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BYANNE PARKER

What's old is new again. Downtown Franklin yearsago had switched Main Street and Central Street froma 2-way to a 1-way street around the whole block ofstores and business. By next year, it will go back tobeing a 2-way street. People have been buzzing aboutthis proposed change and soon it will finally be return-ing.

The Downtown Roadway and Streetscape Improve-ment Project will result in a better street and road de-sign to improve traffic safety, reports Bryan Taberner,Director of Planning and Community Development.They hope the new traffic flow will improve emer-gency response times, improve the deteriorated roadsand create a safer walking environment for pedestrians.The overall appearance of downtown will be en-hanced.

The project part is a two-part overhaul. Phase one ofthe overhaul was completed around 2011, and phasetwo, in which the streets are returned to 2-way, is ex-pected to be completed in about 2-3 years. It will startat the end of 2013 or early 2014.

Franklin's Downtown Will Return to Two-wayRoad End of 2013

BY J.D. O’GARA

After one young artist in Franklin,Adriana Kelly, had a vision, one thatwas enthusiastically received by thetown, work on the Franklin SculpturePark has begun. The town of Franklinis donating land, landscaping and insur-ance, and a parking lot is being built offEdwards Street. Landscape architectsGroundswell Designs are designing thepatio. Even local students from Tri-County have gotten into the mix, build-ing an accessible footbridge at the frontof the location for the park, where theold town pool was next to the FranklinPolice Station.

The town of Franklin has committed$70,000 to what will be a fully ADAaccessible sculpture park, according toIan and Linda Kabat, who run theFranklin Art Center and will managethe securing and placement of about 10to 15 pieces of sculpture.

With funds to revamp the landscapeand make way for a sculpture parkloop, the task now is to raise funds topay for the renting or leasing of thepieces, and for transportation and in-stallation of the sculpture. Franklin res-idents and friends are encouraged to

support the local arts as well as make apermanent fixture in the community bypurchasing a personalized brick, at thecost of $50 per brick, for the walkway.Residents can memorialize their lovedones, celebrate an occasion in their livessuch as a wedding, a birth or class re-union, or simply show their support ofthe cause. The deadline to purchase abrick is July 1st.

“We are now selling custom bricksthat we will install at the park with yourname or special message on it. It can beanything from your family nameor business to a favorite saying,” saysKabat. “We are working with a locallandscaping company to make sure it is

Building the Sculpture Park, Brick by BrickBrick Sale Fundraiser Underway by Franklin Art Center

Artist Andy Zimmermann, who created this piece for Southern New Hampshire University, is one of the first sculptors to commit to creating a piece for the futureFranklin Sculpture Park.

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BYMARJORIE TURNER HOLLMAN

The New England Family HistoryConference, held in Franklin at theend of March, expected to drawabout two-hundred-fifty people.When five hundred people showedup, the hosts at the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints (LDS) inFranklin didn’t blink an eye. Theymerely opened up some more space,pulled out more chairs and made thegenealogical enthusiasts welcome.Workshop presenters came from allover the United States, while partic-ipants came from around New Eng-land.

A yearly event, this free regionalgenealogical conference offered ahost of workshops for people withvaried interests. Among the multipleofferings there were sessions thatcovered Portuguese and British re-

search; how to search militaryrecords; and how to use computerskills to help document and write upyour family history. Participantswere challenged to become ge-nealogical gumshoes, pointed to nu-merous free genealogical websites,and coached on how to “untanglethe knots and problems in your fam-ily tree.”

Several of the organizers of theconference took a few minutes awayfrom the bustle of activity to talkabout why they make the effort toput on a conference of this size everyyear. Conference Co-chair andFranklin resident Wayne Mc-Dougall, explained that, “For me,genealogy is a hobby and a personalinterest. I’ve gone back to the 13thand 14th century in my own family.We have a religious motivation, butwe’re delighted to help others and

assist in the free dissemination ofrecords. Our family history Centerhere at the LDS church on JordanRoad in Franklin is open Tuesdayand Thursday mornings.”

Hingham resident, Dr. SteveNielsen, First Councilor in the Hing-ham Stake Presidency of the Churchof Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints,said, “Both my parents died when Iwas two years old, so I didn’t knowanything about my family history.Through genealogical research, Ilearned stories about my family andgained connections. I found that Ihad this amazing great-grand-mother—a tough old broad. My kidswould have had no idea that we werefrom Denmark until they heard thestories.”

Lakeville resident, David Martin,Second Councilor in the HinghamStake Presidency noted, “It gets meexcited to know where I came from,to learn that my ancestors were realpeople who had needs, challengesand successes.”

The conference organizers pointedout that a huge volunteer effort is un-derway right now to digitize vital

records to make information morereadily searchable. McDougall ex-plained, “We take digital images ofmicrofilmed records then convert itto digital information. Volunteerscan help right at home. They can goto www.familysearch.com and go toindexing to sign up.”

Next year’s conference in Franklinis already in the planning stages. If

you missed the event this year, besure to put Saturday, March 29, 2014on your calendar. And until nextyear, perhaps you could start yourresearch by talking to your “ances-tors” who are still alive, ready tohelp you solve what will become“mysteries” in your family if theirstories are never recorded. Some-times it just takes asking a question.

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The Kabats explain that theyhave already been talking withsome local sculptors on installations. Sculptors so far_include Andrew Zimmerman(www.andyzimmermann.com)and Lasse Antonsen(www.lasseantonsen.net). ArtistKelly Goff (www.kellygoff.net),who teaches at Rhode IslandSchool of Art & Design (RISD)plans to incorporate actual dis-carded pipes from the old townpool into his sculpture, whileartist Margaret Rancourt envi-sions building a lighted, nest-like sculpture in the trees. IanKabat, who notes that the proj-ect has received $500 from theFranklin Cultural Council,hopes to see one artist incorpo-rate a water feature, and he notesthat MassArt students may alsowork on a piece for the park aswell.

Linda Kabat notes that anyonewho purchases a brick in the parkwill not only be supporting thesculpture park, but that their dona-tion will be a permanent fixture inthe walk.

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“The artist’s life is definitely a jour-ney,” says Orfeo Fabbri, who foundencouragement in his craft later onin his life. This month, the painterwill be the featured artist at theFranklin Art Center, with an openingon May 4th, from 6-9 p.m.

Fabbri describes himself on hiswebsite (http://orfeofabbri.com) asan “abstract/expressionist artist.”

Fabbri works with oils and mixedmedia, using paint sticks, pastels andvarnishes. He says that he enjoys theeffect of combining oil and wax,what he calls a contemporary ver-sion of encaustic painting.

“The way that I do it is I mix theoil paint with cold wax and I use ablow torch. I heat it up when it’s onthe board.”

Orfeo explains that he has threespecific types of works. In one, heuses a thick paint and applies it witha palette knife for abstract represen-tational effect. The other type is ab-stract representational using mixedmedia. He switches from these twomethods depending on the effect hewants to have. Finally, the artistsometimes just paints abstract.

“It isn’t representative of anyimage or place, or person,” says Fab-bri. What he tries to do with thistype, is capture “speed, emotion,special relationships, to create aworld with a 2D parameter, to createa world inside these walls. It’s not so

easy when it’s a flat sur-face.

And then, says Fabbri,“there’s emotion that’sin there, that gets con-veyed through doingthis. Colors are very im-portant to me. Everycolor has it’s own story,so to speak. I try to tella story with each paint-ing.”

Fabbri’s goal, he says, is to capturethe essence and emotions of his sub-jects though their color, shape andform.

When Fabbri paints people, for ex-ample, he focuses on “the shape oftheir body, the lines of their body, thepose. I think it can be very beautiful.Mine all have blank faces … It’s notnecessarily a person. It’s a woman,or it’s a man. It’s not my Uncle Joe,it’s a man.”

Fabbri will vary his texture and col-ors to alter what he’s trying to saywith that person. He also does thiswhen he paints places.

“I like places for specific reasons –the spatial relationships or atmos-pheric or the feeling that one is al-luded to have, and you see the colorsthat I’ll use,” says the artist.Seascapes, for Fabbri, are “verycalm, with shades of blues, shades ofwhites and shades of grays, showingspatial relationships. When I use theencaustics, you’ll see red boats.They’re not really red, but what itfeels like to see P-town on the week-end. They’re expressionist and rep-resentational.”

Fabbri also says that he loves stilllife, but he paints it as “more abstractand whimsical.”

“I definitely don’t want to paintsomething because it looks like it ex-actly. I paint it for the feeling I getfrom it when I see it. I definitelydon’t like to copy nature. I like tocreate from nature, but I don’t copyit. I use it as an inspiration.”

Fabbri, who won first place in a2009 juried competition of all CapeCod is a resident of Hyannis, and heshows his art in Provincetown and atCamilla Richman Fine Arts in Oster-ville. He also belongs to an art asso-ciation in Barnstable, Mass. Inaddition to painting and continu-ously taking art classes, he is also ahairdresser, which he describes as“like being a sculptor, and whenyou’re coloring, it’s like being apainter.”

Painting, says Orfeo Fabbri, is away to communicate. “I’ve beendoing it ever since I can remember. Ithink it’s something that a truepainter has to do.”


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"The changes will make it morepedestrian friendly," said Taberner.There will be two raised crosswalks which forces cars to slowdown and makes it safer for peopleto walk.

The town hopes that by improv-ing the streets, sidewalks and mak-ing the flow of traffic better, it willspur on business owners to makechanges and improvements totheir own storefronts. "It goeshand in hand. You need both to doa really good job. If they decide toimprove, those kinds of invest-ments are very important. They at-tract people from other areas oftow," Taberner said. There is a nicevariety of retail and business and

it will all enhance the downtown,he added.

