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Sunday, November 12, 2023
Franklin TV: Programs? Of Course.
Sunday, April 2, 2023
Celebrate National Poetry Month with 2 events at the Franklin Public Library - April 8 & April 29
"The poem that each is trying actually to communicate to us lies in the words. It is at least the words that make it articulate. It has always been so."
- April 8, 12-3 PM
Choice of 2 Poetry Writing Workshops1 - FOUnd POETRY with Camille Napier BernsteinOR2 - “I WRITE – You Do, Too” with jamele adams
- April 29, 12-3 PM
Favorite Poem Project™ with Steve Sherlock and Camille Napier BernsteinChoose a favorite published poem that you have long treasured or recently discovered. Read it for a recording celebrating National Poetry Month for later inclusion on Steve’s podcast.Note: Poems may not be ones you or family members or friends have written.Limit: Five minutes reading time.
Two poetry events at the Library for April to celebrate "National Poetry Month" - Apr 8 & Apr 29 |
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Schmidt's Farm Open Space and Recreation Plan Meeting Recording
Schmidt's Farm Open Space and Recreation Plan Meeting Recording
In case you missed it, the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) Schmidt's Farm meeting was last Thursday, February 23, 2023 and can be viewed here or by copying/pasting the link https://www.youtube.com/live/l7c7wy_RT1Q?feature=share into your web browser.
The Franklin Conservation Commission will be receiving public comment for Schmidt's Farm until the end of the OSRP process - around mid-August. Public comments can be submitted via this Google Form (copying/pasting https://forms.gle/UTSrtG9VgeBNdhbi6 into your web browser), by emailing bgoodlander@franklinma.gov, or by filling out this contact webform.
https://forms.gle/isJqEyuaih4ePPDV6 |
Please see the QR code to the right to take the OSRP survey or visit https://forms.gle/isJqEyuaih4ePPDV6.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/conservation/news/schmidts-farm-open-space-and-recreation-plan-meeting-recording
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The Guardian: "Sound is fundamental in the ocean and Arctic animals"
"An expedition of scientists and an artist is deploying underwater microphones in the ocean off Greenland to record and preserve the soundscape of melting icebergs.The hydrophones will record sounds every hour for two years before being collected, harvested for data and the recordings turned into an acoustic composition.The instruments are being lowered to different levels and temperatures to record earthquakes, landslides, wildlife, pollution and meltwater, creating an archive of the “ocean’s memory”."
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Recap: Franklin Housing Authority meeting 2/07/22
- The Franklin Housing Authority met on Monday, Feb 7 at 4:30 PM in the community room at Central Park terrace
- Key item - waiting list has over 8 thousand individuals, only 300 odd are from Franklin. It is good t have Franklin a desirable community but we need more housing
- The four units out of service from the fire in 2021 may be back online in March. Currently empty units being filled as applicants are vetted and arrangements confirmed
- Revenue up over this time last year, attributed to better management of rental payments coordinating with residents on the timing of the Social Security funds, etc.
- Director contract extended for 5 year term using current contract language. The DHCD template is in court being challenged on some of the provisions and the resolution is not anticipated any time soon. Hence, the renewal of the current contract terms
- Franklin Housing Authority meeting underway, recording in process, assuming gremlins are kept at bay, recording will be available in day or so #fha0207
- Meeting agenda here -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/events/fha_2-7-22.pdf #fha0207
- Over 8K on waiting list for housing, 315 local residents on listing. #fha0207 revenue up about $11k year to date with 11 vacancies, 4 related to fire, a couple of units coming to use this week.
- A TV unit is on in the background for resident use, hopefully won't mess with the recording too much. #fha0207
- Motion to accept director report, second, next meeting March 7 (keeping it to Weds) motion as amended passes unanimously. #fha0207 motion to accept operation statement, seconded, auditor doing ok, passes unanimously.
