"I think we got to a really good outcome"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The School Committee announced a three-year contract with the district's teachers union at a Tuesday night meeting. 

Members of the Franklin Education Association were on hand to sign the pact, which runs from September 2016 through the end of the 2018-2019 school year. 

The contract calls for cost-of-living salary increases of 2 percent, 2.5 percent and 3 percent for the 2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, respectively. 

Committee Chairman Kevin O'Malley noted the many meetings and hours spent to reach the agreement."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160628/franklin-district-teachers-sign-contract

Reporting by walking around - Sunday, June 26

Sunday morning was a glorious day for a walk around Franklin

The neighborhood has formalized their efforts to object to the proposed Madalene Village. The Village is proposed to be built along the edge of Fletcher Field between Peck and Cottage and encroaching upon the small but important Spruce Pond Brook.

The next Zoning Board of Appeals hearing is scheduled for July 14th
https://www.facebook.com/groups/savesprucepondbrook/

signs appearing prompting discussion on the Madalene Village proposal

we stopped by Elizabeth's Bagels for coffee and breakfast and had a picnic at the Sculpture Park

the forest spirits are alive and well among the flowers in bloom

The building downtown at the corner of Emmons St and West Central continues to make progress. Did anyone else notice that the depiction of the building is not exactly what is being built? Count the number of doors. If I count properly, there is one missing compared to the design shown.

the image on the bottom shows more doors than are actually being built

count the doorways, there are six, yet the design shows seven

'front' of building facing parking lot

'back' of building facing the street and the future Horace Mann statue and greenspace

Emmons St side view

The new polymer crosswalks do like like real brick.

polymer crosswalk

Tom Angelo: new Athletic Director for Franklin High School

"Franklin High School has hired Tom Angelo as its new Athletic Director, new FHS Principal Paul Peri confirmed to HockomockSports.com. Angelo replaces Brad Sidwell, who stepped down following the conclusion of the school year after 15 years in the role. 

Angelo has coached a variety of sports at various levels, including baseball, soccer, football, softball, basketball and tennis. He has two years of experience as an AD, with previous stops at Somerset-Berkley and Plymouth North. Angelo served as Athletic Director at SB during the 2014-2015 school year and spent this past school year as AD at Plymouth North."

Continue reading the article online
http://hockomocksports.com/franklin-hires-tom-angelo-new-athletic-director/

Franklin High School on a rainy day

Mr Vinny's Shadow Puppet puppet Show - Tuesday, 10:30 AM

Mr Vinny will bring his shadow puppets to the Franklin Public Library on Tuesday, June 28th at 10:30 AM for a puppet show.

The puppet show is best for kids from 3 - 9 years old.


Note: the Library is operating from its temporary location at 25 Kenwood Circle while construction and renovation work is done on the main building downtown.

This was shared from the Franklin Library webpage
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2016/06/mr-vinnys-shadow-puppet-puppet-show.html

REMINDER -- Charles River Meadowlands Meeting TUESDAY evening

REMINDER

The next meeting of the Charles River Meadowlands group will be on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 6:30 -8 at the first floor Arcand meeting room at 10 Mechanic street (Bellingham Town Planner Jim Kupfer has offered to host us!).

Please try to attend and consider ways you might be able to help. A major focus of the meeting will be organizing an information session and workshop for early September to get the political leadership of all three towns and other important players in one room and to define ways to move ahead.

Marjorie Turner Hollman has volunteered to help with communications (and Susan Speers has been doing much of this on her own).

Additional roles could include:

• Establishing fundraising mechanisms
• Maintaining liaison with towns and key community groups
• Helping to line up experts for the September event
• Helping to research more about the Charles River Meadowlands and similar "model" projects in other areas
• Considering uses for seed money (assuming $25k comes through the legislature and the governor)

Please RSVP if you can...

See you there!

Alan Earls
alan.r.earls@gmail.com

image from the Charles River Meadowlands webpage

Visit the website for Charles River Meadowlands

http://www.charlesrivermeadowlands.org/

"We'll get a report of the results"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Officials still don't know the exact cause of a blast that killed two Tuscany Drive residents eight months ago. 

Nancy and Richard Brown, both 66, perished when their condominium unit at The Villages at Oak Hill exploded in October 2015. 

Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Fire Marshal's office, said that, while some basic facts are known, there is still much to be determined. 

"We know there was a propane explosion, and we know it was accidental," she said."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160627/franklin-investigation-into-blast-continues

Pleshaw, Igoe, and Sweeney recognized in Globe All Scholastics

The Boston Globe All Scholastics were published on Sunday. MacKenzie Pleshaw and Coach Kristin Igoe were recognized for lacrosse and Hannah Sweeney was recognized for girls tennis to represent Franklin HIgh School.

MacKenzie Pleshaw, Franklin, senior

"Pleshaw had 61 goals and three assists as Franklin reached the state semifinals, earning Hockomock MVP and All-Star honors. She had 130 career goals. She will continue her lacrosse career at Stonehill."

FHS girls Lacrosse coach - Kristin Igoe

"A former All-Scholastic at Framingham and a former All-American at Boston College, Igoe has led Franklin to four undefeated seasons in the Hockomock League. Franklin (19-5 overall) won the East Division 1 title."

• The complete listing for Girls Lacrosse can be found online

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2016/06/25/boston-globe-girls-lacrosse-all-scholastics/cBcoHOSeGEBEMIqimlWhiI/story.html

Hannah Sweeney, Franklin, junior

"The first singles player for the Panthers, Sweeney finished the regular season undefeated and reached the semifinals in the South individual tournament. Sweeney plays year-round in USTA tournaments."

• The full listing for girls tennis can be found online

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2016/06/25/boston-globe-girls-tennis-all-scholastics/eSG78AbDHw9aTQWdlm6IjL/story.html

• The Globe All Scholastics listing for spring sports can be found online

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/high-schools/2016/06/24/moments-remember-from-high-school-sports-this-spring/qCJARPBHkBCuLbSKOs3p8I/story.html