BLACK BOX! Saturday, November 8 at 2:00pm THE BLACK BOX 15 West Central Street, Franklin, MA Join     Maybe     Decline Franklin's Jamie Barrett, singer-songwriter, guitarist and music teacher, and Nick Paone, actor, writer and director, join forces to launch FPAC's Children's Series at THE BLACK BOX. Don't miss this e... Lisa Antil Buccella and 18 others are also in the guest list.         Pending Invites (8) Block invites from Jamie?         Facebook, Inc., Attention: Department 415, PO Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Will you be one of the 12,418?

Looking back through the election results voter turnout varies. One could argue that the amount of money spent on advertising in the election drives the voter turnout. One could also argue that the amount of direct control Franklin voters have over the election runs in an inverse proportion to the turnout.

Hence the presidential election campaigns will get about an 80% voter turnout and the state elections will generate about 60%.

When the stakes are purely Franklin and the question is regarding money(i.e. an override) Franklin voters will generally turnout at about 40%. For a local election to select our Town Council, School Committee and other elected officials, the voters turnout at about 20%.

With 20,697 voters registered in Franklin as of Oct 23, 2014, and the election on Nov 4th classified as a State election, approx 12,418 voters would turnout. The 12,418 is calculated at 60% of the registered total (20,697).

So will you be one of the 12,418?

Note: the polls open at 6:00 AM and close promptly at 8:00 PM. 
All Franklin precincts vote in the same place - the high school. 


All the information posted here to help prepare for casting your ballot can be in this one election collection: 
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/10/november-4th-election-collection.html

community entrance to Franklin High School

My Franklin Ballot Questions 'cheat sheet'

To help you prepare for the election and the SIX ballot questions that Franklin voters will see, here is a quick reference sheet that you can print out and take with you.

1. Do your reading and research 
2. Print out the sheet (or more than one to share)
3. Check off how you want to vote
4. Bring this to the high school with you on Tuesday, Nov 4th

Detailed information on each of the questions has been posted here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/10/november-4th-election-collection.html

My Franklin Ballot Questions 2014 from Franklin Matters

community entrance to Franklin High School

Election results - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/11/franklin-election-results-1142014.html

State Election Candidates - Nov 4th

Links to the campaign pages for the ballot choices Franklin will have when we go to the poll on Tuesday, November 4th.


Governor/Lt. Gov.
Martha Coakley/Steve Kerrigan - Democrat -->  http://www.marthacoakley.com/
Charlie Baker/Sharyn Polito - Republican --> https://charliebaker2014.com/
Evan Falchuk - Independent --> http://www.falchuk2014.org/
Jeff McCormick - Independent --> http://www.jmacforgov.org/
Scott Lively - Independent --> http://www.livelyforgovernor.com/


Attorney General
Maura Healey - Democrat --> http://www.maurahealey.com/
John Miller - Republican --> http://millerforag.com/


Secretary of State
William Galvin - Democrat --> http://www.billgalvin.org/
David D'Arcangelo - Republican --> http://www.davein2014.com/
Daniel Factor - Green-Rainbow --> http://www.electfactor.org/


Treasurer
Deborah Goldberg - Democrat --> http://www.debgoldberg.com/
Michael Heffernan - Republican -->  https://www.mikeheffernan2014.com/
Ian Jackson - Green-Rainbow -->  http://www.ian-jackson.org/


Auditor
Suzanne Bump - Democrat -->  http://www.suzannebump.com/
Patricia Saint Aubin - Republican -->  https://www.patriciasaintaubin.com/
MK Merelice - Green-Rainbow -->  http://www.merelice.org/


State Senate:
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex (includes Franklin - Pcts. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, Millis, Natick - Pcts. 6, 7, 9, 10 Sherborn, Wayland)

Richard Ross - Republican  --> http://www.voteross.org/
Dylan Hayre - Democrat  -->   http://www.dylanhayre.com/


For everything else in the Election Collection visit this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/10/november-4th-election-collection.html

community entrance to Franklin High School, where all of Franklin votes on Tuesday, Nov 4th

Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - Nov 4, 2014

Vision Statement

The Franklin Public Schools will foster within its students the knowledge and skills to find and achieve satisfaction in life as productive global citizens.

AGENDA

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

1. Routine Business

Citizen’s Comments
Review of Agenda
Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the October 21, 2014 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Mr. Clement
Payroll Mrs. Douglas
Correspondence: Budget to Actual – Miriam Goodman

Franklin Public Schools

2. Action Items

a. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $7,200.91 for in-house enrichment & field trips at Davis Thayer as detailed. (O’Connor Studios $1,200.91; DT PCC $6,000.00)

b. I recommend acceptance of a check for $5,300.00 from the Hockomock Area YMCA for district-wide supplemental curriculum materials.

c. I recommend acceptance of a check for $399.50 from All American Publishing for Supplies at FHS.

d. I recommend approval of the request for two extended field trips for DECA students as follows:

1. MA DECA state competition to Boston – 3/12/15 – 3/14/15
2. International DECA competition to Orlando, FL – 4/25/15 – 4/28/15.

e. I recommend approval of the request for 4 athletic field trips as follows:

1. Wrestling Team to Salem, NH – 12/20/14
2. Boy’s Ice Hockey Team to Woonsocket, RI – 12/26, 27 & 28/14 (day trips)
3. Wrestling Team to Bennington, VT – 1/10/15
4. Wrestling Team to Johnston, RI – 1/17/15

3. Goal Setting Activity

4. Adjourn

thank you for making the time!

Thank you for reading, commenting, and sharing. It is because you show interest that I continue to do what I do here. We are about to enter our 8th year together. Yes, 8. Where has time gone?

Since we just turned back the clocks to get in extra hour of sleep, it is also timely to look back at the beginning of November for the first 7 years. Many of you joined us along the way and we thank you for that.

If you like what we do here, please tell your friends and neighbors.
If you don't like what you see, please let me know.

It is through this kind of feedback loop that we can continue to provide the most timely and best information about Franklin that we can.

I'll take this opportunity to invite you to join us. As you should be aware, I can not do it all. With a full time job and family commitments, never mind my volunteer time with the Franklin Food Pantry, there are not enough hours in the day to get to all the meetings that could be covered.

My thanks to regular contributor, Renata Gilrova, for helping to coordinate the weekly events calendar.

If you have interest in the planning process. You could cover the one of more of the Planning Board, Conservation Commission and or the Zoning Board of Appeals meetings.

If you have interests in the schools, you could cover the School Committee meetings.

If you would like to cover the youth and school sports, there is an opportunity.

If you have an idea for something not mentioned, please feel free to reach out and we can discuss it.

chart showing the quarterly traffic growth of Franklin Matters website

In the Archives
Pick a year, pick a day, and travel back in time to see what was happening in Franklin!

November 2007

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2007_11_01_archive.html

November 2008

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2008_11_01_archive.html

November 2009

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2009_11_01_archive.html

November 2010

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2010_11_01_archive.html

November 2011

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2011_11_01_archive.html

November 2012

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2012_11_01_archive.html

November 2013

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013_11_01_archive.html

Thank you for reading, sharing, commenting

The multi-language "Thank You" is from woodleywonderworks on Flickr



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