"Franklin just could not find the final touch"

"There will be a new Division 1 state champion this winter, as Franklin hockey saw its title defense come to a close on Sunday afternoon at Gallo Ice Arena with a 3-0 quarterfinal loss to Framingham. 

All season long, the Panthers (14-9-1) have played with a target on their backs following last year’s historic run to the state title. Franklin battled through that adversity to win 14 games and claim another Kelley-Rex division crown, Saturday’s defeat means there will be no repeat for the program, which has made quite a bit of noise in its short time in Div. 1. 

“At the beginning of the season, we talked about we need to come with our best every night or we’re not going to win hockey games because we’re going to get everyone’s best,” said Franklin coach Chris Spillane, who finishes the season 10 wins shy of 300 for his career. 

He continued, “We’ve had a bullseye on our back for sure. We’ve handled it really well at times and at other times we didn’t handle it so well.”

Continue reading the game recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-hockey-title-defense-ends-with-loss-to-framingham/

Joey Blasie (10) battles with a Framingham player in the corner during Sunday’s quarterfinal loss to Framingham. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

For additional photos by Hockomock Sports
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20162017/Winter-201617/Franklin-Framingham-Hockey-MIAA-Playoffs-3-5-17/

Franklin Police and Fire Local's St Patrick's Day 5K - March 19

A 5k road race bringing the Franklin community and its local heroes together.

Register online here
http://www.lightboxreg.com/fpf5k

Franklin Police and Fire Local's St. Patrick's Day 5K - March 19

For additional information check Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Franklin-Police-Fire-Locals-St-Patricks-Day-5K-197638170575144/

Town Council recap - capital money spent, DelCarte playground to be replaced (again)

Much of the Town Council business actions on Wednesday were of the 'standard' type. Approval for a new appointment to the Cultural Council. Liquor license transfer from Annie's Market to BJ's (marking the end of an era for Franklin). Acceptance of the reorganization at Alumni Restaurant as the mother passes the license to her daughter.

The money side of the business saw the Council approve of capital expenses. 

$115,000 toward the purchase of a new fire truck. This is part of the 5 year rotation of vehicles. Some money is set aside each year. This was added to the $485,000 saved already for the expected $600,000 total.

A total of $1,681,000 was authorized for a variety of capital needs across the Town and School departments. The full listing of items can be found here
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/mai/files/resolution_capital_17_-10_revised.pdf

$665,000 was approved to be spent on capital from the Water Enterprise account. The enterprise account set of water receives the fee from our water use and pays for its services from the fees to be self sustaining. The fee will occasionally be set for an increase to cover expenses.
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/mai/files/resolution_17-11_wtr_enterprise_capital.pdf

$610,000 was approved to be spent from the Sewer Enterprise account. Also an enterprise account, the sewer fees are set aside to cover the sewer related expenses.
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/mai/files/resolution_17-12_swr_enterprise_capital.pdf

In the Town Administrator summary of the meeting it was announced that the playground at DelCarte had seen additional problems over the winter event though it was covered. Franklin has worked with the manufacturer to get a full replacement of the unit. This time they will use a more standard material set (steel and plastic) rather than the concrete mix which, although it is reported to be working well in other installations, has not been successful here. The removal and replacement of the playground unit will likely keep the playground from being used for several weeks. It is anticipated to be available for June 1. There is no cost to Franklin for this work.

The Franklin TV video of the meeting is available for replay on demand here
http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=438

The official actions taken listing can be viewed here:

• Live reporting: Closing, etc.
• Live reporting: Town Council - March 1, 2017

playground at DelCarte will be removed and replaced with a new unit of more standard materials

Superintendent Search - Meet the Candidates - March 20

The Franklin School Committee has reopened the search for the superintendent of schools to replace the outgoing superintendent, Dr. Maureen Sabolinski, who is retiring after serving eight years in that position.

Please join us on Monday evening, March 20 at 6:30 in the town council chambers (second floor of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street) to meet the finalists. 

The finalists have not yet been named, but once they are announced their resumes will be posted on the Franklin School Committee website. Citizens who attend the forum will be invited to complete a survey providing input on each candidate.

We greatly value your input as citizens of Franklin.

Franklin High School - one of the 10 schools in the District

Water Conservation Rebates Now Available

How to get your Rebate!

1. Toilets: Check the EPA WaterSense Water Efficient Product List for qualifying toilet.  Choose "Tank-Type Toilets" under Product Category and hit Search to see all qualifying toilets or select your specific Brand Name and Model Name and hit Search.

  Washers: Check the List of Energy Star Certified Washers for qualifying washers.  Select any washer with an Integrated Water Factor (IWF) of 3.7 or less.

  Rain Barrels: Rain barrel must have a minimum capacity of 50 gallons, and can be found at your local hardware store.

2. Purchase and install a qualifying toilet, clothes washer or rain barrel on or after June 1, 2016.
3. Fill in the Rebate Application (attachments at bottom of this page) and submit to DPW within 90 days of purchase.  Applicant must be the owner of the property and a Water Department account holder in good standing.
4. If approved, a check and voucher to dispose of the old washer and/or toilet(s) at the Franklin Recycling Center will be sent right to your home!
5. See the Rebate Applications (attachments at bottom of this page) for the full listing of rebate rules.

EPA water sense

You’ll save more than just money!

• High efficiency clothes washers use up to 55% less water than standard washers. 
• By replacing old, inefficient toilets with WaterSense labeled models, the average family can reduce water used for toilets by 20 to 60 percent—that's nearly 13,000 gallons of water savings every year!
• High efficiency washers also use less overall energy so cost savings may be seen on both your water/sewer and electricity bills!

This was shared from the Town of Franklin webpage

http://www.franklinma.gov/public-works/news/water-conservation-rebates-now-available

• Clothes washer rebate application

http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/washer_rebate_application.pdf

• Toilet rebate application

http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/toilet_rebate_application.pdf

• Rain barrel rebate application

http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/rain_barrel_rebate_application.pdf

"The kids are moving in a fun way that connects with the story"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"As her mom says, Summer Robertson, an 18-month-old, can pull off the downward dog yoga pose. 

The position calls for two hands on the ground, with one's rear end up in the air almost like a push-up. 

"Summer's mastered the downward dog," her mother Leah Robertson, of Franklin, said Saturday morning. "I don't think she knows she has (though)." 

The mother-daughter pair still got to test and flex their muscles at the Franklin Public Library on Kenwood Circle as the children's department hosted its first-ever "Family Yoga Adventure" session."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170304/franklin-yoga-adventure-melds-exercise-and-story-time

You're invited to SCREENAGERS - March 30, 2017

Presented by Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School Thursday, Mar 30, 2017 at 7:00 PM EDT Good afternoon, The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School is excited to share our next the details of an upcoming Parent Education Night. We'd like to cordially invite you to join us on March 30th for a private showing of SCREENAGERS. We also hope that you might consider share the event with parents in your community. The event is open to the public and you can purchase tickets for $10 each: "Award-winning SCREENAGERS probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including the director's own, and depicts messy struggles, over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through surprising insights from authors and brain scientists solutions emerge on how we can empower kids to best navigate the digital world." Attend This Event Presented by Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public SCHOOL The ImpactFlow team hopes you have a great time! This is a transactional email sent to you because an ImpactFlow user added you to an invite list for their event. This email is sent from success@impactflow.com.