The town has been awarded a $1million Public Works EconomicDevelopment grant from the state,and a $5 million High PriorityProject grant from the Federalgovernment. The High PriorityProject grant will be matched byroughly $1.25 million in state andlocal funds.

The two grants have different re-quirements, so it was necessary tomanage the Downtown Roadwayand Streetscape ImprovementProject as two separate but directlyadjacent projects.

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TerraCycle, a company spe-cializing in “upcycling” - turn-ing recycled materials into newconsumer products such asback packs or shopping bags -will pay the school a small cashvalue for each bag received. Akick-off assembly for the proj-ect held at the School featuredspeakers from Alternatives and

a “20 Questions” style gameshow skit about TerraCyclingperformed by members ofBrownie Troop 80870 and As-sistant Principal Dan Atwell.Assistant Principal Atwelllooks forward to working withAlternatives, saying “I think thecollaboration will illustrate forthe students the value of com-munity involvement in beinggood stewards of the earth.”

Shawn Allen, a Franklin resi-dent and parent of two studentsat Helen Keller, was particu-larly pleased to see the Terra-Cycling project kick off. Shawnwas instrumental in bringingthe program to the school andhelped secure donations oftrash barrels from the town and5 gallon buckets from HomeDepot to be used to collect thebags. “We’re always looking

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FRANKLIN, MA – JackMullen, 11, from Millis, has con-cluded an exciting and successful5-week run as Chip in the NET-works National Tour of Disney’sBeauty and the Beast. Jack joinedthe West Coast leg of the tour,with performances in Sacramento,San Luis Obispo, Palm Desert andLos Angeles, California. By spe-cial invitation of the national tour-ing company, Jack also will havethe opportunity to perform the rolein Rhode Island on Saturday, June1 at 8 p.m. when the productioncomes to the Providence Perform-ing Arts Center for three days.

A musical theater student at theFranklin School for the Perform-ing Arts (FSPA), Jack was cast inthe role through FSPA’s associa-tion with Broadway Artists Al-liance (BAA) of New York City.In January, Jack traveled to Man-hattan with FSPA Founder andDirector Raye Lynn Mercer and22 fellow students for FSPA’s an-nual BAA weekend of masterclasses with Broadway perform-ers, directors and choreographers.Jack was part of a smaller groupof students invited back in Febru-ary to participate in a 3-day BAAIntensive that culminated in ashowcase before an industry panelof casting directors, agents andmanagers. Jack caught the atten-tion of casting director Bob Cline,founder of Bob Cline Casting inNYC, and was asked to auditionfor the part of Chip.

Jack sang and read for the roleon a Monday morning, learned he

had earned the part that afternoon,and flew out to California sevendays later to join the tour. Lessthan one week after that, Jack wason stage at Sacramento’s Commu-nity Center Theater in his first per-formance as Chip.

Jack described the process asboth nerve-wracking and exciting.FSPA provides students with au-dition coachings and guidancewith resumes, headshots, reper-toire and dress, so he felt preparedto meet the challenge: “I’velearned how important it is to havea positive attitude, make a goodfirst impression, and be yourself,along with all the technical skills.”Still, he said, “I did not see thiscoming!”

A fifth grader, Jack was tutoredon the road and traveled with hismom, Nicole. His brother, Ryan,father and grandparents joinedhim at points during the tour. Jackwas excited to meet new people,see other parts of this country, per-form on different stages, and learnthe ropes of being part of a na-tional tour and professional com-pany. “When I started classes andperforming it was just for fun, butnow I would like to do it profes-sionally,” he said. “There are noreal words to describe how it feelsbeing onstage and backstage. It’sso much fun!”

At FSPA, Jack has studied mu-sical theater since the first gradeand has also taken tap, boys’dance, acting, piano and voice. Hewas Linus in FSPA’s Summer-

Stage 2012 production of You’re aGood Man, Charlie Brown andhas appeared as Fritz in The Nut-cracker and as Tiny Tim in Hum-bug! with the Franklin PerformingArts Company (FPAC). Jack wasmost recently in FPAC’s presenta-tion of The Sound of Music, per-forming in the production’sFestival Children’s Ensemble theweekend prior to his Californiadeparture.

Nicole Mullen said her son hasalways shown a lot of enthusiasmfor the performing arts and that hisinterest has only grown with eachclass and performance. “His FSPAand FPAC experiences inspiredhis passion and helped shape andprepare him,” she noted. “Witheach show, he’s learned how toconduct himself backstage and ex-press himself onstage. It’s been agreat introduction to understand-ing how a production is put to-gether and what is expected ofyou.”

FSPA’s affiliation with Broad-way Artists Alliance began whenBAA Founder and Director Jen-nifer Johns cast and music di-rected FSPA students locally forthe Boston run of the 2000 Na-tional Tour of Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoatand subsequently for the 2004 Na-tional Tour of Evita.

For more information aboutNETworks presentation of Dis-ney’s Beauty and the Beast, theaward-winning worldwide smashhit Broadway musical, includingshow dates and itinerary, visitwww.beautyandthebeastontour.com. To learn more about theFranklin School for the Perform-ing Arts, call (508) 528-8668 orvisit www.fspaonline.com.


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FRANKLIN, MA- Tri-County Re-gional Vocational Technical HighSchool senior Jacqueline Tedesco ofFranklin was presented with the 27thannual Outstanding Vocational Tech-nical Student Award at the statewideOutstanding Vocational TechnicalHigh School Student Awards Dinnerat Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MAon Thursday, April 4.

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Jacqueline Tedesco (center) of Franklin receives her award at the Out-standing Vocational Technical High School Student Awards Dinner at Me-chanics Hall on April 4. Tedesco is pictured with Patricia Gregson, left,Associate Commissioner, Vocational, Workforce and College ReadinessPrograms at the Massachusetts Department of Education, and Lisa San-dler, right, Acting State Director, Career and Technical Education at theMassachusetts Department of Education.


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The Franklin School for thePerforming Arts (FSPA) willhold placement auditions forthe SummerStage 2013 pro-duction of Shrek the Musicalon Saturday, May 11. The an-nual SummerStage musicaltheater program features a newextended one-week format andwill culminate in two perform-ances at Showcase Live atGillette Stadium in Foxboro.SummerStage is open to stu-dents in grades 3-12 and runsfrom July 8-13 from 9 a.m. to5 p.m., with performances at 2and 6 p.m. on Saturday, July13. There also will be twojumpstart dates for the Sum-merStage cast on June 12 and15.

Auditions on May 11 are forplacement purposes only; allSummerStage students will becast in the full-length produc-tion, a stage musical adapta-tion of the smash-hit animated

movie. All ages will be consid-ered for all roles. Auditionswill be held at 1:30 for grades3-5, 2:15 for grades 6-8, and3:00 for grades 9 and up.Please prepare 16 measures ofa musical theater song. Stu-dents also will be asked todance a simple combinationtaught at the audition. Addi-tional auditions will be sched-uled by appointment foranyone unable to attend onMay 11.

In addition to the Summer-Stage program, FSPA also willoffer an eight-week session ofvoice, instrumental and danceclasses, running from June 25to August 16. Students mayregister for the entire sessionor take classes for selectweeks, with pro-rated tuition.The School’s Ballet Conserva-tory will feature two SummerBallet Intensives: SummerSession I for the Pre-Profes-

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FSPA’s roster of one-weekperforming arts camps in-cludes Camp GLEE, DanceCamp, Contemporary DanceStyles Camp, Broadway Campand Acting Camp, as well asLittle Gems Ballet Camp, Cre-ative Kids Camp and LittleMusic School Experience foryounger children. Creativetwo- and three-day workshopsinclude FlashMob Fun, RockOut, Up Your Game and VocalStyles.

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The PMC Franklin Kids Ride isofficially open for registration atwww.kids.pmc.org/franklin. Thisride provides a fabulous opportu-nity for kids, ages 3-14, to partici-pate in charitable giving whilegetting some great exercise. 100%of all funds raised go to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through itsJimmy Fund for life-saving cancerresearch and treatment. Over itssix year history, the Franklin KidsRide has raised over $185,000.Last year, 198 kids rode and raisedover $40,000. This would not bepossible without the efforts of par-ents and kids dedicated to further-ing this cause.

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Teaching our children to get in-volved in giving back at an earlyage will allow them to grow intocharitable adults and aid in ourmission of finding a cure! Theride takes place on Sunday, June9th from 8 a.m. -12 p.m. at the Jef-ferson Elementary School inFranklin.

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Spring Art Show & Sale May5th & 6thThe Franklin Art Associationwill hold it's 42ndSpring Show andSale at the StonyBrook WildlifeSanctuary locatedat 108 NorthStreet, Norfolk,MA. The show isfree and open tothe public and itwill be on displaySaturday, May 4th,11 am to 5 pm andSunday, May5th, 12 pm to 4 pmwith an awardsceremony on Sun-day at 3 pm. Com-plementary food and soft drinkswill be served. Member artists willbe entering over 50 pieces of art inthis multi-media juried show, in-cluding oil, acrylic, watermedia,pastel/charcoal, mixed mediapaintings and photography. Comesee the artists at work on both Sat-

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Close to one hundred middle school students from acrossMassachusetts were honored with the John F. Kennedy Make aDifference Award on Tuesday, April 9th at the John F. KennedyPresidential Library and Museum in recognition of the volunteer workthe students have performed in their communities.

Among the recipients was Eddie Scannapieco and Nolan Sullivan,both 8th grade students at Annie Sullivan Middle School for volunteerwork, and friendship with Best Buddies Program.

The John F. Kennedy Make a Difference Award is given to studentswho are nominated by a teacher or principal for an outstandingcontribution they have made to their school, neighborhood, town orthe global community.

