FHS girls & boys track and boys hockey teams all post wins on Thursday

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Thursday, January 9, 2025 

Boys Hockey = North Attleboro, 3 @ Franklin, 5 – Final 

– Franklin scored three unanswered goals in the third period to score a comeback win over North Attleboro. The Panthers built a two-goal lead over the first period and a half but the Rocketeers got hot in the final four minutes of the second with goals from Caysen Gagner, Cam Souza, and Shaun Colonna to surge ahead going into the final period. The Panthers bounced back with three straight goals of their own as Liam Lewandowski scored five minutes into the period to make it 3-3. Jack Wernig and Rocco Lampasona scored less than a minute apart with less than six minutes left in the game to put the hosts ahead 5-3. Carter Balducci scored two goals for Franklin.

"Franklin 5 North Attleboro 3

Balducci 🚨🚨🍎

Wernig 🚨🍎

Lewandoski 🚨

Lampasona 🚨 first varsity 

OC in the net, POG Balducci "

https://x.com/FHS_PuckCoach/status/1877546084836266123

FHS Alumni Ryan Martin updates via the Boston Globe:

"Franklin 5, North Attleborough 3 — The Panthers (2-6-2) netted goals on back-to-back third period possessions to beat the Red Rocketeers (3-3) in a Hockomock League matchup at Pirelli Veteran’s Arena. Senior captain Jack Wernig netted the winner with his team-leading eighth goal of the season before assisting on junior Rocco Lampasona’s first varsity score seconds later for added insurance. “Earlier in the game it wasn’t our day,” Wernig said. “But we came out hard there in the third and then it was great to find [Lampasona] for his first two points.” North Attleboro earned its only lead by outscoring Franklin 3-0 in the second period on goals from junior Caysen Gagner, senior Cam Souza, and freshman Shaun Colonna. “There were a couple tough shifts in the second,” Franklin coach Jake Brightbill said. “But these guys stuck together through adversity and took it shift by shift in the third.” Franklin senior captain Carter Balducci (5 points) led off the scoring with two straight unassisted goals in the first period."

 For the remainder of the Globe article ->   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/14/sports/massachusetts-high-school-boys-hockey-roundup/

Boys Indoor Track = Franklin, 69 vs. Taunton, 30 – Final

Girls Indoor Track = Franklin, 61 vs. Taunton, 39 – Final 

– Franklin had a sweep in the 600M and won both relays on its way to a win over Taunton. Madison Bruno, Hannah Griffith, and Lainey Costa went 1-2-3 in the 600M to earn nine points for the Panthers. Other winners for Franklin included Ella Chandaria (shot put, 55M hurdles), Jossie Camp (55M dash), and Meghan Griffith (1000M). Taunton’s Bella Coughlin was a double-winner, taking first in both the long jump and the 300M.

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-09-25/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

FHS Gymnastics improves in loss to Canton on Wednesday

FHS Gymnastics vs. Canton pre-meet 1

FHS Gymnastics posted Wednesday before the meet

"Come and support these pretty awesome athletes and spread awareness on mental health through active minds.  https://t.co/sah1NwJBCZ"

FHS Gymnastics vs. Canton pre-meet 2

Shared from -> https://x.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1877085564760956966

FHS Gymnastics posted Thursday after the meet

FHS Gymnastics improves in loss to Canton on Weds

"Franklin continues to improve and increase their skills each meet. Putting down another stronger meet and higher score than last meet. Falling short to Canton 125.2 to 129.2. 

Both our AA's, Ciara O'Brien and Kendra Love increasing their scores and contributing all of their scores to the team score. 

Event Highs -  

Vault - Kendra 8.95, Molly Chandler 8.45, Ciara O'Brien 8.2 & Bella Jacoby 8.05. 

Bars - Ciara 7.55, Abby Robillard 7.5, Kendra 7.2 & Veronica Pimentel 7.0. 

