Franklin September 2012

BY J.D. O’GARA

The parking lot was packed, andat least 200 members of the com-munity stood outside to welcomeFranklin’s newest business – Big Y– at 348 East Central St. on August23. The store hired 200 workers

since putting up the location, out of1,000 applicants.

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The calls for help come in to therectory, and they never know howmany there’ll be. One Mondaythere were six, and the followingFriday, five more. The approxi-mately 18 members of the St. Vin-cent de Paul Society of St. Mary’sChurch, the Vincentians, listen, andthey answer each one, in person.They decide how best to help – andthey give it, without hesitation.

What it’s about, says HelenBrunelle, President of the St. Vin-cent de Paul Society in Franklin, is“friendship, to go in with a listen-ing heart and not being judgmentalat all. Just show that you care. Wegrow spiritually by doing what wecan to help those who are goingthrough a difficult time.”

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Helen Brunelle, President of the St. Mary’s Conference of the Society ofSt. Vincent de Paul, is shown with some of the school-supply-filled back-packs donated in their back-to-school drive. The St. Mary’s conferencewill join others nationwide on September 29th to host a Friends of thePoor Walk®, a pledge-driven fundraiser that raises funds to help othershere in Franklin. Society members encourage all members of the com-munity to take part and walk for their neighbors.

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the second time, the St. Vincent dePaul Society of Franklin will joinother Friends of the Poor throughoutthe nation in hosting the LocalFriends of the Poor ® Walk. Thisnational effort raises significantfunds for individuals and familieswho need assistance.

Last year in Franklin, just 45 walk-ers together raised over $5,600.With help from the community, theSt. Vincent de Paul Society hopes tosurpass that goal this year. Nation-wide, the 2011 Walk attracted morethan 18,000 participants in morethan 200 locations. Walkers raisedmore than $1.4 million.

Funds raised from the local walksstay in their communities, and thereare no administrative fees. Last year,the St. Mary’s Conference received625 calls for assistance from 215families who needed help with food,prescriptions, referrals, heat, electricbills, telephone bills, and rent orhousing. In fact, the society donated$13,000 for housing alone (includ-ing emergency shelter) in the pastnine months.

“Each day, people will call the rec-tory in need of help,” says Brunelle,“with all the necessities of life. At 3p.m. each day, two of us pick up thecalls at the rectory and go out to visitthem, in their homes, where theyfeel comfortable. We might also askthem to come over to the rectory. Werespond immediately, to see how wecan best serve them.” Most often,says Brunelle, the Vincentians willbring along some food from St.Mary’s food pantry, as, she says,money saved by not having to buyfood will help elsewhere. All infor-mation is kept private and confiden-tial.

The Society also has other initia-tives. On Mother’s Day, Vincentiansasked parishioners to donate giftbags filled with a few items, and thegroup gave these to mothers theyhad helped and to local shelters inAttleboro and Medway. On Easter,they’ve sent holiday cards with gro-cery store gift cards, and on Thanks-giving this past year, they gave out35 boxes of food for dinner. In July,SvDP held a Freedom from Hungerdrive, which took in 970 food items,113 more than last year. Onewoman from the group also createda jobs packet for those in need ofemployment, filling it with resumepaper, thank you cards and stamps,tips for interviewing and informa-tion on local job hunting resources.Before the start of school, Vincen-tians hosted a book bag and schoolsupply collection for needy families

with school-age children. Last year,66 book bags were collected forchildren in Kindergarten throughGrade 3.

“Parishioners and people in thecommunity are just incredibly gen-erous,” says Brunelle.

The Walk will be held rain orshine. There is no registration feeand no minimum pledge is required.Participants collect pledges at thetime the pledge is made and turnthem in on the day of The Walk.Online registration is recommendedat www.svdpfriendsofthepoor-walk.org, or paper forms may bedownloaded from www.stmarys-franklin.org or picked up at the frontdoors of St. Mary’s Church and rec-tory. People may also register on theday of The Walk.

Registration for the Friends of thePoor Walk opens at 9 a.m. on Sep-tember 29th, in Sacred Heart Hall(lower level of St. Mary’s Church)at 1 Church Square. After register-ing, walkers may begin. The startingline is at the intersection of ChurchSquare and Oak Street. Walkerscontinue down Oak Street to the topof Iroquois Drive, and then turnback and retrace their footsteps to St.Mary’s. The route is 3 miles, but nominimum distance is required. TheWalk ends at 11 a.m. The Knightsof Columbus Sacred Heart Council

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“We try to emphasize, all aspectsof the community – neighborhoods,colleagues from work – could gettogether” to walk, says Brunelle,who encourages service organiza-tions, other local faith groups,scouts, companies, schools andcommunity members to join in. TheWalk qualifies for community serv-ice hours for high school studentsand for Religious Education stu-dents.

“Last year, the kids helped out bigtime,” says Brunelle. “We were soimpressed with the youth of theparish.”

Brunelle says Fr. Brian will offerblessing at 9 o’clock on the morningof the walk, as well as devote thedaily Mass on Wednesday, Septem-ber 26 at 7 a.m. to walkers.

“It was such a pleasant day lastyear. We all walked away from thatwalk with such a good feeling” saysBrunelle, a former Girl Scout leaderwho has pushed aside other obliga-tions to focus on this rewardingwork, “We’re all in this together.They’re all our brothers and sisters.”

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Saturday, September 8: The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will hold an OpenHouse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 38 Main Street, Franklin. The community is invited to tour thefacility and learn more about FSPA’s extensive programs in music, dance and drama. Whetherfor recreational interest or serious study, prospective students and families will have the opportu-nity to hear about performing arts classes for all ages and levels. Fall classes begin on September

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The Franklin Performing ArtsCompany (FPAC) will hold openauditions for The Nutcracker onSaturday, September 22 and Sun-day, September 23. Sunday’s au-ditions will take place at theFranklin School for the Perform-ing Arts (FSPA), 38 Main Street,Franklin. Auditions on the 22ndwill be held at FSPA’s new satel-lite location in downtown Hudson,located at 14 Main Street in the

historic Odd Fellows Building.Students, ages 6 and older, from allarea dance schools are welcome.

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcrackerwill be performed on Saturday,December 8 and Sunday, Decem-ber 9 at the Thomas D. Mercer Au-ditorium, 224 Oak Street, Franklin.FPAC’s presentation of this time-less ballet is performed with liveprofessional orchestra. The Nut-cracker remains a highly antici-

pated and treasured part of theFPAC season – a popular holidaytradition for more than 20 years.

The cast typi-cally includesmore than 100area dancers andfeatures specialguest artistsfrom BostonBallet.

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(pointe). Beginners are welcome!Students must be 6 years of age orolder on the audition date to par-ticipate. Ballet attire is required.

A distinctive suburban non-profitarts organization founded in 1991,FPAC presents quality perform-ances while offering opportunitiesfor professional artists, amateurs,families and students of the arts towork together in a collaborativeand creative environment.

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When Raye Lynn Mercerfounded the Franklin School for thePerforming Arts (FSPA) as a pianoteacher 27 years ago, she envi-sioned a family-oriented environ-ment of excellence – a center oflearning that would bring togetherthe performing arts disciplines ofmusic, dance and drama, with ac-complished faculty, extensive per-formance opportunities and aflexible curriculum suited to indi-vidual students. FSPA, at 38 MainStreet in Franklin, has become allof this and more. Indeed, Mercerdid not anticipate what would makeher most proud of FSPA today: theschool's unique, student-centeredcommunity that equips kids withlife skills for years to come.

“I think that for all of us on staff,the life skills component of whatwe do is very important,” says Mer-cer. “FSPA promotes a supportive,but expectation-driven environ-ment. I believe that the lessons ourstudents learn and the values weshare, emphasizing respect, kind-ness, motivation, discipline, andleadership make our school a greatchoice for extracurricular activitiesand for many, a very special placeto grow up.” Some students beginat FSPA as very young children andare involved until they receive adiploma at the school’s annualcommencement for the seniorclass.

Along with this personal growthcomes lifelong friendship.

FSPA Alum Catherine Weiss, has“done it all” at the school over 11years, taking dance and voice les-sons and traveling to both Disneyand Europe with special ensembles.Although FSPA absolutely pre-pares its students for the rigors of alife in the performing arts if that’swhat they choose, says the pre-lawstudent, lessons learned are trans-ferable no matter what students de-cide to do. Most important for her,says Weiss, are the friends shemade along the way.

“All the friends that I’ve stayedreally close with are from FSPA,”says Weiss. “When you go to col-lege, you have a chance to choosewho to keep in touch with, and myfriendships from FSPA are the onesI’ve really wanted to continue …we’ve grown up together. We’vetraveled together. We’ve had a lot

of life experiences that people don’tnormally have at a young age.”

