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Wednesday, July 22, 2015
MassBudget: Massachusetts Third in Nation for Child Well-Being, But Many of Our Children Face Difficult Challenges
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Franklin Cultural Festival Schedule - Sunday, August 2
Sunday, August 2
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - FAA Art and Photography by the FAA
5:00 PM: CLOSING CEREMONY, THE BLACK BOX
The full schedule of performances and events for the first annual Franklin Cultural Festival can be found here http://www.franklinsculturalfestival.org/
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- 3
- BAMBOO HOUSE
- ELIZABETH’S BAGELS
- MAC DELI
- THE CAKE BAR
- THE CURRY HOUSE
- THE ROME
- UNION STREET GRILL
also on THE BLACK BOX property
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Ceramic bowl fundraiser for the Franklin Food PantryFranklin Historical Museum
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Wool Spinning, Rug and Straw Braiding, Historical FilmFranklin Methodist Church
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - FAA Art and Photography; Robots and Magical MachinesInside 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
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
"We have set up the next EDC meeting for Monday the 27th.
Here is the schedule:
Each company will have 10 to 15 minutes to present their proposed projects, and then Town Officials will ask questions".
- 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
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.
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.
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
"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?
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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.
That is service I like!
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.
Thank you from Jim Patete, Patete Plumbing |
Franklin Library: Jesse Liam Band - 6:00 PM
The Jesse Liam Band will perform an outdoor concert on Tuesday, July 21 beginning at 6:00 PM at the Franklin Public Library.
This was shared from the Franklin Library page
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/07/outdoor-concert-with-jesse-liam-band.html
For more about Jesse Liam visit his website http://jesseliam.com/
Franklin Library: Jesse Liam Band |
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/07/outdoor-concert-with-jesse-liam-band.html
For more about Jesse Liam visit his website http://jesseliam.com/
Franklin Cultural Festival - Schedule - Saturday, August 1
Saturday, August 1
Performances
on The Town Common
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM - Kevin T. Wolfe BandKevin T Wolfe Band |
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM - Dean College and The Star Players MA, preview The Wiz
The Franklin Library
1:00 PM - All Hands Drummingall hands drumming |
The Sculpture Park
1:00 PM - Dean College Palladino School of Dance and Franklin Art Center2:00 PM - Dean College Palladino School of Dance and Franklin Art Center
Franklin Sculpture park - hands |
THE BLACK BOX
4:00 PM - School House Rock (ticket purchase required)7:30 PM - FPAC: One Acts
Events
on The Town Common
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Watercolor Painting and Mural Painting for adults and children, FAA12:00 PM to 4:00 PM - Fashion design with newspaper and dance for children and adults. FAA and Dean College
Franklin Methodist Church
-- FAA Art and Photography and Robots and Magical Machines
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/
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Franklin Cultural Festival schedule --> Wed-Thu-Fri, July 29-31
The Franklin Cultural District Committee is working hard to present the First Annual Franklin Cultural Festival. The Festival will showcase many of Franklin's talents and be held at locations in and around downtown Franklin.
The schedule for opening day, Wednesday, July 29, Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 are shown below. The full schedule for Saturday and Sunday will be shared here shortly.
Note: the schedule is subject to change. For additional info please visit the Franklin Cultural Festival on the web here www.franklinsculturalfestival.org or on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalFestival?
The schedule for opening day, Wednesday, July 29, Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 are shown below. The full schedule for Saturday and Sunday will be shared here shortly.
Wednesday, July 29
- 1:00 PM - Pumpernickel Puppets, Franklin Library
- 6:00 PM - Zentangle at Jane’s Frames (pre-registration req'd but a no cost event)
- 6:00 PM - OPENING CEREMONY, Town Common
- 6:15 PM - Electric Youth, Town Common
- 8:30 PM - FPAC: One Acts, THE BLACK BOX
Thursday, July 30
- 7:00 PM - Ben Gardner’s Boat Band, THE BLACK BOX
- 8:00 PM - Shakespeare on the Common
Friday, July 31
- 1:00 PM - Davey the Clown, Franklin Library
- 2:00 PM - Student art and music performances, Franklin High School
- 4:00 – 8:00 PM - Music and art, Jane’s Frames
- 6:45 - 7:45 PM - Laughter Yoga, Town Common
- 8:00 – 9:30 PM - Shakespeare on The Common
Arts Happen Here - Franklin Cultural Festival |
"addiction is not what we think it is" (video)
In this TED Talk, Johann Hari spends 15 minutes getting to the heart of addiction. He says we are approaching the problem wrong.
Watch and see how Johann got to this point:
"And what I've tried to do now, and I can't tell you I do it consistently and I can't tell you it's easy, is to say to the addicts in my life that I want to deepen the connection with them, to say to them, I love you whether you're using or you're not. I love you, whatever state you're in, and if you need me, I'll come and sit with you because I love you and I don't want you to be alone or to feel alone.
