HockomockSports.com goes to subscription model

HockomockSports (@HockomockSports) tweeted on Mon, Jul 17, 2023:

LANIGAN: The next chapter for HockomockSports - https://t.co/ShShm3OUeN #hockomock

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/HockomockSports/status/1680917882601865220

HockomockSports.com goes to subscription model

Town of Franklin - June E-Newsletter

The newsletter was shortened for publication here. To view the full set of content ->  https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Town-of-Franklin-June-E-Newsletter.html?soid=1134219428814&aid=y2uOjYdnoso

If you haven't subscribed to receive the Town newsletter you can do so here ->     https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/zVaN7el/News

Stormwater Credit, Nason Street Playground Updates, Family Friendly Fun and more!

Subscribe for News June 2023 Edition Stormwater Utility Fee - July 1st Franklin Property owners will see the Stormwater Utility Fee on their quarterly Utility bills after July 1st, 2023. For those interested in learning more, please watch our Stormwater Utility Fee video for a brief 4 minute breakdown of the fee and what you need to know. Are you Eligible for a Credit on your Stormwater Utility? The stormwater credit application is now available! If you would like to apply for a credit on your stormwater utility fee, please fill out the Impervious Area Credit Application via Viewpoint, the Town's online permitting and licensing program. You may access the full credit manual created by DPW here. Below is a brief overview of eligible credits. Residential Credits Rain Barrel Porous Pavement/Pavers* Gravel Driveways* Rain Garden Dry Well French Drain Other Subsurface Recharge *porous pavers and gravel driveway qualify for an abatement Commercial and large Residential Credits Rain Garden Bioretention Area Detention/Retention Basins Sediment Forebays Deep Sump or Leaching Catch Basin Tree Well Subsurface Structures

 

Town of Franklin - June E-Newsletter

Merry Christmas to all celebrating!

I hope you can and will enjoy this holiday with family and friends. 

If you have time to catch up on some Franklin news, feel free to scroll through the 

• meeting notes (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/meeting-notes.html)
• listen to one of the wfpr.fm podcasts (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/franklin-matters-radio.html)
• listen to one of the Franklin Matters podcasts  (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html)
• or search for a particular term or phrase and explore the results 

And if you haven't already subscribed for the one email you receive daily with all the Franklin news, please consider doing so ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html

Merry Christmas to all celebrating!

You can join the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance mailing list

From the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance

Please add your name to our mailing list. You can sign up for general updates, volunteering opportunities, and/or leadership.

Use this form to join the mailing list:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnRB-LK3z7DKSe1Rl0ClaY7LQpAteHAhf3YpLLjejFi_A6gQ/viewform 

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Sign up for the MASSter listing for more MA news

Want more MA news in addition to the Franklin information shared here? A good source recently found is the MASSter List. You can sign up for one daily email with a look to the day and a recap of information focused on MA.

"The MASSter source for news and analysis about politics, policy, media, and influence in Massachusetts. Tips: Editorial@MASSterList.com"

Sign up online for this newsletter -> https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/aPTLucK

You can also go direct to a couple of my key MA sources, the Boston Globe and CommonWealth Magazine.

Franklin is not a news desert as we have multiple sources of info.

• Franklin Town Online delivers to each US Postal box once a month
• The Franklin Observer provides their views via a daily email
• The Milford Daily News & MetroWest Daily News sometimes will provide coverage

Dan Kennedy of Northeastern has compiled a listing of the news sources for MA. He publishes a podcast on "What Works" and as part of that shares the listing here -> ttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sJrYscPQ0aNQNYd36kdBi7ubVjkM9yeyGJdTZnKhksc/edit#gid=0

Sign up for the MASSter List for MA news

For more about the Franklin Matters information process, visit this link

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/09/what-does-free-subscription-to-franklin.html

 

What does a free subscription to Franklin Matters get you?

What does a free subscription to Franklin Matters get you?

• One email newsletter each day with the timely and accurate information that matters for Franklin residents and businesses
• The daily Franklin TV & wfpr.fm radio schedule
• Event & calendar outlook for the Franklin Cultural District (Wednesdays) and community events (Fridays)
• Access to Franklin Matters Radio podcasts and show notes
• "Talk Franklin" with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen
• "Town Council Quarterbacking" with Council Chair Tom Mercer
• "Making Sense of Climate" a series on climate challenges with Franklin's activist Ted McIntyre
• other episodes feature Franklin business folks, authors, and other Town personnel
• Ask a question on a Franklin topic, and you'll get an answer
• Submit a "letter to the editor" on a Franklin topic (see "Voices of Franklin")
• Monthly Q&A on all things Franklin (hybrid event, hosted at Senior Center with Zoom option)
• and more

There are two influences driving what I do:

1 - "follow the money" - I have long focused on the business of the Town of Franklin by closely watching and reporting on the Finance Committee, the School Committee, and the Town Council. Why? all significant revenue and expense matters generally come through the Finance Committee before going to the Town Council which is the ultimate approval. The School Committee is a clear choice as they account for more than half of the Town budget.

2 - now that I am retired with some more time to pay attention to what is going on, I have added a focus on what does the budget enable for our quality of life here in Franklin. We can get into the reasons and behind the scenes info that help explain the 'real' story. We all need accurate and timely info, not sound bites. It takes time to do this but it is necessary.

In coordination with Franklin TV, this is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening, reading, commenting and sending information along.

The long term vision is to create one site to let you Watch, Listen, Read all that matters in Franklin.

Watch, Listen, Read all that matters in Franklin

What does a free subscription for Franklin Matters get you?

if you haven't subscribed for the daily email, please do so, and tell your friends & neighbors too!

If you want to stay informed on what matters in Franklin, MA, you have found the right place.

You can subscribe (or follow) for free to receive a daily dose of what matters via email (yes, only one email daily.)

As a volunteer “Community Information Director”, I attend as many Town Council, School Committee, and other Franklin meetings as I can. I will report on the full and complete meeting, publishing my notes as the meeting progresses.

You can subscribe to the daily newsletter delivered via email. You get one email a day with everything published in the past 24 hours. Spend about 10 minutes a day to keep up with what matters in Franklin.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Subscribe here -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html

if you haven't subscribed for the daily email, please do so, and tell your friends & neighbors too!

Liquor/All Alcohol licenses up for changes and/or approval for next Town Council meeting

One of the ways my informational radar works is with alerts. The Town of Franklin has a number of alerts that can be set up for you to receive an email with an update. Monday morning, was busy as three public hearings were announced for the next Town Council meeting April 6, 2022.

• Birchwood Bakery is applying for a new all alcohol license for their restaurant  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-03-21_legal_ad_-_birchwood_bakery_legal_ad_-_web.pdf
• Pour Richard's is looking to move from their current location to a suite in the building where Green Mountain Chocolate was  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-03-21_legal_ad_-_pour_richards_-_web_1.pdf
• 3 Restaurant is looking to make their outdoor dining permanent  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-03-21_legal_ad_-_3_restaurant_alteration_of_premises_-_web.pdf

To set up an alert, visit this page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/subscribe

This works for some aspects of Town business. Alerts and notifications are a work in progress and I will continue to advocate for additional alerts. 

In the meantime, you can also subscribe to the calendar so when an item gets added to the calendar you get notified. An RSS reader is needed for this however.   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar  (Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the RSS icon, click it and subscribe with your RSS Reader).

Sign up for alert notifications here -> https://www.franklinma.gov/subscribe

Reminder: subscribe to stay in the know as we 'follow the money'

Since 2007, Franklin Matters provides a daily digital newsletter for Franklin residents and taxpayers to find out what is happening.  

How do we do that?

We 'follow the money' reporting on the Finance Committee, School Committee and Town Council meetings. Given the pandemic circumstances and with a consideration for the schedule, we are either in-person or reporting in real time on the meetings.

In addition to following the money, we look at the quality of life that this brings to Franklin. We report on the Board of Health, Community Preservation Committee, and as many others as possible.

What does this reporting provide for you?

Accurate and timely info, rich with details, and links to valid source materials including (in many cases) the recordings of the meetings of themselves. 

Thanks to the collaboration with our Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Town Council Chair Tom Mercer, we conduct and share a twice monthly series of conversations as we "Talk Franklin" and do some "Town Council Quarterbacking."

Since October 2019, producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This daily newsletter is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.

I thank you for reading, sharing, sending information along, and (of course) asking questions.