“That’s a really nice aspect of ourcommunity and a special bonus totaking classes here,” says Mercer.“The students support each other.Mentoring and peer leadership hap-pen naturally.” The school, saysMercer, is full of “positive energy,effort and fun.” Our approach toteaching the arts allows students atany age or level to find a place atFSPA, whether to pursue the artsseriously or to take a class just forfun.

And children can begin early. TheLittle Music School is an innovativecurriculum developed at FSPA inwhich children as young as 18months learn to play the piano. Sounique is this approach that FSPAtraveled halfway around the worldthis year to introduce LMS, as wellas musical theater, in Hong Kong.Students from both countries ben-efited from the international expe-rience this summer, when HongKong students came and paired upwith FSPA buddies for some cre-ative programming and a littlesightseeing. “It was a terrific expe-rience for kids on both sides of theprogram,” says Mercer.

FSPA has long given its studentsa wider view of the world. In 1998,the school began bringing its pre-mier youth ensemble, ElectricYouth, to Europe. Backed by an 8-piece band of Boston-area musi-cians, the ensemble returned toAustria and Italy this past summerfor the 9th European concert tour,which included a Fourth of Julyperformance at Aviano Air ForceBase. Additionally, each year,FSPA student ensembles entertain

audiences at Walt DisneyWorld, and, through a collab-oration with BroadwayArtists Alliance of New YorkCity, students also have theopportunity to take masterclasses with Broadway per-formers, directors and casting

professionals.

FSPA is also distinctly positionedto offer an immersive, interdiscipli-nary musical theater experience.“What makes this school unique isthat all aspects of the performingarts are available under one roof,”says Mercer. “We have unparal-leled performance opportunities forour students.” These include high-quality productions presented bythe Franklin Performing Arts Com-pany (FPAC), through which pro-fessional artists, amateurperformers and students of the artsshare a collaborative and inspiringperforming experience. Privatevoice lessons and group classesteach students confidence, tech-nique and musicality, while FSPA’sfaculty of accomplished musiciansadds first-rate instruction in piano,strings, woodwinds, brass and per-cussion to the mix. The Drama De-partment offers acting and musicaltheater classes for all ages withrecreational curriculum or collegeand career preparation. And whileFSPA’s classical Ballet Conserva-tory provides pre-professionaltraining and performance experi-ences, the school’s wide-rangingdance curriculum encourages otherstudents to select from an extensiveroster of classes in ballet, tap, jazz,modern, lyrical and hip-hop. Thisfall students will have the opportu-nity to build their own program andbecome a part of FSPA’s excitingnew program called Project Dance.“Rather than competing in dance,we focus on technique, artistry andperformance,” says Mercer. “Pro-ject Dance is a way that we can pro-vide a complete dance experiencewith a flexible curriculum.”

FSPA will bring its energy, enthu-siasm and excellence to downtownHudson this fall, expanding to anew satellite location in the historicOdd Fellows Building. The newlocation will expand FSPA’s reachto 75 towns from the 50 communi-ties currently represented byFSPA’s enrollment in Franklin.

Mercer emphasizes, however, thatthe school will maintain its family-focused atmosphere.

“It isn’t just a place to take singingand dancing and acting lessons,”says the director. “What I’m mostproud of is the community we havebuilt around the arts at FSPA. Theculture and family-oriented envi-ronment are special.” Weiss agreesthat the skills she’s developed overthe years will always aid her inwhatever pursuit she chooses.

“You learn a lot of great presenta-tion skills, organizational skills, andtime management,” says Weiss.

“We teach the performing arts, butwe also impart life skills here,” saysMercer, “and whether or not stu-dents pursue the arts for college orcareer, they leave here having de-veloped poise, self-confidence andan ability to communicate and ex-press themselves. These are all lifeskills that resonate in any career.Our students leave here, I think,better people.”

To find out more about theFranklin School for the PerformingArts, located at 38 Main Street inFranklin and at 14 Main St. in Hud-son, visit www.fspaonline.com orcall (508) 528-8668.


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September 4Mother Goose on the Loose:10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary, Early Literacy awarenessthrough stories, songs and rhymes,for ages 0-2. No registration re-quired.

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September 13Story & Craft: 10:30 a.m.,Franklin Public Library, Stories,songs, and crafts for 4 and 5-year-olds. (On their own)

September 15An Evening with Tom Rush, 8p.m., Circle of Friends Coffee-house, First Universalist SocietyMeetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St,Franklin, tickets $35; visitwww.circlefolk.org.

September 1810:30 a.m.

Mother Goose on the Loose:10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary, Early Literacy awarenessthrough stories, songs and rhymes,

for ages 0-2. No registration re-quired.

September 19Terrific Twos, 10 a.m., FranklinPublic Library, with stories, songs,and activities for children who aretwo years old.


September 20Story & Craft: 10:30 a.m.,Franklin Public Library, Stories,songs, and crafts for 4 and 5-year-olds. (On their own).

September 233rd Annual Art & Garden Show,sponsored by Attleboro GardenClub, Country Gardens, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 339 Tremont St., Re-hoboth. Features 17 outstandingNE artists. Free and open to public.For more info. call (508) 431-1255.

September 25Mother Goose on the Loose:10:30 a.m., Franklin Public Li-brary, Early Literacy awarenessthrough stories, songs and rhymes,for ages 0-2. No registration re-quired 10:30 a.m.

September 26Terrific Twos, 10 a.m., FranklinPublic Library, with stories, songs,

and activities for children who aretwo years old.


September 27Story & Craft: 10:30 a.m.,Franklin Public Library, Stories,songs, and crafts for 4 and 5-year-olds. (On their own).

September 29Friends of the Poor Walk, 9 a.m.– 11 a.m., St. Mary’s Parish at in-tersection of Church Square andOak St., sponsored by Society ofSt. Vincent de Paul. All welcome.Pledge-driven walk raises funds forlocal needy. Register online atwww.svdpusa.org or downloadregistration packet atwww.stmarysfranklin.org/120/.People may also register the day ofthe walk.

September 30Harvest Festival, 11 a.m. – 4p.m., Franklin Downtown Partner-ship event located on Main, EastCentral and West Central Streets,features crafters, communitygroups, expanded children’s area,D.J., live entertainment, food, firestation open house, historical mu-seum tours and promotions bylocal businesses.


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“If elected as your State Representative for the 10th Norfolk District, I will work

tirelessly to be an effective voice for Franklin and Medway on Beacon Hill”.

- Peter Padula

Priorities

➢ Securing State Funding

➢ Local Job Creation

➢ Education

➢ Healthcare

Leadership & Experience

• Attorney – Private Practice

• Small Business Owner – Padula Insurance Agency

• Mass Association of Insurance Agents, Former Member-Board of Directors

and Treasurer

• Former Special Assistant District Attorney, Middlesex County

• Norfolk County Advisory Board, Secretary and Finance Committee Chairman

• Western Norfolk County Bar Association, Past President

• Former Bar Advocate (Public Defender), Wrentham and Milford Courts

• Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey, Transition Team Member

• Newbury Junior College, Former Instructor

• Student Government Association, North Adams State College-4 years

• Coach, Franklin Youth Sports-Baseball, Basketball and Soccer-13 years

• Franklin Democratic Town Committee, Long standing Member and Past Secretary

• Franklin Charter Commission, Former Member

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Alex Handy Memorial 5KSeptember 8, 2012 Medway VFW

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NEW! Team Registration:Register 3 adults for $50 (Save $10)!

Child Entry Fee (14 and under): $5 with non-perishable food item

Where does your race entry go:Painting of the Medway Crosswalks$2,500 college scholarship given to Medway Senior GraduateFree Spirit Award given to Medway Middle School studentReading is Fundamental (RIF)Fund Medway High School Weight Room to remain open during the winter months (November-April)

On June 10, 2006 our son Alex was killed while crossing Route 109 on his bicycle in Medway, MA. We established The Alexander Handy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation in honor of him. We assist the community through youth safety and scholastics. Through foundation projects and sponsorships we encourage our youth to be aware of what can happen as pedestrians, as riders of bikes, and drivers of cars, if you are careless or not prepared for a situation. Visit www.projectalex.net for more information.

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September 8, 2012

Lasting Memories and SkillDevelopment Available forYouth, Ages 3-9

The Bernon Family Branch ofthe Hockomock Area YMCA iscurrently accepting registrationsfor its Fall Youth Soccer and T-Ball Leagues. The season willbegin Saturday, September 15th,with spots available for childrenages 3-9 years old. The firstthree weeks are devoted to prac-tice and the last five weeks toplaying games (all games will beheld on Saturdays). The leagueis open to players of all levels.

