Franklin Cultural District: writing, baseball literature, art & jazz all on one day shows #artshappenhere

A one day sample shows writing, baseball literature, art & jazz. To this all on just one one day shows #artshappenhere. Check out the variety for the remainder of the outlook!  Recent update -Earth Day celebration at DelCarte rescheduled to Sunday, May 7

Wednesday, May 3

Senior Scribblers - writing group

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin Senior Center)

1:00pm - Dean College Lecture Series: Literature of Baseball (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm - Franklin Art Association (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm - FHS Jazz Concert (Franklin High School)

Thursday, May 4

10:00am - Writer's Quiet Space (Escape Into Fiction)

2:00pm - What is wrong with my Houseplants? (virtual) (Franklin Public Library)

LaCantina Winery

6:00pm - Ken Barney (live music) (LaCantina Winery)

6:00pm - Papilia's Wood Fired Pizza (food truck) (LaCantina Winery)

6:30pm - Franklin LGBTQ Alliance - monthly meeting (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm - 350 Greater Franklin Node (climate change group) (First Universalist Society of Franklin)

Friday, May 5 - Cinco de Mayo

5:00pm - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta (sold out) (LaCantina Winery)

6:00pm - Criminals & Beauty Queens (67 Degrees Brewery)

Saturday, May 6

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:30am - Jane Jacobs Neighborhood Walk (start at Franklin Town Common)

Jane Jacobs Walk

10:30am - Jamie Barrett Concert (Franklin Public Library)

11:00am - Class of 2023 Commencement (Dean College)

12:45pm - World Labyrinth Day - Walk for Peace (First Universalist Society of Franklin)

4:00pm - Laura May duo (live music) (LaCantina Winery)

6:00pm - Sudden Odd Behavior (67 Degrees Brewery)

Sunday, May 7

9:00am - Earth Day Celebration @ DelCarte Recreation (Conservation Commission)

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

7:00pm - Interfaith Teen Climate Change Meeting (St John’s Episcoal Church)

Tuesday, May 9

1:00pm - Dean College Lecture Series: Creative Writing  (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm - Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Cmte Meeting (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:00pm - Yankee Quilters (Emma’s Quilt Cupboard)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26 

Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here!

School Budget Subcommittee hears of the five areas for budget cuts, avoids bus fee increase for now - 05/02/23 (audio)

FM #986 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 986 in the series. 

This session shares the Franklin, MA School Committee Budget Subcommittee meeting held on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The meeting was conducted in the 3rd floor training room. Remote participation was enabled for this session. 

Chair Dave McNeill opened the meeting. School Committee members Dave Callaghan and Denise Spencer were present. Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Business Manager Miriam Goodman also participated.

Quick recap

• Business Manager Miriam Goodman provided the recap of Superintendent budget recommendation that went before the School Committee, they increased it, the Town Administration released the budget allocation as only $1M over prior budget so they are preparing to reduce by $2.3M accordingly

• Proposal before the subcommittee was in five categories:

• Reducing investment initiatives

• Reducing services

• Reducing positions

• Shifting some expenses to grant funding

• Increasing some revenues

• Discussion ensued by turn, around the subcommittee members, to clarify points on each of the five categories, and specifics within each

• All of this is preliminary as the Finance Committee hearings (Schools on May 10) may result in changes, and or the Town Council hearings (May 24 & 25) will lead to the final number needed to adjust

• Notifications of personnel reductions would need to be made before June 15, more likely to make them before that (i.e. mid to late May)

• One adjustment finally made was to increase the use of circuit breaker funds by $20K to avoid raising the bus fees, as the bus registration process commenced this week

• Next meeting set for June 6 at 5:30 PM to review and prepare for full committee meeting on June 13 at which point the final budget needs to be approved

The show notes contain a link to the agenda and to my notes.

The recording runs about an hour and 40 minutes, so let’s listen to the Budget Subcommittee meeting of May 2, 2023. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-986-school-cmte-budget-subcmte-mtg-05-02-23

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Budget Subcommittee agenda

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/agenda-bsc_5_2_2023.pdf 

FY 2024 Budget information -> https://www.franklinps.net/fy24budget 

My notes in this ThreadReader PDF -> 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NqQcbDBh_wrg0PYqDajgFmKgu9LKK-Ya/view?usp=share_link 

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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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School Budget Subcommittee hears of the five areas for budget cuts, avoids bus fee increase for now - 05/02/23 (audio)

Rain played havoc with the FHS sports schedule Tuesday, all meets, matches, games PPD

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of the spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. We also provide the link to the full set of Hockomock League results below.

Baseball = Franklin @ Mansfield – Postponed to Wednesday, 5/3 at 4:30.

Softball = Mansfield @ Franklin – Postponed to TBD.

Boys Tennis = Mansfield @ Franklin – Postponed to Monday, 5/15 at 3:45.

Girls Tennis = Franklin @ Mansfield – Postponed to Monday, 5/15 at 3:45.

Boys Outdoor Track = Franklin @ Milford – Postponed to Tuesday, 5/16 at 4:15.

Girls Outdoor Track = Franklin @ Milford – Postponed to Tuesday, 5/16 at 4:15.

For other results around the Hockomock League

http://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-05-02-23/

FHS Panthers

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node: Meeting, Thursday, May 4

Please join us for the next meeting of the 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Thursday, May 4, 7:00-9:00 pm. 

This will be a HYBRID meeting: you can attend in person, or join on Zoom.  

 

Those of us who have been meeting in Franklin have enjoyed the chance to come together. We hope others will do the same. 