And I think the core of that message -- you're not alone, we love you -- has to be at every level of how we respond to addicts, socially, politically and individually. For 100 years now, we've been singing war songs about addicts. I think all along we should have been singing love songs to them, because the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection."
Watch and see how Johann got to this point:
GBFB presented the Franklin Food Pantry with a $10,000 capacity grant
Shopping local has its rewards. The Franklin Food Pantry buys fresh produce from two local farms (Akin-Bak Farm and Hoffman Farm). As a reward the Greater Boston Food Bank has awarded the Food Pantry a $10,000 grant.
You can contribute to the Greater Boston Food Bank via their webpage
http://www.gbfb.org/
You can contribute and find more about the Franklin Food Pantry via their webpage http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/
Franklin Food Pantry, located in the Rockland Trust parking lot in downtown Franklin |
GBFB presented the Franklin Food Pantry with a $10,000 capacity grant that will help them increase families' access to the most nutritional foods!
Specifically, the grant will fund equipment needs for their mobile pantry, food transportation, and their Healthy Futures Market, which offers fresh produce weekly from June to October from nearby Hoffmann Farm and Akin Bak Farm, LLC.
GBFB presenting the check to Erin Lynch |
You can contribute to the Greater Boston Food Bank via their webpage
http://www.gbfb.org/
You can contribute and find more about the Franklin Food Pantry via their webpage http://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/
Franklin Library: Meet Elmo - July 20, 10:30 AM
Elmo comes to the Franklin Public Library on Monday for stories, activities and pictures! Starts at 10:30 AM.
This was shared from the Franklin Library page here
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/07/meet-elmo.html
Franklin Library: Meet Elmo |
This was shared from the Franklin Library page here
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2015/07/meet-elmo.html
FHS Girls Cross Country schedule - Fall 2015
Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) tweeted at 11:33 AM on Sat, Jul 18, 2015:
The 2015 Franklin XC Schedule is out. Check it out and mark 'em down on your calendar. https://t.co/0RIuQHdT9r
(https://twitter.com/FranklinHSXC/status/622428973709049856?s=03)
FHS Panthers |
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Saturday, July 18, 2015
Calendar For Biennial Town Election - NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Hello,
It time to begin the process for the November 3rd Town Election better known as the Biennial Town Election.
Papers will be available in my office beginning on Monday, August 3, 2015. Important dates for candidates to know and remember are attached to this email.
If anyone has any questions, please call me at 508-520-4900. Elections have always been a very exciting and busy time in the Clerk's office.
Deborah L. Pellegri CMC
Town Clerk/Election Administrator
Office Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Wednesday, 8:00am to 6:00pm and Friday 8:00am to 1:00pm
508-520-4900
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Franklin wants you! |
CALENDAR FOR BIENNIAL TOWN ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Nomination papers available - Monday, August 3, 2015
Last day to obtain nomination papers from the Town Clerk Monday, September 14, 2015
Last day to submit nomination papers to registrars for certification. (4:00pm) Town Clerk's Office) - Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Last day for registrars to submit certified nomination papers to Town Clerk. (5:00pm) - Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Last day to object or withdraw (5:00pm) Thursday, October 1, 2015
Last day to register to vote (8:00pm) Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Last day to post warrant - Tuesday, October 27, 2015
You can find this document online at the Franklin website
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Clerk/Nov.%203,%202015%20Town%20Election%20News.pdf
Pond St RFP responses available for review
The documents for the three RFP responses for the Pond St property were posted to the Franklin website and are available for download and review.
The PDF file can be found here:
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/02179819-000F8513
or download a copy of it here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczUXBDS0FaOGFvRFk/view?usp=sharing
Town of Franklin photo of Pond St property |
The PDF file can be found here:
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/02179819-000F8513
or download a copy of it here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczUXBDS0FaOGFvRFk/view?usp=sharing
News from Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
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Friday, July 17, 2015
Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 7/17/15 - THU 7/23/15
FRI 7/17 12-6pm Franklin Farmers Market at The Town Common
FRI 7/17 6:30pm Art Night Uncorked at Franklin Art Center
FRI 7/17 8-9:50pm Frozen Friday DJ Public Skate at Pirelli Arena
FRI 7/17 8pm The Mark Poniatowski Situation - Jazz Concert at The Black Box
SAT 7/18 9am-4pm Book Sale at Franklin Public Library
SAT 7/18 9-10am Betty Kushner playing classical music during the Library Book Sale
SAT 7/18 11am-3pm Franklin Solar Challenge: the last Open House
SUN 7/19 9am-12pm Library Bag Sale at Franklin Public Library
MON 7/20 10:30am Meet Elmo!!! at Franklin Public Library
MON 7/20 1-2pm Drop In Craft at Franklin Public Library
TUE 7/21 10:30am Get Ready for Kindergarten (ages 3-5) at Franklin Public Library
TUE 7/21 6-8pm FREE Outdoor Concert: Jesse Liam Band at Franklin Public Library (bring a picnic dinner, blanket and your dancing shoes, 50’s to today’s music)
WED 7/22 10:30am Terrific Toddlers (18 months to 3 years) at Franklin Public Library
WED 7/22 1pm Indian Dance with Mouli Pal for all ages at Franklin Public Library
WED 7/22 6-8:30pm Concerts on The Common: Forever Fab, Children’s Program: Kizzy the Clown at 6pm.