Beam - Kendra 8.2, Molly C 8.05, Ciara 7.85, & Chrissy 7.7. 

Floor - Ciara 7.95, Kendra 7.75, Molly C 7.6 & Veronica 7.2. 

Another meet coming up against KP and Taunton Sunday 1/25/25 at 4:30 PM"

Shared from -> https://x.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1877441680791445853

Master Plan Update Committee schedules meeting for Weds, Jan 15 at 6:30 PM

Master Plan Committee

January 15, 2025 - 6:30 PM

Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building

Third Floor Training Room

355 East Central Street

Agenda

1. Subcommittee Updates

2. Final Master Plan Review

Agenda doc contains remote participation info ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/master_plan_agenda_-january_15_2025.pdf

Master Plan Update Committee schedules meeting for Weds, Jan 15 at 6:30 PM

Reminder: Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament & Puzzle Sale - Jan 24 or Jan 25, 2025

Tournament - Friday, January 24, 6-8 PM OR Saturday, January 25, 10 AM - 12 PM

Enter your team to puzzle against other teams in a friendly and fun competition on either Friday night or Saturday morning. Each team receives the same 500-piece puzzle and races to finish first. Prizes given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place.  

Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament & Puzzle Sale

It’s only $40/team for teams of up to four people and your team goes home with the completed puzzle.

Team captains should register their team (all team members do not need to register) on Sign Up Genius by clicking this link ->   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084AAAAD23A13-53907469-jigsaw#/

Once registered, the Team Captain should pay in advance either via the Paypal link or by mailing a check to FUSF with “Puzzle Tournament” in the notation line. 

->  https://fusf.org/product/puzzle-tournament/

Only 12 teams can play at once so be sure to pay and reserve your spot early! Last year we sold out!

Tournament rules and details are accessible via this link.

Light snacks and water will be provided but feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages.

For Tournament questions contact Vicki at vicki.coates@fusf.org.

Puzzle Sale

Hundreds of jigsaw puzzles will be for sale both Friday and Saturday. We have all sizes for sale, but an especially large inventory of 1000-piece puzzles! You do not need to enter a Tournament to shop. Puzzles are priced between $3 and $5—some are brand new! Cash, check, or electronic payment accepted.  

Town Council gets updates on Franklin Ridge, 40b status, & moved to 2nd reading ADU bylaw changes (video)

The Town Council met as scheduled on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 with all 9 councilors present in Council Chambers.

The Franklin TV video is available for replay ->   https://www.youtube.com/live/7dQWhWlHRW0?&t=208

The agenda and released documents for this meeting ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/tc_agenda_1.8.25.pdf

Quick recap

• 2 public hearings on the accessory dwelling unit bylaw changes were opened and closed after discussion. Later the legislation for action approved by 9-0 vote to move both measure to second reading
• 2 public hearings on sign bylaw changes as proposed were opened and continued to the Jan 22 meeting without further discussion. Later in the legislation for action, those two measures were also rescheduled to the Jan 22 meeting by 9-0 votes
• Presentation on Franklin Ridge, a senior affordable housing project update was provided that with the recent funding made available on 2 front for Town work and for the private development of the 60 units, given the current schedule, ground could break in June 2025. Bryan Taberner, Director Planning & Community Development provided the update.
• Bryan continued with a second presentation on the sustainable housing inventory (SHI) or informally called the 40b requirement. Bottomline we are currently at 10.86% (above the critical 10% threshold) with approximately 1,000 units currently permitted or in the pipeline of approvals. If all of those units were indeed built (could be some # of years) we could increase to about 12-13%. Question then becomes, what should our goal be (besides remaining above 10%)?
• 2 items approved to enable the respective water and sewer connections for the Franklin Ridge project as mentioned earlier.
• The last item in legislation was acceptance of additional fund for senior Center etc.
• Interesting point in the Town Administrator's Report. The homerule charter request to exempt the town from paying for legal notices in print newspapers was signed by the Governor. We have an email alert process for any one with an email address to enable notification of such legal notices

