COMMON GROUNDS CAFE OPEN TUESDAY & THURSDAY THIS WEEK FOR BREAKFAST 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM!

COMMON GROUNDS CAFE OPEN 

TUESDAY & THURSDAY 

THIS WEEK FOR BREAKFAST 8:30 AM -  10:00 AM!

The Franklin Firefighters are graciously volunteering their time to cook and serve breakfast at the Common Grounds Cafe on Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM. 

Hope to see you there! 

Masks and socially distanced are encouraged!

Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-senior-center/news/common-grounds-cafe-open-tuesday-thursday-week-breakfast-830a-1000a

COMMON GROUNDS CAFE OPEN TUESDAY & THURSDAY THIS WEEK FOR BREAKFAST 8:30A- 10:00A!

You are invited to help determine "Franklin for All" - Mar 7, 2022

The Town of Franklin is working with @MAPCMetroBoston on Franklin For All, a study which utilizes a community driven process to establish a vision for Franklin Center and make recommendations for rezoning the area. 

In order to best achieve our communal vision, we need your voice! Join us for our first public forum on Monday, March 7 at 7 PM. 

It will be a hybrid meeting that takes place in the Council Chambers at Franklin Town Hall, (355 E. Central Street) and over Zoom. 

Please register for the Zoom session (and to be informed of continuing efforts) at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdeutpzwvHdyO2z-d4dc6OS0py3faxZR7 

 You can learn more about this project on our project website here:https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/franklin-for-all/

You are invited to help determine "Franklin for All" - Mar 7, 2022

Shared from Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZkEP8dgEiZ/?utm_medium=copy_link

Town Council Quarterbacking with Chair Tom Mercer - 02/03/22 (audio)

FM #718 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 718 in the series. 

This shares my conversation with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. This is one of a series of conversations meant to provide a recap of the prior Council meeting. Akin to one of the many sports post-game analysis broadcasts we are familiar with in New England,  this would be a discussion focused on the Franklin Town Council meeting of February 2, 2022: 

• ok, what just happened? 

• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?

We cover the following key topics

PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

a. Proclamation: Priscilla Cornetta, Friends of Franklin

b. Recognition / Promotion: Police Department - Deputy Chief James West

c. Recognition / Promotion: Police Department - Lieutenant Eric Zimmerman

d. Recognition / Promotion: Police Department - Sergeant Michael Colecchi

8. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS

a. Old South Church - Mike D’Angelo, Director of Public Facilities

i. Old South Church Existing Conditions Report and Peer Review Study. September 2020.  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/20-0930_sfmh_existing_conditions_report_issued_2.pdf 

10. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION

a. Resolution 22-07: Creation of the Joint Budget Subcommittee

b. Resolution 22-08: Adoption of Revisions to the Procedures Manual of the Franklin Town Council 

e. Resolution 22-11: Acceptance of Private Road Covenant With Owner-Developer of Smits Estates, A Two-Lot Subdivision 

f. Resolution 22-12: Order of Layout, Acceptance and Taking of Brandywine Road and a Portion of Charles Drive and Drainage and Utility Easements: Referral to the Planning Board 

Executive session

The recording runs about 38 minutes:

Links to the meeting agenda and associated documents released for this meeting are included in the show notes. 

Let’s listen to this recording of Town Council Quarterbacking Feb 3, 2022

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-718-town-council-quarterbacking-with-tom-mercer-02-03-22

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Town Council Agenda document -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/town_council_meeting_agenda_2-2-22_2.pdf  

My notes for the meeting -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/town-council-meeting-feb-2-2022-audio.html

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Town Council Quarterbacking with Chair Tom Mercer - 02/03/22 (audio)

Franklin School Committee - Superintendent’s Search Workshop - Feb 8 - 6 PM

Franklin School Committee

February 8, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Municipal Building – Training Room

Agenda

Call to Order  - Mrs. Spencer
1. Superintendent’s Search Workshop
2. Adjournment

Agenda doc (no remote participation provided)

