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BY J.D. O’GARADean College has come a longway since it began as an academyin 1865 with just 44 students.Named for Dr. Oliver Dean, a na-tive of South Franklin, who offered9 acres of land and $125,000 for its
construction, the institution, in theheart of Franklin, has gone from a- Junior College (in 1957) to a two-year residential - College (in 1994)offering Associate-Degrees only, toDean College, offering both Asso-ciate and Bachelor’s degree pro-grams.
Dean College’s beginnings giveits students a unique advantageover students who attend otherschools of higher learning. Theoriginal focus of the school wasstudents “who may need a littlemore support,” says GregoryChalk, Dean’s Director of Market-
ing and Communications. Thegoal, says Chalk, was to “get - con-fidence under their belt, and - usedto a structured learning environ-ment.” That effort has led to an ex-ceptionally strong advising
MiddleSchoolStudentsTake UpRachel’sChallenge
Dean CollegePreparing the Community for What’s Next
Vol. 1 No. 10 Free to Every Home and Business Every Month September 1. 2011
BY J.D. O’GARA
No one in Massachusetts can doubtthat these days, bullying is beingtaken seriously. Following some ter-rible public examples of the conse-quences of bullying, in May of2010, Gov. Deval Patrick signedlandmark legislation delineatinghow schools in the state should re-spond to reports of children beingbullied in school. Schools are re-quired to clearly indicate how theyhandle bullying situations in schoolhandbooks. Many are implementinganti-bullying programs.
One such bullying initiative was im-plemented at the Annie SullivanMiddle School, thanks to a grantthrough the Norfolk County DistrictAttorney’s office. A grant was given
program, which focuses on produc-ing self-reliance and academic suc-cess in the first two years of college.
“Our goal is to service the studentsand focus on the first two years oftheir education. If they’re successfulduring these critical years, then, thatbuoys them with the confidenceneeded to matriculate to - a 4-yearinstitution where they will continueto - thrive,” says Chalk. That mis-sion is expanding. Now, Chalk says,the school and students are findingthere is “no reason (students) wouldhave to leave if we were able to serv-ice them in the last 2 years as well.”
Will O’Leary, 21, a Franklin na-tive, and third year Dean student,studies business with a concentra-tion of sports management.O’Leary, who lives at the collegeand is in his second year as a cam-pus advisor, had originally consid-ered other schools. Although he hadthe grades to attend other schools, hechose Dean because of its uniquesupport for students.
“One thing that Dean offered, that
the other schools didn’t, was the ac-ademic support services,” saysO’Leary who actually worked onthe campus as a high school senior.“The faculty is just phenomenal, thepeople were just phenomenal,” saysO’Leary. O’Leary is thankful for thesupport services, including a per-sonal learning tutor he says helpskeep him organized. “If I didn’t havethat, I don’t think I’d be able to or-ganize myself to be where I amtoday,” says O’Leary.
“Students are going to get excel-lent service their first two years.That’s what Dean does best, throughour counseling, through our advis-ing. It’s very unique,” notes Chalk.Each student has their own advisor,and these full-time advisors workwith students on schedules, courseselection and on time management.“In some respects,” says Chalk,“they’re like a personal coach.”
Chalk points out that this advan-tage really benefits all of the studentsat Dean, which, he says, attracts alllevels of students. “We also have anhonors program at Dean for studentswho want to take honors classes,”
says Chalk.
“This fall we will have approx1,050 full time day students,” saysJohn F. Marcus, VP of EnrollmentService and Marketing for DeanCollege. Students, he says, “comefrom 23 different states, and 10% ofour students are international, repre-senting 20 different countries.Ninety percent of our students liveon the 100-acre campus. We haveabout 100 students from surround-ing towns, including Franklin,Wrentham, Milford Walpole, andNorwood.”
What might not be as well known,but is growing in popularity, is DeanCollege’s school of professional andcontinuing studies.
“In the course of a year,” saysMarcus, “another 500 students takecourses part-time, typically in theevenings. Those are all studentsfrom the local area. Some are pur-suing their degrees part time whilethey work in the day; some are com-ing back to school; some are en-rolled in a certificate program.”They are doing so, says Marcus, be-cause “ many of the same programswe offer during the day are offeredin the evenings – Elementary Edu-cation, Liberal Arts and Business –it’s really across the board.”
In fact, 70% of the students are en-rolled in Associate degrees in 15different majors, a growing number– 30%, are enrolled in Bachelor de-gree programs in Arts and Enter-tainment Management, Business,Dance, Liberal Art and Studies, andTheatre , says Chalk.
Chris O’Reilly, 21, a Hopkintonnative and theatre major, is one ofthose who are staying at Dean for afour-year degree. Dean was hissafety school when he first applied.O’Reilly not only decided to attendDean, but the senior is also now Stu-
dent Government President.O’Reilly found he loved workingwith the faculty, who, he says “arealways there to help you and makesure that you retain the informa-tion.”
As for the performing arts,O’Reilly appreciated that he wasable to become very hands-on fromthe moment he walked through thedoor at Dean College.
“I was able to take tech classes onstagecraft and lighting design, and Iwas able to stage manage shows asa freshman,” he says. The opportu-nities he was given as a freshmanshowed O’Reilly that Dean was“strictly based on who works thehardest gets rewarded rather thangetting rewarded simply becauseyou’re older. I like that. I’ve beenhere for four years, and I love it.”
“We were really able to draw, es-pecially in our dance and theatreprograms, people who have somevery impressive resumes,” saysChalk.
The wonderful diversity of theatrefaculty also affords the residents ofFranklin a more rich cultural expe-rienceand for many area residents,that translates into a fantastic nightout, right in their own backyard. Artslovers need not take a trip to Bostonor Providence to see top-quality the-atrical performance. This schoolyear will kick off on a high note with
a performance of -! from September27 through October 2, and October21 will feature an international in-spired Dance Cabaret show. In fact,dance and theatre are featuredthroughout the school year at the re-cently opened 28,000 sq. ft. per-formance venue and dining center.Neighbors of Dean College canenjoy Sunday brunch to top qualitystage performance at prices afford-able to most families. For more in-formation on Dean performances,visit www.dean.edu/performance orcall (508 541-1605).
Theatre’s not the only added ben-efit of having Dean College as aneighbor. Local sports fans mightalso want to make a note of Dean’srobust athletics program.
“Our football team has been na-tionally ranked, within the NJCAA(National Junior College AthleticAssociation,” says Marcus. “In2008, we went to the national cham-pionship. We’re very competitivewithin our division. “ The schoolalso offers men’s and women’s bas-ketball, men’s and women’s soccer,men’s baseball, women’s softball,men’s and women’s lacrosse, andmen’s golf.
“Even though it’s a small school,we really do have a large number ofevents,” says Chalk. “We have a lotof family friendly and evening outevents that provide a great opportu-nity for locals to enjoy and support.”
Dean College is as much a greatplace to visit, as it is to attend. Thatsentiment is echoed by alumni whoreturn to participate, such as Eliza-beth Solomon, current President ofDean’s Alumni Association, who’son the Board of Trustees for theschool. The 1996 graduate and herhusband run an entertainment com-pany on Cape Cod.
“I think the biggest thing that Deanprovided me as a student was theknowledge that I could actually suc-ceed,” says Solomon, who grew upin New Bedford. “I went into col-lege not really realizing my poten-tial. They really encourage you tofind who you are and find out whatyour strengths are, and then they re-ally cater to those strengths. Youleave with a full skill-set beforewalking out the door.”
Solomon describes the faculty asworthy of respect, nurturing, with afirm hand.
“What sets Dean above rest of theinstitutions is the fact they are so in-volved with core students. It’s al-most as if they stop the problemsbefore they start. You’re not a num-ber,” says Solomon.
For more information about DeanCollege, visit www.dean.edu or call877-TRY-DEAN (877-879-3326).
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St. John’s Episcopal Church, lo-cated at 237 Pleasant Street inFranklin, is pleased to welcomeour new rector, the ReverendCanon Robert Edmunds. His firstservice at St. John’s will be Sun-day, September 18th at 10:30 a.m.Rev. Edmunds and his wife Debo-rah join us from Jerusalem, wherethey have served for the past threeyears. Prior to that position, Rev.Edmunds was the rector at St. An-drew’s Episcopal Church inEdgartown, Martha’s Vineyard. He
will be serving the position of co-rector for St. John’s and TrinityEpiscopal Church in Wrentham.This collaborative ministry modelis a new and exciting for bothparishes.
St. John’s, part of the Diocese ofMassachusetts, would like to offera special thank you to our interimpriest, Father Robert Edson. Hehas been with the church since2008 and has provided strong spir-itual leadership for the congrega-
tion. Our Sunday school will beginat 10:15 a.m. on September 11,with over 100 children already en-rolled. We also offer a youth groupfor teens in grades 8-12. Childcareis offered for those too young forSunday school. Coffee hour fol-lows the service, with a chance tomeet with the priest. Our churchis handicap accessible with plentyof parking.
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to implement Rachel’s Challenge,a course on bullying prevention inthe spirit of Rachel Scott, the firstteenage victim of the Columbinemassacre.
“They graciously gave it to FranklinPublic Schools and the superintend-ent because of our best buddies pro-gram at the Annie Sullivan,” saysBeth Wittcoff, Principal of theschool. “It’s a natural fit. Best Bud-dies is an international programwe’ve had at our school since 2004that pairs special needs studentswith general education students.They are buddies within school andoutside of school. They have mail-boxes and they exchange letterswith one another.”
