Franklin Public Schools, MA: School Committee shares newsletter for Dec 2024

Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) posted  Thu, Dec 05, 2024:

School Committee Newsletter - December 2024 ->   https://t.co/2JbDW5sdz6

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Franklin Public Schools, MA: School Committee shares newsletter for Dec 2024

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"Dollars & Sense in Franklin" shares the potential cuts for the FY 2026 budget

Welcome!

From the volunteers who brought you OneFranklin, we hope this newsletter serves as a monthly resource for busy Franklinites interested in our town's financial health. We'll include important upcoming meetings, action steps you can take, and more!

"Dollars & Sense in Franklin" shares the potential cuts for the FY 2026 budget

Potential Cuts

At the October 23 Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting, Town Administrator Hellen was asked what cuts the Town might have to make in light of the expected multimillion dollar shortfall (~1:51-1:54). He responded that, while numbers could change, the tiers presented at the 6/26/24 Town Council meeting (2:25-2:50) were the likeliest cuts. 

This means that the following cuts are likely in 2025. These cuts would not restore any cut services to the school system, nor would they close the entire deficit.  Additional potential cuts, including to Franklin Public Schools, will be covered in future Dollars and Sense. 

potential cuts for the FY 2026 budget

Important Dates

12/10 @ 7:00 School Committee Meeting

12/11 @ 7:00 Finance Committee Meeting

12/17 @ 7:00 Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting (JBSC)

12/18 @ 7:00 Town Council Meeting

Zoom links are released with meeting agendas 48 hours in advance. All meetings are streamed on Franklin Town Hall YouTube (https://bit.ly/FTV-TownHall).

These are items shared from the email newsletter Dollars & Sense. Additional items will be shared over the next couple of days. You can download the full PDF version -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/15pPqEXZrlBAplHHjtbNbxe8tGpClZeW5/view?usp=drive_link

Franklin Senior Center Connection for December 2024

Franklin Senior Center Connection

Newsletter December 2024

View the Franklin Senior Center's Monthly Newsletter: December 2024

Don't miss some of our December Highlights:

December 3rd & 4th - Busy Bee Bazaar

December 6th - Shred Event

December 12th - Winter Wonderland (Community Event for all ages!)

December 13th - Mocktails and Karaoke

December 18th - Southeastern MA Community Concert (Community Event for all ages)

Dec 19th - Pizza and Movie Night: It's a Wonderful Life

Dec 20th - Eat Around the World: Morocco

December 24th - Closing at 12pm
December 25th - Closed
December 26th - Closed
December 31st - Closing at 12pm 
 

Download your copy of the Newsletter for December 2024 (PDF) ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/december_2024_newsletter.pdf

Did you listen to Sarah & Ariel reveal December event highlights at the Senior Center?  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/11/sarah-ariel-reveal-december-event.html

Franklin Senior Center Connection for December 2024

FHS Newsletter for week of Nov 18, 2024

FHS Newsletter for week of Nov 18, 2024

 

Here is the latest FHS newsletter:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAGVhm0lXzc/DVXMrGgdMOxNTNnAAbgshw/view

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Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Newsletter for November

Join us for our monthly meeting Thursday at Franklin TV!

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved. You Are Invited To Our November Monthly Meeting!   When: November 7th at 6:30pm   Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson St. in Franklin   What: Fresh Baked Cookies and Get To Know You Games!   *This meeting is a great opportunity to join us and get to know some new people :) FLA Events Join us for our first ever group hike!    When: Saturday 11/9 at 11am (Rain date 11/10 same time)   Where: DelCarte Conservation Area at 459 Pleasant St in Franklin   What: Join us for a light hike at this beautiful local park! You Are Cordially Invited to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Second Annual Friendsgiving dinner!       November 22nd, 2024   6:30pm at Franklin TV     We look forward to seeing you soon!   Sincerely, The FLA Board of Directors If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  The newsletter was shortened for publication here, to view the full set of content please visit this link in your browser

Congressman Auchincloss Statement on Re-election

"I am honored to represent the District I grew up in, and I thank my constituents across the Massachusetts Fourth.

Next term, I intend to use my voice & vote to advance work that represents the values & priorities of our District:

• Lowering the cost of living, particularly in healthcare & housing
• Holding accountable the social media platforms that attention-frack our youth
• Passing gun-safety measures that protect children from their leading cause of death
• Interdicting fentanyl exports from China, which poison 100,000 Americans to death annually
• Delivering infrastructure funding for the 35 cities & towns of the District
• Protecting democracy from autocrats at home & abroad.

