FHS' Zub, Regan, Anderson, Welch selected girls soccer All Stars; O'Connor recognized as Honorable Mention

Here are the FHS athletes selected for recognition by the Hockomock League coaches. Links to the full listing of Hockomock athletes are provided.

Below are the official 2021 Hockomock League Girls Soccer All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP
Kailee McCabe, Foxboro

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS
Anya Zub, Franklin
Stella Regan, Franklin
Norah Anderson, Franklin
Rachel Welch, Franklin

Honorable Mentions
Kelly O’Connor, Franklin

For the complete Hockomock League listing

https://hockomocksports.com/2021-hockomock-league-girls-soccer-all-stars/

FHS Panthers

FHS' O'Neill, Griffith, Cinelli selected soccer All Stars; Moran receives Honorable Mention

Here are the FHS athletes selected for recognition by the Hockomock League coaches. Links to the full listing of Hockomock athletes are provided.

Below are the official 2021 Hockomock League Boys Soccer All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP
Mathias Taylor, Oliver Ames

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS
Terry O’Neill, Franklin
Aidan Griffith, Franklin
Rex Cinelli, Franklin

Honorable Mentions
Jack Moran, Franklin

For the complete Hockomock League listing

https://hockomocksports.com/2021-hockomock-league-boys-soccer-all-stars/

FHS Panthers

From pandemic to endemic: this is how we might get back to normal

"First, the bad news. With unpredictable outbreaks still occurring around the world, and variants like Omicron raising questions about the virus’s contagiousness, we are very much still in a pandemic.

The good news: while it’s difficult to predict the exact timing, most scientists agree that the Covid-19 pandemic will end and that the virus will become endemic. That means the virus will probably never be eliminated entirely, but as more people get vaccinated and become exposed to it, infections will eventually arise at a consistently low rate, and fewer people will become severely ill. An area where vaccination and booster rates are high will probably see endemicity sooner than a region with lower rates."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/05/covid-19-from-pandemic-to-endemic-this-is-how-we-might-get-back-to-normal

Illustration: Ulises Mendicutty/The Guardian

Community Preservation Committee Meeting - Agenda - Dec 7, 2021

Community Preservation Committee Meeting

Agenda & Meeting Packet

December 7, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building

2nd Floor, Council Chambers

355 East Central Street

Agenda:
1. Approval of Minutes for October 5, 2021.

2. Discussion on the following topics:

a. 2022 Schedule

b. Community Preservation Act (https://www.communitypreservation.org/plans-applications)

i. Sample CPA Plans

ii. Sample CPA Applications

Full agenda (including remote connection info)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2021-12-07_cpc_packet.pdf 

the CPC toured the Red Brick School and Historical Museum on Sep 29, 2021

Franklin●TV Annual Meeting - Dec 9, 2021 - 5 PM

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 

This year our Annual Open Board Meeting will be conducted online only as a virtual meeting via Zoom, the meeting code is: 857 7708 6916

Join us, Thursday, December 5th at 5:00 PM.

Questions? Email: info@franklin.tv

It’s open to all Franklin businesses and residents. Learn more about Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm. We’ll review our progress during the past year and discuss plans for the future. At our meeting you may cast a vote for new and/or renewing board positions. This year we will vote to continue Jay Horrigan’s board position for an additional three year term.

Excerpt from FCCA bylaws: (Available on our website)

Section 15. Election of Director by the Membership 

(a) Members shall be notified by the Clerk of the election of a director by the Membership at the Annual Meeting. Said notice shall be in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 4 of this Article IV. 

(b) Any eligible voting Member may be nominated for election to the position of Director by: (i) Written notification to the Clerk no later than seven (7) days prior to Annual Meeting; or (ii) By nomination from the floor of the Annual Meeting made and seconded by no less than three (3) eligible voting members.

Our facility enables us to provide full production support for Franklin residents and groups who wish to create TV and radio programs. Thanks to our board members who contribute their time and energy to help make Franklin●TV all that a public access studio can be. 

If you would like to become involved either as a volunteer or produce your own TV or radio programs at Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm, just send an email to: info@franklin.tv with your contact information. 

You can also call us to discuss and help you develop your program ideas. 508-541-4118.

See you then!

And – as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.
And, thank you for watching. 

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

Franklin●TV Annual Meeting - Dec 9, 2021

More Public Art Coming to Franklin's Flower Alley!

Bubbles Make Smiles

Franklin Art Association members Amy Adams and Peg Munson have painted murals that will be installed soon on a building between 15 and 17 East Central Street, facing the former Cake Bar. 

This project has been organized by the Franklin Downtown Partnership, and sponsored by the Ferrara family who own the building. The other side of the building is the Flower Alley mural installation.

These murals are designed to be interactive for taking selfie’s, and we hope that they  will encourage people to visit the Franklin Cultural District. They will be installed in mid December and will be featured as part of the Ladybug Trail in early 2022.

Flight

Peg’s mural “Bubbles Make Smiles”, features a giant bubble wand and bubbles floating up over a background of a sunset over water.  Amy's mural is entitled “Flight.” She says it is "an interactive artwork featuring over 160 unique and individual butterflies, and is meant to be an inspiring and uplifting reflection of our diverse community."

