| Franklin Public School Spring Art Showcase - March 15 - 4:30 to 6:30 PM |
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Sunday, March 12, 2023
Franklin Public School Spring Art Showcase - March 15 - 4:30 to 6:30 PM
An Update from Your Congressman Jake Auchincloss - March 10, 2023
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Are you a Pickleballer?! Play and help the SAFE Coalition!!
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| Are you a Pickleballer?! Play and help the SAFE Coalition!! |
Tri-County gets grant for a food truck, scheduled to roll out in Fall 2023
"Tri-County was awarded a Capital Skills grant for $499,999 for Culinary Arts! TC is the proud new owner of a food truck and with the rest plans to buy a great deal of new equipment.
Tri-County will hold a competition to name the food truck! Our graphic communications students will compete to come up with the design for the truck.
The retrofitting is planned to be completed by the fall!
Get ready TC community here we come to feed you! "
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| Tri-County gets grant for a food truck, scheduled to roll out in Fall 2023 |
Franklin Q&A scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Due to the partial opening of the Senior Center this week, and due to the Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner with the Franklin Fire Dept on March 15 (sold out), the monthly Q&A session will be scheduled for Wednesday, March 22 and available in person as well as via Zoom.
What is going on with .... ?
What happened to ....?
How come .... ?
- If you want the Zoom link, please use this form, email me, or comment on this post -> https://forms.gle/ceEcaXZTvD879HpL9
Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities for Human Resources, Town Administration, DPW, Facilities & more (updated)
Job Opportunities
To apply for a vacant position, please submit a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov. Please put the job title in the subject line of your email.
Benefits Coordinator - Human Resources Department
Local Building Inspector - Building and Inspections Department
Deputy Town Administrator - Office of Town Administrator
Staff Engineer - Department of Public Works
Part Time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department
Updated 03/10/2023
If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities
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| Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities for Human Resources, Town Administration, DPW, Facilities & more (updated) |
The Guardian: turf issue link to Phillies health?; heat pump explainer
“There is a high number of Philadelphia Phillies diagnosed with this rare cancer and it looks weird, so that should be a red flag,” said Bennett. “We don’t know what those chemicals are doing to us – what happened to exercising caution when we’re talking about human health?”However, all brain cancer experts who have spoken with the Guardian or were quoted in previous stories on the Phillies deaths cautioned that it is impossible to prove that the ball players’ cancers were caused by PFAS from the turf.“The bottom line is anything in the world is possible, but what’s plausible and provable are totally different things,” said Henry Friedman, a neuro-oncologist at Duke University who treated two of the players. “There is no way to now say, ‘If these chemicals are there, they are causing the tumors.’”
"Few climate technologies have ever had a moment quite like the one heat pumps are currently enjoying.While the share of electric vehicles and induction stoves sales may be growing, they still represent a sliver of all cars and stoves sold respectively. US heat pump sales, though, surpassed those of gas furnaces last year as the tech of choice to keep homes comfortable.The sudden rise of the heat pump may have you wondering: what actually are they, how do they work, and are there incentives that can help lower the price?"
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| A heat pump can do both – warm and cool the house depending on the season. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images |
FREE Beginner Yoga Class for Veterans - March 24
FREE Beginner Yoga Class for Veterans
Friday, March 24, 6:15 PM - Vets and Spouses/Partners Invited!
Christopher Boehm, Veteran, and Certified Yoga Instructor, invites Vets and their spouses/partners to join him on Friday, March 24 at 6:15 PM for a FREE BEGINNER yoga class at Franklin Family Karate.
Interested? Email Chris at: christopher.m.boehm@gmail.com
See flier for details!
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/free-beginner-veterans-yoga-class
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| FREE Beginner Yoga Class for Veterans - March 24 |
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Franklin, MA: School Committee - Meeting Agenda for Mar 14, 2023 - 7 PM
a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect tocollective bargaining with the Van Drivers, Cafeteria, ESP/LPN andSecretaries units as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect onthe bargaining position of the School Committee and the chair sodeclares.
Franklin Senior Center update on opening status for week of March 13 - 17, 2023
Hello Everyone!
Next week, the Franklin Senior Center will continue to be open only partially. The Senior Center's Common Grounds Café and attached multipurpose room will be open and fully functional. Although the rest of the building will still be inaccessible, we are able to have breakfast and lunch daily, as well as varied programming throughout the week! Everyone will need to enter through the multi purpose room doors (to the left of the main entrance), as entrance into the lobby will be prohibited while construction is happening.
On Wednesday, March 15th, there will not be any programming at the Senior Center and the café will be closed due to our Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner with the Franklin Fire Dept., which is already sold out!
The programming schedule will be posted on our website and social media, or you can give us a call at 508-520-4945 to see what programs are available to you if you do not have computer access.
The hope is the rest of the building is mostly back is open as of the following Monday, March 20th.
Thanks for your understanding and patience!
Franklin Senior Center Director
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