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Oct. 21, 2009 4:08 p.m. | The Franklin Police Department will receive a $25,000 state grant to crack down on drunken driving.
The state Department of Transportation will award the funds to pay for officers' overtime and to purchase new equipment for improved enforcement.
The money will be used through Sept. 30, 2010. The overtime deployments will be from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., primarily on Friday and Saturday nights, police Sgt. Eric Schroeder said.
By
Mark Johnson of the Journal Sentinel
4:56 p.m. | Franklin police are seeking a 65-year-old man who has been missing since Thursday.
Edgar Neuendank was last seen walking about 10:30 a.m. Thursday around 7700 S. 51 St. in Franklin. He is described as a white male with brown hair, blue eyes and a mustache. He is about 6 feet tall and weighs 210 pounds.
Neuendank was wearing a blue shirt with stripes and green shorts. He has family in Greendale. Prior to living in Franklin, he lived in Cedarburg.
Police have asked that anyone with information on Neuendank's whereabouts call them at (414) 425-2522.
Sept. 04, 2010 6:50 a.m. | We've just posted Peter Zuzga's photo gallery from last night's down-to-the-wire football game between Whitnall and host New Berlin West.
Whitnall's Danny Miskov booted a 21-yard field goal as time expired to give the visitors a 31-28 victory.
Whitnall's Ben Schaefer and New Berlin West's Chad Mathwig both scored a pair of touchdowns as Whitnall improved to 1-1 and West fell to 0-2.
Go to NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
By Tim Prahl
Sept. 04, 2010 5:05 a.m. | Whitnall sophomore kicker Danny Miskov hit a 21-yard field goal as time expired to cap a thrilling 31-28 comeback win over New Berlin West Friday night.
Whitnall senior Ben Schaefer had a 69-yard touchdown reception and 90-yard kick return for a TD, both in the second half.
West senior wide receiver Chad Mathwig had two TDs in the game and more than 100 yards receiving by halftime.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Sept. 02, 2010 3:48 p.m. | Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker will make a campaign stop in Franklin on Monday during St. Martins Fair.
Walker will be at the fair, at the intersection of St. Martins Road and Church Street, at 10 a.m., according to a campaign news release. The appearance comes a week before the Sept. 14 primary.
St. Martins Fair will be held Sunday and Monday.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 31, 2010 11:32 a.m. | The St. Martins Fair will be held once again this Labor Day Weekend, and this year it has new hours.
The fair will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.
The opening ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Forest Home Avenue and St. Martins Road, and will feature the University of Wisconsin Marching Band and the Klement's Racing Sausages.
The annual fair, which began in 1958, features farmers, produce, flowers, antiques, a rummage sale, food, drinks and music.
For information, visit franklinwi.gov or call (414) 425-7500.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 31, 2010 11:26 a.m. | ForwardDental has opened a new office in Franklin at Wyndham Hills, 9130 W. Loomis Road, Suite 700.
The office provides general family dentistry and cosmetic dental services. One of the co-owners, Hana Alberti, is a Franklin resident.
ForwardDental also has a practice in Aurora St. Luke's Health Center, 9200 W. Loomis Road.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 27, 2010 4:58 p.m. | Two positions that had been eliminated in the Franklin Public School Districts have been restored using money from a federal jobs bill.
One elementary guidance teacher and one library media specialist will be back in time for the start of the school year Sept. 1, Superintendent Steve Patz said.
The district had eliminated two of each of those positions in the 2010-11 budget.
The restoration of those jobs is only the first part of allocating the $1.2 million the district recently received from the federal Education Jobs Fund.
In the coming days, administrators will devise a plan on how to spend the money, and, when they do, they will focus on long-term needs, Patz said.
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MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 26, 2010 3:30 p.m. | It was only an advisory vote, and there were not many in attendance, but the Franklin School Board received an interesting answer from the general public Wednesday when it asked their opinion on this year's proposed budget and tax levy.
