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Sunday, November 15, 2020
Franklin Public Schools, MA: Jordan Sonnenblick - Nov 19
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity
The 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival will celebrate its 20th birthday this year! And, for the first time in its history, the event will be completely virtual. Join us next weekend for an interactive, online celebration of American Ingenuity featuring more than 120 authors, poets and illustrators. The festivities will culminate with a PBS television special “The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity,” hosted by Hoda Kotb on Sunday, Sept. 27, 6-8 p.m. ET/PT (check local listings).
Register Today!
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2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival |
Create your FREE account now at loc.gov/bookfest to access on-demand videos, live author chats and discussions during the Festival weekend, Sept. 25 – 27. You’ll have options to personalize your own festival journey with timely topics, and to explore book buying possibilities through the festival’s official bookseller, Politics & Prose.
Check Out the Author Lineup
Collage image of authors participating in the 2020 National Book Festival
More than 120 renowned authors, poets and illustrators are taking part in our virtual festival! Connect with your favorite writers across all genres at our virtual “stages” including, Children, Teens, Family, Food & Field, Fiction, Genre Fiction, History & Biography sponsored by Wells Fargo, Poetry & Prose sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts, Science and Understanding Our World.
View the full author lineup: loc.gov/events/2020-national-book-festival/authors/
Thursday, September 17, 2020
"The story of Tabitha. It's the story of us" (video)
We can do hard things.
Please watch. It's the story of Tabitha. It's the story of us.
— Glennon Doyle (@GlennonDoyle) September 15, 2020
We can do hard things. And we will. Because we are goddamn cheetahs. #GetUntamed pic.twitter.com/n24gE5g0rv
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"The story of Tabitha. It's the story of us" |
Saturday, September 5, 2020
FM #342 Easy Walks with Marjorie Turner Hollman - 9/01/20 (audio)
FM #342 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 342 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with author Marjorie Turner Hollman. Our conversation was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We had a comfortable and easy conversation about ‘easy walks’ in and around Franklin. Marjorie has four books now, three that are trail based and the newest one is more about how to find easy walks wherever you are.
Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ac6a6eab-fcd9-4bbe-9eb7-9a8342d54520
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Links to
Marjorie’s web page which among other things features her books https://marjorieturner.com/
‘Easy Walks in MA’ group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Easywalksinmassachusetts
Photos from Marjorie https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/albums/72157715853783092
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
- If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
- If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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FM #342 Easy Walks with Marjorie Turner Hollman - 9/01/20 (audio) |
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Marjorie Turner Hollman |
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
“It’s uncomfortable for a lot of parents, so a lot of times they just skip over it"
It’s been two years since Sam Gouveia was teased by some of his kindergarten classmates for painting his nails red.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Now a month shy of his seventh birthday, he still paints his nails. He also started experimenting with make-up to recreate looks based off of YouTube tutorials. He started with his mom’s products, but now he has his own bag of make-up.
“He hasn’t had a problem (with being judged) since then,” said his father Aaron Gouveia, writer of the nationally-known “Daddy Files” blog, about that day in 2018.
When Gouveia started a thread on Twitter supporting Sam wearing nail polish, it went viral, receiving more than 35,000 likes and support from celebrities like former New England Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett, and voice actress Tara Strong, who has voiced popular characters like Timmy Turner from the “Fairly OddParents.”
https://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20200630/his-three-sons-franklins-daddy-files-blogger-publishes-book-on-raising-boys-to-be-good-men
Listen to my interview with Aaron. We met on the Town Common, and socially distanced for our conversation.
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/06/fm-292-aaron-gouveia-daddy-files-52120.html
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FM #292 Aaron Gouveia - Daddy Files - 5/21/20 (audio) |
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Franklin Matters Radio Schedule for 6/10 - 6/11/20
Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
Wednesday 11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm
- “Talk Franklin” = 290 - Jamie Hellen and Anne Marie Tracey - (46 m)
Thursday: 9:00a/12:00p/6:00p
- 292 – Franklin author – Aaron Gouveia (29 m)
- 294 – former Franklin teacher – Kathy Pennell (20 m)
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Franklin Matters Radio Schedule for 6/10 - 6/11 |
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
FM #292 Aaron Gouveia - Daddy Files - 5/21/20 (audio)
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Franklin resident and author, Aaron Gouveia. We had our conversation on the Town Common on a gorgeous day in May while adhering to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk of his popping to my Franklin radar as a dad blogger when in 2018, his son in kindergarten came home with a problem due to some of his class’s reaction to his fingernails being painted. Aaron set up a Twitter thread before he went to bed that night and woke up to find his phone exploding with notifications.
