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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
50+ Job Seekers Group - Upcoming Events
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Franklin Art Association: Pisini Virtual Gallery (video)
The latest Virtual Gallery, devoted to Victor Pisini's work, is up on the FAA and All About Franklin Facebook pages and the FAA YouTube channel.
The link to get you to it is https://youtu.be/4J_XtZdd72Y
Franklin Cultural District ArtWALK/Celebration Planning Meeting - Mar 25
Dear Cultural District Partners,
We hope you are doing well and that you have been able to enjoy some of this sunny weather.
The Franklin Cultural District Committee was pleased to learn that we had been awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant.
As a result we were able to fund the requests of eight of our Cultural District partners. These grants will help to support exhibits, events, and performances during the ArtWALK/Celebration which will take place during the weekend of June 11th.
As we begin the planning for this event we are inviting all partners to our first planning meeting. This meeting which will be held virtually on the Zoom platform, will be on Thursday, March 25 at 7:00 PM. We hope that you will all join us for this meeting.
Below you will find the zoom link for the meeting.
The Cultural District Committee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Cultural District Committee, Cultural District Partners Event Planning Meeting
March 25, 2021 7:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting = https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83387368806
Meeting ID: 833 8736 8806
One tap mobile = +13017158592,,83387368806# US (Washington DC)
Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 833 8736 8806
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdVvZiUkbc
We look forward to working together to plan a wonderful event celebrating the arts and culture in Franklin.
Regards,
Nancy Schoen
Chair, Cultural District Committee
nschoenfranklinculture@gmail.com
Franklin Cultural District ArtWALK/Celebration Planning Meeting - Mar 25
FM #491 - Talk Franklin - 03/12/21 (audio)
FM #491 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 491 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing and Communications Specialist Anne Marie Tracey. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk about:
Pandemic and recovery, vaccines (not locally delivered), re-opening (Library 3/22)
Budget cycle starting
- FinCom got preview of revenues
- budget subcommittee meeting Weds
- SchComm budget previewed Mar 9
ThinkFranklinFirst
Earth Day Registration
Senior Coffee hour 3/18 at 8:30 AM
Franklin Matters Q&A 3/18 at 1:30 PM
Links to the key topics covered here are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 31 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Anne Marie. Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e1f74225-b958-4790-8883-e1cb0ddbc442
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Town of Franklin COVID-19 page = https://www.franklinma.gov/home/pages/vaccination-and-covid-19-data
Finance Committee meeting - revenue estimates
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-490-finance-committee-meeting-031021.html
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-490-finance-committee-meeting-031021.html
School Committee meeting budget first view
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-486-school-committee-mtg-030921-p2.html
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-486-school-committee-mtg-030921-p2.html
Dan Feerick interview = https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-484-dan-feerick-for-project-envoy.html
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).
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"
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| FM #491 - Talk Franklin - 03/12/21 (audio) |
FM #492 - Senator Becca Rausch - 03/11/21 (audio)
FM #492 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 492 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Senator Becca Rausch.
We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk about:
Last meet/recorded Aug 14, 2020 on the Franklin Town CommonHow are you doing?
Priorities this yearVaccine equity/ post pandemicVoting rights
Links to the Senator’s pages as mentioned during our conversation are provided in the show notes.
Our recording runs about 41 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Senator Becca Rausch. Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/4bf800a4-d8a6-4568-8c6e-2748f8e7d523
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Leadership Lunch series celebrating women in March on Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/beccarauschMA/posts/748458989143885
Sign up for a spot during one of her virtual ‘office hours’ https://www.beccarauschma.com/office-hours
Newsletter archive https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=09452b4d597ce95fe20563af4&id=c427233b9b
From the archives: our conversation recorded in August 2020
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/08/fm-331-senator-becca-rausch-81420-audio.html
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/08/fm-331-senator-becca-rausch-81420-audio.html
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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).
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"
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| Senator Becca Rausch (Twitter profile image) |
St. Mary's Women's Faith Formation Group - April 3 - "The Meaning of Easter"
St Mary's Women's Faith Formation will be watching Bishop Barron's video "The Meaning of Easter" at our monthly Saturday morning Zoom meeting on April 3 starting at 9:30 AM.
There will be time for discussion after the viewing. This meeting is open to all women.
If interested in attending this 45 minute meeting, please email Deacon Guy (deaconguy@stmarysfranklin.org) for Zoom link contact information.