Wittcoff explains that Rachel’sChallenge was a program started byRachel Scott’s father just a fewyears after the Columbine tragedyto bring forth her message of toler-ance and acceptance she had writ-ten in a school essay before herdeath. What she had written andother materials she left behind indi-cated Rachel had a hope to spreada pattern of kindness, one she chal-lenged the world to follow. Now,the program presents nationally and
internationally.
Wittcoff explains that since hermiddle school students were veryyoung in 1999, they needed back-ground information on Columbine.
“We did a pre-teaching before andthe post-teaching after,” she says.“It was really just to bring forwardher message.” Wittcoff explains thatRachel wrote “about tolerance, ac-ceptance and kindness, and positiveattitude and eliminating prejudice.”
Two different versions of Rachel’sChallenge were presented – a ver-sion for the Middle School and ahigh school version, which wasshown to the 7th and 8t graders.Children watched an audiovisualpresentation along with a speakerduring the day, and in the evening,a joint presentation was given forparents and students. According toWittcoff, many students came backwith their parents to see it.
Following the presentation, saysWittcoff, “We had over 100 stu-dents express an interest to becomeand join “Friends of Rachel.” Chil-dren formed a number of subcom-mittees, she said, to try to spread themessage in a variety of ways. Onegroup formed the Rachel Scottaward committee, where they re-searched, investigated and pre-
sented an award (meant to be an-nual) to a boy and girl at the end ofthe year who most emulates RachelScott’s attributes qualities andgoals. Students nominated otherstudents for this at gradewide as-semblies, then teachers reviewedthe nominations and came up withtwo recipients for each grade. Thewhole idea, says Wittcoff, wasmodeled after the school’s Annie
Sullivan award.
Another of the groups set out toraise money for the Rachel’s Chal-lenge organization.
“Their charge was to sell braceletsin Rachel’s favorite colors as afundraiser,” says Wittcoff. Still an-other group started a “chainlink ini-tiative.”
“The goal was to get 2011 chainlinks,” says Wittcoff, referring topaper links in a chain that wouldrun down a hallway in the school.“In order to do that, someone had towrite someone else why they de-served a chain link, because of apositive attitude or something likethat.” Wittcoff cherishes a chainlink one student had given her,praising her for her work in makingthe school a positive place to be. In
the end, the students exceeded theirgoal of 2011, finding 2,174 reasonsto praise their fellow students andfaculty.
“I think it raised awareness,” saysWittcoff. “I think it helped buildempathy. I think it made kids reallythink about their words making adifference. Words can hurt, but alsopositive words can have such an in-credible impact on someone’s day.”“One of the most important thingswe can do is model for our children,to celebrate the goodness in all ofus and bring that out,” saysWittcoff, about students’ recogniz-ing each other’s positive qualities.“It’s not acceptable to be mean orto say anything that’s unkind. Ithink that message gets out loud andclear by celebrating so much of thepositive.”
RACHEL’S CHALLENGEcontinued from page 1
Grade 6 Rachel’s Challenges:
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
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Appreciate everyone and mock no one.
Power of positive gossip
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Children at Annie Sullivan started a chain-link initiative, giving a link to follow students and faculty who made a difference in their lives.
BY J.D. O’GARA
Does homework have your childstumped? Are you struggling tohelp them between your busyschedule and unfamiliar curricula?Volunteers at the Franklin PublicLibrary are beginning a new pro-gram in October aimed at helpingarea students in grades 2-8. Quali-fied volunteer tutors will be avail-able Monday through Thursday,from 3-5 p.m., to help studentswith their homework needs.
Students will have to register forthe new program, which will pro-vide volunteer tutors in the sub-jects of Math, Science, SocialStudies, Reading, Language Artsand Study Skills. Children canbring their homework or projectsto the center to work with the vol-unteers.
“We knew from talking to par-ents that there was a need,” saysFelicia Oti, Director of theFranklin Public Library. “Thereare many, many parents who can-not afford tutors,” she says. Theprogram’s objective is to provide asupervised, supportive environ-ment, where children can benefitfrom the free homework assistancefor two hours each week. “Wewant to start small,” says Oti.“We’re thinking of limiting it inthe beginning to 10 or 15 students,
to see how it evolves.”
Oti began discussing the issuewith retired teacher Nancy Rappa,who was eager to start the home-work assistance program. Accord-ing to Oti, many of the retiredteachers who worked with the lit-eracy program through the library,which ended three years ago dueto lack of funding, were still eagerto use their skills set to help stu-dents. This includes the Vice-Chairof the library and retired teacherMonique Doyle. “Parents are en-couraged to consider their chil-dren’s needs in September beforesigning up for the program.”
“We are very lucky to have re-
tired teachers who are willing togive, who are very happy to dothis,” says Oti.
For those who are interested ineither receiving homework assis-tance or perhaps volunteering forthe program, brochures will beavailable at the library and at townhall. The brochure contains thestudent consent form and the tutorapplication form. Although volun-teers with teaching backgroundsare preferred, all volunteer appli-cants with a dedication to educa-tion, an ability to communicatewith children of diverse learningstyles and a positive outlook willbe considered.
“What we’re reallylooking for is one-on-one assistance, becauseour volunteers will behelping that child at hispoint in need,” says Oti.
The Library Board re-viewed the program forthree months before itsinitiation. For more in-formation on theFranklin Public LibraryStudent AssistanceCenter, call (508) 520-4940, ext 4.
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The town of Franklin took on adecidedly metropolitan feel for alittle while on August 28, whenJane Curran, owner of Jane’sFrames, hosted the opening of atwo-woman art show at her shop at11 East Central Street. “Nature andHer Ways: Through the Lenses ofTwo Photographers,” which willrun through September 9, featuresthe captivating photography oflocal artists Pamela Ruby Russell,of Norfolk, and Rebecca Skinner,a Franklin native.
“I really thought their art compli-mented each other,” says Curran,herself a skilled calligrapher who is
active in Franklin’s downtown re-vitalization. “I really like the ideaof two female photographers. I tryto support local artists whenever Ican.”
In addition to the 42 pieces ondisplay, opening night for the showalso featured the music of guitaristKai Olsson, hand massages by alocal massage therapist and re-freshments.
A songwriter as well as a photog-rapher, Pamela Ruby Russell hasbeen capturing glimpses of theworld since she was 17. In 1970,she took her camera around theHudson River, a trip that culmi-nated in a one-woman show featur-ing unique vantage points of thefour seasons in the geographic re-gion. Her work recently won firstplace in the Stonybrook CameraClub, to which both artists featuredat the opening belong. Russell’s
music can be heard at www.CD-Baby.com/Rubytunes, and she canbe reached at [email protected].
Rebecca Skinner spent her firsteight years of adulthood workingin North Carolina assisting a pho-tographer as a printer. Upon her re-turn from the south, Skinner tookclasses at Rhode Island School ofArt & Design (RISD) to gain con-fidence in portrait work. However,when she took a landscape class,she was hooked. Now also a mar-ried Mom, the artist still does por-traits (mainly in natural, outdoorsettings), but produces breathtakinglandscape work. Skinner says shegains a lot of insight from theStonybrook Camera Club and an-other group of photographers whocall themselves the F2.8 Group.
“We critique each other and sup-port each other 100%,” says Skin-ner. “I’ve found really wonderfulfriendships through doing this.”
Skinner’s work can be viewed atwww.skinnerphoto.com.
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Summer is almost over. Comeback from vacation. Time to takecare of yourself and find your"bliss." September is NationalYoga Month. Initiated by the Dept.of Health and Human Services,Take Time for Yoga (www.yoga-month.org) is designed to get thepublic more familiar with thehealth benefits of yoga.
Escape from your busy day-week-month. Once you enter thestudio at Franklin Yoga & Wellnessat 1256 West Central Street inFranklin, you will be greeted by awelcoming staff. In this intimateoasis, you can choose from a vari-ety of classes such as Hatha yoga,vinyasa yoga, gentle yoga, Kun-dalini yoga, tai chi, reiki, Sadhana(morning meditation). They willbe offering one free week of yogato new students from September 6-10. Fall registration begins Sep-tember 11.
If you are new to yoga, gentleyoga and vinyasa yoga are a goodstart. "Vinyasa flow is gentlewhich is a wonderful introductionfor people if their a little skittishabout trying yoga," says BetsyBarry, who teaches this style at
Franklin Yoga. "People can take itat their own pace."
The Baba Siri Chand Yoga Cen-ter in Millis is located at 368 Vil-lage Street within the Ashram(community center). This yogastudio is situated on 18 beautifulacres. They traditionally have of-fered Kundalini, but now are open-ing it up to other styles for thepublic. "Now we are going more
mainstream with a variety ofstyles. We are adding chi gong, taichi, ayengar, and gentle yoga,"says Victoria Haffer, Director at theCenter. For $5 you can drop in fora community Hatha yoga class.
The Yoga Center is offering a freeweek of yoga classes to new mem-bers. Print out a copy of the sched-ule from the website:www.yogaattheashram.org. Try a
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The YMCA also offers yoga.Their classes range from gentleyoga to power yoga. They helpstretch out the stress andstrengthen your core. There issomething for everyone, says GinaLowell, director of associate group
exercise. "I'm finding that somepeople are following up theirworkout with yoga," she observed.After Zumba, muscle work orSpin, people are adding yoga as away to cross train.