My full set of notes (in one PDF) can be found online

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S-qr25XiQvmFi_gBNBvjrwUaeoK2ZukH/view?usp=drive_link

Screen grabs of the presentation on housing (40b) ->    https://photos.app.goo.gl/pR2DTs2eaifKxWFo9

key summary from presentation on housing (40b)

World Economic Forum shared "The Future of Jobs Report" - what jobs are growing in demand through 2030?

what jobs are growing in demand through 2030?

World Economic Forum (@wef) posted Wed, Jan 08, 2025:

"The Future of Jobs Report 2025 is now live. 

Drawing on insights from over 1,000 of the world's largest employers, the report dives into the key areas of disruption and opportunity within the #labour market. 

https://t.co/BNd2QLT7bJ"

shared from ->   https://x.com/wef/status/1876929135722811494

Additional details on the Jobs Report ->   https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/future-of-jobs-report-2025-the-fastest-growing-and-declining-jobs/

For more about the World Economic Forum and what they do ->    https://www.weforum.org/

MBTA Community Law determined to be legal by Supreme Judicial Court

The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled the MBTA Community Law is legal. The Town of Franklin took action to bring it's zoning in compliance and is awaiting word that those action do indeed meet the requirements. The SJC decision can be found  ->  https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2025/01/08/h13580.pdf?

https://ben4franklin.org/

The Building Equitable Neighborhoods for Franklin (BEN 4 Franklin) group is locally educating themselves on the housing issues and the nuances within and will advocate for improvement. The group meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday at the Franklin TV Studio at 7 PM. 

Find out more about the group at ->   https://ben4franklin.org/ and join the mailing list to follow our learning and efforts.

SJC Decision coverage 

Via CommonWealth Beacon:

"AFTER THE STATE’S high court offered broad approval for the attorney general to enforce a sweeping state housing law, the Healey administration is tinkering with new emergency regulations to abide by the court’s conclusion that previous guidelines were rolled out incorrectly and could not be enforced.

With significant substantive changes to the rezoning requirements unlikely in the reworking of regulations that’s now underway, it seems only a matter of time until communities that are out of step with law will have to comply or face the music. 

The MBTA Communities Act, a 2021 law, requires cities and towns near public transit to zone a district of reasonable size to include multifamily housing by right. While the vast majority of the 177 communities are compliant or in the process of adopting new zoning to meet the law’s requirements, 28 municipalities are non-compliant because they missed their deadline to submit acceptable rezoning plans. Another three are on the cusp of following the path taken by Milton, with referendums scheduled to toss their compliant plans."

Continue reading the article ->  https://commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/state-municipalities-prepare-for-next-steps-on-mbta-communities-law/

The Boston Globe editorial on the decision -> 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/08/opinion/milton-sjc-housing-mbta-campbell-healey/

Abundant Housing MA shared this article:

Today, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed that the MBTA Communities Act is the law and that all cities and towns must comply with it. 

The decision affirms the dedication and commitment of people working together across the region to create a Massachusetts that is more welcoming and affordable. The SJC validated that building more homes is good public policy. Well over 100 communities have said yes to zoning that creates more housing supply and Abundant Housing MA is hopeful new regulations can be enacted swiftly to maintain this momentum.

“Today’s decision reinforces our mission to alleviate our state’s current housing crisis. The MBTA Communities Act allows cities and towns to use zoning to meet the growing demands of housing production and create diverse housing opportunities for Massachusetts residents”, said Jesse Kanson- Benanav, Executive Director of Abundant Housing Massachusetts. We applaud MA Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the Healey-Driscoll Administration for their fight for more affordable, abundant housing across Massachusetts. We look forward to continuing work with our partners to bring to life a vision where people can move where they want, when they want, and not when they have to.”