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/events/scagenda_2-8-22_workshop.pdf

Superintendent’s Search Workshop - Feb 8 - 6 PM

FHS gymnastics team takes 1st place at Hockomock Championships on Sunday

 
Team Scores 

1. Franklin - 149.3
2. Attleboro - 140.4 
3. Oliver Ames - 139.2 
4. King Phillip - 132.5 
5. Sharon - 129.2
6. Canton - 128.9
7. Mansfield - 128.25
8. Taunton - 128.25
9. N. Attleboro - 121.85

 
Kelley-Rex All Around Champions

• Vault

1st Emma W - 9.9 - Franklin
2nd Kate Rudolph - 9.65 - Franklin 

3rd Bridget B - 9.0 - Mansfield
4th Sydney Marland - 8.9 - KP 

5th Juliana B - 8.8 - Attleboro 

5th Maddie B - 8.8 - Taunton

• Bars

1st Emma W - 9.85 - Franklin 

2nd  Kate R - 9.45 - Franklin 

3rd Madison F - 9.3 - Attleboro 

4th Juliana B - 8.75 - Attleboro 

5th Riley M - 8.65 - Mansfield

• Beam

1st Kate Rudolph - 9.7 - Franklin 

2nd Emma W - 9.65 - Franklin 

3rd Bridget B - 9.1 - Mansfield 

4th Madison F - 8.55 - Attleboro 

5th Juliana B - 8.5 - Attleboro

• Floor

1st Emma W - 9.75 - Franklin 

2nd Kate R - 9.5 - Franklin
3rd Bridget B - 9.1 - Mansfield 

4th Madison F - 9.0 - Attleboro 

4th Juliana B - 9.0 - Attleboro

• All Around

1st Emma White - 39.15 - Franklin 

2nd Kate R - 38.3 - Franklin
3rd Bridget B - 35.3 - Mansfield

4th Madison F - 35.1 - Attleboro 

5th Juliana B - 35.05 - Attleboro

 
Kelley-Rex Individual Champions 

• Vault

1st Lizzie B - 9.5 - Franklin
2nd Caroline W - 9.15 - Franklin 

3rd Emma N - 9 - Franklin
4th Alvia B - 8.9 - Attleboro 

5th Molly C - 8.6 - Franklin 

6th Natalie A - 8.4 - Attleboro

• Bars

1st  Caroline D - 9.1 - Attleboro
2nd Emma N - 8.7 - Franklin 

3rd Lucy G - 8.6 - KP
4th Elizabeth S - 8.55 - Franklin

4th Alyvia B - 8.55 - Franklin

6th Kari C - 8.3 - KP

• Beam

1st Laila B - 9.0 - Attleboro
2nd Caroline W - 8.85 - Franklin 

3rd Elizabeth S - 8.8 - Franklin

4th Alison D - 8.6 - Attleboro
5th Caroline D - 8.45 - Attleboro 

5th Missy C - 8.45 - KP

• Floor

1st Caroline W - 9.3 - Franklin 

2nd Lizzie B - 9.0 - Franklin 

2nd Alyvia B - Attleboro

4th Maia Keohane - 8.8 - KP

4th Missy C - 8.8 - KP

6th Katherine Kurtz - 8.6 - Franklin

6th - Caroline D - 8.6 - Attleboro

6th Makenzie G - 8.6 - Attleboro

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/fhs_gymnastics/status/1490542171031805953

FHS gymnastics team takes 1st place at Hockomock Championships on Sunday

FHS girls and boys basketball teams post wins vs. Attleboro on Sunday

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS winter sports action on Sunday:

 
Boys Basketball = Franklin, 55 @ Attleboro, 49 – Final

Girls Basketball = Attleboro, 31 @ Franklin, 62 – Final 

–  Franklin dominated the first and third quarters and rolled to a big win over the second place team in the Kelley-Rex. The Panthers opened the game on fire, taking the first quarter 24-7. Attleboro played nearly even in the second (10-8), but the Franklin stormed out of halftime with an 18-4 third to put the game out of reach. Franklin’s full-court press and interior defense proved too much, as the Panthers have allowed only three teams in 11 games to score more than 33 points in a game. Katie Peterson led all scorers with 15 points, and added two blocks and three steals. Stefany Padula chipped in with 10 points, eight of them in the first quarter. Brigid Earley scored seven and had three blocks and Olivia Quinn scored six points. Attleboro was led by Meghan Gordon, who scored eight points despite being under the weather. Rylie Camacho added five and Sarah Maher and Lily Routhier each scored four for the Bombardiers.

Photo gallery for the girls basketball game ->  https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2021-2022/Winter-2021-2022/Franklin-Attleboro-Girls-Basketball-2-6-22/

Boys Hockey = Franklin, 1 vs. Reading, 2 – Final
tweets from https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke share the details

• Here we go Gm 2 Ed Burns Classic!!!!! The puck has dropped @ the Ice House between #18 Franklin & #15 Reading. 
• 6:39 to go in second  @RMHSHockey1   finds the next Franklin chasing 2.
• After 2 periods @RMHSHockey1   2 Franklin 0
• Dylan Marchand breaks the ice after a nice pass by Adam Quinn at the 13:32 mark in the 3rd @RMHSHockey1  2 Franklin 1
• 5 minutes to go Franklin still chasing 1
• Ed Burns Tourney Game 2 Final  @RMHSHockey1  2 Franklin 1

Girls Hockey = Franklin, 2 @ West/East Bridgewater, 2 – Final

• 1-0. Shaw great end to end top shelf!
• 2-1 Franklin! Great work by Molly end to end and Stott finishes up the rebound
• 2-2 end of 3… late night just got later! Let’s go!!!
• 2-2 OT Tie. Tough one. Next up Longmeadow away Wednesday night! tweets from the https://twitter.com/FHSGirlsPuck account

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/sundays-schedule-scoreboard-02-06-22/

FHS Panthers

FHS boys swim team takes 4th place at Hockomock Championships

 
TEAM RESULTS
1. Sharon – 361
2. Attleboro – 286
3. Milford – 247
4. Franklin – 207
5. Taunton – 179
6. Mansfield – 156
7. Oliver Ames – 150
8. Foxboro – 126
9. North Attleboro – 123
10. Canton – 110
11. King Philip – 77
12. Stoughton – 65

RACE RESULTS
200 Yard Medley Relay
1. Sharon (David Bai, Theo Tran, Michael Wang, Ray Luo) – 1:46.34
4. Franklin (Rowan O’Rourke, Brendan Collins, Daniel Gurge, Owen Chandaria) – 1:56.48

200 Yard Free
1. Benjamin Connors, Attleboro – 1:55.15
3. Zachary Simms, Franklin – 2:07.73

200 Yard IM
1. Melson Aquillano, Milford – 2:03.90
5. Daniel Gurge, Franklin – 2:20.67

100 Yard Free
1. Ryan Moore, Oliver Ames – 51.12
6. Owen Chandaria, Franklin – 54.65

500 Yard Free
1. Brendan Collins, Franklin – 5:10.63

100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Melson Arquillano, Milford – 1:03.70
5. Brendan Collins, Franklin – 1:09.98

400 Yard Free Relay

1. Sharon (Arthur Do, Michael Wang, Andrew Raynus, David Bai) – 3:39.63
2. Franklin (Owen Chandaria, Zachary Simms, Daniel Gurge, Brendan Collins) – 3:46.19

For a photo gallery from this event -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2021-2022/Winter-2021-2022/Hockomock-League-Boys-Swim-Championships-02-06-22/

For the full posting by HockomockSports.com
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-boys-swim-championships-2022-results/

FHS Panthers

Finance Committee Meeting - Feb 9, 2022 - agenda to review the FY 2022 Capital Plan

From Town Administrator Jamie Hellen's memo to the Finance Committee: 

"Please find the attached Capital Plan for FY22, as well as the five-year capital plan from each department as required by the Town Charter. Included with this memo is a sheet with the 20-year free cash history. The average is $3.19 million over the past ten years and $2.72 Million over the past 20 years. FY22 is an unusually large year in excess, unspent revenue due to the second pandemic year.