Team Fitness at 100 Franklin Vil-lage Drive in Franklin also offersyoga and pilates classes. Exerciseis their primary business, but theydo offer yoga three times a weekand pilates three times a week, ac-cording to Ashley Butler, market-ing and sales manager. First-timecustomers get the first 30 days free.This includes yoga and all otherclasses.
CircleWorks in Medway offersyoga for adults and teens. JudyGiovangelo, owner of the studio,runs her business out of the En-chanted Fox at 174 Main St., Med-way. She uses the power of yogato help people support themselvesphysically, emotionally and spiri-tually. In the wake of her son’s sui-cide two years ago, she beganBenSpeaks.org and expanded herpractice to especially focus onteens and their families. Theirschedule can viewed at Enchant-edFox.net.
“Yoga is just one of the tools.Yoga has the ability to support
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Find Your Inner Peace and Joy with Yoga
The staff at Franklin Yoga & Wellness, from left to right: Tony Berg, Betsy Barry, owner Guruatma Khalsa, Nicki LeMarbre and Steven Sawyer.
anyone to really come home tothemselves - physically, emotion-ally, and spiritually. And really getto know their bodies and mind ina positive way," Giovangelo ex-plained.
Styles of Yoga
There are a number of names foryoga, and they work you in differ-ent ways.
Hatha yoga is the most com-monly practiced style. The wordhatha is derived from the Indianwords for sun (ha) and moon (tha),which is why this style is often re-ferred to as the yoga of “oppositepairs.” Low-impact Hatha yogacombines different asanas, or pos-tures with a deep breathing tech-nique to promote flexibility,balance and relaxation.
Vinyasa yoga is a gentle flowing
yoga; ideal if you are new, out ofshape, or have health issues.Vinyasa yoga is diverse. Each in-structor's style may be different, soit's important to find a teacher youcan relate to. If you enjoy havingthings a little loose and unpre-dictable and like to move, Vinyasais probably a good choice.
Kundalini is one of the morespiritual types of yoga. It goes be-yond the physical performance ofposes with its emphasis on breath-ing, meditation, mudras and chant-ing. The Kundalini sequences canbe very physically intense. Theclass ends with a meditation,which may be accompanied by theteacher playing a large gong, anda closing song.
Power yoga is a general termused to describe a vigorous, fit-ness-based approach to vinyasa-style to yoga. Most power yoga is
closely modeled on the Ashtangastyle of practice. Unlike Ashtanga,power yoga does not follow a setseries of poses. Although poweryoga classes can vary widely, whatthey have in common is an empha-sis on strength and flexibility.
Reiki is a Japanese technique forstress reduction and relaxation thatalso promotes healing. Typically itused as a complement to othermedical or therapeutic techniquesto relieve side effects and promoterecovery. It focuses on a person'senergy. A reiki practitioner mayuse their hands or crystals to pro-mote healing. It is administered bylaying on hands and is based onthe idea that an unseen "life forceenergy" flows through us. If one'slife force energy is low, then weare more likely to get sick or feelstress, and if it is high, we are morecapable of being happy andhealthy.
"Energy is in everything. Theworld is not all physical; it's reallyenergy," says Nicki LeMarbre,program and events coordinator atFranklin Yoga & Wellness. She isan energy facilitator and teacher.She uses stones like selenite andworks with a crystal bowl.
"Crystals are for energy transfor-mation. They help to clear energyblocks in the body and help you tofeel light and focused," she pointsout. Emotions such as anger, fear,resentment, guilt and jealousy cre-ate these blockages.
Yoga for the present and future
"There’s a sense that you getwhen things are quiet. Everythingis so loud, busy, and computer-generated. The practice of sittingquietly with other people is verypeaceful and relaxing," said Guru-atma Khalsa, who owns FranklinYoga & Wellness. "People arehungry for something to help themto go to deeper levels of their psy-che and find a sense of peace andwellness that they're not gettinganywhere else," he observed. Re-
cently Franklin Yoga had a 40-day"Sadhana," or early morning prac-tice. Each morning from 4 to 6:30a.m., the studio saw anywherefrom 8 and 13 people.
Victoria Haffer at the Millis YogaCenter agrees that yoga, medita-tion and chanting keep your mindand attention focused on one thing."People need to be present. Be inthe moment. Don't miss the gift ofwhat's in front of you," she said. "Itell my students: take time foryourself. You will be a better per-son for everyone around you," sheexplained. “You can't wait untilyour kids grow up. Don't wait untilyou're retired. The more your cupis full, the more you can give toothers.”
At www.yogamonth.org, theDept. of Health and Human Serv-ices offers details about its first an-nual Time for Yoga GlobalCommunity Practice on Sept. 30,when participants from around theglobe will be united in thought andspirit.
It was a brilliant Tuesday morn-ing. One of those days that onlyhappen in early autumn when theday is warm, the air is dry and thelight from the sun is a sparklingwhite that makes all things in viewappear picture postcard perfect.
I was on my way to work, stillclearing the early morning cob-webs out of my mind. Our secondchild was five months old, andsleep was still at a premium. I waslistening, as I usually do, to sportstalk radio and one of the men onthe air read off a news report that a“plane” had “hit” one of the twintowers at the World Trade Center inNew York City. My initial reactionwas a mental image of a smallplane attempting to fly past thetwin towers and probably clippingpart of one of the buildings on theway by. My next thought, notknowing too much about aviationand how flights are routed aroundmajor metropolitan areas, was thatI was surprised that something likethat didn’t happen more often. Ihoped no one had been badly in-jured.
Then a few minutes later thesame man on the radio was speak-ing to his daughter who was attend-ing college in New York City andwho had a straight line of site to thetower that the “plane” had “hit.”She said there was a “gaping hole”in one of the twin towers, andsmoke was pouring out of the hole.
I knew immediately that the prob-ability of a “plane” flying directlyinto one of the towers was remote,and that in all likelihood this was adeliberate act. I thought some em-ployee was enraged for one reasonor another and decided to take it outon his bosses and co-workers.
By this time, thankfully, I arrivedat my office and turned off theradio, feeling a little down hearingabout another person deciding totake many lives because they werehaving a bad day. I said a prayerthat not too many people would behurt by this “kook” and went it tothe stack of work waiting for me inmy office.
I don’t listen to the radio or a tel-evision while I work. I generallywork from early in the morning tolate a night, and I’m usually her-metically sealed in my office. Myclients pay me to apply as muchgray matter as I can muster to theirproblems, so I owe it to them tokeep distractions to a minimum.However, this day in early Septem-ber was unlike any day I can re-member. The news that day cameon like an incoming tide; it couldnot be stopped. Each update I re-ceived was worse than the previousone.
Then an update I heard sent achill down my spine and instantlymade me realize that my life, andthe world as we knew it, would
never be the same again, “Did youhear that a second plane, anotherairliner, was flown into the secondtower?” There was no doubt in mymind now that our country wassubject to a coordinated and delib-erate attack.
Since my day was busy, I caughtonly sporadic updates throughoutthe rest of the day. “A third airlinerwas hijacked and has struck thePentagon.”…“Another airliner hasbeen hijacked and is somewhereover Pennsylvania. Its destinationis not known.”…“The Presidenthas announced that we have beenthe victims of a terrorist attack.”…“The fourth hijacked airliner hascrashed or has been shot down overPennsylvania.”
If, only twelve hours before, youhad asked me to watch a televisionshow with these story lines, Iwould have said, “Forget it. That’sjust way too ‘out there.” Thatcould never happen.”
It wasn’t until I got home and sawthe images on the television that Itruly started to realize that this hor-rible day was really happening. Isaw the people in the towers, withno hope of survival, making thegruesome choice to end their livesby jumping instead of staying inthe buildings and burning to death.Then the full weight of the tragedybegan to settle over my mind.
I went to bed that night a differentperson. I held by wife and my twoyoung children tightly. The worldwas now darker and more omi-
nous. I didn’t sleep much, if at allthat night. Instead I worried aboutthe kind of world that my childrenwould grow up in.
Thankfully, the overwhelming re-sponse by the people of this greatland over the next weeks andmonths, helped to ease the sorrowwe all felt at that time. Worry andsadness turned to outrage and de-termination as the country vowedto make those responsible for sucha terrible day pay for their actions.
You can argue that we shouldn’thave taken the war to Iraq or thatwe shouldn’t have taken the war toAfghanistan, but this country hasnot suffered a major terrorist attacksince that fateful September day.Freezing suspected terrorist assetsin this country has helped reducethe funds by which terrorist groupscan fund attacks against the UnitedStates and her allies. Most of all, ithas been the dedication and effortsof the largest all-volunteer militarythat the world has ever known menand women who help prevent sucha terrible day from ever befalling
our country again.
Sadly, those that seek to harm theUnited States and her citizens donot rest and they have not goneaway. They have been weakened,but they will continue in their busi-ness of hate and destruction.
We have no choice but to remem-ber the events of September 11,2001. If you lived through it, youneed to remember how you felt thatday and ask yourself if you everwant to live through such a dayagain. Those who did live throughthat day have an obligation to teachothers about it. So that we remainever ready to defend the great lib-erties we enjoy. That is the greatmemorial we can bestow upon thethousands who died not only onthat day, but also during the weeks,months and years that followed inpursuit of those who would bringsuch evil to our land. We must re-member their sacrifice.
