Franklin Matters

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Franklin Cultural Festival Schedule - Sunday, August 2

Sunday, August 2

Circle of Friends stage (on THE BLACK BOX property )

12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Lydia Warren
Jamie Barrett
Jesse Hanson
Kim Jennings
Stefilia’s Stone
Carolyn Waters

Taste of Franklin (on THE BLACK BOX property )

12 Noon – 5:00 PM

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BAMBOO HOUSE
ELIZABETH’S BAGELS
MAC DELI
THE CAKE BAR
THE CURRY HOUSE
THE ROME
UNION STREET GRILL

COST: $2.00 minimum for 1 signature taste

also on THE BLACK BOX property

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Ceramic bowl fundraiser for the Franklin Food Pantry

Franklin Historical Museum

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Wool Spinning, Rug and Straw Braiding, Historical Film

Franklin Methodist Church

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - FAA Art and Photography; Robots and Magical Machines

Inside THE BLACK BOX

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - FAA Art and Photography by the FAA

5:00 PM: CLOSING CEREMONY, THE BLACK BOX

Franklin Cultural Festival - Arts Happen Here

The full schedule of performances and events for the first annual Franklin Cultural Festival can be found here http://www.franklinsculturalfestival.org/

Economic Development Committee meeting - July 27 - 5:00 PM

From Town Councilor Matt Kelly

"We have set up the next EDC meeting for Monday the 27th.

Here is the schedule:

5:00 p.m. Kearsarge Energy, Lease for Solar Proposal

5:45 p.m. Solect Energy Development, Lease for Solar Proposal

6:30 p.m. Baystone Development. Purchase and Develop Proposal

Each company will have 10 to 15 minutes to present their proposed projects, and then Town Officials will ask questions".

Franklin aerial photo of the Pond St Property

The RFP response documents can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/07/pond-st-rfp-responses-available-for.html

Prior meeting notes can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/p/meeting-notes.html

Franklin Library: Discover India through Dance - July 22, 1:00 PM

The Franklin Public Library will host a program on "Discover India through Dance". Scheduled for Wednesday, July 22 at 1:00 PM.

Franklin Library: Discover India through Dance

This was shared from the Franklin Library page
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/07/discover-india-through-dance.html

Another in the series of summer programs sponsored by the Friends of Franklin Library.

The Franklin Public Schools announces limited Preschool Openings

Franklin residents who are between 3 and 5 years old are eligible to participate in the F.X O'Reagan Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) integrated preschool program. Our NAEYC Accredited early childhood program features low student-teacher ratios and highly qualified public school early childhood and special education teachers and support staff.

Limited spaces are still available in our 2, 3 and 5 day half-day programs, so act now!

Additional information about tuition, staff, curriculum, school hours, and much more can be found on the ECDC website http://franklinecdc.vt-s.net/pages/index or by contacting Kelty Kelley, ECDC Principal @ 508 541-8166 or kelleyk@franklin.k12.ma.us.

Entrance to the ECDC building on Oak St

Kelty Kelley, Principal

F. X. O'Regan Early Childhood Development Center

224 Oak Street

Franklin, MA 02038

Phone: 508-541-8166

Fax: 508-541-8254

kelleyk@franklin.k12.ma.us

"There is no hand so small that it cannot leave an imprint on the world!" Klub Kidz

MassBudget : Debt-Free Public Higher Education: What Would It Take?

Debt-Free Public Higher Education:
What Would It Take?

Expanding access to affordable higher education would directly help tens of thousands of students in Massachusetts and their families. In addition to giving more of our young people the opportunity to go to college, over the long term expanding access to quality, affordable, higher education would increase the productivity of our workforce and the strength of our state economy.

Debt-Free Public Higher Education: What Would It Take? examines options for making public higher education more affordable in Massachusetts, including making it possible for young people to graduate from college debt free. The paper examines three options:

Eliminating tuition and fees for in-state students at Community Colleges and State Universities. Cost: roughly $325 million/year.

Providing grants to cover Community College costs (tuition, fees, books, and transportation), but which could also be used to defray the costs of attending State Universities and UMass campuses. Cost: roughly $524 million/year.

Eliminating tuition and fees for in-state students at all campus types. Cost: roughly $631 million/year.

While eliminating or significantly reducing tuition and fees would have upfront costs, these should be considered alongside the many immediate and long-term benefits: more of our young people having access to all of the benefits of higher education; our economy benefiting from a better educated workforce, and students and families being relived of the burden of excessive debt.

Please click HERE for the full paper.

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts.

MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER

15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700

BOSTON, MA 02108

Monday, July 20, 2015

Not just any "Thank you" card

You call for service, someone comes out.

The job is done, they go away.

And sometimes something special happens.

At least one Franklin plumber sends a "Thank you" card. Yes, you got that right. He sends one to us to thank us for calling him and providing the opportunity.