“The SJC made clear that each MBTA community must comply with the law, forcefully rejecting the argument that communities could simply ignore the state’s mandate to permit a “fair share of multifamily housing” near the MBTA stations from which they benefit,” said John Infranca, Contributor to AHMA’s Amicus Brief, Professor of Law & Director of Faculty Scholarship & Research. “Given the thoughtful and thorough process through which the existing guidelines were drafted, I suspect most communities will simply choose to proceed with their existing compliance efforts in the expectation that any new guidelines will not be substantively different.”

Continue reading the article -> https://www.abundanthousingma.org/the-supreme-judicial-court-of-massachusetts-rules-in-favor-of-the-attorney-general-in-lawsuit-against-the-town-of-milton-after-failure-to-comply-with-the-mbta-communities-law/

Identity Theft Awareness Week 2025 is coming! (JAN 27)

Identity Theft Awareness Week 2025 is coming! By Eunice Kim Are you interested in learning more about how to protect yourself from identity theft? Check out Identity Theft Awareness Week. During the week, the FTC and its partners will host free webinars and other events to talk about how to spot, avoid, report, and recover from identity theft. Mark your calendars. Identity Theft Awareness Week starts Monday, January 27! Read more ->  https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2025/01/identity-theft-awareness-week-2025-coming?

Identity Theft Awareness Week 2025 is coming! (JAN 27)

Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Friday, Jan 10, 2024

• wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Friday

9:00am, 12:00pm, 6:00pm - Chapters – Jim Derick  Insightful, life-affirming stories and interviews

10:00am, 1:00pm, 7:00pm - Music to Lift the Spirit - Jim Derick & Frank Falvey

11:00am, 2:00pm, 8:00pm - Senior Story Hour – Senior Center Scribblers Group

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel         (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY

7:00 am FUMC: Cathy Cargill Koch

8:30 am Frank Presents: Jim Derick

10:00 am Riffin' on Main Street: James McLaughlin

11:00 am Senior Connection: Traditions

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Salmon

1:00 pm Santa on the Common 2024

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 7

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

4:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Twisted Sisters

5:30 pm Veterans' Call: SHINE

6:30 pm Historical Museum: Greenwich Bay Brass Band

9:30 pm FPAC Holiday Special: Tis The Season

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Public School Concert: Horace Mann Winter Music 2023

8:30 am Mental Health: Abigail Drake

9:30 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

11:00 am FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Stoughton 12-18-24

2:00 pm Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

3:30 pm Varsity Football: Franklin v King Philip 11-28-24

8:30 pm Universe of Adolescent Sleep

9:30 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) =  FRIDAY

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals 01-02-25

12:00 pm Community Preservation 12-18-24

2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals 01-02-25

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Watch Listen Read all things that matter in Franklin MA

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, January 9, 2025 ???

Thursday, January 9, 2025

• Tree pick up this week on your normal trash day
• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library) 
• National Day of Mourning for Jimmy Carter

6:30pm LGBTQ Alliance Monthly Meeting (Franklin TV and Radio 102.9 FM) 

6:30pm Junto Non-Fiction Book Club (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Cultural District Cmte (Franklin Senior Center)

**   Town Meetings today   **

Municipal Affordable Housing Trust

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 2:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/january_9_2025_meeting_agenda.pdf

Charles River Pollution Control District Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 3:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/crpcd_meeting_4.pdf

Cultural District Committee Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/cdc_agenda_meeting_january_2025.pdf

Conservation Commission Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/01-09-25_conservation_agenda.pdf

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School Board of Trustees Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/bfccps_meeting_5.pdf

Franklin Commission on Persons with Disabilities Meeting

Event Date:  Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/disabilities_meeting.pdf

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/upcoming

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Re-discover Franklin on Franklin Downtown Partnership’s Website

The Franklin Downtown Partnership invites you to visit their website. The FDP’s website recently had a facelift making it easier to navigate and re-discover all that Franklin has to offer.