- No CPC update, anything under old business? No. Checking on other listings per agenda. Furnace replacement. Amount of bids exceed DHCD award to date but trying to adjust to fit within or increase accordingly #fha0207 board approval pending DHCD funding for 9 units - passes
- Winter St emergency boiler replacement project #fha0207 may need to add a temporary unit to keep things going while replacement underway, expecting bids this week, have expedite approval motion approved unanimously
- Tenant board member to fill the next vacant seat, working with Town Clerk and tenants to communicate and prepare accordingly, tenants would file application, be reviewed by Town Administrator, and ultimately approved by Town Council #fha0207
- Ethics and DHCD training mandatory but board member is optional for tenant members #fha0207
- Mgt agreement with Norfolk, value of contract increases, approval for $66k, Norfolk Board also to approve, passes unanimously, Board can approve allowance of 30% for executive for mgt of contract, approved unanimously; prior salary based upon 39.5 hours, #fha0207 5% increase on base per DHCD, first since 2017, motion to approve as allowed by DHCD, unanimously
- Litigation regarding the DHCD template, looking to extend current agreement for Lisa for 5 years, rather than use the new template; no resolution likely to DHCD template anytime soon; best option to extend for now #fha0207 specific motion to be read in
- Motion read, moved, second, passes unanimously; motion to adjourn, passes unanimously #fha0207 That's all for tonight catch you next time!
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
FHS Playoff Action Means a Trifecta for Tuesday Night Sports on Franklin TV
1 - Field Hockey will be shown on our GOV channel, which is Channel 11 for Comcast and 29 for Verizon. (11/09/21 - 5:00 PM)
This channel assignment is important because Field Hockey rarely goes beyond an hour and a half for total run time. By having Field Hockey on the GOV channel, there's less of a risk of Field Hockey going too far beyond the allotted time should it do so.
There is a School Committee meeting scheduled for 7PM on the GOV channel tomorrow, so the hope is that Field Hockey is done by 6:30 at the latest, otherwise we'll show Field Hockey until School Committee goes live.
Field Hockey will be shown on our GOV channel, which is Channel 11 for Comcast and 29 for Verizon. (11/09/21 - 5:00 PM) |
2 - Volleyball will be broadcast on the Education/ Pride channel - Channel 96 for Comcast and 28 for Verizon (11/09/21 - 5:00 PM)
Volleyball will be broadcast on the Education/ Pride channel - Channel 96 for Comcast and 28 for Verizon (11/09/21 - 5:00 PM) |
Girls Soccer will play on the All Access Channel - Channel 8 for Comcast and 26 for Verizon. (11/09/21 - 6:00 PM) |
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Franklin Matters Q&A - August 26 at 1:30 PM (hybrid session - Senior Ctr and Zoom link)
Get your Franklin MA questions answered on Thursday, August 26 at 1:30 PM.
This is a hybrid event coordinated with the Senior Center = "Franklin Matters Q&A with Steve Sherlock"
- Held at the Franklin Senior Center for those who want to meet in person
- A Zoom session is also available for remote participation
Topic: Franklin Matters Q&A (audio* recording session)Time: Aug 26, 2021 01:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Thursday, March 25, 2021
2020 Selections to the National Recording Registry Announced
National Recording Registry Adds 'Rhythm Nation' Among 25 New Selections
Watch the announcement video featuring several of the artists and songwriters. Click here for more information => https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-015/?loclr=ealn
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Too many meeting choices for Wednesday evening Feb 3, 2021
Some meetings nights are quiet, some can be quite challenging. Which meetings shall I report on for Wednesday, Feb 3?
At this point, I'll cover the Board of Health meeting. Franklin TV has the TA meeting (or at least the Town is recording it).
I will need to make a choice between the Davis Thayer Facility (DTFA) meeting and the Economic Development (EDC) meeting. Leaning towards the EDC as the topic is revisiting a prior divisive conversation. The DTFA has already reached consensus on what their recommendation would be. This meeting would start and work the draft. The final discussion and decision is still to be determined when the School Committee takes it up (TBD). I can arrange for a copy of the DTFA recording so I can listen to later and then share.
The Town Council meeting will then be the priority for however long that goes.
And until the 'clone option' works for me, the Historical Commission is left out of the coverage. If you know some one who would want to cover it, let me know.
5:00pm = Board of Health Meeting
5:00pm = Town Administrator Evaluation Ad Hoc Subcommittee Meeting
5:30pm = Facilities Analysis Sub Committee Meeting (2 - second choice)
5:45pm = Economic Development Subcommittee Meeting (1 - leaning towards)
6:30pm = Historical Commission Meeting
7:00pm = Town Council Meeting
School calendar is https://www.franklinps.net/node/260/events/day/2021-02-03
Town calendar is https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar/day/2021-02-03
Too many meeting choices for Wednesday evening Feb 3, 2021 |
Friday, December 18, 2020
CommonWealth Magazine: "Ruling permits citizen recordings of police"
"While Beacon Hill legislators haven’t moved yet to address Gov. Charlie Baker’s amendments to policing reform legislation, other efforts to improve law enforcement accountability are moving forward locally and in the courts this week.