The Soccer and T-Ball Leaguesare among the YMCA’s mostpopular youth sports leagues.The leagues focus primarily onskill development, sportsman-ship and fun! Emphasis will beplaced on basic skills for eachsport, teamwork, and a greattime for all. The first three weeksof practices are developed tomeet the needs of each agegroup and to best advance theirskills in a healthy way. For thefollowing five weeks, children

will compete in games (times arebelow). Each player will receivea team t-shirt and a trophy at anend-of-season banquet.

Youth SoccerAge 3 – 9 a.m.

Age 4-5 – 10 a.m.

Age 6-8 – 11 a.m.

Age 7-9 – 12 p.m.

T-BallAge 3-4 – 12 p.m.

Age 5-6 – 1 p.m.

Age 7-9 – 2 p.m.

The cost for the program is $81for members and $114 for non-members. To register, pleasestop by the Franklin Branch, 45Forge Hill Road in Franklin,(508) 528.8708. Members mayregister online at www.hock-ymca.org. For further informa-tion, please contact KailynnBateman (774) 235.2720 or [email protected].

Register Your Childfor Fall Sport Leaguesat the HockomockArea YMCA

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Chief Stephan H. Semerjian announcedthat the Franklin Police Department willjoin 128 other law enforcement agenciesstatewide in support of an intensive crack-down on impaired driving through Sep-tember 3 as part of the national DriveSober or Get Pulled Over mobilization,funded by a federal grant administered

through the Executive Office of PublicSafety and Security’s Highway Safety Di-vision (EOPSS-HSD).

Impaired driving is one of America’smost often committed and deadliestcrimes. In 2010, 115 people died in im-paired driving related crashes in the Com-

monwealth. Moreover, there were an ad-ditional 2,750 impaired driving relatedpersonal injury and property damagecrashes and almost 14,635 impaired driv-ing arrests.

Lt. Thomas J. Lynch said his depart-ment’s officers will aggressively look forall impaired drivers during the crackdownand will arrest anyone they find drivingwhile impaired, regardless of age, vehicletype or time of day.

“Our message is simple and unwaver-ing: if we find you driving impaired, wewill arrest you. No exceptions,” saidLynch. Even if you beat the odds andmanage to walk away from an impaireddriving crash alive, the trauma and finan-cial costs of a crash or an arrest for drivingwhile impaired can still destroy your life.”

On Sunday, September 23,2012 many area artists will joinwith the Attleboro Garden Clubfor the 3rd Annual Art & Gar-den Show at Country Gardens,339 Tremont Street in Rehobothfrom 12:30-3:30 p.m. This is arain or shine event which is free& open to the public.

The show will host 17 out-standing New England artist in-cluding Polo Barrera, ChrisCahoon, TA Charron, AdeleCorrigan, Ann Gorbett, Kather-ine Honey, Ellen Little, DonnaMacLure, Ben Macomber,Debra Marquis, Lee Miller,Michele Poirier-Mozzone , Ka-

role Nicholson, Elaine Petrasky,Mary Poirier, Kerry St.Pierre,Colleen Vandeventer and CliffWells.

The group will be displayingoriginal paintings, prints, pot-tery and jewelry. In addition theAttleboro Garden Club host adisplay table and will share hor-ticultural information. Tours ofthe many of the gardens de-signed by master gardener, JoanArguin, owner of Country Gar-dens will be offered along witha small plant sale.

Each year, one of the key high-lights of this event is the chanceto win an original piece of art-work donated for the free raffleby the artists. Young’s’ Caterersof Seekonk offers refreshinglight refreshments, adding to theenjoyment of the afternoon.Mark your calendars and plan tojoin us for this artful event!

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The ceremony began with asalute to the flag and a beautifulrendering of our National Anthem,attended by members of localV.F.W. Post 3402. State and com-munity officials were on hand, in-cluding speakers Gail Huff, wifeof Senator Scott Brown, Lisa Nel-son, aid to Congressman Jim Mc-Govern and Franklin’s TownCouncil Chair Robert Vallee. Spe-cially invited and in attendance aswell was Franklin School Superin-tendent Maureen Sabolinski and arepresentative of each school in

Franklin, to accept 500,000 Big YEducation Express points for eachschool.

Introductory remarks by Charlesand Donald D’Amour pointed outBig Y’s commitment to supportingthe community. In addition to em-ployees providing a support net-

work for fellow employees inneed, a big part of that pledge issupport to local schools. Big Yboasts supporting 2,000 areaschools with an overall $13 millionin educational equipment throughits Education Express program.

Introduced at the event was BigY’s Franklin store director, JimWilson, who has been in the super-market industry for over 27 years.Wilson is pleased with his experi-ence in Franklin so far.

“The employees have been phe-nomenal,” says Wilson, who got toknow them during their two-month training program. Wilsonwas also heartened by the enthusi-asm of the community. “Weopened at 7 a.m.,” he says, “andwe had people waiting outside at6:30.”

“All of us at Big Y are excited tooffer the Franklin community with

a brand new shopping experienceand a new option for their groceryand lifestyle needs. We know thatour customers will appreciate theselection and quality of our freshfoods and the variety and valuethat our new store has to offer,”says Charles L. D’Amour.

The Big Y President pointed outthat the store considers itself a“World Class Market,” and doeseverything it can to live up to thename, with an International FoodCourt offering hand tossed freshpizza, fried and rotisserie chickenand pot pies, as well as sand-wiches. The store also purchased4,625,000 pounds of native pro-duce from local farmers last year.For busy parents, the Little Y pro-gram offers a safe place for chil-dren to play while Mom or Dadshop.

Bowdoin Construction Corpora-tion served as the general contrac-tor for this 56,866 square footlocation, in conjunction with sev-eral local subcontractors such asTom Gioloso Construction, Inc.for the completion of this $14.5million investment.

Headquartered in Springfield,MA, family-owned Big Y is one ofthe largest independently ownedNew England supermarket chains,with 66 locations and 10,000 em-ployees throughout Connecticutand Massachusetts.


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The opening of Franklin’s new Big Y drew over 200 members of the community. The welcoming was concludedwith a cake-cutting ceremony.

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The American Red Cross todaylaunched its official HurricaneApp, putting lifesaving informa-tion right in the hands of peoplewho live in or who visit hurricaneprone areas.

This free app is the second in aseries to be created by the Ameri-can Red Cross for use on bothiPhone and Android platforms. Itgives instant access to local andreal time information on what todo before, during and after hurri-canes. Building on the Red Cross’leadership in the social mediaspace, the app also includes anumber of features that allow peo-ple to monitor personalizedweather alerts in locations wherefamily and friends reside andshare information with others intheir social networks who mightalso need it.

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The Society of St. Vincent dePaulof St. Mary’s Church in Franklinwill hold its monthly food collec-tion at all Masses the weekend ofSeptember 1 & 2, 2012. Itemsmay be may be left in the Confer-ence Room located downstairs inthe rear of the church itself anytime on these dates. If it’s moreconvenient, donations may be leftin the marked boxes at the doors ofthe main part of the church.

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A cornea transplant is a surgicalprocedure to replace part of thecornea with corneal tissue from adonor. The cornea is the transpar-ent, dome-shaped, window sur-face of the eye that accounts fora large part of the eye's focusingpower. This surgery can restorevision, reduce pain and improvethe appearance of a damaged ordiseased cornea. Also called ker-atoplasty, a transplant is typicallyperformed as an outpatient proce-dure.

Corneal transplants are verycommon in the United States;about 40,000 are performed eachyear. The chances of success ofthis operation have risen dramat-ically because of technologicaladvances, such as less irritatingsutures, or threads, which areoften finer than a human hair; andthe surgical microscope. Cornealtransplantation has restored sightto many, who a generation ago

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Cornea transplant is a relativelysafe procedure. Still, a corneatransplant does carry a small riskof serious complications, such as:Eye infection, increased risk ofclouding of the eye's lens(cataracts), pressure increasewithin the eyeball (glaucoma),

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Most corneas used in corneatransplants come from deceaseddonors. Unlike with other organs,such as livers and kidneys, peopleneeding cornea transplants gen-erally don't have to endure longwaits. That's because nearly allpeople can donate their corneasafter they die, so more corneasare available for transplant com-pared with other organs. The sur-gery itself is performed underlocal or general anesthesia. Dif-ferent types of transplantationexist: During the most commontype (penetrating keratoplasty),the surgeon cuts through the en-tire thickness of the abnormal ordiseased cornea to remove asmall button-sized disc of cornealtissue. The donor cornea, cut tofit, is placed in the opening. Thesurgeon then uses a fine thread to

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Over the past few years, the fitnessindustry has made some great stridestowards creating better and more ef-fective workouts. The approach isshifting from simply looking greatto improving quality of life in mul-tiple aspects. Your joints shouldmove more smoothly and with abetter range of motion. You shouldfeel energized and somehow'lighter'. And if a program has beenwritten well, you should have im-proved posture and flexibility. Thisarticle will list and explain what Iconsider to be the pieces of an ex-cellent workout.

