FHS baseball and both lacrosse teams win on Thursday

Hockomock Sports reports on the spring sports action from Thursday April 23 where the FHS teams all won their games.


Baseball

Franklin, 4 @ Framingham, 2 - Final 

- Anthony Chaiton struck out 10 batters in 5.2 innings of work for the win, not allowing an earned run. Junior Nick Santucci pitched one inning in relief, striking out one for the save. Chaiton went 2-4 at the plate with an RBI and Santucci was 1-2 with a double, run scored and a walk. Zane Byrne went 1-3 with an RBI and Nick Burgos went 1-3 with a run scored.

FHS Panthers

Boys Lacrosse

Franklin, 8 vs. Walpole, 6 - Final 

- Jack Vail registered a team-high four points with a pair of goals and a pair of assists. Justin Miller scored a hat trick while Ben Burke netted a pair of goals. DJ Shea made 10 saves in net and head coach Lou Verrochi said the defense played great.

Girls Lacrosse

Franklin, 17 @ Bishop Feehan, 9 - Final 

- Emily Jeffries led the way with a team-best five goals while Sheelagh Walsh, Julia Jette and Kenzie Pleshaw each recorded hat tricks. Julianne Pisani had six draw controls and Dani Lonati made six saves in net.

For all the Hockomock League action on Thursday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-042314

You're Invited: Beer Extravaganza - Apr 25 to benefit Franklin Food Pantry

Connecting good friends with great wine! Never Drink Ordinary! Beer Extravaganza Saturday, April 25 4-7 PM    It's 'that' time again-time to check out everything new in brew! Pour Richard's Spring Beer Extravaganza, featuring dozens of new seasonal beers and 2 fabulous (local!) cider producers, is THE place to find new spring and summer favorites. Taste a few or taste them all, then vote for your top three. One ballot, drawn at random, will win their favorite beer. This event is free, but we are taking voluntary donations for the Franklin Food Pantry.             Mark your calendars for 2 more great events!                  Bottles & Bark-Sunday, May 3 1-4 PM           Drink Pink for the Cure-Sunday, May 31. 2-5 PM Never Drink Ordinary! -Ann and John Please share this email with friends who are enthusiastic about great wine, beer, and spirits. (Keeping all the good stuff for yourself is bad karma.)

Forward this email Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits | 14 Grove Street | Franklin | MA | 02038 Franklin Food Pantry

MBTA: Friday - Notice of free service

All MBTA services are free on Friday, April 24, 2015.  Thank you for your patience and loyalty throughout the winter. Last updated: Apr 23 2015 11:42 AM Click here for more information: http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/documents/CustomerAppreciationDay.pdf Sent by the MBTA.

Franklin/Dean Station

And check this article for 5 ways to take advantage of the free rides
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2015/04/23/free-mbta-friday-april-24-things-to-do/

Adult Masquerade-themed cocktail party to benefit Relay for Life

When: Saturday 4/25/15 from 7pm-midnight 

Where: Franklin Country Club 

What: An adult Masquerade themed cocktail party, all the procedes go to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Franklin, Wrentham, Bellingham. Cash Bar, Light appetizers. Silent Auction with amazing items! 

Ticket Prices: $20 per person Presale, $30 per person at the door or 2 for $50 

Contact: Bridgetbrymanowski@gmail.com or 508-446-1245

Relay for Life sign in 2013

The Relay for Life will be held on June 12 at King Phillip Regional High School
http://relay.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY15NE?fr_id=65359&pg=entry

screen grab from Franklin Bellingham Wrentham Relay for Life webpage

Franklin Residents to Host 3rd Annual Best Buddies Dodgeball Tournament

Franklin Residents to Host 3^rd Annual Best Buddies Dodgeball Tournament at the Horace Mann Middle School

Next week, on Sunday May 3^rd, a group of Franklin residents will be hosting the 3^rd Annual Best Buddies Dodgeball Tournament – a competitive 6-division tournament for all-ages and abilities!

What: Third Annual Best Buddies Dodgeball Tournament with Raffle, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, and more! 

When: Sunday, May 3^rd, 2PM-5PM 

Where: Horace Mann Middle School, 224 Oak Street, Franklin 

Cost:  $20/person and $120/team; $60 for Best Buddies teams! 

Information: To register by April 26th or for more information please contact Mike Berthiaume: mberthia09@gmail.com 

Press: Open

If dodgeball is not your thing, please join us for food, a raffle, and the Silent Auction, which includes items such as: a Tom Brady autographed football, Dustin Pedroia autographed Red Sox game jersey, Red Sox tickets, Patriots tickets, spa baskets and more!

All proceeds will benefit Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization that provides friendship and integrated employment opportunities to children and adults with developmental disabilities. Franklin currently has five Best Buddies chapters and the money raised on May 3rd will go back to support these chapters' integral efforts. 

Prizes will be awarded to each Divisional Champion as well as the team with the best uniform - let the competition begin and bring on the best costumes!

FPAC Presents Double Bill Of Modern Classic Plays

Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) presents a riveting duo of one-act plays – The Dumb Waiter, by Nobel Poet Laureate Harold Pinter, and The Zoo Story, by American dramatist Edward Albee. Performances will be staged May 1-3 at THE BLACK BOX, FPAC’s theater, music, and event venue in downtown Franklin.

The two-character, single scene plays unfold in real time with unnerving dissonance and minimal staging. Pinter’s darkly comic tale finds two hit men waiting in an abandoned basement for their next assignment. The Zoo Story probes themes of loneliness and isolation through two strangers, troubled outcast, Jerry, and middle-class everyman, Peter. The though-provoking double bill of modern classics will be staged on May 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on May 3.

Franklin’s Nick Paone and Charley Eastman star in both dramas. A prolific FPAC performer and director, the versatile Paone has been featured this season as Harold Hill and Captain Hook in FPAC productions of The Music Man and Peter Pan, respectively. Recent roles with FPAC also include Scrooge in Humbug!, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables and Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker. Nick is the founder and creative force behind FPAC’s annual summer Whatever Theater Festival and has starred in many of the festival’s presentations of Shakespeare on the Common. Pastor of Franklin Federated Church, Charley Eastman has been featured as Rooster in FPAC’s Annie, Freddy Mack in Humbug! and Prospero in The Tempest.

THE BLACK BOX, the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC), is located at 15 West Central Street. Tickets are $24. For tickets and more information, visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call (508) 528-3370.

Downtown Project Update - Apr 21

The Downtown Project Update for this week:

Contractor started saw cutting the pavement from West Central at Emmons Street to East Central Street for installation of drainage structures. They expect to start with the drainage structures along West and East Central Streets, and then jump back up to Main Street at School Street then work down Main to Emmons Street, then Emmons Street back to West Central.

In the next couple of weeks, they expect to have another crew on the project starting with the roadway reconstruction at the Church and work down Main Street to Emmons Street.  

The light pole crew is also expected in the next couple of weeks.

MASSDOT indicated that they would have the contractor repair any tree protection fencing that was damaged over the winter. If anyone has a question, please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or my office at 508-520-4949

marking the surface before cutting it

You can also view/download the update here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczVmo2cWJzdkxJN094R3UzSTRTRW9CTDFJaWln/view?usp=sharing