 

·       Location of the in-person meeting: First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin. 

 

·       OPTION:  Join on Zoom   

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81930304274?pwd=Tm9VdGxYcDFaVTVDUkwyT3YvUnlFdz09

Meeting ID: 819 3030 4274

Passcode: 350ma

Dial-in +1 646 876 9923

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node: Meeting, Thursday, May 4

 

As always, we will discuss 350 Mass' campaigns for 2023-24, and review local and statewide developments and opportunities in climate and energy advocacy. 

 

Here are a few additional items and actions for your attention:

·        350 Mass Campaigns:  We are now focusing on two priority campaigns: Make Polluters Pay and Emissions Free Buildings. Learn more here.

·        Read about other upcoming events in the 350 Mass Event Calendar, and in the Climate Weekly email (sign up for it here). 

·        Petition Drive and Social Media Campaign—Gas is the Past: Our new Governor, Maura Healey, wants to address climate change as one of her main goals. Mass Power Forward is asking her to declare that there's no future for gas in Massachusetts. To get her attention, we need 10k petition signatures! Sign the petition here and share widely. See our social media toolbox full of tips and instructions to get you started. How do we want to contribute to this effort?

·        MBTA petition: Organized by Transit Matters.  Petition: MBTA's FY 2024-2028 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) fails to make meaningful progress on key projects like  Regional Rail, Red-Blue Connector, and bus electrification. Tell the T to go back to the drawing board and deliver a better CIP.  Petition here. 

·        Campaign: Hold Big Banks Accountable. Organized by Union of Concerned Scientists.  Letter to state treasurer to hold big banks accountable. Sign here. 

·        Campaign: Protect the Fair Share Amendment!  Last November, Massachusetts voters passed the Fair Share Amendment for a fairer tax system that will raise more than a billion dollars for transportation and education.  Sign the letter from Mass Fair Share to state senators.

 

Please try to join us on Thursday. If you have questions or items for the agenda, you can contact the Node coordinators, carolyncbarthel@gmail.com and/or

ralph.halpern@comcast.net. We will send a reminder on Thursday.

 

Make a note: Our regular meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays of the month.

Thanks. 

 

Node Co-coordinators,
Carolyn Barthel
Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern
ralph.halpern@comcast.net
781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017   

 

Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities with Fire Dept, Police Dept, Public Works, & Facilities - apply now

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. 

Patrol Officer - Franklin Police Department

Summer Employment - Facilities Department 

Firefighter / Paramedic - Franklin Fire Department

Heavy Motor Equipment Operators  - Department of Public Works 

Staff Engineer - Department of Public Works

Custodian - Facilities Department 

Part Time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department 

Updated 05/02/2023

If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.

To receive notifications of all job opportunities in the Town of Franklin, subscribe here .

Shared from ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities

Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities with Fire Dept, Public Works, & Facilities - apply now

Talk Franklin: Jamie and I go 'long' talking patience, process, and engagement results - 04/28/23 (audio)

FM #985 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 985 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We had our conversation in person at the Senior Center. We had already been involved in back-to-back sessions and added our recording session to this slot on Friday, April 28, 2023.  

We usually watch the clock to keep the session shorter but we were having such a good discussion we went with the flow.

Topics for this session

Arts & Culture listening session (2nd of 3 scheduled)

Senior Center volunteer recognition event

Finance Committee budget hearings scheduled May 8, 10, & 11

Town Council hearings scheduled for May 24 & 25

The recording runs about 55 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie on Friday, April 28, 2023

Audio file -> https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letstalkfranklin/episodes/State-of-Franklin---May-2023-e23gcru

 

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Town FY 2024 budget page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget/webforms/fy-24-budget-materials 

Arts & Culture survey -> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4AWODps2aVQd_tzHIGfcJBRwUdpvYB9jK3hgfxploSWc7zw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Town of Franklin calendar for May meetings & events -> https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar/month/2023-05 

Town Administrator page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator

Talk Franklin podcast page -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin 

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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"

Talk Franklin: Jamie and I go long talking patience, process, and engagement results - 04/28/23 (audio)

Walk, Bike, Roll to School Day - Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Cobi Frongillo writes: 

"Wednesday (5/3) is Walk, Bike, Roll to School Day at all of

@FranklinPSNews

' elementary and middle schools! Here are FIVE good reasons to participate tomorrow (and every day!). Thank you

@lily_9e

for putting this together!"

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/CobiFrongillo/status/1653515223842578438 

Walk, Bike, Roll to School Day - Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Town of Franklin - Invitation for Bids: Drinking Water Chemicals

Drinking Water Chemicals

In accordance with MGL c. 30B section 5, sealed bids will be accepted by the Town of Franklin for the purchase of drinking water chemicals.  It is the intention of the town to award a fixed price two year contract, subject to an annual appropriation of funds, for the supply of water chemicals.  

Additional Information:  Drinking Water Chemicals

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/drinking-water-chemicals-1

Town of Franklin - Invitation for Bids: Drinking Water Chemicals

Town of Franklin - Invitation for Bids: Water Materials, Water Meters, and Chemical Metering Pumps

Water Materials, Water Meters, and Chemical Metering Pumps

In accordance with MGL c. 30B section 5, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to seek proposals from qualified bidders for providing the supply and delivery of water materials, meters and chemical metering pumps.

Additional Information:  Water Materials, Water Meters, and Chemical Metering Pumps

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/water-materials-water-meters-and-chemical-metering-pumps

Town of Franklin: Purchasing -> Water Materials, Water Meters, and Chemical Metering Pumps