The first component of a greatworkout is a relatively new tech-nique called foam rolling. Alsocalled self myofascial release orSMR, foam rolling is a fancy way ofsaying self-massage. If you've seenpeople literally rolling back andforth over white or black foam tubes,then you've witnessed foam rolling.Foam rolling is one of the few thingsin fitness that can work immediately.It provides an opportunity to reducescar tissue, knots, adhesions, andtension in muscle and the fascia that

surrounds it. I foam roll daily andbefore every single workout that Ido. It has immediately improved thesquat range of motion of several ofmy clients and is a key componentof a warm up.

Second, every workout should in-clude a dynamic warm up. While theold standby of jogging for 5-10 min-utes, doing jumping jacks, pushups,and light stretching is better thannothing, it's certainly fallen behindthe times. I write warm ups based onseveral factors. First, the warm upmust cause a light sweat. This bringsblood from the organs to musclesand makes them more pliable. Sec-ond, I focus on mobility in three

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Third, every workout programshould include strength training.Strength training needs to have def-inite goals and a way of measuringprogress. If you have been perform-ing the same routine with the sameweight for the same reps for months,

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I had a great time watching theLondon Olympics this summerand got teary-eyed every time Iheard the national anthem andsaw the flag raised above ourgold medalists. But, my favoriteOlympian by far was not anAmerican. It was Oscar Pistori-ous, the South African“Bladerunner,” who captured myheart this summer when he said,"You're not disabled by the dis-abilities you have, you are ableby the abilities you have." Oscaris a double-amputee who com-peted at the London Olympicsthis summer after a prolongedbattle to be able to compete there.He is a many-time gold medalistat the Paralympics and will con-tinue to compete in those games.This year was his first time com-peting at the Olympics againstwhat some call his “able-bodied”peers.

Oscar’s statement resonatedwith me, because I am often con-

sulted by parents whose childrenhave been diagnosed with learn-ing disabilities. So many parentshave expressed their feelings ofbeing overwhelmed when theythink of the challenges their kidsface. Most of the parents I meetwith have children who are on In-dividual Education Plans or 504Plans so that they may receive ac-commodations and services atschool. It can be very hard to fig-ure out where to start when yourchild struggles in school.

Using Oscar’s example of fo-cusing on abilities rather than dis-abilities, here is my list of “Backto School Do’s”:

• Focus on what your child cancurrently do and how far he orshe has come. For some parents,this might mean digging up theEarly Intervention Notes or anold evaluation. Take out the oldphoto albums to jog your memo-ries. You may be pleasantly sur-prised.

• Introduce yourself to yourchild’s teacher early on. Youdon’t have to wait for CurriculumNight or the dreaded phone call.After you introduce yourself, ei-ther via phone or a brief confer-ence, ask your child’s teacher tocontact you when something pos-itive happens, as well as whenthings go wrong. This can go along way in decreasing the anxi-ety when you see the school’snumber on the caller ID.

During that first meeting, besure to set yourself up as a re-source for your child’s teacher. Iffinances permit, ask if there isanything the teacher needs for theclassroom. Also, inquire if theteacher has any questions aboutyour child that you can answer.This first phone call or meetingcan be an opportunity to let theteacher know a few importantfacts about your child that he orshe might not know from yourchild’s IEP or 504 Plan. For ex-

ample, you could say, “I have no-ticed at home that Mary has hada lot of anxiety. I think it might bebecause (fill in the blank).” Carryit a step further by relating whatworks at home for your child.Teachers may not always be ableto duplicate your solutions atschool, but the information couldhelp them figure out a workablesolution for school.

• If it is not already built in toyour child’s IEP or 504 Plan, askthe teacher his or her preferredmethod of communication. Someteachers do not use email, butprefer a quick phone call or notein your child’s backpack. It ishelpful for your child’s instruc-tors to know that your child hada tough morning or is upset be-cause Dad is traveling this week.

• If there is a book, article ormethod that you have found par-ticularly helpful at home, men-tion it to your child’s instructors.Better yet, offer to loan or givethem your copy. Often the pro-fessionals who teach our kids aresearching for ways to help.

• Trust but verify. I always rec-ommend that parents of children

who are pulled out for servicesask the child if they saw theirprovider. “Did you see Mrs.Smith today?”

• Go in to observe your child’sclassroom at the beginning of theyear. It allows you to introduceyourself early on as an involvedparent.

• Always feel free to ask ques-tions. Asking why in a respectfulmanner when someone proposesa strategy or accommodation foryour child is never a bad idea. “Iam not familiar with that particu-lar method. Could you tell memore about it?”

• Finally, ask for a meeting any-time you feel as though there areissues that need to be addressedin person. This can involve con-vening your child’s whole educa-tional team or a one-on-oneconference. Don’t be afraid toask for a phone conference if youcannot be there in person at thetime proposed for the meeting.

• Do your best to keep everyoneon the same page. If your childsees an outside therapist, it is agood idea to keep the therapistadvised of what is going on atschool. If the therapist has a par-ticular recommendation forschool, have them share it withschool personnel. Caveat: becareful when signing releases forschool personnel to communicatewith your child’s private thera-pists and doctors. You can alwaysrefuse to sign a release. However,the better practice would be tocreate parameters, such as askingto be conferenced in during thecommunication between schooland the private therapist or limit-ing communication to writtencorrespondence that you will pre-view it's sent. You can also askthe school professional to puttheir concerns in writing for de-livery to the outside therapist.

If this list seems overwhelming,do not try to do it all. Pick theone or two ideas that you thinkwould be the easiest to imple-ment and go from there.

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As students at all levels, from pre-school to postgraduate higher edu-cation, begin returning to school atthis time of the year, I offer the fol-lowing "insights" regarding generaleye health issues.

1. Most importantly -- eye

health begins with prevention.

Specifically, the use of proper eye-wear is critically important. I havebeen involved in the treatment andsurgical repair of innumerable ocu-lar sports injuries; serious eye dam-age from BB guns, pistols and rifles;so many preventable injuries fromwoodworking, metal-working andautobody shop activities, amongothers. The take-home message is toalways wear appropriate protectiveeyewear. "Street" glasses are not ac-ceptable as substitutes for sports orindustrial safety glasses.

2. Eye exercises cannot alter a

person's natural eye prescription.

Whether a child or adult, the inher-ent focusing characteristics of oureyes are determined by many inher-ent factors. The degree of nearsight-edness, farsightedness andastigmatism present at any one pointin a person's life cannot be altered orminimized by any type of exerciseprogram. Similarly, utilizing the

proper eyeglasses to correct the un-derlying prescription (the refractiveerror) will not worsen the prescrip-tion or make the individual more de-pendent on his or her eyeglasses.

3. "Because my eyes feel fine

and my vision is good, my eyes

are therefore healthy." Unfortu-nately, this is not always the case.The need for professional eyecarecannot be overstated, despite thelack of symptoms, visual distortionsor blurring. Early glaucoma,cataract, retinal disease, diabetes andother systemic conditions oftenpresent asymptomatically in theeyes.

4. It is not unusual for children's

eyeglass prescriptions to change

fairly dramatically in their grow-

ing years. Oftentimes, patients orparents are distressed when theschool-age child's prescription, typ-ically myopia or nearsightedness,worsens on an annual or even morefrequent basis. This is not a sign ofany underlying ophthalmic pathol-ogy and typically stabilizes over thenext several years.

5. Young children with crossed

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and follow-up. It is a common mis-conception that a young child withan inward or outwardly crossing eyewill simply "outgrow" the muscleproblem. Unfortunately, this is notthe case. Patching therapy or evensurgery often are necessary to cor-rect the eye crossing to maximizethe visual potential of the deviatedeye.

6. The answer to all of the fol-

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is "no": "Reading in the dark is

damaging to your eyes;" "Using

eyeglasses that are too weak or

too strong can result in perma-

nent eye damage;" "Sitting too

close to the television will result in

permanent vision changes;""too

much computer use will affect the

health of your eyes."Eye strain, fa-tigue, headaches and blurred visioncan all result from all of these activ-ities. However, the symptoms clearwhen the proper eyeglasses are pre-scribed, and when necessary breaksare taken in the course of prolongedtelevision or computer activities.

7. "I do not need eyeglasses if I

wear contact lenses." Not neces-sarily true. There is always thechance of an infection, scratchedcornea or foreign body in the eyewhich will necessitate the tempo-rary discontinuance of one's contactlenses. In conjunction with pointnumber one above, contact lensesobviously offer absolutely no pro-tection on the sports field or shopclass.

8. Over-the-counter eye drops

that "get the red out" cannot be

used indiscriminately. The "red"is due to an underlying problem thatshould be properly diagnosed be-fore being treated. Furthermore, theway that these drops work is simplyto temporarily constrict the irritatedblood vessels, which rebound withgreater redness when the drops wearoff.

9. Another widespread miscon-

ception: Eyes can be trans-

planted. In 2012, unfortunately, thisis not the case. Corneas are routinelysuccessfully transplanted; catarac-tous lenses are routinely removedand replaced with artificial lens im-plants; portions of the retina may besuccessfully removed. However,there is no way to transplant an en-tire eye, as we currently do notknow how to preserve the opticnerve in the course of such a trans-plantation.

10. Not all serious eye conditions

cause symptoms.Glaucoma is thebiggest offender - it can cause severevision loss before the patient actu-ally knows there is a problem.

11. "I am only using the screw-

driver, baseball, firecracker, drill

press, etc. for a minute. I'll be

fine." After 30 years in private oph-thalmology practice, I wish I had adollar for every patient who pre-sented with a severe eye injury whohad these same thoughts prior to theinjury.

12. Finally, please remember

that not all eye doctors are

equally trained in all areas. It is avery specialized and sub-specializedpart of the body to study and treat.For example, I do not repair de-tached retinas and most retinal spe-cialists do not do cataract surgery.Also, please remember to ask youroptometrist or ophthalmologist if heor she is fully board certified. Mostpractitioners are, but even some inthe Milford-Franklin area to this daypractice without board certification.

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Tri-County students Emily Scan-nell of Franklin and Jimmy Mc-Carthy of Walpole proudly presentedthe Franklin Food Pantry with a do-nation of freshly picked produce onTuesday, August 7, courtesy of theschool’s very own heirloom veg-etable garden.

Scannell, a junior, and McCarthy, asophomore, delivered freshly pickedgreen, purple, banana, and jalapeñopeppers, tomatoes, zucchini, cucum-bers, and eggplant to Franklin FoodPantry Manager and Director of Op-erations, Linda Sottile.

“It’s with the support of organiza-tions like Tri-County and local farm-ers, who offer us fresh produce, that

we are able to offer healthy optionsto our clients. It’s neighbors helpingneighbors,” said Sottile of the dona-tion.

Tuesday’s donation marks the thirddelivery Tri-County students havemade to the Franklin Food Pantry asa result of the bounty from the Tri-County heirloom vegetable garden.

The Tri-County vegetable gardenwas made possible by a school widefundraiser organized by members ofthe Student Council and inspired bya meeting with a representative fromNational Grid about the benefits ofenergy conservation. Students raised$2,000 selling Compact FluorescentLight bulbs (CFL’s) and advanced

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Tri-County Environmental ScienceTeacher and TC Green Club Advisor,Nancy Sibilia and Culinary Arts In-structor and Student Council Advi-sor, Nancy Haney volunteered as theGarden Coordinators. Peter Hefele, aTri-County English Teacher, steppedforward to donate the heirloom veg-etables for planting, and herbs forplanting were donated by SpecialEducation Teacher, Jane Baldi andAdult Cosmetology Instructor, Bar-bara Perron.

During May and June, the gardenwas prepared and planted in earthboxes around the back of the schoolbuilding through the cooperative ef-forts of students in the FacilitiesManagement Career Program, Culi-nary Arts Career Program, Grade 12Environmental Science classes, andmembers of the Student Council andTC Green Club.

During the summer, Sibilia, Haney,and Lynn Wencus, Secretary to theVocational Director, took turns tend-ing and watering the garden dailywith the help of Tri-County studentsScannell and McCarthy, as well assophomore Sean Duren of North At-tleboro, juniors Katherine Cornell ofNorth Attleboro, Joseph Galligan ofMedway and Jack Greene of Wal-

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Tri-County RVTHS was honoredwith a 2012 Secretary’s Award forExcellence in Energy and Environ-mental Education at the Massachu-setts State House in May, whichrecognizes schools, teachers, and stu-dents involved in school-based pro-grams that promote environmentaland energy education. Tri-County re-

ceived a First Honors Certificate ofExcellence for their “Clean EnergyInitiatives,” which include the heir-loom vegetable garden, the installa-tion of a photovoltaic trainingstructure on school grounds, and theformation of the TC Green Club.

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The 10th annual Franklin Har-vest Festival will be held on Sun-day, September 30, from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m. The event will featurecrafters, community groups, anexpanded children’s area, a D.J.and live entertainment on severalstages, food, a Fire Station OpenHouse, Historical Museum tours,and promotions by local busi-nesses.

“This festival has grown andevolved over the past 10 years intoa can’t-miss fall tradition,” saysMary Graff, festival co-chair. “Weexpect about 5,000 visitors fromaround MetroWest this year. Withover 100 vendors, crafters, foodbooths, entertainment and dis-

plays, we are proud to offer some-thing for everyone.”

This event, organized by the non-profit Franklin Downtown Part-nership, will span Main, EastCentral and West Central streetsand take place rain or shine.

On Main Street, professional DJDomenic Cotoia of MusicOdyssey Productions will enter-tain the crowds with a mix ofmusic from Country and Top 40 toRock and Roll hits throughout theday. A variety of Franklin HighSchool bands will perform on thecenter island, including the popu-lar jazz group “The SampsonBunch.”

Down Main Street, the FranklinSchool for the Performing Artswill perform You’re a Good Man,

Charlie Brown on their stage infront of the school. Show times are11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00p.m. Following each performance,families are invited to meet theshow’s costumed performers andtour the facility.

This year the Children’s Areacan be found in the RocklandTrust parking lot. The new central-ized location will make it easierfor families to explore the entirefestival. The Hockomock YMCAhas planned favorite activities suchas carnival games, face and pump-kin painting, bouncy houses, anddance and karate demonstrations.

“The festival is an opportunityfor the YMCA and the Partnershipto highlight the Healthy Commu-nities initiative,” says Jeanne Sher-lock, festival co-chair. “We willhave something for the wholefamily; a place where kids have anopportunity to play and create andwhere parents feel supported withhealthy food alternatives and funactivities.”

As part of the children's area,Franklin Ford plans a "Ford atYour Fingertips" interactive dis-play to demonstrate Ford's cutting-edge "My Touch" technology intheir new vehicles.

Next to the children’s area,Bronze Sponsor Keefe Insurance

will be celebrating the company’supcoming 100th anniversary witha “Kick Off” tailgate party andshowing the day’s Patriots/BuffaloBills football game on a big screenTV.

Across the street the Fire Stationwill hold an Open House from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids are invited to“Touch a Truck” and learn aboutfire safety. Down the street, theHistorical Museum will be openfor tours and serving apple cideron the porch.

As always, food offerings prom-ise to be tempting and delicious.The FDP food tent on Main Streetin front of Dean Bank will offerhot dogs, drinks, and fun snacks.A little farther down Main Streetin the Berry Insurance lot visitorscan find burgers, sausages andpeppers, chicken, lemonade andmore. The Farmer’s Market willoffer fresh produce in the chil-dren’s area, and local restaurantswill be serving food outside theirestablishments.

“We are very excited about thelevel of support we are receivingfrom local businesses,” saysDowntown Partnership ExecutiveDirector Lisa Piana. “Establishedcompanies and new businessesalike are helping us showcasedowntown Franklin and illustratethe strength of our community.”

Gold Sponsors for this event areRockland Trust Charitable Foun-

dation and newcomer Snow HillDental. Silver Sponsors are Big YFoods, Digital Credit Union,Green Mountain Chocolate Com-pany and Middlesex SavingsBank.

Bronze Sponsors are ChestnutDental Associates, Dean Bank,and Keefe Insurance. Friends ofthe Festival Sponsors are CVSPharmacy, D.G. Ranieri Real Es-tate, Franklin Community CableAccess, Franklin Ford, FranklinYoga & Wellness, and KindredTransitional Care and Rehabilita-tion, Franklin. Sponsors will havebooths set up in “SponsorshipRow” on Main Street.

The Franklin Downtown Part-nership is a non-profit 501(c)3 or-ganization made up of over 160businesses, community leadersand residents working to revitalizedowntown Franklin. The Partner-ship relies on donations and spon-sorship to fund events like theHarvest Festival as well as down-town improvement projects likebeautification efforts and green-space projects. For more informa-tion please contact ExecutiveDirector Lisa Piana at (774) 571-3109 or [email protected] ,or visit the FDP website, Franklin-downtownpartnership.org.


