Franklin August 2013

35th Annual Feast of St. Roccoto Take Place August 8-11By J.D. O’Gara

Ask Peter Brunelli if any-thing’s different in this year’s St.Rocco’s Feast from the last, andthe first thing he mentions is thefood. He knows everything thatwill be served, down to the lastingredient. Take the calzones,for example.

Food is what the annual Feastof St. Rocco is all about. That,and family. This year marks the35th anniversary of the feast,which takes place across fromthe Franklin Town Common be-hind the Benjamin FranklinClassical Charter School.Brunelli, who takes care of all ofthe food ordering, is one of theoriginal organizers of the event.This year, he’s working withMichael DeGrazia, ThomasOlsen, and Frank Fiorillo. One

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It took Donna Purnell over 30years to tell her parents about herspecial talent, one she and her hus-band had kept secret for years.

At age 47, Donna, a hockeyMom, teacher and CCD instructortold her parents and brother thatshe was escape artist “Alexanderiathe Great,” and she’d be perform-ing an escape in her home town ofDedham to raise money for Ded-ham Athletics.

“They really didn’t know whatto say,” she laughs. “The only otherperson on this planet who knewbesides me and Bill had been mysister-in-law.”

Nowadays, “Alexanderia theGreat,” of Medway, Mass., hasgained national acclaim for herperformances in the 2013 NBCshow “America’s Got Talent,”making it all the way to the livefinal competition at Radio CityMusic Hall.

“She was my junior prom date,”says Bill Purnell. “I was 16, and

Medway woman Donna Purnell, or “Alexanderia the Great,” recently received national acclaim as an escapeartist on America’s Got Talent. Purnell escapes have rivaled Houdini’s, and she’s a pioneer in the field of es-cape artistry for women.

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Cub Scout Pack 126, of Franklin,Mass. recently made a trip to Battle-ship Cove, in Fall River, Massachu-setts, to explore the world’s largestcollection of historic naval ships.After touring the battleship Massa-chusetts, destroyer Joseph P.Kennedy Jr., submarine Lionfish, PTBoats 617 & 796 and the Russianmissile corvette Hiddensee, thescouts, their parents and adult leadersspent the night of June 22nd on boardthe famous USS Massachusetts.

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she had pool in backyard, and toimpress her, I did a rope tie andjumped in. She said, ‘Oh, I can dothat.’ I said, ‘No, you can’t. I’veread all these books.’ So she tried it.I expected to save her, but she gotout in half the time I did.”

Since then, it became a passion forthe couple. Although Bill wantedDonna to take it to a more publiclevel, Donna was hesitant.

“ I said ‘No, I want to go to school.I want to go to college. Teachers areconservative.’ Plus, there were nowomen doing it. The women whowere involved in magic were boxjumpers. I didn’t want to do that.”

Teach she did, and later, she ran afamily day care, while raising herthree children. As Alex puts it, like

most family women, she put herhobby on a back burner, especiallywhen times got tougher. Her day-care business slowed, and then, Bill,after 26 years in higher education,was laid off.

“She got really down. She neededsomething for her confidence,” saysBill, who had felt for years sheshould do something with her tal-ent. Now, reinvention, as it is nowa-days for many mid-lifers, says Bill,seemed necessary. “I knew howblue she was, and I said, ‘You couldreally do this. You could knock itout of the park,’” says Bill.

After encouraging consultationswith professional escape artists, Billsays Donna “was still really onfence. Being outstanding meantstanding out. It was not somethingshe wanted to do.” In addition, hesays, “She looks like a soccer mom.

She isn’t a size 2. She isn’t 23.”

Alex agreed to let Bill post one ofher escapes on YouTube, with thestipulation that if she were to getnegative comments, he would takeit down. He agreed, but told her thatif it took off, she had to do agree todo WEAR, the World Escape ArtistRelay created in 2005 to commem-orate Houdini’s death. At WEAR,escape artists worldwide performescapes within a 24-hour period.She agreed, and he posted thevideo.

“It blew up,” says Bill. “Therewere just really positive comments.People weren’t looking at her. Theywere looking at what she wasdoing.” Bill says he thinks Alex’sinitial reluctance had to do withwomen’s inability to see themselvesin a positive light.

“I really haven’t had anythingnegative said about what I do at all,”says Alex. “All my friends havesupported me. My family has sup-ported me. My kids have supportedme, and Bill’s my biggest cham-pion, so it’s really fun.” Alexanderiapoints out that she and Bill work asa team.

“Since day one, we train worstcase scenario,” says the escapeartist, who has trained in free divingand to become scuba certified, allthe while with Bill’s support.

“I try to help her get what sheneeds to be safe. We have a balldoing this,” says Bill, who alsohelps come up with creative newideas and marketing.

“It’s taken me a real long time totry to show people this,” saysAlexanderia, who hopes to use herexperience to teach and plans to dosome work with Girls, Inc. She’shad some experience.

As a CCD teacher, her Monsignorasked her to perform for a boys’youth group.

“I did a presentation on Houdini,”she says,” about being able to stepout and be who you are and to rein-vent yourself and go back and do itagain. You go out and give it yourbest attempt, and if you fail, you goup and try again. It’s really about

the struggle. It’s a metaphor for life.You equip yourself the best youcan, and if you fail, you find anotherway.”

Alexanderia likes to remind heraudience that the real keys to escap-ing the box they’re in – the head andthe heart – are in everyone’s posses-sion.

“You arm yourself with knowl-edge, and the heart is the passion,and the courage to do it. I had theage box. I had the gender box. I hadthe size box. My hope is to maybeinspire others to help them to get outof their boxes.”

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Military Historian JohnWukovitz’s visit to the Franklinarea was a “thank you” to Franklinresident Linda Hardin, whoseuncle, Charles Natter, featuresprominently in his recently pub-lished book, For Crew and Coun-try. He spoke to a standing roomonly crowd recently at Belling-ham’s Barnes & Noble bookstore.

“When I write, I like to focus oncharacters, rather than events,”Wukovitz explained. “Charles

died saving his shipmates, so Iwasn’t able to interview him. ButI tracked Linda down and askedfor her help. When she called backa few weeks later to tell me shehad found boxes of Charles’s let-ters, and other items connected toher uncle, it was the best call I’dreceived in my life. Even thoughCharles was wounded twice dur-ing the battle of Leyte Gulf in1944, he swam fifty yards throughheavy seas six to eight times tobring others back to his life raft be-fore the sharks got him. This

twenty-year-old kid gave his lifefor his shipmates.”

As Wukovitz spoke, it was clearthat he has not tired of the story ofNatter’s ship, the Samuel B.Roberts. It was a destroyer, smallship, and they turned and faced ahuge Japanese battleship, knowingthey were completely outgunned.Members of Hardin’s book clubhad just read For Crew and Coun-try and had questions for the au-thor that made it clear that they hadgotten caught up in the story. Mil-itary veterans in the audience nod-ded knowingly as Wukovitz spokeabout the dismal odds the SamuelB. Roberts faced.

Wukovitz explained that “eventhough the Roberts was sunk, theJapanese fleet ultimately retreated,sparing the rest of the US fleetnearby, which otherwise mighthave been destroyed.” He contin-ued, “It was a five-hour battle, thenfifty hours in life rafts awaiting res-cue. They had blistering sun dur-ing the day, freezing cold at night,hunger, little food, and little water.The men outside the rafts facedoutward, linking arms, and kickedat the sharks that circled around

them.” He shook his head, leftnearly speechless. “Amazing.”