Look for us at franklindowntownpartnership.org. It’s a great way to see what’s new and happening in downtown and throughout the town. 

FDP’s new website

You will find dates for upcoming events such as the Ladybug Trail Spring Walk in April, the June Strawberry Stroll, and September’s Harvest Festival. Go to the “Visit Franklin” page to shop for all your needs by category – such as business services, medical professionals, pet services, shopping, entertainment, restaurants, and more.

The Partnership works with many community groups and businesses always with the goal to strengthen our connections and keep business strong and thriving. We all benefit from these partnerships making Franklin a great place to live, work, and visit. 

Stay up to date info and follow the Downtown Partnership on Instagram and Facebook at:  https://www.instagram.com/franklindowntownpartnership/  and  

https://www.facebook.com/franklindowntownpartnership.org/

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization made up of more than 350 business owners, residents, and community leaders working to revitalize downtown Franklin. Residents can join the Downtown Partnership for $25. The Partnership manages events like the Strawberry Stroll and the Harvest Festival, and initiatives such as beautification, streetscape design, greenspace, alley murals, and sculpture projects. For more information go to www.franklindowntownpartnership.org

The American Revolution As You’ve Never Imagined It! (pre-registration required)

Presented by Michael Wenzke, creator of the The Revolutionary Story Tour, a popular and award-winning Freedom Trail walking tour that mesmerizes participants.

Seating is limited and must be reserved in advance. Email alan.r.earls@gmail.com to request to add your name to the guest list (max request, 4). 

FREE

The American Revolution As You’ve Never Imagined It! (pre-registration required)

Economic Development Subcmte reviews and discusses priorities for the goals for this year (video)

The Economic Development Subcommittee met as scheduled Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in Council Chambers. All four members of the subcommittee met in Chambers.

Franklin TV video is available for replay ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n11fImC7CE4&t=126  (Franklin Matters Radio will have the audio in a couple of days)

Follow along with the agenda   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2025-01-8_edc_agenda.pdf

Quick recap:

• Goals update, discussion on setting what priorities there should be
• Open Space plan not yet approved by State, comments sent back to Town and they will take time to adjust and incorporate
• Round among the subcommittee as they shared their priorities, except for Chandler
• After the round, Town Administrator Jamie Hellen - The Crossing and 40r would probably be best to start with. Home business, taking a reasonable step forward re: water and sewer. Current bylaws restrict auto and food prep from home use, as well as medical. At scale, it gets to be a problem for the infrastructure. Possible joint discussion with Board of Health, Health Dept, along with DPW to talk about the issues they see. Attempting to provide an overview to someone to answer "How does someone start a business, and what are the triggers for the growth steps?" How to ensure the property owner is responsible for their damage that could be caused
• Frongillo comes back to offer his priority, (1) shared parking with initiatives/incentives, residential downtown parking permit, others do it; 19 Dean case for the managed shared parking - (2) downtown business use, a few minor exemptions would be good to look at to enable active store fronts (3) we stopped at downtown dimensions, didn't get into the frontage,  setbacks, etc. which are a massive difference to enabling development; has drafted starting points for each of these 3 points
• Per Jamie, If there are bylaw changes required, we would need to get those started by July in order to get those thru the process, before the Nov elections
• Cycling back to the 40r discussion, a 40r draft was prepared a year or so ago, could be picked up from there

My notes in one PDF file ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zpUk1_QkADUkb-iCbJGP9CKvXRx2yj-8/view?usp=drive_link

From the archives, prior discussion of 40r goes back to

40r, Dec 2022 - EDC Plus Mtg

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/economic-development-plus-cmte-mtg.html

40r (and home occupation) Oct 2023 - EDC Mtg

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/economic-development-cmte-hears-about.html

40r, Nov 2023 - EDC Mtg

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/11/economic-development-subcommittee.html

