Today (Tuesday, Sep 12) is National Police Woman's Day and the Franklin Police Department wants to acknowledge our female police officers for all they do for the FPD. Today only roughly 13% of the police force in the United States is made up of women. National Police Woman Day hopes to rectify that by encouraging more women to join the profession.We wish to acknowledge:
- Officer Tara Lagoa
- Detective Leanne Baker
- Officer Amanda Ayer
- Officer Andressa Rosa
- Detective Laura Canavan
- Officer Victoria McVicar
- Clinician Kallie Montagano
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Franklin Police Women Recognized on National Police Woman's Day
Friday, August 11, 2023
Smart Social Security Strategies for Women
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| Smart Social Security Strategies for Women |
"While many women plan to claim Social Security retirement benefits, they may not know about how various factors could impact their monthly payment.More women are working than ever before, but their average benefits are lower than those for men because women typically earn less over their lifetime. In addition, falling marriage rates mean fewer women are in a position to claim spouse’s and survivor benefits.Here are some important points for women to consider when planning to apply for Social Security benefits: "
Continue reading the article online ->
Friday, May 19, 2023
Franklin Health Dept: Wellness Update - Women's Health Week
It's Women's Health Week!
- Get regular checkups, including a yearly well-woman exam. Talk to a healthcare provider about any health concerns you have.
- Get active.
- Eat a healthy and balanced diet.
- Prioritize your mental health and learn how to cope with stress.
- Practice healthy behaviors. Daily decisions influence your overall health.
More information Visit: https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/nwhw/index.html
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| A healthy balanced diet is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. |
Monday, March 13, 2023
Good Deeds: Norfolk County Registry of Deeds Celebrates Women's History Month
By William P. O’Donnell, Norfolk County Register of Deeds
Women's History Month is observed in March to recognize the impact and importance of women in our society. We should all be aware of the importance of women in society, in shaping the country we all live in, and in our history.
Women’s History Month began in 1978 as a weeklong celebration to coincide with International Women’s Day and originated in Santa Rosa, California. The movement was met with wide-spread support and gained nationwide notoriety. The following year, communities throughout the country began adopting the celebration.
Women's organizations and historians successfully lobbied for national recognition in 1980. President Jimmy Carter issued the first presidential proclamation establishing March 8th as National Women's History Week. Each President after President Carter continued this proclamation until 1987, when Congress passed Public Law 100-9, designating March as "Women’s History Month." Since 1995, each president has issued an annual proclamation designating the month of March as "Women’s History Month."
Each year, the National Women’s History Alliance selects and publishes the yearly theme. This year the theme is "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories." In keeping with this year’s theme for Women’s History Month, I would like to share some of the stories I discovered while researching records at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds.
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| Abigail Adams |
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| Deborah Sampson |
Deborah Sampson lived in Sharon, a town in Norfolk County. Born in 1760, she attempted to enlist as a man in the Continental Army. Despite being discovered and sent home, Ms. Sampson later attempted again to enlist, this time succeeding and joining the 4th Massachusetts Regiment. During the American Revolutionary War, she was wounded in battle and received an honorable discharge.
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| Sunita Williams |
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| Katharine Lee Bates |
Katharine Lee Bates was born in Falmouth in 1857, but did you know she lived in Wellesley? Ms. Bates was a well-known author who was inspired to write "America the Beautiful" after hiking up Pike's Peak in Colorado. These words were later adapted into a hymn that was chosen as the runner-up for the National Anthem.
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| Helen Keller |
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| Dr Helen P. Cleary |
Every day, the women of Norfolk County make our communities a better place to live. Doctor Helen P. Cleary, for example, who joined the United States Marine Corps in 1942 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, was the first woman elected to the Town of Norfolk's Board of Selectmen.
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| Mindy Kaling |
Norfolk County has been home to other inspiring and impactful women. In 1896, Harriet L. Hemenway of Canton co-founded the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Audie Cornish grew up in Randolph, Massachusetts, and is a journalist and National Public Radio news anchor. Norfolk County can claim entertainers ranging from actress Mindy Kaling, who was born and raised in Wellesley and produced the show "The Office," to noted Broadway and film star Lee Remick, who was born and raised in Quincy.
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| Aly Raisman |
The strength and grace of Needham’s Aly Raisman to be an Olympian Captain and to win numerous Olympic medals is inspirational enough. Yet Ms. Raisman’s bravery and eloquence in speaking out as a survivor to stop sexual abuse, which led her to be a recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, should be a shining example to all of us.
It is great to recognize and be mindful of the women in our society and all that they have accomplished. Let us take a moment to thank all the women who have made a difference in our communities and lives. Our lives, our communities, our county, and our country would not be what they are without all of you.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Franklin Police celebrate International Women's Day
"Today we celebrate International Women's Day and recognize the female employees of the Franklin Police Department past and present.
https://t.co/ULbpFsLzXo
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1633577227232108546
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| Franklin Police celebrate International Women's Day |
Friday, March 3, 2023
Reminder: St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation - Mar 8, 2023 - Virtual meeting
The St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation group is pleased to announce that we will be viewing the Symbolon series: "The Catholic Faith Explained" by Dr. Edward Sri.
This series from the Augustine Institute consists of ten videos on a variety of topics. We will view one 1/2 hour video each session and allow time for discussion and sharing.
Our meetings will be via Zoom and are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 - 8 PM.
Our next meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2023. Please visit our web page (https://www.stmarysfranklin.org/womens-faith-formation) for further information and to access the Zoom link.
All women are welcome to attend!
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| St Mary's Faith Formation Announcement - Mar 8, 2023 |
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Virtual Meeting - March 8
The St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation group is pleased to announce that we will be viewing the Symbolon series: "The Catholic Faith Explained" by Dr. Edward Sri.
This series from the Augustine Institute consists of ten videos on a variety of topics. We will view one 1/2 hour video each session and allow time for discussion and sharing.
Our meetings will be via Zoom and are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 - 8 PM.
Our next meeting is scheduled for March 8, 2023. Please visit our web page (https://www.stmarysfranklin.org/womens-faith-formation) for further information and to access the Zoom link.
All women are welcome to attend!
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| St Mary's Faith Formation Announcement - Mar 8, 2023 |
Sunday, February 12, 2023
She Grooves Boston scheduled performances Mar 19 & Apr 1
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| She Grooves Boston scheduled performances Mar 19 & Apr 1 |
Shared from Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/p/CofoTRntxCY/
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Register for the 2 part Women's Self Defense Classes in February
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Saturday, December 24, 2022
Franklin author Susan K Hamilton talks about her new book "Stone Heart" (audio)
FM #903 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 903 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Franklin author Susan K Hamilton. Susan has just published her third novel Stone Heart.
We briefly talk about Susan’s Franklin story. Folks may recall we talked about her two most recent books the last time Susan and I spoke in 2021. We pick up from that conversation and talk about her new work and what might come after.
The recording runs about 23 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Susan. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-903-susan-k-hamilton-12-14-22
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Susan K Hamilton’s web page https://www.susankhamilton.com/
Stone Heart -> https://smile.amazon.com/Stone-Heart-Susan-K-Hamilton/dp/1737353687/
The Devil Inside -> https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Inside-Susan-K-Hamilton/dp/1950301206/
The Shadow King -> https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-King-Susan-K-Hamilton/dp/1947848984
Our conversation from 2021 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/07/fm-579-franklin-author-susan-k-hamilton.html
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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.
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| Franklin author Susan K Hamilton (courtesy photo) |
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation exploring "The Catholic Faith Explained" - Dec 14
The St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation group is pleased to announce that we will be viewing the Symbolon series: "The Catholic Faith Explained" by Dr. Edward Sri.
This series from the Augustine Institute consists of ten videos on a variety of topics. We will view one 1/2 hour video each session and allow time for discussion and sharing.
Our meetings will be via Zoom and are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 - 8 PM. Our next meeting is scheduled for December 14th.
Please visit our web page (https://www.stmarysfranklin.
All women are welcome to attend!
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
"The Catholic Faith Explained" is explored by St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Dec 14
The St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation group is pleased to announce that we will be viewing the Symbolon series: "The Catholic Faith Explained" by Dr. Edward Sri.
This series from the Augustine Institute consists of ten videos on a variety of topics. We will view one 1/2 hour video each session and allow time for discussion and sharing.
Our meetings will be via Zoom and are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 - 8 PM. Our next meeting is scheduled for December 14th.
Please visit our web page (https://www.stmarysfranklin.
All women are welcome to attend!
Monday, October 24, 2022
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Women Veterans' Network to Host First Family Day in the Park!
Women Veterans' Network to Host First Family Day in the Park!
FREE Admission! Saturday, October 1 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. Food, Fun & Games!
The Massachusetts Women Veterans' Network will host the first ever FAMILY DAY on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Greenhill Park in Worcester! See flier to register!
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/women-veterans-network-host-first-family-day-park
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| Women Veterans' Network to Host First Family Day in the Park! |
Saturday, April 9, 2022
An Act relative to the creation of a women’s rights history trail
The Massachusetts State Senate on Thursday unanimously passed S.2802, An Act relative to the creation of a women’s rights history trail. The legislation celebrates the rich history of the women’s rights movement and contributions women have made across the Commonwealth.
Each year, thousands of tourists visit Boston to walk the Freedom Trail, to learn about the founding of our nation and walk in the history of our founding fathers. This legislation would allow residents and visitors alike to follow a similar trail to learn about the women who have made our Commonwealth, and nation, what it is today. By attracting tourists to women’s rights history trail sites, this bill will also help to stimulate economic activity throughout Massachusetts.
"Women in Massachusetts have played a pivotal role at every step in the Commonwealth’s history, yet their contributions are too often overlooked," said Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). "The Women's Rights History Trail will serve as a visible monument to the history of women—and the women's rights movement. Understanding this history gives us all a chance to reflect on where we have come from and what it means to leave a legacy that can uplift and inspire future generations. I am glad to see that this trail will give particular attention to the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of the women who have transformed Massachusetts. I would like to thank Senator Lovely and her staff for their work to make this a reality."
“Massachusetts has a rich history of involvement in the women's rights movement,” said Senator Joan B. Lovely (D-Salem), the bill’s lead sponsor. “Women have had a pivotal role in shaping the policies of our Commonwealth, and this bill will ensure that those contributions are known and celebrated. I would like to thank Senate President Spilka for her strong leadership and the work she has done to highlight women’s history, and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators for their advocacy. The history of these women is our history, and we must continue to advance that history forward.”
This legislation creates a 16-member task force responsible for soliciting public input and conducting research to recommend sites, properties, and attractions for that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's rights and women's suffrage, and that reflect Massachusetts’ geographic and demographic diversity. The Senate bill also requires the inclusion of accomplishments of women veterans in the trail, as well as recommendations for increasing the representation of women in the artwork of the State House. Members of the task force would include representatives from the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Commission on the Status of Women, and the Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators, among others.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Secretary and the Director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism will be required to develop a program based on the task force’s recommendations, including educational handbooks, maps, signs, and vacation itineraries connected to the trail. The task force will have until January 1, 2023, to file its report.
With versions of this bill having been engrossed by the House and Senate, An Act relative to the creation of a women’s rights history trail now moves to the House of Representatives for enactment.
Link to the legislation itself -> https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H4555
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| An Act relative to the creation of a women’s rights history trail |
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
St. Mary’s Women’s Faith Formation - Sister Mary Anne Doyle speaks at Apr 9 session
Please join the St. Mary’s Women’s Faith Formation as we meet via zoom on Saturday April 9, 2022 from 9:30-10:30 AM.
We are delighted to have Sister Mary Anne Doyle, CSJ of the Sisters of St.Joseph of Boston joining us as our guest speaker. Sister Mary Anne is a former professor at Regis College and Wellesley College.
For the link to attend via Zoom, please go to our Women’s Faith Formation (https://www.
We will repeat the program Tuesday, April 12 at 7 PM for anyone who cannot make Saturday.
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| St. Mary’s Women’s Faith Formation - Apr 9 |
Monday, March 21, 2022
Register O’Donnell Commemorates Women’s History Month on QATV (video)
Norfolk County Register of Deeds, William P. O’Donnell, appeared on a segment broadcast by Quincy Access Television commemorating Women’s History Month and recognizing a number of distinguished women, both past and present, with ties to Norfolk County.
“There are numerous prominent woman with ties to Norfolk County”, noted the Register, “ranging from first lady Abigail Adams, the wife and mother of two presidents, who was born in Weymouth and buried in Quincy, to lesser known but important figures such as Katherine Lee Bates, a nineteenth century Wellesley resident, who, inspired by the beauty she observed from the top of Pike’s Peak, wrote the lyrics to “America the Beautiful”.
“There are numerous prominent woman with ties to Norfolk County”, noted the Register, “ranging from first lady Abigail Adams, the wife and mother of two presidents, who was born in Weymouth and buried in Quincy, to lesser known but important figures such as Katherine Lee Bates, a nineteenth century Wellesley resident, who, inspired by the beauty she observed from the top of Pike’s Peak, wrote the lyrics to “America the Beautiful”.
Some of the other women mentioned by Register O’Donnell in the segment include historic figures like Deborah Sampson from Sharon, who fought and was wounded in the American Revolutionary War, Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, both from Wrentham, whose story has been chronicled in books and in the 1962 movie, “The Miracle Worker”, Harriet Hemenway from Canton, who co-founded the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1896, Dr. Helen Cleary, the first woman to be elected to the Town of Norfolk’s Board of Selectmen and the actress Lee Remick from Quincy, an Academy Award nominee in 1962.
Norfolk County is also birthplace of a number of contemporary women such as the astronaut, Sunita Williams, a 1983 graduate of Needham High School, who has performed the most spacewalks by a woman, National Public Radio’s Audie Cornish, Mindy Kaling, the writer and actress best known for the television series “The Office” and of course, Needham’s own Aly Raisman, the winner of several Olympic medals in women’s gymnastics and the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
“I appreciate Mark Crosby and the folks at Quincy Access Television providing me the opportunity to honor the contributions and accomplishments of women from the communities in Norfolk County that have had a positive impact in our lives”, stated Register O’Donnell.
To view the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds video segment, go to the following link:
https://youtu.be/xSwPZMqZnm8
To learn more about the history of Norfolk County and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and/or Instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds.
https://youtu.be/xSwPZMqZnm8
To learn more about the history of Norfolk County and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and/or Instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds.
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street in Dedham. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry’s website www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center via telephone at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@
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