Thursday, April 21, 2016

“the evidence is insufficient"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin
"The National Labor Relations Board has sided with Dean College after campus police claimed that they were wrongfully terminated and replaced with security guards after organizing and forming a union. 
The April 19 ruling from the NLRB dismisses the Dean College Campus Police Association’s charge that the college violated labor laws by terminating the force in December, just days after a union was organized. 
The ruling finds that there was “insufficient evidence” that the college violated labor laws. 
“Rather, the investigation established that the Employer actively began seeking an outside contractor in March 2015 prior to any union activity; the Employer was in communication with the contractor it chose, TeamOps, in June 2015, also prior to any union activity; and the employer officially agreed to hire TeamOps on November 4, 2015,” the ruling states."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160420/franklin-nlrb-sides-with-dean-college

Dean College
Dean College

Oh. My. God. Kinder Morgan has indefinitely suspended the Northeast Direct pipeline!

Everyone,

UNBELIEVABLY WONDERFUL NEWS!  
Kinder Morgan has indefinitely suspended the Northeast Direct pipeline!  That doesn't mean it couldn't come back, it could, but I'll take it for now!

http://www.wcvb.com/news/kinder-morgan-suspends-pipeline-project/39130214

Absolutely awesome!

We can do the same.  We need to have lots and lots of abutters deny/rescind their surveying permissions in case Spectra wants to change the route or decides, now that Kinder Morgan is at least temporarily out, to get greedy and add more bells and whistles and new routes.  We can kill this pipeline as well!

Carolyn

sign on Franklin lawn
sign on Franklin lawn

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

HMEA's incredABLE Day - May 22


HMEA's incredABLE Walk, Run and All-Day Family Fun
will celebrate the ABLE in all of us!

HMEA's 15th annual fundraiser of the year has a new name and look!


HMEA's incredABLE Day
HMEA's incredABLE Day

HMEA's incredABLE Walk, Run and All-Day Family Fun raises funds to
help those with
Autism and other developmental disabilities
live up to their potential and reach for independence.

Sunday, May 22, 2016
8:00 am to 3 pm
EMC2 Corporation
Franklin, Massachusetts




HMEA's incredABLE Walk, Run and All-Day Family Fun includes a 5K walk, a kids' fun run and a 5K run that is registered and USATF Certified. Music, food and activities for the entire family await at the finish line. Thousands will attend. Thousands more will benefit from the services HMEA provides.

For more information on this incredABLE event visit www.hmea.org/incredable


About HMEA

HMEA was founded in 1961 on the basic principle that people diagnosed with Autism or other developmental disabilities have dreams for their lives. Our mission is to help them live that dream and our 700+ caring, committed and competent staff are dedicated to achieving that. We treat each person diagnosed with Autism or a developmental disability as an individual, with talents, abilities and challenges. And our care spans his or her lifetime — from the first few months of life through adulthood.      HMEA serves over 4,000 people who have Autism and other developmental disabilities throughout 110 communities in Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.hmea.org


Franklin Newcomers Meeting April 20

The Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club invites you to their monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30 pm upstairs at "3" Restaurant, 461 West Central St, Franklin.

Attendees will enjoy a special presentation from Jeffrey Nutting, Franklin Town Administrator. He will update us on all the things happening in Franklin that are currently affecting residents. He will conclude with a Q andA format. 

Complimentary snacks and soft beverages will be provided. Cash bar available.

The Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club is a social club for residents of all ages and situations – not just those new to town. For more info, visit www.franklinnewcomers.com.

image from Franklin Newcomers webpage
image from Franklin Newcomers webpage

Madelene Village scheduled for ZBA meeting - Apr 21

Madalene Village is a proposal to build a 40 unit condominium development along a stream by Fletcher Field with one entrance on Peck St and the other on Cottage. The Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a hearing on the proposal Thursday, April 21 at 7:40. (ZBA meeting starts at 7:30 PM). A group of neighbors affected by the project are planning to participate.