Long story short as he made the media rounds, he got an offer to write a book about toxic masculinity. His book is now due to be published June 16
We had a great conversation
- about parenting, both boys and girls,
- the needs for good role models for our youth
- the minimum wage workers who are the heroes in this pandemic.
- the nature of work is changing and
- maybe there is a silver lining in this pandemic.
The show notes include links to Aaron’s Twitter profile, the Amazon book page, his book web page, and to the quote I botched during the conversation.
The recording runs about 28 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Aaron. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-292-aaron-gouveia-daddy-files-5-21-20
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Franklin Public Library Author Event, June 24 https://facebook.com/events/s/raising-boys-to-be-good-men-a-/2312169695751328/?ti=cl
The DaddyFiles page https://www.daddyfiles.com/
The Amazon link
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1510749411?tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
Aaron’s Amazon author link https://www.amazon.com/Aaron-Gouveia/e/B08127Z6JN
Boston Globe article from 2018
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/10/23/this-franklin-father-has-powerful-message-anyone-who-has-issue-with-his-son-painting-his-nails/P9lPTb9IAqGtf0toIuO58K/story.html
Follow Aaron on Twitter https://twitter.com/daddyfiles
And the quote I butchered goes like this:
"Our example to our children, to our families, and to the world around us is constant. The question is not whether or not anyone is watching, the question is what are they learning as they watch." -- Kirk Weisler
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
- If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
- If you don't like something here, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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FM #292 Aaron Gouveia - Daddy Files - 5/21/20 (audio) |
Monday, February 3, 2020
FM #198 - Jeff StGermain On "How I Read" - The Word Experiences Tour (audio)
This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 198 in the series, we are now collaborating on with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).
Jeff St Germain, author and resident of Franklin sat with me recently at the Franklin studio. He talks about his new children’s book “How I Read” and the background research driving him to develop ‘word experiences’ for young children.
Listen to our conversation, approximately 24 minutes
https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HrD7VxrX
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Visit https://howtoreadbooks.com/about-talsd.html to learn why the focus of each event is "word experiences" for the participants.
Follow Jeff on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/howtoreadbook/
“The Early Catastrophe” by Hart-Risley https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/periodicals/TheEarlyCatastrophe.pdf
Related link to the Hart-Risley study mentioned
http://www.wvearlychildhood.org/resources/C-13_Handout_1.pdf
Link to NPR audio report updating the study with new info
https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/06/01/615188051/lets-stop-talking-about-the-30-million-word-gap
Betty Hart’s wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Hart
Todd Risley interview on YouTube https://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/experts/todd-risley
For the inquiring minds: the book that had my attention so deeply that I almost missed getting off the train, not once but twice with the same book: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman http://philip-pullman.com/hdm
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Jeff and Klondike at the Franklin Public Library |
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can always use your help.
How can you help?
- If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
- If you don't like this, please let me know
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
Monday, November 11, 2019
Local author's books part of marketing test with Target
Route 128 and the Birth of the Age of High Tech
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738510767
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Route 128 and the Birth of the Age of High Tech |
and
U.S. Army Natick Laboratories: The Science behind the Soldier
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738537290
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U.S. Army Natick Laboratories: The Science behind the Soldier |
will be available at the Target location at 400 Cochituate Rd, in Framingham through the end of 2019. This is an innovative step to support book sales by a major national retailer.
If you don't make it to Target before the end of the year, you can also find these books (and others by Alan Earls) in your normal online books sellers (amazon, et al).
For other titles by Alan Earls at Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AAlan++R.++Earls&s=relevancerank&text=Alan++R.++Earls&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Author to visit the three Franklin Middle Schools in November
#VisitingAuthor has been announced! We are thrilled to welcome @LeslieConnor29 to ALL THREE Franklin middle schools in November! @HMMSLightning look for info flyer coming home with your student today @FranklinEdOrg @FranklinMatters pic.twitter.com/ZLiedLpZdo— Crazy Reading Ladies (@allinreading) October 8, 2019
Download your copy of the flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AiJPm1t1wZyOB-U07wxc3RZnsLR03Bfg/view?usp=sharing
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Author to visit ALL THREE Franklin middle schools in November |
Saturday, May 18, 2019
“had a feeling that there was a story hiding in that idea”
"Susan Hamilton can trace her beginnings as a serious writer to a particular college assignment.
“My freshman writing professor challenged us to write ‘something creative,’” she says.
Until then, most of her writing was for school. This time, the assignment was a tipping point.