THU 7/23 10:30am Story and Craft (ages 3-6) at Franklin Public Library
THU 7/23 1pm EPA - The Environment and Your Health for ages 5 and up at Franklin Public Library
For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.
For event details click HERE.
For all Summer Programs at the Franklin Public Library click HERE.
*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com
Franklin Solar Challenge: the last Open House is scheduled for July 18th 11AM-3PM
Now is the time to go solar!
The Franklin Solar Challenge is in Tier 5 pricing!
The Franklin Solar Challenge is in Tier 5 pricing!
SolarFlair Energy, the selected installer for the Franklin Solar Challenge, will be holding the last open house this Saturday. Food and soft drinks will be provided, with SolarFlair representatives on hand to answer your questions.
The Open House is scheduled for July 18th 11AM-3PM.
- Prewitt Residence
- 17 Sunset Rd.
- Franklin, MA
Franklin Solar Challenge |
Franklin Flyers Learn to Skate and Introduction to Hockey registration is now open!
Franklin Youth Hockey has opened the registration for their Learn to Skate and Introduction to Hockey programs.
Each program has three consecutive 9-week sessions. Session 1 will start on Sunday September 27, 2015.
You can register and get additional information on their website, franklinflyers.org.
Act now before the sessions fill up, these are the only Learn to Skate and Introduction to Hockey programs affiliated with the Franklin Flyers.
Franklin Flyers |
"the school will receive solar credits"
Tri-County is waiting until students return in the fall before celebrating the completion of a new solar farm that will provide 85 percent of its electricity.
Sometime after classes resume in September, the school will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to christen its 1.3-megawatt solar farm. Nearly finished, the solar array is set to save the school about $1.8 million on energy costs over the next 20 years and will serve as a four-acre lab, allowing students to study the technology behind solar power.
“Since this is an area of study for our engineering technology students, we decided to hold off until they are back in school so that they can learn more about the solar array during the ceremony,” said Tri-county spokeswoman Jessica Silva.
Tri-County website header |
Continue reading the article here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150716/NEWS/150717172/1994/NEWS
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Now there are three proposals for Pond St
I got caught working late in Boston but John Pazniokas kept the Pond St group informed via Facebook and I can share his meeting summary here.
When the RFP responses are posted to the Town webpage, I'll share the links. It is likely they will be posted to the same page where the other info on the Pond St property is found.
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/pondrfp
The EDC meeting tonight introduced the three proposals for the parcel:
- A sale/development proposal from Baystone Development, proposing 85 townhouse condos and 14,000 square feet of "Office/Retail". (Unofficially, the developer indicated that they'd rather go full office space on that 14,000, but that's not in the proposal.)
- A land-lease proposal for solar by Kearsarge Energy.
- A land-lease proposal for solar by Solect Energy.
The three proposals were presented at the meeting, with little if any prereading done by anyone. (Chairman Bissanti basically claimed a cursory reading; nobody else sounded familiar with any of it.) There was a three-page memo from the town summarizing them.
Highlights from the meeting:
- Interestingly, Bissanti opened the meeting by stressing rules of procedure and an unwillingness to permit personal or professional attacks. Not sure what THAT was about.
- Vallee is disappointed in the response to the RFPs, referring to it as an "ideal parcel" to have only 3 proposals. He seemed to take 'the process' to task for not getting the word out enough, and suggested that he wanted to try to get more proposals.
- Bissanti, again, brought up the specter of the anaerobic digester, which he, again, pointed out he had opposed. This was to warn us that these proposals were pretty good.
- The Planning Board rep spent most of the meeting critiquing the solar proposals and insinuating that, if anything, the Baystone bid was waysuperawesomer than anything else. (I'm sorry, but I can't un-type that now.)
- Bissanti, again, insinuated that everyone "but these seven people in the audience" were basically seen as in favor of whatever the council decides.
Town of Franklin photo of the Pond St property |
When the RFP responses are posted to the Town webpage, I'll share the links. It is likely they will be posted to the same page where the other info on the Pond St property is found.
