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| Franklin Pride - view of a single bead, all angles |
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| Doggie Tales - Apr 15 |
» Hamra Noodles, LLC, D/B/A Noodles & Company – New License
» Gill N Sidhu,LLC – Chinese Mirch - Change of DBA
» Maguro House- New Officer and Director, Transfer of Stock and New Stockholder
Curbside Collection – Brutus Cantoreggi
1. Resolution 15-15:Appropriation and Authorization to Borrow for Purchase and Renovation of Improved Property for Franklin Recreation Department
2. Resolution 15-16:Purchase of Property at 275 Beaver Street for Franklin Recreation Department’s Use
3. Bylaw Amendment 15-746: Chapter 181, Wetlands Protection – 2nd Reading
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| 275 Beaver St - street view |
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| 275 Beaver St - back building |
The newly introduced PARCC test has caused confusion and server failure for students and some staff at Franklin High School (FHS). Information from the administration can elucidate the background, purpose, and future of PARCC.
First, PARCC is not yet a done deal. The question of whether or not it will be implemented will be voted on in early September by the Board of Education and the State.
This new form of state testing is meant to judge a student’s college and career readiness. It tests application of skills as opposed to recitation of memorized information.Continue reading the article here
Young activists are welcome to come discuss social issues both within the school and beyond at Franklin High School’s Human Rights Club.
Junior Olivia Pavao started the club in early January. She attended a Summer at Brown where she met students who had human rights clubs at their own schools, and was inspired to bring one to Franklin High School.
“We have the GSA, we have Anti-Bullying. Combining those and making them more inclusive of a lot of different people would better our school,” said Pavao.Continue reading the article here
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| A shot from the FEF Trivia Bee (Abigail Weinberg) |
On Wednesday, April 8, the Franklin Education Foundation held its 18th annual Trivia Bee at the Horace Mann Auditorium. Many members of the community participated, including several FHS students. The event raised thousands of dollars that go directly toward helping our town’s educational system.
According to their Facebook page, the FEF is “an independent, non-profit, community-based organization developed to support to innovation and excellence in education… by funding grants for teachers and other staff within the Franklin public school system.”
The Trivia Bee is an event that helps carry out this mission. Each year, students, parents, local business owners, teachers, and other school faculty members can participate in a trivia competition consisting of several rounds. This year’s trivia theme was movie trivia.Continue reading the article here
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| screen grab indicating change in the schedule for yard waste pickup |
Recently, The Boston Globe and other news media reported that a file server at the Tewksbury Police Department was infected with a strain of malware, which had encrypted all of the files stored on this server. These files were arrest and incident records. When someone tried to access these records, they found that the files could not be opened because they were corrupted. Then they found a document that explained that the files had been encrypted and gave instructions on how they could pay $500 to get the encryption key to recover their files.
PC Handyman
After several days of trying to recover the files, with the aid of federal and state computer experts and 2 outside IT firms, they finally paid the $500, using an electronic form of payment called Bitcoin, and got the data back.
This sort of thing has been happening for a while now to all sorts of businesses and individuals—this got media attention because public money was used to pay the ransom, so it became public information. Payment forms like Bitcoin and MoneyPak are used because the payment is not traceable to the recipient.
Can it happen to you? Yes!
This malware is usually installed through an email attachment, often in an email supposedly from FedEx or UPS about a package being delivered. There is also evidence that it can be installed by a hacker getting into a server through a remote connection. Sometimes the encrypted data is recoverable through Windows, and sometimes with a 3rd party application. Usually, the malware turns off features like System Restore and Volume Shadow Copy so that these recovery methods are no longer available. I'm sure that the Tewksbury people tried everything.
Another scary thing—if the infected PC is connected to mapped network drives, such as on a file server, those files can be encrypted too. And if a backup drive is connected to the PC, doing automatic or periodic backups, the files on the backup drive will be overwritten with the encrypted versions, since the files have been changed to newer versions. Cloud-based backup services may save previous versions of backed up files—you should ask your backup service.
The best strategy against this issue seems to be keeping a periodic manual backup to a drive that is disconnected after the backup is completed. Frequency of the backups determines how much data is at risk. I can set this up for you, including providing the drive. I can come in to your business on a regular basis and run the backups too. Let me know if you need help.
Is your data protected?
The PC Handyman, 508 346-3502 info@pchman.com
We are very excited to welcome Gina Gallagher and Patricia Terrasi, authors of the book, Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid, and founders of the Imperfect Movement! Full of heart and humor, these amazing sisters share their own experiences in raising imperfect children in a society that values perfection. Come and join us for a great night!
This workshop will be held in the Horace Mann Auditorium, located at 224 Oak Street, Franklin, MA.
As always this workshop is free and open to the public.
Spread the word!
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| The Movement of Imperfection |
The Franklin Department of Public Works, Water Division will begin its hydrant flushing program on Saturday, April 11, 2015. This program is conducted annually to improve Franklin’s water quality and fire flows.
Some hydrants will be flushed in the evening hours, while others will be completed during the day. Hydrant flushing will continue depending on water availability and system pressures.
Residents may experience temporary water loss or discolored water while hydrants are being flushed in their area. Even though the water may be discolored, it is still safe for human consumption.
The streets that we will be working on each day will be listed on the DPW website (town.franklin.ma.us/DPW).
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and we apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the DPW office at 508-553-5500.
Department of Public Works
Laurie Ruszala
Water/Sewer Superintendent
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| DPW Headquarters - Fisher St |
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| Emmons St building - under agreement for sale by Franklin |
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| FHS Panthers |
Julia Jette and Sheelagh Walsh each scored a pair of goals to help Franklin clip Medfield. Nicole Ellin, Emily Jeffries and Julianne Pisani all played well in the midfield according to head coach Kristin Igoe and combined for seven draw controls. Sam Jones was strong on defense, Igoe said, with two ground balls and five caused turnovers. Dani Lonati finished with seven saves in net.
The Annual Franklin Post 75 and Medway Post 367 Scholarship Run will be held at Medway High School on Saturday, June 20, 2015.
We are currently seeking sponsors and donations. Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details including instructions on how to register.
If you have any questions or would like to be a sponsor or make a donation, please contact Kim Leone at Franklin Post 75 or Doug Wahl at Medway Post 367.
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| screen grab of American Legion Post 75 webpage |
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| Tech Talk: Learn to Program |
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