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| Franklin's Town Common |
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Dec 7, 2016
The agenda for the Town Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 7, 2016. This was shared from the Town of Franklin website. The links in most cases go directly to the supporting documents.
Hand-grown/Hand-made Craft Fair - December 10
"There will be a hand-grown/hand-made craft fair with all local farmers and vendors from Franklin and a few surrounding towns.
It will be held on the second story of An Unlikely Story Bookstore in Plainville next Saturday, December 10 from 10am to 3pm."
Note: organized by a Franklin couple who submitted this for posting
It will be held on the second story of An Unlikely Story Bookstore in Plainville next Saturday, December 10 from 10am to 3pm."
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| Hand-grown/Hand-made Craft Fair - December 10 |
Note: organized by a Franklin couple who submitted this for posting
A Celtic Christmas with Robbie O'Connell and Rose Clancy Dec 10
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In the News: Rotaract Club chartered at Dean College
From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161203/franklin-rotary-club-charters-dean-college-rotaract-club
Photo was taken during the induction of individual members by Mr Sager.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/11/rotaract-club-established-at-dean.html
"Franklin Rotary Club has chartered a Rotaract club at Dean College. The 19 charter members, all Dean students, attended a recent Rotary Club meeting where they were formally inducted into Rotaract by Rotary District Gov. Steve Sager, from the Westborough Rotary Club; Franklin Rotary President Theodore Katsaros; and Carlos Aguilera, Franklin rotarian and the Rotaract Club adviser.
The students already have a list of projects they intend to do to help out in the Franklin community."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161203/franklin-rotary-club-charters-dean-college-rotaract-club
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| Rotaract Club established at Dean College |
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/11/rotaract-club-established-at-dean.html
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Budget Subcommittee Meeting - Agenda - Dec 7, 2016
The Budget SubCommittee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Dec 7 at 6:30 PM in room 205.
The posted agenda can be found here and viewed in the embedded PDF file below
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/budget_committee_meeting_12-7-16.pdf
Who are the members of the subcommittee?
The complete listing of the subcommittee and members can be found on the revised Town of Franklin webpage
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/pages/town-council-subcommittees-liaisons
The posted agenda can be found here and viewed in the embedded PDF file below
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/budget_committee_meeting_12-7-16.pdf
Who are the members of the subcommittee?
- Tom Mercer (Chair)
- Matt Kelly
- Deborah Pellegri
- Peter Padula
The complete listing of the subcommittee and members can be found on the revised Town of Franklin webpage
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/pages/town-council-subcommittees-liaisons
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| construction progress on the library - looking to get the exterior closed up for the winter |
Franklin Line notice - Forge Park Station platform
The mini high platform is closed at Forge Park/ 495 Station today due to track work. A portable lift is available.
Affected stops:
Last updated: Dec 03 2016 06:54 AM
Affected stops:
- Forge Park/495
Last updated: Dec 03 2016 06:54 AM
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| Franklin Line MBTA train arriving at Franklin Dean Station |
Franklin's Festive Holiday Stroll
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| tree decorated at Dean College |
Hundreds of families enjoyed the Franklin Downtown Partnership's annual Holiday Stroll Thursday evening. Thank you for supporting this great community event! The weather was seasonably chilly and many storefronts were decorated beautifully for the season. 
Many thanks to Roberta Trahan and Jennifer Hurst, the Holiday Stroll co-chairs, for organizing the stroll!
Our sponsors helped make the night festive and fun!
Gold Sponsors for this event were Dean College and Dean Bank.
Silver Sponsors were DCU, D.G. Ranieri Real Estate, Franklin Ford, Middlesex Savings Bank and Rescom Exteriors.
Bronze Sponsors were Beaux Regards Photographic Art by Marjorie Sardella, BMW Gallery of Norwood, Boston Solar, Flynn/Wirkus/Young Attorneys at Law, Franklin Central Pizza, Franklin Driving School, Franklin Girl Scouts, Simon’s Furniture, Tom Fricker Heating and A/C.
Thank you to the Franklin DPW and the Franklin Police Department for your help, too!
We have many more photographs. Check them out in our Google Album or on the Downtown Partnership Facebook page!
Note: this was shared from the Franklin Downtown Partnership page
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2016/12/franklins-festive-holiday-stroll_2.html
Note: this was shared from the Franklin Downtown Partnership page
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2016/12/franklins-festive-holiday-stroll_2.html
"we at least have a baseline"
"In response to the statewide vote to legalize recreational marijuana, the Economic Development Committee voted in favor of new rules regarding any dispensaries in town.
The committee, meeting Wednesday afternoon, voted to recommend that any facilities be located in the same zones that allow medical marijuana - the town's two industrial parks and a portion of Grove Street. It also was in favor of a 2 percent local option tax on sales.