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You might be sick, but theseladies don’t want you to be cold.Members of the Yankee Quiltersroutinely get together to do whatthey love to do – carefully stitch to-gether beautiful quilts – and theyspread the love. On Mondaymornings, at Emma’s Quilt Cup-board, some of these women puttogether quilts for patients at theDana Farber Cancer Unit and Mil-ford Hospital’s Hospice Care, andthey’re well-received.

“We make preemie quilts, childquilts to hospice quilts to chemoquilts,” says Joan Hallett, who’sbeen with the group 6 years. Hal-lett estimates that the group givesaway about 500-600 quilts eachyear to the two charities.

“I remember a little girl, back inthe hospital, who already had threeoperations,” says Hallett, herself atwo-time cancer survivor. “Wewaited in her room (with a quilt forher). Her face lit up. That was thebest feeling I’ve ever had.”

Yankee Quilters is also a socialgroup. Right now, it’s comprisedof about 45 women who love toquilt and love to talk about quilt-ing. Most members come fromFranklin and surrounding towns,but many travel as far as 60 milesto attend the meetings. Accord-ing to longtime members CarolHansell and Eileen Spear, thegroup started off as the Belling-ham Quilters, and they used to becomprised of five to 20 womenwho met in Gladys Glockner’sbasement. Later, the group

would move to the former site ofthe Franklin Senior Center, a lo-cation that worked well, saysEileen, because the area is cen-tral to a number of neighboringcommunities, including Attle-boro, Bellingham, Medway, Mil-lis, Franklin, Blackstone,Wrentham and even Rhode Is-land. Three years ago, the Yan-kee Quilters began holding theirbusiness meeting, which usuallyfeatures a speaker and a newtechnique, every second Tuesdayof the month at St John's Episco-pal Church in Franklin.

“It’s fun,” says longtime mem-ber, Diana Hatch. “We’re benefit-ing something, but we’re alsobenefiting ourselves, because ofthe companionship.”

The group has monthly rafflesand many fun programs such asblock of the month, and a GetAway Weekend. They meet occa-sionally on the third or fourth Tues-day and a Saturday to work on theirown projects and get help fromeach other, and coming this monthis their annual Yankee's SpringFling dinner, to be held at theFairview at Pinecrest Country Clubin Holliston on May 21st. KateCarney will offer an entertainingprogram on 1843: Lowell MillsBoardinghouse Keeper, Mrs. Lar-com. Tickets are $30 for membersand $35 for non-members.

New Members are always wel-come. Please call Pat Mulhall at(508) 545-1907 or email [email protected] with anyquestions.

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These three women, from left, Joan Hallett, Eileen Spear and Diana Hatch,are members of the Yankee Quilters, a group that shares a love of quiltingand draws members from as far as 60 miles. Every Monday, Emma’s QuiltCupboard gives the group a space to create quilts for patients at MilfordHospital Hospice Unit and the Dana Farber Cancer Unit.

No Child Sits on theSidelinesOn Saturday, May 4th, make adifference not only in yourself, butin the community, at the TheFranklin 5K (formerly called Runfor Bob). All ages and abilities areencouraged to participate. Whatbegan as a way to honor the lifeand spirit of Bob Biagiotti, a mem-ber of the Hockomock AreaYMCA who passed away unex-pectedly, has evolved into an eventcelebrating children of all abilities- through this amazing 5K race.

Since she started the event 9years ago, Kris Biagiotti has af-forded local children with disabil-ities the opportunity to participate

in programs and activities thatwould not have been offered oth-erwise. In a fashion similar toDick and Rick Hoyt, who werehonored at the 2012 HockomockArea YMCA Legends Ball, Krishas participated in road racespushing her daughter Kayla in astroller modified for her disabili-ties. Kayla enjoys it, and Kris cangive back to local charities whoseevents they attend, including TheFranklin 5K.

Since 2005, this 5K event hasraised $75,000 for the Hocko-mock Area YMCA Reach Out forYouth and Families financial as-sistance program and the YMCA'sIntegration Initiative. This Initia-tive at the Y began in 2004 to

allow children with special needsto participate alongside their typi-cally developing peers in socialand recreational programs and ac-tivities. "Since its inception, theintegration program has become afabric of the Y culture," says EdHurley, president of the Hocko-mock Area YMCA. "Anyone whowalks through our doors is wel-comed, no matter their ability orfinancial circumstance, in all ofour programs and activities."

Over 500 families have beenpositively impacted. In 2012, the Yhired its first full time AssociationDirector of Integration. As sum-mer approaches, more childrenthan ever will enroll in New Hori-zons, the Y's fully inclusive campsetting offered in Franklin,Foxboro, and North Attleboro.

Kris and Kayla, "The K Girls",have a story which parallels Dickand Rick Hoyt, the father son teamknown for their enduring spirit,teamwork and commitment to in-dividuals with special needs anddisabilities. At a Hockomock AreaYMCA event this past July at theTPC Boston, Dick Hoyt spoke tothe youth of the Initiative.

"Through efforts such as the In-tegration Initiative, disabled chil-dren will be afforded access toparticipate in athletic programsand activities." Continued Hoyt,"The Hockomock Area YMCA is

to be commended for creatingsuch a wonderful program for theyouth in the communities itserves."

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Location for the event is Marsh & McLellan Companies,431 Washington Street, inFranklin. The event will includekids' activities, touch-a-truck, re-freshments, silent auction, raffle,

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Medals will be awarded to thetop 3 men's and women's finishersfrom several age categories and allparticipants will receive a finishermedal.

The event is presented by IronMountain. To find out more aboutthe Hockomock Area YMCA'sReach Out for Youth and Familiesprogram, Integration Initiative, orTHE FRANKLIN 5K RUN *WALK * ROLL, contact MichaelBordonaro (508) 643-5225 [email protected].


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Summer Fun 2013STAR – Fun and enriching learning experiences: Entering grades 5/6; LEGO Adventures, Crime Sleuth Forensics,Rocket Club, Mindstorm Robots, iPad Super Powers, Cool Chemistry, Backyard Science, and Totally CoolComputers. Entering Grades 3 to 6 Guitar Workshop; Entering Grades 4 to 6 Rock Band, Awesome Art andMystery Club.

ART INSTITUTE – Franklin Art Department is offering four, creative art classes for students entering grades 6 to 10:Drawing &Painting, Digital Photography, Ceramics & Sculpture, and Artist Trading Cards and New MediaProjects.

SUMMER MUSIC – Franklin Music Department is offering: Elementary Strings (grades 4 & 5) and Orchestra(grades 6 to 9); Concert Band (grades 5 to 9) and Jazz Band (grades 7 to 9); and, Summer Glee, a performance-basedsinging and dance movement class for grades 4 to 7.

MATH ACADEMY –An exciting opportunity for students entering grades 1 through 7 to explore math, art andscience through hands-on interactive projects that extend their mathematical knowledge.

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Runners embarking on last year's Franklin 5K (formerly Run for Bob), agreat family event which since 2005 has raised $75,000 to support theHockomock Area YMCA's financial assistance program and Integration Initiative

Franklin Sports Clinics

Franklin sports clinics will be holding skill campsthis summer for baseball, girls basketball, fieldhockey, football, girls lacrosse, girls and boys soccerand volleyball. The camps will be run by members ofthe Franklin high school coaching staff and playersfrom each program. Franklin’s speed and strengthcoach Liane Blyn will also be running a Speed,Agility and Athletic Development Camp to help builda physical foundation and improve self confidence inmiddle school students. All camps are open to girlsand boys from all towns that are entering grades 5through 9. For more information on the FranklinSports Camps, go to www.franklinsportsclinics.com.Please contact FHS Athletic Director, Brad Sidwellwith any questions (508) 541-2100, x3040.

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Do you find yourself cuppingyour hand around your ear in orderto hear better? Or do belatedly re-alize that you made a comment ona different subject than what wasbeing discussed by your friends orfamily? Your hearing loss may bemore noticeable than you thought!May is Better Hearing and SpeechMonth, so this is an opportunity tohave your hearing assessed to de-termine if you are one of the esti-mated 33 million Americans whohave a hearing loss that can betreated.

Hearing Loss May Lead toFunny ConversationsThere is an old joke about threeretired gentlemen who were play-ing golf on a very blustery day, andthey had difficulty hearing eachother. “It’s windy” said one. “No,it’s Thursday” said the next. “Soam I” said the third, “Let’s go geta drink.”

Many people can relate to thisjoke, recalling similar absurd con-versations with someone who can-not hear as well as they once did.Most of them would benefit fromusing hearing devices that cancompensate for what can no longerbe heard unaided.

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• have problems understandingconversations in group settingsor where there is a lot of back-ground noise

Hearing Aids Today areDiscreteMany people who struggle tohear may think they are hidingtheir hearing loss, but it actually isvery noticeable. They resist get-ting hearing aids despite a signifi-cant hearing loss which adverselyaffects their quality of life. Theymay only be familiar with theclunky, whistling hearing aids ofyesteryear or be concerned thatwearing a hearing aid will makethem look old.

However, there have been signif-icant advances in hearing aid tech-nology, and they are now smalland discrete, and come in a widevariety of colors that match haircolors or skin tones. Hearing bet-

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See an Audiologist atHearing Care Center If you or a loved one is havingdifficulty hearing, it is important tobe evaluated by an audiologist whohas earned a graduate degree andis licensed and certified. Audiolo-gists are hearing health care pro-fessionals who specialize inpreventing, identifying, and as-sessing hearing disorders, as wellas fitting hearing aids and other as-sistive listening devices.

