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| Franklin Public Library: Closed for Thanksgiving |
Division 1 State Champions!!!💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/fGbBSLB5Ju— FHS CHEER (@FHScheer_) November 19, 2018
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#unifiedgeneration Unified Jamboree at Franklin HS. Great games Milford HS, Bellingham HS, Franklin HS. #ChooseToInclude @SpOlympicsMA @MIAA033 pic.twitter.com/nGsCGrFvRB— Kathleen Lutz (@KathleenLutz6) November 18, 2018
Unified Basketball Jamboree - What a GREAT Day at FHS! Unified Sports ROCKS!!! @FranklinUnified @MIAA033 pic.twitter.com/9zgbyW3f1z— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) November 19, 2018
Tyler Brogan gets 13th and runs 16:50 in a very icy and snowy course at Stanley Park. Time for a quick break and then onto indoor track pic.twitter.com/VEr187fLvq— Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) November 18, 2018
Franklin earned two other awards at the Academic Decathlon meet yesterday! #pantherpride pic.twitter.com/1v0zzDQeFQ— Franklin HS Library (@Franklin_HS_Lib) November 18, 2018
Congratulations to Alex (and her coaches.) Alex earned multiple awards and placed second overall in her division! Wow! #pantherpride pic.twitter.com/ofQwLmgu4l— Franklin HS Library (@Franklin_HS_Lib) November 18, 2018
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| Register O'Donnell |
"The days of strolling through downtown with a hot chocolate during the Holiday Stroll are over, but a new tradition is making its way to the top of the tree.
Franklin is taking a new look at the way it celebrates Christmas. The consensus was that the celebration didn’t go on for long enough.
That’s why this year, with the guidance of the Downtown Partnership, town businesses grouped together to create a four-day celebration: Franklin Holiday Happenings.
“We were looking at opportunities to include more businesses,” said Lisa Piana, Executive Director of the Downtown Partnership. “The Holiday Stroll was one evening, and that didn’t fit everyone’s schedule.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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"Get ready to say goodbye to some local cable channel broadcasts of government meetings, elections and other town events.
The Federal Communications Commission is moving toward adopting a new rule that community television groups say would gut funding for public, educational and governmental channels.
“The loser, if that ends up happening, will be the local taxpayer, the local cable subscriber and the everyday citizens who rely on access to public information that’s provided through these programs,” said Geoffrey C. Beckwith, executive director and CEO of the Massachusetts Municipal Association.
The proposed rule, moving quickly toward regulatory approval, would allow major cable companies, such as Verizon FiOS, Comcast Xfinity and RCN, to limit the amount of spending for community programming that has been negotiated as part of their licensing agreements with cities and towns."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| (left to right) Julia Buccella and Natalie Dextradeur, co-leaders of the Food Elves Campaign |
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| an open house and
tour at the Franklin Food Pantry for a group of Food Elves to kick off this year’s holiday drive |
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| Parmenter School has a new sign! |
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| THE BLACK BOX Local Artist Series presents The Noyz - Nov 21 |
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| Franklin Senior Center Newsletter - December 2018 |
"As cities and towns participating in a program that provides state funds to support affordable housing and open space preservation watch the state’s contribution dwindle, Community Preservation Act (CPA) advocates have fresh hope that Gov. Charlie Baker supports a fix.
Almost two decades since the passage of the Community Preservation Act, about half of the communities in Massachusetts have opted into the program. The communities in the program have agreed to impose a surcharge on local property taxes with the promise of a state match to preserve open space, renovate historic buildings and parks and to build new playgrounds and athletic fields.
The state matching funds are derived from a $20 fee assessed on certain real estate transactions through registries of deeds. The fee structure and match rate formula have not been changed since the CPA went into law in 2000 and as more communities adopt the CPA, each town’s share of the pie becomes smaller.
When Gov. Paul Cellucci signed the CPA into law in 2000, the idea was to have the state match 100 percent of what each municipality raised by its property tax surcharge. That happened for the first six years, but the partnership has become more one-sided in the last decade-plus."
Ballot Question 1
Yes - 1528 No - 2174
The Community Preservation Act did not pass.
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| The Veterans Walkway at night in the snow |
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| Flashback Friday: An Alumni Cabaret - Nov 23 |
"Due to construction and an accidental electric panel fire, the Franklin recycling center will be closed until Nov. 20, though it will be open on Saturday and Sunday for leaf and brush disposal.
Through the weekend the center will be open during regular hours – Sat. 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. , Sun. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Franklin DPW director Robert “Brutus” Cantoreggi said the house that was used to make transactions at the center is growing old and needs to be replaced.
“The house just got old and moldy and was rotting away,” he said. “So we’re just building a new one.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Urgent: Recycling Center Closed until Tuesday, November 20 |
"The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments over the evidence a federal judge can consider in the lawsuit concerning the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman is currently presiding over a trial in New York to determine if Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross acted legally when he decided to include the citizenship question on the decennial census for the first time since 1950.
That trial is expected to conclude soon. The justices set arguments for Feb. 19 and it is unclear whether Furman would delay his ruling until after the Supreme Court decides the case.
The high court had previously allowed the trial to go forward, rejecting a Trump administration request to delay it."
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| The 1950 census form asked where respondents were born and whether they were naturalized. Census.gov/Screenshot by NPR |
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| US Census: Now hiring for the 2020 Census |
