Last week the summary was all about preparations for Hurricane Sandy. Franklin was spared considering how hard the folks in NY, NJ and other central Atlantic states fared Granted nationalGrid still needs to improve on how they provide support during the storm and immediate response, but this is nothing like the recovery that will take weeks in sections of NY and NJ.
As one who lived in NJ and worked in NYC for some period of time, to see the devastation there is heart rending.
I do want to shift gears to focus on the election Nov 6th. You are likely as sick as I am of the bombardment of robocalls and incessant ads that this campaign season has brought to us. The point of it all is that we do have choices to make on Tuesday, November 6th. To help summarize the information available to us on the candidates and their positions, I have the following to offer:
Voting for all of Franklin is at Franklin High School.
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The polls will open at 6:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
It's all about Sandy!
As much as there is scheduled for the coming week, all depends upon Hurricane Sandy. What track will it take? How much wind and rain will we get? Will our power hold out?
If you haven't subscribed to the alerts provided by Franklin, now would be a great time to do so. They send about one a day with significant updates each time. You are not going to get anything like 's*p*a*m' messages from the this service.
As for what the past week brought to us and what we may have learned?
I had a bunch of conversations at the Taste of the Region on Tuesday night. Some of them will lead to posts in the coming days. Some of them will lead to additional opportunities for the Food Pantry. There are a couple of networking opportunities coming up. Both happen to be sponsored by the Downtown Partnership, consider going!
The tour of the Horace Mann, Oak St and ECDC complex on Thursday evening was interesting. Unfortunately, only two citizens took advantages of this chance to see inside three schools. I'll have my pictures from the tour later this week.
Friday, the Franklin High School girls soccer team beat Mansfield to remain undefeated. They lead at the half, 1-0 and scored three more goals in the second half to finish 4-0. I wrote about how impressed I was with their play. It is no wonder why they are undefeated when they pass like they exhibited on Friday. It was great to see a good turn out. According to a reliable source, the crowd Friday night was a couple of hundred more than normally shows up to the girls games.
The stores were busy on Saturday and Sunday as everyone heeded to warnings about the approaching storm. School is out on Monday. Most Town facilities are closed. The Food Pantry is normally closed on Monday and the pick up from BJ Warehouse will be rescheduled.
Stay tuned into the alerts and weather.
Stay safe!
Help your neighbors!
10/28
If you haven't subscribed to the alerts provided by Franklin, now would be a great time to do so. They send about one a day with significant updates each time. You are not going to get anything like 's*p*a*m' messages from the this service.
You can subscribe to the news alerts on the Franklin webpage here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/subscriber-news
As for what the past week brought to us and what we may have learned?
I had a bunch of conversations at the Taste of the Region on Tuesday night. Some of them will lead to posts in the coming days. Some of them will lead to additional opportunities for the Food Pantry. There are a couple of networking opportunities coming up. Both happen to be sponsored by the Downtown Partnership, consider going!
The tour of the Horace Mann, Oak St and ECDC complex on Thursday evening was interesting. Unfortunately, only two citizens took advantages of this chance to see inside three schools. I'll have my pictures from the tour later this week.
Friday, the Franklin High School girls soccer team beat Mansfield to remain undefeated. They lead at the half, 1-0 and scored three more goals in the second half to finish 4-0. I wrote about how impressed I was with their play. It is no wonder why they are undefeated when they pass like they exhibited on Friday. It was great to see a good turn out. According to a reliable source, the crowd Friday night was a couple of hundred more than normally shows up to the girls games.
The stores were busy on Saturday and Sunday as everyone heeded to warnings about the approaching storm. School is out on Monday. Most Town facilities are closed. The Food Pantry is normally closed on Monday and the pick up from BJ Warehouse will be rescheduled.
Stay tuned into the alerts and weather.
Stay safe!
Help your neighbors!
10/28
- NHC: Hurricane SANDY Graphics
- Downtown Partnership: Everyone's Invited - General Meeting
- MassDOT Transportation Future Meetings Update
- Sean in the District: Focus on Franklin
- FHS Pantherbook: AP The Right Way?
- National Grid Hurricane Sandy Update
- Hurricane Sandy Preparations
10/27
10/26
10/25
10/24
10/23
10/22
Monday, October 22, 2012
Busyness time of year
Middle of October, things are getting busy now. Only a few weeks left in the campaign before the Nov 6th election. The last date to register to vote has passed. Voters can still get absentee ballots from the Town Clerk's office. The candidates have their final days to continue to get their word out. Voters also have their final chances to obtain the information needed to cast an informed ballot.
