In the News: Polito, Roy file legislation on teen sexting

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said she’ll “put my shoulder behind” a bill she announced Wednesday to rewrite the state’s laws around sharing sexually explicit images, saying the state must respond to technological changes and protect its youth. 

The bill, which Gov. Charlie Baker is filing for the second time, addresses the forms of image-sharing sometimes known as sexting and revenge porn. It would have anyone under the age of 18 to be diverted from the criminal justice system, at a prosecutor’s discretion, and create a new penalty for adults distributing explicit images for revenge or embarrassment purposes. 

“While we are very progressive in this commonwealth and proud that we are first in many areas, 40 other states have laws in place to protect from the distribution of sexually explicit images,” Polito said during a meeting of the Governor’s Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. “This is not a place where we’re leading and clearly we have the opportunity to do so.” 

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Last session, the Judiciary Committee redrafted Baker’s bill and two others into a new piece of legislation, which ultimately died in the House Ways and Means Committee."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190206/polito-roy-file-bills-on-sharing-explicit-images

Polito, Roy file bills on sharing explicit images

THE BLACK BOX: The Delta Generators - Mar 2

Blending Rhythm and Blues and Americana The Delta Generators will play at THE BLACK BOX on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 8:00 PM.

Featuring Brian Templeton, Charlie O'Neal, Rick O'Neal, and Jeff Armstrong, the Boston-based band blend the fine line between rhythm and blues and Americana in a way that makes them anything but average.

Tickets available at
https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1222

THE BLACK BOX: The Delta Generators - Mar 2

Hockomock Area YMCA Announces Partnership with Crafty Basketball 3x3

The Hockomock Area YMCA is delighted to share that the non-profit organization has struck an agreement with Crafty Basketball 3x3 to enhance the skills of youth basketball players and is now enrolling the inaugural Crafty 3x3 League for boys and girls in grades 1-6 that will run in Foxboro, Franklin, and North Attleboro YMCA gyms beginning next month.

Thousands of children, teens, and adults hit YMCA gyms to play basketball (the game invented by the Y in the 1890s!), learning firsthand teamwork skills. The decision to bring an innovative teaching program–Crafty 3x3 Leagues–to the Y appears to have been an easy one. As explained by Branch Manager Dan Brennock at the North Attleboro YMCA, “The second most popular sport in the world, basketball is played year round at the Hockomock Area YMCA and I feel is a program that screams ‘YMCA’. 

Crafty Basketball 3x3

A staple of our youth development offerings for generations, we are proud that kids learn to play basketball at the Y and are pleased to introduce Crafty Basketball 3x3 to enhance opportunities for developing players to learn smart basketball, including more touches of the ball than traditional youth leagues combined with great coaching that focuses on developing skills and teaching true team basketball.”

Fast paced exciting games will be offered for boys and girls in grade 1 and 2. The launch also includes quick games with lots of touches and incentivized scoring for boys in grades 3-4, boys in grades 5-6, girls in grades 3-4, and girls in grades 5-6. This program is designed to help kids learn to love the great game of basketball.

The history of Crafty Basketball 3x3 is as follows. As a member of Attleboro Youth Basketball Association’s Board, Mike Crowley created the foundation for Crafty Basketball 3x3 in 2015-2016 so that the town’s Metrowest program could develop smarter, savvier players in a format different than 5 on 5 basketball. 

The results for the entire program were so profound that he founded Crafty Basketball as a way to improve the skill and IQ of basketball players of all levels. He strongly believes that a passion for the game develops from playing beautiful, team-based basketball with an emphasis on combining skill and smarts.

Hockomock Area YMCA

Mike Crowley has spent more than two decades building businesses from concept to market. He is considered a pioneer in the sports technology space, where his innovations creating some of the first and most advanced smart sports products have won numerous global awards, including the prestigious Consumer Electronics Show Best of Innovation Award, the Bluetooth Innovation of the Year, and named as Time Magazine’s Top 25 Invention of the year. He has led highly dynamic teams for Internet of Things consumer and industrial products, Medical Devices, Enterprise Software, and the Consumer Entertainment industry.

Crafty 3x3 Leagues, changing the way basketball is taught.

Details on the YMCA Launch:
At the Foxboro Y: Saturdays, March 9 – March 30, 2019
Grades 1-2 (coed) 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.; Grades 3-4 Boys 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Grades 3-4 Girls 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.; Grades 5-6 Boys 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.; Grades 5-6 Girls 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: 67 Mechanic St. Foxborough. For More Information: Ashli Phillips ashlip@hockymca.org 508-772-1353

At the Franklin Y: Saturdays, March 9 – March 30, 2019
Grades 1-2 (coed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Grades 3-4 Boys 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.; Grades 3-4 Girls 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Grades 5-6 Boys 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.; Grades 5-6 Girls 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Location: 45 Forge Hill Rd. Franklin. For More Information: Alex Dorson alexd@hockymca.org 774-235-2752

At the North Attleboro Y: Sundays, March 10 – March 31, 2019
Grades 1-2 (coed) 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Grades 3-4 Boys 9:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.; Grades 3-4 Girls 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.; Grades 5-6 Boys 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.; Grades 5-6 Girls 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Location: 300 Elmwood St. North Attleboro. For More Information: Kerrie Francis – Sports Director, kerrief@hockymca.org 508-643-5215

"Awesome experience that I would absolutely sign our son up for again. He enjoyed the pace, the challenge, the point system, the coaching. All excellent and very positive." Erin M. Natick, MA

Cost for the 4 week league: $85. To register, visit hockymca.org/crafty. In addition, there are limited spots available for a free pre-season Crafty 3x3 clinic, which will run Saturday and Sunday March 2-3. Visit hockymca.org/crafty for details and to enroll.


About 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.  

Our YMCA is committed to partnering and collaborating with others to create and deliver lasting personal and social change in the 15 communities we 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.

FHS girls basketball top Mansfield; boys basketball lose to Mansfield in OT

Via HockomockSports, we share the results of the FHS sports action on Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the girls basketball game recap

"The cliche is that defense wins championships and, if the cliche is true, then it is no wonder that Franklin had the chance to clinch a Kelley-Rex division title on Tuesday night. The Panthers came into the game against Mansfield in the Albertini Gym allowing a little more than 35 points per game, which was a league best. 

With a potential title on the line against the three-time defending champions, the Panthers turned to their defense once again, and added some clutch shooting to go with it. 

Franklin held Mansfield to just 14 points in the first half and took control with an 11-0 run just before the break and sealed the win with a 11-4 run down the stretch when the Hornets had gotten back within single digits. With the 47-32 victory, Franklin secured at least a share of its first league title since 2013. 

“It’s really what we’ve been working towards all season,” said Franklin senior Bea Bondhus. “Yesterday, at the end of practice we sat in front of the banner in the gym and coach was like, ‘2013 was the last time we won it and you guys have the chance to win it this year.’ Before the game, we were really nervous but he made it clear that this was an opportunity and that we can beat this team.”

Continue reading the game recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-basketball-net-kelley-rex-title-with-win-at-mansfield/


FHS Boys basketball

Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the boys basketball game recap

"When Franklin junior Jack Rudolph drained an open three with just under three and a half minutes left in the game to put his team up by eight, it looked like the Panthers were on their way to evening the season series with rival Mansfield. 

But the Panthers didn’t slam the door shut, and Mansfield took full advantage down the stretch. 

The Hornets used a 12-4 run over the final three minutes to force overtime, and Hornet senior Tommy Dooling hit a free throw with 5.1 seconds left in the extra period to give Mansfield a 73-72 win and a regular season sweep over Franklin. 

It’s Mansfield’s first season sweep of their rivals since 2014 when the Hornets won inside the field house and at the TD Garden."

Continue reading the game recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/tommy-dooling-mansfield-boys-basketball-franklin-overtime/

Click here for a photo gallery from the girls game
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Winter-2018-2019/Mansfield-Franklin-Girls-Basketball-2-5-19/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-05-19/

Erin Quaile (20) and Shannon Gray (10) were all smiles after beating Mansfield on the road to clinch at least a share of Franklin’s first league title since 2013. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Join the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School for “No Strings Attached”

The Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School is pleased to announce upcoming performances of “No Strings Attached” to be held at the Horace Mann Middle School located at 224 Oak Street in Franklin, Massachusetts.

Performances will be held on Friday, March 1 from 7–9:30 PM and Saturday, March 2 from 2–4:30 PM. The public is invited and welcomed to attend the show! Tickets are priced at $17 for adults and $13 senior citizens and children under ten. Tickets will be sold at the door or an order form will be available for download at www.bfccps.org.

“No Strings Attached”

When Carl, a teenager, wants to run away from home, he applies for a job with the mysterious Professor Pinecone and his traveling magical marionette puppet show. He quickly discovers, however, that the position comes with all kinds of strings attached. Once he feels the magical jolt in Professor Pinecone’s handshake, he embarks on the audition of his life. 

In this play-within-a-play, Carl becomes Pinocchio and improvises his way through the story, meeting some familiar characters — including a cricket with an attitude (“I’m Gonna Bug Ya”), the devious fox and cat (“Easy Money”) and the memorable Blues Fairy (“Blues Fairy Mama”) — as well as some new ones. With the help of this eclectic cast, Carl stumbles upon life’s lessons as he’s forced to make important decisions. After a string of poor choices (which makes his nose grow and ultimately leads him to make a donkey of himself), he finally does something good for a change by saving Geppetto from the mouth of a giant shark.

The production is under the direction of BFCCPS’s Fine and Performing Arts Director Mr. Christopher Heater, with a cast comprised of 36 students in grades Six through Eight. The cast is supported by a live orchestra and a dedicated 11 member backstage student crew.

The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School has been in operation since 1995 and provides a well-rounded, rigorous academic program designed to educate the whole child. BFCCPS’s educational philosophy, which is centered around strong core academic subjects, as well as yearlong courses in art, music, languages, technology, and physical education, integrated character education and community service, and strong parent partnerships, has led to local, state and national recognition.

If you’d like learn more about the educational mission of the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School please contact the school’s Marketing Coordinator, Joanne Basile, at jbasile@bfccps.org or 508-541-3434 x140.

All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast - Feb 10

All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast

2nd Sunday of the month

Feb 10, Mar 10, Apr 14

7:30 - 11:00 AM

Pancakes - Scrambled Eggs - Sausage - Home Fries

(drinks are included)

Adults - $8 Kids (4 -12) - $4

(3 and under eat free)

FRANKLIN ROD and GUN CLUB
53 Florence Street
Franklin, MA 02038

Please visit www.franklinrodandgun.org for more info

Download a copy of the flyer here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zah6YdFe-IFngqZknj5OSdT7yKsjcUAP/view?usp=sharing

All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast - Jan 13

FAA February Meeting: Wednesday - Feb 6

Please be reminded that, Wednesday Feb. 6 we will welcome demo artist Susan Ellis for a pastel demonstration!

The Franklin Art Association will meet on from 6:30 to 9:00 PM at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street in Franklin.

Refreshments and social time will begin at 6:30 PM, followed by a short business meeting

We hope you can join us to see this amazing artist at work and discuss 2 upcoming exhibition opportunities!!

As always meetings are open to the public, so bring a friend and get inspired!

FAA February Meeting: Wednesday - Feb 6