“I enjoyed the story I wrote so much, I set out to write a novel,” the author shares."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190517/telling-faerie-tales-franklin-author-delves-into-fantasy-realm
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SUSAN K. HAMILTON |
Related post
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/11/franklin-author-susan-k-hamilton.html
You can find Shadow King on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-King-Susan-K-Hamilton-ebook/dp/B07H84LK7Z
and Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40250160-shadow-king
Friday, January 4, 2019
Franklin Author Book Sale Specials
Franklin Author: Susan K. Hamilton fantasy genre novelist
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/11/franklin-author-susan-k-hamilton.html"The ESCAPE! Anthology released yesterday and is currently in the Top 50 on Amazon for both Short Stories and Anthologies. Special $2.99 price until Jan. 6! Grab your copy today, you'll be glad you did!#shortstories #anthologies #amreading #books"
The ESCAPE! Anthology released yesterday & is currently in the Top 50 on Amazon for both Short Stories & Anthologies. Special $2.99 price until Jan. 6! Grab your copy today, you'll be glad you did!#shortstories #anthologies #amreading #books #indieauthorshttps://t.co/DU449JXSNV pic.twitter.com/wSXXCXVy4H— Susan K. Hamilton (@RealSKHamilton) January 2, 2019
"Buy the Amazon Kindle version of Shadow King for just $0.99 through 12/12/19!
Grab a copy today!"
Buy the Amazon Kindle version of Shadow King for just $0.99 through 12/12/19!— Susan K. Hamilton (@RealSKHamilton) January 2, 2019
Grab a copy today! https://t.co/FgvS5Z7On6 …#booksonsale #ShadowKing #amwriting #kindledeals #kindlebooks pic.twitter.com/mrH8IJamkZ
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SUSAN K. HAMILTON |
Saturday, November 24, 2018
Franklin Author: Susan K. Hamilton fantasy genre novelist
SUSAN K. HAMILTON: Susan K. Hamilton is the author of three novels in the fantasy genre: Shadow King, Darkstar Rising, and The Devil Inside (forthcoming in 2019). Shadow King landed on the Top Ten finalist list of the 2016 Launchpad Manuscript Competition out of over 1,000 entrants from 24 countries, and was published by Inkshares in October 2018.
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SUSAN K. HAMILTON |
The Devil You Don’t reached the Top 25 finalists list the following year and will be published under the name The Devil Inside. Susan lives near Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and cat. An avid equestrian, you can often find her at the barn when she’s not writing. She rediscovered her love for writing at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst when her writing teacher freshman year told the class that their last assignment was “to write something creative.”
You can find Shadow King on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-King-Susan-K-Hamilton-ebook/dp/B07H84LK7Z
and Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40250160-shadow-king
Monday, September 24, 2018
Library: Journalist and Author Ted Reinstein - Sep 24
Library: Journalist and Author Ted Reinstein - Sep 24 |
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Library: Journalist and Author Ted Reinstein - Sep 24 |
Ted also spoke in 2014 at the Library. At the time the enthusiastic group who listened and wanted to buy his book, went across the street to the Ginley Funeral Home parking lot where he sold copies of his book. Maybe the capability to sell books on the Library grounds has changed. It was being talked of during the renovation of the Library. We'll see.
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Ted in the center of the Franklin book buyers! |
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/04/i-bought-my-book-at-ginleys.html
Monday, August 27, 2018
Franklin Library: Ted Reinstein - Sep 24
This was shared from the Franklin Library page
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2018/08/journalist-author-ted-reinstein-monday.html
Ted spoke in 2014 at the Library. At the time the enthusiastic group who listened and wanted to buy his book, went across the street to the Ginley Funeral Home parking lot where he sold copies of his book. Maybe the capability to sell books on the Library grounds has changed. It was being talked of during the renovation of the Library. We'll see.
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Ted in the center of the Franklin book buyers! |
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2014/04/i-bought-my-book-at-ginleys.html
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
In the News: Franklin author at Library; MDN editor at Library
"The Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., will host local author Arlyn Halpern on Tuesday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Halpern, a psychotherapist and writer, will give a talk about her new memoir, “Dancing into the Light.” It’s a heartwarming tale of her journey from a challenging childhood in suburban Chicago to self-discovery and greater wisdom through dance, living in three countries, and intensively studying mindfulness and meditation in India and the U.S. with a Buddhist master. It’s a compelling tale of love, loss, adventure, humor, and personal and spiritual growth.
“There are many joyful and funny experiences (in the book) - dancing in a carnival at age 15 and falling in love to name a few,” says Halpern."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180604/franklin-author-to-talk-about-memoir-at-library-june-5
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In the News: Franklin author at Library; MDN editor at Library |
"We value our readers and those connected with the communities we cover; that’s why we would like to hear from you in person.
