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Friday, October 8, 2021
Thank You to Everyone who Made the Harvest Festival Possible
Aspen Dental FREE Day of Service For Veterans - November 6, 2021
Aspen Dental FREE Day of Service For Veterans
- November 6, 2021
A day of FREE dental care for veterans
Saturday, November 6, 2021 - 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
At PARTICIPATING Aspen Dental Practices
Call 844-ASPEN-HMM
To find the nearest location and make an appointment
APPOINTMENTS Are Required
Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/aspen-dental-free-day-service-veterans-november-6-2021
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| Aspen Dental FREE Day of Service For Veterans |
Franklin Dog Park schedules Halloween Costume Contest for Furry Friends - Oct 31
Halloween Costume Contest for your Furry Friends.
October 31st at 11 AM at Dacey Community Field, Franklin MA Dog Park.
Lots of prizes. Categories are cutest, funniest and scariest. Prizes are 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th and 7th. Prizes range from 1st $25.00, 2nd$20.00,3rd$15.00, 4th thru 7th $10.00 gift certificates to Vet Med and Pet Supply Plus. We also have free gifts from Franklin Agway, Pet Smart. Plus free home made dog biscuits, doggie ice cream and other doggie goodies.
“ENTRANCE FEE” donation cash or check made out to Furry Friends of Franklin INK. Must register and get number for your pet.
Hope to see you at the Halloween 🎃 Contest Parade.
Thank you,
Gennarino D’ONOFRIO
President of Furry Friends
Shared from Facebook: https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10151633142199995&id=173205529994
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| Dacey Field dog park |
More Perfect Union: 034 - Presidential Libraries (audio)
"In this episode, Jeff Roy leads the discussion on U.S. presidential libraries, the tradition of honoring past presidents with a library which details the time during their presidency. The group discusses the significance around these libraries, stories, and Jeff's recent completion of his library passport."
Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b4c937bc-3636-4ced-9cdf-2d9d01789fb1
10/8/2021 Recycling Pickup Update
10/8/2021 Recycling Pickup Update
A portion of yesterdays (10/7/21) recycling route was not collected, today (10/8/21) collection will continue at the point at which it left off yesterday. Additional information has been posted on the DPW Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/FranklinDPW
Shared from Town of Franklin -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/1082021-recycling-pickup-update
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| 10/8/2021 Recycling Pickup Update |
CommonWealth Magazine: Gov Baker appoints new MBTA board
"GOV. CHARLIE BAKER on Thursday announced the formation of a new seven-member board to govern the MBTA, with a state transportation veteran at the helm.
The new board will be chaired by Betsy Taylor, who has been the treasurer and chair of the finance and audit committee for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation board since 2015. (The transportation agency has its own board that is separate from the one governing the MBTA.) Taylor worked in financial roles at the Massachusetts Port Authority from 1978 to 2015.
The previous Fiscal and Management Control Board that had been in place since 2015 expired at the end of June. In July, the Legislature reached an agreement on the makeup of a new, permanent MBTA board. "
Continue reading the article online
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| MBTA Red Line in January 2021. (Photo by Sarah Betancourt) |
Thursday, October 7, 2021
FM #622 - Town Clerk Candidate Nancy Danello - 10/04/21 (audio)
FM #622 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 622 in the series.
This shares my conversation with candidate for Town Clerk Nancy Danello
This is one of a series of conversations with candidates for the Franklin Election on Nov 2, 2021. I do this to provide Franklin, MA voters with accurate and timely information that they can use to cast an informed vote. Publication of the answers or interview responses does not constitute an endorsement of this or any candidate.
We cover the candidate questions as previously developed in conjunction with the community and shared with the candidates in advance. Five of the questions are ‘general’ in nature, the sixth is specific to the role of the candidate. In this case, for the Town Clerk
Our conversation runs about 15 minutes, so let’s listen to my interview with Nancy Danello. ** Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/af5a4375-28f2-41cc-9de9-1f89d00d431e
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Candidate questions -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/09/election-2021-candidate-interview.html
Candidate page -> https://www.nancydanello.us/
Election Collection 2021 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/07/franklin-election-collection-2021.html
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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| acting Town Clerk Nancy Danello |
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