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| Electric Youth 2018 - Mar 23 |
Safe Home is the new album from the Boston's venerated songwriter, Livingston Taylor. The release was recorded with a single microphone, the band appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. Liv was supported by a world class band of Shelly Berg (piano), David Finck (bass), Bashiri Johnson (percussion), and Chelsea Berry (vocals), the album gives playful bend to musical classics like "Anything You Can Do", and also presents Livingston originals such as "I Must Be Doing Something Right".
Livingston Taylor’s career as a professional musician has spanned 51 years. He maintains a performance schedule of more than a hundred shows a year, delighting audiences with his unique brand of popular music which includes mostly original repertory from his thirteen albums. In addition to his performance schedule, Livingston is a full professor at Berklee College of Music, passing on the extensive knowledge gained from his long career on the road to the next generation of musicians.
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| Livingston Taylor is performing at OCC Coffeehouse Friday, Apr 6 |
"March savings at the Franklin Agway. More deals on our anniversary weekend. Support the SAFE Coalition 3/24-3/25 when purchasing your all natural Bonide products."
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| Franklin Agway sale to benefit SAFE Coalition |
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| Reminder: FHS Panthers Softball Clinic Grades K-5 - Mar 24 |
"Salvator Balkus, Daniel Hickey, Samuel Molloy, Seamus Reardon and Daniel Schratz, members of the Boy Scout Troop #126 and residents of Franklin, earned the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank that the Boy Scouts offers. Only 3-4 percent of Boy Scout members attain this honor.
Salvator Balkus is a senior at Franklin High School. In the troop, he has previously served as patrol leader and webmaster. In addition to scouting, Balkus is very involved in the FHS Mock Trial team, where he argues cases and gives expert testimony in court. He is also a National Honor Society member, competes in sprinting and high jump for the high school spring track team, and works at the Panther Help Desk helping students and solving technological issues with school computers.
Last year he completed his Eagle project, in which he helped the Franklin Historical Commission digitally compile data and redesign the website for their museum. The project involved eight dedicated volunteers and over 80 hours of work. These volunteers created data spreadsheets to record military veteran information from World War I, World War II, the Spanish-American War and the Revolutionary War. They also scanned portraits, recorded data on historic properties and digitalized a timeline of Franklin history."
"Pick up your spoons.
Franklin High School’s annual community Empty Bowls Dinner will be held May 1, and tickets can be bought online.
To help the nearly 1,000 individuals seeking food assistance from the Franklin Food Pantry, the pantry is again partnering with the Franklin High School Empty Bowls Club. In the last two years, the club has raised about $11,000.
There were 250 tickets sold for last year’s event. The club is hoping to sell an additional 100 this year. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for children. Soup and bread will be served by the club’s students, and everyone will take home a hand-crafted bowl made by the students and community members."
"Need to get your car inspected?
Don’t plan on heading to the shop this weekend.
The state Registry of Motor Vehicles will close 7 p.m. Thursday, and won’t reopen until 8 a.m. Monday, March 26. Anything associated with the Registry – like your car’s new inspection sticker – will be inaccessible during that time.
“We’ve tried to do everything we can to make our customers aware,” Lauren Dias, of Hopkinton’s Lumber Street Auto Repair said. “It shuts us down for that period of time.”
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| Registry of Motor Vehicles will close 7 p.m. Thursday, and won’t reopen until 8 a.m. Monday, March 26 |
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| FHS Bakalars, Carlucci, Carlucci, and Remillard named to Wrestling All Stars |
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| 3rd Annual Empty Bowls Dinner - May 1 |
Franklin High School is participating in an international charity project called Empty Bowls, which supports hungry people in local communities. The objective of the Empty Bowls Club is to teach students of all ages that they can make a difference in their local community. Club members, along with FHS faculty, district K-12 art teachers, and the Franklin community, make ceramic bowls throughout the year. Then, the Empty Bowls Club and the Franklin Food Pantry work together to co-host a community meal of soup and bread. All funds raised at this event are donated to the Franklin Food Pantry. The Empty Bowls Club has been sponsored by the Franklin Cultural Council.
The Franklin Food Pantry offers supplemental food assistance and household necessities to nearly 1,000 individuals. Clients have access to bread and fresh produce daily during Pantry hours. As a nonprofit organization, the Pantry depends entirely on donations, and receives no town or state funding. Other programs include a Mobile Pantry, Cooking Matters classes, a Healthy Futures Market, emergency food bags and holiday meal packages. The Pantry is located at 43 W. Central St. in Franklin on Route 140 across from the Franklin Fire Station. Visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org for more information.
"Just when it looked like Mansfield would run away the state championship, Franklin. Stormed back with a big run and had a chance to make it a two-possession game.
And no one was surprised because that’s the never-give-up type of team that Franklin is.
But when Mansfield was able to weather the storm, keep its lead, and break the pressure to pull away in the final minutes, it didn’t come as a big surprise either, because that’s the team the Hornets have been this season.
And with that, Mansfield earned a hard-fought 67-54 win over Franklin to earn the D1 State Championship, the first in program history."
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| "At the end of the day, we didn’t do what we needed to do” (HockomockSports.com photo) |
Their special brand of folk music. Highly acclaimed as not only songwriters, but as interpreters of traditional and contemporary songs and stories, their show is full of enthusiasm, good humor and fine musicianship.
