Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public School’s Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing diverse and enriched education and experiences for all area residents and children – a resource for all ages.
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| Winter Programs - Now Open for Registration |
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| Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI Dec 7 - THU Dec 13 |
7:00 AM -
6:00 PM:
Intermission,
36 (Rear) Main Street
- Serving holiday beverages & muffins
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4:00 PM to
6:00 PM:
The Little
Shop of Olive Oils
- Holiday Tasting Event
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4:00 PM to
6:00 PM:
The Cake
Bar
- Cookie Decorating for Kids
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4:00 PM to
9:00 PM:
The Rome
- Delicious Cheese Pizza for $5.00, Dine in
only
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5:00 PM to
7:00 PM:
Simon’s
Furniture
- Visit Santa
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5:00 PM to
7:00 PM:
Real
Living Group
Toys
for Tots drive collection point
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5:00 PM to
7:00 PM:
Pour
Richards, 14 Grove St
-Holiday Wine and Beer Tasting
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5:00 PM to
7:00 PM:
Pour
Richards, 14 Grove St
- Appetizers made with Youngevity Saveur
Spices
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| Franklin's Holiday Happenings - Friday, Dec 7 |
"The Town Council voted unanimously last week to negotiate with Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen to take over for Town Administrator Jeff Nutting who retires before next summer.
“I honestly look forward to coming to work every single day,” Hellen said during the Nov. 28 council meeting. “I want to thank the tremendous, dedicated staff we have here in Franklin, on both the town and school side, for their hard work in making this an organization second to none.”
Hellen will soon enter into negotiations with the nine-member Town Council on a contract.
In a letter to the council in September, Nutting announced he would be retiring no later than June 30. He recommended Hellen to replace him."
This recording is the only one available for the Town Council meeting held Wednesday, Nov 28, 2018. Due to technical difficulties, Franklin TV was not able to record or broadcast the meeting.https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/11/fm-153-town-council-meeting-nov-28-2018.html
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| L-R Attny Mark Cerel, Deputy Admin Jamie Hellen, Town Administrator Jeff Nutting |
"It started out like the fragment of a dream, as the sleepers lay in their quiet beds.
A distant rumble, somewhere.
Waves breaking on the beaches, perhaps, white and pure like innocence.
Or, no, a far-off, languid roll of thunder, tripping through the high clouds beginning to part as the recently risen sun poked its warm, dependable rays along the soaring rims of Wai’anae and Ko’olau."
"With the explosive growth of the arts in the Franklin community, Patti Eisenhauer Dance Center is preparing to present "The Nutcracker" with three performances this weekend.
Performances are on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12:30 p.m. at Bellingham High School, 60 Blackstone St., Bellingham.
PEDC has cast six girls as Clara, for the first time having three younger dancers portray young Clara and three older dancers portray mature Clara. Each set of dancers will perform for one show.
Dancing the lead roles in the production are Samantha Robillard, Kaitlyn Auerbach and Andrea Gray as the Snow Queen; Bridgette Ginley, Elizabeth Rodriques and Emily Conroy as the Dew Drop Fairy and Isabella Lambros, Kaitlin Broyles and Alanna Huling as the Sugar Plum Fairy."
"The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next several decades, although it is unlikely the disease could be eradicated.
James Allison of the United States and Tasuku Honjo of Japan made the assessments at a Thursday news conference ahead of receiving the 9 million-kronor ($999,000) prize.
They were named winners of the prize in October for their work in immunotherapy — activating the body’s natural defense system to fight tumors.
“Soon we’ll get close with some cancers,” Allison said, citing progress against some forms including melanoma. But, he said, “the world will never be cancer-free.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
"How often should trains run? How much should a ride cost? And who’s going to operate the trains, anyway?
As state transportation officials chart the future of the region’s commuter rail system, four years before a new contract is awarded, they are asking a range of far-reaching and fundamental questions about the network’s mission.
The 400-mile rail system, linking Boston to places as far-flung as Lowell, Worcester, Plymouth, and Providence, has for generations hauled suburbanites to work in the morning and home at night, with only occasional service outside rush hour. But activists believe it could support far more robust service, bringing something like the subway to dozens of cities and towns in Greater Boston — and taking thousands of cars off the highway."
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| rolling out of South Station on the Franklin Line |