This term, I have led bipartisan legislation to rein in the Fortune 20 drug-pricing middlemen, known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), that price-gouge prescription drugs and bully independent pharmacists.
Next term, I will continue to drive legislation that lowers co-pays & premiums for prescription drugs and creates a level playing field against the self-dealing, greed, and malfeasance of PBMs.
 

This term, I have co-led bipartisan legislation to force TikTok's divestment from Chinese Communist control, while taking the lead on complementary bipartisan legislation to create a duty of care for all social media platforms relative to cyberbullying, defamation, intimate privacy violations, and other torts.
Next term, I will continue to fight back on behalf of parents against the ferocious lobbying of Big Tech to demand accountability of Meta, X, and more. These leviathans have profited by plundering the attention spans of our youth, impairing their sense of self & society.

This term, my political action committee, Beyond Thoughts & Prayers, has supported Democrats with more than $900,000 to win a gun-safety majority in Congress. J.D. Vance claims gun violence is a 'fact of life'. He's wrong: it's a fact of policy.
Next term, I'll fight against the GOP and the gun lobby to pass the policy that saves lives: background checks, safe-storage laws, an assault-weapons ban, red-flag requirements, resourcing for federal ghost-gun & crime-gun enforcement, and more.

This term, I have served as the co-chair of the Fentanyl Working Group, drafting bipartisan policy to interdict fentanyl exports from China through the Mexican drug cartels.
Next term, I will continue working in good faith with anybody – regardless of politics – to use sanctions, money-laundering, and customs authorities to stop the state-sponsored poisoning of Americans by the Chinese Communist Party.

This term, my office has delivered tens of millions of dollars in water and transportation funding to the 35 cities & towns of the Massachusetts Fourth. The funds have fixed bridges, cleaned water, and unlocked land for housing.
Next term, I will continue working closely with state & local officials to bring home federal dollars to fast-track infrastructure projects & economic development, particularly the construction of more housing, which is the Bay State's most pressing imperative.

This term, I have defended democracy wherever it's under attack. For Ukraine, against Russia. For Israel, against Iran. For the free world, against the Chinese Communist Party. And, of course: for Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump. 

Next term, I will continue to make the case for freedom & democracy in a fractured media landscape, by taking tough questions in front of skeptical audiences to meet people where they are. 

Thank you for the opportunity to represent you in the People's House. 

-- Jake Auchincloss

Franklin Senior Center Connection - Newsletter for November 2024

Franklin Senior Center Connection: Newsletter November 2024

View the Franklin Senior Center's Monthly Newsletter: November 2024

Don't miss some of our November Highlights:

November 6th - Meet-and-Greet with our new team member: Chasity Murray-Cheng, Deputy Director

November 7th - GATRA Public Meeting (virtual)

November 8th - Eat Around the World: Argentina

November 11th - Closed for Veterans Day

November 12th - Senior Center Van Ribbon-Cutting: Tour our new van and meet the drivers!

November 13th - Mobile Food Pantry

November 14th - Pizza & Movie Night - Reagan

November 19th - Comedy Show: David Shikes

November 22nd - Monthly Party: Friendsgiving at the Disco

November 27th - Pie Lottery!

November 28th & 29th - Closed for Thanksgiving

Get your copy of the Newsletter ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/november_2024_newsletter.pdf

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/november_2024_newsletter.pdf

Rausch Report for Oct 2024

Rausch Report - 10/30/24

Dear Neighbor,

I hope you are enjoying the spectacular fall colors! The colors are certainly popping here on Beacon Hill, as are several bills on the move. Just last week, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass strong climate legislation that advances clean energy, modernizes the grid, and protects ratepayers. 

Fall is also a special time of year for a wide variety of community events, harvest festivals, and holidays. Last week, the lights and colors of a Diwali celebration brightened the halls of the State House for the first time. This month, I and many in the Jewish community celebrated the Jewish New Year, the harvest festival of Sukkot, and other holidays. And of course, tomorrow is Halloween! I wish you and your family a very happy, safe, and slightly spooky day of candy, community, and fun. 

Read on in this month’s Rausch Report for more legislative updates, a snapshot of events I’ve attended, a roundup of upcoming activities in our district, a nonpartisan election toolkit, and more.

For real-time updates, please follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. If you are a constituent and need assistance, please don’t hesitate to call me and my team at (617) 722-1555, email me at becca.rausch@masenate.gov, or attend upcoming office hours. We are here to help.     