Wukovitz included in his booksome stories about another shipthat was given the Roberts name.Cumberland, RI resident ScotJoseph, was a member of the1980’s crew of the Samuel B.Roberts when his ship hit a mine

in 1988. This crew was able tosave the Roberts, which bore aplaque with the names of the crewthat served at Leyte Gulf. Proudlywearing his Samuel B. Robertsbaseball cap, Joseph carried homefrom the bookstore a pile of signedbooks for his shipmates. The tra-dition of love for crew and countrycontinues.


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The Star Players of BristolCounty are proud to present An-drew Lloyd Webber’s mega hitmusical, CATS, which will bepresented for seven perform-ances, August 9 – 18 at the airconditioned and handicap acces-sible Gerald A. Croteau Theater atthe Friedman Middle School inTaunton. Tickets are on sale nowand can be purchased by callingthe Box Office at (508) 821-2524or online at www.StarPlay-ersBC.com.

Based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Pos-sum’s Book of Practical Cats,with music by the world famouscomposer Andrew Lloyd Webber,CATS has won acclaim the worldover, including seven TonyAwards in 1983, including BestMusical, Best Book of a Musical,Best Lighting, and Best Cos-tumes.

CATS first opened on May 11,1981 at the New London Theatrein London’s West End. 3,358 per-formances later, the show cele-brated its first milestone as thelongest running musical in thehistory of London Theatre. Theshow closed twenty-one yearsafter its opening on May 11, 2002and remains the fourth longestrunning show in London’s theaterhistory.

In October of 1991 CATS be-came the longest touring show inAmerican theatre history, andthirty-one years the later, theshow has been seen on five conti-nents, in 26 countries, and by overeight and half million audiencemembers, as well as by countlessnumbers of viewers of the 1998film version of the show producedby Andrew Lloyd Webber; thusmaking CATS both one of Amer-ica and the world’s most belovedmusicals, that even in 2013 re-mains as revolutionary and aweinspiring as ever.

The Star Player’s production ofCATS is produced by Joel O.Thayer and Brian Simons. Thecast is beautifully directed by

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Charlene Dalrymple musicallydirects Andrew Lloyd Webber’smagical score, and the StarPlayer’s Broadway quality pro-duction includes creative costumedesigns by Stephanie Wooley,with larger than life scenery byKarl Pelletier, and magical light-ing by Nathan Almeida.

The purr-fect cast comes fromthroughout Massachusetts andRhode Island featuring, AndrewPurdy (Mr. Mistoffelees) ofFranklin; Sarah Albergaria (Kit-ten), Walter Cahoon (Gus), Ari-anna Chaves (Chorus), HayleiConte (Kitten), Alex Coutts(Mungojerrie), Hailey Duquette(Chorus), Toni Graca (Rum-pleteazer), Peter Hoye (Chorus),Jennifer Martin (Jennyanydots),Erin Miller (Chorus), RichardShafer (Chorus), Jon Souza (Cho-rus), Brooklyn Toli (Kitten), and

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former volunteer, Vinny DeBag-gis, passed away this year, saysBrunelli, but his favorite pastry,Baba-rum, will be featured at theItalian pastry booth.

“We haven’t’ had that in years,but it was his favorite,” saysBrunelli. “Where he’s no longerwith us, his grandkids and hiswife, Alma, wanted to bring thatone back.”

A number of other classic Ital-ian pastries will be on hand, aswell as such foods as frieddough, Italian sausages, Italianmeatballs, manicotti and cal-zones, eggplant parmesan, friedclams, clam chowder and clamcakes, stuffed quahogs, toastedravioli, buffalo wings and corn,just to name a few and not men-tioning the festival standbys of

French fries and onion rings.

The festival boasts everythingfrom eggplant Parmesan to Bel-gian waffles and everything in-between. Seafood lovers willenjoy fresh quahogs, clam chow-der, clam cakes and friedseafood, and landlubbers can optfor the famous “Rocco Dinner”of chicken, corn and fries oronion rings, perhaps with a sideof Phyllis’ homemade Italiantomato salad. Variety ensueswith toasted ravioli, fresh-squeezed lemonade, fried dough,mozzarella sticks, and of course,an array of Italian pastries, in-cluding lobster tails.

The North-End style Feast cel-ebrates Saint Rocco, the patronsaint of the sick and impover-ished, who was born (with a redcross birthmark) in Montpelier,France toward the end of the13th century. Saint Rocco is said to have inherited great wealth,

but gave up his material posses-sions. A man of great faith, he issaid to have devoted his time andeffort to the infirm, healing thesick.

A statue of St. Rocco, donatedby Nick Verna in 1959, stands onthe grounds where the annualFeast is held. As a child, Nickhad been very ill. His mothertook him to a shrine of St.Rocco, and when he recovered,she believed that Verna had thepatron saint to thank for his life.The St. Rocco statue, in fact, isfeatured as part of the festival onthe final day, when, after a 10:30a.m. mass, a procession willcarry the statue back to the festi-val grounds.

Opening Mass for the celebra-tion will be held at 10:30 a.m. onAugust 4th, the Sunday prior tothe feast, followed a Mass for

the Sacrament of the Sick onSaturday at 10 a.m., and theclosing Mass is on Sunday at10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Parish runs all thefood booths, along with the helpof nearly 600 volunteers, before,during and after the feast eachyear. Some volunteers work asfew as three hours, while othersmight work the entire feast. Infact, St. Mary’s, over the years,has accumulated all of the equip-ment, from tables and chairs totents and stoves.

The annual celebration startson August 8th, from 6-10 p.m.,(although there is an openingMass as St. Mary’s Church theSunday prior to the feast at10:30 a.m.), runs Friday, August9th from 6-11 p.m., Saturday,August 10th, 10 a.m.-11 p.m.,and Noon-9 p.m. Sunday, Au-gust 11th. Volunteers from St.Mary’s Church run the entireevent, with the only outsidecompany being Fiesta Shows,which provides all of the rides.The event will feature also fea-ture a chocolate chip cookie con-test, Maggie the Clown, andentertainment each night, as wellas a raffle, which will be drawnon Sunday night at 8:30 p.m.

This year’s raffle is somethingspecial, says Brunelli. In addi-tion to some beautiful ceramicpieces, he says, “One lady do-nated a dollhouse on display atDean Bank, and another lady do-nated a Patriots quilt. You shouldsee it,” he says.

Raffle tickets cost $2 each orthree for $5. Tickets are avail-able now at Dean Bank and willbe available during the Feast atthe Italia Booth. Proceeds bene-fit St. Mary’s Church.

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6-10 p.m. Seabreeze

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Maggie the Clown 4:30-6:30 p.m.,

Entertainment on the bandstand 12-5 p.m.

Bobby Costello; 12-3 p.m.,

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Dana M. Neshe, President of theMiddlesex Savings CharitableFoundation, has announced thatVictoria Bernardini of Franklin isrecipient of the seventh annual A.James Lavoie Scholarship.

The $5,000 award is named inhonor of Mr. Lavoie, former pres-ident of Middlesex Savings Bank,who was deeply committed to thesupport of education. Bernardini,a graduate of Franklin High, willattend UMass-Dartmouth. Sheplans to concentrate on the historyand cultures of the Middle East,and she hopes to spend a year ofstudy abroad.