Ted Cannon is a Partner at theFranklin law firm of Doherty,Ciechanowski, Dugan & Cannon, P.C
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Franklin's high school studentsare out there. They are out theredoing good deeds, creating good-will among residents and the com-munity. Why?
Through Franklin High School,they are putting in a number ofhours each year to serve their com-munity. It is a good way to getthings done around town, and, italso helps make the resume lookgood when applying for college ora job. It's a way to learn to careabout other people and differentcauses in the world.
All Franklin High School stu-dents are asked to do their share ofserving the community. Here are afew students who perform commu-nity service in Franklin:
Melissa PianaMelissa is starting at FranklinHigh School as a junior this year.Even before high school, she wasthinking about doing good for oth-ers.
"My brother and I started a fooddrive when we were young. Wesent letters to people about a weekbefore to notify them. Then we gotfood and donated to the Food
Pantry," she said.
Recently, she helped a family inBrimfield, who were victims of thetornado that struck western Mass.She and a team of people helpedclean up trees and branches that lit-tered the yard. The house was ru-ined, she said. Piana is also amember of the Community Serv-ice Club which was formed 2 yearsago at the High School. They go tovisit at the Senior Center; they dida fund raiser for the relief effortfrom the tsunami in Japan; theyhelped at Earth Day. The club helpsanywhere around town.
"It makes you feel good. I'm upfor helping wherever," she said.
Josh CorreiaFollowing his graduation thissummer, Josh is going to BeckerCollege in Worcester this fall. Fortwo different years, he served thecommunity by helping the FranklinNewcomers and Friends Club dur-ing their annual holiday craft fair,wherever they needed help. He alsotaught CCD classes to 3rd and 4thgrade students at St. Mary's Churchfor two years. "It was good to helpthe kids understand why the churchwas celebrating this and that," heexplained.
"I think it's a good idea. It getskids involved in the communityand to help the town," he said.
Jillian DiLeoJillian is starting her senior yearat Franklin High. She was requiredto work 10 hours. She has workedat the Keller School Fun Fair, help-ing at the bouncy house and doingface painting. She has also done theWalk for Diabetes. Jillian alsoworked for the Best Buddies pro-gram, which helps children withspecial needs. The ChallengerLeague for Best Buddies is wherevolunteers help the kids play bas-ketball or softball. The Walk forBob raises money and awarenessfor special needs children, and Jil-lian was a part of that too.
"I loved doing community serv-ice. It was a lot of fun. I like work-ing with special needs kids. It'ssomething to do and I enjoy it,"said Jillian.
Rob WardRob is starting his senior year atFranklin High. He went to ForgeHill Senior Living a lot, he said. Heplayed games with the residents,helped decorate for Christmas, didarts & crafts, talked with the peopleand kept them company. He wasalso part of the Earth Day Cleanuppicking up litter and trash.
Like many Franklin students,Rob was able to combine commu-nity service for high school withservice at his church. Some of thehours were for high school, butmost were for CCD at church forhis Confirmation class, he ex-plained.
"I actually liked it (communityservice), especially Earth Day. Icare about the planet, and, it's goodto help in the town that you live in,"he said.
Rob is also in the Peer Leadershipprogram at school. This body ofstudents works as a group to collectmoney for Christmas gifts for low-income families. The Light Up aLife program helps to get gifts forthe Santa Foundation. The founda-tion helps by sponsoring a familyand purchasing gifts that they maynot be able to afford.
Naomi LaughranStarting her senior year atFranklin High, Naomi seeks outvolunteer opportunities, says hermom, Kathleen. She has been ableto combine service through herchurch with her school communityservice commitment. In addition tocompleting the AIDS walk in July,Naomi has worked at a soupkitchen in Providence. She helpedprepare food, serve soup and sand-
wiches, and clean the kitchen. Shealso has gone to Louisiana to helpwith rebuilding a home followingHurricane Katrina. Naomi helpedwith painting, she has laid downflooring and even helped to build ahouse.
John Ryan A junior this year, Ryan workedjust this past August at St. Rocco'sfestival with set up and clean upthrough the Youth Service Corps.He worked with many high schoolstudents who pitch in toward thislarge and popular communityevent. Because he is on the FHSFootball team, he helped with fieldcleanup at the football stadium. It'sopen to anyone, but the footballteam has to, he explains. Many ath-letic teams ask for volunteers. Theygive credit for the hours you put inthrough that sport. John hasworked at the Food Pantry aroundChristmas and Thanksgiving Dayand helped deliver food. A groupcalled the Friends of Franklin de-livers food during the holidays topeople who can't get out.
Church is a big source of com-munity service opportunities thatcomplement the High School re-quirement. It is mandatory foryouth who are studying for theirConfirmation. "It's up to you to findthat activity or group you want toserve. The church has been a bigfacilitator," explained Ellen Ryan,John's mother.
Kelly LuttaziKelly, starting her senior year atFranklin High, has helped withconcessions at cheerleading eventsand at Pop Warner football games.Kelly served her community at theSt. Rocco's festival working at theStuffies booth -- also known as thestuffed clams. She had combinedher service through St. Mary'sChurch with her commitmentthrough the high school. Duringholidays she has also helpedarrange flowers at her church.
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Learning opportunities at theMedway Community Farm don’tstop with the coming of the schoolyear this fall. In fact, starting Sep-tember 8th, students from Tri-County Regional TechnicalVocational High School inFranklin are scheduled to beginrenovating the old farmhouse onthe property. Farm Manager, Brit-tany Sidway, explained, “TheTown voted unanimously to use$50,000 of Community Preserva-tion funds to help pay for the ren-ovation of the house. The
Tri-County students were here a lotthis past spring. They gutted the in-side of the house and did someelectrical work. We have theplumbing supplies for the project,but hope to find someone who candonate the plumbing work.”
A true example of a win-win sit-uation, the Tri-County studentswill get hands-on experience, andthe Farm will get the benefit oftheir (carefully supervised) labor.Sidway said, “I’m living in acamper on the property presently.I hope to be in the renovated housebefore winter.” But as anyone
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FSPA Director Raye Lynn Mer-cer will present a How To Audi-tion Workshop on Saturday,September 17 from 10–11:30 a.m.in The School’s Recital Hall at 38Main Street. Students and parentsare invited to learn about the audi-tion process in an entertaining, in-teractive format with demon-strations and time for questionsfrom attendees. Included in theworkshop are what to expect, howto prepare, and how to conductoneself at any audition. The work-
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The most obvious difference be-tween your life in high school andyour life in college is obvious: youwill have a lot more freedom, butthe scope of the freedom might bemore widespread – and perhaps alot more double-edged – than you
think.
Your first taste of freedom prob-ably came during the applicationprocess. With high school, youprobably went to whatever publichigh school was in your town.Even if you went to a private highschool, you likely went to what-
ever school your parents chose foryou. Whatever college decisionyou made, regardless of how in-volved your parents were, is nowyours to live with: you will find outquickly if you really did want alarge urban campus, or whethercollege in a state where you don’tknow a soul is really what you bar-gained for. Even if it turns out thatyou made the wrong decision,
having made the choice and real-izing how to fix it will prove to bea valuable learning experience.
You also now have the freedomto choose your course of study.High school came with a few elec-tive choices. College comes withthe freedom to decide to studywhat interests you the most; evenif you never knew it existed beforecollege. With this freedom,
though, comes responsibility, in-cluding understanding exactlywhat doors are open to you post-college: do grads from your fieldtypically go straight to graduateschool, or is there a career pathopen to bachelor’s degree gradu-ates? And what about the lifestylechoices that you might need toconsider? For example, if youmajor in education, you can workanywhere in the world, but if youdecide to be a broadcast journal-ism major, think about the fact thatyou will probably need to move toa small town in a sparsely popu-lated state to start your career.
The day-to-day freedoms will bethe ones you relish the most: thefreedom to go to class or sleep inlate, the freedom to call – or notcall – home, the freedom to go tothe party instead of studying. Youwill make these decisions con-stantly, but they shouldn’t be madelightly. Like all freedoms, thesechoices come with responsibility:many classes have attendance re-quirements, your parents will al-ways be glad to hear from you(especially when you’re not call-ing asking for money), and there isalways a party, but there is rarelyan opportunity to retake an exam.
Perhaps the greatest freedom youwill discover is the freedom to bewho you want to be, even if that’snot the same person you were inelementary school, middle schoolor high school. The cliché to “findyourself” in college is a cliché be-cause it’s true: you will be amonghundreds or thousands of studentswho are also starting over, just likeyou. Take advantage of the free-dom to find your place in thecrowd, and be sure to use yourfreedom wisely, so you can makethe most of that place.
Dr. Alessandri is a nativeBostonian and lives in Medway.She is an assistant professor in theDepartment of Communicationand Journalism at Suffolk Univer-sity. Previously, she taught for sixyears at the S.I. Newhouse Schoolof Public Communications atSyracuse University, before earn-ing her Ph.D. in mass communi-cation from the University ofNorth Carolina at Chapel Hill. Ifyou have a question about college– from application to graduation –please drop her a line at salessan-dri@ suffolk.edu.
