In the News:Voters reject Question 1, approve Question 2 and Question 3

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Three democratic women were re-elected to office: Maura Healey, Suzanne Bump and Deborah Goldberg. 

Massachusetts went solidly for incumbents at the top of Tuesday’s ballot, and it wasn’t just the landslide for Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Sen. Elizabeth Warren."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181106/states-top-office-holders-sweep-to-re-election


Ballot Question 1

"Voters in Massachusetts have rejected a ballot question that would have set patient-to-nurse ratio limits in Bay State medical facilities, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association. 

“I’m very disappointed by tonight’s results and the impact that this will have on our patients,” said Donna Kelly–Williams, of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, as reported by our media partner, WCVB-TV. 

The ballot question would have established nurse-to-patient ratios in various hospital units and set penalties for hospitals that failed to comply."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181106/question-1-mass-nurses-association-concedes-defeat


Ballot Question 2

"Massachusetts voters have approved a ballot question stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on corporate political spending. 

The measure calls for creation of a 15-member commission that would be charged with advancing a constitutional amendment that would reverse the 2010 Citizens United decision. The ruling prohibits the government from limiting political spending by corporations, unions and other groups. 

Critics say the ruling has paved the way for corporations and wealthy special interests to spend freely and exert undue influence on political campaigns."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181106/question-2-voters-back-political-spending-question-in-massachusetts


Ballot Question 3

"Massachusetts voters resoundingly reaffirmed the rights of transgender people Tuesday, voting by a 2-1 ratio to uphold the 2016 state law that bars discrimination against them in such public places as restaurants, bars, and athletic facilities. 

With 69 percent of ballots tallied, the “Yes on 3” side, which favored preserving the nondiscrimination law, was leading 68 percent to 32 percent. 

Transgender activists, volunteers, and family members who gathered for an election night watch party at the Fairmont Copley Plaza roared at the news of victory just before 10 p.m., waving a flag representing transgender rights and chanting “Yes on 3!”

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/11/06/question-asks-voters-weigh-transgender-rights-public-places/JgXjOlfcnJgQnHlf87Q0hJ/story.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

Franklin - Unofficial Results for Nov 6. 2018 State election

With over 14,000 voters turning out via absentee, early voters and those who came out on a rainy day Franklin has the following results: Note all of these are currently UNOFFICIAL for the State Election on Nov 6,2018.


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vL5cv_v-RE_b9usbd1KzVufEnpQ5Oyf3/view?usp=sharing

Election Information for Nov 2018

Franklin Newcomers and Friends 45th annual Craft Fair - Nov 10

Less than a week to go until the Franklin Newcomers and Friends 45th annual Craft Fair! 

It will be held this Saturday, November 10, from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Tri-County High School in Franklin. 

Entry fee is $3, no charge for children ages 12 and under.

In addition to all the great artisans, bake table items and raffle prizes, we'll be collecting donations for the Franklin Food Pantry. 

Please consider bringing some items on their current needs list:

• Flour (white, 2 lbs. or larger)
• Coffee
• White tuna
• Stuffing
• Granola bars
• Small boxes of cereal
• Apple filling
• Soap bars
• Toothbrushes
• Feminine hygiene products
• Razors
• Toothpaste
• Deodorant

Thank you in advance for your donations!

Franklin Newcomers and Friends 45th annual Craft Fair - Nov 10

Election Day - voting from 6 AM to 8 PM at Franklin High School

The collection of posts covering the election of 2018 for the Franklin, MA voters. 

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Franklin High School, Oak Street

6:00 AM – 8:00 PM

 


What precinct am I?
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/files/what-precinct-am-i-0

What does the ballot look like?

• Precinct 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hthk_gwAXMkKkNxyhFngqI2l6mBv1RbC/view?usp=sharing

• Precinct 5, 6, 8

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NH0g86NC7IaabVtMJyXoqQgsFJMrN6Gs/view?usp=sharing

Note: the only difference is the color header for the ballot. There is a different color for absentee (shown here). Another color for early voters and a third color for today's voters.

The Franklin Town Clerk page with additional information
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

The 'election collection' can be found here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

Christmas on the Common - Nov 25

With Halloween behind us, Christmas rapidly approaching, the tree lights will be turned on at the Town Common on Sunday, Nov 25 at 4:00 PM.

Santa Claus will be delivered via the Franklin Fire Dept. There will be music and refreshments and "Jingles, the Elf".

To help decorate the Town Common, donations are welcome by sending to

Concerts on the Common
PO Box 92
Franklin, MA  02038

Christmas on the Common - Nov 25

This was shared from the Town of Franklin page
http://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/christmas-common-community-event

FHS field hockey wins to move on to semi-finals on Thursday

Via HockomockSports we share the playoff results for the FHS field hockey team

Field Hockey = D1 South

#13 Franklin, 3 @ #5 Plymouth North, 2 – Final
– Franklin scored the first three goals of the game and then held off a comeback attempt from Plymouth North to earn the win on the road. 

The Panthers seized the lead at the 10th minute when Regan Paterson scored off an assist from Amanda Lewandowski. Sara Carney made it 2-0 just over a minute before halftime with Cassi Ronan and Paterson earning assists. Franklin added to its lead 10 minutes into the second half when Carney set up Lewandowski to make it 3-0. 

Plymouth North got on the board just two minutes later, and made it a one-goal game with 10 minutes to play but Christina Luccini didn’t allow the hosts to tie the game. 

Franklin advances to the semifinal to face top seed Walpole on Thursday at Taunton High.


For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-11-05-18/

The updated MIAA bracket for the field hockey playoffs can be found
http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=4973

FHS Panthers

FHS field hockey wins to move on to semi-finals on Thursday

Info night for Gr Franklin Distinguished Young Women Program - Nov 14

Calling all juniors in high school who want to earn scholarship money and learn how to be their best self. Join us for our info night as we welcome new members of the Class of 2019!

The Franklin Distinguished Young Women program is an official local preliminary of Distinguished Young Women, a national scholarship program that promotes and rewards scholarship, leadership, and talent in young women.

When: November 14, 2018 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Hockomock YMCA, 45 Forge Hill Rd, Franklin, Massachusetts 02038

Follow the event on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FranklinDistinguishedYoungWomen/

Info night for Gr Franklin Distinguished Young Women Program - Nov 14

Charter School: Applications Now Open

BFCCPS is excited to commence our enrollment season for the 2019-2020 School Year! While historically BFCCPS has maintained a lengthy waiting list, this year’s enrollment process is your best chance at securing enrollment at BFCCPS in Grades K-5.

We will be adding two new classrooms for Kindergarten through Grade 5 as we open our brand new 72,000 square foot school. 92 spaces will be offered for Kindergarten and 40 new spaces will be offered in all grades Grades One through Five. 

Applications for Grade Six through Eight will be accepted as openings occur or will receive a wait list position.

Get an application here  http://bfccps.org/about/enrollment/enrollment-application/

For more about the Charter School, visit them on the internet  http://bfccps.org/

Charter School: Applications Now Open

In the News: "That’s what it’s about, thinking about it differently"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"A developer plans to build 53 new single-family homes on what is Schmidt’s Farm at 215 Prospect St., according to plans submitted to the Department of Planning and Community Development. 

Maddi North Street Development LLC wants to build the homes on 114.5 acres in a subdivision called Prospect Farms. 

The homes would be built along a new 6,650-foot horseshoe-shaped road, with a small side street reconnecting with the main one. The main road would connect Prospect Street to Nicholas Drive , according to the plans."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181105/developer-files-plans-for-53-home-subdivision-in-franklin

"In Massachusetts, about 120,000 people are living with dementia of some variety. 

In Franklin an estimated 13 percent of citizens over 65, or about 548 people, have been diagnosed with the disease and according to director at the Franklin Senior Center Karen Alves, that number is expected to grow over the next decade. 

“We want a community that is respectful and aware of dementia, folks who are living with it, and their caregivers,” Alves said. “We’re looking to reduce the stigma of dementia, as well as the social isolation that folks that are living with it experience.” 

The senior center is now taking steps for the town to become one of the municipalities in the state that will have official Dementia Friendly Community status. The facility was recently awarded a grant of $12,000 and is now putting the money to work to ease the lives of people living with dementia and their caretakers."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181105/franklin-strives-to-be-dementia-friendly-community

"That’s what it’s about, thinking about it differently"

In the News: vaping in MA schools; Georgia's election security troubles

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"It’s no small secret vaping happens at a school near you. 

In 2015, nearly 50 percent of Massachusetts high-school students and nearly 10 percent of middle-school students reported having used some type of electronic-vapor product. And inhaling vaporized liquid through an electronic, battery-powered device has only become more prevalent, especially with the surging popularity of the brand name JUUL, raising serious health concerns. 

