Via Franklin Police Dept:
"Please join us in congratulating all of the graduates of the 2023 Leadership Camp"
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Franklin Police graduate students from the "2023 Leadership Academy" |
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Via Franklin Police Dept:
"Please join us in congratulating all of the graduates of the 2023 Leadership Camp"
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Franklin Police graduate students from the "2023 Leadership Academy" |
Bringing a real-life true crime discussion to Dean College, the Dean Leadership Institute welcomes Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey to campus. The latest installment of the speaker series will take place on March 29 at 6 PM in the Guidrey Center, located inside the Dr. Paula M. Rooney Student Center.
The Spring 2023 installment of the DLI speaker series focuses on crime scene investigation, which coincides with Dean’s popular criminal justice academic program. Morrissey will be joined by First Assistant District Attorney Lynn Beland, who has prosecuted more than 100 murder cases and was named the state’s 2012 prosecutor of the year, and Massachusetts State Police Detective Lt. Brian Tully, commander of the homicide unit attached to Morrissey’s office. The three will connect with students about careers in criminal justice and prepare them for success after graduation. The discussion will help Dean students to understand the process of a crime scene investigation from the moment authorities arrive through prosecution.
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Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey Highlights Dean Leadership Institute’s CSI Discussion - March 29 |
The Dean Leadership Institute offers a unique opportunity for students, alumni and the local community to interact with business leaders. Morrissey is the latest speaker in a list that includes Worcester Red Sox President Dr. Charles Steinberg, former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis and Angela McKay, the Director of Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy in the Global Security Strategy and Diplomacy team at Microsoft.
The doors of the Guidrey Center will open at 5:30 PM. Parking is available behind the Rooney Student Center at 109 West Central Street. The event is free and open to the public. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream of the event will be available.
Learn more about the Dean Leadership Institute and RSVP for the event.
Shared from the Dean page -> https://www.dean.edu/news-events/story/norfolk-district-attorney-michael-morrissey-highlights-dean-leadership-institute-s-csi-discussion/
"The Franklin Police Department is excited to once again host our Leadership Camp this summer from July 10-14.
The officers and kids involved have an amazing time working and learning together every year and would like you to be a part of it."
https://t.co/d1CdrrVhSF
Franklin Police to host leadership camp again this Summer |
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)
5:00pm - Michael Dukakis - Leadership Series at Dean College (free registration)
5:00pm - Domestic Violence Gallery Walk (SAFE Coalition)
6:00pm - Teen Murder Mystery Party! (Franklin Public Library)
Thursday, October 27
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)
6:00pm - Charlie Rock Live (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:00pm - Community Conversations: The Politics of Book Banning (Franklin Public Library)
6:30pm - Paint and Sip (ticketed event) (67 Degrees Brewery)
Friday, October 28
2:00pm - Farmers Market (Town Common) Farmers Market
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)
5:30pm - Matt Zajac (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
6:00pm - Steve Dogilio (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
Saturday, October 29
8:00am - National Medicine Take Back Day (SAFE Coalition)
10:00am - Franklin Fire Dept Open House & Touch a Truck (Franklin Fire Dept - 40 West Central St)
10:00am - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:00pm - Halloween Costume Party (music & food truck) (La Cantina Winery)
5:30pm - KO Jazz Pop Trio (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
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Franklin Garden Club |
12:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John’s Episcopal Church)
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
Monday, October 31 - Halloween
Tuesday, November 1
First Day of American Indian Heritage Month
6:30pm - Franklin Garden Club (Franklin Public Library)
Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here! |
Dean Leadership Institute was pleased to welcome Dr. Charles Steinberg, president of the Worcester Red Sox, the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, as the first speaker of the fall semester for the Dean Leadership Institute.Dean College Chancellor Edward Augustus introduced “Dr. Charles”, whose career in baseball began 40+ years ago with an internship with the Baltimore Orioles, his hometown team. Dr. Charles joined the Worcester Red Sox, known as the Pawtucket Red Sox at the time, as president on November 15, 2015, after many years as Executive Vice President of the Boston Red Sox.Dr. Charles spoke to our students about the qualities that he looks for when hiring an intern – qualities that he wished he would have known when he was first starting his career.“Integrity is paramount,” said Dr. Charles. “Can I trust you? Do you do what you say you’re going to do? Can I believe you?” he added. “I had no idea when I started my internship with the Orioles that they were going to notice me. I didn’t think they cared – they had bigger things to do. Later I would realize that interns are watched like hawks and your professional career starts on day one.”
