Youth with an interest in chess? Consider the Southeast Massachusetts Scholastic Chess League

Southeast New England Chess Association (SENECA) is once again running the Southeast Massachusetts Scholastic Chess League!

Just as last year, the league will run similarly to any other scholastic sports program - there will be a set competition season and a tournament at the end of the season where trophies are awarded.

Registration starts now and league play begins in March!

Southeast New England Chess
Association (SENECA)

The season is 6-8 weeks long (depending on the number of teams), plus two weeks for makeup matches. At the end of the season, there will be a ceremony where we hold a blitz tournament for fun and present trophies to the top teams.

There are two divisions:

• Under 9 (U9) - Ages 5-8 may play in the U9 division
• Under 14 (U14) - Ages 9-13 may play in the U14 division

SENECA administrators will place the players on the teams, ensuring an even distribution of levels. Teams will consist of 3-5 players, all within the same division. The top three players from each team play on the Varsity boards; the remainder of the team plays on the Junior Varsity boards.

All matches will be held at the Bellingham Memorial School Library on Wednesdays from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

Register here by March 1st:  https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/r79q2dc/lp/acea153d-f906-45b5-80da-c63c44c1aa5c

For more about Southeast New England Chess Association (SENECA) visit - https://senecachess.org/

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, January 26, 2025 ???

Sunday, January 26

• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library) 
• Last days to buy Music Booster calendar raffle for February

9:00am Fallen Heroes: William 0. Martello (Veterans Walkway, Town Common)

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free) 

1:30pm Vera Meyer performs on Ben Franklin’s glass armonica (Dean college, Marvin Chapel)

2:00pm Family Concert Series: Discover the World of Classical Music (THE BLACK BOX)

2:30pm Chess Group (Franklin Public Library)

**  NO  Town Meetings today   **

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars