Franklin Matters

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Franklin Downtown Partnership General Meeting Agenda - Sep 3

Franklin Downtown Partnership General Meeting Agenda

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Dean College Campus Center @ 8:30 am

Golder Room

Open Meeting
Adoption of Agenda

Introductions

Franklin Downtown Partnership

Streetscape Project & Town Update

Jeff Nutting - Town Administrator
Brutus Cantoreggi - DPW Director
Anthony Tavalone - MA DOT

Update from Executive Director - Lisa Piana

October Stroll - Thursday, October 15th

- Signage by-law presentation - November meeting

Progressive Dinner - Jane Curran, Joel Carrara

- Sunday, September 27th

Networking Committee - Dave Drucker, Gary Donelan

Economic Dev Committee - Lisa Piana, Bryan Taberner

- Bryan Taberner, Lisa Piana

- Dean College Discount Program

- Branding the Downtown and other ideas

MetroWest Tourism and Visitors Bureau

- Susan Nicholl, Michele Marotta

New Business

Adjourn

Upcoming Events:

Networking Luncheon - September 18

Progressive Dinner - Sunday, September 27

October Stroll - Thursday, October 15

General Meeting - Thursday, November 5

Winter Beautification - Sunday, November 22

Holiday Stroll - Thursday, December 3

This was shared from the Franklin Downtown Partnership page
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2015/09/general-meeting-agenda-for-thursday.html

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Schools open Wednesday

Schools return to session Wednesday! Teachers are already back in professional development and class room prep.

Parmenter sign with school opening schedule

Updated: Who are the candidates for Nov 3?

One person (Kenneth B. Hiscoe, III) removed their name for consideration from the School Committee in the most recent update from the Town Clerk's office as of close of business on Monday, August 31. This leaves 9 candidates for 7 seats on the Committee.

POSITION	NAME	Total
Assessor	Donna Greenwood
	Thomas P. Gleavy
	W.Kenneth Norman
Assessor Total		3
Bd. Of Health	Donald G. Ranieri, Jr.
	Gail P. Chirdon
	Philip M. Brunelli
	Tara E. Gurge
Bd. Of Health Total		4
Constable	Daniel J. McCahill
	John S. Power
	Philip M. Brunelli
Constable Total		3
Planning Bd	Gregory Giardino
	Gregory T. Rondeau
	John F. Carroll
	Mikel G. DeFrancesco
	William D. David
Planning Bd Total		5
School Com.	Anne K. Bergen
	Cynthia J. Douglas
	Denise L. Schultz
	John S. Jewell, PHD
	Kevin P. O'Malley
	Mary Jane Scofield
	Rita M. Graci
	Trevor A. Clement
	Vanessa A. Bilello
School Com. Total		9
Town Clerk	Diane M. Padula-O'Neill
	Elizabeth F. Simon
	Paul J. Cheli
	Teresa M. Burr
Town Clerk Total		4
Town Council	Andrew M. Bissanti
	Brett S. Feldman
	Deborah L. Pellegri
	Glenn F. Jones
	James D. Schultz, Jr.
	James V. Gianotti, Jr.
	Judith Pond Pfeffer
	Matthew T. Kelly
	Peter E. Padula
	Richard W. Power, Sr.
	Robert D. Dellorco
	Robert R. Vallee
	Sean P. Slater
	Thomas D. Mercer
Town Council Total		14

Franklin Town Common

What does the calendar for the run up to Nov 3 look like?
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/07/calendar-for-biennial-town-election.html

Open auditions for "The Addams Family"

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will hold open auditions for the hit musical comedy, The Addams Family, on Wednesday, September 9, at THE BLACK BOX, 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin.

Auditions will begin at 6:30 p.m. for boys ages 10+ and girls ages 13+ and will continue at 7:00 for adults. Please prepare 16 bars of a contemporary musical theater song. Callbacks (if needed) will be held on September 10 at 7:00 p.m. and rehearsals will begin on September 12. For character breakdown, including descriptions, ages and voice parts, please visit www.FPAConline.com.

Franklin Performing Arts Company

The devilishly delightful musical serves up an original story based on the iconic characters of legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. Inspiring a TV sitcom, TV cartoon series and two feature films, Addams’ illustrations for The New Yorker spawned a pop culture phenomenon. His famously motley group – Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandma and Lurch – has a taste for everything macabre.

Yet there’s a sweetness, charm and humor at the heart of their twisted and dark world. With book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, The Addams Family musical tests that world when outsiders – the respectable Ohio family of Wednesday’s “normal” fiancé – come to dinner, setting in motion a chain of riotous events one memorable night!

The Addams Family will be presented at THE BLACK BOX as part of FPAC’s milestone 25th season. Performance dates are October 24 at 7:30 p.m., October 25 at 2:00 p.m., and October 30 at 7:30 p.m., with two shows on Halloween at 2:00 and 8:30. For more information, call (508) 528-3370 or visit online at www.FPAConline.com.

In the News: drug/weapons arrest, lifelong learning classes available

A Franklin resident was arraigned in Wrentham District Court Monday after police allegedly found guns, heroin, marijuana plants and growing equipment at his residence.

Dana Joyce, 26, of 84 Populatic St., pleaded not guilty to charges of possession of a Class A drug, intent to distribute a Class D drug, storing a firearm improperly and possession of a firearm without a firearm ID card. He was released on personal recognizance by Judge Emogene Johnson Smith.

Franklin Police Patrolman David Mellor wrote in an affidavit that he was dispatched to a Populatic Street address at 7:51 p.m. on Aug. 29 on a report of a disturbance. Police were told that two people had been yelling at each other.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150831/NEWS/150839489/1994/NEWS

The Center for Adult Education and Community Learning, 218 Oak St., opened registration for fall courses.

The courses include biotechnology, career enhancement, child care continuing education, foreign language skills and an expanded private music lesson program.

For a copy of the fall brochure: 508-613-1480, franklinlifelonglearning.com.

Those interested can register for classes online or call the center for more information.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150831/NEWS/150839560/1994/NEWS

Monday, August 31, 2015

"I was at a point of denial"

Hazelden has helped thousands of people find freedom from alcohol and other drugs and regain hope for healthier and more fulfilling lives. In this video, Dr. Andrew Mendenhall, Medical Director of Hazelden in Beaverton, Ore, interviews Tara, a woman who became addiction to pain killers after a car accident. Tara describes the impact addiction has on her life and the lives of those she loves, how addiction treatment

For part 2 of this interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDC6KQBRvBc

for more visit Facing Addition

"150 tons of washed beach sand poured to a depth of 12 inches"

There may not be any surf nearby, but there’s certainly plenty of sand at King Memorial Park in Franklin where the town has paired with a local Eagle Scout to construct a regulation-sized beach volleyball court.

The idea had been talked about for awhile in the Recreation Department office, according to director Ryan Jette, who said Program Director Megan Woodacre, a former collegiate volleyball player and coach, had been looking into what it would take to construct a regulation-size court.