The week ahead is busy. Tuesday has a number of events happening:
Wednesday is an early dismissal day for the schools.
Thursday has the second in the series of school tours scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM. This tour will cover the three schools in the complex of Oak St Elementary, Horace Mann Middle School and the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC).
Friday has the next to last Farmers Market at the Town Common from noon to 6:00 PM.
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The week ahead is busy. Tuesday has a number of events happening:
- The YMCA is getting 5% from the purchases at the Whole Foods Market in Bellingham.
- The School Committee meeting Tuesday evening reviews the school improvement plans for the elementary schools among other items on their agenda.
- The second 10th Norfolk candidate debate occurs at the Horace Mann Middle School
- The Taste of the Region is held at Tri-county Regional Vocational Technical High School.
Wednesday is an early dismissal day for the schools.
Thursday has the second in the series of school tours scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM. This tour will cover the three schools in the complex of Oak St Elementary, Horace Mann Middle School and the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC).
Friday has the next to last Farmers Market at the Town Common from noon to 6:00 PM.
10/21/12
- Franklin, MA: School Committee - Agenda - Oct 23, 2012
- JF Kennedy - School Improvement Plan
- Keller - School Improvement Plan
- Parmenter - School Improvement Plan
- Oak St - School Improvement Plan
- Jefferson - School Improvement Plan
- Davis Thayer - School Improvement Plan
- 10th Norfolk: Fernandes endorses Roy
- 8% of Franklin children
- Trivia with the YPO November 14th at Mr. Dooley's Olde Irish Country Pub
- In the News: fuel assistance, food pantry
10/20/12
10/19/12
- Farmers Market - Library Book sale
- Parking Control Officer returns to downtown Franklin
- School meals, KIDS COUNT data, and other MassBudget updates
10/18/12
- FEF Casino Night - Nov 3
- Parmenter modular update - last
- Town Council - 10/17/12
- In the News: resignation, liquor store, earthquake
- Live reporting - Closing
- Live reporting - license hearing
- Live reporting - adjusted schedule of meeting
- Live reporting - Town Council - Oct 17, 2012
10/17/12
- 10th Norfolk candidates state positions
- Help the YMCA, shop at Whole Foods Oct 23
- Lady Bug 5K, Kids Fun Run planned
- FSPA to stage ‘How to Succeed in High School Without Really Trying’
- 10th Norfolk: Eustis and Roy state positions
10/16/12
- "developing a comprehensive digital catalogue"
- Experience Life as Upper, Middle, or Low Income Citizen at Dean College Hunger Banquet
- Franklin area Preschool Fair - Oct 25
- Taste of the Region - Oct 23
- In the News: election information
10/15/12
Week ending Oct 7, 2012
Catching up to the summary for the prior week.
10/14/12
10/13/12
10/12/12
10/11/12
10/10/12
10/09/12
10/08/12
10/14/12
- Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Oct 17, 2012
- Spilka endorses Roy
- ''I cannot rectify it,'' he said, ''with the woman I know.''
- More Mass. voters steer clear of party affiliation
- Get Fit for Life Health Fair
10/13/12
- "Roads go ever ever on"
- Cops: Couple robbed area donut shops to feed heroin habit
- Winter Parking Ban returns soon
- College Readiness Seminar 10/18/12
- Boston I-93 Overnight Lane Closure October 16-17
10/12/12
- Groundbreaking for New Franklin High School
- Absentee ballots available
- In the News: assisted suicide, Cardinal tweets
- Dean College: OKLAHOMA!
- Franklin Library: Sparky's Puppets
- Couple sought for donut shop robberies
10/11/12
- FCCA / Franklin TV Annual Member Meeting, Nov. 8th, 2012
- Curbside Chronicle - 4Q - revised
- In the News: Dunkin robbed, gas leak, debates
- Interested in politics? We're interested in you
10/10/12
- FHS: A CABARET!
- Franklin TV: "Things of Beauty"
- School Committee - 10/09/12
- Good news for the SNETT!
- Foliage train scheduled for Blackstone Valley
- real time reporting: closing items
- Real time reporting: Action Items
- Real time reporting: Middle Schools - SIP
- Real time reporting: School Committee - Oct 9, 2012
10/09/12
- FHS Charity Event/Basketball Game
- Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee - meeting 10/9/12
- In the News: Blackstone River, Bay Circuit
- 2 important events this weekend at Franklin Federated Church
10/08/12
- Columbus Day - go explore!
- Register to save for Education at Big Y
- Next step on the rail trail
- Franklin facility is a one-stop-shop for your dog
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