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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
50+Job Seekers June Events
Hello, summer. Goodbye, scammers
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| Hello, summer. Goodbye, scammers |
Monday, June 14, 2021
Franklin TV: Somewhere In Between Or – Why Do I Feel Undressed?
Via Pete Fasciano - 06-13-2021
As I approach [Store Name – Home Depot, Target, CVS] I stop halfway across the parking lot. Turn around and head back to the car. Again.
Forgot my mask. We are at an in-between time where COVID mandates and rules have softened to become guidelines, recommendations – courtesies. While things are getting better and optimism is on the rise, so is confusion. Do I still mask?
To mask, or not to mask – that – is the question:
Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer
the slings and arrows of outrageous infection,
Or to take arms against a sea of virus
And by masking – end them.
To live— to weep
for those now lost upon the shoals of sorry happenstance
and doubt in science that hath shielded us
as guide – to light our pathway out.
We are in the churlish waters of change as our new normal envelopes us. Although I’m fully vaxxed, I keep a mask with me – as a courtesy where socially appropriate. If it makes others feel more comfortable, I’m good with it. A social grace.
We’re continuing to rework our facility to better accommodate how programs will be produced in a future that still carries some unknowns, and we continue to adapt. We adapted our way in. We adapt our way back out. Reopening does not mean simply unlocking the front door. Our Community room will now support hybrid Zoom meetings as an option for our guest groups. Our radio programs will as well. There will also be production practices yet to be defined in our TV studios.
The world is forever changed. We’re just not quite certain as to how. But, with change comes opportunity. We intend to find it and seize it. At the moment, we may be ‘in between’, but we are looking and leaning forward.
And – as always –Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.And, thank you for watching.
Get this week's program guide for Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online
http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf or for archive purposes
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| Franklin TV: Somewhere In Between Or – Why Do I Feel Undressed? |
Rabbi Tom Alpert on the FHS incident
Via Rabbi Tom Alpert: "I want to share with you the email that I sent to Temple Etz Chaim about the swastika incident. "
"Dear Temple Etz Chaim community,Like many of you, I was saddened and angered by the news that yesterday grafitti depicting swastikas was found in a Boys’ bathroom at Franklin High School. I commend Principal Joshua Hanna for his swift response. While hindsight will and can yield ideas about how to improve that response, it is welcome that he quickly insisted that this sort of hate symbol has no place in the schools.Of course, we in the Jewish community feel the special sting of this symbol, and while it can be addressed to others as well, it always includes us. It is particularly concerning in light of two factors. One is that this is not the first incident of swastikas being displayed in Franklin schools. The other is that we have seen a spike in anti-Semitic activities over the last few years, and in particular over the last few weeks. I have spoken about antisemitism a lot lately, most recently on my radio show with Rev. Kathleen McAdams and Rev. Eric Cherry, “A Priest, a Minister, and a Rabbi Walk Into a Radio Station.” You can hear what I and the other participants had to say by listening to the show on Franklin Public Radio, WPFR, or checking out the podcast when it is available (which will be soon).I serve on a group started this year called the Franklin Freedom Team, which is designed to address hate and bias concerns before they boil over. Among the members of the Team are School Superintendent Dr. Sara Ahern and Police Chief T.J. Lynch. Both have reached out to our community through me. Dr. Ahern spoke this morning to the High School assembly and made her intolerance of this intolerance plain. She also is developing plans to get ahead of these incidents in the future, and members of the Team have given her their input on her initial suggestions. Chief Lynch assured me that the Police Department is investigating this matter thoroughly.For anyone with children in Franklin High School, please know that I am ready to speak with them about their experiences if that would be of help to them. And please let other students who are not in our Temple community know that I am here for them as well.I know that antisemitism does not disappear and must be confronted regularly. But I also believe, as I have since I arrived in Franklin, that this is a good community that welcomes us. Let us hold both truths close to us, that we may struggle for justice but never despair of our fellow human beings.Shabbat shalom.Rabbi Tom Alpert"
Shared from Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2587147061543240/permalink/2876556395935637/
The most recent episode of “A Priest, a Minister, and a Rabbi Walk Into a Radio Station” https://player.captivate.fm/episode/624cf907-27ab-4cae-99ae-4d8352c2ce84
The most recent episode of “A Priest, a Minister, and a Rabbi Walk Into a Radio Station” https://player.captivate.fm/episode/624cf907-27ab-4cae-99ae-4d8352c2ce84
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| “A Priest, a Minister, and a Rabbi Walk Into a Radio Station” |
FM #563-564 - Town Council Mtg - 06/09/21 P1: Maple Hill public hearing P2: remainder of meeting (audio)
FM #563-564 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 563-564 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin, MA Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: members of the Town Council, selected guests, and Town Administration personnel were in the Council Chambers, the remainder were remote along with the public via the Zoom conference bridge, all to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
I’ve split the almost 2 and a half hour meeting into two logical segments:
First - covers the opening with 2 recognitions, 2 licenses transactions and then the public hearing on the Maple Hill right of first refusal (~1:23 mins)
Second - covers the legislation for action and the balance of the meeting (~1:05 minutes)
The show notes contain links to the meeting agenda including documents released for this meeting.