Neshe also announced thatKatherine Nazzaro, also aFranklin High grad, is one of 30students to receive a $1,000 schol-arship grant from the foundation.Nazzaro will attend BridgewaterState University.

An independent committee se-

lected Bernardini for the LavoieScholarship for her essay in re-sponse to “If you could do onething to improve the quality of lifein your community, what would itbe and how would you do it?”Bernardini proposed a peer-to-peer counseling program shenamed “High School Journey…Seriously.”

As a learning-disabled studentwhose dyslexia came to light ingrade school, Bernardini followedan Individualized Education Pro-gram (IEP) through Franklin Highand overcame her difficulties inreading and math. But in fresh-man and sophomore years she didnot take her studies seriously. Sheexplained that she would havebenefited greatly from a programin which upperclassmen advisedyounger students on how to real-ize their academic potential andimprove their prospects for admis-sion to college.

“Doing well in high school hasvery serious consequences. Highschool students often live in themoment and let academics slip.Both my teachers and parents ex-pected good grades from me, butoften the message did not getthrough. I believe I would havebeen receptive to some friendlyadvice and guidance from an in-formed peer,” she wrote.

Bernardini’s plan envisioned aseries of seminars by a cadre ofsenior-class volunteers whowould explain the school’s aca-demic expectations and stress theimportance of setting high stan-dards – including consistent classparticipation, homework, cumula-tive grade point average, and SATscores – beginning in freshmanyear.

“We’re pleased to award thisyear’s A. James Lavoie Scholar-ship to Victoria Bernardini,” saidNeshe. “Her essay demonstrated

both a mature understanding ofhigh school education’s impor-tance and a clear, realistic path tohelping young people reach theirfull potential. We also salute herfor perseverance in her own stud-ies, and we wish her the very bestat UMass-Dartmouth and in herfuture endeavors.”

The Foundation also announcedthe names of 29 other studentsfrom public, charter, and voca-tional high schools in the areawho received $1,000 scholarship

grants. Selection criteria includedacademic merit, financial need,community service, and personalimprovement.

The Middlesex Savings Charita-ble Foundation was established in2000 through an endowment pro-vided by Middlesex Savings Bankto ensure funding of scholarshipsand worthy non-profits in anyeconomic climate. Over $325,000has been distributed to datethrough the scholarship program.


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FRANKLIN – Project Dance, theinterdisciplinary dance programlaunched at the Franklin School forthe Performing Arts (FSPA) last fall,celebrates a successful inauguralyear. With a host of innovative fea-tures, Project Dance is the brainchildof FSPA faculty members, CaseyHarkness Andrade and Jenny Oliver,who serve as program coordinators.Offered to students in grades 3 andup, Project Dance enables studentsto build their own individualizedprograms by drawing upon themany complimentary dance disci-plines, classes and performance op-portunities offered at FSPA.

FSPA Project Dancers made theirperformance debut with an energeticflash mob on the streets of down-town Franklin during the annualHarvest Festival celebration lastSeptember and later reprised theflash mob in Hudson during theDowntown Trick or Treat at Hal-loween. Special field trips included

the Dance Olympus convention inRandolph. Students also participatedin master classes with guest artists atFSPA. In January several ProjectDancers traveled to New York Cityfor a special weekend of workshopsled by Broadway performers, cho-reographers and dance captainsthrough FSPA’s collaboration withBroadway Artists Alliance of NYC.FSPA students also may audition forthe school’s two dance companies.The senior ensemble, CenterStage,makes an annual performance trip toWalt Disney World. The year culmi-nated in a Project Dance Showcaseat FSPA Hudson, featuring originaljazz, lyrical, modern and contempo-rary choreography.

Project Dancers select core classesin ballet, jazz and/or modern andchoose from an array of electives intap, hip-hop, lyrical, dance for mu-sical theater, Horton Technique orAndrade’s own Casey’s Class, fo-cusing on strengthening, stretching

and conditioning, with an emphasison jumps and turns. Oliver teachesHorton Technique, which alsobuilds strength and flexibility andsupports the more strenuous de-mands of a classical ballet dancer.Whether across dance disciplines orwithin a genre-specific repertoire,class preparation builds a strongtechnical foundation and fostersartistic growth and development.

Andrade feels the program hasopened students’ eyes and broad-ened their perspective of dance.“Students learn that dance is not justabout technique and steps,” she said.“They come to better comprehendthe emotional intent of choreogra-phy and the importance of commu-nicating feelings and emotion to theaudience. Expression and acting arekey performance aspects of dance. Iam working with students to bring

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Andrade notes that Project Dancebrings students together around acommon interest, with an emphasison fun. “The goal is to enjoy dance,so the program is welcoming of alllevels.”

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Franklin’s Harvest Festival willbe Sunday, October 6, from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. The Franklin Down-town Partnership is hard at workplanning for this exciting annualevent, which it expects will drawabout 6,000 visitors to town. Or-ganizers have set a registrationdeadline of September 1 forcrafters, vendors, artists and com-munity groups who want to partic-ipate in this year’s festival;however, downtown businessowners should register by August10 to secure store-front space.

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The Society of St. Vincent de-Paul of St. Mary’s Church inFranklin will hold its monthlyfood collection at all Masses theweekend of August 3 and 4, 2013.Items may be may be left in theConference Room located down-stairs in the rear of the church it-self any time on these dates. If it’smore convenient, donations maybe left in the marked boxes at themain doors.

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The Franklin School for thePerforming Arts (FSPA) willhold a series of Open Houses forprospective students and fami-lies during the month of August.The community is invited to tourthe downtown facility, speakwith faculty and staff and learnabout FSPA programs in music,dance and drama. Students arealso encouraged to try a compli-mentary class.

Open Houses will be held at 38Main Street in Franklin on Tues-day, August 6 from 12-3 p.m., onWednesday, August 14 from 4-7p.m. and on Wednesday, August28 from 4-8 p.m. The August 6thOpen House also will featurehands-on demonstrations byFSPA’s Little Music School thatare geared to children of specificages. Children ages 18-24months are encouraged to visit atnoon, children ages 2 and 3years at 12:30 p.m., and childrenages 4 and 5 years at 1 p.m.

FSPA boasts a distinguishedfaculty of Boston-area artists, anexpansive roster of classes for allages and levels, and an unrivaledcalendar of wide-ranging per-

formance opportunities. FSPAprograms serve students pursu-ing music, dance or drama forcollege and career, as well asthose who enjoy the arts forrecreation.

FSPA’s Music Departmentprovides private voice and in-strumental instruction (in allbrass, string percussion andwind instruments), along withgroup voice classes, theory, eartraining and compositionclasses, as well as chambermusic, jazz and percussion en-

sembles. Performing opportuni-ties for singers include the FSPAGlee Club, studio voice recitals,opera scenes, acoustic coffeehouses and musical theatershowcases. FSPA’s innovativeLittle Music School teaches chil-dren as young as 18 months toplay the piano and offers fun andengaging general music classesfor children ages 1-5.

The Dance Department offersprograms for all ages and levelsin ballet, jazz, tap, modern, hip-hop and lyrical, and also features

specialized classes for boys,adults and beginner teens. Ex-panded dance offerings includeCharacter Dance, Horton Tech-nique and Dance for MusicalTheater. Performance opportuni-ties for dancers include twodance companies, the interdisci-plinary Project Dance programand the Ballet ConservatoryRepertoire Series. Studentdancers also may elect to audi-tion for The Nutcracker, an an-nual holiday tradition presentedby the Franklin Performing ArtsCompany (FPAC), with live,professional orchestra.