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Two members of the Dean College baseball team presented Dr Steinberg with a special baseball bat |
Dean College is pleased to welcome Dr. Charles Steinberg, president of the Worcester Red Sox, as the first speaker of the Dean Leadership Institute (DLI) Fall Speaker Series.
Dr. Charles Steinberg joined the Worcester Red Sox, known as the Pawtucket Red Sox at the time, as president on November 5, 2015 after many years as Executive Vice President of the Boston Red Sox. In a vast career in which he has also worked with the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig, "Dr. Charles" has helped revamp and re-energize the WooSox front office while leading the effort to aggressively reach out to the community to restore and enhance bonds of connection. He has also been instrumental in the community engagement of Central Massachusetts, including the development of Worcester’s Polar Park and the relocation of the franchise to the city in 2021.
The program is FREE and open to the public. RSVP to attend the Dean Leadership Institute event on September 29, 2022 (https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=4b46fee6-5f34-4a3c-afe8-1a4ac93373e2&envId=p-znTBbqSjmkypIjo1twnSVg) .
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Dr. Charles Steinberg to open Fall Dean Leadership Institute Speaker Series - Sep 29 |
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State Representative Jeffrey N. Roy |
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L-R: Rep Roy, Mark Schmit of NIST and Tom Andrellos of MassMEP |
FM #713 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 713 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Danielle Hopkins. the new Director for the Franklin Senior Center and Christina LaRose, the new Deputy Director. We talk about their first couple of weeks in their new roles at the Senior Center.
You’ll hear how each of them came to this role and from their backgrounds how well they are fitting together. Much learning and listening underway with good ideas for reopening the café and then adjusting/expanding programs to meet the needs of the community.
The recording runs about 18 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Danielle and Christina. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-714-introductory-conversation-with-the-new-senior-center-leadership-team-01-26-22
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Franklin Senior Center https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc
Senior Center Connections newsletter https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-senior-center/pages/connection-newsletter
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Introductory conversation with the new Senior Center leadership team - 01/26/22 (audio) |
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The Dean Leadership Institute is excited and honored to welcome Mary Katz to speak in its Leadership In Action series on March 15.
Details will follow. #dcleadinst https://t.co/pmLBMEi58W
Dean Leadership Institute - Mary Katz - Mar 15, 2022 |
"MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The Dean Leadership Institute is excited and honored to welcome Eric D. Lee, Esq. '08 back to campus as its first speaker in the Leadership In Action series.
Join us on Friday, February 11, at 8 AM on Zoom for a great presentation." #dcleadinst
Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/5SVkJ4PC3Z
Eric D. Lee, Esq. '08 |
Very excited to attend @BeccaRauschMA 4th Local Leadership Lunch with Ndoumbe Ndoye, Franklin High School class of 2021, President of Diversity Awareness Club, youth mentor, and local social justice advocate.
4th Local Leadership Lunch with Ndoumbe Ndoye - Mar 26 - 1:00 PM |
For my 3rd #LocalLeadershipLunch, I'm chatting with Dr. Regina LaRocque, an infectious disease expert and advocate for equity and public health protections throughout the #COVID19 pandemic.
Tune in tomorrow (Friday, 3/19/21) at 1 PM! #WomensHistoryMonth #mapoli @harvardmed @MGHMedicine https://t.co/LWWqH90gvm
Senator Becca Rausch: #LocalLeadershipLunch with Dr. Regina LaRocque - Mar 19, 1 PM |
The New England Journal of Medicine writes the following editorial:
"COVID-19 has created a crisis throughout the world. This crisis has produced a test of leadership. With no good options to combat a novel pathogen, countries were forced to make hard choices about how to respond. Here in the United States, our leaders have failed that test. They have taken a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.
