The video replay of the Franklin Town Council meeting of Sep 7, 2022 is available
Video link -> https://youtu.be/2rg4JCAXD-M
The agenda and released documents for this meeting can be found ->
Thursday, September 8, 2022
2022 Hockomock League Girls Soccer Preview - Franklin
HockomockSports.com has published its outlook for the Girls Soccer teams for the fall 2022 season. We share the FHS outlook and link to the full Hockomock League outlook below.
FRANKLIN
2021 Record: 14-2-2 (Kelley-Rex champion)
2021 Finish: Reached Div. 1 Round of 16
Coach: Tom Geysen
In 2021, under interim coach Jodi Klein, Franklin continued its success in the Kelley-Rex winning a second straight league title. Head coach Tom Geysen is back on the sidelines this fall and the Panthers have a lineup loaded with experience that looks ready to make a challenge for a three-peat.
Defense has long been a strength for the program and last year was no different. The Panthers allowed only 11 goals in 18 matches and bring back one of the league’s top center back pairings. Senior Norah Anderson is a four-year starter in defense and she will be partnered by junior Maddie Horton, who had a breakout sophomore campaign. Junior Rachel Welch will be back in goal behind them and has proven to be one of the league’s top shot-stoppers. Junior Lily Deforge is a versatile player who can also help out at the back.
The Franklin attack took a big step forward last year. Junior Anya Zub moved from the wing to center forward and the reigning HockomockSports.com Underclassman of the Year put together a 20-goal season. Sophomore Kelly O’Connor was a breakout star on the wing who could take over a game. There were a few graduations in the midfield, but seniors Bridget Leo and Avery Greco can control the game in the center of the pitch and create scoring chances for the forward group.
“They have worked incredibly hard all year and done all the things necessary for success,” Geysen said. “All that is left is putting it all together on the field.”
Continue reading the full girls soccer preview online ->
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2022 Hockomock League Boys Soccer Preview - Franklin
HockomockSports.com has published its outlook for the Boys Soccer teams for the fall 2022 season. We share the FHS outlook and link to the full Hockomock League outlook below.
FRANKLIN
2021 Record: 11-5-4
Head Coach: Fran Bositis
Franklin will be looking to replicate its success from last year after the Panthers came just three points shy of the division title and earned a win in the state tournament.
The Panthers didn’t graduate a huge senior class but they did lose some key pieces like HockomockSports Best XI selection Terry O’Neill in midfield and Second XI selection Aidan Griffith on defense. But there is plenty of talent back all over the pitch for the Franklin, who will certainly be in the mix for the Kelley-Rex crown this year. Franklin’s four captains are spread throughout the field with Best XI selection Rex Cinelli back at center back, Will Kryzak up front, Trey Lovell in the middle of the pitch, and Griffin Tolonen in net.
Cinelli is coming off a very strong sophomore campaign and will join forces with Will Klawson to anchor the back line, which has impressed so far this preseason. Lovell will partner with Noah Cain at center mid to help the Panthers transition from the back, and orchestrate the offense. Juniors Hansy Jacques and Andrew O’Neill will provide depth alongside Kryzak up front. Michael Fernandez Martin, Garrett Scagliarini, and Matt Honekamp are new names to keep an eye on.
“It’s still early but our athletes are working hard and I know that we are all excited for the upcoming season,” said Hall of Fame head coach Fran Bositis. “We are looking forward to the challenge of competing in the Hockomock League.”
Continue reading the full boys soccer preview online ->
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FHS volleyball and boys soccer post wins on Weds; golf team posts 2 wins
HockomockSports.com posted the results of Hockomock League competition on Wednesday, Sep 7, 2022. We share the FHS results here and provide the link to the full set below.
Boys Soccer = Franklin, 2 @ Xaverian, 0 – Final
– Connor Brown had a dream start to his senior season, scoring both goals for the Panthers and putting in a strong performance all game long. Junior Andrew O’Neill registered an assist on the second goal for the Panthers.