For drama students, FSPA of-fers an extensive range of classesin acting and musical theater forall ages, beginning with kinder-

garten children. Classes exploretheater games, improvisationand scene work and build per-formance skills. Ensemble op-portunities include ObstreperousRep for actors in grades 8-12, aswell as musical theater troupesfor students in grades 5-12, withannual performance trips to WaltDisney World for select ensem-bles. Many FSPA students par-ticipate, along with professionalartists, amateur performers andstudents from the community, inFPAC’s annual season of shows.

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A new standard of excellence inmusic education and performancehas arrived in Franklin, MA, andsurrounding towns in the form ofa new national, standardizedmusic education program. EncoreMusic Academy and RecordingStudios, located at 3 Bent Street,in Franklin, MA, was recently des-ignated as a Royal ConservatoryMusic Development ProgramFounding School and representsthe Royal Conservatory MusicDevelopment Program in MetroWest Boston.

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will continue to be able to findout if their street is beingsprayed, by entering their ad-dress on an interactive map onthe NCMCD http://www.nor-folkcountymosquito.org/ULV_Schedule.html or by calling (617)582-6216 after 3:30 each after-noon.

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Many athletes have been told tostretch before starting a workout,as such a routine prepares thebody for physical exertion. Butnew evidence suggests thatstretching before a workout maydo more harm than good.

Several studies now indicate thatstatic stretching, or slowly movingmuscles until they start to hurt andthen holding the position, may im-pair strength and speed. One studypublished in the April 2013 Jour-nal of Strength and ConditioningResearch concluded that thosewho stretch before lifting weightscould find themselves feelingwobblier and weaker than ex-pected. Another study at the Uni-versity of Zagreb in Croatiareviewed 104 studies of peoplewho practiced static stretching asa warm-up. Muscle strength wasreduced by more than 5 percent inthose who stretched. Another

study examined men who didbasic squats while lifting barbells.Men who stretched and those whodidn't were examined. Those whostretched lifted 8.3 percent lessweight than those who skippedstretching.

Many personal trainers now dis-courage extensive stretching be-fore a workout, feeling thatstretching post-workout providesthe most benefit. A number ofpeople have long confused stretch-ing with warming up muscles, butstatic stretching is a different ac-tivity from actual muscle warmup,which generally involves low-im-pact movement of the body. Thereis no evidence that stretching be-fore a workout makes musclesmore limber or reduces the risk ofinjury during a workout.

Some experts liken stretchingmuscles prior to working out tooverstretching a rubber band. The

muscles may get limp and over-worked prematurely and then notbe able to perform to peak whenpower intensity is needed. Othersargue that when people engage instretching, the muscles are actu-ally tightening, rather than relax-ing, which may make athletesmore prone to injury.

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The town’s needle/syringe dis-posal kiosk is relocated in thelobby of the DPW office at 257Fisher Street. The kiosk will beavailable to residents during nor-mal DPW business hours.

To protect the health of person-nel servicing the kiosk, ab-solutely no needles/syringes or

lancets will be accepted unlessthey are inside an approvedsharps container. Laundry deter-gent containers, cardboard boxesand plastic bags are not accept-able. Also the needle kiosk is notfor the disposal of medications.

The Franklin Police Depart-ment has a collection bin for res-

idents to dispose of medications.

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So many people do yoga, knowof yoga or know someone whopractices yoga. A 2012 YogaJournal study indicated that “8.7percent of U.S. adults, or 20.4million people, practice yoga.Of current non-practitioners,44.4 percent of Americans callthemselves ‘aspirationalyogis’—people who are inter-ested in trying yoga.” The previ-ous study (2008) showed that15.8 million people practicedyoga. That’s an increase of 29%.

The many benefits of yoga canhelp explain the interest and the29% increase in the number ofpeople practicing yoga. We livein a pressure-cooker environ-ment that contributes to high

levels of stress. There are manyways that stress can show up:back and neck pain, TMJ,headaches, sleeping difficulties,inability to focus, digestive is-sues, to mention a few. Yoga isvery effective in reducing stressand developing portable tech-niques to cope with every daystresses. The practice of yogaalso offers assistance in reachinga more positive outlook on life.

Other benefits include:

• Increased flexibility andrange of movement

• Greater ease in breathing

• Greater ability to focus andconcentrate

• Reduced sense of pressureand stress

• Greater energy and vitality

• Sense of inner ease and well-being

• Increased calmness and peace

• Greater joy

The many benefits of yoga, in-cluding the above list, are theside effects of yoga. The mainpurpose of yoga is found in itsmeaning. The word “yoga”comes from the ancient Sanskritlanguage meaning to “join oryoke together.” Yoga is a prac-tice and discipline in joiningyour individual sense of selfwith your higher, fully con-scious, infinite Self. Practition-ers of yoga apply themselves toconsciously unify body, mind,emotions and spirit. This leadsto the discovery of one’s fullestpotential.

There are many paths or yogasto discover the infinite or youressential nature. Some of theseother yogas include:

• Jnana yoga – wisdom

• Karma yoga – service

• Raja yoga – meditation

• Bhakti yoga – devotion

• Hatha yoga – harmonizingbody and breath

In the West we are most famil-iar with Hatha yoga where thepractice revolves around yogaposes and the awareness ofbreathing. There are many stylesof Hatha yoga. Some are vigor-ous like a workout; some arehot; some focus more on thebreath; some on the flow ofposes; some are meditative;some are fast or slow. What’simportant is to find a style thatfits you.

With all the media coverage ofyoga it’s easy to think that hav-ing a perfectly strong, healthy,beautiful body that can twist intoa pretzel is the point. But actu-ally, the body and breath aretools to connect with yourhigher self through being aware.It’s not about how perfectly youcan do a yoga pose. It’s aboutyour inner state of awarenesswhile in the pose.

The purpose of all yoga is toturn inward to discover youinner essence, which is thesource of all joy, love, healing,and wisdom. Stress reliefthrough yoga is wonderful, andyoga offers more.

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Outdoor entertaining is a greatway to spend time with family andfriends. Outdoor parties run thegamut from informal barbecues tofancy catered events. Party hostsand hostesses realize they will haveto take certain precautions to makefood safe and palatable when serv-ing guests outdoors.

In addition to weather that canthreaten food, insects are an obsta-cle when entertaining outdoors. In-sects may not only be a nuisance,but also can be a danger when foodis involved.

FliesFlies that land on food may seemmore of a nuisance than anything,but those same bugs can be carriersof any number of diseases. Ac-cording to Orkin, the common

housefly can carry more than 100diseases and transport pathogens.Flies feed and lay eggs on waste,including feces. Pathogens can col-lect on their legs and mouth. Thesemicrobial invaders can then betransfered to foods. Flies also needto regurgitate on solid food to turnit into a liquid for consumption. Afly that lands on food could beleaving behind a lot more than be-fore he landed, and that may be un-safe and unsavory. Move foodoutdoors only at the last minuteand use covers to keep flies out.