“The popularity of JUUL among kids threatens our progress in reducing youth e-cigarette use,” said Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “We are alarmed that these new high-nicotine-content e-cigarettes, marketed and sold in kid-friendly flavors, are so appealing to our nation’s young people.” 

Despite its widespread popularity, however, there remains a lot of confusion related to vaping, which has surpassed cigarette use among middle- and high-school students."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181105/vaping-in-massachusetts-schools

"The hacking accusation is not the first from Kemp accusing outsiders of trying to penetrate his office. Immediately after the 2016 general election, Kemp declared that DHS tried to hack his office’s network, an accusation dismissed as unfounded in mid-2017 by the DHS inspector general. 

Georgia’s centrally managed elections system lacks a verifiable paper trail that can be audited in case of problems. The state is one of just five nationwide that continues to rely exclusively on aged electronic voting machines that computer scientists have long criticized as untrustworthy because they are easily hacked and don’t leave a paper trail. 

In 2015, Kemp’s office inadvertently released the Social Security numbers and other identifying information of millions of Georgia voters. His office blamed a clerical error. 

His office made headlines again last year after security experts disclosed a gaping security hole that wasn’t fixed until six months after it was first reported to election authorities. Personal data was again exposed for Georgia voters — 6.7 million at the time — as were passwords used by county officials to access files."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20181105/georgia-governors-race-awash-in-election-security-issue


The Franklin Town Clerk page with additional information
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Additional info can be found in the 2018 Election Collection
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

Celebrate the Holidays with FPAC

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present three productions as part of its annual holiday season. FPAC kicks off December with the holiday classic: The Nutcracker, presented December 1 and 2 at the Franklin High School Auditorium. 

Experience all the festive magic and colorful splendor of The Nutcracker as FPAC stages its cherished annual production of the holiday classic with live orchestra, special guest artists and more than 100 area dancers. The Nutcracker remains a highly anticipated and treasured part of the FPAC season - a popular holiday tradition for more than 20 years. The world-famous ballet, set to Tchaikovsky’s beloved score, delights the imaginations of audiences young and old with a professional production at a reasonable price.

The holiday magic continues with FPAC’s original gem: Humbug! running December 8 and 9 at the Franklin High School Auditorium. A family favorite since debuting as part of FPAC’s 2008 season, Humbug! is an original musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring the script’s writer, Nick Paone, as Ebenezer Scrooge. 

With musical hits of every genre and live accompaniment by a 10-piece band of professional musicians, Humbug! transports audiences from Dickensian England to contemporary America as the novel’s iconic characters and storyline are cleverly reimagined with modern setting and dialogue. Humbug! delivers a holiday gift of hilarity with a timely – and timeless – message.

Celebrate the Holidays with FPAC

FPAC will wrap up its holiday celebration with an original “panto” December 21 and 22 at THE BLACK BOX. In Britain there is a wonderful holiday tradition called a “panto.” Back in 1717, the actor/manager John Rich first created a type of show that involved a well-known fairy tale told in an exaggerated style filled with audience participation, popular songs, slapstick comedy, jokes and dances.

At its best, a panto thrills children with the opportunity to cheer for the hero and boo at the villain and sing along with some of their favorite songs. But the brilliance of a good panto lies in its ability to also entertain adults with double entendre, references to modern culture, open satire of other works and the opportunity to sing along with some of their favorite songs. Bring the whole family to FPAC’s fourth annual “American Panto” — a holiday tradition for us all.

For tickets and more information, visit www.fpaconline.com or call the box office at 508-528-3370.

FHS volleyball wins 3-2 to move on; girls soccer falls 1-0, cheerleaders take Hockomock Championship

Via HockomockSports we share the playoff results for the FHS teams on Sunday.


*** Volleyball = D1 Central/West
#2 Franklin, 3 vs. #7 Concord-Carlisle, 2 – Final
– Franklin survived an upset bid from Concord-Carlisle, escaping with 3-2 win to advance (25-10, 25-15, 21-25, 24-26, 15-13). Lauren McGrath set a program-record with 55 assists to put the offense in motion while Ellie Wisniewski (11 digs, three aces) had a strong game at the net with 21 kills. Allyson Bonnet-Eymard (eight digs) added 15 kills, Hailey Sanders finished with 11 kills, Maggie Doyle (four blocks) chipped in with eight kills, and Riley Marino anchored the defense with 21 digs. 

