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Housing project across from Catholic seminary approved

Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 12:07 p.m.

Franklin — The Common Council this week approved a religious order's plan to build a four-story, 176-unit apartment building for senior citizens, including active and retired priests as well as members of the public.The Priests of the Sacred Heart next year will build Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake across the street from the Sacred Heart School of Theology, which it owns.The Catholic order's current facility for retired priests, 7330 S. Lovers Lane Road, has 15 units ...

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Franklin restores police, fire positions

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Published Nov. 18, 2009 at 1:37 p.m.

Franklin — The Common Council on Tuesday adopted a 2010 budget that restores funding for one vacant police officer position and one vacant firefighter position and gives the council the option of filling a second vacant police job sometime next year.The council also approved stricter guest registration requirements at the city's hotels and motels, in the wake of the September arrest of a suspected serial killer. For details, see a story from www.FranklinNOW.com.Mayor Tom Taylor had proposed

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Franklin may modify motel rules in wake of serial killer case

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Published Nov. 17, 2009 at 4:21 p.m.

Franklin — In the wake of the arrest of a suspected serial killer at a Franklin motel, the Common Council tonight will consider strengthening the guest registration requirements at the city's hotels and motels.The major change is customers paying in cash would need to provide photo identification and the hotel or motel would have to keep a photocopy of it, City Attorney Jesse Wesolowski said Tuesday.Suspected serial killer Walter E. Ellis was arrested Sept. 5 at the Park Motel, 7273 S. 27th

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Suburbs to decide on police, fire positions

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Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 12:29 a.m.

West Allis will decide this week whether to cut five police officer positions, while Franklin and New Berlin each will decide whether to fill two police officer positions and one firefighter position that are vacant ...

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Franklin budget includes tax increase, spending cuts

Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 3:33 p.m.

Franklin — Mayor Tom Taylor's proposed 2010 budget would raise the property tax levy by 3.8%, cut general fund spending by 2.5% and not fill two police officer positions and one firefighter position that are vacant.The Common Council and its Finance Committee will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to consider the plan.A public hearing on the budget is set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17. The council is scheduled to adopt a budget at that meeting ...

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Former Franklin alderman fined over sunken barge

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Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 4:13 p.m.

Basil Ryan, a former Franklin alderman, was ordered Tuesday to pay $37,691 in fines for failing to remove a barge that sank in the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, according to a statement issued by state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.The order by Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper also forces Ryan to put $100,000 in an escrow account to pay to remove the barge, the statement says.Ryan's lawyer, Daniel Biersdorf of Minneapolis, could not be reached for comment ...

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Attorney Gerneral Van Hollen: Milwaukee County man ordered to pay forfeitures and to remove sunken barge from the Menomonee River

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Published Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.

For More Information Contact: ... Bill Cosh ... 608/266-1221MILWAUKEE – Franklin businessman Basil E. Ryan, Jr., has been ordered ...

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Carolina firm acquires Franklin manufacturer

Published Oct. 1, 2009 at 11:50 a.m.

Carlisle Companies Incorporated announced today it has acquired privately ...

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Carlisle Cos. buys Franklin manufacturer

Published Oct. 1, 2009 at 9:40 a.m.

Electronic Cable Specialists Inc., a designer and manufacturer of electrical and structural products and services for the aviation, medical and industrial markets based in Franklin, has been purchased by Carlisle Companies Inc. for an undisclosed amount. (CSL) ...

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Nasdaq suspends trading of Vuance shares

Published Oct. 1, 2009 at 9:45 a.m.

Vuance Ltd., a publicly traded provider of radio frequency security systems with headquarters in Franklin, said it has received notice from the Nasdaq stock market that its shares no longer meet the minimum requirements for listing ...

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