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| Mustard’s Retreat plays Wrentham - Mar 23 |
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| Camp Blast Family Night on Friday, March 30 |
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| Balsamic Vinegar And Wine Pairings - Mar 29 |
"The library will add a linguistic twist to storytime later this month when students from the Spanish National Honor Society read books and lead activities about Spanish culture.
The first of the three events will take place on March 31, when there will be singing, dancing, cultural snacks and arts and crafts. The effort is being led by Franklin High School senior and Spanish National Honor Society member Letticia Pierre-Louis.
She thought it would be a good idea to combine her work at the library with her honor society volunteer requirement to create an event that would benefit and educate the younger generation.
The Storytime Fiesta isn’t just about learning a bit of Spanish, Pierre-Louis said, it’s about appreciating the culture surrounding the language around the world."
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| Storytime Fiesta - March 31 |
"State and local officials described Medway High School’s inaugural Civics Day as a time to begin passing the torch to the leaders of tomorrow.
Students got a chance to interact with local leaders during the Friday morning event and State Rep. Jeffrey Roy, D-Franklin, gave a speech about the importance of community engagement.
The event also had a competitive component – a quiz competition to determine who had the best grasp of local issues.
Teacher Aubrie Rojee, who organized the event, has a passion for civics and wants to teach students about the responsibility of being good citizens in a democracy."
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| Oak St Elementary - March fund raising - Mar 20 |
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| sunshine on Spruce Pond |
Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.
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| 53 Tri-County Students Receive Adams Scholarship |
"After years of knocking on the door, the Mansfield boys’ basketball team finally broke through for an MIAA Division 1 state championship.
Mansfield lost in the South sectional final in 2015 and 2017 and fell in overtime to Springfield Putnam in the 2013 state title game.
But on Saturday at the MassMutual Center, the Hornets earned that elusive state title in sweet fashion by outlasting Hockomock League rival Franklin, 67-54, to close their season on a 20-game winning streak."
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| Mansfield's Ryan Otto grabs a rebound over Franklin’s Christopher Edgehill. (JOHN TLUMACKI/THE BOSTON GLOBE) |
End 1Q: Franklin 16, Mansfield 16. Hornets finish with 7-0 run to tie it, topped with emphatic one handed slam from Damani Scott (12 points). #hockomock pic.twitter.com/itYYigV57q— Ryan Lanigan (@R_Lanigan) March 17, 2018
16-16 after 1st. @fhsboysbball @FHSSports Oh yeah...and @RattleCity showed up! pic.twitter.com/y7psOL3oJY— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) March 17, 2018
Mahon scored early but McCoy has answered with a three. Lots of whistles here. Hornets up 38-28 with 4:39 left 3Q. #hockomock— Ryan Lanigan (@R_Lanigan) March 17, 2018
Edgehill jumper, timeout Franklin. Mansfield up 59-44 with 4:37 left. Panthers are just 8/19 from FT line, Mansfield 17/20. #hockomock— Ryan Lanigan (@R_Lanigan) March 17, 2018
Mansfield will have the ball coming out of a timeout. 23 on the shot block, leading 59-52 with 2:25 to play. Buckle up. #hockomock— Ryan Lanigan (@R_Lanigan) March 17, 2018
Final: Mansfield 67, Franklin 54. The Hornets are D1 State Champions. #hockomock— Ryan Lanigan (@R_Lanigan) March 17, 2018
Tough fought battle but unfortunately we came up short. Mansfield won 67-54. Thank you boys and especially the... https://t.co/jZ2rppQTaP— FHS Boys Basketball (@fhsboysbball) March 17, 2018
Lost a hard fought game to Mansfield. Congratulations to the whole @fhsboysbball program, but especially seniors. So proud of everyone!!— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) March 17, 2018
— Paul Mahon (@paulmahon21) March 18, 2018
After falling to Mansfield in the D1 state final today in Springfield, the #Franklin bball team gathered and joined arms on the court. @FHSSports @fhsboysbball @RattleCity PHOTOS: https://t.co/5EL6COo2hM pic.twitter.com/vGhz5nLi70— Ken McGagh (@kmcgaghMWphoto) March 18, 2018
Franklin Boys Basketball - BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR! Although the end result was not what you had hoped, this journey has been filled with a lifetime of great memories. Thank you seniors! #PantherPride— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) March 18, 2018
Thank you @_FHSBasketball for an amazing year. pic.twitter.com/1eorkY4o3h— Matt Durkey (@mattdurkeyprod) March 18, 2018
"Signs along the Mass Pike announced this weekend that the Registry of Motor Vehicles will close temporarily March 23-25 while it switches to a new computer system.
Services, other than law enforcement, will be unavailable from 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22, until 8 a.m. Monday, March 26, including motor vehicle inspections, registry online services and in-person services at registry and AAA locations. On its website, the RMV said it will not process any transactions during this time.
This means all Massachusetts inspection stations, including auto dealerships, cannot perform vehicle inspections on March 23, 24 and 25.
The new computer system will replace the current one, which is more 30 years old. It will also allow the registry to issue federally mandated REAL ID credentials, which allow some members of the public to use a driver’s license as federal identification."
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| RMV will be closed March 23-25 for a system upgrade |
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| Timeless NEW FITNESS STUDIO! |
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| Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council #1847 |