Franklin advances to the D1 Central-West Semifinal and will play the winner of #3 Hopkinton and #11 Shephard Hill on a date and time to be determined.


*** Girls Soccer = D1 South
#11 Franklin, 0 @ #6 Hingham, 1 – Final


For other results around the Hockomock League 
https://hockomocksports.com/sundays-schedule-scoreboard-11-04-18/

Hockomock League Champions!!  Congratulations FHS Varsity and JV Cheer Teams!!  On to Regionals!  #PantherPride

FHS Panthers

Via the Twitterverse

https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/lists/fhs-sports

1-0 loss against Hingham to close out the season. so proud of how far our team had come from last year❤️ #juntosjuntosforever

— FHS Girls Varsity Soccer (@fhsgvsoccer) November 5, 2018

Congratulations on a great season! #PantherPride https://t.co/wz6WmQTrUX

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) November 5, 2018

Hingham 1-0 lead with 19+ left. @GlobeSchools @HockomockSports @EMGSCA

— FHS Girls Soccer Boosters (@FHSGSOCBoosters) November 5, 2018

The Harborwomen draw first blood in the 47th minute. Hingham 1 Franklin 0. 33 min to play. #LETSGO

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) November 5, 2018

Girls Soccer Playoff game: Halftime: Franklin 0 Hingham 0. Just an outstanding defensive battle going on here in Hingham. #LETSGO

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) November 5, 2018

FHS Cross Country Results from Mooney Race 11/4/18

The boys and girls FHS cross country teams competed in the Frank Mooney XC Invitational on Sunday, Nov 4,2018. The races were originally scheduled for Saturday and with the rain moved to Sunday. A good deal better to run the course at the Wrentham Development Center.

The race is set up for grade level competition so all the freshman ran together, then the sophomores, and then the juniors, and the seniors. Separate races for boys and girls by division with Franklin all running in Division 1.

The complete results are found online. I copied them out and then filtered to find just the Franklin results to share here.





The complete results  https://directathletics.com/results/xc/14156

The filtered Franklin results
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ikGHMLx24mMGbMB4Yqgk7md-0VQ-Nae/view?usp=sharing

https://twitter.com/FHS_girlsXC/status/1059195911312678913

SAFE Community Forum - Nov 7

Hello All.

The SAFE Community Forum is Wednesday (11/7) at 7 PM, Franklin Municipal Building, 3rd Floor (355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038):

Jordan

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Agenda

7:00 - Welcome
7:05 - Intros
7:15 - Recovery stories shared
7:30 - Addiction and the Brain - a conversation on how Substance Use Disorder affects the body
8:15 - Coalition and Recovery News (What is Recovery Dialogue?)
8:30 - Upcoming Community Events (HIPS, Narcan, Medical Panel, Peer to Peer, etc)
8:40 - Closing


Looking forward to seeing you.

Jordan

Jordan E. Warnick, Ph.D. | SAFE Coalition
Secretary, Board of Directors
Chair, Marketing and Communications

www.safecoalitionma.org

SAFE Community Forum - Nov 7

In the News: "The average voter shouldn’t be too concerned about foreign interference in elections"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Americans are now voting in the first major election since Russians launched a broad assault on the 2016 presidential campaign. 

And while election officials and security experts remain vigilant through Election Day, voters have a critical role in the fight to keep elections safe and accessible. 

The average voter shouldn’t be too concerned about foreign interference in elections, said Maurice Turner, a senior technologist at the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, D.C. But, he said, that doesn’t mean she should be passive about secure elections. 

By understanding the system, its flaws and what needs changing, voters can call for accountability from election officials and state policymakers.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20181104/voters-guide-to-election-security

The article doesn't get into specifics for MA or for Franklin. We do use paper ballots and the machines that tally each precinct total are not online or susceptible to hacking. The entire voter registration system for MA was built on a private network also reducing chances for hacking externally.

The Franklin Town Clerk has a well documented and executed plan for tallying the vote. She has police assistance at all times. Anyone who has voted at the high school should recall the police on duty.

As voters, we need to worry about how we are going to cast our ballot and not worry that it won't be counted.

The Franklin Town Clerk page with additional information
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Additional info can be found in the 2018 Election Collection
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018