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| Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street in Franklin |
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| Library Book Sale weekend - Sat-Sun |
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| Head's Up: Weekend Train Service Via Shuttle buses Apr 7 - May 27 |
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| The sign won't be lying on the ground on Saturday and Sunday (I hope) |
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Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.
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| Tri-County Regional Students Completes Interactive Play Structure |
4/20 Varsity practice 10-12ish JV/F 11-1! Colace come to varsity practice!— Coach Kate (@coachkate9) April 19, 2018
Congrats to FHS Boys Varsity Lax on their 13-5 won over @LHSMABoysLax and advancing to finals of Creator’s Crosse v @WalpoleHSLax. Game is Saturday, 7pm at Lincoln St fields in Lexington. @Franklin_Lax @FHSSports— FHS BoysLax Boosters (@FHSlax_boosters) April 19, 2018
12-5 win over Lexington to send us to the championship game of the Creators-Crosse Tournament against @WalpoleLacrosse Saturday at 7pm. Thanks to @stjohnsprep for hosting our game today. @bostonlaxnet @HockomockSports— Franklin Lacrosse (@Franklin_Lax) April 19, 2018
Thanks to a strong fourth quarter, the @FHSSports boys lacrosse team is headed for the championship game of the Creators Crosse tournament, by @kstone06 https://t.co/zK4WMUneov— Daily News Sports (@MetroWestSports) April 19, 2018
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"The All Night Party is given by Senior Parents and community volunteers to the graduating seniors of the current year to provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for the senior class to get together one last time.
The party is filled with food, entertainment, games, prizes, and decorations. The theme is different each year and kept secret until the seniors arrive at the party at 11 pm. The party runs from 11 pm to 5 am on the night of graduation.
On the same day that the seniors graduate high school, our decorating crews descend on Horace Mann Middle School and begin the magical transformation. By the time the seniors arrive, the transformation is complete and the school has turned into a different world. As the seniors are leaving at 5 AM the clean-up crews begin arriving, and by 9 AM the school is once again back to normal. As you can imagine, in order to make the party a success we need many volunteers. There are many opportunities to help, depending on your interests or availability.
MISSION STATEMENT: The goal of the Franklin All Night Party is to let the graduating seniors know how important they are to the Franklin community. The Franklin High School parents and community volunteers demonstrate their commitment to the well being of the graduating seniors of the current year by providing an All Night Party in a drug and alcohol-free environment in which to celebrate."
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| Volunteers needed for the Franklin High School All Night Party |
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| Local Artist Series: The Fat City Band - Apr 20 |
"Hidden in the woods off Summer Street, the Armenian Youth Federation’s Camp Haiastan is being renovated with the help of a few generous donors.
David Hamparian, executive director of Camp Haiastan, said that the camp’s offices are being restored because they are in one of the oldest buildings on the site. In the past few years the camp has renovated many of its facilities, all fueled by donations.
The Armenian Summer camp was founded in 1950 by area residents who had lived through the Armenian genocide. Their children took over as the elder generations passed away. Haiastan was the first Armenian camp in the country. Hamparian said the mass murder of 1.5 million Armenians by Turkish forces in the early 1900s has flown under the radar in many ways and is given little attention in textbooks and classrooms.
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| AYF Camp Haiastan |
"Teenage years can be stressful. But it’s also a time where the future is bright and minor details are forgotten over time.
Small things, however, can alter lives. And in Jackson Montgomery’s case, it’s a bug bite.
On Thursday afternoon, the Franklin resident was preparing for a science final at UMass Amherst. The test, he said, is stressful, but it’s his Lyme disease he was worried about.
“My symptoms really start to act up at night,” he said. “But that’s OK, I’ll do my best and make it through.”
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| Franklin resident struggles with Lyme disease. Can you help? |
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| ICYMI: WCVB - Chronicle item on the Franklin Library |
"The papers of American scientist, statesman and diplomat Benjamin Franklin have been digitized and are now available online for the first time from the Library of Congress. The Library announced the digitization today in remembrance of the anniversary of Franklin’s death on April 17, 1790.
The Franklin papers consist of approximately 8,000 items mostly dating from the 1770s and 1780s. These include the petition that the First Continental Congress sent to Franklin, then a colonial diplomat in London, to deliver to King George III; letterbooks Franklin kept as he negotiated the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War; drafts of the treaty; notes documenting his scientific observations, and correspondence with fellow scientists.
The collection is online at: loc.gov/collections/benjamin-franklin-papers/about-this-collection."
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| This print shows Benjamin Franklin seated at a desk, looking to his right at an electrical device. In his left hand are papers upon which he is taking notes, and visible through a window to his left is lightning striking a building. (Edward Fisher, engraver, after a painting by Mason Chamberlin, 1763. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress) |
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In 1953, with much enthusiasm and excitement Little League came to Franklin. Through a series of photographs, newspaper articles, team rosters and research, an exhibit on display in April brings that first year back to life.
Four teams sponsored by the VFW, the Jaycees, the Rotary Club and the Lions Club, with names like Luccini, Lola, DeBaggis, Nasuti, Bassignani, Rossetti, Padula, Bertone, Mucciarone, Yadisernia, Taddeo Carlucci, Costello, D’Amelio, Fricker, Sullivan and more, the boys of summer were organized and played their first season on the new diamond at Fletcher’s Field.
The exhibit opens April 12th and runs through opening day of this year’s Little League Season, Saturday April 21st. The museum will stay open after the Opening Day Parade for players and families to stop in and have a look back at where it all started.
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| a sunny day on the large baseball diamond at Fletcher Field |
- Saturdays 10:00 AM -1:00 PM
- Sundays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Thursday evenings 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Franklin 1 Walpole 0. Complete game shutout by Sr. Jake Noviello (7inn, 4H, 6K & 2BB). Game winning RBI by Sr. James Leofanti knocking in Sr. Steve Luttazi. Next up: Home vs Taunton Friday, April 20th at 6:30pm.— FHS Baseball (@FHSCoachZBrown) April 19, 2018
All games - with the exception of Boys Lax - are postponed tomorrow.— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) April 18, 2018
On Friday: G Tennis hosts Taunton at 2pm. B Tennis at Taunton 1pm w/11:30am bus. V Bball hosts Taunton at 6:30PM. Girls V Lax hosts ND on May 24. JV and FR Baseball makeups will be scheduled sometime next week.
FHS Boys Lax has already signed up to pitch in... who is going to join us? #PantherPride @Franklin_Lax @FHSSports https://t.co/L2YbgslflQ— FHS BoysLax Boosters (@FHSlax_boosters) April 18, 2018
Congratulations to Mia Lizotte and Liz Traphagen for being selected to the Metro West All Star Gymnastic Team. Well deserved girls very proud of you and the seasons you had! @FHSSports @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters @FranklinHSNews #fhsproud #pantherpride pic.twitter.com/T9XBjDOa0g— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) April 18, 2018
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