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| Franklin dog park at Dacey Field |
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"The Franklin School District hopes to finish its search for a new superintendent early next year.
The School Committee held its first work session Tuesday with the firm it has hired to conduct the process, and set a tentative schedule for its search.
Committee Chairman Kevin O'Malley said he was pleased with the results of the initial session, but the district must move quickly.
"We are competing for candidates with other school districts," he said. "We have to feel that pressure."
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| Franklin Municipal Building |
"A local group dedicated to fighting the opioid abuse crisis will be taking an unusual tack of spreading its message: by putting on a show.
The Support for Addicts and Families through Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition will be hosting a theater production of "Four Legs to Stand On," which dramatizes the struggles that the epidemic presents. The show will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School and at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the Black Box theater."
"A 56-year-old Franklin man riding a motorcycle was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after a three-vehicle crash on a busy part of South Main Street.
The crash, reported at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, involved three vehicles – a 2008 Suzuki motorcycle, a 2004 Toyota Corolla and a 2002 Cadillac Seville.
One of the sedans was traveling north on the street and was attempting to take a left into McDonalds. The other sedan, traveling in the opposite direction, stopped to allow the opposing vehicle to turn, according to Police Chief Tom O’Loughlin."
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| Pumpkins in the Park - Oct 29 |
"An online fundraising campaign has been set up to assist a local family that was displaced by a fire in September.
The campaign, hosted on the site GoFundMe, is in support of Brittany McKinnon, her son Braydyn Morris and her fiance Jason Morris, who were forced from their 73 Beaver St. home after a Sept. 16 blaze.
"It happened right after our son got out of school," McKinnon said, adding that she was very grateful that no one was hurt. "We basically just had the clothes on our backs."
Though the home does not look severely damaged from the outside, the interior is being gutted because of fire and water damage."
"The Franklin Youth Baseball board of directors elections will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
Election to the board of directors is determined by a vote of the general membership. All positions are open, and newcomers are welcome.
Nominations to positions on the board of directors can be made by any member of the organization during nominations night, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3."
"The Hockomock Area YMCA will hold free Spooky Games from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at the YMCA Bernon Family Branch, 45 Forge Hill Road, Franklin.
Participants are encouraged to dress in costume. The theme for the Franklin event is superheroes.
Hockomock Area YMCA staff will provide face painting, crafts, games and a jumpy house. Pizza slices and water will be available for $1 each."
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| Franklin Federated - Giant Yard Sale - Saturday, Oct 15 |
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| LiveArts post card just received in mail |
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| FHS Panthers |
"The federal Environmental Protection Agency has begun seeking community input regarding a Superfund site in town - an early step in the cleanup process.
EPA representatives were in Franklin on Thursday and Friday last week, looking for ways to better inform residents about the Fisher Street site and future efforts there.
The agency placed the BJAT, LLC property at 300 Fisher St. on its National Priorities List (NPL) in September 2015. That land, according to officials, has been used for industrial purposes since the late 1800s, and was last used for rubber and plastic manufacture. The facility there has been inactive since 1985."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| some of the FHS students making the plastic bag ban proposal to the Town Council Sep 21 |
"A group of Franklin High School students has asked the town to consider a ban on "single use" plastic shopping bags in an effort to make Franklin more environmentally friendly.
The group - comprised of mostly seniors and some juniors - spoke before the Town Council in September, and a bylaw will be on a future meeting's agenda.
Alycia Felli, one of the group's organizers, said this week that the impetus for the ban came from a class at the high school.
"All of us are enrolled in an AP environmental science course, and our teacher really opened our eyes about tiny solutions that could ameliorate environmental degradation," Felli said, noting that the course brought up a bag ban. "I saw that and went, 'Oh my gosh, this is something I could even do.'"
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| screen grab of Franklin Town Clerk webpage |
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Meanwhile, I can’t figure out why the charter cap expansion has gotten so much big money from corporations both here and outside the state. WGBH News reporter Isaiah Thompson discovered that “no single ballot question has drawn as much in donations.” And I still wonder what was the incentive, last year, when three lawyers from three competing white-shoe law firms jointly filed a lawsuit claiming fewer charters denied minority students’ civil rights. Call me cynical but I don’t believe the high-priced lawyers' donated time, and the millions in contributions are about making sure all of Massachusetts’ students have a better education. I’m far from a mathematician, but something just doesn’t add up.
"The town may consider stricter zoning requirements for solar panels after a local resident brought his concerns to the Town Council.
Resident Michael Swetz raised the matter during the public comment segment of a recent council meeting, saying he was motivated by a possible 40-panel solar installation on Prospect Street.
According to Swetz, current laws regard the panels as benign, and do not impose much in the way of regulations on them.
"Under the zoning ordinance, they're an auxiliary building," he said. "Right now, ground-based solar panels can be put in your backyard like a garden shed, with no screening requirements or safety requirements."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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