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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Dean College Announces New Deans For School Of The Arts And Sanders School Of Business

Dean College is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Ingram, Ph.D., as the new dean for the Dean Sanders ’47 School of Business and Patsy Collins Bandes as the new dean for the School of the Arts.

Bill Ingram joins Dean from the University of North Texas Dallas, where he was on the faculty since 2016, most recently serving as the assistant dean for the School of Business. He brings 10 years of experience teaching business and hospitality operations at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as over 10 years of professional experience in hotel and restaurant management with Walt Disney World Resort, Loews Hostels and Sky Hotels and Resorts. Ingram holds a Ph.D. in hospitality management from the University of Central Florida and an MBA from the University of North Texas. He is also an alumnus of Texas Tech University, where he earned both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in restaurant, hotel and institutional management.
Bill Ingram
Bill Ingram

As dean of the Sanders School of Business, Ingram will oversee programs in Athletic Coaching and Recreation Management, Business Management, Communications, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice and Homeland Security, Marketing, Sport Management and Sports Broadcasting. He is tasked with building the baccalaureate culture and raising the bar for the College’s business programs to stay current with the ever-changing industry.

“My biggest focus is aligning our business programs with what the industry wants and needs, especially in areas of cross concentration, whether that be data analysis, accounting, artificial intelligence or business ethics,” Ingram explained. “I’m also here to create business partnerships locally, maximize the relationships we already have, like with Kraft Sports + Entertainment, and think globally so that our students have opportunities that lead to careers.”

Ingram is also heavily focused on building experiential learning into every area of the Sanders School of Business.

“I want our faculty to be as innovative as possible,” he said. “I want to be able to walk through downtown Franklin and see our students out there working, getting hands-on experience and getting outside of the traditional classroom. The courses they are taking should look very similar to the jobs they’ll be doing once they graduate, so they are prepared for a seamless transition to their careers or graduate work.”

Meanwhile, Patsy Collins Bandes comes to Dean after 18 years with the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She first joined the Conservatory as the production stage manager in 2004, joined the theatre and dance faculty in 2006, and served as chair of the Conservatory's Theater Division from 2018 to 2022. As an arts administrator and academic leader with a diverse background in the management of theatre production, Collins Bandes has directed, produced and stage-managed productions for a number of companies, including the Boston Conservatory, North Shore Music Theatre, National Theatre Conservatory, Lizard Head Theatre Company, Intermezzo Chamber Opera, Prometheus Dance, Boston Children’s Chorus and Denver Center Theatre Company, which received a 1998 Tony Award for Excellence in Regional Theatre during her tenure. She holds a B.A. in theatre with an emphasis in directing from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Liberal Arts with a concentration in dramatic arts from Harvard University Extension School.

Patsy Collins Bandes
Patsy Collins Bandes
 Collins Bandes will oversee the entire School of the Arts at Dean, which includes Bachelor of Arts degree programs in Arts and Entertainment Management, Performance, Production and Design, and Theatre Studies, as well as new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs in Acting and Musical Theatre. She aims to build on the school’s foundation of holistic education while increasing the visibility of Dean’s arts programs both locally and nationally, as well as building industry-leading inclusive and diverse curriculum and practices.

“In the first semester, my focus really is getting to know the students and the culture and learning what everybody feels like they love and what they feel could change,” Collins Bandes explained. “Another priority is how we can make our performances, our season and our curriculum culturally aware and as diverse and inclusive as possible and actively engage in anti-racist theatre work. Over the course of the year, we’ll be looking at what is working really well and how we can bring some change into our curriculum and productions.”

To accomplish this, Collins Bandes is taking a holistic approach – not only training students to be artists, but to be citizen artists.

“Every student is a unique human being that has something to offer the world,” she said. “I truly believe that the goal of art is to change the world. By training students to be citizen artists, they can each go out and do so. My responsibility as an arts educator and an arts leader is to help students be a better version of who they are, not strip them down and make them into cookie cutter artists. And what’s great about Dean is that the idea of training the whole student and using a holistic approach is already built into The Dean Difference. It is perfect synergy with my own personal philosophy of how we teach theatre and the arts.”

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Town of Franklin (MA) Police Announce Arrest Made in Catalytic Converter Theft

On Friday, April 7, 2023, at approximately 3:01 AM, Franklin Police was contacted by Dean College Public Safety.  Dean College Public Safety Officers were monitoring their security cameras in Jones Lot off of Emmons Street when they observed two males who had jacked up two vehicles in the lot and appeared to be cutting out the catalytic converters.  The subjects were reported to be operating a black sedan.

