Downtown Project Update #14 - Emmons St paving begins Wednesday night

"We are scheduled to pave Emmons and West Central Street Wednesday night. Start time will be 7:00 p.m. with a finishing time of 5:00 a.m. The finishing time may be a little later so we can finish Summer Street, but we will be out of the school’s way for the start of their day. 

If anything changes and we have to push it back to Thursday, we will let you know but we should be all set Wednesday night. 

If anyone has a question, please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director, Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer, Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or Jeffrey Nutting, Town Administrator at 508-520-4949. "

Note the start time has changed from what was captured 2 weeks ago. This time they will pave at night shutting the road from 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM

This was shared from the official Franklin webpage
http://franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/0226176D-000F8513

FHS Playoff Schedule for this week

From Hockomock Sports we share the first game of the playoffs scheduled for the FHS field hockey and both soccer teams.

FHS Panthers

Field Hockey

#4 Franklin (14-2-2) will host the winner of #13 Plymouth South (11-4-3)/#20 King Philip (9-7-2) on Friday, 11/6 at 2:30.

Girls Soccer

#3 Franklin (16-0-2) will host winner of #14 Walpole (7-5-6) /#19 Durfee (7-11-0) on Friday, 11/6 at 2:30.

Boys Soccer

#7 Franklin (11-6-1) will host #10 Marshfield (9-7-4) on Thursday, 11/5 at 6:00.


The remainder of the Hockomock League schedule for this week can be found here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/field-hockey-playoff-seeds-matchups/
http://www.hockomocksports.com/girls-soccer-playoff-seeds-matchups/
http://www.hockomocksports.com/boys-soccer-playoff-seeds-matchups/

"Heroin in the Heartland" (video)

Rep Jeff Roy sent this out to the S.A.F.E. Coalition mailing list:

"Sunday night 60 Minutes ran a compelling story on Heroin in the Heartland. The stories from Ohio were so familiar to what we are experiencing here. With that in mind, I thought I would pass it along and urge you to watch it. Simply click on the image below to view the story. 

It's only 15 minutes long, and is well worth the look. In the meantime, please continue to spread the word about S.A.F.E., encourage your friends to sign up for this newsletter by clicking here, and please do not hesitate to reach out if you or someone you know is in need. We'll do our best to get you on the right path."

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SAFE Coalition

Franklin Art Association: Fall Art Show - Nov 7 and Nov 8

The Franklin Art Association is proud to present their Fall Art Show at the 

Fall Art Show - Nov 7 and Nov 8

Tri- County High School 
147 Pond Street, 
Franklin 

Saturday, Nov. 7th from 12:00 - 8:00 pm 
Sunday, Nov. 8th from 12:00 - 3:00 pm 


Exhibit and sale of fine art paintings and photography 
small works table, greeting cards, prints, 
small paintings and photography 



Scholarship Raffle

Complementary food and beverage 

Free admission and parking 

Opened to the public 


Franklin Art Association since 1971
for further information
www.franklinart.org and www.facebook.com/FranklinArtAssoc

Election Collection - Nov 3, 2015

This is the one place where all the relevant posts for the Franklin Election on Nov 3, 2015 will be collected.

Election Day - Nov 3, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM at Franklin High School

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Note - The most recent items will be found on top and those before will be below so you will be able to find things in a chronological order.

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Franklin Town Common

Election Results -2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-election-results-nov-3-2015.html


Contested Election results with per cents
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/election-results-contested-races.html




Voter Quick Reference Card
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-voter-quick-reference-card-for.html

Voter Turn out from 2003 - 2014
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-voters-turn-out-for-money-will.html

Editorial on "dirty trick ad"
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/editorial-dirty-politics-in-franklin-is.html


Sample Ballot for Nov 3
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-voters-sample-ballot-for-nov-3.html

Candidate Interviews

School Committee - John Jewell
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee_2.html

School Committee - Trevor Clement
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee.html


School Committee - Denise Schultz
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee_1.html


Board of Health - Gail Chirdon
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/11/franklin-candidate-for-board-of-health.html


School Committee - Anne Bergen
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee_31.html

Town Council - Robert Dellorco
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_58.html

Town Council - Sean Slater
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_30.html

Town Council - Matt Kelly
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_29.html

Town Council - Jim Gianotti
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council-jim_29.html

School Committee - Kevin O'Malley
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee_27.html

Town Clerk - Paul Cheli
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-clerk-paul.html

Town Clerk - Diane Padula-O'Neill

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-clerk-diane.html

Town Council - Andrew Bissanti

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_22.html

Town Council - Debbie Pellegri
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_21.html

Town Council - Jim Schultz

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council-jim.html

Town Council - Brett Feldman
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_18.html