Yours in service,  

Senator Becca Rausch

Continue reading the current Rausch Report online ->   https://mailchi.mp/masenate/monthlynewsletter-18243630

Musings from the Franklin Art Association President

Dear members and friends,

For an artist, the past few weeks in our New England landscape have been spectacularly beautiful. The shimmering golds and oranges, the green leaves tinged with red, the brilliant red purples! A perfect palette for the watercolorist! I’m looking forward to seeing what Jerry Aissis, our next demo artist, does with his very recognizable watercolor palette, with his brilliant golds and oranges.

The Board has recently submitted a grant request to the Franklin Cultural Council for continuing support of our programs for the upcoming year. We are very fortunate to have their strong financial support which allows us to have top notch programming.

We are also excited to have the first of two annual shows at the Norfolk Public Library for the month of December. I hope you all will submit work for this upcoming show. It is a large space and can accommodate many paintings. So get out those brushes and paints and get painting!

Franklin Art Association

Warm regards, 

Sue Sheridan 

President

Subscribe to the FAA to get your own copy of the newsletter ->     https://www.franklinart.org/

Download the full FAA November Newsletter ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18N-1rxilA-9GMxgldaO91nLegIJSFADY/view?usp=drive_link

Scenes from Franklin TV & Radio inaugural Trunk or Treat (photo essay)

On Friday, October 25, several members of the Franklin TV & Radio gang got together to transform the studio parking lot into a community friendly Trunk or Treat.

members of the Franklin TV & Radio gang

One inquiring reporter greeted folks as they arrived with a couple of key questions: 

"Was there any truth to the rumor that kids liked candy?"

The answer to this one was a responding Yes.

the inquiring radio gang reporter

The second question was 

"Is there any truth to the rumor that free candy is available here?"

The answer to that one was that they hoped so. Fortunately, they did confirm as they left, that it was indeed true.

oh, yes, the referee was getting ready for the double bubble boil and trouble scene

the spooktacular trunk or treat parking lot

There was no truth to the rumor of strange folks inhabiting the studio. The strange folks were outside in the parking lot hosting the event

Alas, as business slowed down as darkness settled in, we did close at 7ish rather than stay until 8 PM. We'll plan for different hours next year

One friendly youth leaving was reported to have said, the candy was good, the costumes were better.

Thank you, we'll take that into account for next year!

The TV & Radio gang does a whole lot more than this. You can watch, or listen, or read our output in multiple media formats. 

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You can subscribe for one email per day. We start with the event calendar; community, cultural, & town meetings, and close with the TV & radio broadcast schedule for that day. In between, you get all the rest of the accurate & timely news that matters for Franklin, MA.

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Franklin Senior Center publishes the Connection Newsletter for October 2024

Franklin Senior Center Connection - Newsletter October 2024

Connection Newsletter for October 2024

View the Franklin Senior Center's Monthly Newsletter: October 2024

Don't miss some of our October Highlights:

October 4th - Senior Expo from 10 AM - 1 PM. Learn from over 30+ local vendors, enter raffles, receive a flu vaccine, and the first 200 attendees receive a free lunch!

October 11th - Eat around the World Italy

October 14th - Closed for Columbus Day

October 17th - Pizza and a Movie: Beetlejuice

October 18th - Monthly Party - Ham Dinner & Magic Show

October 30th - Mocktails & Karaoke

Read more

Did you read the Parmenter Press edition for Sep 13, 2024 ??

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Sarah & Ariel share the scoop on the event highlights for September at the Senior Center (audio)

FM #1270 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1270 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with Sarah Amaral, Director, and Ariel Doggett, Programming & Volunteer Coordinator with the Franklin Senior Center. We had our discussion at the Franklin TV Studio on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

 

We talk about 

• Spirit week - Sep 9 to 13

• Social security session on Sep 10

• Remembrance on Sep 11

• Low vision support group Sep 12

• Monthly party “Broadway” - Sep 13

• Medical marijuana - Sep 17

• Still thinks he is funny - Sep 25

• Movie night - “Thelma” - Sep 26

• Eat around the World features India - Sep 27

• Chromebook units to check out

And many other aspects of the very busy and fun place that the Senior Center is for the whole community, not just seniors!

The show notes include links to the Senior Center page ,the calendar of events and to subscribe to the once  a month newsletter 

The recording runs about 30 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1270-franklin-senior-center-sept-2024-highlights-08-29-24/

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Franklin Senior Center page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc 

September newsletter -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/september_2024_newsletter.pdf 

Subscribe to the newsletter -> by calling 508-520-4945

September 2024 Calendar of Events ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2024-09 

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Sarah & Ariel share the scoop on the event highlights for September at the Senior Center (audio)