Background documentation on the proposal:
  1. Civil Engineering Plans for the development
  2. The contact info for the development team
  3. A 7/17/15 letter from the Town of Franklin to MassHousing citing the town's concerns about the project
  4. A 12/18/15 letter from the Town of Franklin to MassHousing reiterating their concerns
  5. A 2/12/16 site approval letter from MassHousing
The stream in question as seen from Wachusett St looking toward Fletcher Field
The stream in question as seen from Wachusett St looking toward Fletcher Field

SAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
SAVE SPRUCE POND BROOK!
STOP MADELENE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
ATTEND THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING AND BE HEARD

Neighborhood Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/533620563465404/


The Mass Poetry Festival is almost here!



Get Your Festival Button! Festival Spotlight, How to Create and View your Custom Festival Schedule, Sneak Peeks, The Glories of Poetry in Translation
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The 2016 Mass Poetry Festival is April 29 - May 1!
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Online button sales are open through Thursday, April 28 at 3:00 pm. After that, you will need to buy your button at the festival. Button pick-up (for those pre-purchased) and button sales take place at our headquarters (Old Town Hall at 32 Derby Square), at one of our outdoor info booths along the pedestrian walkway, or in the lobby of the Hawthorne Hotel or Peabody Essex Museum.

General Admission - $20
Seniors and students - $7
Workshop fee - $10*

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*The workshop fee is a flat fee that allows you to attend as many of our workshops as you'd like.

At these prices, we will generate only enough revenue to cover half of the festival costs, but it is important to us to keep prices low so that everyone can attend. We encourage those who have the means to add a donation to their button purchase to help us continue to offer the festival experience at a low price.
Festival Spotlight

The State of Poetry
Saturday, April 30, 3:15 p.m. - PEM Morse Auditorium

The Mass Poetry Festival's annual State of Poetry panel is comprised of well-known poets and literary administrators who engage in a free flowing discussion about the state of poetry today—for instance: who gets published (and who doesn't), the impact of new technologies, trends in craft, and poetry's connection to the social context of our times.

Panelists include festival headliners Sandra Beasley, Ada Limon, and
Gregory Pardlo.



Looking for more Festival panels and readings on the business of poetry?
Check out these offerings:

Friday, April 29

3:45 p.m. Received and In-Progress: Demystifying Submissions and the Publication Process
with Karen Skofield, MRB Chelko, and Brandon Amico

Saturday, April 30

11 a.m. Legal Issues for Poets and Publishers
with lawyers Eric Karlberg, and Peter J. Caruso, II, Esq.

12:15 p.m. Small Press, Big Love: Publishing Poetry Collections with Independent Presses
with Danielle Jones-Pruett, Carissa Halston, Enzo Surin, Liz Kay, Jen Lambert, Randolph Pfaff

3:15 p.m. The State of Poetry
with Jennifer Jean, Sandra Beasley, Richard Blanco, Ada Limon, and Gregory Pardlo

Sunday, May 1

11:15 a.m. How Did I Get Here? MA Book Award Winners Tell All
with Amy Dryansky, Jeffery Harrison, and
Daniel Tobin


As a reminder, we do not check names at the door for events other than workshops or headline events that have reached capacity in the system, so these event is first-come first-served, like most others. 
Sneak Peeks

For a sampling of our headliners, check out some of Charles Simic's essays and read an interview with Martha Collins.
The Glories of Poetry in Translation







Join Mass Poetry before the festival on Thursday, April 28, for The Glories of Poetry in Translation, an event sponsored with The Poetry Society of America. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky hosts renowned poets and translators Rhina P. Espaillat, David Ferry, and Ellen Doré Watson, who will read from their translated works and share insights and stories on the experience and process of translation. 
If you love the work we do to support poets and spread the love and power of poetry to students, T riders, and more, please consider supporting us with a recurring monthly donation of $10.
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FHS boys lacrosse top Masconomet 14-3


Boys Lacrosse


  • Franklin, 14 vs. Masconomet, 3 – Final 

– After leading by just a goal at the halftime break, the Panthers pounced in the second half. Franklin held a 4-3 lead at half before winning the second half 10-0. Senior Austin Kent had six goals and two assists and sophomore Eric Civetti scored five goals with one assist. Connor O’Rourke made seven saves in net while freshman Jacob Alexander had another huge game at the face off X.

For the full results around the Hockomock League on Tuesday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-041916/

FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers