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Wednesday, December 24, 2014
Senator Ross: December 2014 State House Update
Municipal Building schedule for the holiday week
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Reporting by walking around (photo essay)
Saturday's walk started at the Parmenter Nature Trail and completed by Spruce Pond. Along the way I captured photos and found out what was going on in Franklin.
The DPW were busy putting finishing touches on the new tot lot playground at Fletcher Field. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, Dec 23.
Maybe the house was taken to provide additional room for parking at the Oteri Funeral Home?
The Curry House will be opening soon in what was the Franklin Cafe and Grill on RT 140. You can find updates from them on their Facebook page.
Parmenter Nature Trail entrance |
The water level is much higher than my last visit |
new tot lot at Fletcher Field |
there was a house here on Cottage St |
not handicap accessible |
location of the Curry House, a new Indian restaurant opening soon |
The Curry House, Franklin, MA |
stone wall casting shadows on McCarthy St |
sunlight on Spruce Pond |
Electric Youth: Debut Concert at THE BLACK BOX
Electric Youth (EY) 2015, the international touring ensemble of talented singer-dancers trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), will debut at THE BLACK BOX in downtown Franklin on Saturday, January 10, performing two shows at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.
Electric Youth is pictured in Todi, Italy during the group's 2014 summer concert tour of Austria and Italy |
Selected annually by audition, the group is chosen for superior musicianship, stage presence, and triple threat accomplishments in voice, dance, and acting. This season’s ensemble of performers, ages 14-17, studies multiple dance disciplines, voice, and acting at FSPA. Electric Youth 2015 includes Adriane D’Amato of Foxboro; Madison Asgeirsson, Kendra Dombroski, Shaina McGillis, Lauren Szczepanowski and Melissa Wyner of Franklin; Michael Fajardo of Hopkinton; Sam Evans of Medfield; Maddy Williams of Medway; Katie Gray of Milford; Kylee Rollins of North Attleboro; and Jenna McDermott of Wrentham.
The EY singer-dancers are backed by Boston musicians who’ve performed, recorded and toured with such music legends as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King, Diana Ross, The Temptations and Van Morrison.
“The band that tours with EY really raises the level of experience for our singer-dancers and audiences alike,” says Director Raye Lynn Mercer. “These musicians have performed with A-list entertainers, and the music is first-rate. The arranging team for Electric Youth, including several of the band members, writes custom arrangements for EY that allow the group to take classic songs and make them their own.”
EY’s show band features Kenny Hadley on drums, Arnie Krakowsky on tenor saxophone, Artie Montanaro on trombone, Walter Platt on trumpet, Mark Poniatowski on bass, Ken Reid on baritone saxophone, Mark White on guitar and Mercer on piano. Under the direction of Mark Poniatowski, musical arrangers for Electric Youth are Rick Hammett, Jeff Perry, Walter Platt, Poniatowski, Mark White and Ben Whiting. Choreographers include Mercer, Casey Andrade, Cheryl Madeux, Nick Paone and Kellie Stamp.
Electric Youth has released six professional albums and toured Europe 11 times, with performances at England’s Arundel Festival, Disneyland Paris, professional theaters in Bristol, London and Windsor, and such renowned venues as Sanremo’s Ariston Theatre and Vienna’s Konzerthaus, Musikverein and Schonbrunn Palace. EY has also headlined Fourth of July shows for U.S. troops and their families stationed in Italy at Camp Ederle, Camp Darby, and Aviano Air Force Base.
The ensemble has performed on Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas, on Fox-TV and WBZ Radio, and at Fenway Park, Gillette Stadium, Mechanics Hall, the Smithsonian Museum Theater and the United Nations. EY’s music, including the 2014 album, Power Chord, is available at amazon.com and iTunes. Electric Youth 2015 will tour England and France this summer.
Tickets for Electric Youth In Concert at THE BLACK BOX are $26, with $18 tickets available for children 12 and under at the first show only. Tables may be reserved for larger parties of 8 and 12. To purchase tickets, visit www.theblackboxonline.com, stop by the box office at 34 Main Street in Franklin, or call (508) 528-3370.
THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. Light pub fare and cash bar are available. For more information about Electric Youth, visit www.electricyouth.com.
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FHS Basketball: Girls win, boys lose vs. Oliver Ames
Hockomock Sports reports on the FHS vs OA basketball games on Monday.
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/fourth-quarter-run-sparks-franklin-past-oliver-ames
Continue reading the Hockomock Sports article here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/oliver-ames-spoils-franklins-home-opener-in-new-gym
For all the results of Monday across the Hockomock League check this link
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-122214
Both the Franklin and Oliver Ames girls basketball teams secured two convincing wins to open the season, but only the Panthers were able to continue that success on Monday night.
A crucial 17-0 run that took five minutes off the clock late in the game lifted Franklin to a 57-33 win over Oliver Ames.
Aubrie Kutil started the Panther run with a basket, and Julianne Pisani and Jillian Spolidoro then added three combined points from the line. Lexi Martin knocked down a three and a two during the stretch, and Olivia Adiletto later converted a runner to give Franklin a 52-31 lead with about three minutes left. Kiera Fernandes scored two from the line and then added a three with under a minute to go. Niyera Mitchell laid one in in the final seconds for OA, but the Panthers had already done enough damage to capture their third win of the season.Continue reading the Hockomock Sports article here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/fourth-quarter-run-sparks-franklin-past-oliver-ames
FHS PAnthers |
’Tis the season of giving and Oliver Ames senior Ryan Carney was certainly in the holiday spirit on Monday night.
Carney notched a double-double with 16 points and 11 assists to help the Tigers spoil Franklin’s first game in their new gym, 68-63.
For the second straight game, Carney proved he’s more than just a scorer and he picked up six of his helpers in the second half.
“He’s doing a lot of stuff,” Oliver Ames head coach Don Byron said. “Last game, he just filled up the stat sheet. His game has a maturity about it now that he’s developed over the year.”
Franklin (2-1) had the lead at the end of the first quarter, 18-14, but Oliver Ames took a 34-31 lead into the halftime break and then a 51-49 lead into the final quarter.
Continue reading the Hockomock Sports article here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/oliver-ames-spoils-franklins-home-opener-in-new-gym
For all the results of Monday across the Hockomock League check this link
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-122214
Monday, December 22, 2014
"it’s amazing to be in the national championship game"
In the 'where are they now' category, Hockomock Sports has an article reflecting on the soccer season that FHS alumni Kristi Kirshe just completed at Williams College.
Continue reading the article at Hockomock Sports here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/historic-seasons-for-pair-of-former-hockomock-stars
In the span of a week, two former Hockomock League soccer stars helped lead their college teams to the Final Four. Although both would be denied a national championship in dramatic fashion, Kristi Kirshe at Williams College and Dominik Machado at Providence College were major parts of historic seasons for their respective programs.
“We only lost three seniors from last year,” said Kirshe, “so we had a strong returning group and right from the start everyone was pretty clear about our goal, which was the Final Four.” The Franklin alum added, “It’s always nice to have your hard work pay off.”
Kirshe (left) and Machado (right) - Hockomock Sports photo |
Continue reading the article at Hockomock Sports here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/historic-seasons-for-pair-of-former-hockomock-stars
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