Earlier this week, the First Circuit Court of Appeals said people can’t be prosecuted under the state’s 1968 wiretapping statute for secretly recording police in a ruling that upheld part of a lower court order that countermanded a statewide ban on such recordings.
The court heard arguments back in January about whether private citizens can audio and video record police in public spaces."
Continue reading the article online https://commonwealthmagazine.org/the-download/ruling-permits-citizen-recordings-of-police-2/
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Ben Gardner's Boat, in the Franklin TV studio (pre-COVID-19)
In a time seemingly long ago, pre-COVID-19, Jeff Roy and his band Ben Gardner's Boat spent some time in the Franklin TV recording studio. Jeff got to post the video segments of the songs recorded. Here is one: "Collide" https://youtu.be/TmPZULYRc-E
Sunday, September 13, 2020
FM #345 School Committee Meeting - 9/08/20 (audio)
FM #345 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 345 in the series.
This shares part of the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting that was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The meeting was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
The audio recording of the meeting runs about 90 minutes or 1 hour and 30 minutes https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HDzqdZrK
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https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/sc-agenda-9-8-20
The meeting packet with all docs released for this meeting
https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/september-8-2020-school-committee-meeting-packet
My notes taken via Twitter during the meeting are summarized here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/09/school-committee-recap-sep-8-2020.html
Photos used in the Twitter thread can be found in the Google photo album
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aaVGfjybqqMDm1pu7
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Monday, March 30, 2020
National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist
"The gentle sounds of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”; Russ Hodges’ thrilling play-by-play of the National League tiebreaker between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951; the Village People’s international dance anthem, “Y.M.C.A.”; “Cheap Trick at Budokan”; and the original 1964 Broadway cast recording of “Fiddler on the Roof” are among the newest recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named these and 20 other recordings as aural treasures worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
“The National Recording Registry is the evolving playlist of the American soundscape. It reflects moments in history captured through the voices and sounds of the time,” said Hayden. “We received over 800 nominations this year for culturally, historically or aesthetically significant recordings to add to the registry. As genres and formats continue to expand, the Library of Congress is committed to working with our many partners to preserve the sounds that have touched our hearts and shaped our culture.”
Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), is tasked with annually selecting 25 titles that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old. More information on the National Recording Registry can be found at loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/about-this-program/.
Continue reading about this https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-023/?loclr=ealn
Listen link can be found here
https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/listen-to-registry-titles/
National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist |
Monday, May 20, 2019
Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - May 23 - Budget Hearing #2
(Note: where there are active links in the agenda item, it will take you to the associated document)
Agenda Item | Summary |
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Town Council Meeting Agenda |
Meeting of May 23, 2019
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1. HEARINGS | FY 2020 Budget Hearing: 7:10 PM |
2. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION | |
2a. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION |
Resolution 19-32: Adoption of FY2020 Budget (Motion to Move Resolution 19-32 - Two Thirds Majority Vote (6))
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2b. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION |
Resolution 19-33: Amendment to FY2020 Budget (Motion to Move Resolution 19-33- Majority Vote (5))
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3. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT | |
4. COUNCIL COMMENTS | |
5. ADJOURN |
This is the first year in many that there is no need to ask for an exception from the state due to insufficient funding for the Library |
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Library of Congress: Additions to National Recording Registry
New National Recording Registry Class Is "Superfly"The classic radio western "Gunsmoke"; Ritchie Valens' groundbreaking 1958 sensation "La Bamba"; Sam & Dave's 1967 hit single "Soul Man"; the revolutionary 1968 Broadway musical "Hair"; and Neil Diamond's 1969 "Sweet Caroline," which became a popular sports anthem, are the newest recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named these and 20 other recordings as aural treasures worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation's recorded sound heritage. Click here for more information https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-19-018/?loclr=ealn . |
Friday, March 23, 2018
What does Groucho Marx, Fleetwood Mac and Arlo Guthrie have in common?