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| St. Mary's Women's Faith Formation Group |
MA Legislature News: no action on move to slow school reopening; Senate advances Climate change bill again
"Massachusetts lawmakers have not been shy about criticizing Governor Charlie Baker’s balky vaccine rollout, especially amid the recent, escalating conflict between Baker and teachers unions over school reopenings.
State lawmakers could turn those rebukes into legislative action by passing a new bill to delay Baker’s timetable for school reopenings by several weeks and mandate that all school staff have “equitable access” to vaccines before they’re required to return.
But so far, few seem eager to do so."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
"THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE passed climate change legislation on Monday by an overwhelming vote of 39-1, signaling the Legislature is unwilling to go along with several amendments sought by Gov. Charlie Baker.The bill approved by the Senate includes a number of tweaks sought by the governor, but on several key provisions – a 50 percent reduction in emissions by 2030 and mandatory interim goals for industry subsectors – the legislation did not budge. Baker has insisted the 50 percent target, as opposed to the 45 percent he favored, would end up costing Massachusetts residents $6 billion unnecessarily."
Continue reading the article online
National News: CDC review of documents; AI and the bias issue
"Federal health officials have identified several controversial pandemic recommendations released during the Donald Trump administration that they say were “not primarily authored” by staff and don’t reflect the best scientific evidence, based on a review ordered by its new director.The review identified three documents that had already been removed from the agency’s website: One, released in July, delivered a strong argument for school reopenings and downplayed health risks. A second set of guidelines about the country’s reopening was released in April by the White House and was far less detailed than what had been drafted by the CDC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A third guidance issued in August discouraged the testing of people without covid-19 symptoms even when they had contact with infected individuals. That was replaced in September after experts inside and outside the agency raised alarms."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
"Hundreds of people gathered for the first lecture at what had become the world’s most important conference on artificial intelligence — row after row of faces. Some were East Asian, a few were Indian, and a few were women. But the vast majority were white men. More than 5,500 people attended the meeting, five years ago in Barcelona, Spain.Timnit Gebru, then a graduate student at Stanford University, remembers counting only six Black people other than herself, all of whom she knew, all of whom were men.The homogeneous crowd crystallized for her a glaring issue. The big thinkers of tech say A.I. is the future. It will underpin everything from search engines and email to the software that drives our cars, directs the policing of our streets and helps create our vaccines."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Franklin Senior Center: Quarantini Time Tuesday at 5 PM
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| Franklin Senior Center: Quarantini Time Tuesday at 5 PM |
Invite a friend to join us!!
https://zoom.us/j/97985268050?pwd=M3ZSNU5WSS9pQnhDT2t3ZkF2MVBzdz09
Meeting ID: 979 8526 8050
Passcode: 350991
Ariel Doggett
Virtual Program Coordinator
Respite Coordinator
"We rise by lifting others" - Robert Ingersoll
There is no act of kindness too small
Veterans COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Phone Number
Veterans COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Phone Number
Veterans Can Enroll in VA Healthcare by Phone
Veterans enrolled in the VA Healthcare System can now call: 857-203-3919 to schedule an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine at VA Boston's Brockton, Jamaica Plain or Brockton campuses.
Veterans can call: 877-222-8387 to enroll in VA Healthcare.
VA Boston offers both the Moderna and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines and Veterans will be offered a vaccine based on clinical need and vaccine inventory. For those receiving the Moderna vaccine a second dose will be scheduled 28 days later. For those receiving the Janssen vaccine a second shot is not needed.
Shared from the Town of Franklin page =
https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/veterans-covid-19-vaccine-scheduling-phone-number
Veterans can call: 877-222-8387 to enroll in VA Healthcare.
VA Boston offers both the Moderna and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines and Veterans will be offered a vaccine based on clinical need and vaccine inventory. For those receiving the Moderna vaccine a second dose will be scheduled 28 days later. For those receiving the Janssen vaccine a second shot is not needed.
Shared from the Town of Franklin page =
https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/veterans-covid-19-vaccine-scheduling-phone-number
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| Veterans COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Phone Number |
Monday, March 15, 2021
Senate President Spilka holds Fourth Annual Social Emotional Learning Forum - Mar 19
Senate President holds Fourth Annual Social Emotional Learning Forum
Event to offer parents tools to support students' success during pandemic and beyond
On Friday, March 19, 2020, Massachusetts Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland) will hold a virtual event entitled, "Supporting our Students through COVID-19 and Beyond." The event is the Senate President's fourth annual Social Emotional Learning (SEL) forum part of her #MetroWestKids initiative and is aimed at offering resources to educators and parents. This important event is being presented in partnership with the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and will feature local and statewide experts in social emotional learning.