Let’s listen to this segment of the Town Council meeting of June 9, 2021
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Agenda document folder - > https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/6-9-21_town_council_agenda_1.pdf
The proposal summary and details on the 'right of first refusal' can be found in this document -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/mai/files/_maple_hill_rofr_open_space_update.pdf
My notes from the meeting -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/recap-town-council-on-maple-hill-right.html
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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 www.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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| FM #563-564 - Town Council Mtg - 06/09/21 |
Boston Globe: "Harvard professor Danielle Allen to launch historic bid for governor"
"Harvard professor Danielle Allen will launch a historic campaign for governor on Tuesday, entering the Democratic field as the first Black woman to run for the executive office as part of a major party in Massachusetts at a time when women and people of color are breaking barriers in city and state government.Allen, 49, joins what’s likely to be a crowded primary with a hefty academic resume but no experience holding elected office.A MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient and the head of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics since 2015, Allen says she is running to bring the lessons of her career as a political philosopher — that government must meet a high bar, serving all people — to Beacon Hill.And her bid solidifies a family legacy steeped in fights for racial justice: a grandfather who helped found the first NAACP chapter in his North Florida community, where doing so meant risking one’s life, and a grandmother, working as a nurse in the segregated South, who dreamed that one day her offspring would study at Harvard."
Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/13/metro/harvard-professor-danielle-allen-launch-historic-bid-governor/
CommonWealth Magazine coverage of her campaign launch
CommonWealth Magazine coverage of her campaign launch
You can listen to Danielle on an episode of "Toward a More Perfect Union"
I have read her book on the Declaration of Independence "Our Declaration." She provides a slow reading of the text with insights and perspectives you don't get elsewhere. Well worth the time to read.
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| "Our Declaration" |
FM #562 - Board of Health Mtg - 06/09/21 (audio)
FM #562 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 562 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the Board of Health meeting held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.
The meeting was conducted in person at the Municipal Bldg third floor training room. There was also a Zoom session for remote participation and no one did. This was the first in person meeting since Feb 2020.
Links to the meeting agenda and associated documents are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 31 minutes, so let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting for June. Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/f82d62b7-9494-48db-9871-3c5cac165c7e
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Board of Health agenda -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/agenda-06-09-2021_0.pdf
My notes captured from the meeting
Live reporting for Board of Health meeting underway #boh0609
Cathleen provides update on work for new podcast The Topic, to explore a variety of health issues #boh0609
Lots of ideas coming for the new podcast, BoH loves the concept #BoH0609
Discussion on emergency condemnation, slow process but underway. #BoH0609 VNA contract ending Jun 30, hiring a nurse is underway.
There is progress on the 27 Winter St property, as well as Jordan Road property. #BoH0609
(I neglected to close out the meeting when it adjourned. Had some in person conversations to distract me from the process.)
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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"
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| screengrab of a prior virtual Board of Health mtg |
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