Community Preservation Coalition: Look what CPA funds have done in Pittsfield, MA

Community Preservation Coalition (@CPA_Coalition) tweeted on Tue, Dec 28, 2021:

"Look how much the #CommunityPreservationAct has done for the City of Pittsfield in just the 5 short years since they adopted the program in 2016 - housing, historic preservation, and even more in the future! @MayorTyer @BerkshireEagle"

https://t.co/P5y6vZionZ or directly to the Berkshire Eagle page ->   https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/look_ahead/look-ahead-pittsfield-cpa-funding-requests-up-over-last-year-for-more-housing-and-preservation/article_ce69fcd4-5ac6-11ec-8049-af101b4377d9.html

Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/fPiJCx8fub

The Community Preservation Committee decided that 11 of 13 applications for CPA funding were eligible for the program this year. The projects are vying for $715,000 in funding in a year when the committee has decided to cap allocations at $650,000.  By Meg Britton-Mehlisch, The Berkshire Eagle

FHS boys hockey drops match to Malden Catholic 2-3

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS winter sports action on Monday: 

Girls Basketball = Franklin @ St. Paul – Postponed to TBD

Boys Hockey = Franklin, 2 @ Malden Catholic, 3 – Final

Puck has dropped vs @MCLancersHockey

Let’s GOOO Franklin!!

https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke/status/1475624146935689216

Reception is terrible 7:23 to go in game Franklin 2 Malden Vatholic 1

https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke/status/1475646814426746885

6:28 to go MC ties ot up 2-2

https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke/status/1475647353902227458

Final: Franklin 2  @MCLancersHockey  3 

Ryan Sicchio - G

Dylan Marchand - G

Liam O’Rielly - A 

Ben Jarosz -A

Lucas Sheehan - A

https://twitter.com/FHSPantherHocke/status/1475650822298120198

Wrestling = George Bossi Holiday Tournament (Foxboro, Franklin, Oliver Ames), 9:00 (@ Lowell) results not yet available

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-12-27-21/

FHS Panthers

FHS Indoor track results from MSTCA Meet Dec 27, 2021

Boston Holiday Challenge - 12/27/2021

Sponsored by HOKA-Marathon Sports-MSTCA

RLTAC-Boston

Results

Girls 300 Meter Dash Varsity
22 Cliff, Anna 10 Franklin 44.64 13
46 Costa, Olivia 10 Franklin 46.81 11
64 Costa, Lainey 9 Franklin 47.94 3

Girls 600 Meter Run Varsity
3 Fenerty, Jillian 12 Franklin 1:42.32 3

Girls 1000 Meter Run Varsity
10 Peng, Charlene 12 Franklin 3:14.35 1

Girls 55 Meter Hurdles Varsity
9 Dumas, Sarah 10 Franklin 9.56 1
24 Bruno, Cailyn 10 Franklin 10.34 2

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Varsity
3 Franklin 'A' 4:12.66 2
1) Cliff, Anna 10 2) Costa, Olivia 10
3) Fenerty, Jillian 12 4) Dumas, Sarah 10

Girls High Jump Varsity
8 Griffith, Abigail 10 Franklin J4-11.00 1.49m
11 Bruno, Cailyn 10 Franklin 4-09.00 1.44m

Girls 1 Mile Run Freshman
25 Pruitt, Emma 9 Franklin 6:00.23 1

Boys 300 Meter Dash Varsity
27 Sidwell, Luke 11 Franklin 38.85 24
96 Dunlap, Joshua 11 Franklin 40.97 8

Boys 600 Meter Run Varsity
11 Powderly, Tyler 12 Franklin 1:27.18 5

The complete meet results PDF can be found online

https://dl.airtable.com/.attachments/1111c0c17cbe70091702ad0503fca9cc/2918a2ab/bhcresults.pdf

FHS Panthers

Franklin Historical Commission: Legal Notice - Public Hearing - Jan 12, 2022

PUBLIC HEARING 1/12/22

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given  that the Town of Franklin

Historical Commission

will hold a Public Hearing,

Wednesday January 12, 2022 6:30 PM

regarding a demolition

 application for the property

 at 230 East Central Street, Franklin MA

Meeting held at the Franklin Historical Museum

80 West Central Street, Franklin

Franklin Historical Commission: Legal Notice - Public Hearing - Jan 12, 2022

Rhapsody's Victorian Coffee House - status update

"To my beloved patrons, many of which have become friends, permit me to say that nothing has made me happier, given me more purpose, than providing a community with a warm and friendly place to congregate while enjoying well prepared dishes using fresh local ingredients. As the owner of Rhapsody’s Victorian Coffee House, I’ve been blessed! 

The challenges in the food industry remain. We are closed for the time being and effectively until further notice while we sort out the numbers and weigh the business risks going into 2022. 

This holiday season has been more about the relationships than ever before. People need people. I’ve been rewarded by providing an exceptional location for people to congregate, enjoy each other’s company, while indulging on the finest food and beverages. 

