FHS boys basketball team trip to Florida not happening due to flight challenges

Via Twitter we picked up yesterday afternoon that the FHS boys basketball team trip to Florida was not happening due to SouthWest flight cancelations. 

"We are really disappointed to not be traveling. A huge thanks to our boosters, sponsors, parents, players, coaches and administration for all your support. A lot of people worked so hard & sacrificed a lot of personal time, money and energy for this and we are so grateful for you.  "

https://twitter.com/CoachCJNeely/status/1607778957310443520

"Many of you know,the FHS boys basketball team was scheduled to be in FL for a ntnl tournament. Unfortunately, their trip was impacted by the widespread SW Airlines cancellations. The trip organizers are honoring the event at a later date. Thanks  to our sponsors & supporters.  "

https://twitter.com/fhsboysbball/status/1607763802619101184

WCVB Boston has coverage ->

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-basketball-team-southwest-flight-canceled/42350261

"Disappointment builds character and Strength" Nafessa Williams

Franklin Commuter Rail special for Saturday, Dec 31 (New Year’s Eve)

"On Saturday, December 31st, Franklin Line Train 1717 (10:55 PM from South Station) will be held at South Station until 12:35 AM to accommodate those attending New Year's Eve festivities in Boston."

Affected direction: Outbound

Affected trips:

1717 (10:55 pm from South Station)

-Travel on all Commuter Rail Lines will be free after 8:00 pm on Saturday, December 31st

-Bikes including folding bikes will not be allowed on inbound rains between 10 am and 6 pm and on all outbound trains from 4 pm until the end of service on that day.

Last Updated: Dec 27 2022 03:17 PM

Franklin Commuter Rail special for Saturday, Dec 31 (New Year’s Eve)

Complete MBTA schedule for Franklin

https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/timetable

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, Dec 28, 2022

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

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio/FPS Voice – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)

• This slot features the Downtown  Zoning Discussion with Councilors  Melanie Hamblen and Cobi Frongillo   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/downtown-zoning-discussion-with.html

10:00 AM 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone    All about wine, its culture, lore and finer points

11:00 AM 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock

Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 3 PM)

• This hour features the recent Talk Franklin with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and say goodbye to Alecia Alleyne https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/this-talk-franklin-episode-includes.html

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

7:30 am It Takes A Village: D'Angela Alberty

8:30 am Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Cookies

10:00 am The Black Box: Michael James Scott

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Centerpieces

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Banana Bread

12:30 pm Sandhya: Eclairs

1:00 pm Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Fire Safety

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 1

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10

3:30 pm Parish of St. Mary Christmas Pageant 2019

5:00 pm Addressing Hate in School Sports

6:00 pm Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony

7:30 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

10:00 pm The Black Box: Tappy Christmas 2019

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

8:30 am Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Task Force

11:00 am FHS Winter Chorus & Orchestra 2022

12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v King Philip 12-16-22

2:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v Canton 02-22-22

6:00 pm FHS Winter Chorus & Orchestra 2022

9:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v St. John's Shrewsbury 12-20-21

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

8:00 am Town Council: 12-14-22

2:00 pm Town Council: 12-14-22

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)

Making Sense of Climate #20 - multiple updates leads to NY Times interactive survey (audio)

FM #905 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 905 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist via the Zoom conference bridge Monday, December 19, 2022.  

In this episode we covered the following topics: 

• East Boston Olmsted park now part of airport

• NY Times mapping impacts

• University study funding questioned

• Texas oil funding objections to New England wind efforts 

• Activists and ISO New England

• NY Times interactive survey fosters discussion

This discussion continues our journey understanding the MA roadmap toward net zero and while it helps me “make sense of climate”, we hope it 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 conversation runs about 43 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Ted 

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-905-making-sense-of-climate-20-12-19-22

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The Boston Globe article on the former Olmsted Park in East Boston  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/05/metro/transformative-decision-half-century-ago-scrap-i-95-extension-still-resonates-boston-today/

New York Times article on climate impact for neighborhoods  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/13/climate/climate-footprint-map-neighborhood.html

Funding source of university study reveals possible conflict of interest  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/13/science/scientific-journal-investigating-umass-hydrogen-study-after-revelations-gas-industry-influence/

Texas Public Policy funding lawsuits challenging wind  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/04/climate/texas-public-policy-foundation-climate-change.html

Link to Ted’s episode talking with Boston University Prof Nathan Phillips

https://www.massclimateaction.org/activists_take_seats_on_an_iso_committee_december_14_2022

 

NY Times climate survey with quick answers

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/15/opinion/how-reduce-carbon-footprint-climate-change.html

 

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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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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NY Times climate survey with quick answers

FHS boys basketball preview of Tournament play in Florida (audio)

Updated 12/27/22 3:45 PM: Due to the airline travel delays still replicating post storm, the team was unable to travel for this tournament.  Details in this tweet link -> https://twitter.com/fhsboysbball/status/1607763802619101184

 

PODCAST: The Basketball Breakdown, with

@fhsboysbball

Hosted by:

@RyanMartinPxP

Ft.

