The Franklin Municipal Building and Franklin Public Library will be CLOSED on Monday, January 16, 2023 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Both buildings will reopen on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/franklin-municipal-building-closure-january-16th-2023
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| Franklin Public Library Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
January is Blood Donor Month.
Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood.
Find out where you can give blood today: https://www.redcross.org/give-blood.html
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| Franklin Health Department: Wellness Update - January is Blood Donor Month |
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About the FLA: The Franklin Library Association is a 501 (c)3 organization, Scott F. Nolan is the President, Armand Fernandez Treasurer, Ed Padden, Secretary. Other board members include Nancy J. Rappa, Maryjane Whiton, Beth A. Mucciarone, Joan McGuire, Greg Dellorco, and Shirley Borruso
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| Stewards of America’s First Public Lending Library Bring Era to an End |
FM #914 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 914 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023. The meeting was conducted in the Council Chambers with six members present (M Whitmore absent).
School Committee Chair Denise Spencer opens the meeting at 7:00 PM.
Key items on the agenda
Possible Student Trip to Greece preview - presentation and Q&A as a preview of a possible trip being planned for spring of 2024. EF TOurs would be the tour company, used previously successfully. Concerns about cost and equitable access of the trip for students. Could come back in future for formal approval if it indeed will be planned for
Special Education Presentation - an increase of 36 students in the program year over year while the overall population of students continues to decline. Key stat revealed that it costs approx 32K /student for in district special ed vs. approx 80K for out of district special ed placement. Hence a savings overall of 48K per student kept in the district.
Capital Budget proposal - approval ultimately after much discussion about the ‘reduction’ in the allocation from the Town to allow for only $80K, $400K for capital and another $80K for school facility capital projects. It is a town issue and other departments are seeing their capital needs list grow due to lack of funding.
The show notes contain a link to the full agenda and to my notes & photos captured via Twitter during the meeting.
The recording runs about 3 hours and 15 minutes, so let’s listen to the Franklin School Committee on Jan 10, 2023. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-914-fps-school-committee-mtg-01-10-23
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School Committee page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee
Video link -> https://youtu.be/YUW5pojSym4
The agenda doc contains info on remote participation
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/scagenda_1-10-23.pdf
All the documents released for this meeting (some after the meeting) can be found in one folder -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/january-10-2023-school-committee-meeting-packet
My Twitter notes are here in one PDF file ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_Gyl1CsepTlIidRXDbeVU7GOf4M_lzqz/view?usp=share_link
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| The Special Education portion of the meeting was lead by (L to R) Asst Supt Paula Marano, Jennifer Graveline, and Andrew Duquette |
Sabra Flanagan of Franklin named Valedictorian and Jennifer Kalick of North Attleboro named Salutatorian
The Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School District is pleased to announce the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2023. Sabra Flanagan, of Franklin, has been named Valedictorian, and Jennifer Kalick, of North Attleboro, has been named Salutatorian.
Tri-County’s Valedictorian, Sabra Flanagan
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| Sabra Flanagan |
In addition to mastering rigorous academic classes, Sabra can be found playing Varsity Soccer in the fall and as the Captain of the Varsity Lacrosse team in the spring. She also interns at the Clerk’s Office at the Wrentham District Court to gain hands-on experience in the Legal and Protective Field.
Sabra is looking forward to pursuing a degree in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Tri-County’s Salutatorian, Jennifer Kalick, maintains a cumulative 4.43 GPA as a
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| Jennifer Kalick |
While maintaining a demanding academic schedule, Jennifer has earned real-world experience at The Village at Willow Crossings as a Resident Care Associate in Mansfield, MA. Here her numerous certifications which include: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), COVID-19 Caregiver, Alzheimer’s Association Person Centered Dementia Care, American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED help her excel in her position.
Jennifer plans to pursue a degree in Nursing from Penn State University.
“Sabra and Jennifer embody the Tri-County motto, ‘Work Hard, Today Counts.’ They strive for excellence each day whether in the classroom or in the community. We are proud to recognize their hard work and dedication which has earned them top spots in their class,” said Karen Maguire, Superintendent.
As Valedictorian and Salutatorian, Sabra and Jennifer will lead the graduation procession and are scheduled to address their classmates at the Commencement Ceremony scheduled for Thursday, June 8, 2023.
For more about Tri-County visit their page -> https://tri-county.us/
Boys jump on the gas fast .43 seconds into the game Ben Paterson slides it to Dan Daley who spins it dot to dot to Anthony Lampasona who tucks it top right comer. At the 10:37 mark in the 1" Franklin's second goal would come when Dan Daley bumps it to a streaking Ben Paterson entering the zone who finds Anthony Lampasona who snipes it top left corner. 2 minutes later
James Donovan finds Ryan Sicchio flying down the right side of the ice as he enters the zone, he saucers one over the stick of the defenseman to Dylan McEvoy who dekes the goalie for the backhand goal. Franklin would strike gold one last time in the period with .43 seconds left Ben Paterson slides it to Anthony Lampasona who redirects it into the net for the dirty goal.
Defenseman Logan Marchand, Vinnie Pasquarosa, Aidan Kuykendall, and Liam O'Rielly would be in shutdown mode and kept Foxboro packed into their own D zone. Jack O'Connor gets the call in the pipes, has a great period, and serves up the donut. Franklin would finish the period up 4-0.
Boys would pickup the tempo where they left of Tommy Balducci, carter Balducci and Jack Wemig were causing havoc and getting a lot of chances. It wasn't till the 11:06 mark when Foxboro would attempt to clear the puck and on their bad line change Vinnie Pasquarosa would take it the length of the ice and snap one home. The rest of the period would render scoreless however not short of excitement. Patrick Daley, Zach Langevin and Mike Gates were all over the place presenting a ton of difficulties for Foxboro keeping them buried in their zone.
Carmine Iannuzzi contributed another huge PK standoff and did a great job keeping the puck deep in Foxboro's zone while Lucas Sheehan added several great shifts forcing turnovers and moving the puck up ice quickly. Jack O'Connor would serve up his second scoreless period of the night and looked strong. Franklin would finish the period up 5-0.
Once again, the boys come out strong just.28 seconds into the period Liam O'Rielly chips it to Ben Jarosz who finds Dylan McEvoy in the slot for the goal. As the period would ensue Sam Jette, Nick Weber, Rhys Greenwood, and Liam Hager would carry a heavy load of shifts presenting a bunch of opportunities and had Foxboro chasing. It wouldn't be till the 6:41 to go in the period when Ben Paterson sends a silky pass to Dan Daley for the backdoor goal and on the very next shift Anthony Lampasona and Dan Daley combine for the helper to return the favor to Ben Paterson who snipes it home. Jack O'Connor would close out a great game serving up the donut.
Franklin Final 8-0
Player of the game goes to Anthony Lampasona Good night by the boys with a good team focus.
Franklin takes on Mansfield on 1/14 at The Vet puck drops @ 6:30PM.https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke/status/1613377925029498881
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| FHS Panthers |
Come hang out and listen to some fantastic music!
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| An evening of jazz - FHS auditorium - Jan 18 at 7 PM |
i. Final Report, Results & Methodology - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/class_and_comp_draft_final_report.pdf
ii. Compensation & Classification Plan - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/class_and_comp_plan.pdf
a. Town Administrator FY23 Capital recommendations memo - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_memo.pdf
b. FY23 Department Summary Requests & Capital Plans - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_requests_5yr_plan_sheets.pdf
c. Quotes (if available) - https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/capital_quotes_and_backup.pdf
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| Town of Franklin: Finance Committee Meeting - January 11, 2023 |
"lol who did this" https://t.co/8mTcq10SB7
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| Focused networking advice |