Lets see what happens!" 

- Mike

Shared from Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/263757654054591/posts/1349529175477428/

Rhapsody's Victorian Coffee House - status update (photo from a warmer day - May 2021)

VETERANS COFFEE SOCIAL: January 5, 2022 = CANCELLED

JANUARY 2022 COFFEE SOCIAL CANCELLED

Next Coffee Social - Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at the Senior Center

 

THE SENIOR CENTER WILL BE CLOSED THE WEEKS OF 

DECEMBER 27 AND JANUARY 3.

OUR JANUARY VETERANS COFFEE SOCIAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 10:00 A.M. FOR COFFEE AND CONVERSATION!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Shared from Town of Franklin page => https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/january-2022-coffee-social-cancelled

VETERANS COFFEE SOCIAL: January 5, 2022 = CANCELLED

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Tuesday, Dec 28, 2021

• wfpr.fm = Tuesday

9:00a/12:00p/6:00p Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

11 AM 2 PM and 8 PM Safe – Jim Derick and Jennifer Knight-Levine
Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = TUESDAY

7:00 am The Drummers Studio: 11th Anniversary Show One
9:00 am It Takes A Village: Janice Houlihan
10:00 am Frank Presents: Greg Dowd
11:30 am Senior Connection: Cookies
12:00 pm Brooke'n'Cookin: Mac'n'Cheese
12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes
1:00:00 pm SAFE Coalition: PSA
1:30:00 pm Pizzapalooza: Deep Dish
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 8
3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10
3:30 pm Arts Advocacy: Impact
4:00 pm FHS Fall Art Show 2021
4:30 pm Extended Play Sessions: Acoustic X
5:30 pm Santa on the Common 2021
8:30 pm U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = TUESDAY

7:00 am Public School Event: Remington Winter Music 2021
8:30 am Public School Event: FHS Winter Music 2021
10:00 am FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v St. John's Shrewsbury 12-20-21
12:00 pm ArtWeek: FHS Jazz & Kenny Hadley Band
2:00 pm It Takes A Village: Janice Houlihan
3:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v King Philip 12-21-21
4:31 pm Public School Concert: FHS Winter Jazz 01-23-20
6:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v Canton 12-14-21

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = TUESDAY

8:00 am School Committee: 12-14-21
2:00 pm School Committee: 12-14-21 

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf     

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More Perfect Union: 039 - Holiday Traditions; How Christmas Came To Be, The Story of Hanukkah and more (audio)

"In this episode, the group talks about holiday traditions; the story of Hanukkah and what it means to the Jewish people, how Santa and Christmas formed into what they are today, the story of St. Nicholas and more."

The More Perfect Union cast -> 

Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Natalia Linos and State Representative Jeff Roy host a round table discussion on current events and American politics, bringing about thoughtful conversation, compelling discourse, and a look at what the future might hold for the United States.

Audio file ->  https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/039-holiday-traditions-how-christmas-came-to-be-the-story-of-hanukkah-and-more

More Perfect Union:  039 - Holiday Traditions; How Christmas Came To Be, The Story of Hanukkah and more

Reminder: No scheduled Trash/Recycling delay for this holiday week

NO TRASH DELAY ~ DEC. 20-24 AND DEC. 27-31

No Trash Delay ~ Dec. 20-24 and Dec. 27-31

Shared from the Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste/news/no-trash-delay-dec-20-24-and-dec-27-31 

"all heavily qualified with discussions of uncertainty"

"Despite a persistent public health emergency, the Commonwealth’s fiscal outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022 and looking ahead to fiscal 2023 remains strong, but not without some uncertainty. 

Tax collections far exceeded benchmarks in fiscal 2021, leading to a substantial state surplus, and they are on track to do the same in fiscal 2022. 

Still, during the annual Consensus Revenue Hearing convened today by the House and Senate Ways and Means committees and the governor’s budget office, the Department of Revenue and other fiscal experts and economists offered cautious outlooks for the economy and state revenues over the second half of fiscal 2022 and for fiscal 2023."

Continue reading the article online
https://www.mma.org/budget-outlook-for-fy23-is-a-balance-of-strong-revenue-and-uncertainty/ 

We enter the FY 2023 budget season. The Town of Franklin departments are working on their department level operational and capital requests. The capital budget will be first reviewed via the Finance Committee before going to the Town Council capital budget subcommittee and eventually to the full Council for approval. As with prior years, the capital budget is likely to be addressed in two phases: the first utilizes the available free cash less some amount held to cover additional snow/ice expenses this winter; after the winter expenses are finalized, then the second portion of free cash is utilized for the capital budget.