Come share your thoughts and story tips at Coffee With The Editor events planned for Milford and Franklin this month.
Milford Daily News Editor-In-Chief Anne Brennan and Multimedia Journalist Scott Calzolaio will be at the Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 6.
The Milford Daily News staff will be on hand from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, June 13 at the Daily News office, 197 Main St. for a second Coffee With The Editor event."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180604/join-us-for-coffee-with-daily-news-editor-in-june
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
In the News: local author to speak at Library June 5
"The Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, will host local author Arlyn Halpern on Tuesday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Halpern, a psychotherapist and writer, will give a talk about her new memoir, “Dancing into the Light.” It’s a heartwarming tale of her journey from a challenging childhood in suburban Chicago to self-discovery and greater wisdom through dance, living in three countries, and intensively studying mindfulness and meditation in India and the US with a Buddhist master. It’s a compelling tale of love, loss, adventure, humor, and personal and spiritual growth."Continue reading the article online
http://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20180529/franklin-author-to-talk-about-memoir-at-library
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In the News: local author to speak at Library June 5 |
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
High School - College: Social Media Part-time Summer Work
"I am looking for a mature high school or college student who might want a part-time job this summer. I have been looking for someone who is good at social media and could assist me in getting the word out about my book through Facebook, Instagram, etc., as well as assisting in some other office tasks."Arlyn is scheduled to talk about her book at the Franklin Library on June 5 at 6:30 PM. You can find more about her book "Dancing into the Light: A Spiritual Journey of Healing" on her page http://www.arlynhalpern.com/
If you have interest in the social media work, please contact Arlyn at arlyn@arlynhalpern.com
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Social Media Part-time Summer Work |
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Book Signing: "Run. Think. Repeat.: Funny, Thought-Provoking, and Totally Random Thoughts" - Nov 9
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Franklin’s Kim Rezendes celebrates the release of her first book |
The book morphed out of Kim’s blog and Facebook posts, with encouragement from friends and family who enjoyed her humorous writing style and related to her stories. Kim spent a year compiling the pieces while continuing to write new material. Written in conversational style, often as a stream of consciousness, the book’s chapters fall into four sections: FamiLove, “Her”story, Think. Thank. Thunk., and Randumbs.
Born and raised in Franklin, Kim still lives in her hometown surrounded by family and childhood friends. Her writing reflects Kim’s appreciation for small-town community and old-school perspective. The stories are highly relatable and honest, with a real-life view. Local readers may well recognize familiar people and places, while others will find in Kim’s anecdotes much that reminds them of their own lives, family, and experience.
Director of the Little Music School at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA), Kim is also one of FSPA’s earliest alums. She notes that Run. Think. Repeat. celebrates longtime relationships with teachers and fellow students who remain some of her closest friends. Working with FSPA’s youngest learners, Kim draws a connection between her own powers of observation and those of the children she teaches: “Children notice things that others don’t and they verbalize things that others might not. Parts of my writing are musings on common situations and circumstances. I pay attention to everyday things that we’re surrounded by and I’m inspired by them.”
Kim finds her writing to be a relaxing process that helps clear her head and put things in perspective. “In the classroom, I do the same thing,” she says of her shift in outlook. “If something is not going as planned, I try to focus on what is going well and not sweat the small stuff.”
The feedback from readers has been what Kim hoped it would be. “It’s an easy read,” Kim says. “There’s so much heavy in this world, the book allows people to stop thinking about all the craziness.”
Released by MindStir Media, Run. Think. Repeat. is available for purchase at THE BLACK BOX book signing or via online retailers Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com. The $14.99 paperback is also sold locally at The Spotlight Shop, 34 Main Street, in Franklin.
THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin; visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com to learn more.
For more information about Run.Think. Repeat., visit www.runthinkrepeat.com.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Franklin Candidate for Town Council - Eamon McCarthy Earls
Eamon's email address is eamon4newftc@gmail.com and his campaign Facebook page is @eamon4newftc.
Offer to Candidates 2017
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/08/offer-to-candidates-for-franklin.html
From the FM archives:
Eamon's presentation at the Historical Museum on his book http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/01/talking-about-edge-city.html
and info on his book Franklin: From Puritan Precinct to 21st Century ‘Edge City’
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/01/historical-museum-book-signing-jan-13.html
Noteworthy: This information is intended to help the Franklin voters when we all head to the ballot box on November 7. The interview candidates have had an opportunity to review the text before publishing to ensure the accuracy of our discussion.
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Franklin Election Collection - 2017 |