Friday, May 20, 2022

More Perfect Union - wfpr: 048 - Roe V. Wade (with Jesse Mermell) (audio)

"In this episode, the group sits down with Jesse Mermell to talk about the pending Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision; what that decision would mean for the U.S., the policies in states like Texas that has made abortion more difficult, the work in front of America to better protect women with legislation, and what listeners can do to help."

Audio file -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/048-roe-v-wade-with-jesse-mermell 

Franklin.TV: A More Perfect Union (audio)
More Perfect Union - wfpr: 048 - Roe V. Wade (with Jesse Mermell) (audio)
  • wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Monday

11 AM 2 PM and 8 PM A More Perfect Union – with Dr. Michael Walker-Jones,
Representative Jeff Roy and Dr. Natalia Linos

Franklin Public Schools: COVID-19 Dashboard as of May 18, 2022

The weekly FPS COVID-19 dashboard is now available to view here: buff.ly/3pQh91e  or https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/back-to-school-plan-21-22/weekly-covid-19-dashboard

 

Franklin Public Schools: COVID-19 Dashboard as of May 18, 2022
Franklin Public Schools: COVID-19 Dashboard as of May 18, 2022

"Housing Supply Action Plan is a step in the right direction"

Via Ed Cafasso

"The Biden Administration’s Housing Supply Action Plan is an important step toward increasing the affordable housing supply, especially changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program and to HUD financing. Can it get done in mid-term election season?"

https://twitter.com/edcafasso/status/1526999699248529411 

"Multifamily and financing industry officials said President Joe Biden’s newly released 13-page Housing Supply Action Plan is a step in the right direction to increase the affordable housing supply but questioned how much could be accomplished—particularly changes to the popular Low Income Housing Tax Credit program—without legislative action this year as the mid-term election season heats up."

Continue reading the article assessing the plan

Find the White House Housing Supply Action Plan online:


1 million is a big number

The info graphic tells the story of the progression of COVID deaths as the pandemic started and proceeded along (thus far). 

One million is a big number. They attempt to put it in perspective to help us understand the impact.

Consider also that studies show a single death has an impact on an average of 9 other people; immediate family, etc. So the 1 million milestone is really an impact on 9 million.

And we are seeing the secondary effects of this with the great resignation, supply chain issues, etc.

Scroll to see the info graphic from the Washington Post:

1 million is a big number
1 million is a big number

Health Department - Weekly Wellness Update - May is skin cancer awareness month

"May is skin cancer awareness month. Having 5 or more sunburns doubles your risk for melanoma.  
Learn more at: www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin"

 Video link -> https://youtu.be/bKxG31XDbhA


Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, May 20, 2022

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

9:00a/12:00p /6:00p Chapters – Jim Derick  Insightful, life-affirming stories and interviews

10:00a/1:00p/7:00p Music to Lift the Spirit - Jim Derick & Frank Falvey

11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Senior Story Hour – Senior Center Scribblers Group

  • Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: The New Opioid Dangers
7:30 am Memorial Day 2021
9:00 am Frank's Musings: Return to Ukraine
10:00 am Physician Focus: Oral Health
10:30 am Mass Department of Public Health: CO-VID 19
11:00 am Senior Connection: Sleep
11:30 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: The New Opioid Dangers
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Quinoa
12:30 pm Sandhya: Donuts
1:00 pm Mass Department of Public Health: CO-VID 19
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 1
7:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini
8:00 pm Senior Connection: Sleep
8:30 pm The Black Box: Broadway in Franklin 2022

  • Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Public School Event: Elementary Music Pt. 1 06-04-18
8:30 am It Takes A Village
9:30 am FHS Boys Varsity Tennis: v Sharon 05-05-22
11:30 am FHS Varsity Softball: v Attleboro 05-09-22
1:30 pm All-Town Showcase: Chorus and Orchestra
3:00 pm Battleship Cove: Preserving the Fleet
5:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: v Oliver Ames 05-02-22
9:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v Taunton 05-11-22

  • Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) =  FRIDAY

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals: 05-05-22
2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: 05-05-22


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

Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)
Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Ben's Books - RI Public TV does an episode on the books in the Franklin Library (video)

Vicki Earls, Franklin Library Head of Reference and James Johnston, Franklin historian, contribute to this RI Public TV episode on Ben's Books.  

"There are dozens of U.S. towns named for famous patriot, diplomat, writer, scientist, and inventor, Benjamin Franklin - but the very first was a local community with a lasting legacy. Rhode Island PBS Weekly's Pamela Watts explores how an unexpected gift of books, bestowed by Franklin upon the townspeople, helped inspire an educator to launch the country's public school system.

Video link -> https://watch.ripbs.org/video/bens-books-ztqikx/

 

The photo album of Ben's Books when they were most recently unveiled in April of 2018  https://photos.app.goo.gl/BuBL0ZVshZR0vxXP2
a close up of some of Ben's books at the Franklin Public Library
a close up of some of Ben's books gifted to Franklin, now viewable in the Public Library

Franklin For All: 05/16/2022 via YouTube (video)

Via YouTube, Franklin TV shares the second Franklin For All Forum that was held on Monday, May 16, 2022.

The meeting was held at THE BLACK BOX. It was hosted by MAPC via Zoom and broadcast via Franklin TV as well as live streamed. 

