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"Pedro, a 4-year-old Chihuahua and terrier mix, was adopted when he was just nine 9 weeks old, but was turned over to Just a Touch Rescue after a year because he barked.
Kikka, an 11-year-old Pomeranian who is blind in one eye, was turned over to the organization because her owners couldn’t afford to pay fix an infection that came from breeding.
Split, a 12-year-old Australian Shepherd, was brought to a vet to be euthanized because the owner “didn’t want him anymore,” said Debbie Fahrenholtz, founder and president of the organization."Continue reading the article in the Milford Daily News (subscription may be required)
screen grab of The Big Biscuit webpage |
Fall/Winter Catalog - 2015 |
turf field retaining wall |
turf field perspective |
turf field sidelines |
stone dust being laid out |
with back to the school, another view of the stone dust work |
with back to the school, more of an angle shot across the field |
with back to the school, close up along the end line |
bleacher position for baseball field |
bleachers for baseball |
access to fields |
tennis courts, appears to be room for 4 sets |
tennis courts, another view |
Bring your whole family and enjoy watching Toy Story on the big screen in a classic Franklin setting - Beaver Pond!
Woody and Buzz in the original Toy Story
The movie itself will start at dusk, but WOODY AND BUZZ ARRIVE AT 7:00!
Kids will get an opportunity to meet and play games with both characters.
In addition to the characters arriving early, a whole host of local small businesses will be represented at booths offering treats, fun toys, and other retail offerings! The marketplace opens at 6:30.
Toy Story will be the movie shown |
Samantha Moccia, Greater Norfolk’s 2016 Distinguished Young Woman, and Kendra Dombroski, Greater Franklin’s 2016 Distinguished Young Woman will travel to Holyoke for the week of Aug. 9 to participate in the Distinguished Young Women Massachusetts State Program.
Both young women participated in the local DYW preliminary program in May and won their respective titles with accompanying scholarships and the opportunity to advance to the state level of the national scholarship program for high school girls.
Distinguished Young Woman - State Final - Aug 15 |
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MassBudget website screen grab |
The town may soon see the return of a local celebration that had lit the skies each July.
Town officials have said that Franklin's Independence Day fireworks display, which has been absent for the past several years, may make a comeback once work at the new high school ends. The school site was used because of its size.
"We have not had fireworks for three or four years during the construction of the high school," Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said in an email. "Now that it is nearly complete, we are told that the state fire marshal's office would permit fireworks at that location once they review proposed plans."
fireworks at Gillette Stadium for a NE Revolution game |
Franklin High School |
A record-breaking, chart-topping pop culture phenomenon, High School Musical is family friendly and full of fun! Based on the wildly popular 2006 Disney Channel original movie musical written by Peter Barsocchini, the stage version features the hit songs “We’re All in This Together,” “Bop to the Top,” “Start of Something New,” and “Get’cha Head in the Game.”
With high energy and winning style, the movie’s memorable characters come to life, as star athlete, Troy, falls for brainy beauty, Gabriella, the new girl at fictional East High. When the two audition for lead roles in their high school musical, they threaten the status quo and divide the school’s social cliques.
Along the long the way, these jocks, brainiacs, thespians, and skater dudes teach us about first love, peer pressure, and the importance of breaking free of others’ expectations and learning to be true to yourself.
FSPA Summer Theater presents: Disney’s High School Musical |
Franklin Library - Book Sale |
Franklin Library - Giant Games |
The First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., will host a laughter yoga class from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28.
Laughter yoga is a body and mind practice for well-being that involves deep breathing and a few stretches, clapping, deep relaxation and playful laughter exercises that do not include jokes or comedy.
Any age and any level of physical ability can participate, and the class will take place in the meetinghouse of the church. Attendees are asked to bring a bottle of water and to contribute a $5 donation to the church for the class. There is a $10 maximum per family.
Led by certified laughter yoga teachers, Linda and Bill Hamaker. For more information: 508-660-2223, billandlinda@letslaughtoday.com.
See other opportunities to laugh at letslaughtoday.com.http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150813/NEWS/150818191/1994/NEWS
The Milford Daily News |
Those passing by the Davis Thayer Elementary School recently might have noticed something different - or something missing.
The town has recently removed two modular classroom units that had been on the school's front lawn, leaving a newly-seeded field in their place.
Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski said the units had been there for some time - at least a decade.
"It was a period of increased enrollment - Franklin schools pretty much doubled," she said. "There were modular classrooms at the Kennedy, Parmenter, Oak Street and Davis Thayer schools."
The Franklin School Committee reviewed and approved school handbooks this week as it prepares for the beginning of the upcoming school year.
Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski said at Tuesday's committee meeting that the district had made it a policy to review the handbooks yearly.
Assistant Superintendent Sally Winslow said, while the handbooks contain the district's overall policies and procedures, a substantial amount of work had been to ensure the documents reflect each school's culture.
"We've been doing this for three years," she said. "It's pretty seamless, I'd say."
One addition, Winslow said, was including information about suicide awareness in the middle school and high school handbooks.
rec division champs |