"In this moment, ensuring our young people's future success means stepping up and stepping into their lives to understand the hardships they are facing due to COVID-19," stated Senate President Spilka. "The need to talk about our kids' mental health has never been so great. I hope all MetroWest parents and educators who are interested will join us on March 19."
While continuing to provide parents with tools to support the development of key skills, such as making self-aware, responsible decisions and maintaining healthy relationships, this year's event will also deal with the specific challenges faced by young people in light of the pandemic. In particular, the forum will highlight methods to reduce stress levels, build resilience, and promote overall wellness.
Those interested in the event, which will be held on Zoom, may register at https://karenspilka.com/sel. The event will be from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on March 19, 2021. All are welcome to join, but event will be focused on MetroWest. Participants may submit questions to the featured experts when registering.
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| Fourth Annual Social Emotional Learning Forum - Mar 19 |
Mustard's Retreat - Virtual concert - benefits Franklin Food Pantry
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Watch "Massachusetts school funding primer" on YouTube
Take 10 minutes to get the insights into the MA school funding primer. This is timely. The budget season is upon us. The first pass at the school budget was previewed at the School Committee meeting Mar 9. The School Committee budget subcommittee is scheduled to meet again Tuesday, Mar 16 at 4:30.
This brief video will help with some of the basic terminology for the budget.
Budget book for FPS FY 2022 as previewed during the Mar 9 meeting
Holy Week and Easter Services at St John's Episcopal Church, Franklin
Holy Week and Easter Services at St John's Episcopal Church, Franklin
Palm Sunday - March 28th, 10 AM
on Facebook Live
Tenebrae - Wednesday, March 31, 7 PM
Service of Darkness and Light
on Facebook Live
Maundy Thursday - April 1st, 7 PM
on Facebook Live
Good Friday - April 2
Stations of the Cross
pre-recorded with Franklin United Methodist Church
and Franklin Federated Church
Easter Day - April 4th
9am - Easter Egg Hunt
10am - Drive-in Service of Resurrection
Listen on your car radio or Facebook Live
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| Holy Week and Easter Services at St John's Episcopal Church, Franklin |
Register O'Donnell Promotes Homestead Act
Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell today reminded Norfolk County homeowners about the importance of filing for Homestead protection.
O’Donnell noted, “If you own a home, and it is your primary residence, one way to protect it is to file a Homestead. The Homestead law provides a homeowner with limited protection against the forced sale of their primary residence to satisfy unsecured debt up to $500,000. This is especially important when you consider that for most of us, a home is our most valuable asset. Consumers should take steps to protect that asset.”
Another feature of the Homestead law is the allowance for a filing of an Elderly Homestead application, which defines an elder as a person who is 62 years of age or older. This protection can be increased if the elderly couple are each 62 years of age or older and file jointly.
The Register further noted, “Back in March of 2011, the Homestead law was updated so that a valid Homestead cannot be terminated when refinancing a mortgage. Other changes that took place back in 2011 state that a Homestead can provide protections for a primary home even if it is kept in trust. The definition of a primary residence was also further expanded to include a manufactured or mobile home.”
While a Homestead provides important protections for homeowners, it is important to note there are certain debts that are exempted from protection under the Homestead Act. These include federal, state and local tax liens, as well as mortgages contracted for the purchase of a primary home and nursing home liens. Most other mortgages, debts, and encumbrances existing prior to the filing of the Declaration of Homestead, along with probate court executions for spousal and child support, are also not covered under the Homestead protection statute.
Homestead documents are recorded at the Registry of Deeds for a state imposed fee of $36.00. Additional information about the Homestead law, and free applications are available by going to the Registry’s website at www.norfolkdeeds.org.
Register O’Donnell concluded, “I want to reiterate that a Homestead provides limited protection against the forced sale of a homeowner’s primary residence to satisfy unsecured debt up to $500,000. While the debt is still owed, homeowners can have peace of mind knowing that with a Homestead recorded at the Registry of Deeds, their primary residence cannot be forcibly sold to satisfy most debts. If you have any questions about a Homestead, please contact our Customer Service Center at 781-461-6101, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30AM-4:30PM. Our trained staff are more than willing to answer any questions you may have.”
To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at Facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and/or Instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds.
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street in Dedham. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry’s website www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center via telephone at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org.
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| Register O'Donnell Promotes Homestead Act |
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