Per Governor Baker’s order suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A sec. 20, the public will not be allowed to physically access this School Committee Subcommittee meeting. Members of the Public can access the meeting via remote conference. The School Committee reserves the right to implement additional remote participation procedures and will notify the public of these procedures as soon as practicable.
"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."
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| Franklin Public Schools: Budget Sub Committee Meeting - June 17 |
iv. Appendix B1 Franklin School Committee Recommended FY21 Budget Executive Summary (https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/02._executive_summaryrevised.pdf), Appendix B2 Franklin School Committee Recommended FY21 Budget (https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/fy21_sc_approved_budget_overview.pdf)
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| Franklin, MA: Town Council - Budget Hearing #1 - June 17 |
"When Nick Goldman finished running 26.2 miles on Saturday morning, he was hardly alone.
With friends and family cheering outside of Horace Mann Middle School on Oak Street, Goldman, who is a physical education teacher at the school, and soon-to-be Franklin High freshman Brad Morin both raised their arms as they crossed the “finish line.”
Instead of painter’s tape, however, the finish line was made of Charmin Ultra Strong toilet paper. Recent Franklin High graduates Carly Alston and Katie Nguyen held up the sturdy bathroom-turned-marathon necessity.
“The toilet paper fits with quarantine and everything,” Nguyen said. “High-quality stuff.”
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| Teachers to Run Marathon for Franklin Food Pantry |
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| a relatively stable percentage for the fixed costs to the total budget and to the municipal budget |
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| tax rate over the years |
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| revenue forecast for local receipts and new growth drops |
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| 3-4% increase year over year |
"Keolis Commuter Services, the French company that had fallen out of favor early in its contract, will continue to operate the Massachusetts commuter rail system until at least 2025 under a renegotiated contract approved by the MBTA Board on Monday.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Under the new agreement, Keolis could continue to run MBTA trains for four years beyond the original eight-year contract’s 2022 end date. However, the T can opt to end the partnership after only three additional years if officials feel ready to launch a search for what they described as a “transformational” successor.
In 2017, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said the MBTA planned to seek a new operator at the contract’s conclusion rather than use one or both of the two-year extensions available. The administration’s position has softened since then.
Officials on Monday described the updated extension as a better deal than what the T could get in the current pandemic-affected market, and they said it also offers flexibility to prepare a long-term plan -- which sprung from the Rail Vision project -- for reimagining the commuter rail with more frequent, interconnected and potentially electrified service."
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| Franklin's Forge Park Station |
"The Green Bean’s experience is not unique. Many businesses are beginning to reopen with new safety standards and reduced capacity, but there are many others that may not be able to reopen at all. And those closures could have a ripple effect on Main Streets across the state.Continue reading the article online
“Businesses have made decisions where to locate around amenities,” said Greg Reibman, president of the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber. “If we’re losing amenities, that has a whole domino effect.”
The Retailers Association of Massachusetts recently surveyed its members and found that 30 percent of respondents were somewhat or extremely concerned that they would not survive the pandemic. President Jon Hurst said many businesses are at the end of their financial rope. They have had to pay for leases and inventory they could not sell. A clothing store might have a large stock of unsold winter coats – but it needs to buy summer clothes to reopen in June. Federal business loans can only go so far.
“It’s the reality of just not having the wherewithal to do that outlay for buying the inventory when you’ve had no income coming in,” Hurst said."
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| Commonwealth Magazine |
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| Franklin Public Schools: Remote Learning Update - June 15, 2020 |
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| How did we get here? |
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| Just so you are not disappointed! |
“The Town Administrator has suggested that Franklin needs to consider an override measure. What actions will you take for this? “Note these answers were provided by the candidates in the run up to the election. This is the historical record of their position at that time. The successful candidate positions are shared here. The full listing is provided in the link below.
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| All precincts vote on Nov 5, 2019 in one location, Franklin High School |
"It looks like yet another location of a small local chain of British pubs has closed down, with the only locations now being found in Southeastern Massachusetts.https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2020/06/british-beer-company-in-franklin-has.html
According to a source, British Beer Company in Franklin has shut its doors, with a check on the company's website showing that it has indeed been removed from the locations page. The Franklin outlet of the pub joins several others that have closed over the past several years, including Framingham, Danvers, Walpole, Westford, and Worcester, and it appears that both New Hampshire locations in Manchester and Portsmouth have shuttered as well. Outlets in Cedarville, Falmouth, Hyannis, Pembroke, Plymouth, and Sandwich remain in operation, with the closest one to Boston--the Pembroke restaurant--being approximately 30 miles from the city.
The address for British Beer Company in Franklin was 280 Franklin Village Drive, Franklin, MA, 02038. The website for the chain can be found at https://www.britishbeer.com/"
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| The ribbon cutting in 2011 for British Beer Co |
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| the platform at Franklin/Forge Park |
