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| Have you taken a tour of the Franklin Food Pantry? They are available monthly |
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| Have you taken a tour of the Franklin Food Pantry? They are available monthly |
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| Next one Weds, Feb 12 at 7 PM |
Come and learn about what we do and how we do it!
Tour The Pantry this Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 7 PM.
Space is limited to please register today to secure your spot!
Information Sessions and Building Tours "Each winter we offer Information Sessions and Building Tours so that families can learn more about the school in advance of our annual Enrollment Lottery.It is important to note that we can not guarantee the possibility of a building tour at the time an opening becomes available so we advise attending one of these two sessions during our enrollment season.The first half of the event is a presentation from our Administrative Team, Parents and alumni. At the conclusion of the formal presentation, building tours are lead by our middle school students and alumni.To help us gauge attendance please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLScgymuQ8.../viewform
"Want to learn about The Pantry, what we do, and who we serve? Sign-up for a tour!
Our next tour is Wednesday, September 11, at 6 PM.
We're excited to welcome you, but don't delay as tours are expected to fill up quickly!"
Sign up for Tour -> https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4baaa622a4f4c43-pantry?
Dates for October & November are also available to sign up for
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| Did you know the Franklin Food Pantry offers tours of their new facility? |
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| Request for Expressions of Interest in the former Davis Thayer School Building (100 years old !) |
This session of the radio show shares the FPS Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcommittee meeting held on Jan 3, 2024. The meeting was held in the 3rd floor training room.
Participating in the room: D Callaghan, A Charles, Supt. Giguere, Dr. Dutch, Dr. Rogers, Mike D’Angelo. Participating remotely: E Gallagher
Quick recap:
District did issue an RFP with pricing separately, once qualifications were confirmed, Fran Locker & Assoc selected for visioning and planning aspects to work with Kaestle Boos report as baseline
D’Angelo provides info on building work around the Town, all the schools built; Across the three complexes, Remington Jefferson roof needs to be placed; fire alarm system, heating/cooling systems all need to be replaced (except interior air handlers); Similar story for the other two complexes, eventually
Built out a ten year projection for the facilities across the district with details on the items for replacement, etc. McKibben demographics updated with 2020 census info, presentation coming to School Committee. Educational visioning exercise (Locker & Assoc), tour of buildings scheduled to view educational spaces and utilizations. Kaestle Boos (KBA) report then gets updated with the additional pieces, (visioning), and facilities costing
Timeline still good to get the report/analysis done before end of this school year
The meeting runs about 45 minutes so let’s listen to the FPS Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcommittee meeting held on Jan 3, 2024. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1126-fps-comprehensive-school-facility-planning-mtg-01-03-24
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School Committee page => https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee
Meeting Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/comprehensive_facilities_planning_subcom-1_3_24.pdf
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast 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.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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| First meeting of the Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcommittee gets understanding timeline for end of year report can be met (audio) |
All are welcome!
Bike Tour hosted by the Master Plan Update Committee and Community Services, Facilities & Circulation.
We will visit Franklin's streets, schools, public works, emergency services and library.
Sunday, November 5th ~ 9 AM ~ Starting at Horace Mann Middle School
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| Master Plan Bike Tour - November 5th - starts at 9 AM at Horace Mann Middle School |
"Do your kids love chocolate?
Chocolate Factory Tours for kids available
Show them how to make it first hand with Wright Old School Production Tours!
This fun 45 minute Factory Tour will take them through the process & they’ll even leave with a treat or two.
Tap the link in our bio to schedule yours today!"
"We are so grateful for the support we've received so far!
We are now inviting the public to participate to help us reach our campaign goal!
Click here to donate: https://t.co/I4njZXGUTx
Click here to sign up for a tour! https://t.co/0Q0jpHk2gx"
Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/lPXNEKPbud
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| The Franklin Food Pantry invites you to help reach the building campaign goal |
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| Electric Youth 2023 Bon Voyage Concert |
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| Electric Youth 2023 European Tour Dates |
FM #609 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 609 in the series.
This shares the Community Preservation Committee meeting that was held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.
The meeting was conducted in a hybrid mode; committee members present were in the Council Chambers, along with some public participants and the Town Administration staff. Others were able to via the Zoom conference bridge.
Links to the meeting agenda and my notes are in the show notes. The meeting recording runs about fifty minutes (~50 mins). Let’s listen to the Community Preservation Committee meeting for Sep 21
** Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/083c2b2f-c461-41ca-8e6a-0e7a3c453b74
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Meeting agenda (including connection info) ->
https://www.franklinma.gov/community-preservation-committee/agenda/cpc-agenda-4
My notes captured via Twitter and shared here in summary form
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/09/recap-community-preservation-committee.html
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.
This podcast 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.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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| Questions on housing being answered by Town Administrator Jamie Hellen |
Those Fabulous Microcars - Monday June 14 at 11 AM via zoom
Whether you think they are hilarious or amazing, the array of ultra-tiny cars popular in the decades after World War II (especially in Europe and Japan) are visually intriguing mechanical marvels. Parodied as “bubble cars” or refrigerators on wheels, these 1-6 passenger vehicles with tiny engines were engineered to get an impoverished, war-ravaged world back on the road. Alan Earls, local historian and microcar aficionado (the first car he ever drove was a micro) will share slides, stories and insights for “car geeks” or anyone with an interest in the unusual…
A Night at the Theatre: Tour of the Wang Theater - ZOOM-June 17 at 6 PM “A Night at the Theatre” - Experience the beauty and wonder of the historic Wang Theatre live in your home through our Virtual Tour!
Go behind the scenes of one of Boston’s most prominent landmarks! Guests will go behind the scenes and see hallways walked by entertainers like Bruce Springsteen, Ella Fitzgerald, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Queen, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Liza Minnelli and more! This is not a prerecorded video; each tour is led by a trained guide that will take viewers through the building and backstage and answer questions about its unique history; from its roots as a hotel and glamorous days as a movie “cathedral”, to today’s role as an impressive venue for performances and events. Please register for this zoom event by emailing adoggett@franklinma.gov
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| Historical Museum Tour (take 2) Thursday at 1 PM |
"The Massachusetts Walking Tour -- this year highlighting the local area’s Ten Mile River Watershed -- runs June 17 through 29. All on foot, the traveling musicians give a free concert in each community they stop at and host daily community hikes to bring awareness to local natural resources. In each town, they invite local performers to share the stage with them, promoting local arts and culture in the process.From June 2019
Like traveling minstrels of old, songwriters Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards are getting ready to pack up their instruments and other gear and take their show on the road.
The pair is marking the 10th year of their Massachusetts Walking Tour - this year highlighting the region’s Ten Mile River Watershed."
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| Massachusetts Walking Tour - 2019 |
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| Franklin Library: "Welcome to the Graveyard" - Nov 15 - 6:30 PM |
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