Town Council - Rick Power
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council.html

Town Council - Glenn Jones

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-council_16.html

Board of Health - Tara Gurge
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-board-of-health.html

Town Clerk - Beth Simon
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-town-clerk-beth.html

School Committee - Vanessa Bilello
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/franklin-candidate-for-school-committee.html

Milford Daily News candidate profiles

Scofield, Padula, Bergen
Schultz, Padula-O'Neill, Jewell
Vallee, Kelly, Cheli
Douglas (School Committee), Powers (Town Council), Ranieri (Board of Health)
Burr, Simon for Town Clerk
Deborah Pellegri for Town Council
Andrew Bissanti for Town Council
Jones for Town Council
Mercer for Town Council
Sean Slater for Town Council
Pfeffer, Clement, O'Malley
Bob Dellorco for Town Council
Vanessa Bilello for School Committee
Brett Feldman for Town Council

Town Clerk, Board of Health Candidates

Candidates Night - Oct 6 (Audio files available)
The audio files from the Candidates Night were split into sections for easier listening.

• Board of Health (approx 15 minutes)

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/candidates-night-board-of-health-audio.html

• Town Clerk (approx 20 minutes)

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/candidates-night-town-clerk-audio.html

• School Committee (approx 40 minutes)

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/candidates-night-school-committee-audio.html

• Town Council (approx 70 minutes)

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/candidates-night-town-council-audio.html


Announcement of meeting
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/theres-no-debate-questions-will-be.html

Candidate Meet and Greet

Sunday October 18 at 11:00 A.M. on the Town Common 

Tuesday October 20 at 10:00 A.M. at the Nason Street playground 

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/10/candidate-meet-and-greets-sunday-oct-18.html

Offer to candidates
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/offer-to-candidates-for-franklin.html

Political sign bylaw
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/political-signs-bylaw-restriction.html



Who are the candidates? (This listing will be updated about 2 times a week until the ballot is finalized.)

As of Sep 17, 2015 
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/current-listing-of-candidates-for.html

As of Sep 14, 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/updated-candidates-for-franklin.html

As of Sep 9, 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/update-candidates-for-franklin-election.html

As of Aug 31, 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/updated-who-are-candidates-for-nov-3.html

As of Aug 21, 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/who-are-candidates-for-nov-3.html

As of Aug 18 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/preliminary-listing-of-candidates-for_19.html

As of Aug 14, 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/preliminary-listing-of-candidates-for.html

As of Aug 11, 2015
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/franklin-election-who-are-candidates_11.html


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

Franklin Voter Quick Reference Card for Nov 3rd

There are contested races for Town Council, School Committee, Board of Health, and Town Clerk. There are a lot of candidates to find out about to make a good decision on who to vote for on Tuesday.

There is also one ballot question

One Ballot Question

Do you approve of not imposing the excise tax established by G.L. Chapter 59, Section 8A on any person engaged principally in agriculture who owns farm machinery and equipment or farm animals?

The "not" is the key word here. Franklin has been neglecting to collect this excise tax for years.

Now that there are three operating farms (Akin-Bak, Hoffman Farms, and Grateful Farms), the State caught this error in the Board of Assessors process

• Vote “Yes – to approve of NOT collect this excise tax and help the local farmers
• Vote “No” – to collect the tax and the town is reported to need to spend more money collecting the tax than the revenue the actual tax would provide

The election collection has all the interviews published here on Franklin Matters (21). It has all the profiles published by the MIlford Daily News (25).

Download the quick reference sheet to make your notes:




Download a sample of the ballot to see all the positions being voted on (and not just the contested elections):

Franklin Town Common

The Election Collection can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/election-collection-nov-3-2015.html

Franklin voters turn out for the money, will they turn out on Tuesday?

When the Presidential elections roll around, and all the political campaign ads fill the spaces on TV and radio, Franklin voters turn out big time (80+ %).

When there is a MA State election, campaign dollars also drive the voters to the polls (60+ %) to elect our Governor and other state positions.

When there is an override election, or debt override to build a school, this affects the Franklin pocketbook and voters turn out (40+ %). Franklin voters will generally build a school and only once in at least 7 tries have they ever passed an operational override (2007). 

When there is a vote for the Town Council, School Committee, Town Clerk, and all the other important positions that run the community, only some Franklin voters come out to the polls (12-22%).

Maybe this time, with contested elections for Town Council, School Committee, Town Clerk and Board of Health, Franklin voters will show appropriate interest.

Will you be voting on Tuesday?

Franklin Voter Turnout from 2003 - 2014 compiled from Town Clerk records

The collection of all the information to prepare for the Nov 3rd election can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/election-collection-nov-3-2015.html