Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 7/7/17 - THU 7/13/17

FRIDAY 7/7/17
12-6pm   Franklin Farmers Market @ Town Common
8pm   The Black Box Jazz: Steven Kirby Illuminations Project

SATURDAY 7/8/17
10-1pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
10:30am   Jeannie Mack Concert @ Franklin Public Library

SUNDAY 7/9/17
8-9am   Yoga on the Beach (free, all levels welcome) @ Chilson Beach, Beaver Pond
1-4pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open

MONDAY 7/10/17
10:30am   Move Along on the Town Common
2:30pm   Maker Mondays @ Franklin Public Library
7pm   Learn to Cope Franklin Chapter Meeting @ FUSF

TUESDAY 7/11/17
9am   Do Gooders DIYs @ Franklin Public Library
10:30am   Move Along on the Town Common
7:30pm   Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Public Meeting @ Franklin YMCA

WEDNESDAY 7/12/17
1pm   Bubble Show with Millie @ Franklin Public Library
6-8:30pm   Concerts on the Common: Leeds, Elain Kessler - children's program

THURSDAY 7/13/17
9:30am   Baby Tummy Time @ Franklin Public Library
10:30am   Story and Craft @ Franklin Public Library
12pm   Park it and Read @ various Franklin Parks - check with the Library
3pm   Memory Cafe for Caregivers and Their Loved Ones @ Franklin Senior Center
5-8pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
7-8pm   Healing Hearts Community Support Group @ Franklin YMCA

For the Town of Franklin Public Calendar click HERE.

For all other events and Franklin happenings click HERE.

*To submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this FORM

Senator Spilka: Joint Statement on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

"On behalf of our fellow conferee's we would like to announce that the Conference Committee working on the FY2018 Budget, has reached an agreement to resolve all differences between the House and Senate versions. The Conference Report will be filed tomorrow morning and the branches will act on the Conference Report in session tomorrow."

- Representative Brian S. Dempsey (D- Haverhill) Chair, House Committee on Ways and Means
- Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) Chair, Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Senator Spilka: Joint Statement on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget

Franklin Public Library: Jeannie Mack Concert!, Saturday, July 8

Jeannie Mack Concert!, Saturday, July 8, 10:30 AM

Jeannie Mack Concert!, Saturday, July 8, 10:30 AM

This was shared from the Franklin Public Library page
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2017/06/jeannie-mack-concert-saturday-july-8.html

Check out the Library newsletter for July to see all that is scheduled for the month
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/july2017librarynewsletter.pdf

Senator Ross: June 2017 State House News Update

Senator Richard J. Ross, State House Update, June 2017 View this email in your browser Facebook Twitter Website LinkedIn State Senator Richard J. Ross (R-Wrentham) proudly serving the Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex District. State House Room 419 Boston, MA 02133 Ph: 617-722-1555 Fax: 617-722-1054 Email: richard.ross@masenate.gov Dear Friends, The summer is flying by. Throughout June, I have had the opportunity to testify on legislation to benefit my disabled constituents, discuss community safety for outdoor joggers and meet with many employers throughout my district. With a temporary budget in effect for the remainder of the fiscal year, the FY2018 budget will go to committee for final deliberations. I am looking forward to seeing what the conference committee presents and what Governor Baker recommends. Finally, I have been assigned to the committee to address legislation intended to clarify the language passed regarding the commercialization of marijuana in the commonwealth. Please read/share my monthly newsletter for a summer legislative session overview, as well as new state house and district updates. It is a pleasure to serve you. As always, please feel free to reach out to my office directly at 617-722-1555. Sincerely, Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grant Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Attleboro Mayor Kevin Dumas and I visited Thomas Willett Elementary School in Attleboro for the announcement of Digital Connections Partnership Schools Grants distributed to eight Attleboro Schools for FY 2017. Lt. Governor Polito announced the recipients of $847,059 in state grants that will support technology infrastructure in the Commonwealth's schools. The Digital Connections Initiative provides tools, assistance, and funding to bridge the digital divide that exists in some schools across the Commonwealth. This program aims to strengthen and promote twenty-first century teaching and learning. Technology has become, and will continue to be a big part of the education system in Massachusetts. Grant programs such as the Digital Connections Initiative make resources and tools for an ever-changing classroom environment accessible to schools in my district Below is a list of Digital Connections Partnership Grants distributed to Attleboro schools for FY 2017.   School Name DCP Grant Brennan School $10,474 Hill-Roberts School $6,137 Hyman Fine School $6,137 Thacher School $15,982 Coelho School $9,058 Willett School $10,135 Wamsutta School $10,474 Irvin Studley School $8,097 The Digital Connections Partnership Grants are administered by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and the Massachusetts Department of Information Technology (MassIT). Note this newsletter was shortened for publication here, to view the full set of contents View this email in your browser

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DelCarte Ponds - Treatment Notification - Friday, July 7th

Treatment of the invasive plants at the DelCarte Ponds will be 7/7/17 subject to the weather. (It can't be a rainy day.) 

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

Given the current forecast of 60% chance for rain tonight and 75% chance of rain on Friday, this is likely to be rescheduled   https://weather.com/weather/today/l/42.07,-71.39

Friendly reminder - trash pickup delayed

Reminder: Trash and Recycling Pickup will be delayed a day due to the July 4th Holiday

trash and recycling containers at curbside on a warmer day

Check out the curbside webpage
http://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste/pages/curbside-pick

Check our the annual recycling flyer
http://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-trash/files/2016-annual-mailer-yard-waste-and-holiday-pickup-schedules

ICYMI: no state budget yet; Hock Y awards; PanMass Challenge; rail trail improvements

ICYMI from the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"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)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170705/still-no-deal-on-pot-law-overdue-budget/1

"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."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170704/local-youth-leaders-jeff-nutting-honored-by-hockomock-area-y

"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."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170704/franklin-couple-takes-on-pan-mass-challenger-together

"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.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170703/bellingham-franklin-rail-trail-segment-improved

parking for the SNETT off Grove St in Franklin