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The Millis Lions Club co-sponsored MillisBeautification Day with theMillis Garden Club. The Lions’Eyemobile was onhand attown hall to give free eyescreenings. For informationabout the Millis Lions, visit www.millislionsclub.org.

The Veteran’s Memorial Building was one of several locations spruced upin Millis on Beautification Day. Photo courtesy of the Millis Garden Club.

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A raw, cold morning couldn’t deter Millis volunteers from turning out for BeautificationDay.

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Members of the Rosebuds, Jr. Garden Club came out to help the Millis Garden Club and the MillisLions at Beautification Day. From left, Simran Khalsa, Anna Turovsky, Shannon Miles, Lannah Fitzgerald, Linh Nguyen, Loretta Fitzgerald, Sarah Morgan and Marissa Ford.


Don’t Just Stand There…PLANT SOMETHING on May 15!SUBMITTED BYRENEM. FONTAINE

On May 15, 2013, somethingnew will take root in cities andtowns all over Massachusetts.Thousands of people will plantsomething—anything!—on thatday. Whether it’s planting a shadetree in their town center, setting upa container garden in the librarycourtyard, or helping childrenbuild an edible garden at the ele-mentary school, residents will helpmake their towns a little greener onMay 15.

“Don’t Just Stand There…PLANT SOMETHING on May15!” is a new campaign to helpeveryone enjoy the benefits ofplanting. The campaign is an initiative of Plant SomethingMA, a joint program of the Mas-sachusetts Flower Growers As-sociation (MFGA) and theMassachusetts Nursery andLandscape

Association (MNLA). PlantSomething MA seeks to get morepeople to enjoy gardening andsupport their local, independentnurseries, garden centers, land-scapers and growers.

My name is Rene M. Fontaineand I am the organizer for theTown of Franklin. “Our goal is torecruit someone in every city and

town in the Commonwealth to or-ganize a public planting on May15. We also hope to get schoolsand individuals in on the fun ofplanting something and watchingit grow,” stated Rena Sumner, Ex-ecutive Director of the Massachu-setts Nursery and LandscapeAssociation.

“Most people realize that plantsand trees provide shade, increaseproperty value, and are good forthe environment,” said MFGA Ex-ecutive Secretary, Bob Luczai,“but they may not realize thatplants can also reduce stress andimprove your health.” He added,“Gardening can burn up to 600calories an hour!”

Gardening also contributes to thelocal economy. Massachusetts’professional environmental horti-culturalists—the people whogrow, care, for, design, and installplantings and landscapes in yourcommunity—contribute $2.6 bil-lion to the Massachusetts econ-omy and employ 68,000 people.

Industry professionals, gardeningclubs, and civic-minded individu-als are being recruited to organizea local public planting. Public of-ficials and local residents will beinvited to attend the plantings intheir town. In addition, schools

will be asked to schedule garden-ing activities and families andworkplaces will be encouraged toplant something—anything!—onMay 15.

The “Don’t Just Stand There…PLANT SOMETHING on May15!” campaign kicked off at theBoston Flower and Garden Show,March 13-17. Plant SomethingMA distributed 6,000 free seedplanting kits to show attendees.

As the Franklin organizer Iwould like to invite you to takepart in and get your input on thebest location for our public plant-ing on May 15th.I will be donat-ing a tree to be planted at alocation of the Town’s choosingand I appreciate your support Inmaking this event a huge success.For more information visitwww.plantsomethingma.org/May15. I look forward to seeing youon May 15th.

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Dear Editor:Did you notice how much nicer many of the streets and public areas of Millis looked after the 9thAnnual Millis Beautification Day on Saturday, April 13?

Each year, the Millis Garden Club and the Millis Lions co-sponsor this volunteer clean up. Thesewonderful volunteers make a huge difference. Millis both looks better and saves big bucks. Volunteerscleaned up over 100 cubic yards of brush and trash. Picture 180 leaf bags, 110 bags of trash, 2 smalldump truck loads and 4 large dump truck loads of brush and dead trees. We also removed 12 old tiresand 4 TVs.

People from many sectors of our community came out on a cold, damp morning to help –- membersof the Garden Club and the Lions and other civic-minded residents, Scouts, library supporters, and,perhaps most impressively, many students from our public schools along with their teachers and parents.Organized by Sagar Desai and Louis DePace, the student efforts make this possible.

This year several local businesses donated to our efforts as well. Thanks to Millis Used Auto Parts,Dunkin’ Donuts, McDonald’s, and Roche Bros. We appreciate their generosity.

We couldn’t succeed without the participation of our Department of Public Works, led by Jim McKay,Assistant Director. Jim spent all morning with us making sure the work went smoothly. Thanks to himand his team.

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Letters to the EditorSite Set for HollistonKids’ Community Harvest Garden

BY J.D. O’GARA

This year, some seeds will be planted behind the PinecrestGolf Course, and Lisa Zais hopes they will grow into a loveof healthy eating. Zais approached the Holliston AgriculturalCommission last year about using some town land to begin acommunity garden, one that would involve local children inplanting and growing their own vegetables. It will be calledthe Holliston Kids Community Harvest Garden

“In today’s climate where everybody’s really trying get kidsand people in the world to eat healthy, it’s a good place forkids to start, literally, from the ground up,” says Zais.

The Agricultural Commission did not hesitate.

“The Agricultural Commission has allowed us to utilize two10 x 10 plots behind the Pinecrest Golf Course,” says Zais,“And we have 7th and 8th graders from the Robert AdamsMiddle School who will get it ready for planting.”

Zais says there are 12 plots at the site, which is alreadyfenced in, and water is available. Although all the details arenot yet worked out, Zais maintains, “We’ve got to startsomewhere. For kids to be able to work, and start from gettingthe soil prepped to planting seedlings in classroom andplanting them in the ground and weeding and watering – theyearn a reward from when things grow, and it all comes downto good, healthy eating.”

Holliston GardenClub Plant Sale

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Members of the Franklin Gar-den Club will be bustling aboutthe Franklin Common late after-noon of Tuesday, May 7th, ac-cording to the garden clubpresident Susan Childers. Thiswill be the Franklin GardenClub’s annual spring cleanup.Anyone who would like to help iswelcome, says Childers, whoadds that all hands are appreciatedand the group will be there fromapproximately 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“We try to clean it all up, get itall ready to plant flowers nearMemorial Day,” says longtimegarden club member NancyRappa. “All our membersgather, and we bring our rakesand shovels and bags. The town,lately has been giving us moneyto buy annual plants to plantthere, and so last year was ab-solutely gorgeous, because wewere able to plant many flowers.We do all the labor.”

Childers says that the groupcurrently has about 25 members,although not everybody comesto each event. The Franklin Gar-den Club meets from Septemberthrough June (as, Rappa says, in

summertime everyone’s busywith their own garden), al-though the final meeting is a so-cial one, on the first Tuesday ofthe month at 7 p.m. at St. John’sEpiscopal Church in Franklin.

Childers points out thatFranklin residents don’t need tobe experts to join the group.

“What’s been happening ispeople will say ‘I don’t knowanything about gardening, so Ican’t be part of it.’ Well, we’reall still learning,” she laughs.“You don’t have to know any-thing to be part of it.”

One of the tasks that theFranklin Garden Club under-takes is maintaining the sectionof the Franklin Common acrossfrom St. Mary’s Church. Someof the less experienced memberstake the lead from some of themembers who have been withthe group a longer time.

“It’s good to have new peoplecome in,” says Childers, “be-cause a lot of the original mem-bers aren’t able to do all thegardening themselves.” Sheadds that the more experiencedgardeners are great mentors,who “really do a nice job.”

In addition to sprucing uptown, the Franklin Garden Clubalso has a scholarship each year,doing at least one fundraiser, anauction in December, to raisefunds.

Membership in the FranklinGarden Club costs $30 a year,which pays for a number ofspeakers who come to educatemembers about various aspectsof gardening. The group alsotakes field trips.

“We just had a meeting, thispast April, we went to FairmontFarms,” says Rappa. “We actu-ally made hanging planters. Weprovided our own containersand they provided the soil. Wewere able to pick out the flowerswe wanted.”

If anyone wants to join theFranklin Garden Club, saysChilders, they can contactEileen Mason at [email protected]. To find the most up-dated information about whatthe garden club has been up to,Franklin residents can “like” theFranklin Garden Club page onFacebook.


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April 2013 saw the addition of four new beds at the KingStreet Memorial Community Garden, located at King StreetMemorial Park. All of the garden beds are taken at this point,individually leased, and there is a wait list for anyone else in-terested in gardening.

According to Amy Acevedo, that wait list began last year. Gar-den renewals, she says, average 75-80%, which means that 10to 12 folks move off the wait list each year. Although the list isclosed right now, wait list signups will take place in late May.

Donations of funds, labor and materials are always appreci-ated. Some of the garden’s wish list items include 30 cubicyards of organic compost, 15 cubic yards of good loam, PicnicTables, Sun Umbrellas, one dozen simple hand trowels, onedozen simple garden claws, big chalkboard, lumber & fasteners,untreated 2"x12"x14' untreated spruce, 4"x4"x8' untreated Dou-glas fir, and 4" and 2.5" timberlok fasteners.

To volunteer, donate or just inquire about the wait list for aplot, email [email protected].

The Franklin Community Garden Committee meets on thefirst Monday of the month, at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall. The nextscheduled meeting is May 6th.

“The garden is currently open, but we have an official openingin May to kick it off,” says Garden Coordinator Chris Clay.“Usually we do things like tomato planting demos, and aseedlings sale to start gardens off.”

This year’s opening event will take place on May 26th, from9-11 a.m.

To learn more, visit http://www.franklincommunitygardens.org.The group can also be reached at:

Friends of Franklin Community Gardens, Inc.or just Friends of FCG Inc. for shortPO Box 116Franklin, MA 02038.