Shared from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranklinArtAssoc/posts/4535050639865511

Franklin Cultural District Grant Information and Application

Dear Cultural District Partners,

We are re-sending the message you would have received a few weeks ago about a Cultural District grant opportunity made possible by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Please take a moment to re-read Nancy's message about this grant opportunity (below) and consider applying for a grant. The grant application form is attached. All grant applications are due to btaberner@franklinma.gov by Friday, December 10, 2021. 

Regards,

The Franklin Cultural District Committee

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Dear Cultural District Partners,

The Massachusetts Cultural Council is once again offering a grant program for all of the Massachusetts Cultural Districts which is focused on continuing the "Rebuilding and Recovery" of the Massachusetts Cultural Districts. The $7,500.00 grant is an opportunity for Franklin's Cultural District (FCD) Partners to work together to encourage interest and engagement in culture and the arts as well as economic development in the FCD.

The Franklin Cultural District Committee is sponsoring the second annual ArtWALK Celebration the weekend of June 10^{th -} 12th. The ArtWALK Celebration will  begin on Friday, June 10^th, the same day as the Franklin Downtown Partnership's Strawberry Stroll. During this weekend celebration the Cultural District will celebrate the diversity, history, arts and culture of our community.
 
All Cultural District Partners are invited to participate in the ArtWALK Celebration. Partners are encouraged to develop an event, performance, exhibit or display, that visitors to the Franklin Cultural District can view, attend or participate in when they visit the Cultural District. The $7,500.00 grant is designed to help support this initiative. Partners can submit an application for funding to support their event, performance or display.

Attached (see link below) you will find an application for the grant. If you have any questions regarding the grant or the invoicing for the grant, please contact Bryan Taberner at  btaberner@franklinma.gov or (508) 520-4907. All applications are due to btaberner@franklinma.gov by Friday, December 10, 2021.

 

Important Dates

Friday   -   December 10, 2021 FCD Cultural Grant Application Due

Friday   -    March 4, 2022   All invoices for events are due

The FCD Grant Decisions will be made by the end of January

We hope that many of the Cultural District Partners will consider applying for funding to participate in the 2022 ArtWALK Celebration.

Regards,

 

The Franklin Cultural District Committee

Amy Adams                John LoPresti

Jamie Barrett              Candace Narsasian

Pandora Carlucci          Nancy Schoen

Roberta Trahan

Grant application form ->   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lT0ZHlX3pHN57LBS0cxLa6WidLB4siMb/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101938843903614700481&rtpof=true&sd=true

Franklin Cultural District Grant Information and Application

Senior Center Updates: Common Grounds reopening, Joe Landry Dec 8, Dec-Jan newsletter available

1 - Common Grounds reopens 

The Common Grounds cafe at the Senior Center reopens for breakfast and lunch on Monday, Dec 6.

Shared from Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/1639075786353990/posts/3033847776876777/

2 - Joe Landry presents on the old town pool

Hi there! This is to let you know that I’ll be doing my next presentation at the Franklin Senior Center at 10 Daniel McCahill Street on Wednesday, December 8th at 1:00 pm. The topic will be “The Joseph G. Ray Swimming Pool”, better known as the “town pool”. 

As many long-time residents of Franklin know, the town pool was the place to go in the summer for over 50 years. Many of us learned how to swim there from Lorraine Metcalf, whose command to “roll over” would be heard for miles around!!!! 

Please call the Franklin Senior Center at 508-520-4945 to let them know that you’re coming so that they’ll have a good idea of how many chairs to set up. 

I hope to see you there!!!! I’m sure you’ll get a “kick, kick, kick” out of it!!!!!!!

Shared from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/711684623145849

3 - Newsletter available

The December 2021 and January 2022 events are combined in one newsletter for the year end. (Also due to Erin Rogers departing her position as the Senior Center Director.)

Get your copy of the newsletter here ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/click_here_for_the_dec_jan_22_newsletter.pdf

Senior Center Updates

"Vaccines have already shown to be tremendously effective"

"The new coronavirus variant is a genuine cause for unease. Omicron appears to be highly transmissible, and it will most likely swamp the world in the months ahead. It is too early to know whether it will be more virulent than the delta variant or more evasive of vaccine immunity. But it is not too early to decide what to do about it. The tools to respond exist, if we will only be serious about wearing masks and getting vaccinated.

Even with the unknowns, vaccines work. They can protect against the delta variant raging everywhere. Boosters create a high level of immunity against delta and may help fend off omicron, too. The vaccines are a lifesaver to people who might otherwise die. Why hesitate to get vaccinated, refuse to wear a mask or deride mandates for both at this stage of the pandemic? Why is a quarter of the U.S. population without at least one vaccine dose — essentially driving at high speed without a seat belt? How many more of the unvaccinated will be hospitalized, intubated and die? Anyone in the United States who can easily get a free vaccine and refuses to do so is leaving themselves vulnerable to a killer disease that has already taken more lives than were lost in the line of duty during the Civil War. "

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/04/covid-19-life-threatening-vaccines-tests-masks-work/

A covid-19 testing site is seen in Times Square in New York on Dec. 3. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Avoiding a money mule scam

Avoiding a money mule scam by Bridget Small, Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Scammers are looking for people to help them move stolen money. They visit dating, job search, and other sites, tell fake stories, and make up reasons to send you money. Then they tell you to send the money to someone else.  If you help a scammer move stolen money — even if you didn't know it was stolen — you could get into legal trouble. Read more ->  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/12/avoiding-money-mule-scam?utm_source=govdelivery Avoiding a money mule scam