FHS wrestling falls to Milford on Wednesday (video)

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 

Wrestling = Milford, 46 @ Franklin, 30 – Final 

– Milford pulled out a hard-fought dual meet at Franklin to kick off its Kelley-Rex title defense. The Panthers got off to a great start at 106 with a first-period pin by highly-ranked freshman John Woodall. Brayden Boccia matched him with a pin in the first period at 113 and Milford grabbed the lead when Dylan Wright won 16-4 at 120 and Derek Marcolini won 19-2 at 126. Jacob Bramson answered back for the home team with a second-period pin at 132 and Riley Carlucci put the Panthers back in front when he pinned his opponent with 44 seconds left in the match at 138. Milford went on a run of wins in the middle weights. Aidan Baum earned a 10-3 at 144, although Jack Sauer was able to avoid the major decision. Ryan Flis added an 8-3 win at 150 then Francesco Furnari earned a pin at 157 and Michael Boulanger quickly won by fall just 40 seconds into his match at 165. Jack Rosenberger got six points back for Franklin with a third-period pin at 175, but Luke Donis wasted no time getting them back with his 34-second pin at 190. The match at 215 drew the biggest roar of the night. Franklin’s Will Best trailed 10-9 in the third period of a back-and-forth match but he was able to pin his opponent with just 34 seconds remaining.

Franklin TV Video replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi_2T6gRplM

For a Photo Gallery from this meet -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2024-2025/Winter-2024-2025/Franklin-Milford-Wrestling-01-08-25

"Great match tonight with a loss to Milford 46-32. Pins from Woodall, Carlucci, Rosenberg.  @HockomockSports "   https://x.com/FHSWrestle/status/1877153293241070018

Swimming = Taunton @ Franklin, 7:00

no results available at this time

Gymnastics = Canton @ Franklin, 8:00

no results available at this time

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-08-25/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

Board of Health gets update on successful coat drive & more in regular meeting (audio)

FM #1349 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1349 the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Town of Franklin Board of Health Meeting held on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025. The meeting agenda listed it being conducted via Google meet and with no location shown, it was assumed to be virtual. However, the 2 members of the Board (Harris, Mu-Chow) (1 absent - Sweet) and Health Dept members apparently were present together. 

Quick Recap:

• Discussion on new oversight board and appointment of Director Liberty as representative. Motion made and approved 2-0

• Coat drive update: successful, collected over 600 new/used costs, distribution of 325 or so to families, some of the left over coats went to a church in Milford. Total among the distribution and collections, approx. 1,000 coats, etc. delivered to families who wanted them.

• 427 Oakland Park update, coordinated with Attny General; owners did start work with a contractor on the roof, letter/ notification of process is underway

• 147 Pleasant St septic exemption requested, relatively minor recommended, so moved, passes 2-0

• Health agent report, training done. Discussion on suspected food poisoning, investigation of incident from a confirmed case, hard to confirm exact cause/location. FDA had notifications recently on cucumbers for example. COVID tests still available via Health nurse at Senior Center, call to arrange pickup. Flu season; 33 current cases (folks actually getting tested)

• Monitoring continues on other cases that arise. Surge in cases due to home and holiday gatherings; Noro virus reports up Training for the school nurses conducted on communicable diseases, hands only CPR last month, participating in the Student Wellness committee, participated in Winter Wonderland at Senior Center

• No citizen comments

Motion to adjourn, second, passes 2-0-1 (1 absent)

The meeting runs about 22 minutes. Let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting Jan 8, 2025. Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1349-tof-board-of-health-mtg-01-08-25/

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The Board of Health agenda can be found ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/1-8-25_boh_agenda.pdf 

My notes collected in a Twitter thread PDF ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TLS4pouWCegoJ-PmqjCPItM3p_WbYgLF/view?usp=drive_link 

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Board of Health gets update on successful coat drive amongst other items (audio)