November Colors 2016 Art Exhibition

The Franklin Art Association welcomes you to view their fall member exhibition titled "November Colors 2016 Art Exhibit". The show will be on display from October 29th through November 29th at the Norfolk Library, 139 Main Street in Norfolk, MA. The library is open Mon-Thurs. from 10AM -7:30PM, Friday and Saturday 10AM to 4PM

A Cheese and Cider Reception will take place on Saturday, November 5, 2016 from 4PM until 7PM. Works in oil, water media, acrylic, pastel, photography, pottery, collage, charcoal, drawing, calligraphy and mixed media will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public.

Franklin Art Association - November Colors 2016 Art Exhibit

FHS football tops Attleboro 41-27 for homecoming win

While Hockomock Sports provides the score, on this day they provide nothing more. As this was the Franklin High School Homecoming game, the Twitterverse provides some additional details.

• Football = Attleboro, 27 @ Franklin, 41 – Final

[Boys Fall Varsity Football] Franklin HS defeats Attleboro HS, 41 to 27.

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) October 22, 2016

Congratulations to the varsity team for a spectacular win!! You played as a team and won as a team. 41-27 final. Can't wait for next week!

— FhsFootballGridiron (@fhs_gridiron) October 22, 2016

A great night at FHS!! #homecoming pic.twitter.com/mmuFO6eNPY

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) October 23, 2016

FHS Panthers

TUESDAY 10/25 Sen Spilka Visits Franklin Seniors, Students, Community Organizations

Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland) will join state and local officials and community leaders on Tuesday, October 25^th to visit local organizations and discuss issues impacting the Franklin community. Senator Spilka's district tour includes the Franklin Senior Center, Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School's manufacturing lab, the ongoing renovation at Franklin Public Library, the new Little Library at the Franklin Housing Authority and the Downtown Improvement Project streetscape.

WHO:                  Senator Karen Spilka

                                Senator Richard Ross

                                Representative Jeff Roy

                                Judith Pfeffer, Franklin Town Councilor

                                Karen Alves, Franklin Senior Center Director

                                Stephen Dockray, Tri-County Regional Superintendent

                                Lisa Audette, Franklin Housing Authority Director

                                Lisa Piana, Franklin Downtown Partnership Director

WHAT:               Tour of Franklin community organizations and discussion of local issues

WHEN:               Tuesday, October 25, 2016

               

8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Franklin Senior Center Visit

Franklin Senior Center

10 Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin

9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Tri-County Regional Manufacturing & Robotics Open House

Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School

147 Pond St, Franklin

10:45 - 11:15 a.m. Franklin Public Library Renovation Update

Franklin Public Library  

118 Main Street, Franklin

11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Tour of Franklin Housing Authority Little Free Library

Franklin Housing Authority

1000 Central Park Terrace, Franklin

12:15 - 1 p.m. Tour Downtown Improvement Project Street Scape

Franklin Downtown Partnership

9 East Central Street Suite 1, Franklin

Senator Spilka joined many with many to celebrate the ribbon cutting to open the newly renovated downtown Franklin

Town Council moves plastic bags to EDC, moves rural business to 2nd reading

I missed the Town Council meeting on Thursday and will need to catch up with the Franklin TV replay when it is available. In the meantime, the actions taken as published gives a pretty good summary of what happened. We'll also need to wait for the minutes to be approved to find out the additional details in the conversations around each item.

For example, why did Councilor Pellegri vote against sending the ban on plastic bags to the Economic Development Committee? Rather than speculate, we'll await for the replay and or minutes, whichever is available first. She cast the only no vote when the measure passed 8-1. When the next Economic Development Committee meeting is is unknown. The newly renovated webpage currently shows no meetings for this group for the remainder of the year.

The Council did approve the resolution opposing Question 4 on the statewide ballot. The vote on this measure passed 9-0.

The Council moved all 6 of the bylaw changes to a second reading for the proposed rural business zone on Washington St.

The full set of action taken can be found in the PDF shown below:






The full set of documents released for the meeting can be found in the interactive PDF here
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/town-council-agenda-2

(Note the link will take you to the new Town of Franklin webpage)

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

downtown Franklin early on the morning of Oct 16

Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Matthew Beaton Visiting Franklin’s SNETT Trail - Oct 26

On Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Matthew Beaton, will be participating in a trail ride of Franklin's SNETT trail. The goal is to expand awareness of trail conditions and potential future economic development opportunities relative to trail expansion between the Town of Bellingham and The Town of Franklin's recently rejuvenated, historical downtown.