WaspsWasps can sometimes be at-tracted to food. At certain points inthe year, typically spring and earlysummer, wasps are attracted tomeats and other protein-ladenfoods. As the season shifts, wasps

are more attracted to sugary, sweet-smelling items, and they can bevery persistent when pursuing suchfoods and beverages. It is best tokeep sweet-smelling foods andbeverages covered. Some peoplealso advise keeping a really sweet-smelling beverage, such as fruitpunch, in a far corner of the yardto deter wasps from coming nearentertaining areas like decks or pa-tios. A person who is allergic tobee stings can become quite sick ifthey are stung by a wasp.

AntsAnts are attracted to sweet foodsas well. Adult ants can only con-sume liquid foods and, as a result,are most attracted to sweet bever-ages or melted foods. Wipe upspills and promptly remove sweetitems at the end of the party.

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Weekly Wednesday night Con-certs on the Common will con-tinue thoughout mid-August at theFranklin Town Common Band-stand.

All of the free entertainment isdone through the generously of thelocal businesses, such as DeanBank, individuals and the FranklinCultural Council, which is sup-ported by a grant from the Massa-chusetts Cultural Council. Theevent is supported by a volunteercrew.

Following are upcoming 2013Concerts on the Common. Onnights that have a children’s enter-tainer, the program begins at 6p.m. Otherwise, the entertainmentstarts at 6:30 p.m.

July 31

The Frank Padula Band, 6:30p.m.

Children’s program, 6 p.m.

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Ayla Brown, 6 p.m.

august 14

4EverFab-Beatles, 6 p.m.

In case of rain, the concerts willbe held at the Benjamin FranklinClassical Charter School, acrossfrom the town common.

To make a suggestion or dona-tion for Concerts on the Common,mail your inquiries to Concerts onthe Common, P.O. Box 92,Franklin, MA 02038

Franklin ConcertsContinue for August

Nomination papers for Franklin’s upcoming Bien-nial Town Election on November 5, 2013 will beavailable on August 5th from the Town Clerk’s office.The last day to obtain the papers will be Monday,September 16th, and those papers must be submittedby 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18th. (The lastday for registrars to submit certified nomination pa-pers is 5 p.m. October 1st.) The last day to object orwithdraw is 5 p.m. on October 3rd. To participate inthis election, voters must register by October 16th.

The following positions have openings:

• Board of Assessors, one 4-year position and one 2-year position

• Board of Health, one 4-year position

• Constable, one 2-year position

• Planning Board, two 4-year positions

• Planning Board (Associate), one 4-year position

• Town Council, nine 2-year positions

• School Committee, seven 2-year positions

Biennial Town Election ComingUp in NovemberNomination Papers Available this Month

NOTICELincoln Street and Daniels Street

Water and Drain Replacement ProjectThe Department of Public Works began the Lincoln Street and Daniels Street Water and Drain

Replacement Project the week of July 8, 2013. The limits of work will be on Lincoln Street, fromBrook Street to Daniels St, and on Daniels Street, from Lincoln St to Lenox Dr.

The work will be performed by the Town’s contractor and is expected to last into the fall. Traffic willbe impacted during construction as portions of the road may be restricted to one lane of traffic, however,normal two-way traffic will be resumed at the end of each work day.

Thank you for your patience during this project. Questions may be directed to the Engineering officeat (508) 553-5500.

By J.D. O’Gara

Summer wraps up surprisinglyfast once August arrives, withsome students, including thosein Millis, even heading back tothe classroom before themonth’s end. Children need tomake sure they get any summerassignments completed; parentsneed to shop for supplies, butparents of children with specialneeds may want to take a fewsteps further in getting ready forthe school year.

The first thing a parent mightwant to think about is trying toget any evaluations that need tobe done completed, says BethMurphy, Attorney and Educa-tional Advocate ([email protected]).

“If you need any evaluations,hopefully you have alreadymade the appointment, but it’smuch easier to get the child tothe doctor in August than it iswhen school is started, so you’renot pulling your child out ofschool,” says Murphy, who, asan advocate, helps parents deter-mine what types of evaluationsthey need. Sometimes differentevaluations overlap, and shehelps them navigate the process.

“Evaluations can be very ex-pensive,” say Murphy, “If yourchild’s suspected disability ispurely a speech issue, it may not

make sense to do a full neu-ropsych,” she adds, as example.

Murphy also suggests contact-ing the school if your child willbe in the new building.

“Don’t wait until the last week,because that’s when administra-tors are really busy, but most ad-ministrators are typically therethroughout the summer.” Askingto meet the teacher may alsohelp, or if the student will havemore than one teacher, the teamleader.

“Meeting a teacher can lessena child’s anxiety … and on ateacher’s end, they’re reading areport about your kid. (In a visit)it’s not just evaluation results,they’re seeing a cute little kidthat has strengths and abilities.”Murphy notes that it helps tofind out who else is in the class,and if any students could be po-tential “buddies” if needed.

Attorney Mary Sheridan(www.msheridanlaw.com) alsoacts as a family advocate. Sheagrees this communication isvery important.

“Introduce yourself early tostaff that’s going to be interact-ing with your child if you havean IEP or a 504 plan. Ask themif they have any questions. I liketo give everyone a heads upabout triggers,” says Sheridan.

Parents could let the teacherknow that “here are three thingsyou should know about my kid,”she says. Even though two chil-dren might have similar diag-noses, such as autism,approaches that work best withthem may differ.

Like Murphy, Sheridan agreesthat the face-to-face meetingtops written assessments.

“I always like to put it directlyin the ear of the staff,” saysSheridan. “They have a lot of pa-perwork to wade through, andeven with the best of intentions,things get missed.”

Murphy adds that reaching outhelps teachers as well.

“Become an ally with theteacher,” she says, by offering tobe available or to help withclassroom needs, if possible.

“During that first meeting, besure to set yourself up as a re-source for your child’s teacher,”says Sheridan “Relate whatworks at home for your child.Teachers may not always be ableto duplicate your solutions atschool, but the informationcould help them figure out aworkable solution for school.

In addition to teachers, saysMurphy, parents should take into

account extracurricular activi-ties.

“Does there need to be a spe-cial plan for cafeteria or play-ground?” asks Murphy.“Whatever it is they have an in-terest in. Under Mass. law chil-dren need to be able to access allareas of school life so, there maybe some need for flexibility inthose areas. Talk to club advisorsand coaches.” Murphy adds thatparents might think about trans-portation to and from school, aswell.

Susan Donelan, Director ofPupil Personnel Services at Mil-lis Public Schools, agrees com-ing in can be useful for kids,especially if there’s been achange for their child.

“If there’s a change, certainlycontact the special education of-fice,” she says. Donelan, how-ever, recommends givingteachers a week of school beforetouching base with them, so thatthey can get “the lay of the land”with their new students.

Donelan feels parents want tobe cautious not to alarm childrenabout school.

“I think in some cases parentalanxiety can increase the kids’anxiety. Parents have to tread

lightly.”

Donelan also recommends re-connecting friends before thestart of school, as kids might nothave had the chance to spendtime with their friends.

Franklin parents may want totake the time to become involvedwith the Franklin Special Educa-tion Parents Advisory Council(SEPAC), http://franklinsepac.org.This parent network provides reg-ular forums for Pupil PersonnelServices and parents to share in-formation and discuss pertinent is-sues; develops, maintains andshares tools and a resource guide;and raises awareness of childrenwith special needs.

Sheridan points out that parentsshouldn’t shy away from becom-ing involved with the school.