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“We feel that Dean College pro-vides a tremendous value to part-time students, along with offeringa lot of flexibility to serve the var-ied schedules normally associatedwith this audience,” says JohnMarcus, Vice President of Enroll-ment Services and Marketing forDean. “With a course per creditcost of $288, the price is very af-fordable and with the option oftaking either accelerated or hybridonline courses, Dean’s class selec-tion should appeal to a large andvaried audience,” adds Marcus.
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The town of Franklin, MA isgaining a new option for SundayBrunch. Dean College will beopening up its newly renovatedDining Center to the public fromSeptember 11, 2011 through De-cember 11, 2011. The dining fa-cility is located in the CampusCenter on Emmons Street.
“Since our renovation, the col-lege has a state of the art facilityand we are eager to show it off tothe local community,” says RayKluglein General Manager forDean College Dining Services.
With fixed prices at an affordable$11.95 for adults and $7.95 forchildren under 10, the brunch isalso a tremendous value. “We feelthat we are the best kept secret intown,” says Kluglein. For more in-formation, call (508) 541-1526.
Dean College to PerformChicago
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Show dates September 27 – 30and October 1-2.
Dean College is pleased to an-nounce its first student productionof the 2011-2012 academic year -the Tony Award-winning musical,Chicago. With affordably pricedtickets, a range of show dates andtimes, and backed by therenowned reputation of Dean’stheatre program, the public is in-vited to make plans now to enjoya fun evening of song and dance.
Directed by Dori Bryan, who
teaches Musical Theatre Ensembleat Dean College, Chicago will in-volve Dean students in all aspectsof the production including stagemanaging, house managing, light-ing and sound operations, costumeand back stage help. Students whotake advantage of performance op-portunities typically are studyingdegree programs in Dance, The-atre, Arts and Entertainment Man-agement, and Communications
that encompass Dean College’sSchool of Dance and the Arts.
“We’re excited to bring Chicagoto the Franklin area,” says DanielKozar, director of theatre at DeanCollege. “We have a total of about45 students involved covering castand crew who will do a tremen-dous job in bringing this sharp-edged satire to life on the stage.”
Chicago, set in the roaring 20’s,
tells the story of Roxie Hart, whomurders a faithless lover. Con-victed and sentenced to death row,Roxie and another “Merry Mur-deress,” Velma Kelly, vie for thespotlight and the headlines insearch of the American Dream offame, fortune and acquittal.
With music by John Kander andlyrics by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse,Chicago features the songs, All I
Care about is Love and All thatJazz. All performances are re-served seating and advance ticketpurchase is strongly recom-mended. Every show will takeplace on the Main Stage in theDean College Campus Center, lo-cated on Emmons Street. Generaladmission pricing is $15; $10 forDean Alumni and $5 for seniorsand children under 10. Showtimesare as follows:
For tickets and information, visitwww.dean.edu/chicago, call (508)541-1605 or email [email protected].
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THE PURR-FECT CAT SHELTERPetof theMonth
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The Purr-fect Cat Shelter cur-rently has a variety of kittensavailable and ready for adop-tion. If you are interested inadopting a kitten or cat pleasevisit our website www.purrfect-catshelter.org or call (508) 533-
5855 for an adoption applica-tion. All cats and kittens are ex-amined by a veterinarian,spayed or neutered, tested forfeline leukemia and FIV, de-wormed, given all age appropri-
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A collaboration of community leaders, businesses and residents interested in revitalizing Downtown Franklin intoan exciting, vibrant environment rich with opportunity.Have You Heard What’s New in Franklin?Franklindowntownpartnership.orgDowntown.Franklin@yahoo.comFor more information, contact:Executive Director (774) 571-3109The Partnership is a Non-Profit 501(c)3 organization.
With only a month to go, volun-teers are finalizing plans for the2011 Harvest Festival on Sunday,October 2. The Franklin Down-town Partnership’s 9th annualevent promises crafters, live enter-tainment, food, kids games andantique cars spanning the down-town area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“We expect more than 5,000 vis-itors this year and we’ve had atremendous response from craftersand groups who want to partici-pate,” says Harvest Festival ChairAngie Grant. “We especially ap-preciate our sponsors who havestepped in to make this work.”
The Gold sponsor of this event isRockland Trust Charitable Foun-
dation. Silver sponsors are Mid-dlesex Savings Bank, DigitalCredit Union and Green MountainChocolate Company. Bronzesponsors are Byrne FinancialFreedom, LLC., Chestnut DentalAssociates, Dean Bank, MichaelDunsky of Guaranteed Rate andNHS Print. Friends of the Festivalinclude Ferguson Enterprises andTen Key Inc.
Anyone interested in sponsoringthis event can contact the FDP of-fice at [email protected] or (774) 571-3109.Sponsorship registration formsand a list of opportunities can befound at franklindowntownpart-nership.org/ under the Sponsor-ship tab.
Booth space is going fast. Ifyou’re interested in participatingcontact Harvest Festival ChairAngie Grant at [email protected]. Registration formscan be found on the website. Ifyou would like to volunteer forfestival setup or cleanup on theday of the event please contactJoel Carrara at [email protected].
The Franklin Downtown Part-nership is a non-profit 501(c)3 or-ganization made up of businesses,community leaders and residents.For more information please con-tact Executive Director Lisa Pianaat (774) 571-3109 or [email protected].
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Sunday worship at the AnglicanChurch of the Redeemer, 31 Hay-ward Street in Franklin, is at 10a.m. Nursery care for pre-schoolchildren is available.
Father Jack Potter, Youth PastorDan Sylvia and all the members ofthe congregation invite everyoneto come, to study and to worshipwith us. You don’t have to be a be-lieving Christian; if you are a“seeker,” please come and seekGod with us. There is ample park-ing and the church is accessible toall. The Church of the Redeemeris a community of Christians ofthe Anglican Diocese in New Eng-land of the Anglican Church inNorth America. Information aboutthe parish is available by calling (508) 346-3423 or at www.re-deemeranglicanchurch.org.
9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. – RelationShapes This begins with relation-ships that are destructive and abu-sive. We will discuss how torecognize them and help andcounsel people out of them. It willalso discuss good relationshipsand how to build them.
12:30-1 p.m. – Lunch (bringyour own bag lunch)
1-2 p.m. – Absence WoundsThis brief seminar examineswounds and emotional pain thatcomes from the things we shouldhave received but missed when wewere growing up. Our copingwith these can sometimes bepainful and need some attention.
2 – 4 p.m. – Take this Job (Bookof Job) and love it! This is a lookat the Book of Job. It is believedby scholars that Job was the firstbook of the Bible that was written.Interesting that the first book wasabout pain! It shows how not tocounsel. It also shows God’s re-demptive power.
Feel free to come to any or all ofthe sessions. Each topic is inde-pendent of the others.
Les Carroll lives in Clarksville,Indiana and spends his summers inEden, Vermont. He has been inChristian ministry since 1976. Theearly years of his ministry in-cluded co-directing (with his wife)New England Tape ministries. Onthe board of, and a teacher with“The New Life” with Ralph andPauline Nault over the past 30years, he has taught and preachedin home meetings, retreats, confer-ences, prisons and churches.
Anglican Church Offers Serviceswith Nursery Care, Healing Seminars
The Friends of the Franklin Li-brary (FOFL) will hold itsmonthly meeting on Wednesday,September 7, 2011 at 7 p.m. in theCommunity Room of the library,lower level. Members and the pub-lic are welcome to attend the meet-
ings. FOFL is always looking fornew ideas, opinions and commentsto help make its efforts more suc-cessful.
The Friends of the Franklin Li-brary is a non-profit organizationdedicated to the support and en-
hancement of the nation’s firstpublic library. Meetings are heldthe first Wednesday of eachmonth, September through June.Membership is open to everyone.
For information about theFriends, call (508) 528-6624.
Through the Lenses of Two Pho-tographers, Pamela Ruby Russell& Rebecca Skinner at JanesFrames, 11 East Central Street,Franklin. Visit www.janes-frames.com for more information.For more on the artists, visitwww.skinnerphoto. com andwww.CDBaby.com/ Rubytunes
September 3Society of St. Vincent DePaul
of St. Mary’s Church Food Col-
lection, Items may be may be leftin the donation boxes at both en-trances to the church before the 4pm Mass on Saturday and beforethe 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m.,12 p.m. Masses on Sunday. Peanutbutter, juices, crackers, jam or jelly,canned vegetables, instant mashedpotatoes are needed. Please nodamaged or expired food and orig-inal packaging only.
event, 6:30-9 p.m., Artist MarisPlatais will do an acrylic presenta-tion with a marine theme, NewFranklin Senior Center, 10 DanielMcCahill St.
September 10Franklin School of Performing
Arts Open House, 10 a.m. – 3p.m., 38 Main Street, Franklin,Community invited to meet fac-ulty, tour facility and learn aboutFSPA programs in music, danceand drama, from beginner on up.Please call (508) 528-8668 or visitwww.FSPAonline.com.
Youth Triathalon, Bernon Fam-ily Branch YMCA in Franklin, 4age divisions, 3-5 years, 6-7 years,8-10 years, and 11-13 years willswim, bike and run. Distances varyaccording to age group. Parent ori-entation and bike setup begins at 9a.m., Visit www.hockymca.org toregister. For more info., contactShana McElroy at shaman@hock-ymca. org or (508) 772-1339.
