Update: Small Business Marketing Co-Op meeting rescheduled to Feb 18th

Updated 2/9/15

A message from Tracie Turinese, co-owner of The Cake Bar in downtown Franklin:

Forming a Franklin small business marketing Co-Op was agreed to in yesterday's Franklin Downtown Partnership meeting, and many folks indicated they would participate in a brainstorming working session next week on TUESDAY, February 10th from 7:00PM to 8:30PM at The Cake Bar. 

Rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb 18th from 7:00 to 8:30 PM 

For those members that are interested in attending, we'd welcome as many attendees as we can get! 

I've attached a flyer that you can feel free to circulate to anybody and everybody that may be interested. The more the merrier!

print out and share this flyer to spread the word

This was shared from the Franklin Downtown Partnership page
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2015/02/small-business-marketing-co-op-meets.html

"what makes MSSNG more impressive ... absolutely massive scale"

From Pantherbook, we find this article on the MSSNG project share worthy:

In the past few weeks, Autism Speaks has launched a massive, new campaign in order to raise awareness of and study the genomic information behind Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Called the MSSNG Project, it is already catching the attention of large-scale communications organizations such as Fox Business and Bloomberg TV. 

According to the project’s website, “Autism Speaks is collaborating with Google to store sequenced data from MSSNG on the Google Cloud Platform, providing an open resource for scientists worldwide to access and share autism research.” (AutismSpeaks.org).

Continue reading the article at pantherbook: http://pantherbook.org/news/2015/02/06/autism-speaks-the-mssng-project/#sthash.TftQQAOu.dpuf

screen grab of pantherbook webpage

Franklin Public Schools: Two Hour Delay to the opening of schools today

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Good Morning, 

Due to cold and icy conditions there will be a two hour delay for all schools on Tuesday February 10th.  

There will be no morning Pre-School.   

Central Office and School Offices will open at the regular time.  

The DPW and Facilities have worked tirelessly to ensure that roads and school parking lots are cleared and sanded.   

Remember that emergency busing will be available for walkers.  I urge all drivers to take it slowly and be vigilant. 

Stay safe!

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schools will open today (2/10/15) on a 2 hour delay

Franklin Public Schools: Update - there is school Tuesday, Feb 10th

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Dear Franklin Families and School Staff,

After consulting with the DPW and Facilities Department I anticipate that schools will be open and in session as scheduled on Tuesday February 10^th.  

Roads and parking lots have been plowed and treated and are in as good shape as can be expected given the record-breaking snowfall we have experienced in the past couple of weeks. 

Should anything change with this crazy New England weather that requires a cancellation or a delay, I will send something out by 5:00 AM tomorrow morning.

We will continue to make emergency transportation available for students who typically walk to school.  Please contact your child's school to discuss your child's arrival/dismissal plan.  

Please remember that we need to obtain written permission from a parent or guardian in order to let children ride the bus who ordinarily do not do so. As sidewalks are not plowed, this service will be in place for the remainder of the week.

As always, parents are in the best position to make decisions about how your child will get to school.  With this unprecedented additional snow piled onto the already existing snow, the snow banks are quite high and roads are slippery so please take extra precautions.  

For FHS students who may be driving to school, please allow extra time as roads are narrow and speed should be reduced.  Please be vigilant for pedestrians and other cars.  Parking at the high school continues to be limited based on the amount of snow, and carpooling is recommended. 

Many thanks to the DPW and Facilities staff and administration who continue to work tirelessly to maintain our roads and school campuses to ensure the safety of the Franklin community.

Thank you for your continued patience and support during this unprecedented winter.

Respectfully,

Sally Winslow

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the buses will roll on Tuesday, Feb 10th

MBTA Update: Starting today: Commuter Rail, Subway and Subway service suspension

While it may get frustrating, we are living in historic times. The weather is unprecedented and the ripple effects through our lives, both business and personal, are still rolling. My wife and I had talked of the Blizzard of '78 (which we grew up with) and until now, our children had not seen as much snow as we did then. And they are seeing more than we did then!

All MBTA rail services will be suspended at 7:00 p.m on Monday, Feb 9 and from start to end of service on Tuesday, Feb 10. This means no Subway, Trolleys or Commuter Rail trains will depart Boston after 7:00 p.m. 

All MBTA rail services will be suspended at 7:00 p.m on Monday, February 9 and from start to end of service on Tuesday, February 10. This means no Subway, Trolleys or Commuter Rail trains will depart Boston after 7:00 p.m. 

Limited MBTA bus service will continue until the end of regular service hours and from start to end of service on Tuesday, February 10, but customers are advised that connections to subway and Commuter Rail lines will not be available.

Last updated: Feb 09 2015 05:43 PM

Click here for more information: http://www.mbta.com/winter

screen grab of MBTA webpage with the service suspension notice

MBTA: Later today: Franklin Line trains cancelled

If you were planning on getting into Boston today via the train from Franklin, the MBTA has just cancelled all remaining inbound trains

Franklin Line Train 720 (4:00 pm from Forge Park / 495) and 6 other trains cancelled due to snow Affected direction: Inbound Affected trips: 720 (4:00 pm from Forge Park / 495) 736 (5:22 pm from Norwood Central) 796 (5:36 pm from Forge Park / 495) 798 (7:40 pm from Forge Park / 495) 726 (8:50 pm from Forge Park / 495) 728 (10:15 pm from Forge Park / 495) 730 (11:50 pm from Forge Park / 495) Last updated: Feb 09 2015 03:09 PM Sent by the MBTA.

Franklin Dean Station

3 closed today due to storm

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