FHS Public Forum on Wednesday

Dear FDP Members:

Please read the invitation below from the FHS principal and school superintendent.  We encourage our members to attend this important meeting to help the community and FHS. Please e-mail me at Downtown.Franklin@yahoo.com and let me know if you plan to attend.

Thanks for your support,

Lisa Piana
Executive Director FDP



January 8, 2013

Franklin Business Communities,

Greetings! We hope the New Year finds you well. As you are aware, construction is under way for the new Franklin High School. As part of our continuing effort to ensure our curriculum and instruction is relevant to the community’s needs in the 21st Century, and as part of our ongoing accreditation, we would like to engage you in helping us develop the Core Values and Beliefs About Learning that will drive decisions about the Culture, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment of the school.

Towards this end, we are hosting a public forum for Franklin business leaders on January 23, 2013 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. in the high school technology center. This is an important and valuable effort that will benefit both current and future students, families, and the greater Franklin community. We are looking forward to your participation and sincerely hope you can join us. No RSVP is necessary. Please feel free to share this invitation with your neighbors who are equally vested in the continued excellence of the Franklin Public Schools.

Sincerely,

Peter Light Maureen Sabolinski
Principal Superintendent of Schools

Franklin High School

218 Oak Street

Franklin, MA 02038

508-528-5600

lightp@franklin.k12.ma.us

Depot Street Train Station Improvements

From the Milford Daily News:

FRANKLIN —

The MBTA confirmed Tuesday that it will begin planned improvements on the Depot Street commuter rail station this spring.

Mark Boyle, the T’s assistant general manager of development, said the town had asked for cosmetic upgrades in and around the building, but he determined that a porous roof has to be replaced first.

"This (project) relates to a request from the town and a conversation I had with the town administrator," Boyle said. "The council is seeking the MBTA’s support and action on making improvements to the building. "We have to stop the leaks," he added.

That portion of the project will go out to bid in February. And when the weather breaks — ideally sometime in April — work will commence.

The stop, located at 75 Depot St., will remain active through construction, Boyle said.

"The station will never close," he said. "But we will make every effort not to have to close the building."

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1146193100/Franklins-Depot-Street-station-to-see-improvements#ixzz2IF5OV4sF

FHS/Business Public Forum

Dear FDP Members:

 

Please read the invitation from the FHS principal and school superintendent.  We encourage our members to attend this important meeting to help the community and FHS. Please e-mail me at downtown.franklin@yahoo.com and let me know if you plan to attend.

Thanks for your support,

 

Lisa Piana

Executive Director FDP

 

January 8, 2013

 

Franklin Business Communities,

 

Greetings! We hope the New Year finds you well. As you are aware, construction is under way for the new Franklin High School. As part of our continuing effort to ensure our curriculum and instruction is relevant to the community’s needs in the 21st Century, and as part of our ongoing accreditation, we would like to engage you in helping us develop the Core Values and Beliefs About Learning that will drive decisions about the Culture, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment of the school.

Towards this end, we are hosting a public forum for Franklin business leaders on January 23, 2013 from 8:00-10:00 a.m. in the high school technology center. This is an important and valuable effort that will benefit both current and future students, families, and the greater Franklin community. We are looking forward to your participation and sincerely hope you can join us. No RSVP is necessary. Please feel free to share this invitation with your neighbors who are equally vested in the continued excellence of the Franklin Public Schools.

Sincerely,

Peter Light                Maureen Sabolinski

Principal                   Superintendent of Schools

Franklin High School

218 Oak Street

Franklin, MA 02038

508-528-5600

lightp@franklin.k12.ma.us

The Franklin FOOD ELVES would like to thank the following businesses for their participation: 

Berry Insurance

Chestnut Dental Associates

Dean Bank

Dean College

DCU

East Coast Driving School

Emma’s Quilt Cupboard

Franklin Downtown Partnership

Jane’s Frames

Murphy Business

RE/MAX Executive Realty

These businesses and the Food Elves raised more than 2 tons of non-perishable goods and $5,700 for the Franklin Food Pantry. For more information about the 2012 "12 Days of Donating" campaign see the full press release here.

General Meeting Tomorrow

Franklin Downtown Partnership General Meeting Agenda

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Dean College Golder Room at 8:30 a.m.

I.       Open Meeting

II.      Adoption of Agenda

III.     Report from Executive Director
          a.  Strategic Plan and Ideas
          b.  Event Committees
          c.  "12 Days of Donating" Food Elves
          d.  FDP Party -- Thursday, January 17

IV.     Streetscape and Town Update -- Jeff Nutting

V.      Holiday Stroll Summary -- Cindy Kozil

VI.     Intern Opportunities -- Rich Davino, Director of Career Services and Internships

VII.    Presentation on New Franklin Book
           a.  Author -- Eamon Earls
           b.  Franklin:  From Puritan Precinct to 21st Century "Edge City"
           c.  Books will be available to purchase

VIII.   New Business
           a.  Decorlys -- New Business at 58 E. Central Street Now Open

IX.     Other Business

X.      Adjourn

FDP Party -- January 17
Next General Meeting -- March 7