Honor Massachusetts Veterans This Memorial Day

There are more than 40 parades around MA this Memorial Day. Oddly, the Franklin parade is not listed so there may be well more than the 40 listed. 

There are more than 40 Memorial Day parades scheduled this year in cities and towns across Massachusetts. Check with your municipality or the sponsor that organizes the parade in your area for start times and routes.

If you make your way to Boston, there is a flag garden set up on the Boston Common. 37,000 flags are set up to commemorate the more than 37,000 who have died defending us from the Revoluntionary War though the present conflicts.

I work in downtown Boston now so I managed to have lunch at the Public Garden and include a stop by the Common to take these photos on Friday.

The flag garden is supposed to remain up through the weekend. I expect they would take it down no earlier than Tuesday.

flag garden - view 1

flag garden - view 2

flag garden - view 3

flag garden - view 4

flag garden - view 5

The MA Gov blog posting provides listing of other Memorial Day events
http://blog.mass.gov/blog/living-in-massachusetts/honor-massachusetts-veterans-this-memorial-day/

Door to door solicitation notice

If you heard the Councilor Comments section of the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, you heard discussion about some solicitations being done after 8:00 PM. Franklin has posted this notice as a reminder on the policy for solicitations.

SOLICITORS 

With the coming of better weather, the Police Department is beginning to receive applications for door to door solicitation. 

The Town Code (Chapter 128) allows permitted solicitors to solicit door to door from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. They cannot enter or remain on private property that is posted no soliciting or if they are told to leave the property by person in charge of property. 

Never open your door to strangers. Ask for proper identification; they must carry and present identification when asked. If in doubt, please call the Franklin Police Department, 1-508-528-1212, and the police will send an officer to check on the subjects’ credentials. If you feel threatened in anyway, call 911. 

Persons engaged solely in political or religious advocacy or discussion (not soliciting funds) are not subject to the Town Code, however residents have a legal right to refuse such overtures and to request that the solicitor leave. As above if you feel threatened in any way, please call 911. You can also preempt solicitation of these groups by posting a “no solicitation” notice on your property.

Franklin Municipal Building

For the details on the Town Code (Chapter 128) this link should take you directly there
http://ecode360.com/10433859?highlight=solicitation,soliciting#10433859

This was shared from the official Town of Franklin webpage
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/020EA964-000F8513

Franklin Downtown Partnerhsip - Strawberry Festival - June 11

Strawberries!

and short cake

Oh my!

Franklin Downtown Partnerhsip - Strawberry Festival - June 11

For additional information on the Strawberry Festival pay attention here or to the Franklin Downtown Partnership page   http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/

FHS Spring Track Championship Results - 2015

The Franklin High School boys finished 8th and the girls finished 6th overall in the Hockomock League Spring Track Chamionships held this week. From the top five finishers in each event, I pulled the Franklin names to share here. At the bottom of the listing is the link to Hockomock Sports and the listing of the complete results.

FHS Panthers

Franklin boys who finished in the top 5

100M - 3. Logan Mitchell, Franklin (11.46)

200M - 2. Logan Mitchell, Franklin (22.88)

1 Mile - 5. Ryan Spelman, Franklin (4:38.61)

4x800 Relay - 4. Franklin (Dominic Giardini, Jimmy Robbins, Francis Olsson, Ryan Spelman) - 8:44.59

Franklin girls who finished in the top 5

100M - 3. Jessica Kroushl, Franklin (12.80)

400M - 4. Elaina Rebello, Franklin (61.81)

800M - 5. Brittany Robinson, Franklin (2:27.02)

1 Mile - 3. Nicole Clermont, Franklin (5:24.42)

400M Hurdles - 5. Katherine Hartnett, Franklin (71.33)

4x400 Relay - 4. Franklin (Elaina Rebello, Ashley Jacques, Brianna Cummings, Jessica Kroushl) - 4:15.15

4x800 Relay - 2. Franklin (Brittany Robinson, Meghan Doherty, Nicole Clermont, Katherine Hartnett) - 10:07.72

Javelin - 5. Nikisha Falcone, Franklin - 107-09

Long Jump - 4. Jessica Kroushl, Franklin - 16-09.50

Triple Jump - 4. Beth Neal, Franklin - 33-11.50


For the full Hockomock League Championship results
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/2015-hockomock-spring-track-championship-results

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 5/22/15 - THU 5/28/15

FRI 5/22   8-9am   Rep Roy Office Hour at Elizabeth’s Bagels
FRI 5/22   6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked at Franklin Art Center
FRI 5/22   8-9:50pm   Frozen Friday DJ Public Skate at Pirelli Arena

MON 5/25   10:45am-12:15pm   Franklin’s Memorial Day Parade

WED 5/27   6-8pm   Kindergarten Info Night at Oak Elementary

THU 5/28   3:30pm   iStories at Franklin Public Library
THU 5/28   6-8pm   Kindergarten Info Night at Jefferson Elementary
THU 5/28   6:30-7:30pm   Genealogy Club at Franklin Public Library

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

For event details click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

Franklin Public Library Renovation/Addition Survey

Please assist the Library Board by prioritizing your choices for the upcoming library renovation/addition project. Thank you!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FSTYHj7o65UIZOXQBB3KQIIOX-xF5uG0qeuMRs0wJUI/viewform

Franklin Public Library

This was shared from the Library page here
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/05/please-assist-library-board-by-taking.html

Tri-County Reg Voc Technical High Sschool Valedictorian Receives $80,000 Scholarship To WPI

Tri-County RVTHS senior Laura Auerbach, of Franklin, has been awarded the $80,000 Worcester Polytechnic Institute FRC New England District Championship Scholarship.

The scholarship is awarded annually to one high school senior who is an active participant on a First Robotics team competing in one of the New England District Tournaments. An adult leader on each team can nominate one student for the scholarship. Auerbach will receive $20,000 per year for four years of undergraduate study at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Tri-County senior Laura Auerbach stands alongside Superintendent-Director Stephen Dockray

Laura, a student in Tri-County’s Engineering Technology Program, achieved a weighted GPA of 4.54 and is the Valedictorian of the Class of 2015. With an academic schedule that included Advanced Placement Calculus, Language and Composition, and Physics, Auerbach still found the time to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities. During her four years at Tri-County, Laura participated in Junior Varsity Basketball, Varsity Track, Math Team, First Robotics, NASA’s HUNCH Program, SkillsUSA and National Honor Society.

In addition to an already lengthy roster of extracurricular activities, Laura took on a number of leadership roles. She was captain of the Varsity Soccer team for two years and was one of two students selected to represent Tri-County as part of the Congressional Youth Cabinet for the 4th Congressional District formed by U.S. Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III in 2013.

In December, Laura was selected as the 2015 recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) Certificate of Academic Excellence. The certificate is awarded each year to a student of excellent academic standing who has made significant contributions to the Tri-County community.

Laura plans to major in Mechanical Engineering in college and later pursue a Master’s Degree in Biochemical Engineering.

Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.