The HollistonGarden Club an-nounced todaythat it will host aGarden Tour thisyear on the firstweekend inJune. Six mag-nificent privategardens will beopen to ticketholders on Sat-urday, June1st between 10a.m. and 4 p.m.,and on Sunday,June 2nd be-tween noon and4 p.m., rain orshine.

Featured gar-dens include as p e c t a c u l a rshade garden, acottage gardenwith curb ap-peal, a beauti-fully landscaped bird-lovers’garden, splendid outdoor livingareas, gardens bursting with color,and informal mixed gardens withsomething for everyone. Some arecreated by the homeowner, someare professionally designed, but allare a welcome relief after a long,cold winter.

The Garden Tour grew out of thetwin desires to celebrate the privategardens of Holliston residents andto raise money to develop andmaintain public spaces. In this,

Holliston Garden Club’s 80th year,the Club is maintaining severaltraffic islands, planting trees, main-taining the gardens at the Hollistonlibrary, weeding, pruning andhelping the town stay beautiful.Those interested in membershipcan go to www.hollistongarden-club.org.

Tickets for the Garden Tour are$15 each and are available at Cof-fee Haven, Outpost Farm, andSalon D. On tour dates, ticketswill be sold at the Gazebo nearCVS Pharmacy on Central Street.

In addition, interested parties canmail a self-addressed stamped en-velope prior to May 10, 2013 witha check for the tickets to HGCGarden Tour, c/o 117 WestfieldDrive, Holliston, MA 01746.


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Medway Community Farm heldits Open House and Ribbon Cut-ting Ceremony on Sunday April21st. The event featured children'sactivities, farm tours and a yardsale, with the big Ribbon Cuttingevent celebrating the completionof Phase One of the Farm Com-munity Center Renovation Project.

Now that the farmhouse is habit-able, “Kevin and I have moved in,”says Brittany Sidway Overshiner,Executive Director of the farm.“It’s wonderful, much easier tomanage the farm.”

The downstairs, says Overshiner,is also open to the public for usefor classes and functions, and itnow has an operating bathroom onthe first floor that is ADA compli-ant, she adds.

The Medway Community Farmworked with Tri-County RegionalTechnical Vocational High School,Community Preservation Com-mittee and local volunteers in acollaborative 2-year effort thattook an old house on town landfrom near disrepair to a functionalcommunity space and caretakerhousing.

What’s coming up in Phase II,says Overshiner, is to raise thefunds to build a certified kitchen.Overshiner says that the originalestimate to build a certifiedkitchen was about $30,000, butthat “we’re kind of hoping it willbe a little lower” given the workthat Tri-County students did toprepare the room so far.

Jeanne Raffa, President of theMedway Community Farm,adds that although Tri-Countydid a lot of the work for thefarm, the Medway CommunityFarm cannot guarantee that thestudents will be back to workmore, as Tri-County works witha number of different commu-nity projects.

The goal for the kitchen, saysOvershiner, is to offer classesand “take food from the farm tothe kitchen, from seed to fork.”Overshiner adds that the kitchenwould give the community farman opportunity to process anyexcess produce.

“Value added products are a hugebenefit to any farm, and we cansell those things in winter, too,”says Overshiner.

The Medway CommunityFarm’s primary source of revenue,says Overshiner, is its CSA Shares.This year, she says, the farm willhave 200 full and partial shares.

Fundraising continues on the dayof Medway Pride Day, with the

Medway Community Farm 4thAnnual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday,May 18th.

Overshiner notes that the farmis working with Medway PrideDay organizers this year. Therace is scheduled early, so thatMedway residents can take partin both events, with a 7 a.m. reg-istration time and an 8 a.m. start,from Medway High School, at 88Summer Street. The first 100 reg-istrants will get a t-shirt, and thefastest male and female finishers

will win awards. The race willcost $25 in advance or $30 onrace day, or $10 for children aged12 and under. For more informa-tion about the race, contact NateHamilton at [email protected]

If runners head to Medway PrideDay following the race, the first100 runners will receive two freePawsox tickets, says Overshiner.

For more information about theMedway Community Farm, visitwww.medwaycommunityfarm.org.


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Franklin DowntownPartnership Sets 2013 EventsThe Franklin Downtown Part-nership announces the dates of itsexciting events and festivals for2013, including the StrawberryStroll, the ever-popular HarvestFestival and the Holiday Stroll.The Partnership also has sched-uled its General Meetings and in-vites all businesses and residentsto attend and learn more aboutwhat’s happening in and aroundFranklin.

Downtown Beautification Daywill be Saturday, May 18th, at 9a.m. The FDP will join theFranklin Garden Club to spruceup the downtown center for springand summer. Volunteers will plantmore than 1,200 flowers, andcommunity service hours will beavailable for students. ContactEileen Mason at [email protected] about sponsorship andvolunteer opportunities. WinterDecorating Day will be Sunday,November 24th.

The Strawberry Stroll will beThursday, June 13th, from 4 to 7p.m. The Partnership plans its fa-mous strawberry shortcakes, en-tertainment and a sidewalk sale.The FDP is currently looking forsponsors for this popular event.Please contact event Co-ChairsNicole Fortier at nfortier@dean-

bank.com or Bryan Taberner,[email protected].

This year’s annual Harvest Fes-tival will take place on Sunday,October 6th, from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. Each year, this popular fairdraws over 6,000 visitors. Boothregistration information will beavailable on the FDP website inJune.

The Holiday Stroll will beThursday, December 5th, at 4 p.m.A tree lighting, carolers, a visitfrom Santa, refreshments andshopping specials will kick off theholiday season. Roberta Trahanand Gregg Chalk will be the co-chairs for this festive event.

The Partnership will hold Gen-eral Meetings on May 2nd, Sep-tember 5th and November 7th. Allbusiness owners and residents areinvited to learn more about thePartnership’s efforts in revitalizingdowntown Franklin. The Thurs-day meetings are held at 8:30 a.m.at the Dean College Campus Center.

A complete listing of all events,meeting dates, contacts and volun-teer opportunities can be found on the Partnership’s website,www.franklindowntownpartner-ship.org/.

Raise a Glass with the Downtown Partnership

at Pour Richard’sThe Franklin Downtown Partnership invites the public to Pour Richard’s Wine and Spirits fora wine and beer tasting party on Tuesday, May 7. Come mingle with friends old and new whilesampling a variety of beverages and learning about Pour Richard’s unique products. Try yourluck with a chance to win raffle prizes and hear about the FDP’s plans for downtown Franklin.

The fundraiser will take place at Pour Richard’s, 14 Grove Street, Franklin, from 5 to 7:30p.m. Tickets are $10 and proceeds will help support the Partnership’s Beautification efforts anddowntown events. Dean Bank and Next Step Living are sponsors. Raffle prizes include itemsdonated by Jane’s Frames and Emma’s Quilt Cupboard.

“Pour Richard’s is a unique new business in Franklin and we invite everyone to come experi-ence something different,” says Lisa Piana, FDP executive director. “We hope to bring the com-munity together to support our downtown revitalization efforts, and this is a fun way for residentsand business owners to learn more about the Partnership’s goals.”

Money raised at this tasting evening will be used to support on-going beautification efforts andthe downtown events, including the Strawberry Festival on June 13th. The Partnership, theFranklin Garden Club and many volunteers plant more than 1,200 colorful flowers downtowneach spring, and hang wreaths and greenery for the holidays. This year’s spring BeautificationDay will be Saturday, May 18.

“We enjoy partnering with local and regional nonprofits on fundraising initiatives,” says AnnWilliams, co-owner of Pour Richard’s. “We present a well-edited selection of small producers,unique products and great values. With more than two decades’ experience in wine sales, wefind our products endlessly fascinating; we firmly believe they should also be fun,” she adds.

For more information about this event please contact FDP Executive Director Lisa Piana at(774) 571-3109 or [email protected]. Details about the Partnership, efforts, visitwww.franklindowntownpartnership.org/.

May 1The Franklin Art AssociationMeeting, from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. atthe Franklin Senior Center, 10Daniel McCahill Street. Refresh-ments and socializing will begin at6:30. The program will feature ahands on demonstration by JoanOrnsfrey, a versatile artist whoworks with all types of media tocreate interesting and creative col-lages. Meetings are free and opento the public. For more informa-tion, please email the FAA secre-tary at [email protected] orvisit the website at www.frankli-nart.org.

Franklin Public Library Teen Ad-visory Board (T.A.B.) Meeting,6:30 p.m.

May 2Fun Club for ages 6-12, FranklinPublic Library, 4 p.m., drop-in pro-gram, theme “Wacky Kitchen Sci-ence”

Spring Fling Shopping Night, 7-10 p.m., Franklin Country Club,672 East Central St., Franklin,hosted by Norfolk CommunityLeague, includes a number of ven-dors, light appetizers & desserts,cash bar, tickets $10 online atwww.norfolkcommunityleague.org or at door for $12.

May 4The Franklin 5K (formerly called Run for Bob), Marsh & McLellan Companies, 431 WashingtonStreet, Franklin. Event will in-clude kids' activities, touch-a-truck, refreshments, silent auction,raffle, music, and more. Day ofregistration begins at 9 a.m. Register today by visitingw w w . h o c k y m c a . o r gh t t p : / /www.hockymca . o rg . Registration $30

Franklin Art Association SpringArt Show & Sale, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.,

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary,108 North St., Norfolk, MA, over50 artists, complementary food &drink, visit www. Franklinart.org

Greater Milford CommunityChorus Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m.,Stacy Middle School, on SchoolStreet across from Milford Memo-rial Hall, Tickets are on sale nowfrom any chorus member or atMusic & Arts (formerly the MusicNook) located at 164 Main Street,Milford, Massachusetts. Pre-saletickets $8 by May 3rd or $10 atthe door. Children under 12 free.