Franklin Police responded and observed a vehicle matching the description pull out of the Jones lot.  When the occupants observed the approaching police units, the vehicle pulled into a drive way and the operator fled on foot.  The passenger of the vehicle, identified as DaMareon Crook, remained in the vehicle and was subsequently arrested.  It was later determined that the vehicle used by the subjects was a rental car and the license plate that was attached to the vehicle was stolen.  

A perimeter was established and the area was search by Franklin Police Units with the assistance of Wrentham and State Police.  The driver could not be located.

After investigation, DaMareon Crook, age 20, from Lorain, Ohio, was arrested and charged with possession of burglarious tools, two counts of larceny by stealing, seven charges of receiving stolen property (catalytic converters), two counts of defacing or damaging property, attaching registration plate, and use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony.

Detectives are currently investigating and trying to identify the operator who fled on foot.

The Franklin Police would like to thank our law enforcement partners for their assistance in this case: Dean College Public Safety, Wrentham Police, Bellingham Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center (MECC).

Town of Franklin (MA) Police Announce Arrest Made in Catalytic Converter Theft
Town of Franklin (MA) Police Announce Arrest Made in Catalytic Converter Theft

Saturday, April 16, 2022

New K-12 Art Director & FHS Athletic Director announced

Franklin Public Schools (FPS) and Franklin High School (FHS) are thrilled to announce the appointment of two most recently vetted and signed directors for our Art and Athletic Department.  Please join us in welcoming Adam Gooder and Karrah Ellis as members of our leadership team.


Adam is a highly qualified visual arts educator, currently teaching full time at Concord-Carlisle High School since 2012. Before that, he taught film at the college level for fifteen years. Adam created the Filmmaking and Digital Photography programs at CCHS, which include both Introductory and Advanced curricula, guest speakers, field trips, a yearly film festival and gallery shows.  Adam earned his undergraduate degree from New York University and earned master's degrees from both Lesley University and Simmons College.  


Karrah has been an educator for twenty-one years, beginning her career as an English teacher and coach at Grafton High School in 2001. Karrah transitioned to the role of athletic administrator and physical education teacher in 2007, and for the past 15 years has served student-athletes of Grafton, Algonquin, and Tantasqua Regional High School.  A focus for Karrah has always been the growth of the leadership skills of her student-athletes and as such she has developed numerous leadership summits to develop their skills.  Karrah has also created a curriculum for coaches on the social and emotional needs of student-athletes.  Karrah has many times been recognized by her peers; awarded State Athletic Director of Year as well as the prestigious State Award of Merit.  Karrah earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and her Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from Worcester State University.


About the Franklin Public School District:

The Franklin Public School District strives to nurture a safe, supportive, inclusive and collaborative learning environment in each of our 10 schools. We believe in providing an engaging and rigorous curriculum with exemplary instructional practices that will support and challenge students to reach their full potential through personalized learning opportunities. Our goal is to develop the necessary social-emotional, academic, and career skills for each Franklin student, so that they will be a productive citizen in an ever-changing world.

 

FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers

Friday, February 26, 2021

Did you know that FHS has an archive for their notifications?

If you missed that Tweet, or REGROUP message, there is a place to go back and check to see what it said.  Check this link = 
https://www.franklinps.net/fhs/pages/mass-notifications-archive-date-sent

Did you know that FHS has an archive for their notifications?
Did you know that FHS has an archive for their notifications?


Friday, January 10, 2020

Special Announcement from HMEA

Happy New Year! We've got some great news to share with you as we kick off 2020 here at HMEA!

The first piece of news is that starting on July 1, 2020, Jule will become the new President and Chief Executive Officer - CEO - at HMEA. We are really excited to share this news with you.


Jule Gomes Noack
Jule Gomes Noack
We have been working closely over the past five years planning for Jule to take over the CEO role. As many of you know, she's already doing most of the job and doing it really well. So, this transition will be easy.

And by the way…for those of you who don't know…Jule has been with HMEA for 32 years! She joined HMEA in 1987 as the agency's first clinical coordinator and has worked directly in or managed nearly every program, service, and administrative role within the organization. For the past 13 years, she has been a key member of HMEA's executive leadership team and has served as President/COO for the past six years, so she knows the organization pretty well by now!

As part of this planned transition, Mike will be moving into a new role here at HMEA as Executive Vice President for Government and Community Relations. In this role, he will continue to be an advocate and statewide leader on issues that matter to all of us, such as better pay and benefits for all staff.

All of us here at HMEA have benefited from Mike's incredible leadership over the past 20 years. During this time, he has led and overseen a tremendous amount of growth and positive change at HMEA. When Mike took over as CEO from HMEA's founder Susan Darnell, we were an organization serving 550 people. Today, we serve more than 5000 people.