September 13Charles River Chorale first re-hearsal, newcomers welcome, 7p.m. social and 7:30 p.m. starttime, Millis Church of Christ, Ex-change Street, Millis.
September 14Seminar on Business Sustain-
ability, 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., UnitedRegional Chamber of Commerce,at Living Waters Conference Cen-ter, 15 John L. Dietsch Blv. N. At-
tleboro. Early bird registration $25,includes lunch. Call (508) 222-0801, (508) 528-2800 or (508)695-6011 to reserve your place.
September 15Franklin Downtown Partner-
ship meeting, 8:30 a.m., DeanCollege Campus Center, All inter-ested businesses and residents wel-come, visitwww.franklindowntownpartner-ship.org.
Franklin Historical Museum
monthly event (related to townhistory), 4-8 p.m., 80 West CentralStreet, Franklin, museum free tothe public, open year round, Satur-days 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Sundays 1-4p.m. and Thursdays, 5-8 p.m.,Registration $15 pp or $25 for stu-dent and parent with $5 each addi-tional family member. Call (508)528-8668 to register.
September 16Last day to obtain nomination
papers for Franklin Biennial
Town Election. Nomination pa-pers available from town clerk forTown Clerk, Treasurer/Collector,Board of Health, Constables, Plan-ning Board, Town Council and
School Committee. Submit papers
by September 19.
September 17Franklin Art Association
event, Artist Maris Platis willteach a marine workshop. Plein airworkshop is $40, contact DotDowning at [email protected] to sign up.
Ellis Paul, with special guests
Lori Diamond and Fred
Abatelli, Circle of Friends Coffee-house, sponsored by the First Uni-versalist Society in Franklin, 8p.m. acoustic show, 262 ChestnutStreet, Franklin, $25. Visitwww.circlefolk.org.
How to Audition Workshop,
10-11:30 a.m., Franklin School ofPerforming Arts Recital Hall, 38Main Street, Franklin, Workshopconducted by FSPA Director RayeLynn Mercer
September 22Franklin Cultural Council
meeting, 7 p.m., Membersneeded, Complete committee re-quest form, available at townclerk’s office, or www.franklin.ma.us
September 24
SELF Aesthetics and Thera-
peutic Specialists Open House,10 a.m. – 5 p.m., 37 East CentralSt., Franklin, (508) 541-7353 orvisit www.self-therapeutics.com
2011 Friends of the Poor Walk,St. Mary’s Conference of Societyof St. Vincent de Paul, Registrationat 9 a.m. in Sacred Heart Hall(lower level of St. Mary’s Church)at 1 Church Square and Oak St. 3mile route. Participants collectpledges, and 100% of money staysin Franklin, no administrative fees. Register online at www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org or down-load a paper registration form atwww.stmarysfranklin.org
September 25Open auditions for The Nut-
cracker, 11 a.m., Franklin Schoolof Performing Arts, 38 Main St.,Franklin. Dancers from all areadance schools are welcome. Ages6-9 at 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.; ages 10-12 at 12-1:30 p.m., students age13+ and not currently on Pointefrom 1:30-2:30 p.m.; and students13+ on Pointe for at least a year at2:30 p.m. Beginners are welcomeand students must be 6 years old
by September 25 to participate.Ballet attire and proper hair are re-quired. The Nutcracker will beperformed on December 10 at7:30 p.m. and on December 11.
Chicago, Main Stage, DeanCollege Campus Center, 7:30p.m., Tickets from $5 - $15. For in-formation, call (508) 541-1605 orvisit www.dean.edu/ chicago.
September 28Chicago, Main Stage, DeanCollege Campus Center, 7:30p.m., Tickets from $5 - $15. For in-formation, call (508) 541-1605 orvisit www.dean.edu/ chicago.
September 29Chicago, Main Stage, DeanCollege Campus Center, 7:30p.m., Tickets from $5 - $15. For in-formation, call (508) 541-1605 orvisit www.dean.edu/ chicago.
September 30Chicago, Main Stage, DeanCollege Campus Center, 7:30p.m., Tickets from $5 - $15. For in-formation, call (508) 541-1605 orvisit www.dean.edu/ chicago.
October 2, Franklin DowntownPartnership Harvest Festival, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
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The Purr-fect Cat Shelter willhold the 13th Annual PCS Pet-Walk (rain or shine) Sunday, Sept.18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at theNorfolk County Agricultural HighSchool, Route 1A, in Walpole.Bring your friends, family andwell-behaved dog for an approxi-mate 3-mile walk along thewooded paths of the Aggie cam-pus. Walkers may register anytimebetween 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Ashorter paved route is also avail-able for those who choose not towalk the path. If you can’t join usthe PCS Walk Team will gladlywalk for you. Participants turningin sponsor money by 1 p.m. willbe eligible for a chance to win a$100 shopping spree at Especiallyfor Pets! Participants meeting cer-tain pledge levels will also be eli-gible for prizes and dogs willreceive a goodie bag from Espe-cially for Pets and a bandana(while supplies last). After yourwalk, join us back on the mainfield for booths, raffles, demon-
strations, games, refreshments,live music and much more!
You and your pooch can enterthe “Purr-fect Pooch” Contest atnoon and dazzle the judges. Cate-gories for prizes include: wiggliesttail, loudest bark, biscuit catch,best trick and dog/owner look-alike. Other contests being heldthe day of the PetWalk include the”Purr-fect Pet Photo Contest” and“My Pet’s Paw-trait Contest” forkids in grades 1-6. Sponsorforms, contest rules and entryforms and general PetWalk infor-mation can be found on our web-site www.purrfectcatshelter.org.Limited booth space is still avail-able. Contact PCS through thewebsite or call (508) 533-5855 formore information.
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On September 10, 2011 theBernon Family Branch in Franklinwill host its annual Youth
Triathlon,where beginner and ex-perienced athletes from 4 age divi-sions (3-5 years, 6-7 years, 8-10years, and 11-13 years) will swim,bike, and run. Tri it if you dare!Event distances are: swim, from 15–150 yards, depending on age; bikeand run, one quarter – 1.5 miles,also depending on age. All eventstake place at the Forge Hill Roadfacility, which includes an indoorpool, a closed off road and rearfields. Athletes should arrive withtheir helmets and bikes. Parent ori-entation and bike setup will start at
9 a.m. Following the race, partici-pants will celebrate their accom-plishments at an awards ceremony,complete with light refreshments.
Also, on September 18, 2011 theInvensys Foxboro Branch will hostits 9th annual 5k and Family Day
at their Mechanic Street location.The race route features a flat coursethrough Foxboro. There will be arunning and a walking division,with top male and female finishersawarded from each age group.Family activities will take placefrom 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., featuringRadio Disney, a kids’ fun run, aninflatable obstacle course, musicand free refreshments.
The 5K race is held in lovingmemory of Linda Cavossa,Michael Baker, and JackieThomas. Norwood Hospital and
Healthcare Billing Specialists arethe presenting sponsors of thisyear’s race. All proceeds will ben-efit Hockomock YMCA’s ReachOut for Youth & Families Cam-paign, specifically the Healthy Fu-tures initiative. Healthy Futures isa region-wide initiative to addressthe epidemic of obesity and inac-tivity through a collective commu-nity response seeking to connectthe YMCA’s 15-community regionthrough physical activity and nutri-tion. With a focus on youth well-ness, collaborative stakeholdersengage children and their familiesto raise awareness of the benefits ofphysical activity and healthy nutri-tional practices.
Visit www.hockymca.org to reg-ister now, please see SpecialEvents. Day of entries will betaken at 9 a.m. both days. For moreinformation, please contact ShanaMcElroy, Assistant Health & Well-ness Director, at shaman@ hock-ymca.or or (508) 772-1339.
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The VNA and Hospice ofGreater Milford will hold a 6 ses-sion Grief Support Group startingThursday, October 6, 2011. Therehas been a positive community re-sponse to this Grief Support Groupseries with a high turnout.
The group is available to individ-
uals who have lost a loved one andare seeking support with their griefand mourning. Each individual’sexperience of grief is unique andlifelong. Participants will supporteach other by listening and sharingstories, reflecting on things thathelped others in coping with loss.
Participants will learn various cop-ing strategies. Meetings will beheld on Thursdays at the MilfordCouncil on Aging from 1-2:30p.m. Pre-registration is required.Interested individuals should con-tact Margie at the VNA at (508)473-0862 in order to pre-register.
Ready! Set! Walk! St. Mary’sConference of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul in Franklin will beconducting a local 2011 Friends ofthe Poor® Walk on Saturday, Sep-tember 24. This is a nationalfundraising effort organized na-tionally and locally to raise signif-icant funds for families who needassistance.
Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. inSacred Heart Hall (lower level ofSt. Mary’s Church) at 1 ChurchSquare. After registering, walkersmay begin The Walk. The startingline is at the intersection of ChurchSquare and Oak Street. Walkerscontinue on the route down OakStreet to Iroquois Drive, left ontoIroquois Drive, to the top of Iro-quois, and then turn back and re-trace their footsteps to St. Mary’s.The route is 3 miles, but no mini-mum distance is required. TheWalk ends at 11:00 a.m.
Participants collect pledges in afixed amount. All money is col-lected at the time the pledge ismade, and should be turned in onthe day of The Walk.