The magnitude of this failure is astonishing. According to the Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering,1 the United States leads the world in Covid-19 cases and in deaths due to the disease, far exceeding the numbers in much larger countries, such as China. The death rate in this country is more than double that of Canada, exceeds that of Japan, a country with a vulnerable and elderly population, by a factor of almost 50, and even dwarfs the rates in lower-middle-income countries, such as Vietnam, by a factor of almost 2000. Covid-19 is an overwhelming challenge, and many factors contribute to its severity. But the one we can control is how we behave. And in the United States we have consistently behaved poorly.
We know that we could have done better. China, faced with the first outbreak, chose strict quarantine and isolation after an initial delay. These measures were severe but effective, essentially eliminating transmission at the point where the outbreak began and reducing the death rate to a reported 3 per million, as compared with more than 500 per million in the United States. Countries that had far more exchange with China, such as Singapore and South Korea, began intensive testing early, along with aggressive contact tracing and appropriate isolation, and have had relatively small outbreaks. And New Zealand has used these same measures, together with its geographic advantages, to come close to eliminating the disease, something that has allowed that country to limit the time of closure and to largely reopen society to a prepandemic level. In general, not only have many democracies done better than the United States, but they have also outperformed us by orders of magnitude."
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New England Journal of Medicine: "Dying in a Leadership Vacuum" |
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Teen Corps Program |
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Job Training Program |
About the Hockomock Area YMCA:
Where Cause Meets Community. At the Hockomock Area YMCA, strengthening community is our cause. The Hockomock Area YMCA is an organization of men, women, and children sharing a commitment to nurture the potential of kids, promote healthy living, and foster a sense of social responsibility.
The Hockomock Area YMCA is committed to partnering and collaborating with others to create and deliver lasting personal and social change in the 15 communities they are privileged to serve. The Hockomock Area YMCA is a not-for-profit charitable cause-driven organization with facilities in North Attleboro, Foxboro, Franklin, and Mansfield. For more information visit hockymca.org.
"Ashland Democrat Sen. Karen Spilka, the lead budget writer for the Senate, has emerged from a crowded but fluid field of Democrats interested in becoming the next Senate president to seize the mantle a full nine months before senators were expected to choose their next leader.
Spilka, the chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, has the support of more than 25 of her current colleagues, according to a source close to the senator.
One of those Democratic supporters is Sen. Sal DiDomenico, an assistant majority leader form Everett who was one of Spilka’s main rivals for the president. The two senators met on Wednesday, and DiDomenico agreed to support Spilka and ask his own supporters to back her candidacy as well.
“I’m deeply honored by the support I’ve received from my fellow Senators. I look forward to working collaboratively with Senate President (Harriette) Chandler and my Democratic and Republican colleagues to ensure a smooth transition,” Spilka said in a statement."
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Left to right: Sen Ross, Rep Roy, Sen Spilka and Delegate Ladybug (from the FM archives 2015) |
“Senators have made clear that they want certainty in leadership to allow us to focus solely on the vitally important work to be done on behalf of the people at this time. It’s time to turn the page and usher in a new era of collaborative leadership in the Senate.” #mapoli https://t.co/rHcLORJsI5— Karen Spilka (@KarenSpilka) March 21, 2018
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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards |
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NIKE Executive Michael Spillane |
Dean College is a private, residential New England college grounded in a culture and tradition that all students deserve the opportunity for academic and personal success. A uniquely supportive community for more than 150 years, Dean has woven together extensive student support and engagement with exceptional teaching and innovative campus activities. Our graduates are lifetime learners who thrive in their careers, embrace social responsibility and demonstrate leadership. This is The Dean Difference.
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Franklin Resident Starts Political Group to Challenge Speaker's Power |
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The Rotary Club of Franklin |