Mike Moloney
Mike Moloney
Now, as Jule prepares to become only the third CEO in the history of the organization, she sees many opportunities to grow and improve the services we provide, to use technology to make all of our lives easier and more productive, and to ensure that our diversity work guarantees that this agency is a respectful and safe place for everyone we serve and all who work here. Jule also sees incredible opportunities to continue to develop partnerships that will allow us to build upon our many accomplishments and to ensure a long and bright future for this organization.

We look forward to continuing to work together with you to advance HMEA's mission to teach, support and empower people with developmental disabilities and their families to live meaningful lives of their choice.

We encourage you to reach out to either of us with any questions you might have. Thank you and Happy New Year!

Mike Moloney, CEO mmoloney@hmea.org

Jule Gomes Noack, President and COO jnoack@hmea.org


Video link: https://youtu.be/iE8sjtJnI9w




Special Announcement from HMEA
Special Announcement from HMEA
Learn more about HEMA at their web page https://www.hmea.org/

Note: I am proud to be part of the group supporting their annual road race for over a dozen years. The road race is part of their key fund raisers incredABLE 5K.

Monday, October 23, 2017

Announcement from Franklin Lions Club

It has come to our attention donations were solicited in the Franklin area in exchange for concert tickets on or around October 7. 

This person did NOT have authorization from the Franklin Lions Club to collect donations or give concert tickets as we cancelled our contract with this person on September 28 and never received the money from these collection activities. 

We suggest you file a complaint with the Franklin Police Department if you have been a victim of this fraud as we will be filing a grievance as well. 

Please email us at franklinmalions@gmail.com for this individual’s name if you plan on making the complaint.

Our sincerest apologies for this unfortunate event.

Announcement from Franklin Lions Club
Announcement from Franklin Lions Club

Monday, January 13, 2014

Franklin Public Schools: Sad News

On Jan 13, 2014 8:46 AM, "FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT" 

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hello

The administration of the Franklin Public Schools received confirmation this morning that two of our elementary students passed away in a tragic accident on Sunday. 

This is a sad and tragic event and our thoughts, prayers and sympathy go out to the family, friends and all those affected.

We have a crisis team in place at the school. We will have counseling services available after school for parents, students and faculty. 

We ask that the community respect the privacy of the family at this time.

Respectfully,
Maureen Sabolinski

This e-mail has been sent to you by FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. To maximize their communication with you, you may be receiving this e-mail in addition to a phone call with the same message. If you wish to discontinue this service, please inform FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT either IN PERSON, by US MAIL, or by TELEPHONE at 508-613-1777.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Franklin News: hydrant flow testing, public health advisory

Hydrant Flow Testing

The Franklin Department of Public Works, Water Division will be conducting hydrant flow testing during the overnight hours on Monday August 5 through Wednesday August 7. Flow testing will take place between the hours of 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM each night. Residents may experience temporary water loss or discolored water while hydrants are being tested in their area. Even though the water may be discolored, it is still safe for human consumption. For more information please visit the DPW homepage at:
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/FranklinMA_DPW/index


Public Health Notice

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a horse from Belchertown in west-central Massachusetts. So far this year there have been no human cases of either West Nile Virus or Eastern Equine Encephalitis in humans in Massachusetts.

It is prudent however for all individuals in Massachusetts to take personal precautions to avoid mosquito bites no matter where they live.

Apply Insect Repellent When Outdoors: Use a repellent with DEET, Permethrin, picardin or oil of lemon eucalyptus according to the instructions on the product labels. Remember not to use products with DEET on infants under two months of age. DEET products in concentrations above 30% should not be used on older children. Oil of eucalyptus should not be used on children under three years of age.

Be Aware of Peak Mosquito Hours: Mosquitos are most active between the hours from dusk to dawn. Limit your exposure out of doors during this peak biting time if possible. If you must be outside, wearing long-sleeves, long pants and socks will help keep mosquitos away from your skin.

Drain Standing Water on Your Property: Mosquitos lay their eggs in standing or stagnant water. Drain birdbaths, flower pots, buckets and children’s wading pools frequently.

Additional public health advisories/alerts regarding WNV and EEE will be provided by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Franklin Health Department as the situation warrants.

More information on mosquito-borne viruses can be found at the MADPH Arbovirus Surveillance Information web page at www.mass.gov/dph/mosquito.


Note: These notices were originally posted to the official Town of Franklin webpage
http://franklinma.virtualtownhall.net

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Announcement: Planning Board Positions (audio)

The Planning Board is accepting applications through January 9, 2008 with appointments to be made at a joint meeting of the Town Council and Planning Board on Jan 23, 2008.

Time: 22 seconds



MP3 File