The Town budget process and documents can be found 

https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget

The School budget follows a similar timeline

https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-district-budget

"all heavily qualified with discussions of uncertainty"

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Monday, Dec 27, 2021

• wfpr.fm = Monday

9 AM 12 PM and 6 PM Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Todd Monjur
2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews

11 AM 2 PM and 8 PM A More Perfect Union – with Dr. Michael Walker-Jones,
Representative Jeff Roy and Dr. Natalia Linos

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = MONDAY

7:59:00 am Mass Department of Public Health: CO-VID 19
8:00:00 am SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports
9:00 am Ben Gardner's Boat
12:00 pm Brooke'n'Cookin: Mac'n'Cheese
12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes
1:00 pm Cooking Thyme: Candy Apples
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Deep Dish
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 8
3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10
4:00 pm FHS Fall Art Show 2021
4:30 pm Extended Play Sessions: Acoustic X
5:30 pm Senior Connection: Cookies
6:00 pm Veterans' Call: Matt Ching Pt. 1
7:30 pm Frank Presents: Greg Dowd
8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Freebo, Alice Howe & Kirsten Maxwell

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = MONDAY

7:00 am Public School Event: FHS Winter Music 2021
8:30 am Public School Event: Remington Winter Music 2021
10:00 am Public School Concert: FHS Winter Jazz 01-23-20
12:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v St. John's Shrewsbury 12-20-21
2:30 pm SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports
3:30 pm FHS Fall Art Show 2021
4:00 pm It Takes A Village: Janice Houlihan
5:00 pm ArtWeek: FHS Jazz & Kenny Hadley Band
9:30 pm FHS Varsity Swimming: v Mansfield 12-16-21

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = MONDAY

8:00 am Planning Board: 12-20-21
2:00 pm Planning Board: 12-20-21 

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf     

Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Franklin TV: In Between!

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director  12/26/2021

This is that ‘in-between’ week. Christmas has happened. New Year’s Eve and Day – straight ahead. Afterglow? Aftermath? There is more ‘in-between’ this year than normal. We are in between the festive tidings of the season and the cautionary tales of the next viral wave – Omicron! Omigod! We are testing – and being tested.

Essential workers at hospitals and airlines are testing positive. The travel plans for many are being disrupted at the last minute or worse, en route.

Family gatherings are incomplete or canceled outright. This where Zoom and Facetime fall short. While they are useful for conveying information, they can’t deliver the warmth of physical presence – a simple handshake, a knowing nudge, a boisterous backslap, a hug.

We weary of it, but we make the necessary choice every day to keep on keepin’ on.

Please choose one:

A. Keep on.
B. Keep on.
C. Keep on.

Srsly?

As the holidays, the merriment, even that good will – all recede in the rear-view. the year ahead can be shaped for the better by us. While we choose to keep on, we can also choose to do so in kindness. Kindness is a superpower that we never ever lose. We just need to exercise it regularly to stay in top shape emotionally.

Keep to kindness. It makes the rest of all that keepin’ on a little easier.

May 2022 smile warmly, kindly upon us all. 

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     

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Community Preservation Coalition: CPA funds can be used to buy a Christmas tree farm

Community Preservation Coalition (@CPA_Coalition) tweeted on Fri, Dec 24, 2021:

Who knew the #CommunityPreservationAct could be used to buy a Christmas tree farm? The Town @DuxburyGov did exactly that, forever preserving the Jaycox Christmas Tree Farm. 

Shared from Twitter => https://t.co/yMbcWjpBrc

More about the required membership of the Community Preservation Committee

https://www.communitypreservation.org/CPCs

Community Preservation Coalition: CPA funds can be used to buy a Christmas tree farm

Escape Into Fiction says thank you!

"Thank you to @TOFranklinMA @FranklinDowntwn the State of #Massachusetts @FranklinMatters and our #customers in #franklinMA (#Franklin )!! 

We couldn't have made it this far without your #support. #SmallBusinesses matter and we are humbled by your generosity! 

#MerryChristmas"   Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/x0cI37AVkm  or   https://twitter.com/EscapeIntoFictn/status/1474541635740618753

Escape Into Fiction says thank you!

The Tri-County entry made it to Final round of "She Loves Police Gingerbread"

"FPD (with the help from Tri-County culinary students) advanced to the finals by 3 votes! Let's win this!

Franklin is the longer one!"

https://t.co/TLte9UWl1h

"Official Voting!

Official Voting – Final Round

Walpole Police Department

Franklin Police Department

ANY reaction (Like, Love, Care, Funny, Wow, Sad and even Mad) to a department’s entry photo receives, a vote to be used toward their total reactions to help advance them to the next round! The department with the most reactions will move on.

Voting ends Thursday December 30th. Good luck!

Remember to purchase your She Loves Police Gingerbread patch to increase the donation to the charity of choice from one of the winning categories. 100% of the proceeds will be donated. Please send $10 along with your address. Shipping is free.

Venmo - @shelovespolice

PayPal - https://paypal.me/shelovespolice?locale.x=en_US"

Original post -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/tri-county-culinary-shop-created.html

gingerbread Franklin Police Station

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/cjcaddy/status/1474892661270196228