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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
MetroWest Commission on the Status of Women Hosts Inspiring International Women's Day Event - Mar 8
Monday, November 20, 2023
495/MetroWest: Annual Conference 2023 -> "The Future of Transportation in 495/MetroWest"
- Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation -> Monica Tibbits-Nutt
- Speaker Pro Tempore of the Massachusetts House of Representatives -> Kate Hogan
Village Hall on the Common2 Oak Street, Framingham, MA 01701
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Conversation with Town Councilor Cobi Frongillo - 05/02/22 (audio)
FM #787 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 787 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Town Councilor Cobi Frongillo conducted in the Franklin TV/Franklin Public Radio Studio on May 2, 2022.
We talk about Cobi’s recent conference trip and recent bike ride around Franklin.
The recording runs about 53 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Cobi as we discuss the conference takeaways, housing, transportation, zoning, and how it applies to Franklin.
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-787-conversation-with-cobi-frongillo-05-02-22
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Conference website -> https://yimby.town/
Session streaming links -> https://yimby.town/streaming/
Day 1 conference thread - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHt5Bl16d_q-ZwnBJ57VTI8dpIYIPHQP/view?usp=sharing
Day 2 conference thread -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gson071ISyJ8NzmdYmigBeheJvDMjCRV/view?usp=sharing
Day 3 conference thread -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lXmGwa7roYyLZ96LN33H-fycFGCgEY4I/view?usp=sharing
Mass Housing Partnership’s “DataTown” highlights for Franklin
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12huqmolj_QI3GK1jOqQZGC4wQswTci2x/view?usp=sharing
Bike ride thread ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DG0iuZH0MmITC6GVDqL_zsZSV--9eq4s/view?usp=sharing
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one of the data points from the Mass Housing Partnership’s “DataTown” highlights for Franklin |
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Early-bird registration for the 2021 MNN Annual Conference now OPEN
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Monday, October 28, 2019
Dr. Linden receives the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Sara Ann Paul Educator of the Year Award
Dr. Linden is a Senior Lecturer at Brown University where she has taught in the neuroscience department for over 8 years. She was nominated for the award by 8 current and former students. They praised her contributions to increasing inclusivity and honoring diversity throughout her work teaching and advising students, as well as through her service to Brown and the broader academic community. They pointed to her inclusion of social justice topics in her neuroscience courses, her safe and comfortable learning environments, and her diversity and inclusion syllabus statement which has been shared broadly and incorporated into syllabi from across the country.
The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience is an academic society committed to enhancing undergraduate neuroscience education. Their mission includes increasing undergraduate participation in research, disseminating innovations in undergraduate neuroscience education, and developing networks for faculty development.
For more about Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience visit their web page
https://www.funfaculty.org/drupal/
Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience web page |
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
In the News: Dean switches athletic conference; gambling expansion hearings; brewers-distributors don't agree
"The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has announced the addition of Dean College as its newest full core member institution beginning with the 2020-21 academic year, as recently announced by GNAC Commissioner Joe Walsh.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Dean College is currently a member of the New England Collegiate Conference for all sports excluding football.
In all, 14 of Dean’s 15 varsity sport programs will compete initially in the GNAC: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and men’s and women’s volleyball."
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190715/stronggreat-northeast-athletic-conference-adds-dean-college-strong
Dean's mascot "Boomer" out on the lawn recently |
"Eight years after Massachusetts legalized casino gambling and while lawmakers are weighing further expansions of gaming, a Hopkinton couple told lawmakers the story of how “the spread of commercialized gambling” has turned their lives and business upside down, and warned lawmakers against further promoting gambling.
Sara and Jeff Austin, who own and operate a sound engineering firm in Framingham, noticed a few unauthorized transactions on a bank statement in December 2018. Their bookkeeper, Antonis Mallios, assured them it was an accounting error and would be rectified in no time.
But as the Austins sorted through seven years of records, they and law enforcement realized Mallios had allegedly stolen $885,000 from the company and another $470,000 from a Methuen health center where he also kept the books."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190715/hopkinton-couple-victims-of-alleged-embezzler-slams-push-for-plainridge-table-games
"Brewers and beer distributors are renewing the effort to create new pathways out of their business partnerships, but a “compromise” bill put forward by distributors has already been rejected by brewers, who are offering a plan they said would be “painful” for them but still preferable to the distributors’ option.
“We’re not trying to make it easy for us to leave our wholesalers,” said Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch. “We’re willing to make it very painful in order to get something done. We’d love it differently, but it’s not going to happen. We have to make it painful for us.”
Under current law, once a beer supplier has worked with a particular distributor for six months, that distributor has indefinite rights to the products it has already distributed, and a supplier can only terminate the contract if the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission determines that the distributor has violated one of five statutorily-defined conditions."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190715/brewers-distributors-renew-quarrel-over-exclusive-contracts
Monday, December 31, 2018
3rd Annual Opioid Misuse Prevention Conference - Jan 16, 2019
The video:
Jeff Roy and the MIAA Opioid Misuse Prevention Conference from MIAA on Vimeo.
Or find the video here https://vimeo.com/306811402
To register for the Conference
http://www.miaa.net/contentm/blueprints/blueprint_form.php?sid=38&bp_form_id=172&event_id=1443
3rd Annual Opioid Misuse Prevention Conf |
Thursday, November 10, 2016
"a great opportunity to create some dialogue"
"Behind all of the great competition that happens in the Hockomock League, there are some amazing students, coaches and athletic directors that embody the values of sportsmanship, leadership and teamwork. These influential people all came together on Wednesday at Oliver Ames High School for the the Hockomock League’s Captains Conference for 2016/2017 Winter and Spring Sports.
Over 500 Hockomock captains listened to messages that stressed the importance of leadership and sportsmanship in athletics by having students participate in group activities, listening to a guest speaker, and talking to other captains about effective leadership.
The day began with the theme of leadership. To start, the captains were challenged with a simple, yet thought-provoking request – to find the best quote that defines leadership. While making the rounds, there were many worthy quotes that defined what a leader is, the most popular being John C. Maxwell’s “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
Continue reading the article online at HockomockSports.com
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-captains-gain-valuable-lessons-at-leasership-conference/
one of the gallery of photos from the event, click through to find more |
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Franklin Schools: Early dismissal Weds-Thur
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Two big events in April 2015 open to the Public
The American Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, April 8, 12:45 pm - 8:00pm
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
91 Jordan Road
Franklin, MA
New England Family History Conference (nefamilyhistory.com)
Saturday, April 11, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Admission is free
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
91 Jordan Road
Franklin, MA
Friday, November 5, 2010
Stress and Your Teen Conference - Nov 13
This conference might be good to learn what contributes to teenage stress and get some tools to help your family live a happier and healthier life amidst everyday stresses!
Stress and Your Teen Conference
Register at http://www.yourteen.org/
Franklin, MA
Thursday, September 30, 2010
It is worth taking the chance
THAT interview. You know. The one that will land you in the dream job and get you off unemployment.
But you really would like to go to Job Search Jam Sessions. You heard it was such a great time in May.
Folks learned about negotiating, entrepreneurship, networking, resumes and LinkedIn. Someone from the Milford Career Center came to showcase their suite of programs.
It was held in Hopkinton and those who went really liked the event. They asked for more sessions. They asked for a longer day.
Now it is coming on Friday, October 1. A full day with more sessions. And yet, you are waiting for that phone call.
You know, there is a way to solve that. You can register via the link below. You can either pay via credit card or select to pay at the door. If you get the phone call you can cancel out your registration and get a full refund (if you paid via credit card).
This is an easy thing to do. All the organizers know how you feel. Torn, frustrated with waiting. But if the phone call comes, you can get a full refund. We understand. We've been there. Some of us are still there. Your interview, your job search takes priority.
We do want you to register if you think you will be able to go so we can plan for the food accordingly. This operation is running on the little income generated by the registration fees. There are no major corporate sponsors. No one is paying for this. You and I are with our contributions of time and money.
Why? Because we can and should do this. Because we are all in this together and by helping each other. By learning, sharing and networking together, we will find the position that we should. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. But we will find it.
Register here to take part. If you do get the call about that interview, let us know and you'll get your full refund.
Franklin, MA
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
K12 Online Conference
Parallel Play or Collaboration–Leveraging the Wiki Platform for High Quality Work
Thriving in a Collaborative Web 2.0 Classroom: The “Great Debate” and “Student News Action Network”
Engaging Our Youngest Minds
Enjoy!
Saturday, November 28, 2009
K12 Online Conference
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What and when is the K12 Online Conference?
The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2009 conference theme is “Bridging the Divide.” This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote by classroom teacher and international educator Kim Cofinothe week of November 30, 2009. The following two weeks, December 7-11 and December 14-17, over fifty presentations will be posted online to our conference blog and our conference Ning for participants to view, download, and discuss. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” are listed on the events page of our conference Ning and Facebook fan page, and live events will continue in 2010 through twice-monthly “K-12 Online Echo” webcasts on EdTechTalk. Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during and after the conference as well as asynchronous conversations. Over 122 presentations from 2008, 2007, and 2006 are available, along with archived live events. Follow the K12 Online Conference onTwitter and Facebook!
The K12 Online Conference website can be found here