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This year promises to be thebiggest and best Franklin HarvestFestival to be held on Sunday, Sep-tember 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.The 10th annual rain or shineevent, organized by the non-profitFranklin Downtown Partnership,will span Main, East Central andWest Central Streets. It will featurecrafters, community groups, an ex-panded children’s area, a D.J. andlive entertainment on severalstages, food, a Fire Station OpenHouse, Historical Museum tours,and promotions by local busi-nesses.

“No matter where you are in thefestival, you’ll be able to catchsome sort of entertainment,” saysFranklin Downtown PartnershipExecutive Director Lisa Piana,who has seen the number of visi-tors to the festival double in the lastfive years and says the festival hasevolved into one of the largest fallfestivals in the area. “There will besomething for everybody.”

Piana estimates the festival drawsbetween 5,000 to 6,000 fromFranklin and surrounding towns.The event features over 100 ven-dors, crafters, food booths, enter-tainment and displays.

On Main Street, professional DJDomenic Cotoia of MusicOdyssey Productions will entertainthe crowds with a mix of musicfrom Country and Top 40 to Rockand Roll hits throughout the day.Cotoia plans to play different gen-res of music in half-hour intervals.

Piana is excited to highlight a va-riety of Franklin High Schoolbands on the center island, includ-ing the popular jazz group “TheSampson Bunch.”

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In fact, the Franklin School forthe Performing Arts, a big hit at thefestival last year, will performYou’re a Good Man, Charlie

Brown on their stage in front of theschool. Show times are 11:30 a.m.,1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Followingeach performance, families are in-vited to meet the show’s costumedperformers and tour the facility.

This year the Children’s Area canbe found in the Rockland Trustparking lot. The new centralizedlocation will make it easier forfamilies to explore the entire festi-val. The Hockomock YMCA hasplanned favorite activities such ascarnival games, face and pumpkinpainting, bouncy houses, anddance and karate demonstrations.

“We used to have it in the townDepot parking lot by Dean Bank,”says Downtown Partnership Exec-utive Director Lisa Piana, “but wemoved it up behind RocklandTrust between West Central andMain. The reason for that is we’rereally trying to create a block partyfor the town, to bring children’sgames closer to Main Street. Wethink it will be easier for familiesto find the children’s area.”

The YMCA will be partneringwith festival planners to highlightthe Healthy Communities initia-tive. According to Jeanne Sher-lock, festival co-chair. “We willhave something for the whole fam-ily; a place where kids have an op-portunity to play and create andwhere parents feel supported withhealthy food alternatives and funactivities.”

As part of the children's area,Franklin Ford plans a "Ford at Your

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Pats fans, are you torn betweenattending the Harvest Festival withyour family or watching the latestgame? Not to worry. Next to thechildren’s area, Bronze SponsorKeefe Insurance, celebrating the itsupcoming 100th anniversary, willbring you the best of both worldswith a big screen TV for a “KickOff” tailgate party showing Patri-ots/Buffalo Bills football game.

Across the street the Fire Stationwill hold an Open House from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids are invited to“Touch a Truck” and learn aboutfire safety. Down the street, theHistorical Museum will be openfor tours and serving apple cider onthe porch.

As always, food offerings prom-ise to be tempting and delicious.The FDP food tent on Main Streetin front of Dean Bank will offerhot dogs, drinks, and fun snacks. Alittle farther down Main Street inthe Berry Insurance lot visitors canfind burgers, sausages and peppers,chicken, lemonade and more. TheFarmer’s Market will offer freshproduce in the children’s area, andlocal restaurants will be servingfood outside their establishments.

“We are very excited about thelevel of support we are receivingfrom local businesses,” says Piana.“Established companies and newbusinesses alike are helping usshowcase downtown Franklin andillustrate the strength of our com-munity.”

Gold Sponsors for this event areRockland Trust Charitable Foun-dation and newcomer Snow HillDental. Silver Sponsors are Big Y

Foods, Digital Credit Union,Green Mountain Chocolate Com-pany and Middlesex SavingsBank.

Bronze Sponsors are ChestnutDental Associates, Dean Bank, andKeefe Insurance. Friends of theFestival Sponsors are CVS Phar-macy, D.G. Ranieri Real Estate,Franklin Community Cable Ac-cess, Franklin Ford, Franklin Yoga& Wellness, and Kindred Transi-tional Care and Rehabilitation,Franklin. Sponsors will havebooths set up in “SponsorshipRow” on Main Street.

The Franklin Downtown Partner-ship is a non-profit 501(c)3 organ-ization made up of over 160businesses, community leaders andresidents working to revitalizedowntown Franklin. The Partner-ship relies on donations and spon-sorship to fund events like theHarvest Festival as well as down-town improvement projects likebeautification efforts and green-space projects. For more informa-tion please contact ExecutiveDirector Lisa Piana at (774)571-3109 or [email protected] ,or visit the FDP website, Franklin-downtownpartnership.org.

Get Ready for the Biggest Block Party in Town!Franklin Harvest Festival September 30, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

This year’s Harvest Festival promises several different stages highlightingall kinds of local talent, and something for everyone. Photo courtesy of LisaPiana.

A fire station open house will once again be part of the ever-growingFranklin Harvest Festival, sponsored by the nonprofit Franklin DowntownPartnership. Photo courtesy of Lisa Piana.

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BY JUDITHDORATOO’GARA

Just three years ago, in 2009,Franklin’s Girls Softball summerprogram got started, with a flickerof interest and just three competitivetravel teams playing. The girls wentback the next year, with four teams,but like the first year, no playoffwins. Enter 2011, interest in the pro-gram had ignited to seven teams,five of which went to the playoffsand three of which won the Hocko-mock League Division Champi-onship. In 2012, the program nowboasts 108 girls playing on nine

teams, and most – eight – made it tothe playoffs. Four won the Hocko-mock League Division Champi-onship.

“Franklin has the most teams inthe Hockomock Leagues, and we’reenjoying the most success of anytown,” says Gail Hamilton, incharge of sponsorships for FranklinGirls Softball summer teams. Thissummer, Franklin’s overall recordwas 76-28-2, which reflects 73% inwins. She attributes the success toboth the coaches and the girls them-selves.

“The coaches are getting more in-vested with the seminars they’regoing to and the practice drillsthey’re doing. There’s more coach-ing staff, and we’re having successat how they’re getting commitmentfrom the girls,” says Hamilton.

Hamilton explains that the com-mitment the girls make goes beyondpractice and play in the summer, asthe Spring Recreational teams do.They train throughout the winter atvarious indoor facilities around thearea.

The skill level of the girls varies,says Hamilton. Teams are dividedby age group, and then further bylevel of skill (A or B). Both 10 andunder (10U) teams, called theFranklin Tornadoes, playing in Di-

vision East and Division West, wontheir championship. The 12U teamFranklin Fusion won the DivisionWest Championship, and the 18UFranklin Fusion also finished on top.

Although they might not havetaken home the trophies, Franklin’sother summer softball teams didn’tlook too shabby, either. The FranklinFusion 16U team had no other 16Uteam to play, and they came in justsecond in the 18U division with theolder girls. Almost all of the other

Franklin teams finished in 2nd or3rd place in their divisions.

Tryouts for 2013 Franklin GirlsSoftball summer teams will takeplace at the end of September. Formore information about specifictimes, visit their website atwww.fgsafastpitch.org.

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Although the Franklin Girls Softball summer teams began as recently as2009 with just three teams, the program has grown to include 108 girls onnine teams this past summer. Four of those teams, including these two pic-tured, won championships in their divisions in the Hockomock League.

Youngest team, 10U Tornadoes (after receiving their 1st place trophies atthe Hockomock League Championship) Bottom Row left to right: Elizabeth DeSimone, Elizabeth Clark, EmmaNicholson, Haley Marchand2nd Row left to right: Olivia Sault, Christina Pisano, Elizabeth Hamilton,Julia Longobardi3rd Row left to right: Reagan Moore, Gillian Christiano, Julia DiGiacomo,Leah O'Brien, Lily DiGiacomoBack Row: Coaches Charlie Clark, Dave Marchand, Chris Sault, John DeSi-mone, and Rob Pisano

Senior team, 18U Fusion (in front of the scoreboard after winning theHockomock League Championship)Bottom Row left to right: Colleen Walsh, Luci Ablondi, Caitie Gearin, SarahKennedy, Merrie Cook.Top row left to right: Shannon Droney, Allie Dumart, Erin Cropanese, JackieSarno, Kristen Sullivan, Lauren Mancini.Missing from Picture: Shannon Takahata

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BY KEN HAMWEY

Off-season preparation and in-tense weight training during thesummer should help Nick Bertonebecome a premier, two-way line-man for Franklin High’s footballteam this fall.