May 5Franklin Art Association SpringArt Show & Sale, 12– 5 p.m.,awards ceremony at 3 p.m., StonyBrook Wildlife Sanctuary, 108North St., Norfolk, MA, over 50artists, complementary food &drink, visit www. Franklinart.org

Greater Milford CommunityChorus Spring Concert, 1:30 p.m.,Stacy Middle School, on SchoolStreet across from Milford Memo-rial Hall. Tickets are on sale nowfrom any chorus member or atMusic & Arts (formerly the MusicNook) located at 164 Main Street,Milford, Massachusetts. Pre-saletickets $8 by May 3rd or $10 atthe door. Children under 12 free.

May 6Move Along, for ages 0-5,Franklin Public Library, 10:30a.m., 30-minute program withmusic, movement, stories andmore.

Krafty Mondays for ages 6-12, 4p.m., Franklin Public Library,“Beach Hats”.

May 7Mother Goose on the Loose, ages0-2, 10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library.

Pour Richard’s Wine and Spirits

wine & beer tasting event, benefitsFranklin Beautification Day andFranklin Downtown Partnershipevents, 5-7:30 p.m., PourRichard’s, 14 Grove St. Tickets$10 per person aged 21+.

May 8Terrific Twos, for 2-year-olds,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary.

May 9Story & Craft for ages 4 & 5,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary, for children aged 4 & 5 whocan work independently.

May 113rd Annual Franklin SNETTRoad Race, 10 a.m., Former Put-nam Investment Co. Property, 431Washington St., Franklin, USATrack & Field Sanctioned EventRun; $20 prior to race day, $25 dayof race, $15 student. Register atwww.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org

FSPA Auditions for Shrek theMusical Summer Stage Produc-tion, 1:30 for grades 3-5, 2:15 forgrades 6-8, 3 p.m. for grades 9+.Prepare 16 measures of musicaltheater song. Students will also beasked to dance simple combinationtaught at audition. To register forsummer programs, call FSPA at(508) 528-8668. For further infor-mation, visitwww.FSPAonline.com.


Krafty Mondays for ages 6-12, 4p.m., Franklin Public Library,“Kick Sacks”.


May 15 Terrific Twos, for 2-year-olds,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary.

Don’t Just Stand There…PLANT SOMETHING! Day. Seepage 4 of Home and Garden sec-tion for details. www.plantsome-thingma.org

May 16Story & Craft for ages 4 & 5,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary, for children aged 4 & 5 whocan work independently

May 1810th Annual Beautification Day,presented by Franklin DowntownPartnership and Franklin GardenClub, 9 a.m. – noon, rain or shine.Over 1,000 flowers and greens willbe planted on bridge and downtownislands and in some planter boxes.Volunteers needed, great for h.s. students. Volunteers to meet at 9a.m. at island in front of RomeRestaurant. To volunteer, contactEileen Mason at [email protected], to volunteer for the com-mittee, contact Chris Bond [email protected] orJim Schultz [email protected] aboutsponsorship can be found atfranklindowntownpartnership.org/.

Troop 99 2nd Annual Family FunBarbecue. Bring your friends andfamily to the Franklin Rod & GunClub, 51 Florence Street, Franklinat 2 p.m. for a day of fun and greatfood - chicken, burgers, dogs, porkand all the fixins! Games, activitiesand raffle prizes. Enjoy the sceniclocation near Uncas Pond, whilehelping to raise funds for BoyScout Troop 99. $15 per ticket. Formore info and to purchase ticketscontact Pam Cawley at (508) 451-7921.

May 19HMEA’s 12th Annual Walk,Stroll & Roll in the Park, Inde-pendence 5K, for more informa-tion, visit www.hmea.org


Dean College Children’s CenterPreschool Exploration OpenHouse, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., 144School Street in Franklin. Formore information, call (508) 541-1598.

Krafty Mondays for ages 6-12, 4p.m., Franklin Public Library, “Design a Frisbee”

Let’s Laugh Today, 7:30 p.m.,Meetinghouse of the First Univer-salist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin. Laughter Yoga. $5 donation to thechurch, $10 maximum per family. Please bring your waterbottle. www.letslaughtoday.com,call (508) 660-2223 or email [email protected].


May 22Terrific Twos, for 2-year-olds,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library.

May 23Story & Craft for ages 4 & 5,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library, for children aged 4 & 5who can work independently.

May 26Spring Opening of King StreetMemorial Garden, 9-11 a.m. Features seedling sale asfundraiser for Franklin Commu-nity.

May 27Memorial Day, Parade. Step-offrom Franklin Fire Station on WestCentral at 10:30 a.m. Ceremony atThe War Memorial, Franklin TownCommon at Noon.

May 28Mother Goose on the Loose, ages0-2, 10:30 a.m., Franklin PublicLibrary.

May 29Terrific Twos, for 2-year-olds,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library.

Craft Circle, Franklin Public Library, 3:30 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting, needlepoint orother projects to work on and meetother with similar interests. Opento all ages.

May 30Story & Craft for ages 4 & 5,10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Library, for children aged 4 & 5who can work independently.

June 1Arts on the Common, WrenthamTown Common, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.


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Join the excitement; join the fun!!Mondaysmove along for ages 0 – 5 years old at 10:30 a.m.

This 30-minute program features music, movement, sto-ries, instruments, and other interactive activities to encour-age social skills and promote early literacy. Parents andcaregivers are welcome and encouraged to participate. Noregistration is required.

Krafty mondays for ages 6 to 12 nOW at 4 p.m.

May is “Get Ready for Summer” Month! A differentcraft will be offered each week during this 30-minute pro-gram. No registration is required. Weekly programs below:

“Beach Hats”

Monday, May 6th, 2013

Design and paint your own cloth “bucket hat” for thebeach. Your hat will be stylish, practical, and unique!

“Kick Sacks”


The weather is getting warmer…time to design a beanbag Kick Sack for beach time fun. Show off your creativityand playing skills!

“Design-a-Frisbee”


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Tuesdaysmother goose on the loose for birth to age 2 at 10:30

a.m.

Each thirty minute session uses nursery rhymes, songs,puppets, and more to promote the learning process of ba-bies and toddlers. This program is designed for childrenup to two-years-old along with their caregiver. No regis-tration is required.

WednesdaysTerrific Twos at 10:30 a.m.

30 minutes of stories, songs, and activities for childrenwho are two. No registration is required.

Teen advisory Board (T.a.B.) First Wednesday of

every month at 6:30 p.m.

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ThursdaysStory and craft for ages 4 and 5 at 10:30 a.m.

Stories, activities, and a craft for children ages 4 and 5who are able to attend "on their own." This program lastsaround 45 minutes. No registration is required.

Fun club for ages 6 to 12 nOW at 4 p.m. First

Thursday of the month, may 2nd

This program is designed for tweens ages 6 to 12 yearsold and will feature a different type of game, contest, orscience experiment on the first Thursday of every month.Come join us for some fun! No registration is required.This month we are playing:

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Make your own lava lamp and then try some other ex-periments. You won’t believe what you can create fromitems you can find in your kitchen!

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Come join the new “Craft Circle”! Bring your knitting,crocheting, needlepoint, embroidery, or other projects towork on and meet others with similar interests. This is agreat way to share ideas and get help as you work on aproject. This group is open to all ages and will meet thelast Wednesday of every month.

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The boys’ lacrosse team atFranklin High has been tradition-ally strong, and there’s little evi-dence to suggest that the 2013campaign will be any different.

Coach Lou Verrochi’s Panthers,who had a 2-2 record after fourgames, rely on depth and experi-ence, have strength in goal and ondefense, are deep at attack, andfeature solid midfield talent. Al-though Franklin lost eight seniors(seven starters) to graduation, itstill will be a force in the Kelly-Rex Division of the HockomockLeague.

“Our top goal is to win the divi-sion crown, and I think we’ve gotthe firepower and balance to dothat,’’ said Verrochi, who’s led thePanthers to four championships inhis 13 years at the helm. “Our sec-ond objective is to qualify for thetourney and go as deep as possible.Mansfield is the defending champin the division, and they’ll bestrong again. King Philip andNorth Attleboro will also be con-tenders.’’

Last year, the Panthers finished16-5, were second in their divisionand lost in the tournament quarter-finals to eventual state champDuxbury.

“For us to be as effective as lastyear, we need to improve our pos-session game,’’ Verrochi said. “Weneed to control the ball more. Wealso can be better clearing the ball,and our offense can be more team-oriented.’’

Two key players Verrochi will becounting on are senior attack menMike Patjane and Jake Sergeant.Patjane scored 51 goals as a soph-omore and had 36 goals and 26 as-sists last year in spite of missingfive games. Sergeant tallied 21goals and three assists last year.

“Mike has great field vision andhe drives the ball so effectively,’’Verrochi said. “He’s got greathands and has good finishing abil-ity. Jake is athletic and versatile.I’m hoping he’ll score between 30-40 goals this year. As one of ourcaptains, he’s a good vocalleader.’’

Midfield is a strength andFranklin has three quality playersthere — Kyle Finamore, Matt Bas-com and Kyle Lundgren. Fi-namore managed 22 goals andeight assists last year.

“Finamore is elusive, drives hardand can score against top-notchopponents,’’ Verrochi said. “Bas-com is a solid defensive midfielderwho is very cerebral. He’s gotgreat athleticism and will havemore of an offensive role this year.Lundgren is only a sophomore buthis stick skills are phenomenal. Heruns like a deer, sees the field welland is good in transition.’’

