"Join us for our annual Memorial Porketta on Thursday, May 16 at the Franklin Rod & Gun Club.
Doors open at 6 PM, dinner will be served at 7 PM. $35 per ticket, cash or Venmo.
For tickets, contact Paul Molla (508) 726-0829 or Vic DaCosta (508) 789-1777.
All are welcome! #franklin #fire #pffm #iaff #porketta"
"Congratulations to Firefighter/Paramedic Doug Jasper who graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Career Recruit Class 319 today (3/29/24)"
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| Fire fighter/Paramedic training completed by Doug Jasper |
Patrol Officer - Franklin Police Department
Summer Employment - Facilities Department
Firefighter / Paramedic - Franklin Fire Department
Heavy Motor Equipment Operators - Department of Public Works
Staff Engineer - Department of Public Works
Custodian - Facilities Department
Part Time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department
Updated 05/02/2023
If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities
"St. Patrick’s Day came early to the Franklin Senior Center on Friday, as members of the Fire Department spent lunchtime serving plates of corned beef and cabbage, with potatoes and carrots, to a few dozen seniors.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Although the Lenten season has begun, Catholics in the group had no need to worry about enjoying the classic St. Patty’s day meal instead of sticking with fish and vegetables.
Firefighters had that covered.
“Maybe next year we’ll try not to plan it on a Friday during Lent,” said firefighter/paramedic Doug Perro, going on to quip, “However, we talked to Father Brian (Manning, of the Parish of St. Mary), so you get a special dispensation ... if you’re over 59.”
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| "That’s what the Franklin Fire Department is all about." |
"A civil discourse pledge has upset dozens of residents who say the Town Council is targeting free speech rights when it comes to their – and certain councilors’ – online activity. One resident has even suggested it’s a violation of the U.S. Constitution.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
While the proposed pledge originally stated that a councilor’s participation on certain social media channels could violate the Massachusetts’ Open Meeting Law statute, a crowded meeting room applauded as council Chairman Tom Mercer suggested a slight amendment to the pledge toward the end of Wednesday’s meeting.
On Wednesday, councilors approved the Civil Discourse Pledge, Resolution 20-14, which was originally drafted by Town Administrator Jaime Hellen and the Town Council. The resolution follows a series of related administrative actions, starting in 2018 with harassment training for all municipal employees, said Hellen in a memorandum dated Feb. 7.
Designed as an aspiration for the town to make everyone in the community feel welcome, the amended resolution was approved, 6-2-1. Councilors Andrew Bissanti and Eamon McCarthy Earls were opposed, and Matt Kelly abstained."
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| Benjamin Connell, Dana Kent, and Mathew LaFleur being sworn in by Town Clerk Teresa Burr |
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| The Town of Franklin is hiring for these positions |
"Two local firefighters are among 36 who graduated last Friday from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program.
Students receive classroom training in all basic firefighter skills. To graduate, they must demonstrate proficiency in life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation, and fire attack. Fire attack operations range from mailbox fires to multiple-floor or multiple-room structural fires.
“This rigorous professional training provides our newest firefighters with the basic skills to perform their jobs effectively and safely,” said State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
"Continuing their fight for a fair new contract, members of three more local Stop & Shop unions voted Sunday to authorize a strike against the Quincy-based company including a group at Ambrosia’s Wedding & Events.
More than 1,000 members of Local Union 328, the largest Stop & Shop union group, met two weeks after the first store union voted to authorize the strike. Richard Wright, a meat cutter at Stop and Shop and a member of the Local 328 executive board, said workers want to be fairly compensated.
“We’re not asking for the world,” he said. “We just want to keep our fair share in what goes on. We are the people that run their stores. We are the face of Stop & Shop. We do all their work for them. We’ve been doing it for years, and it’s a slap in the face to us what their proposals are and just to cast us aside.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Stop & Shop unions vote to authorize strike |
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| Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities for Custodian, Electrician, Firefighter/Paramedics |
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| Franklin Residents: Job Opportunities |
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| Peter Ballou was sworn in by Town Clerk Teresa Burr |
"For firefighters across the country, there is a growing realization that a major danger they face lies not just in the flames they battle, but in the fumes they breathe and the toxic soot they touch.
“I can’t think of a fire department or firefighter who doesn’t know someone who’s gone through battling cancer or been touched by cancer or sadly had a death too close to home,” said Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey. “We’re really trying to sound the alarm on this and make sure people are conscious of this.”
In Massachusetts, the issue of cancer rates for firefighters resurfaced earlier this fall, when Arlington Deputy Fire Chief Stephen Porciello and Watertown Fire Chief Mario Orangio died within a month of each other due to cancers likely related to their work."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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| Franklin's West Central St fire station at night |
"Once completely foreign to Massachusetts, coyotes have become increasingly common throughout the state, turning up in rural, suburban, and even, urban areas.
“We’re now pretty well saturated with coyotes in this state,” said Dave Wattles, a biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. “They started to colonize this state in the 1950s, and we’re now seeing the far end of that colonization. We now have coyotes in every mainland town in the state, and in relatively high densities. All available habitat is occupied by coyotes.
While physical encounters with people are uncommon, the topic of coyote attacks in Massachusetts gained new attention in November after a rabid coyote attacked two people in North Attleboro. The Nov. 20 incident represents the eighth and ninth coyote attacks on humans since the 1950s."
