The pond will be closed for fishing, canoeing etc. for 24 hours, but the rest of the area for hiking etc. will be open.
Read more: http://www.franklinma.gov/node/132853
DelCarte pond recently in the rain with the surface covered with vegetation |
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DelCarte pond recently in the rain with the surface covered with vegetation |
trash and recycling containers at curbside on a warmer day |
"Five days into the new fiscal year, Massachusetts has scant and dwindling company on the list of states yet to finalize a 2018 spending plan.
After Maine and New Jersey reached deals to end their government shutdowns, just six states remain in budgetary limbo: Massachusetts, Oregon, Wisconsin, Illinois, Rhode Island and Connecticut, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The sticking points differ among the six outliers, though little is known about the status of talks on Beacon Hill, where conference committees choose to meet privately and negotiators refuse to discuss their dealings. The six conferees did not have their next meeting scheduled as of Wednesday morning, and it’s not known when they last held a meeting."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
"The Hockomock Area Y recently recognized several local young adults as the organization’s Youth Leaders of the Year, including Franklin High graduate Hailey DeMello.
The award recognizes youth members for their commitment and dedication to the community and the positive impact they have. The honors were given at the Y’s annual meeting in May at Lake Pearl in Wrentham."
"Carolyn Bohmiller, 54, and her husband, Paul Bohmiller, 53, are gearing up for their second ride together in the annual Pan-Mass Challenge, two-day bike-a-thon.
The couple will ride 192 miles from Sturbridge to Bourne Aug. 5-6. While they train, they are collecting donations for the event, which goes toward cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute."
"The state recently overhauled a section of a rail trail that runs through Franklin and Bellingham, but a local group says more work needs to be done.
Marc Kaplan, the president of the Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee, said the Department of Conservation and Recreation has finished a project along the local leg of the Southern New England Trunkline Trail. The improved segment, he said, runs between Bellingham’s Lake Street and Prospect Street in Franklin.
“The work started about the second week of June, so it’s been a three- to four-week project,” he said. ”(That segment) had been cleared out to a certain extent, but there had been a lot of waling (ruts) left over from motorbike usage. It was passable, but it was just a rough stretch of the trail.”
parking for the SNETT off Grove St in Franklin |
"The town can now say “no” to developers who want to build homes under the state’s affordable housing law.
The town now exceeds the state-set 10 percent threshold for having its housing stock deemed affordable under Chapter 40B."
"The Town Council has recognized Dean College for stepping up to the plate in providing a special scholarship for a deserving Franklin resident.
The school recently announced the first-ever Horace Mann Scholarship. The tuition scholarship totals $20,000 per year and will be given to a Franklin resident attending Dean in fall 2018. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years, provided the student maintains a 2.8 or higher grade point average."
"The local school district is re-evaluating the purpose and role of homework in students’ instruction.
The School Committee debuted a new homework policy at its Tuesday night meeting, after a process in which it solicited opinions from parents and teachers. The committee will have a definitive vote on the policy at a future meeting."
"After years of planning, Town Council has unanimously approved creating a downtown cultural district and will now forward an application to the state for approval.
According to Director of Planning Community Development Bryan Taberner, the purpose of the state-designated cultural district is to create an area of concentration of arts and culture that will help to draw attention to resources to the downtown, such as the Black Box venue, Dean College, the Franklin School for the Performing Arts and library."
"Town Council made it clear Wednesday night that it does not want the MBTA to install a solar canopy at the Dean Street commuter parking lot because it interferes with the town’s ongoing mission to bring more economic development downtown.
“We spent $7 million to redo the entire streetscape downtown,” said Town Administrator Jeff Nutting. “This is not the right place.”
the 3rd Annual Franklin Cultural Festival is scheduled for July 26-29, 2017 |
flower peek-a-boo |
Rep Jeff Roy and HMEA CEO Mike Moloney pushing their HMEA partners in the 5K road race held on May 21, 2017. I provided the 2 mile splits to the runners and captured this photo on Upper Union St |
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) |
big slide set up on the Town Common |
Keller Sullivan schools sign |
the Horace Mann statue stands to welcome folks to downtown Franklin |
Electric Youth to Perform Summer Concert On Franklin Common |
carnival ride set up on Town Common |
The Curry House |
Franklin Public Access Studio, 23 Hutchinson Street |
Thunder Bolt set up on Town Common |
Franklin Agway - Your Urban Farm Store |
Giovanna and Olivia Sabini-Leite, seniors at Franklin High School coordinate blood drives for the Boston Children's Hospital |
children's ride and Magic Maze on the Town Common |
Elizabeth's Bagels and the Sculpture Park a breakfast combo |
Polikseni Manxhari hosts Franklin Almanac Episode 3 |