FHS athletes take MVP in both boys and girls lacrosse

Hockomock Sports has published the Lacrosse MVP and All Stars. Franklin High School athletes took both the boys and girls MVP awards for 2016.


"Below are the official Hockomock League Boys Lacrosse All Stars.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP = Austin Kent, Franklin

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS

• Eric Civetti, Franklin
• Austin Kent, Franklin
• Packie Watson, Franklin
• Jacob Alexander, Franklin
• Sean Lockhart, Franklin

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Connor O’Rourke, Franklin

For the full Hockomock League listing
http://hockomocksports.com/2016-hockomock-boys-lacrosse-stars-hms/



"Below are the official Hockomock League Girls Lacrosse All Stars.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP = Kenzie Pleshaw, Franklin

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS

• Julia Jette, Franklin
• Sam Jones, Franklin
• Kenzie Pleshaw, Franklin
• Kendall Reardon, Franklin
• Emily Spath, Franklin

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Annie Walsh, Franklin

For the full Hockomock League listing
http://hockomocksports.com/the-2016-hockomock-girls-lacrosse-all-stars-hms/

FHS Panthers

Actions Taken at Town Council Meeting - June 8

The actions taken from the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, June 8. The PDF file contains active links to supporting documents in most cases. The committee appointment link is broken so I provided the one from the agenda. If there were any last minute updates, they may not be shown in this file. One glaring omission is that the Cultural Council has no members.

The video of the meeting is available for replay
http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=365




The list of annual committee re-appointments has an empty Cultural Council

• Police Chief Stephen Semejian was recognized by the Town Council for his service. Chief Semerjian is set to retire at the end of the month.

Police Chief Stephen Semejian (Town of Franklin photo)

Additional photos can be found on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1027224344034159&id=998859663537294

• The Friends of Franklin Elders donated $50,000 towards the renovation of the Senior Center.

"A HUGE thanks to the Friends of Franklin Elders for their generous donation of $50,000 for
the new senior center expansion and senior center programs." (Town of Franklin photo)

Shared from the Town of Franklin Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/998859663537294/photos/a.1001220149967912.1073741829.998859663537294/1027492680673992/?type=3&theater

FHS girls and boys Outdoor Track Hockomock League All Stars, Honorable Mention

Hockomock Sports has published the 2016 Outdoor Track Hockomock League all Stars and Honorable Mentions. The following are the FHS athletes selected:

Girls Outdoor Track - HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP

• Chi Chi Akanegbu, Oliver Ames

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS

• Brittany Robinson, Franklin
• Jess Kroushl, Franklin
• Katherine Hartnett, Franklin
• Nicole Clermont, Franklin
• Sabrina Roche, Franklin

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Beth Neal, Franklin

For the full listing for the girls outdoor track
http://hockomocksports.com/the-2016-hockomock-girls-outdoor-track-all-stars-hms/

Boys Outdoor Track - HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP

• Brian Cherenfant, Taunton

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS

• Ryan Spelman, Franklin

HONORABLE MENTIONS

• Chris Chieng, Franklin

For the full listing for the boys outdoor track
http://hockomocksports.com/the-2016-hockomock-boys-outdoor-track-all-stars-hms/

FHS Panthers

Northgate neighborhood meeting gets questions answered

Contributor Renata Gilarova writes about the neighborhood meeting at the Kennedy School that took place Thursday evening, June 9.

"I stopped by the meeting last night. There were about 30+ residents there. 

Everything is almost ready to go. They can start the construction as early as after July 4th. Hoping to have majority done before end of season. 

The roads will go from about 40' wide to 24' wide with sidewalks only on one side. This is to limit maintenance costs, impervious surfaces, pollution and run offs to Charles River... 

The plan basically mimics what is done today when subdivisions are being built. The new roads will have a better drainage, tree wells will be planted and one rain garden is proposed. There should be parking space available on Coronation behind Kennedy School for about 10 cars. 

Detailed plans are available at DPW. Brutus Cantoreggi was leading the meeting. Attached is a copy of simplified plan that was passed to attendees."

DPW photo posted to Facebook

Franklin Department of Public Works

Strawberry Stroll brought residents downtown for fun and shortcakes

Franklin Downtown Partnership  9 E. Central Street, Franklin, MA  02038 (774) 571-3109   downtown.franklin@yahoo.com 14th Annual Strawberry Stroll: a windy but fun afternoon downtown! Despite some blustery winds and the ubiquitous orange cones, the 14th annual Strawberry Stroll on Thursday was a fun and festive afternoon in Downtown Franklin. We'd like to thank our sponsors for the delicious shortcakes and for  making the afternoon a big success: Platinum Sponsor Dean Bank Gold Sponsor Dean College Silver Sponsors DCU and the Franklin Cultural Council Bronze Sponsors Chestnut Dental, Franklin Ford, Keefe Insurance and Middlesex Savings Bank Friends Sponsors Franklin Health & Rehabilitation Center, Garelick Farms, Jane's Frames, Rescom Exteriors, The Estate at Franklin, Simon's Furniture, Tom Fricker Heating & AC, Inc., and Fidelity Charitable Gift. Thank you event organizers Nicole Fortier and Beth Wierling! And thank you to the Franklin Police Department for traffic control and to the Department of Public Works. More photos are available on the slideshow (top right corner of the website) and on Facebook. Franklin Downtown Partnership | downtown.franklin@yahoo.com | 774-571-3109 | franklindowntownpartnership.org

Franklin Downtown Partnership, 9 E. Central St., Franklin, MA 02038 Sent by downtown.franklin@yahoo.com in collaboration with Try it free today

Hurricane season is here until November

Hurricane Season has officially begun. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted a 70 percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms, four to eight of which could become hurricanes. However, because Mother Nature can be unpredictable, the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and the Division of Insurance recommend preparing in advance to minimize the circumstances that can lead to claims from hurricanes.

Continue reading about hurricane preparedness at Mass.gov here
http://blog.mass.gov/consumer/massconsumer/hurricane-season-is-june-1-through-november-30/


While the news media tends to focus on the storms when they appear on their radar, you can subscribe to the RSS feed directly from NOAA. 

For our area, you want to subscribe to the Atlantic Basin feeds. Of course, you can also subscribe and watch for the other major storm areas.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutrss.shtml


For more on preparing for a hurricane you can visit the NOAA page
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/hurricane_preparedness.html

image from NOAA