100% of the money raised inFranklin stays in Franklin and letsour neighbors in need know thatthey have a friend. There are noadministrative fees.
Online registration is recom-mended at www.svdpfriendsofthe-poorwalk.org. A paper registrationform may be downloaded by vis-iting www.stmarysfranklin.organd following the link under the
arch. This contains all the neces-sary information for the localWalk. Registration packets are alsoavailable at the front doors of thechurch and at the rectory. Also,people may register on the day ofThe Walk. There is no registrationfee and no minimum pledge is re-quired. The Walk will be held rainor shine.
It is hoped that people will invitefamily, friends, co-workers, neigh-bors, and other members of thecommunity to lace up their walk-ing shoes and join together for apleasant fall walk.
The SVdP Society of St. Mary’soffers help to those in need. Helpmay take various forms from fi-nancial help and housing assis-tance to food and friendship.
Last year, some 18,000 partici-pants in more than 200 locationsaround the country raised morethan $1.4 million. Since the eventbegan in 2008, participants anddonors have raised more than $3million to support the mission andwork of the Society. This is thefirst year that St. Mary’s is organ-izing a local walk.
One of the oldest and most effec-tive charitable organizations in theworld, the Society of St. Vincentde Paul (www.svdpusa.org) is aCatholic lay organization of morethan 690,000 men and womenthroughout the world who volun-tarily join together to grow spiritu-ally and offer person-to-personservice to the needy and peopleliving in poverty in 142 countrieson five continents. With the U.S.headquarters in St. Louis, Mo.,membership in the United Statestotals more than 172,000 in 4,600communities. Programs includehome visits, housing assistance,disaster relief, job training andplacement, food pantries, dining
halls, clothing, transportation andutility costs, care for the elderlyand medicine. Providing morethan $595 million in tangible andin-kind services, SVdP servesmore than 14 million people inneed each year, performs morethan 648,000 visits to people intheir homes, and delivers morethan 7 million service hours tothose in need, regardless of age, re-ligion, creed, nationality or ethnicbackground.
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The British Beer Company waswelcomed into the United Re-gional Chamber of Commerce onJuly 26. They had a ribbon-cuttingceremony in front of their estab-lishment at 280 Franklin VillageDrive to mark the day.
The event was attended byFranklin Town Administrator Jef-frey Nutting, Jack Lank, presidentof the United Regional Chamberof Commerce and Richard O'Con-nor, assistant to Rep. James Vallee.Many of the Chamber of Com-merce members also attended theevent to welcome the British BeerCompany.
Franklin Localtownpages caughtup with BBC general managerMichael LaBlue after the ribbon-cutting to talk about the restaurant.Business is good, he reported. "Wecall this place a local place. It'sgood have to have local businessesand people get together here."
"After work they come in for adrink. It's also nice that they canuse this place for after work func-tions. Franklin's a nice little com-munity and we're happy to behere."
They have been open since Dec.27 and it's been a busy restaurantand pub. LaBlue stated that it's achallenge to take over a place like Appleby's restaurant that had been
in the location for so long. "We ap-preciate everything they did. Theyleft us with a great spot," saidLaBlue.
The place is always bustling withactivity each night and occasionalspecial events. Recently the BBChad "Christmas in July."
"Christmas can never come tooearly," said LaBlue. "We acceptedtoy donations that we brought tothe Franklin Police. We had a cou-ple of raffles. A couple of busi-nesses in the plaza brought sometoys in." The restaurant brought thetoys to the Franklin Police to givethem a head start for their wintertoy drive that they do each year just
before Christmas.
The BBC has entertainment 5days a week, said LaBlue. Theyfeature trivia night on Mondays,karaoke on Tuesdays, acousticmusic on Wednesdays, a discjockey on Thursdays, and livemusic on Friday and Saturdays.
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BY KEN HAMWEYStaff Sports Writer
It’s safe to say that the athleticoutlook at Franklin High is healthyas the new school year approaches.
No sports teams have been elim-inated, the athletic fees have not in-creased and the coaching staffreturns intact.
Athletic Director Brad Sidwell,who’s entering his 11th year as thePanthers’ sports chief, is acutelyaware that the success of lastyear’s sports teams will present achallenge for the 2011-12 squads.But, the 41-year-old Sidwell alsorealizes that athletics are part of thelearning process and directlylinked to learning real-life lessons.
“We had five sectional champi-ons (girls soccer, golf, wrestling,
boys hockey and baseball) and wehad 16 teams qualify for tourna-ment play,’’ Sidwell said. “We had813 students participate in athlet-ics, which represented 50 percentof the student body. Last year wasexciting. We know it’s going to bedifficult to duplicate the successwe had, but we look forward to thechallenge.
“The key, though, is watchingkids develop, mature, learn, andimprove. I love the interactionwith students and watching themstrive to achieve goals.’’
Tourney teams generated muchof the excitement the school andtown enjoyed and Sidwell pointedto three squads that left indeliblememories and cause for admira-tion.
“The girls soccer team beat Fee-han for the sectional crown and thecrowd that showed up in Wey-mouth was unbelievable,’’ Sidwellnoted. An afternoon at TD Gardenwith the hockey squad was dy-namic. It was the Eastern Mass. Fi-nals against Tewksbury. I’ll alwaysremember listening and watchingGalen Hancock of Franklin singthe National Anthem. And, to seeour baseball team go from a No. 9seed to knocking off Walpole (No.1 seed) and winning the sectionalagainst Xaverian with a walk-offhome run was terrific.’’
What’s also terrific is thatFranklin will continue to field 52
teams this year and that number in-cludes freshmen, jayvee and var-sity squads.
“We won’t be adding any newteams, but at some point in the fu-ture it would be nice to implementboys and girls freshmen lacrosseteams,’’ Sidwell said. “That willoccur only when the economic cli-mate improves.’’
As for the coaching staff, it re-turns with no changes.
“What I admire about ourcoaches is that they’re good peoplefirst,’’ Sidwell emphasized.“They’ve got experience, knowhow to teach and coach and they
can inspire and motivate youngpeople.’’
Sidwell, who’s been Franklin’sfootball coach for 16 years, knowsthe time constraints athletic direc-tors have to deal with. But, he’sfully aware and thankful for theschool’s athletic assistant — SueJacobson.
“Sue helps keep the departmentorganized and running,’’ Sidwellsaid.
Sidwell graduated from BrownUniversity where he played foot-ball and baseball. After graduating,he spent a year as an assistant foot-ball coach at Tulane University be-fore joining the faculty atProvidence Country Day where hecoached football. After two yearsat PCD, he came to Franklin as ateacher and coach, then eventuallysucceeded Peter Pasquarosa as theschool’s athletic director.
Sidwell, whose football teamwent unbeaten in the HockomockLeague in 2009 during the regularseason, has helped steer Franklin’sathletic fortunes on many success-ful paths. His work ethic oozespassion for the role athletics playin students’ lives. And, when leav-ing a phone message for him, onehears an emphatic refrain —“Franklin athletes never quit.’’
That suggestion defines the Pan-thers’ success.
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Ice hockey and Bob Luccini are aremarkable partnership.
The 62-year-old Franklin nativecoached the boys’ varsity team for24 years at Franklin High, led thePanthers to a state championship in1983, then volunteered to direct theFranklin girls varsity. Now, he’s afulltime scout for the Carolina Hur-ricanes of the National HockeyLeague.
Ice skates and cold rinks are trulya way of life for Luccini, a Franklinnative who played basketball andbaseball in high school. Althoughhis coaching career ended with 400victories, he considers scouting atrue blessing.
“I loved every minute when Icoached and had great players,’’Luccini said. I’d never change that,but professional scouting is the best.I get paid to do what’s fun. It’s alabor of love and I look forward towork every day.’’
Going to work involves a varietyof venues and different levels ofhockey. Luccini, who is the Hurri-canes’ chief New England scout,could be viewing college games orhigh school and prep encounters.Junior league games are often in themix and those clashes take him tolots of Midwestern cities.
“The United States HockeyLeague is the top junior league inthe country,’’ Luccini said. “WhenI scout the USHL, I go to places likeSioux City (Iowa), Fargo (NorthDakota), Omaha, Minneapolis,Chicago and Indianapolis. TheUSHL tourney in September is al-ways on my itinerary and that takesme to Sioux City.’’
Luccini, who started with Car-olina part-time for two years, hasbeen a fulltime scout the last fouryears. And, his recommendationshave been on the mark.
“We took seven players in thisyear’s draft and I saw six of them,’’Luccini noted. “Our top pick wasRyan Murphy, an offensive de-fenseman who skates like the wind.Our top pick last year was Jeff Skin-ner, who scored 31 goals this yearand was named Rookie of theYear.’’
Luccini’s formula for finding and
selecting quality players is based onfour attributes. Players must be top-notch skaters, have passion and highcharacter, be skilled and have sizeand strength.
“Pro hockey is so fast-paced, andthat makes skating a high priority,’’he said. “A player has to love thegame and be passionate about it.He’s got to have good skills andtechnique and size and strength arekeys. However, the Bruins’ BradMarchand proved little guys canmake it at a high level.’’
Luccini, who rates the Hurricanes’management as “the best,’’ got hisstart in the NHL with the help ofone of his former players atFranklin. Peter Laviolette, who ex-celled at Franklin in the 1980s, hadbecome head coach of Carolina andnotified his former coach the teamwas looking for a New Englandscout.