From the certified total, there are several policy commitments that eat into the total right off the bat, most notably contributions to stabilization accounts (per town policy) as well as the usual recommendation from staff to hold revenue for annual snow and ice removal. See narrative below for more specifics.

These recommendations are Round 1 of the FY22 Capital program. Once we know the final totals of the winter costs for snow removal, if there are remaining funds, staff will propose a “Round 2” Capital later in April, which we have traditionally used to fund road and infrastructure projects."

Capital Plan memo ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NmZGJ1f4Z8FiEpvZTVFUbRRZgkujzwxD/view?usp=sharing

Full FinCom agenda and supporting documentation (127 pages)

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-02-09_fincom_agenda.pdf

Finance Committee Meeting - Feb 9, 2022 - agenda to review the FY 2022 Capital Plan

Expressions Enrichment Introduces Doggie Express

Expressions Enrichment Introduces Doggie Express

Come create with your pups! Doggie Express allows for Furmom's or Furdad's to come with their doggies for an hour of socialization and art creation with their pups. Participants can pick from either a piece of pottery that can be fired in the kiln or a hands on art creation with their doggie from paw painting on canvas or a paw print in clay.  

Limited spaces allow for personal attention. Must register online in advance and fill out a waiver. Session times for the Week of February 7th and February 14th are Mondays and Fridays 9-12.  

Visit our website for more information: www.expressions-enrichment.com.

SUMMER CREATIVE & VISUAL ARTS ENRICHMENT & SUMMER LEGO MASTERS PROGRAM

Our Summer Program Registration is Open! Programs run weekly from 8:30am-12pm. We are offering Different Art Themed Weeks and a Separate Lego Program. 

Expressions Enrichment Introduces Doggie Express

Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell Thanks Contributors to Registry’s Annual Holiday Food Pantry and Toys for Tots Drives

Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell today expressed his sincere appreciation to everyone who contributed to the Registry’s 2021 Annual Holiday Food Drive and Toys for Tots collection. “Despite the ongoing pandemic, both our Holiday Food Pantry Drive and Toys for Tots collection were a great success,” stated the Register.

“I am thankful,” O’Donnell noted, “for the generosity of so many Norfolk County residents who took the opportunity to donate and to help make the holiday season a little more special for those facing hardships. I’m also grateful to our employees who contributed and helped to organize the drives.”

The non-perishable food collected during the drive is dispensed to several pantries throughout Norfolk County and in early December several boxes of toys were delivered to the US Marine Corps Reserve depot at the Convention Center in South Boston. 

Register O’Donnell stated, “While the holiday food drive has ended, it does not stop hunger from affecting many of our neighbors. A report done by Project Bread noted that approximately 1 out of 10 households in Massachusetts are considered food insecure and 1 out of 8 Massachusetts children are in the same category. Altogether there are 266,500 food insecure households in Massachusetts.

Register O’Donnell concluded by saying, “I urge residents to continue their generosity by dropping off supplies at their local pantries. Beside food, many pantries are requesting toiletries and paper products. Dropping off a donation at your local food pantry can make a world of difference to a struggling family, especially in the winter months when the cost of fuel can play havoc with a family’s budget.”

For a list of food pantries, please visit the Registry of Deeds website at www.norfolkdeeds.org, go to the top of the menu bar, click on News and Events and then in the drop down box click on “food pantries”. To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on Twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and 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@norfolkdeeds.org. 

Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell Thanks