Senior Kevin Leffert is a superbdefender who elevated his gamelast year. His willingness to attendcamps and play in summer leagueshas paid off.

“Kevin is tenacious, always get-ting to the ball,’’ Verrochi said.“He’s well-rounded, knows whento slide and he’s composed on hisclears. He’s also got confidence.’’

Sophomore Mike Sullivan is la-beled a Division 1 college prospectat long stick midfielder by Ver-rochi.

“Mike is the real deal,’’ Verrochisaid. “He handles the long stick sowell. He’s great on take-aways andalways gets to ground balls. He’san all-around player who’s playedon premier club teams.’’

Senior Jimmy Keane has startedin goal for two years and shouldonce again be a major plus. Ver-rochi likes the way he keeps theball out of the net.

“Mike has good field vision, hisreactions are quick and he’s fear-less, no backing down,’’ Verrochisaid. “Once area where I’m hopingMike improves is in clearing.’’

The Panthers have a deep squadand there are other competitorswho’ll contribute and get playing

time. They include Bobby Platnerat attack; midfielders Mike Car-lucci, Dakota Craig, Eric Hall andMike Morrissey; Max Kinney atdefender and Kyle Filbert at face-off specialist.

All-star players like Jake Ver-sprille, Ross Tanner and Ryan Gar-land have graduated, but Franklinonce again has excellent talent toagain make a strong run for the di-vision crown and be a threat to ad-vance deep into the statetournament.


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Franklin High School sports havebecome synonymous with win-ning throughout the seasons.While the Panthers have strung to-gether years of success in all oftheir athletic programs, this pastwinter was one of the best they’veput together in recent memory.

During the fall season inFranklin, the girls soccer team cap-tured the Division 1 South Cham-pionship as well as the Division 1State Title, while the field hockeyteam was eliminated in the semi-finals by Sandwich. While thesoccer team may have taken thebest performance of the schoolyear thus far, the winter season asa whole was much more impres-sive.

This past season, the boyshockey team went 13-6-2 earninga seventh seed in the Division 2State Tournament and for the sec-ond straight year captured the Di-vision Title while falling toWilmington in the State contest.On the basketball courts the boyslost to Mansfield (the eventualDivision 1 Champion) in thequarter-finals, while their femalecounterparts advanced into thechampionship game for the sec-ond straight year. Unfortunatelythe Lady Panthers fell to Brain-tree on both occasions. Thewrestling squad had 10 individualwrestlers finish in the top five intheir respective weight classes,with Ben Zogyby bringing homea divisional championship whilefinishing in second placewrestling at the 113 lb. weightclass at the states. Other Panther

wrestlers that fared well at thestate competition were CamKelly (third) and Griffin Tighe(fourth).

“Honestly, it’s been more thanjust this past year where we’vebeen successful. For the past fouror five years, all of our teams havehad success at one point or an-other,” Franklin Athletic DirectorBrad Sidwell said. “Lately we’vehad our fall and winter seasons fol-lowed by March (playoff.) Themonth has become a time in whichwe cannot relax and get ready forthe spring, but a playoff regularityfor us.”

Although the winter season pro-duced so many great accomplish-ments it wasn’t a total shock toSidwell.

“This past winter season was nota surprise to me. With our talentedathletes you never know what canhappen,” he said. “Take for exam-ple the hockey team was a seventhseed that played well throughoutthe tournament and their cards fellright.”

Each and every season Franklinhas had least one team go deepinto the tournament, giving its fansa chance to extend the season. Infact, last year Franklin received theDalton Award for the highest win-ning percentage in Division 1sports.

Although the Panthers have beenon a successful course, the ADcautions not only his athletes, butthe fans as well.

“I try to remind people not totake all the success for granted,”

Sidwell said. “It takes a lot of hardwork and commitment from ourathletes and their coaches, but ifwe stray from that then there is nodoubt that we will fall. As an Ath-letic Director, all this winning isgravy for me, I’m just hoping thatthere’s not multiple games sched-uled on the same day.”

Talking to Sidwell, he noted thatwhile the Panthers have had somuch success over the years, it’snot only the high school studentsthat he sees attending games on aregular basis. According to the AD,at almost any Franklin contest youcan find at least one older individ-ual from the town that has no realaffiliation with the school.

Franklin High School is alreadya marked team amongst the otherHockomock League schools, buteach time any of their sports pro-grams takes to their respectivefield, they are doing so with a giantX on their backs. Everyonethroughout the state of Massachu-setts knows what the Panthers haveaccomplished over the past few

years, and they want to be the onesto take them down.

“Obviously, the school is on agood stretch right now, but just be-cause we have good teams doesn’tnecessarily translate into success.That’s why we have to play thegames,” Sidwell said. “The win-ning has absolutely nothing to dowith me; it’s the coaches and play-ers who do all the work. We justget to reap the benefits.”

Sidwell may not want to takecredit, but it all starts with thecoaches, which whom he and hiscommittee have selected. Thecoaches then put into effect theirindividual plans to make theteams successful, and they play-ers are the ones that have to fol-low through with those plans,which isn’t too hard to do be-cause FRANKLIN ATHLETESNEVER QUIT.


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Each pack meeting, Scouts fromPack 126 and their families collectitems to donate to the FranklinFood Pantry, and the pack spon-sors other organizations throughthe year. The Pack 126 leaders arededicated to building a sense of re-sponsibility for their Scouts.

Pack meetings are held once amonth during the school year atthe Elks Hall, 1077 Pond Street,Franklin. There are several densthroughout Franklin, who are partof Pack 126. Meetings begin withthe flag ceremony, Cub ScoutPromise, awards, and announce-ments. The leaders plan a fun ac-tivity each month and a differentden is responsible for logistics.

To learn more about Pack 126 orto join, contact: http://franklin-pack126.org

Cub Scout Pack 126 Blue &Gold Was Held Friday,March 15Franklin Cub Scout Pack 126held its annual Blue and Gold

Banquet at the Medway VFW, 123Holliston Street, Medway, MA.The Blue and Gold Banquet is ahighlight of the Cub Scouting year.It is a special dinner to recognizethe achievements of our Scouts,leaders, and volunteers. Blue andGold is an especially importantceremony for the younger dens tohonor the Webelos II Scouts whowill leave Cub Scouting andcrossover to become Boy Scouts.

For the first time, Pack 126 in-vited Scouts and their parents tocompete in a “Blue and GoldCake” contest. It was an excitingcompetition and they hope to starta great new tradition! This yearthere were 3 awards for “mostscouty,” “most creative” and over-all “favorite.” Next year, the packwill need to add “most delicious”but that will be a difficult choice!Thank you to all the “bakers.”

Pack 126 would like to extendthanks and appreciation to themanagement and staff at MedwayVFW for accommodating the pack

during another winter storm re-quiring the Scouts and VFW toreschedule the event from March8 to March 15. It takes a lot ofwork and dedication for the eventto run smoothly, and the Pack sin-cerely appreciates the efforts of theVFW, Scouts, guests and espe-cially the volunteers who made thenight a success!

Pinewood DerbyCub Scout Pack 126 held itsannual Pinewood Derby on Sat-urday, March 3 at the BenjaminFranklin Classical Charter PublicSchool in Franklin. In additionto winning the races, Scoutswere awarded with certificates ofmerit for creativity, uniqueness,style and engineering for the de-sign of their hand-made cars.Pack 126 extends thanks and ap-preciation to the St Mary’sChurch of Franklin (owners ofthe building) for allowing theScouts to utilize the school forthis special event.

On Sunday, March 4, manyScouts from Pack 126 attended aspecial presentation by Diary ofa Wimpy Kid author, Jeff Kinney.Jeff Kinney is a Cub Masterwithin the Seven Rivers District.His message to the Scouts wasfocused on always keep trying,even when your ideas don’t seemto be working out, try new ideas,reach out and stick with yourdreams – eventually somethinggood comes out of it! The pres-entation was humorous and JeffKinney served as a wonderfulrole model for the youth in theaudience, which included Scouts,their siblings, family and friends.After Jeff Kinney spoke, theScouts enjoyed the show – Diaryof a Wimpy Kid Dog Days!

Diary of a Wimpy KidPresentationThe event was held at recentlyrestored and beautiful NorwoodTheatre, 109 Center Street, Nor-wood Center. In keeping withscouting traditions, there was acommunity service aspect of thisevent. The scouts and their fami-lies donated a couple hundredbooks and raised over $2,100 forthe Morrill Memorial Library.

Those who attended from Pack126 extend their warmest thanksand appreciation to Jeff Kinney aswell as Susan Lewis and TheNorwood Theatre family for host-ing the event and their dedicationto the Scouts.


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Five Women from Local Area “Unsung Heroes”

Senator Richard J. Ross (R-Wrentham) would like to congratulate the five women from his district whohave been selected by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women as members of the UnsungHeroines of 2013. The Commission has selected 83 women from communities across the Commonwealthto be recognized for their exceptional contributions to their communities.

This year’s Unsung Heroines include Sandi Carter Brown of Attleboro, Judy D’Antonio of Natick, DawnDaCosta of Attleboro, Barbara A. Rondeau of Franklin and Andrea J. Wagner of Millis. They were honoredat a ceremony in late April in the Great Hall of the State House.

Franklin resident, Michael Spath,will be taking part in The Ameri-can Diabetes Association’s move-ment to Stop Diabetes® by ridingin the annual Tour de Cure®. Thiscycling event is happening on Sun-day, May 19, 2013 at the TopsfieldFairgrounds in Topsfield, MA tohelp raise funds to change the fu-ture of diabetes and help stop thisdevastating disease.