The 6-foot-1, 215-pound offen-sive tackle and defensive end hasworked diligently after last year’s4-7 campaign and in the processhas added size, strength and quick-ness that could help coach BradSidwell’s Panthers climb over the.500 mark and possibly contendfor the Hockomock Leaguecrown.

Bertone, who was overpoweredby bigger and quicker linemen lastyear when he started as a junior,plans to turn the tables this timearound and take his game to ahigher level.

“I had a decent season last year

but I knew I could benefit withmore work,’’ Bertone said. “Mygoal as a senior is to make morepositive plays and force opposingcoaches to tell their players tofocus on me. Becoming a Hocko-mock League all-star isn’t my toppriority but I’ll work hard enoughso that I’ll be considered as a po-tential choice.’’

Bertone, who prefers playing de-fense, enjoys pursuing quarter-backs and enemy ball-carriers.

“I can be more aggressive on de-fense,’’ he said. “There’s morefreedom. Chasing down quarter-backs and halfbacks gets myadrenaline pumping. To be a sounddefensive end you have to be quickand the ability to read and react iscrucial.’’

Franklin’s outings against Mil-ford, Canton and West Hill(Conn.) gave Panther fansglimpses of Bertone’s potential.He recovered a fumble againstCanton and was credited witheight tackles in the other twogames.

“Nick’s a hard-working guywho has strived to be bigger,stronger and quicker,’’ Sidwellsaid. “His work ethic is excellent,and we’re hoping he can con-tribute in a big way this season.’’

Franklin has only a pair of two-way starters returning in the line— Bertone and senior Craig An-derson, who plays center, line-backer and end. Bertone isbanking on Anderson to have aquality season along with juniorGriffin Tighe, who plays defensivetackle.

“Craig is very aggressive andstrong,’’ Bertone said. “And, Grif-

fin has speed and quickness to gowith his aggressive style. We’rehoping we bounce back this falland possibly challenge for theleague title. We were hurt last yearby losing lots of veterans to grad-uation and being somewhat inex-perienced.’’

On offense, Bertone is workingto master the techniques needed toexcel as a run blocker and a passblocker.

“To succeed as a run blocker it’simperative to keep your feet driv-ing and don’t allow linebackers topenetrate into your space,’’Bertone emphasized. “The key topass blocking is balance and thatcomes when you learn to plantyour feet solidly.’’

Working with Liane Blyn,Franklin’s strength and condition-ing coach, has been a plus forBertone who credits her with“pushing me hard and showing mewhat’s necessary to get quicker.’’Bertone’s workout schedule in-volves 10-15 hours a week.

Adding an inch to his height and15 pounds over last season couldlead Bertone to a collegiate careerat a Division 3 school. A good stu-dent, he hopes to enroll at West-field State and major in criminaljustice.

“I would go out for football andsee what happens,’’ Bertone said.But, an 11-game schedule atFranklin is first and foremost forBertone, who would like nothingmore than to carve out a successfulseason, especially for Sidwell, acoach he greatly admires.

“Coach Sidwell knows football,he’s a motivator and good withX’s and O’s,’’ Bertone said. “He’s

very capable at calling plays andhe’s always got time to talk withhis players.’’

To dislodge traditional power-house teams like King Philip,Mansfield and North Attleboro

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Historically, 2011 was one of thebest seasons for the Dean Collegefootball team. Although theFranklin team lost its seasonopener 20-18 to the Naval Acad-emy Prep School, the Bulldogswere able to erase that contestfrom their minds and went on towin eight straight games, includingits first ever bowl game.

Finishing 7-1, Dean captured itsfourth Northeast Football Confer-ence (NEFC) in the last five yearsunder head coach Todd Vasey,while compiling a 25-5 conferencerecord in that span. Vasey has ledthe Bulldogs to seven straight win-ning seasons and in the process be-came the only team in NEFChistory to win three consecutivechampionships (2007, 2008 and2009).

Dean defeated Glendale Com-munity College in the Valley of theSun Bowl in Phoenix, Arizonawith a 26-25 comeback win. TheBulldogs, who had fallen 10-9 tothe same Glendale team two yearsearlier, found themselves in a deep

hole trailing 25-6 late in the thirdquarter before they made their run.

Quarterback Jamal Small hitNatick’s Robbie Jackson (6catches for 73 yards) for a 7-yardtouchdown to begin the comeback.Dean would cut the lead to 25-20when Aundre Johnson (14 carriesfor 57 yards) would scamper infrom 17-yards out to culminate an80-yard drive. With just under fiveminutes remaining on the clockSmall would once again march histeam down field with 6 passes, in-cluding Rodney Whitehead’s diveinto the end zone for the lead.

Small was named the MVP with17 completed passes, 3 for scores.The win also improved Dean to thenumber eight ranking in the Na-tional Junior College Athletic As-sociation.

On paper, it was a redemption ofsorts for Dean fans, but the Coachdidn’t really see it in the samemanner.

“Yes we did lose to this team twoyears earlier,” said Vasey. “Butthese were two totally differentteams, that’s the way it works

(with Junior College programs). Itwas the greatest victory of theschool’s history, giving us ourhighest ranking to date.”

Local athletes that have movedon to continue their football ca-reers from last year’s team areJackson, who will be playing forthe University of Rhode island andtailback Abou Tore from Framing-ham, who will be taking his talentsto Utah State. Defensive LinemanLance Burlingame will be back at

Dean for his final season, but hasalready committed to the Univer-sity of Connecticut for next season.

Returning from last year’s squadto from Massachusetts will be line-backer David Quinn (Sudbury),defensive lineman Cary Guy (Nor-folk), kicker Rayon Hall (Ran-dolph), and outside linebackersWill Fleckenstein (Woburn), AlexSt Peter (Glouster) and Jeff Balbi(Lawrence). Rhode Island nativeJean Charles (Providence) and

Tim Burnett (Narragansett) will beback for another year playing line-backer for Dean.

This year’s squad will includeCumberland, RI’s Trevor Vasey,who is ranked in the top five ofjunior college quarterbacks andwill be in the thick of things to winthat position; Quinton Perkins(Leominster MA) one of Massa-chusetts top receivers and defen-sive back Fred Taylor (AuburnMA).

Coach Vasey likes his squad sofar, but it’s still early in camp tomake a rational assessment.

“We have a good nucleus comingback from last year’s team, andwe’ve done a great job recruiting,but we also will play the toughestschedule in the history of the col-lege this year,” the coach said.“Right now we’re ranked 14th inthe country, but that doesn’t reallymean anything at this point. Theonly thing we got going for usright now is our momentum fromlast year.”

Dean will open the season onSaturday September 1, when theytravel to Newport, Rhode Island totake on the Naval Academy PrepSchool, the only team to install ablemish on the Bulldogs seasonlast fall.

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BY KEN HAMWEY

Eric LaPlaca was a three-sport starat Franklin High in the late 1980s,and his football career at BowdoinCollege in the early 1990s was onefor the record books.

The 5-foot-10, 155-pound LaPlacawas an all-purpose gridder, playingsafety and tailback at Franklin. AtBowdoin, he was a starting tailbackwho also excelled on kickoff andpunt returns. He still holds Bow-doin’s record for the longest touch-down run from scrimmage (85

yards) and he’s still the college’s all-time career scoring leader (30 TDsfor 180 points).

Awards and honors came quicklyfor LaPlaca at Bowdoin — he was aNESCAC all-league choice for threeyears and an All-New England se-lection twice for his kick returns.

“As a junior, I was No. 2 in thecountry in all-purpose yards,’’LaPlaca said. “I averaged 218 yardsa game. That was memorable, butmy top thrill was the 85-yard TD runthat beat Trinity, 14-13, my senior

year. They were a superior team butwe upset them.’’

At Franklin, LaPlaca relied onquickness and versatility. He couldrun, catch, or throw a football, drivefor a basket or pass effectively inbasketball, and hit consistently inbaseball. Football, however, waswhere he left an indelible stamp,rushing for 850 yards as a senior andcompiling 540 yards receiving. Hescored 13 touchdowns his final yearas a Panther. On defense, he was No.2 in tackles and had 9 interceptions.

LaPlaca, who was a captain in allthree sports his senior year, was aBoston Globe all-scholastic, a DailyNews all-star twice and its OffensivePlayer of the Year.

LaPlaca averaged 15 points an out-

ing in basketball but his three sea-sons were all on teams that weresub-.500.