In the Sherlock household, Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" is a Thanksgiving tradition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM
More about this year's additions can be found on the Library of Congress page
https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-18-028?loclr=ealn
The Library is also looking for nominations for what to add this year. The nomination form and details on the process can be found here
https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/recording-registry/nominate/
2017 National Recording Registry (Listing Titles in Chronological Order)
- “Dream Melody Intermezzo: Naughty Marietta” (single), Victor Herbert and his Orchestra (1911)
- Standing Rock Preservation Recordings, George Herzog and Members of the Yanktoni Tribe (1928)
- “Lamento Borincano” (single), Canario y Su Grupo (1930)
- “Sitting on Top of the World” (single), Mississippi Sheiks (1930)
- The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas (album), Artur Schnabel (1932-1935)
- “If I Didn’t Care” (single), The Ink Spots (1939)
- Proceedings of the United Nations Conference on International Organization (4/25/45-6/26/45)
- “Folk Songs of the Hills” (album), Merle Travis (1946)
- “How I Got Over” (single), Clara Ward and the Ward Singers (1950)
- “(We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock” (single), Bill Haley and His Comets (1954)
- “Calypso” (album), Harry Belafonte (1956)
- “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (single), Tony Bennett (1962)
- “King Biscuit Time” (radio), Sonny Boy Williamson II and others (1965)
- “My Girl” (single), The Temptations (1964)
- “The Sound of Music” (soundtrack), Various (1965)
- “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” (single), Arlo Guthrie (1967)
- “New Sounds in Electronic Music” (album), Steve Reich, Richard Maxfield, Pauline Oliveros (1967)
- “An Evening with Groucho” (album), Groucho Marx (1972)
- “Rumours,” (album), Fleetwood Mac (1977)
- “The Gambler” (single), Kenny Rogers (1978)
- “Le Freak” (single), Chic (1978)
- “Footloose” (single), Kenny Loggins (1984) remake released in 2011.
- “Raising Hell” (album), Run-DMC (1986)
- “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You” (single), Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine (1987)
- “Yo-Yo Ma Premieres: Concertos for Violoncello and Orchestra” (album), Various (1996)
What does Groucho Marx, Fleetwood Mac and Arlo Guthrie have in common? |
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
"Our students are an integral part of what we do and who we are"
"Today we’d like to introduce you to Lisa Ostrow.
Lisa, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
My business partner, Patrick Dreier, and I, founded Encore Music Academy and Recording Studios on a bit of a whim. In August, 2011, we were both teaching music out of our homes, and running a recording studio out of Pat’s basement. While on the phone one day, I tossed out the idea of opening a school together, which was met with silence. I traveled to Canada that week and when I returned, Pat called and said, “About that idea you had …” to which I replied, “What idea?” and that is how Encore was born. Just one month later, on September 29, we signed Encore into existence!"
Continue reading the article online at Boston Voyager
http://bostonvoyager.com/interview/meet-lisa-ostrow-encore-music-academy-recording-studios-encore-music-education-foundation-metrowest-franklin-millis/
image from Encore Academy webpage |
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Pantherbook: "FHS Sound Record Department Receives Ableton Grant"
"It’s no secret the FHS has an outstanding resources for its sound recording department, however things just got a little more interesting.
Mr. O’Connors, the new sound recording teacher, has already made an impact in his first months here. He recently applied for a grant from Ableton, a music software company. This Wednesday, sound recording classes and the music production club received fantastic news which included 15 new Ableton Push boards, as well as Ableton Live software.Continue reading the article online
http://franklinpanthers.us/student-life/2016/10/24/fhs-sound-record-department-receives-ableton-grant/
Pantherbook photo for the article on the sound grant received |
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
"Start by asking Great Questions"
StoryCorps invites families across America to participate in its Great Thanksgiving Listen from Nov. 26-29.
The goal of this project is to preserve the voices of a generation, in a single weekend. Equipment required is a smartphone or tablet and the StoryCorps App, available free for Apple and Android devices. The stories recorded can remain private or become part of the Library of Congress. The free app allows for up to 40 minutes per listening session to be recorded.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20151117/NEWS/151116642/1994/NEWS
Story Corp - recording booth |
The Getting Started quick ref card
https://storycorpsme.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/10/Getting-Started.pdf
Interview tips
https://storycorpsme.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/10/Interview-Tips.pdf
Review some sample questions to ask https://storycorps.org/great-questions/