Dog park gates missing; committee to form

The actions are related to the Franklin dog park but the attempt to start the committee was underway before the gates were reported missing.

The dog park at Dacey Field is missing its gates. Someone apparently took them in the week before Christmas. The gates missing status prompted a conversation on a Facebook group and ad hoc action to create a barrier in place of the gates. The gates will be replaced by the DPW.

Dacey Field dog park

Haley is looking to start a Franklin Dog Park Committee. 

My name is Haley and I am starting up the Franklin Dog Park committee, I was wondering if you would be able to help me promote it by posting about it? 

The first meeting is January 13, 7:00 PM at the New England Chapel - any and all are welcome. If you have any questions or are thinking about attending yourself, my email is franklin.dogpark@gmail.com

Merry Christmas Franklin!

This will be the only post today. If there is other news that is share worthy, it can wait until Saturday. 

What matters today is spending time with family and friends!

Merry Christmas Franklin!

Note: With the holidays falling on Friday, the weekly calendar will be posted on Saturday December 26, 2015 and again next week on Saturday, Jan 2, 2016.

FHS girls hockey loses, boys basketball upsets #1 team

The FHS girls hockey team lost but the boys basketball team upset the #1 ranked team in the state on Wednesday. Thanks to Hockomock Sports for posting the results to share.

Girls Hockey

Franklin, 3 vs. Leominster/St. Bernards, 5 – Final

Boys Basketball

Franklin, 92 vs. Catholic Memorial, 87 – Final 

– Franklin freshman Jay Dieterle netted a team-high 24 points and added five rebounds and four assists, sophomore Paul Mahon scored all 18 of his points in the second half, Thomas Houlihan had 16 points, Josh Macchi netted 10 points and Sam Harrell had six points, seven rebounds and five assists. Franklin made 17/34 three pointers in the game.

For all the results around the Hockomock League on Wednesday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-122315/

Franklin reacts after upsetting top-ranked Catholic Memorial on Wednesday night. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

"Franklin typically likes to hangs its hat on defense. 

But for at least one night, the Panthers relied on their offense to get the job done. 

Franklin shot 50% from beyond the arc, connecting on 17 three pointers and never trailed in the second half in a 92-87 upset of Catholic Memorial, the defending D1 State Champions and the top ranked team in the state. 

The Knights are ranked #1 by both ESPNBoston and The Boston Herald."

Continue reading the article online here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/hot-shooting-panthers-score-upset-of-catholic-memorial/

EPA grant applied for to help with Nu-Style property cleanup

"The town has applied for a $200,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant as it continues its efforts to clean up industrial contaminants from a Grove Street property. 

Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said Wednesday that Franklin had sent in an application for the EPA's 2016 round of brownfields "clean-up" grants to assist in the remediation of the former Nu-Style manufacturing property, which is now owned by the town."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20151223/franklin-seeking-cleanup-grant

Town Administrator Jeff Nutting uses the Nu-Style map to talk about the plans

Related posts on the Nu-Style property

• Sep 2015 Economic Development Committee meeting

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/live-reporting-economic-development.html

• The audio for the Sep 2015 meeting can be found here

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/09/fm-114-economic-development-committee.html

• Planning and Community Development entry in 2012 Annual Report

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/01/annual-report-2012-planning-community.html

Happy Holidays from Boston Dynamics

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Women’s Success Network invites you - Feb 3

Women’s Success Network (WSN) invites you to join us for an evening of networking and connecting on Wednesday, February 3 from 6 – 9PM at Lake Pearl in Wrentham. The program is conducted by WSN’s own members and it consists of Table Topics: a selection of topics of expertise based on the women who are speaking. Come learn about everything from Health and Wellness to Investments and Real Estate, and Legal, from Mediation to Social Media and Blogging and many other topics.

screen grab of Women's Success Network webpage

WSN is one of the oldest and largest women’s networking group in Massachusetts. WSN offers a supportive environment for women to grow their businesses and build strong and lasting relationships. The monthly meetings feature networking, dinner and speakers related to business or personal growth. WSN members are fun, supportive, and energetic. The evening is geared for women to network with one another and we welcome guests to join our monthly meetings.

Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. To register for the next meeting and find out more details please visit https://www.wsninc.org by Tuesday, January 26th, 2016.

“I can’t say enough about this program,” Brown said. “It really takes a burden off of what we do.”

Catching up to this article from the Boston Globe

"As a building official in Franklin, Gus Brown could never figure out how to clean up a handful of abandoned, run-down homes that plagued several of the town’s neighborhoods for years. 

Everything changed, though, when he decided in May to place his town in the state attorney general’s Abandoned Housing Initiative. Jason Piques, a lawyer in the AG’s office, sent warning letters to the property owners, and within a month things started to happen. 

“To date, there are ongoing cleanups and repairs on these houses and no complaints from the neighbors [anymore],” said Brown, Franklin’s building commissioner. “That letter from him seems to have wonderful results without even getting into any of the legal proceedings.”

Assistant Attorney General Jason Piques (shown at a derelict property) helped the Town of Franklin clean up several run-down homes. (Boston Globe photo)

Continue reading the full article here (subscription may be required)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/12/20/attorney-general-program-helps-cities-and-towns-clean-abandoned-properties/2UI6WGXhRMX3P2uOMOzfWP/story.html