“Some people would saymaybe you’re being a pushy par-ent, but there’s a way to do itthat’s nonthreatening,” she says,explaining that parents can usepolite persistence. “You knowyour child better than anybody.When it comes to experts, you’rethe expert. Never feel like youhave to apologize for advocatingfor your child.”

For the seventh consecutiveyear, a special tribute dinner isbeing planned to recognize allmilitary families, paying tributeto Blue Star and Gold Star fam-ilies, veterans and to honor the

heroes and victims of 9/11/01.This non-political event is tosimply say “Thank You.” Thedinner will be held at the Med-way V.F.W., Medway Mass., onWednesday, September 11,

2013, from 6-8 p.m. Free childcare is provided, and familiesare warmly welcome to attend.

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By J.D. O’Gara

Artist Rich Hennemann movedto Franklin in 2004, along withhis wife, Erin. Then, they movedaway, to Millville, but he says,“We liked Franklin so much thatwe wanted to come back.” Now,with two little children, the cou-ple have settled in their idealtown.

Hennemann is an artist, andhe’s been selling his work since2005.

“I do a lot of different things. Iwork in several different medi-ums – primarily watercolor,some copic colors. A lot of thecopic markers are popular forcomic related stuff,” says the 37-year-old comic and Star Warsbuff. “I’ve been drawing since Iwas born, drawing since I was akid,” says the artist, who took abreak from it during high schooland college. Later, when he methis wife, he drew a picture forher. She really liked it, and hestarted getting back into thework.

Hennemann says he is self-taught.

“I self study artists that I enjoyand just sort of picked things upwhen I was a kid,” he says. Whatis evident in his work is his loveof superheroes. Hennemann sayshe likes to create all sorts of dif-ferent things, and he’s worked oncommission to create everythingfrom portraits to a depiction of akid’s science project.

Hennemann’s biggest inspira-tion, he says, was comic artistTodd McFarlane.

“When I was a kid, I just pickedone (of his comics) up one day. Iopened it up – it was amazing.

I’d never seen anything like it.It was just dynamic and fun, andSpiderman looked more interest-ing, his fingers were gangly andcool and his legs up, instead ofbeing just sort of static. As soonas I opened it, I said I want to fig-ure out how to do that. That’sgreat.”

Hennemann takes this style toheart when he sketches figures.One of his favorites, he notes, isa depiction of the Hulk.

“I like this Hulk painting. I likethe fact that I like to play with

space, where I cropped him offthe page. I like to do somethinginteresting with space, and thesize of hand really comes up,kind of wet with watercolor, sortof loose and free.” Hennemannadds he also likes when he canuse stream of consciousness andtransfer his emotions into hiswork.

Hennemann’s does a lot ofcommission work centering oncomic book superheroes, butmost people who commissionthe work, he says, have their ownideas of what they want, so he’snot as free to experiment with thestyle.

“When I was a kid, I wanted todo comic book work. I have a lotof friends in the industry. As I getolder I’m drawn more toward il-lustration. I have fun with chil-dren’s book stuff,” he says.

Comic books were where Hen-nemann first got noticed, how-ever.

“I would do something, andsomebody would see it andwould (ask). That community isa pretty tight community, and itcan happen pretty quickly. A lotof people would see your work,”he says.

Rather than a comic book, thatuses several boxes to tell a story,Hennemann explains he actuallyprefers do single panels that tella story with a single image.

To that effect, Hennemann doesa lot of sketch cards. Some of theoriginal sketches he does are putin comic book packs randomly.

“(The publishers) send meblank cards and guidelines. Youdraw the characters, finish themand send it back to the company.

They assemble send it back tothe stores.”

Some of the cards, however,Hennemann is allowed to keep.He uses these for specificallycommissioned pieces.

"Collectors pay handsomely forsome of them,” says the artist. “Ihave a lot of sketch card collec-tors.

Although Hennemann wasasked to put some of his work upat the Franklin Art Center, hesays he does not actually loveselling his work. What he wouldlike, he says, “is some time tocreate.”

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I’ve been lucky enough tostay busy, and really I’vebeen drawing as much as Ipossibly can,” says Henne-mann. “I don’t really take anybreaks, and I’m thankful thatpeople like my stuff.”

The artist has actuallyworked with his wife, Erin, inillustrating a couple of chil-dren’s books, centered ontheir two sons. The first book,for their oldest, was calledLuke and the Magic Um-brella. The two published thebook through Createspacetwo years ago. The secondwill focus on their son, Max-imus, and a plaguing case ofthe hiccups.

“Now, I’m working with au-thor Anna Jolley on a chil-dren’s book right now,” saysHennemann, about a bearnamed Bob who lives at thezoo.”

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August 1Drop-In Craft: Surf’s Upposter, paper lantern, art fishornament, 10:30 a.m., FranklinPublic Library

August 2Franklin Farmer’s MarketOpens, 12-6 p.m. every Fridaythrough November 1st

August 3 Society of St. Vincent DePaul Food Collection, itemscollected at all masses, crack-ers, cereal, pasta sauce, tooth-paste, ketchup, mustard andrelish needed, leave items inconference room downstairs inrear of church, or if it’s moreconvenient, in marked boxes atdoors at main part of church.

“How to Draw Stuff” ArtWorkshop, ages 11+, 1 p.m.,Franklin Public Library

August 4Society of St. Vincent DePaul Food Collection, itemscollected at all masses, crack-ers, cereal, pasta sauce, tooth-paste, ketchup, mustard andrelish needed, leave items inconference room downstairs inrear of church, or if it’s moreconvenient, in marked boxes atdoors at main part of church.

August 6Family Storytime, FranklinPublic Library, 10:30 a.m.

Franklin School for the Per-forming Arts Open House, 38Main St., Franklin, 12-3 p.m.,will feature hands-on demon-stration for the Little MusicSchool. Children ages 18-24months are encouraged to visitat noon, children ages 2 and 3years at 12:30 p.m., and chil-

dren ages 4 and 5 years at 1p.m., For more information orto request a course catalogue,call (508) 528-8668 or visitwww.fspaonline.com.

August 7Pumpernickel Puppets retelltale of “Peter Rabbit,” 1 p.m.,Franklin Public Library

Concerts on the Common:Ayla Brown, 6 p.m., FranklinTown Common Bandstand, Incase of rain, the concerts willbe held at the BenjaminFranklin Classical CharterSchool, across from the towncommon.

August 8Drop in Craft: Paper BagPuppet, 10:30 a.m., FranklinPublic Library

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August 10Deadline to register for Har-vest Festival store-front space,visit www.franklindowntown-partnership.org

August 12Puppet show followed byFranklin School for Perform-ing Arts performance, 10:30a.m., Franklin Public Library


August 14Hands on Nature presents“Underground Mammals,” 1p.m., Franklin Public Library

Concerts on the Common:4Ever Fab-Beatles, 6 p.m.,Franklin Town Common

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By CHrisTOPHer TreMBLay

After being somewhat disap-pointed with her track and fieldperformance during her freshmanyear, Tri-County’s Emily Spillanecame into the season looking tomake a name for herself in a dif-ferent event. In her first seasonunder Coach Seth Curran, thefreshman ran the high hurdles, butit was this past season where sherose to new heights in her newevent.

“I wasn’t satisfied with what I didin the high hurdles my freshmanyear, and the high jump alwaysseemed cool to me. Then, at theend of last season Coach Curranhad us participate in a heptathlon,where I cleared 4’4” in my firsthigh jump attempt,” Spillane said.“Coming into this season I knewthat I wanted to do the high jump,so during our first practice I linedup by the high jump and jumped4’ 6”. I immediately walked overto the coach and told him this wasmy event.”

