Hockomock Sports girls basketball first team (HockomockSports.com photo) |
You can find the complete listing of awards for the Hockomock League girls basketball here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/girls-basketball-awards.html
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Hockomock Sports girls basketball first team (HockomockSports.com photo) |
Gary McCarraher – Ping 4 Alert
Melanson Heath, FY 14 Audit
1. Resolution 15-13: Appropriation: Town Administration – Insurance Recovery Account
2. Resolution 15-14: Appropriation: Capital FY 15 – Diesel Asphalt Hot Box
HockomockSports .com first team boys basketball (HockomockSports.com photo) |
Defender of the Year - Dylan Reno |
American Red Cross blood drive screen grab |
Slavery in Franklin? Records show that there were in fact men and women of color owned as property, not only in the South, but throughout New England and by prominent Franklin families in the late 1700's and early 1800's.
Susan Elliott's informative exhibit, with details about slaves in our town is now on display at the museum.
Learn about a man named Ceasar owned by the Pond family. Extensive research was done in preparation for this revealing exhibit.
image from Franklin Historical Museum Facebook page |
Franklin Historical Mueum on a sunny day |
Franklin Downtown Partnership |
Franklin senior Ryan Spillane has been chosen as the 2015 HockomockSports.com Hockey Player of the Year. Spillane is the third player that has been chosen for this award and first from either the Kelley-Rex Division or from the Panthers.
Ryan Spillane - Player of the Year (HockomockSports.com photo) |
Spillane was also chosen as the Hockomock MVP by the league's coaches after leading the Panthers to a perfect 10-0 record and a league title. In addition, he led the Panthers to a 17-4-3 record and a history-making appearance in the Super 8 tournament highlighted by his dramatic overtime game-winning goal against Xaverian.
Franklin senior Ryan Shea has been named the 2015 HockomockSports.com Goalie of the Year. Shea is the second player to receive the honor in its third season being awarded. Oliver Ames goalie Jimmy Tierney was the recipient each of the past two years.
Ryan Shea - Goalie of the Year (HockomockSports.com photo) |
“Ryan could arguably have been the MVP this season with performances that he turned in, including a second period that had everybody wowed against Malden Catholic in the Super 8,” said Hockomock Sports.com Managing Editor Josh Perry. “Ryan showed that he could compete with some of the best teams in the state.”
HockomockSports.Com boys hockey first team (HockomockSports.com photo) |
Franklin head coach Chris Spillane has been chosen as the 2015 HockomockSports.com Hockey Coach of the Year. Spillane is the second coach to receive this honor in the three years that it has been handed out. Canton coach Brian Shuman won the award each of the past two seasons.
Spillane guided the Panthers to a 17-4-3 overall record and a perfect 10-0 in the Hockomock League. In addition, Franklin became the first Hockomock team to be selected for the prestigious Super 8 tournament and reached the tournament proper after an overtime win against Xaverian in the play-in game.
The wait is almost over, just a week or so left and we will be be re-opening as Chinese Mirch.
We will be serving Indian and indo Chinese. Many new menu items, a great new look and wonderful staff.
Hope to see you all soon!
Chinese Mirch formerly Guru |
Chinese Mirch opening soon |
Congressman Kennedy (right) met with FDP Executive Director Lisa Piana and others Friday afternoon at the Partnership's office downtown. |
Kennedy discussed a new initiative linking Dean College business students with local small business owners with Dr. Robert Cuomo, Dean of the School of Business at Dean College. |
Director of Planning and Community Development Bryan Taberner explained the impact the Roadway and Streetscape Improvement Program will have on downtown Franklin. |
Lisa Piana explains some of the numerous revitalization and improvement projects the Partnership has been involved with since 2001. |
US Representative Joesph Kennedy III and FDP Executive Director Lisa Piana |
The roundtable, held at the Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, was attended by a number of legislators and officials, including U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, D-4th., state Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D- Franklin, state Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash, state Rep. John Fernandes, D-Milford, and Richard Lord, president of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
One topic on the agenda was energy costs, and National Grid program manager Sneha Sachar spoke about the factors that drove up electrical supply rates 30 percent over the winter.
"The crux of the challenge is natural gas pipelines - there's a limited volume of gas we can bring into the state," she said, noting that the state had an increased reliance on natural gas for electrical generation. "Some of our old generating plants are retired - they ran on coal and gas. Massachusetts has a commitment to clean energy, so there's a little bit of price volatility associated with that as well."
Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat who won re-election to a second term last November, also spent time marveling at Franklin’s new high school, calling its resources “truly unparalleled.”
He passed through the school’s cavernous auditorium and poked around its high-tech science labs, where students build robots or study crime scenes. Every so often he paused to admire the student drawings and paintings that adorn most hallways.
“This school represents an incredible sign of commitment from the community to the education of the next generation,” Kennedy said as the tour wrapped up.Continue reading the article here
If I Stay - Teen movie at 5:00 PM Fri 3/27 |
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Support Music - 2015 Merit Award |
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School has been honored once again with the SupportMusic Merit Award from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. BFCCPS joins 120 schools across the country in receiving the prestigious award in 2015.
The SupportMusic Merit Award is awarded to individual schools that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students.Continue reading about the award on the BFCCPS webpage here
Four students recently represented BFCCPS during this year’s Regional Science Fair. We are thrilled to share the results with you today! All four of the students who participated in the event are now eligible to participate in the upcoming middle school Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair (MSSEF) which will be held on June 6th at the Worcester Technical High School in Worcester, MA.
Sara Jean Ford |
Tyler Hanes |
BETA’s traffic engineer, Greg Lucas, used previous traffic studies – including one by the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization - in analyzing the affect a future Pond Street development would have on the Franklin Village intersection.
“The reports tell us there’s a problem today with the left turn there onto Rte. 140 eastbound,” Lucas said. “And it’s a problem for whatever you consider in the future with the Pond Street development.”
The best way to address the issues at the intersection would be to widen the left turn lane to allow for two lanes of vehicles to queue at the traffic light, Lucas said.Continue reading the article in the Milford Daily News
traffic study map used in the discussion Wednesday |
Genealogy Club |