$7 per person, Scouts in uniform and children under 3 are free.
Cub Scouts Pack 126 will hold their Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Dec 3 |
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Franklin's Shaina McGillis is pictured, center, in this 2015 production photo, dancing the role of Dew Drop |
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Franklin Library: Author Susan Kapatoes - Dec 3 - 2:00 PM |
"After a state vote in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, a town committee is scheduled to discuss the potential impacts at a meeting this week.
The matter is one of the items on the agenda for the Town Council's economic development subcommittee meeting, which will take place at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Franklin Municipal Building's council chambers.
Subcommittee Chairman Andrew Bissanti said the town had, in its zoning bylaws, already considered recreational marijuana. Those bylaws, he said, consign such facilities to industrial parks."
The EDC meeting agenda
1. Plastic Bag Ban Legislation 2. Recreational Marijuana Zoning
cover page of presentation to Town Council on reducing plastic bags for retail |
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A. Turf Fields design and development funds
B. Google Doc’s
C. E-Permitting Software for the Town Clerk’s Office
the crumb rubber fill will be one of the considerations for the turf field replacements |
"The state’s education commissioner, aiming to end a long-brewing controversy, is proposing to scrap a rule requiring school systems to develop individual ratings for teachers and administrators based solely on student test scores.
“I heard loud and clear from teacher unions and administrators that having a separate rating has more downsides then upsides,” Mitchell Chester, commissioner of elementary and secondary education, said in an interview.
His proposal, however, would not entirely do away with the use of student test scores in evaluating teachers and administrators, prompting mixed reaction to the proposal Tuesday.
Instead, it would require school systems to fold the scores into a separate system of judging educator performance: the annual job review, a process that has been based largely on observations, and a review of other evidence, such as lesson plans."
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
"Importantly, the proposed amendments eliminate the separate student impact rating, but preserve a focus on student learning in the evaluation framework. This approach addresses the concerns about a separate student impact rating while retaining evidence of student learning based on multiple measures, including common assessments and statewide student growth measures, as a component of the educator's summative performance rating."http://www.doe.mass.edu/boe/docs/FY2017/2016-11/item2.html
http://www.fhspantherhockey.org/ |
http://www.incontrorestaurant.com/ |
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Franklin Library: Holiday Party - Dec 2 |
"With Thanksgiving over, the Franklin Downtown Partnership is preparing to kick off the holiday season with its much-anticipated Holiday Stroll next week.
The event, set for Thursday, Dec. 1, 4:15-7 p.m., will include a tree lighting, carols and other holiday festivities.
The first celebration of the season will take place in the town's newly upgraded downtown business district, with Main Street closed to traffic for the duration to give revelers a chance for a leisurely stroll among the attractions on Main, West Central, East Central and Summer streets."
new seasonal banners up on the street lights in downtown Franklin |
"After their "12 Days of Donating" drive last year garnered more than four tons of food, the Franklin "Food Elves" are gearing up for another run this December.
Though the group hopes to once again near or beat that total, it's monetary donations that will be the focus of this year's effort.
The drive, now in its 11th year, is run by local students - the "Food Elves" - to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry."
"The town will again be taking up the matter of a ban on plastic shopping bags later this month.
Town Council member Andrew Bissanti has announced that the economic development subcommittee, of which he is chairman, has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, Nov. 30 to resume discussion on the matter.
The meeting - set to take place at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the town's municipal building - will consider the ban and feedback from local merchants."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
cover page of presentation to Town Council on reducing plastic bags for retail |
left to right, are Erin Lynch, Food Pantry executive director, and Lead Food Elves Ellie Teixeira and Julia Buccella. (Photo courtesy of Bob Teixeira) |
Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club |