Town Council Actions Taken Summary - 04/27/16

If you missed the Town Council meeting like I did on Wednesday evening, you can at least review the summary of the Action Taken. This summary provides links to the documents for each piece of legislation or funding item that the Town Council votes on.

The Facilities Dept made a presentation on what they do and how much they do  That document including photos of the Library move and the Senior Center renovation is shown below.

• The Franklin TV video of the meeting is available for replay

http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=349

The published agenda package:

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/04/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-apr-27.html

The Actions Taken Summary

The Facilities Dept Update

Facilities Dept Update April 27, 2016 from Franklin Matters

Senior Center renovations to build out the second floor and include an elevator are underway

Recreation Dept (video)

"On this edition of "Our Franklin", Franklin TV takes a look at the Franklin Recreation Department. Deputy Town Administrator, Jamie Hellen, interviews Director Ryan Jette and Program Coordinator Megan Woodacre on the offerings of the Recreation Department, as well as a behind the scenes tour of the brand new Beaver Street Recreation Facility, which opened in February 2016."

Recreation Dept office at 275 Beaver St

Celebrate Horace Mann's birthday at the Historical Museum

The Franklin Historical Museum will celebrate Horace Mann, Franklin’s favorite son, on the occasion of his 220th birthday. Join us on Sunday May 1st for coffee and cake in the museum library. A slide show presentation on the life of Horace Mann and his accomplishments will be running throughout the afternoon. Horace Mann was born in Franklin, May 4th, 1796. With very little primary education, he was mostly self-taught and entered Brown University as a sophomore after testing so well on his entrance exams. He graduated at the top of his class and went on to study law.

Horace Mann

In his life time he was a lawyer, a legislator, president of the Massachusetts Senate and an advocate for the abolition of slavery and the care of the mentally ill. He was named the first Secretary of Education in Massachusetts and this is where is life’s work is most highly noted. He created the Common School and established that all children should attend schools supported and funded by the community. He believed that, in a democratic society, education should be free and universal, nonsectarian, and reliant on well-trained, professional teachers. It’s these basic beliefs that shaped the education system used to this very day. 

Franklin is proud to claim Horace Mann as our own. Later this year the town will honor him with a life size statue erected on the site of the former Horace Mann High School at the corner of Emmons Street and West Central Street. 

At the same time the museum will recognize another favorite Franklin resident who shares her birthday with Horace Mann, but as she notes, he’s just a little older. Stop in and wish Ellie Crothers a Happy Birthday between 1:00PM and 4:00PM!

Franklin Historical Museum

Find out more about the Franklin Historical Museum on the web at
http://franklinhistoricalmuseum.org/

• Saturday, Franklin Historical Museum open 10:00AM - 1:00PM, always Free
• Sunday, Franklin Historical Museum open 1:00PM - 4:00PM, always Free

Pat Morse to speak at Franklin Garden Club Meeting

Pat Morse, who operated Wadsworth Farm in Franklin for 26 years, will provide tips for successful vegetable and flower gardening at the Tuesday, May 3 meeting of the Franklin Garden Club that will take place from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Franklin Senior Center, located at 26 Daniel McCahill Street. The program is open to all residents.

Morse’s sister, Sue Hehn, a lifelong gardener and partner with her in operating the Wadsworth Farm greenhouses, will join her in offering suggestions for growing bountiful vegetable and beautiful flower gardens, including timing of planting, fertilizing, and dealing with gardening challenges. The sisters will also answer gardening questions.

Morse worked with her parents in cultivating vegetables before starting her own greenhouses in 1972. In 1986 she opened Wadsworth Farm, which she operated until 2012, establishing an excellent reputation for the quality of her vegetable and flower plants. The farm is now operated by her son, who raises blueberries and raspberries.

The Franklin Garden Club was founded in 1987 and became a member of The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, Inc. in 2015. The Club sponsors a variety of educational programs. Members volunteer to plant and maintain the Veteran’s Memorial Garden at the Town Common, distribute pine tree seedlings to all first graders in Franklin schools, and provide a scholarship to a graduating senior pursuing an education in environmental or horticultural studies. Membership is open to all area residents. 

For further information, visit the Club website at: http://gcfm.org/franklingc/Home or email franklingardenclubma@gmail.com

Franklin Senior Center

Video and document from the Forum on the Spectra Pipeline

The presentation document from the Forum on the Spectra Pipeline held in Sharon on April 7, 2016 is shared here. The link to the video recording produced by Sharon TV is also included.

No Spectra April 7, 2016 Forum from Franklin Matters

The link to the video recording of the approx 2 hour event

http://www.sharontv.com/pipeline-forum.php

No Spectra lawn sign found in Franklin

Check out all of the activities at incredABLE Day 2016!

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"Celebrating the ABLE in all of us" incredABLE Day Family Fun Activities HMEA's incredABLE Day 2016 - 15th Annual Walk, Run and All-Day Family Fun will be held on Sunday May 22nd, 2016. This fundraising event benefits our community's children and adults with Autism and special needs, and includes a 5k run or walk and all day family fun. Food. Music. And activities for the entire family. Join the celebration! Run: Register 8 AM, race starts at 9 AM Walk: Check-in at 10 AM, walk starts at 11 AM Kids: Fun Runs start at 10:15 AM and 12:30 PM HMEA's Children's Services Kids Corner: Other Event Attractions: Home Depot Woodworking Bubble Music Man FREE Kids raffle Bouncy Houses Game Booths Crafting Popcorn, cotton candy  ...and more! "Lifts For Love" - Truck Pull The New England Revolution 50/50 Raffle for a chance to win $5k at the 5k!  Dream Raffle prizes All Hands Drumming Touch a Truck area Photo Booth Train Rides You might get lucky and see The Red Sox's Wally the Green Monster, Slyde from The New England Revolution, Nibbles Woodaway of Big Blue Bug Solutions, Garelick Farm's Bessie the Cow, or NiRoPe from Cardi's Furniture! Here are ways you can participate in this year's event Spread the word! [event toolkit] Create a fundraising page and ask your friends and family to donate  [register] Create a team and ask your friends and family to join your team [create a team] Make a donation [donate] Volunteer [sign up]  Have fun while you're at it! :D Get involved with incredABLE Day 2016 at: www.events.hmea.org/incredABLE Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 EMC2, 50 Constitution Blvd, Franklin MA 02038 Follow us on Facebook for daily updates, stories of inspiration, motivation and more! HMEA, Inc. | 508-298-1100 | hmea@hmea.org | www.hmea.org STAY CONNECTED:

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Dean College Children's Center Open House, June 2, 2016

Dean Children's Center will host an Exploration Open House on Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Parents of children 2 years old to 6 years are encouraged to bring their child to explore the school and learn about our program. Applications are being accepted for 5-day morning, 2-day morning, 3-day morning preschool programs or 4-day Pre-K program.

Innovative and progressive, the school is NAEYC accredited and well known in the community for an inspiring preschool experience. Dean Children's Center is a lab school for ECE majors, with teachers-in-training alongside credentialed teachers. The center has a very professional and caring environment for children to learn through exploration.

The school uses a developmental approach to education which reflects current research in child development and peer conflict resolution. Director Faith Nickolas states "We are a regional resource to parents and educators on peer conflict resolution in young children and our lab school is a demonstration site for best practices in early education of children."

Dean College Children's Center is located at 144 School Street in Franklin. For more information, call 508-541-1598.

image linked from Dean CHildren's Center webpage