"Cape Wind is ceasing development of its wind farm and giving up its federal lease, according to the Cape Cod Times.
Once well positioned to become the nation’s first off-shore wind farm, the project has been buffeted by legal challenges and trapped in financial doldrums.
“Cape Wind has confirmed to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that it has ceased development of its proposed offshore wind farm project in Nantucket Sound and has filed to terminate its offshore wind development lease that was issued in 2010,” Cape Wind vice president Dennis Duffy told the Times."
"Lt. Keith Darling sat in his office at the fire station on Friday afternoon listening to the scanner for the last time before he departs on his latest hurricane relief mission. On Sunday, he leaves for a two-week deployment to Puerto Rico to aid in the island’s restoration efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
Once Darling lands in the US territory, he is unclear of his next move.
With pride and a bit of anxiety, Darling explained that he is not sure where on the island he would be or what he would be doing. He said there would more than likely be no electricity, which means no air conditioning, and no internet access for the most part. But most concerning to him, it means limited contact to his wife and two children.
“I guess the biggest problem anyone would have trouble with is not knowing what’s going to happen,” he said."
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| devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico |
"On lawns around the area, rectangular white signs with ”#2069″ on them have been cropping up over the last several weeks -- like Tweets that have escaped the confines of the internet to become viral, in-living-color messages.
They are not Mass DEP permit numbers, or advertisements for a new website, but rather a message from a Wrentham faith community and a Franklin support organization to bring attention to the opioid crisis that has been a prominent concern in Massachusetts and across the nation.
The #2069 yard signs - distributed through a cooperative effort of the Trinity Episcopal Church in Wrentham and the Franklin S.A.F.E. Coalition - are a reminder that in 2016, in Massachusetts alone, 2,069 people died as a direct result of opioid abuse and addiction.
Rev. Ron Tibbetts, a deacon at Trinity Church, said the signs are not intended simply as a memorial to those who have lost their battle against opioid addiction, but also serve as “a call for deeper awareness of this epidemic in our midst.”
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| Trinity Episcopal Church in Wrentham and the Franklin S.A.F.E. Coalition |
"A celebration of the release of the new mantra meditation CD, “Cradled in Light,” will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Franklin Yoga and Wellness. 1256 W. Central St. #2.
“Cradled in Light” is the premier CD of singer, composer and Franklin resident Pamela McIntyre. Over the last year and a half, Pamela has been collaborating with California producer and musician Jack Lee to create this uplifting music.
Light refreshments will be provided.
For information: http://divinemoves.com; http://franklinyoga.com.
"Members of the Franklin Fire Fighters Local 2637 of the Professional Fire Fighters Association, together with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, raised $10,050 in the annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to help free kids and adults from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases that severely weaken muscle strength and mobility.
With the help of current and past supporters, sponsors and partners, the organization will make it possible to double research investment, help 50,000 more families and send 20,000 kids to camp for free by 2020. The Fill the Boot program started in Boston more than 60 years ago."
On July 29, 2014, while off duty, my friend and fellow Taunton Firefighter, Chad "Choggy" Larivee suffered a severe spinal cord injury, resulting from a fall from a roof. Chad, along with two other off duty firefighters, was repairing a roof when Chad fell approximately twenty-five feet. Chad was immediately flown to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center where he underwent over 9 hours of extensive surgery. At that time it was determined that Chad's accident had left him paralyzed.Upon receiving this devastating news, Chad's brother and sister firefighters, friends, and family did what they do best and jumped into action. Knowing the possible financial struggles that come with an accident like this, the Taunton firefighters kicked their fundraising efforts into high gear.In this past 3 years Chad and his family have had to make some major adjustments. Many of these adjustments were facilitated by the people and local businesses that donated to, and or attended the past years fundraisers. The donations have also helped to offset the cost of some of Chad's much needed therapy, which is not covered by medical insurance.The members of the Taunton Fire Department, along with Chad's family and friends, are coming together once again to hold our 4th Annual "Choggy Strong" Firefighter Fundraiser. We are currently seeking raffle prize donations that will be used during our event to be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017 at the PACC in Taunton. Please consider donating, so that we can help assist our brother firefighter and his family in their continued fight. If you or your business is able to donate, please contact Anne Gilberti at 508-667-4066 or annegilberti@yahoo.com.
4th Annual "Choggy Strong" Firefighter Fundraiser - Oct 7
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| the swearing in of two new fire fighters/emergency medical technicians (EMT) |
| Agenda Item | Summary |
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| A. Approval of Minutes |
A. Approval of Minutes - August 9, 2017 - (Motion to Approve August 9, 2017 Meeting Minutes - Majority vote - (5))
motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0
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| B. Announcements |
B. Announcements -
1. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting may also be recorded by others.
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| C. Proclamations/Recognitions |
C. Proclamations/Recognitions - Swearing in of Firefighters
Brian Hammond
Matthew Starkey
swearing in of 2 new firefighter/paramedics
currently at 46 line folks, trying to get 2 more in the door
brief recess, returned to open session at 7:09 PM
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| D. Citizen Comments |
D. Citizen Comments - Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to five minutes on a matter that is not on the Agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.
Teresa Burr, Town Clerk
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| E. Appointments |
E. Appointments
none
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