“We had teams that won between5-8 games,’’ he recalled. “My fond-est recollections were beatingBellingham and King Philip my sen-ior year. Bellingham had T.J. Chiap-pone, who was a quality guard, andagainst KP, I scored 25 points in theupset victory.’’

A shortstop, LaPlaca hit .350 in hisfinal season at Franklin and remem-bers an exciting victory overFoxboro.

“My dad (Charles) had coachedthe Foxboro varsity but he eventu-ally left,’’ LaPlaca said. “I facedFoxboro my junior year, when mydad wasn’t coaching, and got a sin-gle, double and triple in a big win.’’

National Honor Society student,LaPlaca enrolled at Bowdoin andstarted in football as a sophomorefor coach Howie Vandersea, whoseteams had 4-4 records duringLaPlaca’s tenure.

“Besides the two records I set incollege and the all-star recognition,I still remember rushing for 183yards and scoring 4 TDs againstBates,’’ LaPlaca noted. “Twice Iwas chosen by the Boston Globe asPlayer of the Week.’’

A government and economicsmajor, LaPlaca graduated in 1993,began teaching as a substitute in

Newton, but later accepted a job asa player-coach in Italy.

“It was a good football league,’’he said. “We played in Trieste, nearVenice. I got $600 a month and wasgiven housing. The stadium had acapacity for about 20,000 fans butwe might have drawn about 1,000.It was a great experience.’’

After the season, LaPlaca returnedto the States, coached football as anassistant at Dean and WorcesterPolytech before settling on a careerin insurance. He works for Cigna,specializing in employee benefits.

“I have no regrets,’’ LaPlaca said.“I loved sports and football was al-ways my favorite. I always tried tobe the best I could be and I put myheart and soul into the game. Foot-ball taught me preparation and dis-cipline. Real-life lessons werelearned.’’


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Tri-County RVTHS AutomotiveTechnology Instructor Bill Robinof Blackstone, MA, was crowned

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Robin, who has attended theconference for the past sevenyears, decided to design, build,and enter his own valve cover racecar at the 2012 Conference for thefirst time. “I’ve always enjoyedwatching the valve cover races. It’sjust like the Boy Scouts PinewoodDerby, only with car parts. Thisyear I thought it was time to buildmy own car and compete. It was agreat way to get my students in-volved too,” said Robin.

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The Women’s Success Network’s meeting will be held onSeptember 5th, at Franklin Country Club in Franklin.

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Congressman Jim McGovern(D-Mass.) has endorsed JeffreyRoy in his race to be the nextState Representative in Franklinand Medway. McGovern repre-sents the 3rd Congressional Dis-trict, which is made up of 28

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"Jeff has strong Democraticvalues and will be a great repre-sentative for the residents ofFranklin and Medway," said Mc-Govern. "I have had the oppor-tunity to work with Jeff as amember of the Franklin TownCouncil, School Committee, andDemocratic Town Committee,and know that he will bring hisexperience and commitment toBeacon Hill."

Currently serving his 8th termin Congress, Congressman JimMcGovern has been widely rec-ognized as a tenacious advocatefor his district, a tireless crusaderfor change, one of the most ef-fective champions of progressivevalues in the United States Con-gress, and an unrivaled supporterfor social justice and fundamen-tal human rights.

"I am absolutely thrilled to re-ceive the support and endorse-ment from Jim," noted Roy. "Hiswork on behalf of middle classfamilies has been inspirational.He is a role model for me as arepresentative, and I look for-ward to working with him tomake Massachusetts a greatplace to work and live."

Roy is seeking election to theseat that Jim Vallee will be va-cating in December. The districtincludes all of Franklin andprecincts 2, 3 and 4 in Medway.Roy is currently a member of theFranklin Town Council and is an

attorney in Boston. He previ-ously served on the FranklinSchool Committee from 2001through 2011 and held the posi-tion of Chair for 9 of those 10years. He is the current Chair ofFranklin's Master Plan Commit-tee and the Democratic TownCommittee.

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Erin Chalk, 8 yearsold, of Franklin, is nottoo sure she wants tocuddle with her newreptilian friend, butthe volunteer helpedteach other membersof the group a fewherpetological facts.

Folks in the back of the crowded room weren’t over-looked by Animal World’s speaker. Lisa Wallace, withher daughter Caitlyn (second from left), sonMatthew and their friend Lillia Keszycki (left) got achance to have some one-on-one bunny time.

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Wayne A. Cottle, President andCEO of Dean Bank, announcedtoday that two $1,000 scholarshipshave been granted to area students.Franklin High School Class of 2012Valedictorian Susan Mullen ofFranklin received one $1,000 schol-arship; as did Nicholas Allevato ofFranklin, a graduate of Tri-County

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Student’s Assistance CenterFollowing a very successful firstyear, the Student’s Assistance Cen-ter at the Franklin Public Librarywill resume in October and runthrough May. We are very gratefulto all our dedicated and caring vol-unteers. Students in grades 2-8 canfind free homework help in Math,Science, Social Studies, Reading,Language Arts and Study Skills.

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Don’t forget that the primary elec-tion is coming up on September6th. In order to vote in this election,you must be registered to vote by20 days before the election. Absen-tee ballots are available at the TownClerk’s office, and these ballotsmust be returned by noon the daybefore the election.

Who’s Running in Franklin:Senator, in Congress: (all

precincts)Elizabeth Warren (D) www.eliz-

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Scott P. Brown (R) www.scot-tbrown.com

Representative in Congress:(all precincts)

Sean Bielat (R) www.seanfor-congress.com

Rachel E. Brown (D)http://rachelbrown.net/

Elizabeth Childs (R) http://childs-forcongress.com

Joseph P. Kennedy, III (D)http://joekennedy2012.com/

Herb Robinson (D) http://her-brobinson.us

David L. Steinhof (R)http://www.davidsteinhof.com/

Councillor: (all precincts)Brian M. Clinton (D)

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Robert L. Jubinville (D) www.votejubinville.com

Patrick J. McCabe (D)www.patrickmccabegover-norscouncil.com

Earl H. Sholley (R)https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earl-Sholley/91707284893

Bart Andrew Timilty (D) www.barttimilty.com

Senator in General Court(Precincts 1-4, 7)

Richard Ross (R)www.voteross.org

Senator in General Court(Precincts 5,6,8)

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Representative in GeneralCourt, 10th Norfolk District (all

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John S. Jewell (R)http://www.johnjewell.org/

Peter E. Padula (D) http://padulaforrep.com

Jeffrey N. Roy (D) http://jeffreyroy.com

C. Stolle Singleton (R)https://www.facebook.com/c.s.sin-gleton.3

Clerk of CourtsWalter F. Timilty, Jr. (D)

Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell (D)

County Commisioner (NorfolkCounty)

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Francis O’Brien (D)

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Pat Villani, president of(http://www.nemoves.com) Cold-well Banker Residential Broker-age New England, recentlyrecognized the Coldwell BankerResidential Brokerage office inFranklin for meeting or exceedingits placed outgoing referral goalsin the second quarter of 2012.

Re Gibson, sales manager, andNancy Wheeler, relocation ambas-sador of the Coldwell Banker Res-idential Brokerage Franklin office,were invited to a special receptionat The Warren Conference Center& Inn in Ashland, Mass., whichwas held for Coldwell BankerResidential Brokerage offices that

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Franklin’s Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage New England was re-cently recognized for its achievement in outgoing referral goals. (Left toright) Michele Hogan, Pat Villani, Sherri Holleran, Re Gibson, Lori Carreiro,Mariana Sparages, Nancy Wheeler, Cathy Sullivan

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Lot #32 Daniels St, Franklin $439,900 137 Pleasant Street, Framlin $239,900 70 Pleasant St., Franklin $339,900

97 Pond St., Franklin $262,5003 D HawthorneVillage, Franklin $234,900

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Lot #3 CamdenWay, Franklin $509,900

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Franklin(508) 520-1600

FrAnKlin12 Dom Lea Circle

$489,900

FrAnKlin30 Beech Street

$269,900

FrAnKlin5 Leanne Way

$319,900

FrAnKlin109 Peck Street

$289,900

FrAnKlinThe Villages @ Oak Hill

starting @ $369,900

FrAnKlin144 Peck Street

$319,900

MAnsFieldSouth Common Estates

starting @ $299,900

MAnsFieldRumford Lofts

www.214Rumford.comstarting at $179,900

MAnsField274 Mill Street$469,900

MilFord46 Sunset Drive

$289,900

MedwAY14 Sanford Mills

$199,900

nortH Attleboro30 Juniper Road, Unit 44

$89,900

norton12 Pratt Drive$519,900

uxbridge30 Summerfield Drive

$364,900

wrentHAM65 Riverside$599,900

wrentHAM10 Autumn Road

$674,900

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