In the very first meet of the sea-son Spillane and her new foundlove went into the Tri-Countyrecord books. The sophomorecleared the bar with a jump of 4’10”, a full six inches higher thanher first ever jump, tying theschool record and scribing hername into the record books.Spillane also qualified for the StateTournament with the jump. Shewould later break that record witha jump of 5’ 0”.

“It was wicked exciting to tie theschool record,” she said. “Cominginto the season my goal was tojump 4’ 8” as no one at the schoolhad jumped over 4’ 6” in sometime.

Although Coach Curran had seenthe potential in his young star, hedidn’t see it coming this fast.

“You could see the talent. She’sa gymnast with a lot of spring, butwhat she did between her fresh-man and sophomore years is ab-solutely phenomenal,” the coachsaid. “The coaching staff and I are

very interested to see what shedoes as a junior, especially sinceshe plans on focusing more ontrack and field and going to a highjump camp this summer.”

As a gymnast, her flexibility haswithout a doubt helped her achieveperfection soaring over the highjump bar without knocking the baroff its holders.

“Gymnastics has definitelyhelped. I have powerful legs thathelp me to jump, but it’s my flexi-bility that allows me to arch myback over the bar,” Spillane said.“I know that I can jump higher, butI need to focus on my ankles. Youthink that once you get your bodyover the bar that you’re all set, butyou can disrupt the bar with aslight touch of your ankles.”

Despite etching her name into theTri-County record books the veryfirst meet of the season, the soph-omore had a little difficulty leavingher name as the school’s all-timerecord holder in the high jump.The next handful of meets she washaving trouble clearing the heightshe tied the school record in, butthen after watching a couple of hercompetitors go over 5’ 0” some-thing clicked in her brain and shetoo went over the bar at 5’, grab-bing the school’s record all to her-self.

Spillane’s season got even betterat both the Mayflower and StateVocational Championship Meetswhere she was crowned the best in

her event. She captured theMayflower title with a jump of 4’10” and soared 5’ to earn the StateVocational Championship.

“Going into the MayflowerChampionship I was nervous, butconfident as I had already beateneveryone I was going up againstduring the regular season,”Spillane said. “Once again at the

State Vocationals, I was confidentwalking in, but you never know, astwo of the girls had jumped 5’ dur-ing the season.”

Spillane was hoping to jump5’2” in the State Vocationals toqualify for the Nationals, but thatdidn’t happen, nor did it at theState Meet, where she finishedfifth, just missing the cut to ad-vance to the All State Meet. So inpreparation to do so next seasonshe will be taking part in a highjump camp at Harvard Universitythis summer, where she will learnthe form of jumping and accelera-tion.

“Emily was our biggest pointscorer in the post season with 82points, where she finished eighthin the high hurdles at theMayflower and tenth at the Voca-tionals,” the coach said. “She’ll re-turn to the sport next year as boththe Mayflower and State Voca-tional Champion – that’s an ac-complishment to be proud.”

As a sophomore that’s rather im-pressive, now all of Cougar Nationwaits to see what she can do overthe next two years.


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Emily Spillane Jumps Records from the Get Go

Emily Spillane tied Tri-County's high jump record and made the State Tour-nament the first time she attempted the event. She soon broke that recordand became the biggest scorer in the post season under Coach Seth Curran.

The Franklin Tornadoes 10U Agirls softball team won first placein the “Power in a Ponytail” Soft-

ball Tournament on June 30, 2013in Natick, MA. Hosted by the Nat-ick Little League, ten Massachu-

setts 10U softball teams competedin the tournament. The FranklinTornadoes beat the Bellingham

Blaze, 15-3, in the championshipgame.

Bottom row, left to right: JohnDeSimone (coach), Haley Marc-hand, Margot Masters, ElizabethDeSimone, Christina Pisano,Emma Nickolson

Back row, left to right: RobPisano (head coach), MaddieWhite, Megan Torrey, Breanna At-wood, Caroline Doherty, SarahJackson, Lauren Cote, Dave Marc-hand (coach)

Not pictured, but played in thetournament, Ali Brigham.

By Ken HaMwey

The new head baseball coach atVirginia Tech is Pat Mason and the1993 graduate of Franklin High isquick to credit his hometown forhis success in the world of Division1 athletics.

The 37-year-old Mason, who wasVirginia Tech’s top assistant for thelast three years, succeeds PeterHughes, who has moved on to bethe varsity coach at Oklahoma.During Mason’s last three years atVPI, he was the program’s associ-ate head coach, pitching coach andrecruiting coordinator.

Before arriving at the Blacksburg,Va., campus, Mason was an assis-tant coach at Boston College,Northeastern University (where heexcelled as a catcher), FraminghamState and in the Cape Cod League.

“There’s no doubt that Franklinplayed a major role in my develop-ment,’’ Mason said from his officein Blacksburg. “We had terrificyouth sports programs there and Iplayed for great coaches atFranklin High. You not only got agood grounding in sports, but you

also developed character.’’

In Mason’s last year as the Hok-ies’ assistant, Virginia Tech finishedthird in the Coastal Division of theAtlantic Coast Conference, lost inthe title game of the ACC Tourna-ment and hosted an NCAA Re-gional Tournament. The teamfinished its season with a 40-22record, facing powerful squads likeNorth Carolina, Florida State,Miami, and Virginia.

“My goal is for us to competeand play hard every game, be suc-cessful in the classroom and giveback to the community,’’ Masonemphasized. “I want recruits tocome here and consider it a privi-lege to be part of the program.’’

Mason does not expect his transi-tion from assistant to head coach tobe difficult.

“As the school’s recruiting coor-dinator, I’m fully aware of the newplayers coming in,’’ he said. “Thecomfort level with all the returningplayers is good, since they all knowme. And, I know how the univer-sity is run and am familiar with theacademic demands.’’

Appointed on June 27, Mason’sfirst order of business will be toprepare for the fall season, whichwill be devoted primarily to prac-tices and inter-squad scrimmages.

“The fall is a great time to evalu-ate your talent, and it also allowsthe staff to re-emphasize basics,’’Mason said. “We’ve been verycompetitive, and I like the talent wehave. We hope our chances for suc-cess in the ACC will continue to begood.’’

Mason was a three-sport star atFranklin, playing baseball, footballand basketball. A HockomockLeague all-star in baseball and bas-ketball, he excelled as a catcher forcoaches Nello Luccini and PeterPasquarosa, hitting .300 for threeseasons. He averaged 15 points agame during two seasons asFranklin’s point guard in basket-ball. Mason was a captain in base-ball and basketball.

“Playing for coaches like NelloLuccini and Peter Pasquarosa wassimply great,’’ Mason said.

After graduation, Mason enrolledat Northeastern where he startedfor four years as the Huskiescatcher. He was an America East

all-star and finished his senior yearwith a .370 batting average and 10home runs. A two-time captain, hehelped the Huskies win two leaguecrowns and advance to a pair of re-gional tourneys.

After graduating from Northeast-ern, Mason became an assistantcoach at Boston College, joiningHughes, who was an assistant atNortheastern during Mason’s play-ing days. Mason left BC in 2003after four years there, then workedat Framingham State and in theCape Cod League. He later re-turned to Northeastern as an assis-tant coach from 2005 to 2010before joining Hughes at VPI.