“I had been working for Benny’sOil as a dispatcher and enjoyed myrole, but I couldn’t pass up the Hur-
ricanes,’’ Luccini said. “I justsigned a three-year contract withthem. Working with scouting direc-tor Tony MacDonald and generalmanager Jim Rutherford is a pleas-ure. They’re great people.’’
When Luccini graduated fromFranklin in 1966, he joined theNavy, then worked as agroundskeeper at Franklin CountyClub. He later joined Benny’s Oil.His coaching tenure mixed wellwith his work. And, the successfulteams he turned out became leg-endary. His squads won 12 Hocko-mock League crowns, one state titleand were runners-up for the statetitle twice.
“The 1983 state title team was mytop thrill in coaching,’’ he said.“There was nothing like it. Theteam chemistry was great, and thosekids knew what it took to win. I re-member there were 18 buses filledwith Franklin fans at the old BostonGarden.’’
Luccini’s philosophy of coachingwas simple, and it churned out 400wins. He demanded hard work andwanted players who displayed pas-sion for the sport.
“I stressed the importance ofbeing a difference-maker,’’ Luccini
emphasized. “And, I know the kidsrealized that winning was a by-product of hard work.’’
Luccini, who still resides inFranklin, came from solid athleticbloodlines. His father pitched forFranklin High and drew interestfrom the old Boston Braves. Hisbrother Nello was a three-sport starat Franklin and also was a success-
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Luccini has made a difference,too, as a coach and now as a scout.Like the Bruins, he also has a cham-pionship ring (the Hurricanes wonthe Stanley Cup in 2006).
Bob Luccini and hockey are likeapple pie and ice cream. They justgo together.
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In an economic state that has leftmany an individuals on the vergeof claiming bankruptcy, highschool sports in Franklin seem tobe thriving despite the downwardspiral of the economy.
Franklin High School will onceagain put a total of 52 teams on thefield, court or ice this comingschool season. And although FHSAthletic Director Brad Sidwellwould eventually like to add botha boys and girls freshman lacrosseteam, it’s something that is notgoing to happen in the near future.Franklin will however, not be cut-ting any of its current sports.
“Athletics has become a hard-ship in some ways to families.There are all kinds of fees associ-ated with sports and each schoolin the state is different,” the FHSAD said. “While a good part ofthe fees are the responsibility ofthe individual families we wantthe kids to play sports. With thatsaid, we will do whatever we canto help them get onto the field.”
According to Sidwell, Franklinhas three tiers of costs for its ath-letic programs and none of themwill increase this coming year. IceHockey is without a doubt theheftiest of costs, pulling $450 dol-lars out of each participant’spocket, while track and field willremain the cheapest at $175 andall other sports will carry a $200fee.
The cost of the average bus for ahigh school to charter to attend anaway game is $250, thus Athletic
Directors such as Sidwell are try-ing to schedule two teams in thesame area. Officiating costs havealso gone up, which also adds tothe costs of sporting events, andthus local Booster Clubs havetaken on a good portion of the bur-den.
“Fees are a reality that we can’tavoid. After the parents put uptheir part of the fees, we (theschool) have got to go to fundrais-ing,” Sidwell said. “Gate receiptsto the games, advertising and oursummer camps are some of thethings we do, while our BoosterClubs do a great job for us to earnthe rest of the money.”
One hidden gem that many fam-ilies don’t realize exists is thehardship rule. If a student is eligi-ble for reduced lunch due to fam-ily income, they can alsoparticipate in sports at a reducedrate.
Although the costs of athleticshas gone up, the numbers comingout of Franklin don’t seem to beaffected.
“Although the costs have goneup I believe numbers are downonly in people’s minds,” the ADsaid. “Our numbers don’t seem tobe down at the moment, but whoknows? We may not have as manythree-sport athletes in the future.”
If Franklin teams continue tothrive (16 teams made the statetournament last year with five ofthem capturing sectional titles) ris-ing costs may not even play a partof the big picture for Panther ath-letes and their families.
They might be a necessary evil, but sports fees don’t prevent Franklinfrom producing great athletes like Jared Kuzio.
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33 Jackson Cir $508,000 Gilberti, Robert D Demianiuk, William R210 Prospect St $420,000 Nunley, Brady P Bilotta, Steven A16 Dom Lea Cir $485,000 Oneill, Michael T Lin, You W71 Conlyn Ave $281,500 Caruso, Michael C Fogg, Clint R191 Crossfield Rd $356,000 Fine, Jason Gilberti, Robert D4 Musket Way $463,000 Pellegri, David R Hooyboer, Joseph E15 Old Chestnut St $300,000 Yellope, Joseph C Yellope, Joseph C3 Dawn Marie Cir $450,000 Oneill, Michael Eason, David B581 Maple St $323,900 Marks, Tina M Pellegri, David R824 Lincoln St $298,000 Benenato, Vincent J Frey, Frank A Franklin8 Haverstock Rd $331,000 Sullivan, David L Younis, Steven E89 Grey Wolf Dr #89 $334,900 Violette, Janice R Meadowbrook Heights LLC5 Southpine Rd $475,000 Surette, Brain T Ouellette, Geroge A15 Hunters Run $540,000 Barry, Matthew W Grieci, John DFranklin75 Wachusett St $150,000 Mcwade Consulting Svcs Fontaine, Matthew B182 Beaver St #182 $217,000 Dery, Scott B Richter, Dane W3 Union St $567,500 Union LLC 3 Union Street RT161 Main St $271,000 Gokarakonda, Gyani S RML Inc Franklin215 Dailey Dr $337,000 Duncan, James G Tibert, Matthew J23 Pheasant Hill Rd $279,900 Baglioni, Marlene Upper Right LLC10 Beatrice Rd $437,500 Boozang, William F Wilkins, David E5 Bent St $250,000 Briggs, Stephen H Adams, Erwin C182 Pine St $590,000 Geosano, Paul Sokol, William J60 South St $465,000 Horton, Gary P Relocation Advantage LLC60 South St $511,500 Relocation Advantage LLC Early, Timothy J15 Marvin Ave $300,000 Macdonald, Joseph R Horton, Gary P59 Highwood Dr #59 $139,900 Case, Alexanda L 1 College LLCFranklin17 Orchard St $299,900 Leblanc, Denise Brodsky, Wayne7 Alexandria Dr $470,000 Lacerda, Kenneth W Trainer, Lawrence M
Meet the Builder Weekend:
Come down to The Villages at OakHill for the grand opening of our new furnished model inPhase III September 10th & 11thfrom Noon-4.
The Villages at Oak Hill is de-signed to provide residents withhomes that afford privacy as wellas stunning views of the New Eng-land landscape. The grounds fea-ture tranquil ponds, custom stone
work, water fountains, and wideexpanses of preserved open space.
All homes feature the amenitiesyou expect for luxurious living in-cluding custom kitchen designswith granite and stainless steel ap-pliances, first floor master suites,custom millwork, hardwood floors,gas fireplaces, central air, and mostwith 2-car garages.
Work with the Builder to cus-tomize your unit to fit your specific
needs and lifestyle.
We currently have units availablein Phase III on a private cul-de-sacstreet, with pond or slope sideviews starting at $394,900.
Meet the Builder Weekend: Theweekend of September 10th &11th from 12-4 p.m.. Come downto The Villages at Oak Hill for thegrand opening of the new Phase IIIfurnished model. Refreshmentsand hors' dourves will be served
and many prizes will be givenaway.
The Kelly & Colombo Group atRE/MAX Executive Realty,Franklin’s #1 Real Estate Team, isthe exclusive marketing team forThe Villages at Oak Hill. Themodel at The Villages at Oak Hillis open weekly on Friday, Saturdayand Sunday’s from Noon-3p.m. at19 Cassandra Avenue.
Have a home to sell? The Devel-oper, along with The Kelly &Colombo Group will assist you inmaking the transition to the homeof your dreams at The Villages atOak Hill.
For more information or for a pri-vate tour of our community pleasecontact The Kelly & ColomboGroup at (508) 520-9669 or visitour website at www.oakhillvil-lages.com
The Villages at Oak Hill is Franklin’s Luxury Active Adult Community
home M A R K E T P L A C E
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Bellingham $324,900
Natick $599,900
Franklin $274,900
Westborough $389,900Milford $259,900
Bellingham $239,900
hopkinton $499,900
Bellingham $184,500
Milford $319,900
www.KellyColomboGroup.com (508) 520-9669
Matt Kelly508-294-3869
Arlene Kelly508-989-6750
Chris Perchard508-641-2907
richard Thurston508-596-1371
Mike Colombo508-735-3169
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RE/MAX Executive Realty445 Franklin Village Drive
Franklin, MA
the #1 real estate team in the Franklin Area
Franklin $239,900
Millis $299,900Uxbridge $244,900
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Whitinsville $259,900
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Franklin $239,900
Franklin $629,900
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Active Adult Community
www.OakHillVillages.com 508.520.9669
• Custom Kitchen designs with granite and stainless steel Appliances• First Floor master bedroom suites
• Cathedral great room w/ gas Fireplace• 1 & 2 Car garages • From $354,900
Visit our Furnished model - Fri, sat, sun 12-3
Thinking of Selling? Call us for a Free, No-Obligation Market Analysis of your home today! 508-520-9669