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Planning/pondrfp
"the human cost of operating a farm in a culture of cheap food" (video)
There are three local farms in Franklin: Grateful Farms, Ak-Bak and Hoffman Farms. Scenes from their locations could fit in this film. #shopFranklin and shop local when you visit the Farmers Market on Friday!
Seedlight Pictures premieres a new film:
Growing Local (Trailer) from Seedlight Pictures on Vimeo.
Artist Bridget Besaw talks about the Making of Growing Local
http://www.growinglocalfilms.org/about-the-series/artists-statement/
For more about "Growing Local" check their webpage http://www.growinglocalfilms.org/
hat tip to Sarah Mabadry for finding this piece to share
Seedlight Pictures premieres a new film:
GROWING LOCAL—A mid-length film in three parts that explores the growing pains of the local food movement and the uncertain fate of the farmers and farmland that keep it alive.
The locavore movement is old news. Growing Local takes the conversation to the next level. While "buying local" is on the rise, these three poignant vignettes make clear that small farms and access to locally produced food is not a sure thing.
In Growing Local, we meet father and son organic dairy farmers struggling with the realities of producing a commodity food product to keep their farm going and in the family, we follow an artisanal butcher who helps us understand how healthy, thoughtful meat production can be supported and sustained, and the series closes with the story of a young farm couple who, on risky sweat-equity, have revitalized a fertile piece of farmland into a thriving community food hub. These stories help us to better understand the interconnected fates of farmers and farmland, consumers and the local food movement.
Growing Local (Trailer) from Seedlight Pictures on Vimeo.
Artist Bridget Besaw talks about the Making of Growing Local
"We’ve made a series about small farms and the uncertain fate of the local food movement. The challenge of this series was weaving together three separate but connected stories to create a coherent narrative about local food and local farms. Our goal was to craft a project that will help fellow Mainers, and hopefully others around the country, better understand the agrarian landscape surrounding us and the important role it plays in growing community as well as food. We hope to inspire viewers to actively seek out local foods for their own health, the health of their communities and that of the planet."Continue reading what Bridget says about the film here
http://www.growinglocalfilms.org/about-the-series/artists-statement/
For more about "Growing Local" check their webpage http://www.growinglocalfilms.org/
hat tip to Sarah Mabadry for finding this piece to share
2015 Whatever Theater Festival performs at the Franklin Cultural Festival
The 2015 Whatever Theater Festival will feature a production of Shakespeare's Henry IV (Part 1) on Franklin Town Common and a series of one-act plays staged at THE BLACK BOX.
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present the Whatever Theater Festival from July 29 - August 1, with performances offered free to the public.
Wednesday, July 29, 8:30 pm - One-Act Plays staged at THE BLACK BOX
Thursday, July 30, 7:30 pm - Shakespeare's Henry IV (Part 1) on Franklin Town Common
Friday, July 31, 7:30 pm - Shakespeare's Henry IV (Part 1) on Franklin Town Common
Saturday, August 1, 8:30 pm - One-Act Plays staged at THE BLACK BOX
arts happen here - Franklin Cultural Festival |
This year’s Whatever Theater Festival will be part of the first annual Franklin Cultural Festival, hosted by the Franklin Cultural District Committee.
The visual, performing and culinary arts celebration will take place at various downtown Franklin locations within the proposed Cultural District from Wednesday, July 29 to Sunday, August 2.
FPAC’s Whatever Theater Festival is sponsored in part by grants from the Franklin and Norfolk Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information, call (508) 528-3370.For more information on the Franklin Cultural Festival visit www.franklinsculturalfestival.org.
In the News: Grant received, Pond St proposals
After applying jointly for Community Development Block Grants from the state Department of Housing and Economic Development, the towns of Bellingham, Franklin and Hopedale were awarded a total of $894,082 for housing rehabilitation and a fuel assistance program.
The Baker-Polito Administration announced 33 grants totaling $26 million to 65 communities Wednesday.
The federally-funded grants will help cities and towns provide housing, infrastructure improvements, childcare vouchers and other services, a press release said.Continue to read the article here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150715/NEWS/150717728/1994/NEWS
The grant was applied for in early 2014 and reported on here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/01/questions-were-raised-answers-sought.html
and here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/01/150-emmons-st-sold-pond-st-parcel-re.html
The town is vetting three potential developments proposed for more than 30 acres of land on Pond Street that officials have been trying to sell for at least a decade.
Two developers proposed solar farms for the property near Interstate 495, and the third submitted a commercial project with 85 condominiums and 14,000 square feet of office and retail space.
The town’s Department of Planning and Community Development received the proposals July 9.Continue reading the article here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150716/NEWS/150717691/1994/NEWS
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