Town Administrator Jeffrey Nutting said it would be best if the town was prepared for January 2018, when recreational sales facilities could open under the ballot question's provisions.
"Under the law, you can't prohibit the activity," he said. "The idea - in the short run, at least until we know more - is to implement rules and zoning to keep it out of downtown."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161202/franklin-committee-recommends-marijuana-rules
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| Halligan, Vallee, Bissanti (chair), Pfeffer, and Padula left to right across the front |
Follow this link to listen to the audio recording of the full Economic Development Committee meeting from Wednesday evening, Nov 30.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/fm122-economic-development-committee.html
Friday, December 2, 2016
Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 12/2/16 - THU 12/8/16
10:30am Knitting Circle for Adults @ Franklin Public Library
2-4pm Holiday Party @ Franklin Public Library
SATURDAY 12/3/16
6am-12pm Pancake Breakfast with Santa @ Elks Lodge
9am-2pm Annual Christmas Fair @ St. John’s Episcopal Church
9-10am School Committee Coffee Hour @ 23 Hutchinson St.
11:30am Santa Foundation's Jingle Bell Run @ Olive Day School, Norfolk MA
2-5pm Bubbles and Bark @ Pour Richard’s
2-3pm Author Susan Kapatoes @ Franklin Public Library
7:30pm FPAC Presents: The Nutcracker @ Franklin High School
8pm Circle of Friends Coffeehouse presents: Ellis Paul @ FUSF
SUNDAY 12/4/16
7:30-10:30am Sunday Morning Breakfast @ Franklin Rod and Gun Club - open to public
2pm FPAC Presents: The Nutcracker @ Franklin High School
2-6pm Shopping @ The Winery at La Cantina Winery (shop local businesses in one place)
7pm New England Irish Harp Orchestra @ St. John’s Episcopal Church
MONDAY 12/5/16
4pm Krafty Mondays (ages 6-12) @ Franklin Public Library
TUESDAY 12/6/16
7pm Franklin Garden Club Meeting @ Franklin Senior Center
WEDNESDAY 12/7/16
7:30pm Laughter Yoga @ FUSF
THURSDAY 12/8/16
5-9pm SAFE Coalition’s Substance Abuse Drop In Center @ St. John’s Episcopal Church
For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.
For event details click HERE.
*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com and shersteve@gmail.com
FM#122 - Economic Development Committee pans the bag bylaw proposal
The audio recording of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) here in Franklin, MA. at their meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2016.
This internet radio show or podcast is number 122 in the series for Franklin Matters. This captured the audio recording of the Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016.
My notes from the meeting have been posted to the Franklin Matters webpage. The meeting agenda is also available and links are provided. I did use Twitter to record some of my notes from the meeting and then used Storify to summarize the meeting.
There will be a brief pause in the recording when the first discussion finishes, there was a 2 minute break. I did remove that section of the recording and picked up when the meeting resumed to cover the second topic.
Without further ado, here is the recording of the meeting
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can use your help.
How can you help?
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark and Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission
I hope you enjoy!
The Storify reporting
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/plastic-bag-bylaw-put-aside.html
The agenda post
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/11/economic-development-committee-to-take.html
You can also subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes = search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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| FHS students making the presentation at the EDC meeting |
This internet radio show or podcast is number 122 in the series for Franklin Matters. This captured the audio recording of the Economic Development Committee meeting held on Wednesday, Nov 30, 2016.
My notes from the meeting have been posted to the Franklin Matters webpage. The meeting agenda is also available and links are provided. I did use Twitter to record some of my notes from the meeting and then used Storify to summarize the meeting.
Plastic Bag Bylaw
After some contentious discussion and nitpicking, the plastic bag measure was declined to move forward by a unanimous vote. Additional work was acknowledged as required to be done. To the students credit, they took this in stride and are prepared to do the work and bring the measure back.Recreational marijuana zoning
The Committee also voted to bring forward a measure to allow Franklin to implement a 2% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana and to adjust the zoning to use the existing adult and medical marijuana overlays to also include recreational marijuana. Both of these actions are in advance of the first sale sometime in 2018 with additional State level regulations to be announced before then. The Town Council should see this at one of their meetings in December.There will be a brief pause in the recording when the first discussion finishes, there was a 2 minute break. I did remove that section of the recording and picked up when the meeting resumed to cover the second topic.
Without further ado, here is the recording of the meeting
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can use your help.
How can you help?
- If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors.
- If you don't like this, please let me know.
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark and Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission
I hope you enjoy!
The Storify reporting
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/12/plastic-bag-bylaw-put-aside.html
The agenda post
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/11/economic-development-committee-to-take.html
You can also subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes = search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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Registration Open for Adult Ed Winter Classes
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