Tomorrow, May 4th is our first Walking Wednesday of the spring. It's also MA Walk/Bike to School Day.
Keep your fingers crossed that the weather cooperates with us since we hope to have lots of students walk to school.
It's a great way to start the day with family and friends!
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| Oak St School |
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| The map outlined the clean up options for adults and kids (DPW photo) |
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| Mine Brook flowing north, i495 through the trees in the distance (Metacomet Land Trust photo) |
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| The Village at Cook's Farm |
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| Noelle Day Spa and Stobbarts get together to collaborate for Mother's Day |
The replacement sewer force main project on East Central Street is in full swing! This project is using a technology called Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) to install a replacement sewer main. The old main was installed around 1940 and is undersized and in poor condition, and therefore needs to be replaced. By using HDD we save the Town the headache and costs associated with digging up East Central Street and get a new larger sewer line! Please be patient with temporary traffic delays, and remember it could be a lot worse if we had used the traditional method of pipe installation!Yes, the equipment to do this drilling is what is located next to Franklin Liquors
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| horizontal drilling equipment replacing a sewer main along East Central St |
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| another view of the horizontal drilling equipment |
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| balloons to catch your attention outside |
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| once inside, there was plenty of art in several categories of media to view and experience, this photo took the blue ribbon |
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| this water mixed media entry by Lisa Bailey took a red ribbon for "7 of 9 Lives" |
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| A sampling of the fine work by the students |
Winner of photo award at Congressional Art Show sponsored by Congressman Joe Kennedy at FHS. pic.twitter.com/GSsYSy9uMC— Franklin Public, MA (@FranklinPSNews) April 30, 2016
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| Congressman Kennedy makes his way along the works |
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| another view of the display, the photo does not do the individual works justice, they really need to be experienced one at a time |
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| Parmenter PCC meets this week in the morning and next week in the evening |
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| it is always good to wish someone happy birthday! |
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| Chilson films were showing bring oos and ahs, and recognition from some of the onlookers |
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| the cake had not yet been cut! |
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| across the street at the site of the 150 Emmon St building, the last of the old building is gone and site prep is underway for the new construction |
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| another view of the site prep at 150 Emmons St |
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| Front Row: Cindy Douglas, Vice Chair; Dr. Kevin O'Malley, Chairman; Dr. John Jewell Back Row: Vanessa Bilello, Dr. Anne Bergen, MaryJane Scofield, Denise Schultz |
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| 6th Annual Franklin & Bellingham Franklin Fives Road Race - May 14 |
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| Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) |
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| Massachusetts Virtual Academy (MAVA) |
After closing on April 11, the Franklin Public Library re-opened at a temporary location Monday morning.
That location - at 25 Kenwood Circle - will serve as the library's home while a yearlong, $10.5 million renovation takes place in its main building.
About 55,000 items from the library's collection were moved to the new address, said Library Director Felicia Oti. Among them were the entire children's collection, all young adult books, DVDs, CDs, Blu-Rays and audiobooks.
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| New temporary location of Franklin Library |
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| book racks set up and stocked with part of the full collection |
While the Public Library is at its temporary location at 25 Kenwood Circle, public transportation is available through GATRA for seniors over the age of 60 and persons with disabilities. Call toll free at 1-800-698-7676 to make a reservation.http://www.gatra.org/
The Crowdsourcing Citizen Science to Protect Bees free program will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 108 North St., Norfolk.
The health and diversity of native bumblebees, which pollinate New England crops and flowers, will be the topic of a program.
The speaker, Robert Gegear, of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, studies how bumblebees react to challenges in their habitat and how citizens can play a role in conservation and restoration of pollinators.
Voters will decide on June 9 whether to adopt a three-year moratorium on artificial turf fields that use crumb rubber infill due to a resident petition that gathered enough signatures to call a Special Town Meeting.
The date was set at the Board of Selectmen’s Monday meeting after a length conversation about the timing of the petition – just as town officials have started planning the improvement of several parks and recreational areas in town.
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| the new plush crumb rubber infill field at Franklin High School |