Mason and his wife Leigh live inChristiansburg, a six-mile com-mute from Blacksburg.

Acutely aware of the demands ofcoaching in a high profile Division1 program. Mason will have twofull-time assistants and one part-time aide.

“Coaching at a university likeVirginia Tech involves a lot oftime,’’ Mason noted. It’s a verytime-consuming job. But, the play-ers will discover early that I’m ateacher first. I want to develop asolid relationship with the playersand emphasize a good bond andlots of trust.’’


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A Midsummer’s Nite’sScheme: Friday, August 2nd,from 6 - 9 p.m. A “MidsummerNite’s Scheme.” This is primetime for twilight wildlife obser-vation. We will start at StonyBrook, looking for birds comingto roost while scanning theevening skies for bats,nighthawks and other creatures ofthe evening. Afterwards, we willhead to Medfield State Reserva-tion, where owls and whip-poor-wills can often be heard after sundown. Wear boots and bring bugspray. Fee: $19m/$22nm

Turtle Trekkers: Saturdays,August 3rd and 17th, from 10:30a.m. - 12 p.m. Start your week-end off right with a fun andknowledgeable Stony Brookteacher on the trails learningabout nature. Each day will havea special topic created to exciteyour child about the naturalworld. There will be crafts, ac-

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Totally Terrific Turtles: Sun-day, August 4th,, from 1:30 – 3p.m. Turtles are one of the mainattractions at Stony Brook duringthe summer. Join us as we explorethe sanctuary in search of turtlesthat may be basking on logs orswimming in the ponds andmarsh. We’ll look for the fourspecies of turtles and learn abouttheir lifestyles including the“grand daddy” snapping turtles.Learn everything you want toknow about turtles and more inthis “exshellent” program. Mini-mum age: 5, Fee: $9m/$11nm perperson.

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August 16th,, from 8 – 10 p.m.Join us for an evening of stargazing. We will use telescopesand binoculars to search out andview the planets, stars, andgalaxies of the summer sky. Wemight even find a late arrivingmeteor or two from the Perseids(peak on Tuesday, Aug. 13th).Learn techniques for navigatingfrom point to point in the nightsky from our guides for thisevening, members of the CloudyNights Astronomy Group. Doyou know the summer constella-tions? This is your opportunityto get a guided tour. We willhave lots of things to look at.Minimum age: 7, Fee:$8m/$10nm per person.

Sundays at Stony Brook:Sunday, August 18th, from 1 - 3p.m. Take a Stony Brook Sun-day stroll in search of birds, tur-tles, frogs, plants, and othernatural wonders in the companyof a Volunteer Naturalist. Or,join the Naturalist on the obser-

vation deck for a peek throughthe spotting scope. Do you havequestions? Stop by on a Sundayafternoon and we will work todiscover the answers together.

Fee: FREE with admission.

Early Migration Viewing:Friday, August 23rd, from 7 a.m.- 1 p.m. This focus of this excur-sion will be to a few of the loca-tions where shorebirds andsongbirds stack up on their waysouthward. We will stop at Pon-agansett Road Reservoir in Cen-tral RI, then north toCumberland Reservoir andCemetery. Our last stop will beto check out the WrenthamHeronry for signs of the onset ofwading bird migration. Boots area must, along with bug spray.Water provided. Fee:$35m/$41nm

Bats & Nocturnals: Friday,August 23rd, from 8 – 9:30 p.m.During the summer around sun-set the marshes, ponds, forests

and fields in the area come aliveas the birds and other animalsthat live here prepare for thecoming night. Many of the crea-tures that have remained inactiveduring the daylight are begin-ning to stir. We will start with adiscussion and light snack at theNature Center before headingout in search of the night life!Each month we will explore theinteresting natural history of oneof the groups of wildlife thatvisit local ponds, fields andforests as the sun is setting andafterwards. Minimum age: 6.Fee: $9m/$11nm per person.

Pre-registration is required forall programs (except as noted).For more details, visit the MassAudubon webpage at www.mas-saudubon.org or contact us at(508) 528-3140. Register byphone, email ([email protected]), fax (508-553-3864) or in person. Stony Brookis located at 108 North Street inNorfolk.

Cool down this summer at Stony Brook!

Franklin Historical Commission to Hold Antique Appraisal DayOn Sunday, September 15th, the Franklin HistoricalCommission invites you to have your antiques ap-praised by certified appraiser Nancy Wyman ofCoyle's Auction Gallery of Bellingham at theFranklin Historial Museum, 80 West Central Street.One to three items per person can be appraised at arate of $5.00 per item. Decorative Stoneware, vintageclothing, costume jewelry, fine china, glass and art

glass, Oriental Rugs, paintings and prints, lamps,clocks, decorative accessories, Hummels and musicboxes, sterling silver, pewter and brass, etc. NO finejewelry, no coins, no stamps and no weapons will beappraised.

To learn more about the Franklin Historical Mu-seum, visit http//franklinhistoricalmuseum.com orvisit them on Facebook.

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Open house events are a way oflife for real estate agents who listnew construction communities.My team members host openhouse events every weekend atour new construction sites, andthose are the busiest days of theweek in the subdivisions.

We are in a sellers’ market inFranklin MA, and the volume ofresale listing inventory variesfrom 3 weeks to slightly over amonth of listings remaining.the demand is so great for re-

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One common trend in this mar-ket is to begin all showings at thefirst open house on the first Sat-urday or Sunday after the listinghas been submitted to MLS. Thisis an ideal method of creating ur-gency, and urgency is what resultsin multiple offers and biddingwars. Homeowners who are notin favor of open house eventsshould reconsider, and discusswith their listing agent the posi-tive results of hosting an openhouse on the first day of show-ings.

Open house events are a won-derful marketing method to intro-duce a home to the market.Proper advertising will providenotice to buyer agents and theirclients to make plans to see the

new listing. It will provideenough time for everyone to be-come familiar with the area anddo their due diligence to investi-gate the details of the property.Time is truly of the essence in asellers’ market and this method ofproviding an open house withseveral days of advanced noticefor the first showing is a winningsituation for buyers and sellers.It’s just another sign of the times!!about the author:

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How Does the Permit ProcessWork in Franklin?According to the Building and Inspections Depart-ment in Franklin, many homeowners have questionsregarding permits. Permits are typically required forthe following, but remember to check with the depart-ment as some towns require permits for other con-struction activity.

What is the permit process? The process is generallythe same for building, wiring and plumbing. In addi-tion, fire prevention and sprinkler permits will also re-quire the Input and approval of the local firedepartment. Look into a permit for Additions, NewConstruction, Alarm Systems, Parking Areas,Decks/sheds, Plumbing/Electrical Systems, Demoli-tions, Prefabricated Structures

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step one: A preliminary meeting to encourage dis-cussion and review of what you propose to do.

step two: Submit the application and documenta-tion to the department. You may need to consult withother town departments and boards and committeesfor their approval.

step three: Consideration and review of all appli-cations, documents, and plans against all applicablecodes, rules and regulations.

step Four: Decision from the inspector. Your appli-cation may be approved or denied. There are appealprocesses that will be explained to you if denied.

step Five: Inspection of the work in progress. Eachphase must be inspected for completeness and forcompliance with the construction documents and StateBuilding Code.

step six:Final acceptance and/or the issuance of oc-cupancy permit, if required.

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