@2justinallen

and

@_BenHarvey_

Listen here ->  https://soundcloud.com/pantherbook-podcasts/the-basketball-breakdown-episode-1-fhs-boys-basketball

Shared from Pantherbook:  https://franklinpanthers.us/sports/2022/12/26/podcast-the-basketball-breakdown-with-fhs-boys-basketball-sr-captains/

The KSA Tournament bracket in Florida  https://brackethq.com/b/vm97/

Scheduled to play inn the Green Bracket https://ksaevents.net/schedules-and-results/basketball-schedule/holiday/

Pantherbook Podcasts · The Basketball Breakdown - Episode 1, FHS Boys Basketball

The Visual Capitalist: "Explainer: The Science of Nuclear Fusion"

Via The Visual Capitalist, comes this explainer on nuclear fusion. Fusion was a topic of a recent announcement and should be part of a future "Making Sense of Climate" episode.

The Visual Capitalist: "Explainer: The Science of Nuclear Fusion"

Follow the link to read the full explainer article from the Visual Capitalist ->

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/science-of-nuclear-fusion/

Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM

Trevor the Games Man is scheduled for the Franklin Library, Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM.

Featuring Stiltwalking and Cooperative Games, TREVOR leads the audience through a wide variety of unusual, interactive, cooperative, FUN, participatory activities!

Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Tuesday, Dec 27, 2022

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

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM  Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

11:00 AM 2 PM and 8:00 PM SAFE Radio– Jim Derick and Dr. Anne Bergen Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder 

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

7:00 am Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony

9:00 am It Takes A Village: D'Angela Alberty

10:00 am Frank Presents

11:00 am Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Cookies

11:30 am Senior Connection: Traditions

12:10 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Banana Bread

12:40 pm Sandhya: Eclairs

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 1

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10

3:30 pm ConCom Fall Gathering

4:00 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History: Pt. 4

4:30 pm Senior Center Christmas 2022

5:30 pm Santa On The Common 2022

6:00 pm Parish of St. Mary Christmas Pageant 2019

7:30 pm Joe Landry: Franklin Trivia

9:00 pm The Black Box: Tappy Christmas 2019

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

7:00 am Public School Concert: Horace Mann Winter Music 2022

9:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

11:00 am Cultural District: Brent Selby

12:00 pm FHS Winter Chorus & Orchestra 2022

1:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History: Pt. 4

2:00 pm It Takes A Village: D'Angela Alberty

3:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v Canton 02-22-22

5:20 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball: v 12-20-22

8:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v King Philip 12-16-22

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

8:00 am School Committee: 12-13-22

12:00 pm Economic Development: 12-14-22

2:00 pm School Committee: 12-13-22

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)

Happy Holidays from Jen & the Veggie Project

Hello volunteers, Pantry staff and friends,

I hope this finds you with your feet up, staying warm and spending the weekend the way you want!  I whole heartedly thank all of you that voted for the Veggie Project and me for the Honey Dew awards. Unfortunately, we were not one of the top five.  The fact that it was one of the top ten nominations of over 100 candidates was huge.  I felt the awards opportunity with Honey Dew was a more transparent and sincere voting process and follow up than the Lowes grant that I asked you to vote on earlier this year.  Another plus is that Honey Dew let me know that we can be nominated and voted for next year!

What I do want you all to know is that the Pantry staff, its board of directors and other people and organizations that support the Pantry acknowledge your efforts.  That being said, these are the very people that gather information of the success of the Veggie Projects as well as the other successful Pantry programs. They are also the people that work very hard at obtaining grants for the Pantry and its endeavors , i.e. the Veggie Project.  So once again, your efforts were not done in vain!  The nomination and the comradery of all of you involved will be added to the Veggie Project's "resume".   

Some exciting facts:  

Our garden space expanded in 2022.  We continued to grow in 11 beds at the Franklin Community Garden, New England Chapel built a large raised planter bed behind their new home (the former Fico's building), St. Johns Episcopal Church allowed us to continue to grow in their garden beds, Farmer Mel expanded her garden plots which benefitted the Project and many Pantry clients and volunteers were given potted veggie plants to grow at home.  We surpassed our previous years grand totals.  This season, we grew 1,323.8 lbs!!!!  That's just the weight of what was harvested and distributed.  This weight doesn't include the dozens of flower arrangements we gave out and plants our clients grew at home.  We are hoping to continue our expansion by adding "movable" raised planter beds at the Pantry's new home this  coming Spring.  

PLEASE pass this information on to anyone that you asked to vote for us as well as those interested in getting involved.  We are looking forward to growing again in the upcoming season.

The Franklin Food Pantry and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, fun and loved filled holidays, and a healthy 2023.  

My best,

Jen

Community gardens in early in the growing season May 2022

Downtown Zoning Discussion with Councilors Hamblen & Frongillo - 12/19/22 (audio)

FM #904 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 904 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of my conversation with Town Councilors Melanie Hamblen and Cobi Frongillo. We met in the Franklin TV Studio on Monday, Dec 19, 2022.

We talked about inclusionary zoning and other zoning items from the “Franklin For All” project which are now in the review and discussion process with the Economic Development Subcommittee that Melanie Chairs and for which Cobi is Vice-Chair. 

 

The recording of our conversation on zoning runs about 45 minutes. Let’s listen in.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-904-downtown-zoning-discussion-12-19-22

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Cobi’s ride around Franklin taking photos of housing types

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DG0iuZH0MmITC6GVDqL_zsZSV--9eq4s/view?usp=share_link

Cobi shared some Franklin Housing Data from DataTown (provided by MHP) via a Twitter thread  https://twitter.com/CobiFrongillo/status/1516768940579606532

Prior discussion with Cobi on housing conference -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/05/conversation-with-town-councilor-cobi.html

Prior discussion on Franklin For All project -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/this-franklin-for-all-discussion.html

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

examples of current Franklin housing from Cobi's bike ride around Franklin