Subscribe here ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html

• Meeting archives back to 2007 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/meeting-notes.html
• Franklin Matters audio recordings -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html
• Franklin TV page -> https://franklin.tv/
• Franklin Public radio page -> https://wfpr.fm/
• Franklin Public Radio podcasts -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/franklin-matters-radio.html

Reminder: subscribe to stay in the know as we 'follow the money'

Franklin Matters information service updates

As part of the integration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) you likely have seen some changes to this home page and or to some posts.

Two additions

• The daily schedule for Franklin TV and wfpr.fm is shared. This is in addition to the weekly post sharing the programming guide. We'll be watching the stats (such that are available) to see if this addition is making a difference.
• "Ask Franklin Matters"  is back in a top of fold web page spot. I had introduced this when we started the "Talk Franklin" radio interview series during 2020. This is a new year, hence a new opportunity. A couple of question have already come in so that is good. Hopefully, this feature will help answer your questions. 

Two reminders

• This is a daily digital newsletter and you have a chance to have your say (with a question - as noted above) or a comment/email. You should also know that the "Voices of Franklin" is really the same as a "Letter to the Editor". It has been used primarily during the election season but is a feature available any time you feel the need to write. Guidelines here ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/03/introducing-voices-of-franklin.html
• The community calendar functions best when all the events are available to the community. Organizations with a Google calendar can integrate automatically. If you don't have one, you can use the form to submit the event  -> https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6   If all else fails, send me an email. Be sure to include the basics of the event (who, what, when, where, etc.)

This Franklin news service (daily newsletter, podcast, Twitter, etc.) is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can always use your help.

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for reading/emailing/commenting/listening, etc.

Friendly reminder: The best way to remain informed is to subscribe for the daily newsletter -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html

Franklin Matters information service updates

On the last day before leaving Facebook My true love sent to me

"On the last day before leaving Facebook 

My true love sent to me

A daily newsletter via email"

Yes, only one email and a good one each day with everything that matters!

The audio session to celebrate the anniversary of Franklin Matters can be found here -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/happy-anniversary-franklin-matters.html 

On the last day before leaving Facebook My true love sent to me

 

On the second day before leaving Facebook My true love sent to me

"On the second day before leaving Facebook 
My true love sent to me
Two Talk Franklin sessions a month"

The two "Talk Franklin" session can be considered a bonus that you receive by subscribing (for free). These sessions with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen get you insights on what's going on that are not available elsewhere.

And because you acted promptly, we’ll include the Town Council Quarterbacking sessions with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. In about 20-30 minutes we provide a condensed view of what happened at the recent Town Council meeting.

These interviews are among those regularly scheduled and available to Franklin Matters subscribers. The audio session to celebrate the anniversary of Franklin Matters can be found here -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/happy-anniversary-franklin-matters.html 

On the second day before leaving Facebook My true love sent to me

 

On the third day before leaving Facebook My true love sent to me

"On the third day before leaving Facebook 

My true love sent to me

Three more reminders'

Very true; there are only three more reminders to sign up for the once per day newsletter before the info stops going to Facebook.

There are other ways to remain in the know (besides the daily newsletter). For info on those check out ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-sixth-day-before-leaving-facebook-my.html

The audio acknowledging the anniversary this November,

and the leaving of Facebook. There was life before Facebook

and there will be life after. https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/happy-anniversary-franklin-matters.html 

On the third day before leaving Facebook my true love sent to me

On the fourth day before leaving Facebook my true love sent to me

"On the fourth day before leaving Facebook 

My true love sent to me

Four seasons a year"

Yes, this is a stretch but it does fit the scheme. The information shared here does cover all the season throughout the year including all the high school sports seasons (via HockomockSports.com).

The audio acknowledging the anniversary this November,

and the leaving of Facebook. There was life before Facebook

and there will be life after. https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/happy-anniversary-franklin-matters.html 

On the fourth day before leaving Facebook my true love sent to me

On the seventh day before leaving Facebook , My true love sent to me

On the seventh day before leaving Facebook 

My true love sent to me

Seven tweets a twitter'

Happy anniversary Franklin Matters! Goodbye Facebook! (audio)

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/happy-anniversary-franklin-matters.html 

Yes, the count down is underway....  

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On the seventh day before leaving Facebook , My true love sent to me