Thank you all for a great summer! https://t.co/6DNkRDWJxW
video link -> https://youtu.be/vJcgK2HL8bU
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FHSStrength/status/1428461789596028933?s=03"The throwers at her school had an annual spaghetti dinner, and they said that anybody who tried their discipline could come to the dinner. “Weirdly, food was my incentive,” Allman remembered, and when she went to throw the discus, she had discovered how familiar it felt to dancing.“I think it’s a second-and-a-half dance that you do hundreds of times and it’s really repetitive, but gosh-darn, I do think it’s a dance. It’s poetry. It’s balance. It’s grace. It’s power,” Allman said, and all of those virtues together are what defined her performance Monday night to give the U.S. track and field team its first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics — and its first gold in women’s discus since 2008."
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| Team USA's Valarie Allman reacts while competing in the women's discus final. (Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images) |
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| Reinvention Boot Camp: Thursday, August 26 -> 10-11:30 AM |
To address key findings, our plan proposes support for several critical areas, including:
🏘️ Housing
🛠️ Workforce Training
🏙️ Downtown Development
🏥 Substance Use & Behavioral Health Programming
🚸 Child Care
🚗 Transportation Flexibility & Improvements
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| Future of Work Report |
We are holding a fundraiser on June 26 at Timeless Crossfit and Fitness to help raise the funds to send Caroline Woelfel and her coach to the CrossFit Games. The FUNdraiser will include games and a fitness workout for everyBODY!
Funds raised will be used towards training and travel expenses including airfare, lodging and food while at the games for Caroline and her coach.
We are preparing raffle prizes and gift baskets to help in this effort. Baskets include Beauty for her and him, Home and Garden, Kid Fun, Sweet Treats, Dine Around, Golf and Fitness, Pet Pampering and more.
We are asking if you could please help us with a donation of products, food, services, or gift cards to support this important fundraising event.
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| send Caroline and her coach to the CrossFit Games |
Please don’t forget to COME JOIN US for this FUNdraiser!
Caroline Woelfel is a junior at Franklin High School. She has been competing in CrossFit for the past two years and has qualified to compete in this year’s CrossFit Games at the end of July in Madison, Wisconsin. This elite invitation is offered to the top 20 fittest athletes in the age group. Caroline earned her spot from among 1,600 - 16/17 year old girls from around the WORLD!
June 26th 9 AM to noon – all ages and bodies welcome & Workout Optional!
Timeless CrossFit and Fitness 90 Hayward Street, Franklin MA
Contact: MC Alexander at mc@timelesscrossfit.com or Kelli Woelfel at kelliwoelfel@gmail.com to donate~
Thank you!
Follow Caroline and Timeless Instagram accounts for updates on her competition! @woelfelcf (https://www.instagram.com/woelfelcf/) @timelesscrossfitandfitnes (https://www.instagram.com/timelesscrossfit/)
Tri-Country RVTHS Juniors were excited to get back out and start working in a clinical setting this February. After nearly a year of being unable to go into a clinical setting due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Juniors are eager and excited to help the residents at the Timothy Daniel's House in Holliston.
"Our students missed those meaningful connections they make with the residents," says Kylie Geikie, Health Careers instructor. Students help the thirty long-term care patients with activities such as feeding, bathing/showering, transferring with and without a Hoyer lift, ambulation, incontinence care, personal companionship, and taking vitals. The care they provide for these residents helps ease the facilities workers' burden and allows the students to earn the hours needed for their CNA Certification.
The students have risen to the challenge of COVID-19, used their knowledge of infectious diseases and infection control practices to care for the most vulnerable population. Typically, the Tri-County students would do their clinical hours throughout the year in preparation for a cooperative education (Co-op) position in their senior year; however, this year, students were restricted by the visitation limitations set forth by facilities. Tri-County is the only school in the radius currently participating in on-site clinical hours.
Tri-County students usually work at a long-term facility which houses approximately 100 long-term care patients, and have been enjoying the smaller, more intimate setting of the Timothy Daniel's House. Working with fewer patients has allowed the students to spend more time with each resident and build a relationship.
“I wish I could sit and talk to each resident for an hour,” said one of the students. After two weeks in the hospital, one of the residents was treated to a "spa day" by two students, including a shower, hair curling, and nails. "The level of compassion, empathy, and passion our students bring to each day of the clinical is inspiring," commented Geikie.
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| Tri-County RVTHS Juniors Assisting Elders in Preparation for their CNA Certification |
"The Franklin Fire Dept conducted a series of live burn training exercises today, joined by @RepAuchincloss & @jeffroy. They suited up to enter the structure fire, with the guidance & direction of @FranklinMAfire. These trainings go beyond simulation, putting firefighters in...
...real (yet controlled) situations, experiencing the heat, smoke, and mobility factors that occur in a live fire. We thank our representatives for joining us today and extend our thanks to@MilfordFire2140 for the use of their facility! "
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| Live burn training |
The Franklin Fire Dept conducted a series of live burn training exercises today, joined by @RepAuchincloss & @jeffroy. They suited up to enter the structure fire, with the guidance & direction of @FranklinMAfire. These trainings go beyond simulation, putting firefighters in... pic.twitter.com/76brHmsnbj
— Town of Franklin, MA (@TOFranklinMA) March 29, 2021
...real (yet controlled) situations, experiencing the heat, smoke, and mobility factors that occur in a live fire. We thank our representatives for joining us today and extend our thanks to @MilfordFire2140 for the use of their facility! pic.twitter.com/ZAPwgW9sTa
— Town of Franklin, MA (@TOFranklinMA) March 29, 2021
"Last week the Franklin Police Department provided Fair and Impartial Policing training to all of our officers. Fair and Impartial Policing uses modern science to train police officers on implicit bias and gives them the tools they need to reduce and manage bias.The recent police reform bill passed by the Commonwealth speaks to eventually providing this type of training for officers. We felt it was a priority now, and brought the training to our staff.The training was intensive, and conducted byFair & Impartial Policing.A news story on the same training was done in another part of the country last year, and provides information on what the class was about. https://wxow.com/.../surrounding-law-enforcement.../... "
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| Franklin Police participate in 'Fair and Impartial Policing' training |
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Open Space & Recreation Plan
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Franklin Ridge Senior Housing Development
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South Franklin Congregational Meeting House Report
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Historical Museum website and Instagram
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Most Current Housing
Production Plan
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| South Franklin Congregational Meeting House |
Starting March 1st, we will begin this new premier personal training program at our Bernon Family Branch in Franklin. Workouts are completed in a private, dedicated space used for Stronger Together clients only on the second floor of our Franklin Y.
Start with an assessment to learn about the program: Stronger Together programs start with a free Starting Point Session. The 60-minute session allows our trainer to learn about your goals and challenges, observe your movement quality and create the perfect plan for you!
The Starting Point Session will include:
All of this information will be used to help create your training program and keep you injury free along the way!
BE HEALTHY. BE STRONG. BELONG.
What is Stronger Together?
Tailored to your goals, time and budget: our monthly programs allow you the most flexibility in scheduling workouts and finding a program that’s works for you.
Grand Opening Offers Available for a Limited Time Only!
The 30-Day PT Experience is a great way to try Stronger Together to determine which type of training is best for you. Included in the 30 days is a one-on-one Starting Point health assessment, Two 45-minute one-on-one personal training sessions, and unlimited team training sessions. All sessions run approximately 45 minutes. Get to know our friendly, experienced trainers, meet other members and see first-hand the results possible with Stronger Together. One time special promotional rate for new clients only at $89. Only available to our members, for a limited time only!
All of our Hockomock Y members have $50 personal Y Bucks to use towards any Stronger Together personal training program. Members can use towards the 30-Day PT Experience, brining it to $39. This is a limited time only, grand opening offer. Certain restrictions may apply.
How to Get Started:
Contact our Fitness & Personal Training Director Chris Raymond at chrisr@hockymca.org or 774-235-2732 to get started with us today. Let’s get Stronger Together!
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| Stronger Together is our Y’s new team training and personal training programs |
"Millions of jobs that have been shortchanged or wiped out entirely by the coronavirus pandemic are unlikely to come back, economists warn, setting up a massive need for career changes and retraining in the United States.
The coronavirus pandemic has triggered permanent shifts in how and where people work. Businesses are planning for a future where more people are working from home, traveling less for business, or replacing workers with robots. All of these modifications mean many workers will not be able to do the same job they did before the pandemic, even after much of the U.S. population gets vaccinated against the deadly virus.
Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates raised eyebrows in November when he predicted that half of business travel and 30 percent of “days in the office” would go away forever. That forecast no longer seems far-fetched. In a report coming out later this week that was previewed to The Washington Post, the McKinsey Global Institute says that 20 percent of business travel won’t come back and about 20 percent of workers could end up working from home indefinitely. These shifts mean fewer jobs at hotels, restaurants and downtown shops, in addition to ongoing automation of office support roles and some factory jobs."
"Training never stops. Franklin PD works with Blue Line Corp. every year to bring their live fire trailer to the PD. Officers are put through accuracy, and judgment scenarios to keep them fresh even when the outdoor ranges are not available.
Here Deputy Chief Mill and Sergeant Johnson work through a video scene in which officers are given a scenario, and walk though the situation and fire live rounds into a projection screen if the situation calls for it. Not all do, and officers must use sound verbal commands, and answer for why they did, or did not shoot.
It is another learning tool the Franklin Police uses. Many people think police training with firearms is all shooting. This type of training forces officers to use good judgement, and explain their actions. Not every scene is a shoot situation, and officers must use de-escalation or less lethal options if called for."
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| Town of Franklin Police Dept. Facebook photo 1 |
"Proud day for the Franklin Police Department as our officer Tyler Peabody is presented with an award from Norfolk County TTAC and Brookline MA Police Department for his work with the Crisis Intervention Training program.
CIT is an advanced level of training for officers to help them recognize and assist those individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.
Look for coverage from Boston 25 News's Robert Goulston (6pm) and WBZ NewsRadio's Kim Tunnicliffe-WBZ Reporter as they speak to Officer Peabody, Chief Lynch, and Advocates, Inc. mental health clinician Kallie Montagano about the Franklin Police approach to helping those in need.
(yes, Ben saw television cameras and assumed they were here for him..)"
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| Town of Franklin Police Dept. Facebook photo 2 |
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| Project BOE -Informational Meeting - Jan 24, 2021 |
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| FM #427 Board of Health Meeting - 1/06/20 (audio) |
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| Volleyball training at Downtown Sports |
FM #407 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 407 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin, MA Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, Dec 2, 2020.
The
meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: members of the Town Council,
selected guests, and Town Administration personnel were in the Council
Chambers, the public was remote via Zoom conference bridge, all to
adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
I’ve split the full four hour plus meeting into three logical segments:
The show notes contain links to the meeting agenda including documents released for this agenda.
Let’s listen to this segment of the Town Council meeting of Dec 2, 2020. Audio file => https://player.captivate.fm/episode/f5e26bfe-2d9c-4dd7-a68a-a652123f561d
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| Police Chief TJ Lynch updates on the ongoing police investigation |
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| New youth athletic training program at the YMCA |
"The Franklin Fire Department is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a @fema #AFG grant in the amount of $138,034. This grant will be used for training." https://t.co/QjEIsLKKvW
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| Franklin Fire Department awarded $138K grant by FEMA |
“It’s like an insurance policy,” said Franklin Police Chief Thomas Lynch, whose department belongs to the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council, which includes nearly 50 cities and towns.
Lynch acknowledged the average police officer lacks full training in areas like crowd control, formation and keeping cool under pressure.
“You try to keep as cool as you can,” he said. “It’s very difficult.”
To achieve a level of calm, Lynch said his officers participate in training exercises that simulate interaction with what Lynch called “agitators.” Franklin officers are also trained in use-of-force and de-escalation tactics, although the chief acknowledged that training is unlike real situations."
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| screen capture of Chief Lynch during the budget hearing on May 27 |
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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.