District residents, including the seven board members, voted 10-10 on the budget and the accompanying property tax levy, which calls for an estimated 3.9 percent increase over last year.
While officials outlined nearly $1.2 million in cuts it made for the 2010-11 budget, the levy increase was too much for some residents, who said the community cannot afford any more taxes in midst of an economic recession.
"I just ask you people tonight to go back and take a real, hard look at this budget to see if you really squeezed it as hard as you can," resident Donald Reed told the School Board. "Give the people of this community an opportunity to really accept the fact this budget was looked at as hard as you can look at it.
"You are running a business with our dollars and we are concerned about how you are spending them."
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MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 26, 2010 12:30 p.m. | The pregame festivities at this afternoon's Brewers game have a distinct Franklin feel.
Members of the state champion Franklin Sabers baseball team are being introduced before the start of the game, and Coach Jim Hughes will throw out the first pitch.
The Sabers defeated West Bend West on July 29 to win the WIAA summer state baseball tournament.
Aug. 26, 2010 12:18 p.m. | We're just hours away from the first official games of the 2010 high school football season and there is no better way to find out the latest news on your favorite team then to check out NOW's comprehensive football preview page.
The page is packed with videos on area teams, a roundtable discussion from our sportswriters previewing the top teams to watch, position by position breakdowns, an interactive poll, photo gallery and more.
Go to NOW's 2010 football preview section.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 25, 2010 11:20 a.m. | The Franklin Police Department will be aggressively looking for drunken drivers Sept. 4 as part of its participation on the Southeast Wisconsin Drunk Driving Task Force.
The department received a grant to pay for officers' overtime for high-visibility enforcement efforts.
The task force, made up of 17 law enforcement agencies in southeastern Wisconsin, has arrested 1,084 drunken drivers since April 2009, according to a news release.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 19, 2010 5:08 p.m. | The Whitnall School District is planning a school year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary, and things will kick off with a block party Sept. 18.
The party, from 2 to 8 p.m. in front of Whitnall High School, 5000 S. 116th St., will feature live music, games, food, raffles and prizes.
More activities throughout the year are in the planning stages.
For information, visit the district's website, whitnall.com.
By
Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 18, 2010 5:46 p.m. | Franklin - The Common Council might allow residents to grow "natural lawns" - those containing "common species of grass and wild flowers native to North America which are designed and purposefully cultivated to exceed 12 inches in height from the ground."
The council has asked the city Environmental Commission to examine the issue. The commission is scheduled to discuss the matter Aug. 25.
Residents would have to apply to the city to have a natural lawn and get consent from abutting neighbors - unless the resident could show the city that the lawn would be screened by an "opaque fence or row of continuous shrubs," according to a memo from a city planner.
By
MARK SCHAAF
Aug. 17, 2010 9:15 a.m. | The question of whether Franklin should have a full-time mayor may get put to the voters this fall.
The Common Council tonight will discuss holding an advisory referendum on the issue, similar to one in 1999 that was narrowly voted down.
Franklin now has a part-time mayor and a full-time administrator, like many other Milwaukee County communities. The only cities with full-time mayors in the county are West Allis, Greenfield and Milwaukee.
Mayor Tom Taylor, who supports keeping the current system, and others said the question is not really about full-time hours, but rather full-time compensation.
The mayor's salary now is $16,800, plus $400 per month for mileage and expenses.
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Aug. 12, 2010 8:04 a.m. | With just a few days left of the Wisconsin State Fair, you still have time to score free tickets from NOW Newspapers.
All you have to do is "like" NOW Newspapers on Facebook and respond to our last status update and tell us your favorite story from our papers this week.
A random drawing will be held at 8 a.m. Friday and announced on Facebook.
Winners will receive a four-pack of tickets to the fair, which begins runs to Sunday. Winners will have to pick up the tickets in our Waukesha office, 1741 Dolphin Drive, Suite A, 53186.
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