Emma Battaglia, MPAC hosted the session and made the presentation with 11 recommendation for Franklin to consider. The presentation document link is provided below.

This recording runs about 70 minutes https://youtu.be/Ps5BnZdeqYY




Franklin Matters notes captured via Twitter and shared in summary form
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LM5r6VLuDw4yE2JPFEtw3ABaE4AbDADi/view?usp=sharing 

The audio recording is also available for your listening pleasure

Emma Battaglia, MPAC
Emma Battaglia, MPAC 

Making Sense of Climate #9 with Ted McIntyre - 05/12/22 (audio)

FM #800 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 800 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist. We recorded this via the Zoom conference bridge Thursday, May 12, 2022.  

Ted helps me “make sense of climate” and we hope this helps with your understanding as well. 

If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session 

The recording runs about 48 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Ted McIntyre as he helps me “make sense of climate.” 

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-800-making-sense-of-climate-9-05-12-22

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Articles referenced

The MA Legislature needs to step in.

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/spending-billions-fixing-gas-system-makes-no-sense/ 


Healey files to reject DPU plan crafted by utilities

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/12/science/two-years-after-asking-future-gas-investigation-healey-asks-state-reject-results/


Example of $$ co-opting perhaps legitimate local concerns. MA needs to build its own power… but this is a threat to managing the grid plan on a national level

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/climate/hydro-quebec-maine-clean-energy.html 

Environs fought building stuff in 1970, but now want to build stuff,. how manage???

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/opinion/berkeley-enrollment-climate-crisis.html


Theoharides goes to German wind company

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/05/06/science/theoharides-announces-new-position-offshore-wind-industry/

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/energy/theoharides-takes-us-offshore-wind-job-for-german-company/


This is an equity issue (only a tiny fraction of humans will ever fly) and a challenge to linear thinking. Would the sun still come up if you couldn’t  get to Beijing in 12 hours?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/10/just-one-of-50-aviation-industry-climate-targets-met-study-finds 

 

See the page that collects the “Making Sense of Climate” episodes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html 

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FHS baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, and both boys and girls tennis teams post wins on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports.com, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Wednesday:

Baseball = Franklin, 12 @ Milford, 0 – Final (5 inn.) 
– Holding a 3-0 lead after four innings, Franklin found its groove in the fifth and exploded for nine runs to secure a win at Fino Field. Eisig Chin had an RBI double early in the fifth, Evan Raider blasted a two-run triple, and Jacob Crisileo had a two-out RBI triple to give the Panthers a 12-0 lead. Jack Marino (two RBI, run) Jase Lyons (two runs, RBI), and Joe Tirrell (two RBI) also had two hits for the Panthers. James Kuczmiec tossed a five-inning complete game shutout for the Panthers, allowing a pair of hits and walks to go along with four strikeouts to get the win. Sophomore Keith Lee went 2-for-2 for the Scarlet Hawks.

Softball = Milford, 2 @ Franklin, 10 – Final 
– Milford jumped ahead with two runs in the top of the third but Franklin quickly responded with seven runs in the bottom half and went on to secure a big win over the visiting Scarlet Hawks. Sophomore Camille Bonina launched a two-run home run in the top of the third to put Milford ahead 2-1. In the bottom half, Franklin had its first five batters reach base including a two-run double from Hailey Fales as the Panthers jumped back ahead 4-2. Avery Chalk and Dana Stott had back-to-back RBI singles and Katy Liberman smacked a two-out, two-run double to push Franklin’s lead to 8-2. Junior Kiera Kotwicki earned the win for the Panthers, allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks, striking out four in a complete game effort.

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 11 vs. Longmeadow, 16 – Final
Panthers have a long way to go for the win.   Franklin 11, Longmeadow 16

Davis: 5G, 1A
Sacchetti: 1G, 1A
Hansen: 2G, 2A
Alexander: 1G
Palmieri: 1A


Girls Lacrosse = Franklin, 9 vs. Notre Dame Academy, 7 – Final
Boston Globe's Trevor Hass has the game recap ->

The Boston Herald also provides a game recap ->

Boys tennis = Milford, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final 
– Franklin’s experience was on full display as the Panthers used five seniors in the lineup to knock off visiting Milford. Senior Vayshnav Malhotra and senior Sameen Shaik both won 6-0, 6-0 at first and second singles, respectively, while senior Drew Mahoney earned a 6-0, 6-1 win at third singles. The senior tandem of Thomas Broyles and Tyler Fitzpatrick captured a 6-2, 6-0 win at first doubles and Franklin’s sophomore pairing of Ahan Shetty and Jay Gorgas captured a 6-0, 6-1 win at second doubles.

Girls tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Milford, 0 – Final 
– Franklin took all five matches in straight sets to take down Milford and stay in first place in the Kelley-Rex division with three matches to go. Izzy Trull (6-2, 6-1) Chloe Essum (6-3, 6-2), and Sarah Schiavo (6-1, 6-2) swept the three singles matches for the Panthers while Vedika Vinayak and Lexy Winkler secured a 6-2, 6-3 win at first doubles, and Amulya Jayam and Nihara Lijan captured a 6-4, 6-4 win at second doubles.


FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers