Saturday, November 9, 2019

Mark your calendar for "Christmas on the Common" - Dec 1

On December 1, Concerts on the Common will have Santa arriving on the Franklin Fire Truck and the lighting of the trees. 

Time is 4:00 PM. 

Santa will be welcomed by Mike the DJ who will entertain the children with games and music. 

Santa will give gifts to the children. Goodies and milk will be available.

Thanks to the Franklin High School hockey team who will have decorated the Common on November 30th with wreathes made by Hillside Nurseries

Mark your calendar for "Christmas on the Common" - Dec 1
Mark your calendar for "Christmas on the Common" - Dec 1

Franklin Downtown Partnership: Submit Your Holiday Happenings by Nov 18


Franklin Downtown Partnership: Submit Your Holiday Happenings
Submit Your Holiday Event for Publication
To help promote our members during the holiday season, the Franklin Downtown Partnership will publish a special holiday newsletter that will list local FDP business holiday events.

If your business is holding a special event during the holiday season, please complete the online form no later than Nov. 18, 2019

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTzJLWF0CFKCuDeCoAZ0SkxUwsFP9Xh10BwYPjTF--n7DBEA/viewform
 
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FHS football tops Brockton 28-14 to advance in playoffs

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results for the FHS fall sports playoff action on Friday, Nov 8, 2019.

With the win by Franklin, they advance to play Catholic Memorial in the D! South Final on Nov 15 7 PM at Catholic Memorial HS


Football
D1 South = #2 Franklin, 28 vs. #3 Brockton, 14 – Final

1st Quarter: No scoring.

2nd Quarter: (B) Devonte Medley 10-yard pass to Ahmik Watterson, XP good; (F) Thomas Gasbarro 6-yard pass to Jack Nally, Parker Cheuvront XP good; (F) T. Gasbarro 4-yard rush, P. Cheuvront XP good; (F) Owen Palmieri 32-yard rush, P. Cheuvront XP good.

3rd Quarter: (B) Isaiah Laguerre 68-yard touchdown, XP good; (F) T. Gasbarro 62-yard pass to Cole Lakatos, P. Cheuvront XP good.

4th Quarter: No scoring.

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-11-08-19/

For the MIAA football bracket
http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=5348

FHS football tops Brockton 28-14 to advance in playoffs
FHS football tops Brockton 28-14 to advance in playoffs
FHS to play Catholic Memorial in the D! South Final on Nov 15 7 PM at Catholic Memorial HS
FHS to play Catholic Memorial in the D! South Final on Nov 15 7 PM at Catholic Memorial HS

Latex Paint is accepted at the Recycling Center (ONLY APRIL thru OCTOBER)

Latex Paint is accepted at the Recycling Center
(ONLY APRIL thru OCTOBER)

See Attached fact sheet for what is accepted in the latex paint container. There is no additional charge for this new type of paint recycling. 

Paint is only accepted at the Recycling Center April though October


Download your copy of the paint recycling requirements
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w59yp--URWZus41H3jwSXxNarPJyZu9V/view?usp=sharing




clothing recycling for curbside pickup begins the week of Nov 11
clothing recycling for curbside pickup begins the week of Nov 11

Electronics Recycling - Nov 16

As many are aware, I do a lot of walking around Franklin and that helps me to find out what is going on. Sometimes I am in the right place at the right time (think train stuck on the Union St. tracks this week). Sometimes, I find something that is filed for future use or more research. I call all this activity  "reporting by walking around."

One such walk found the signs set up around the former Charter School (former St Mary's School) announcing the electronics recycling event scheduled for November 16. This event will also recycle bicycles.

When: Saturday, November 16 from 9 AM to 2 PM
Where: school parking lot at corner of Main and Pleasant Streets


Electronics Recycling - Nov 16
Electronics Recycling - Nov 16

In the News: Senator Rausch looks back on 1st year; MassBay Communty College schedules open house


From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
The warrant for Needham’s Town Meeting in May 2017 was 122 pages long and included 65 articles.

In addition to major zoning bylaws limiting residential development and a proposal to ban recreational marijuana stores, the warrant included a pair of articles to fund construction of a new $15 million public pool that would narrowly pass.

A year after she was elected to the state Legislature, Sen. Rebecca Rausch, D-Needham, remembered participating in the pool debate during that Town Meeting – her first as an elected local representative – and said it set the course for the start of her career on Beacon Hill.

“I continue to come back to that as a great example of why elections matter, representation matters and local government matters,” she said. “Many people think of Needham as an exclusively affluent town, and the exclusivity part of that is just not true – plenty of people can’t afford to join a country club, which was one of the arguments that was made.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20191108/sen-rausch-reflects-on-first-year-on-beacon-hill



MassBay Community College said it will hold its annual fall open house at 9 a.m. next Saturday, Nov. 16.

Registration starts at 8:15 a.m.

College President David Podell along with faculty, staff and students will be on hand to greet and welcome prospective students and their families to the Wellesley Hills campus, 50 Oakland St.

The open house is an opportunity for prospective students to meet and talk with current students, faculty and staff to learn about the 70 degree and certificate programs offered at MassBay and transfer opportunities.


Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20191108/massbay-to-hold-fall-open-house

MBTA Commuter Rail notice: alerts not functioning; weekend shuttle for Franklin Line

1 - From the MBTA this morning:
"Despite our efforts to resolve the problem last night, real-time location and prediction information continue to be unavailable due to a technical issue. We will post an update as soon as our system is working as intended.
Thank you for your patience."
Affected routes:
  • Newburyport/Rockport Line
  • Haverhill Line
  • Lowell Line
  • Fitchburg Line
  • Framingham/Worcester Line
  • Needham Line
  • Franklin Line
  • Fairmount Line
  • Providence/Stoughton Line
  • Middleborough/Lakeville Line
  • Kingston/Plymouth Line
  • Greenbush Line

Last Updated: Nov 09 2019 05:36 AM 


MBTA Commuter Rail notice: alerts not functioning; weekend shuittle for Franklin LIne
MBTA Commuter Rail notice:  weekend shuttle for Franklin Line


2 - South Station – Forge Park/495
Weekends  September 7 – November 24

"Bus shuttles will replace Franklin Line service between Forge Park/495 and Readville Stations while we upgrade the signal system as part of Positive Train Control (PTC) work. Also during this work, connecting train service between Readville and South Station will be on the Fairmount Line. There will be no Franklin Line service at Ruggles or Back Bay."

Learn about Positive Train Control

See all Franklin Line service changes

 
weekend shuttle for Franklin Line
weekend shuttle for Franklin Line