2022 Hockomock Winter Season Champions!
Both Varsity & JV programs!
FHS Varsity & JV Cheerleaders = 2022 Hockomock Winter Season Champions |
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2022 Hockomock Winter Season Champions!
Both Varsity & JV programs!
FHS Varsity & JV Cheerleaders = 2022 Hockomock Winter Season Champions |
Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides a profile of FHS alumni Jake Noviello, now playing baseball for Fairfield University.
"How do you follow up a historic season? Former Franklin star Jake Noviello admits that he gets questioned about it a lot on the Fairfield campus. After winning 39 games last spring, becoming the first MAAC team to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, beating Arizona State, and reaching the program’s first regional final, what do the Stags do for an encore?
“People at school keep asking me are you guys going to be undefeated again and I keep saying probably not,” Noviello, a senior pitcher, said with a laugh, “but I think the best way to try and get back to where we were is to not focus on the big picture but just compete every day at practice. Do everything you can to just win.”
It isn’t just the team success that will be difficult to replicate. Noviello went 9-0 as a starter last season, tying the program record for wins and leading the conference. He was named to the All-MAAC First Team and All-Tournament Team and the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Second Team. His 1.47 ERA led the MAAC, was fourth-best in the nation, and was the second lowest in program history. He also led the MAAC and was top 10 in the country in WHIP (0.88) and walks per nine innings (1.20)."
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Former Franklin standout Jake Noviello and Fairfield head into a new season looking to build on the history they made in 2021’s first-ever run to the regional final. (Fairfield Athletics) |
Dear Friend of the Registry and Registry Stakeholders,
The fees for the Community Preservation Act are set by the State Legislature on land documents recorded here at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. I thought the chart on the reverse side would be of interest to you. It provides an illustration of the funds generated by the Community Preservation Act (CPA) in your community based on recorded real estate filings during the 2021 calendar year.
The Community Preservation Act was signed into law on September 14, 2000. Today there are 187 Massachusetts communities that have adopted this act. 19 communities out of the 28 communities that make up Norfolk County have adopted the law. As of December 31, 2019, fees collected for the Community Preservation Act were increased to $50.00 for most land documents recorded and $30.00 for municipal lien certificates. The Registry of Deeds, at no additional cost to the Commonwealth or local communities, collects these revenues once a land document is recorded and forwards the monies to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue on a monthly basis. The funds forwarded to the Commonwealth are then redistributed back to the communities that have adopted the Community Preservation Act.
As you may or may not be aware the Norfolk Registry of Deeds has been fighting to keep its 2-person permanent onsite direct report Registry IT Technology Department. This department which includes a Registry Chief Information Officer that heads it has been key in implementing technology and modernization initiatives. There are also cyber security and ransomware risks when you look at not just the CPA monies collected but the over 82 million dollars the Norfolk Registry of Deeds collected in calendar year 2021. Please see the attached resolution, as voted by the Town of Millis Select Board.
Please urge the Norfolk County Commissioners to keep the onsite direct report Registry IT Department as to continue to do otherwise is an unsound public policy that is negatively impacting Registry operations and the services it provides. Their contact information is attached along with the representatives to the Norfolk County Advisory Board. The failure to have a permanent onsite Registry CIO and a permanent direct report onsite Registry IT Technology Department is evidently going to be taken up as part of the county budget process. Please contact your Norfolk County Advisory Board members as well as your Select Boards, City Councilors and Mayors who appoint your community’s Norfolk County Advisory Board member to urge keeping the Registry IT Technology Department with a Registry CIO like it has had for well over 35 years.
Thank you for any assistance you can give in this matter. 2021 has certainly been a very challenging year. I wish you and yours a happy and healthy new year in 2022.
Sincerely yours,
William P. O’Donnell
Norfolk County Register of Deeds
NORFOLK COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT (CPA)
SURCHARGES BY TOWN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2021
TOWN | TOTAL |
AVON | $64,775.00 |
BELLINGHAM | $257,975.00 |
BRAINTREE | $460,750.00 |
BROOKLINE | $605,800.00 |
CANTON | $359,525.00 |
COHASSET | $151,925.00 |
DEDHAM | $338,425.00 |
DOVER | $94,225.00 |
FOXBOROUGH | $223,975.00 |
FRANKLIN | $440,125.00 |
HOLBROOK | $142,425.00 |
MEDFIELD | $201,000.00 |
MEDWAY | $186,850.00 |
MILLIS | $138,375.00 |
MILTON | $366,525.00 |
NEEDHAM | $444,575.00 |
NORFOLK | $173,300.00 |
NORWOOD | $333,600.00 |
PLAINVILLE | $116,625.00 |
QUINCY | $887,050.00 |
RANDOLPH | $361,225.00 |
SHARON | $255,625.00 |
STOUGHTON | $367,625.00 |
WALPOLE | $349,300.00 |
WELLESLEY | $349,950.00 |
WESTWOOD | $224,400.00 |
WEYMOUTH | $707,775.00 |
WRENTHAM | $197,725.00 |
Link to the Norfolk Deeds letter -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XVah_ejUdPHcplsLKWWxU4EYMxd9wyGd/view?usp=sharing
Norfolk County Registry of Deeds |
The Franklin High School Diversity Awareness Club is holding a cultural fund raising night on March 1, 2022 in the cafeteria.
Caught the recent Wonderful World of Wine podcast by Mark Lenzi and Kim Simone to find out about the wine show "V is for Vino" as they interviewed Vincent Anter.
What Mark and Kim does for audio, Vincent is expanding to video to explore all aspects of wine. A fun show to add to your video queue.
Podcast link -> https://soundcloud.com/user-492543397/episode-199-vincent-anter-v-is-for-vino-interview
"V is for Vino" season 1, episode 1 -> https://youtu.be/VJ8TSSX70_0
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Episode 199-Vincent Anter V is For Vino Interview |
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Can you say "Dinobaby? - Virtual Presentation on Ageism - Monday 3/14/22 @ 6:30 PM |
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.b. Chair to identify members participating remotely.
a. Capital Budget Subcommitteeb. Budget Subcommitteec. Economic Development Subcommittee
a. Exemption #3: Collective Bargaining (all Town unions) - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the public body and the chair so declares.
1. EDC + Steering Committee: Discussion from MAPC about the “Franklin For All” zoning reform project for Franklin Center, including the Downtown Commercial District and surrounding neighborhoods. To register for the Public forum on March 7th, 2022 click here -> https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdeutpzwvHdyO2z-d4dc6OS0py3faxZR7
2. Downtown parking follow up from the Town Council meeting on February 16, 2022.
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Economic Development Subcommittee - Agenda - March 2 - 5:45 PM |
Escape Into Fiction - Grand Opening & First Indoor Market - March 5 |