Secretary Beaton will be joined by State Legislator's, Local officials, community leaders and interested resident's — all are welcome to participate.

"I look forward to riding with Representative Roy and other members of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) community to witness, first hand, the beauty of this 22-mile Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) trail," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton. "Our ride will raise awareness regarding this regional asset and provide an opportunity to learn from trail stakeholders."

"The Southern New England Trunkline Trail or SNETT runs from Franklin all the way to Douglas virtually unobstructed, except for a large wall right here in Franklin," said Representative Jeffrey N. Roy (D-Franklin) "The Town of Franklin, the Friends of the SNETT, and the Franklin Legislative Delegation have been working together for a number of years to ensure access to Franklin's portion of the trail. This ride will be a great opportunity to illuminate both the trail's shortcomings and unrealized potential to the Commonwealth."

"Well maintained, accessible recreational trails and open space have a significant impact on quality of life in Franklin and across the state," said Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). "Improving and expanding access to the SNETT will allow more people to enjoy the beautiful natural resources our region has to offer, be active and connect with the community and local businesses."

"The SNETT Trail of Franklin is an important part of the town's character," said Senator Ross (R-Wrentham). "To continue to develop this stretch of land means we are creating new opportunities and access for residents looking to enjoy the natural beauty of their home town."

There has been a dedicated movement by local groups, such as the Friends of the SNETT, as well as by the Franklin and Bellingham Legislative Delegation to fund path improvements, path expansion and fix a large obstruction at the intersection of the trail and Prospect street.

The Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) runs approximately 22 miles from the Franklin State Forest on the east, to the Douglas State Forest on the west. It passes through the towns of Douglas, Uxbridge, Millville, Blackstone, Bellingham, and Franklin, and is one of the longest trails in southern Massachusetts.

SNETT trail header at parking lot on Grove St

Additional photos of the SNETT taken in Sep 2013 can be found here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/sets/72157636043702445/with/10016999443/

FHS girls soccer, field hockey and volleyball top Mansfield

From Hockomock Sports we share the FHS fall sports results from Friday, Oct 21

Football = Attleboro @ Franklin – Postponed to 10/22 at 3:00.

Boys Soccer = Mansfield, 2 @ Franklin, 0 – Final

– Mansfield’s Jed Tolbert notched his sixth shutout of the season and the Hornets cashed in twice in the second half to beat Franklin. Sam Hyland headed home a corner kick from Sean Lanzillo in the 49th minute for the game-winner. Cullin Anastasia doubled the lead in the 73rd minute, finishing off a direct kick from Lanzillo.

FHS Panthers

Girls soccer = Franklin, 1 @ Mansfield, 1 – Final

– Franklin’s Molly Duncan scored early in the second half off of an assist from Halle Atkinson to put the Panthers up but Mansfield found the equalizer in the final 10 minutes. Amanda Mangano converted with just eight minutes to go to keep the Hornets undefeated (13-0-2).

Volleyball = Mansfield, 0 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

– Franklin used the energy of senior night to sweep Mansfield, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20. “It was a strong performance by the entire team,” Franklin head coach Kate Horsmann said. Senior Erin Skidmore had 14 kills and 11 digs to lead the Panthers while Meaghan Maguire had six kills and three blocks, Lauren McGrath had 22 assists, two aces and a kill and Maddie Kuzio finished with 22 digs and a pair of aces. For Mansfield, Jess Haradon had 20 digs, Meg Hill had 10 kills and Emily Kleber had six kills.

Field hockey = Mansfield, 2 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

– Franklin sophomore Annie Walsh scored a pair of goals with her sister Erin Walsh, a freshman, scoring once to lead Franklin to a 3-2 win. Franklin head coach Lisa Cropper said Cassi Ronan, Caroline Lounsbury and Kayla Marshall also played well for the Panthers.


For the remainder of the results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-102116/

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I queried the Kids Count Data to see what the reduced lunch price data looked like for Franklin and the neighboring communities. It was easy to do. You can add other school districts to this table or query other types of data.

• The table view of the data

Kids Count Data for local reduced lunch price data - table

• The line chart view of the data

Kids Count Data for local reduced lunch price data - line chart