New Franklin Register

The primary role of a chamber of commerce – whether it’s one that focuses on a single community or an entire county – is to create collaborative partnerships that will support the community in measurable and sustainable ways.

A farmhouse on Handsome Brook Road with five acres, a beautiful red barn, a tire swing and East Handsome Brook behind was perfect. It became our home.

Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #29 (13 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #29, Vol. X No. 2, Summer 2016

By Alexis Greene A Bibliophile’s Report Books have always been my companions, mis amigos, my teachers. So it is not surprising, living as I do part-time in Walton, that I have become a disciple of the Hobart Book Village, a cooperative that began life eleven years ago and is now a destination for local and

By Patricia Tyrell Successful Pilot Plans to Expand Using very similar technology to that used by scientists in NASA’s Mars Rover program, some of Franklin’s youth have recently found out just how cool robotics technology can be through a six-week robotics program pilot.  Describing the recently concluded after-school program,  leader and mechatronics professional, Steve Cox exudes

“The camel’s nose is a metaphor for a situation where the permitting of a small, seemingly innocuous act will open the door for larger, clearly undesirable actions.” (Wikipedia) In the fable, a camel seeks shelter from a raging storm in the tent of its owner.  Initially he permits the camel to stick only its nose inside, but bit

What supporters of pipelines and compressor are missing… Recently at a local town meeting, I presented a Pennsylvania report: Summary on Compressor Stations and Health Impacts (links to PDF file for download) *. I mentioned some of its findings: compressors emit benzene and formaldehyde which are implicated, respectively, in childhood leukemia and asthma as well

Download a PDF copy of the New Franklin Register Issue #27 (6.1 MB) by clicking on the image. See the index of this issue, and links to all previous issues, on the index page. Issue #27, Vol. IX No. 3, Fall 2015