Taste of the Region is coming on October 25!

Bring your appetite!

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THE UNITED REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOIN US FOR TASTE OF THE REGION 2016! 27th Annual Taste of the Region on October 25!  The 27th Annual  Taste of the Region Event is coming soon! Save the Date! Want to attend? Make Plans to Attend the Tastiest Event of the Year!   Taste of the Region will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School, 147 Pond St., Franklin.  This fun-filled food festival features an eclectic mix of restaurants and food establishments serving samples of a variety of dishes! There's also an exciting silent auction. Tickets cost $10 in advance or $15 at the door.  Call 508-222-0801 for your tickets today! _________________________________________________________ Want to be a participating food establishment? We still have openings for restaurants and food establishments to share samples of their food with potential customers. There is no cost for member restaurants and food establishments to participate.  We will award prizes for Best Sweet, Best Savory and Best Presentation! Click HERE for the Vendor Participation form, and call us (508-222-0801) today!   Last year's event drew a record crowd of well over 700 attendees.  Guests are primarily employees of the many companies and residents around our 16-town region.  This magnificent evening features creative and abundant samples from the wonderful restaurants around the area, enhanced by a beautiful setting, music and a great crowd.  Load-in and set-up will be between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the day of the event.  Participants are encouraged to promote the event at their establishments! Participants will be expected to provide:  Approximately 300 hot or cold samplings of dishes that best reflect their restaurant or hotel. Sternos to keep food warmed as there will be limited electricity to the individual tables. One or two volunteers to assist with serving food and answering questions from guests.  This is a great opportunity to talk about the participant's business! Marketing material, menus, etc. to decorate your table. Be creative! White linens for a 6-foot table (tables will be provided). There are approximately 20 FREE participant opportunities available at this time!  Don't miss out on this GREAT opportunity to showcase your business! ________________________________________________________ Want to highlight your non-food or food related business in the Silent Auction portion of the event? If you'd like to highlight your non-food/food related business at this very popular event, consider donating a silent auction item!  If you are interested in participating, please call the Chamber Office at 508-222-0801.                                  www.unitedregionalchamber.org

The United Regional Chamber of Commerce, 310 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762 Sent by jack@unitedregionalchamber.org in collaboration with Try it free today

Boston Children's Hospital BloodMobile Comes to Franklin - Nov 11

Friday, November 11th, marks Veteran's Day in the United States. What better way to honor the soldiers that fought and continue to fight for us to safeguard our Nation's freedoms than to give the gift of life through blood donation? Giovanna and Olivia Sabini-Leite, seniors at Franklin High School, are coordinating regular blood drives in the Franklin community through Boston Children's Hospital as part of their National Honor Society Service Project.

Giovanna and Olivia Sabini-Leite, seniors at Franklin High School, are coordinating blood drives

When one of the twins underwent major surgery and needed blood at the age of 12, the significance of blood donation hit home. Giovanna and Olivia have been regular blood donors at Boston Children’s Hospital since they turned 16, the legal age to donate. They were among those recently recognized by Boston Children’s Hospital for each having donated over 1 gallon of blood since that time. Today, their goal is to encourage young people like themselves to become life-long donors. Donating costs nothing but a little time, yet gives the gift of hope and life!

The first blood drive is scheduled for Friday, November 11, 2016 (Veteran's Day) at the Benjamin Franklin Charter School parking lot in Franklin. Sign up on-line at halfpints.childrenshospital.org for an appointment time, or contact Giovanna and Olivia at (508) 541-1253, or giovannasylvia@hotmail.com, or oliviasabini@hotmail.com, for more information and to sign up.

Furry Friends of Franklin would like to thank the volunteers

The dog committee of Furry Friends of Franklin would like to thank the volunteers who help out this past Saturday cleaning and spreading wood chips at the Franklin Dog Park. 

Thanks to Ray and Jean, Angel, Mary, Doug, Renee, Lori and people that were there with their dogs that helped out. 

A special thanks to the founder of the Franklin Dog Park, Haley.

Woof!Woof!

ffof02038@gmail.com

Dacey Field dog park

SAVE SPRUCE POND BROOK

SAVE SPRUCE POND BROOK! 

STOP MADALENE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT 

ATTEND THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING AND BE HEARD

OCTOBER 20, 2016 7:30 PM

There are three attachments for this post. 

1. a flyer calling for attendance at the ZBA meeting.
2. the plans for the development
3. the letter from the developer

one of several signs in the Peck St, Wachusett St, and Cottage St neighborhood of the proposed development

Franklin Town Council to vote on measure to oppose Ballot Question #4

Also on the Town Council agenda for Wednesday, Oct 19, 2016:

TOWN OF FRANKLIN 

RESOLUTION 16-66 

OPPOSITION TO PASSAGE OF BALLOT QUESTION #4 

BE IT RESOLVED that the Franklin Town Council hereby opposes the passage of Question #4: Legislation, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana, as it appears on the official ballot for the State election to be held on November 8, 2016. 

This Resolution shall become effective according to the rules and regulations of the Town of Franklin Home Rule Charter.

http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Council/October%2019,%202016/16-66.pdf

• For the full agenda Oct 19, 2016

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/10/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-oct-19.html

• For the Election Collection, all the info needed for the MA election on Nov 8

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/10/election-collection-2016.html

http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/10/election-collection-2016.html

“To have fun is therapeutic and healing"

While the memory cafe program at the Franklin Senior Center is not mentioned in this article, it is available this Thursday, October 20.

"Lisa Ushkurnis could feel the pain, sadness and isolation in the voices of countless senior citizens each time they discussed their spouse’s, a friend’s or their own battle with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. 

The pain of watching a loved one’s memory and quality of life slowly deteriorate. The sadness of knowing there is no cure. The isolation of rarely leaving their home out of fear that their loved one with dementia may act inappropriately. 

“I heard their pain and isolation,” said Ushkurnis, social services supervisor with the Framingham Council on Aging. “They felt like they had nowhere to go, nothing to do. It’s a heavy disease.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161016/social-programs-key-for-dementia-patients

Franklin Senior Center