Spath’s involvement began in2010; a month after his youngestdaughter was diagnosed during herpre-teen years. “My first thoughtwas ‘how? How did this energetic,athletic kid get this? Could it be amistake?’ To me, diabetes wassomething old Uncle Harry had,”Spath explains about his reactionto Emily’s diagnosis. “My grand-mother called it ‘the sugar.’ I neverdid research on it, never thought ofit as being serious or hereditary,just something you can get if youtip the bottle too much and don’twatch your weight.”

Spath turned to the internet forinformation and found the Amer-ican Diabetes Association’s web-site at the top of the searchresults. “The ADA has countlesstools, articles, nutrition aides anddaily research updates,” Spathdiscovered. “It gives a sense ofcomfort knowing that teams ofscientists are working to find acure and that you are not alone.”

The money to fund these count-less tools and teams of scientistscomes from the help andfundraising efforts of communi-ties across the nation. The Tourde Cure is one of these fundrais-ing events.

Tour de Cure is designed foranyone from the occasional to theexperienced cyclist with routesfrom the 15-mile family ride to100-mile Gran Fondo, a centuryride. The routes all feature reststops with food to fuel the journeyand volunteers to cheer riders on.

The Tour de Cure raises funds forthe 26 million Americans livingwith diabetes through registrationfees and pledges collected by thecyclists. To register, cyclists or vol-unteers can call the American Di-abetes Association at617-482-4580 ext. 3487 or visit usat www.diabetes.org/nsmedia.

The North Shore Tour de Cure issponsored nationally by Gold’sGym, Lilly Diabetes, and BumbleBee Foods; Locally by Blue Cross

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“The Tour de Cure gives me achance to educate folks on whatType 1 diabetes is and how organ-izations like the ADA make surescientists are getting funded as ef-ficiently as possible from the do-nations they receive,” Spathcontinues. “The event is family

friendly, not a race, and everyonesupports the riders with plenty ofenthusiasm and rider aide. Theweb tools the ADA uses allow [rid-ers] to reach out in any form of so-cial media [one] wishes to ask tohelp find a cure.”

To join Spath in this year’sTour de Cure, please visitwww.diabetes.org/nsmedia to register. To visit Spath’s personal page, please visithttp://main.diabetes.org/goto/mspath.


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Taylor’s Triumph – A Scenic 5K Honoring Memory of Taylor ManningThe Norfolk Community League announces they will host a scenic5k fun run/walk in Memory of Taylor Manning. The run will takeplace on June 8th, 2013 at the Holmes Fields at 22 Myrtle Street inNorfolk, MA as part of the Norfolk Community Day celebration.The run will start at 9:00 am with registration opening at 7:30 am.Runners and walkers can register at www.racemenu.com. Parkingis free and all pre-registered runners will receive a t-shirt. T-shirtsfor registrants after May 29th will be on a first come, first serve basis.

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The Franklin Downtown Part-nership and the Franklin GardenClub currently are seeking volun-teers and donations for the 10thannual Beautification Day on May18. The event is scheduled from 9a.m. to Noon, rain or shine.

The non-profit Partnership andthe Garden Club plan to installmore than 1,000 flowers andgreens on the bridge and islandsdowntown and in planter boxes infront of some businesses. Thegroup will also plant and mulchthe memorial gardens on the TownCommon. All residents, especiallystudents in need of communityservice hours, are asked to donatetheir time to help decorate down-town Franklin, although youngerstudents are directed to the towncommon.

“We just request that non-HighSchool aged students go to theTown Common to help, becauseit’s not as safe for them Downtownwith the traffic,” says chair EileenMason. “We can use all able bod-ied people to mulch at the Com-mons!”

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teers will meet at 9 a.m. on thecenter island in front of the RomeRestaurant. Any volunteers withpickup trucks are asked to helptransport plants from FairmountFarms on Lincoln Street at 8 a.m.

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The Purr-fect Cat Shelter is seeking donations for theirannual Yard Sale to be held Saturday, June 1st (rain date June2nd) at the Medway Shopping Plaza parking lot, Route 109,Medway, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds will benefithomeless cats and kittens cared for by the Purr-fect CatShelter.

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Carla C. Cataldo -Principal of Propos-als, Etc., a fundraisingconsulting and pro-posal-writing busi-ness in Medway, MAthat helps non-profitorganizations raisemoney to meet thevital needs of localcommunities, was re-cently elected to theBoard of Directors atHorace Mann Educa-tional Associates(HMEA). Cataldo,who lives in Medway,MA says “I’m de-lighted to offer mybackground in non-profitfundraising and governmentservice to support HMEA’s mis-sion. HMEA is a leader in sup-porting people with autism andspecial needs from 1 to 91 andhelping them to realize their po-tential and fulfill their dreams.From early intervention andschool services to residential set-tings and job supports, HMEAprovides compassionate, effec-tive services throughout a personwith disabilities’ lifetime.”

Cataldo is an entrepreneur withmore than 20 years of experiencein non-profit and governmentservice and a successful Com-munity Organizer who served asPresident/Officer of numerousgovernment and professional as-sociations. She has:

Reviewed more than 150health-related proposals to dis-tribute millions in grants into theregion through the MetroWestHealth Foundation;

Provided an average client in-vestment return of more than1000% during the last ten years;

Increased direct mail appealyields up to 51% for clients;

Co-authored Get That Grant!The Quick-Start Guide to Suc-cessful Proposals.

Her special expertise includes:proposal writing, grant research,direct mail appeals, strategicplanning, development strategiesand proposal-writing workshops.

As a member of the HMEA

Board of Directors, Cataldo willwork closely with their BoardDevelopment Committee andwith senior leadership to helpcarry out the mission of HMEA,which is to affirm and promotethe values, dreams and potentialof people with developmentaldisabilities through education,support and life experiences.

Cataldo came to HMEAthrough her alliance with one ofHMEA’s largest programs – TheAutism Resource Center of Cen-tral Massachusetts - which pro-vides resource referrals andsupport to 2700 families in 62towns in Central Massachusetts.

Cataldo holds a Master of Pub-lic Policy degree from the Har-vard University Kennedy Schoolof Government and her Bache-lor’s degree from Smith College.She is an Immediate past Officerof the Association of Profes-sional Fundraising, Central MAchapter and previously served asthe Chairwoman of Medway’sFinance Committee. She alsopublished Get That Grant! TheQuick-Start Guide to SuccessfulProposals.

HMEA was named after thefirst secretary of Education Ho-race Mann who was born inFranklin and once said “Beashamed to die until you haveachieved some victory for hu-manity.” The nonprofit currentlysupports 3800 children andadults with autism and specialneeds from 1 – 95 in Massachu-setts and Rhode Island.

HMEA StrengthensBoard with MedwayNonprofit Specialist


The one constant about thereal estate business is nothingis constant except for“change.” The market is anextreme sellers’ market inFranklin MA. As of the writ-ing of this article, there are 3.4months of resale listings re-maining on the market. Thisnumber changes daily depend-ing on how many resale listingsare on the market each day.

The demand for fresh list-ings is significant. The mostactive listing agents are mar-keting themselves with empha-sis on their ability to marketresale homes. Online and of-fline marketing methods are fo-cused on making the phonering by those homeowners whoare thinking about a move.Buyers are plentiful andthere are not enough listingsto satisfy all of them.

New construction is a phaseof real estate that is sellingwell. Builders are preparingfor an active spring, and newstarts are in progress as eachhome sells. New constructionprices are inching their way up-ward, but they are still very af-fordable. The desire to live in

a new home is now becominga reality for many.

Because of the demand inresale homes, there is not aquestion about selling a po-tential new home buyers’home. When a resale home isplaced on the market, theshowings are multiple startingfrom day #1. If the home ispriced within reason, there aremultiple offers on the table,and it’s not unusual for the re-sult to be a price in excess ofthe list price.

it’s a sign of the times, andif any homeowner is thinkingof selling their Franklin mahome, now is the time to callyour Realtor. It’s a good busi-ness decision to call more thanone real estate agent. Allagents are not created equally.Just as all homes are not builtidentically. Comparing whateach agent has to offer is a wisemove. It’s a sellers’ market,and the seller today wants anddeserves the best. This is per-fect timing to sell yourFranklin ma home.

This article was written by:Barbara Todaro

The Kuney-Todaro Team RE/MAX Executive Realtyin Franklin MA

For further discussion andcomments call (508) 520-9881

About the Author: Barbara Todaro is an awardwinning real estate agent with35 years of experience and isthe marketing agent for TheKuney-Todaro Team. Barbarais a blogger on ActiveRain,Google+ and several other realestate platforms. Visit herwebsite at www.todarosells-franklinma.com.

It’s A Sign of The Times….

Barbara Todaro

ERA Key Realty Services re-cently honored Joleen J. Rose atthe company’s annual meeting.

Rose was the recipient of mul-tiple awards including the ERALeader’s Circle Award. To qual-ify for the Leaders’ Circle des-ignation, ERA sales associatesor selling-brokers must haveachieved 65 total closed units or$200,000 in adjusted gross com-mission (AGC) in 2012. Associ-ate or broker teams must havegenerated 97.5 total closed unitsor $300,000 in AGC to earn thisdesignation.

She was presented with addi-

tional company-wide awardsbased on her sales production in2012. She was the #8 agent in thecompany for top units sold, #4for sales volume, and #5 for thecombined award of Top All-Around Agent.

Rose commented that she is“thrilled to be part of the team atERA Key Realty Services.”

“Joleen is a top producingagent. She has achieved theLeader’s Circle designation forthe past 9 years,” Millis OfficeManager Janet Potts commented.“We are proud to have Joleenworking with our team.”

ERA Key Realty Honors Joleen J. Rose

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