Volleyball = Oliver Ames, 0 @ Franklin, 3 – Final
For a photo gallery from the game visit -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-2022/Franklin-Oliver-Ames-Volleyball-09-07-22/
Golf = Franklin, 151 @ North Attleboro, 152 – Final
– Franklin grabbed a pair of wins on the day, including a one-stroke win over North Attleboro in a huge division showdown. Tyler O’Brien hit back-to-back birdies on the final two holes to finish with a team-low round of 36 for the Panthers. Jack Hagerty and Brendan Collins both fired a 38 and CJ Steel and Liam Lewandowski both came in at 39 for the day. North Attleboro’s Tyson Laviano was the match medalist with a low-round of 35 at Wentworth Hills. Caiden Albergio added a 38 and Jordan Paradis shot a 39 for North.
Taunton, 184 vs. Franklin, 151 – Final
For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-07-22/
For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-07-22/
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Franklin Downtown Partnership schedules 19th Annual Harvest Festival for October 1
Franklin Downtown Partnership’s 19th annual Harvest Festival will be held in downtown Franklin Saturday, October 1, with a rain date of October 2, from noon to 5 PM.
The Festival will encompass the areas of Main Street, Dean Avenue, West Central Street, and Depot Street, as well as the large parking area behind Rockland Bank.
There will be more than 160 vendor booths, in addition to entertainment, foods, kids’ activities, balloon art, specials from downtown merchants, and artwork and crafts.
Visit the Franklin Downtown Partnership page -> https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/
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| Franklin Downtown Partnership schedules 19th Annual Harvest Festival for October 1 |
2022 Hockomock Football: Players to Watch on Offense - FHS' Davis
HockomockSports.com has published its listing of Football Offense Players to Watch for the fall 2022 season. We share the FHS athlete and link to the full listing below.
LUKE DAVIS, SENIOR – FRANKLIN
Franklin had one of the most dynamic offenses in the state last year but one of the only skill players back this year is senior Luke Davis. Although his stats weren’t among the league leaders, he was a vital piece to Franklin’s passing game and a reliable target for quarterback Jared Arone. Now Davis will be one of the Panthers’ primary pass catchers and among the most seasoned receivers in the league. He will also be working with a new quarterback as Jase Lyons takes over. We’ve seen Davis line up all over the field in the past two seasons, going over the middle from the slot or taking corners one-on-one down the sideline. Wherever he lines up this year, he will be a handful for opposing defenses and someone they will certainly need to game plan for. If he gets single coverage on the outside, you can expect him to win a lot of those battles.
For the full listing of Football Offense players to watch in the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/2022-hockomock-football-players-to-watch-on-offense/
https://hockomocksports.com/2022-hockomock-football-players-to-watch-on-offense/
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4th Annual Cornhole Tournament scheduled for Sep 17, 2022 by Franklin Odd Fellows
On September 17, 2022, the public is invited to join the Franklin Odd Fellows for an afternoon of fun and good cheer from 1 to 6:00 PM at the Bellingham Sportsman Club at 360 Lake St., Bellingham, MA 02019. This will be a fundraiser event with profits going to the Massachusetts Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
Teams will consist of two players each with a registration cost of $20 per person. Team pre-registration and pre-payment is encouraged, but not necessary to be able to participate. The formatting of the tournament will be a blind draw for round robin play to establish seeding for a Double Elimination Tournament.
Last year’s event went very well, but we only had 10 teams and we want to do better this year. Get your teams together and register today! Teams registering at the door on the day of the tournament will be integrated into event as long as there is space and boards available.
The Sportsman Club will provide a cash bar for refreshments, a music system playing your favorite tunes, and wide screen TV for the sporting fans to keep abreast of the Sox and Patriots. The Odd Fellows will provide a light lunch at 2:00 PM. Many thanks to the Sportsman Club for the use of their facility for this event.
Register and prepay at: https://www.franklinmassoddfellows.org/cornhole2022/
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Schedule to get your flu shot at the Franklin Senior Center Oct 12
The Franklin Senior Center will be hosting a Flu Shot Clinic on October 12 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
Registration link: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/franklin
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| Schedule to get your flu shot at the Franklin Senior Center Oct 12 |
Franklin Health Tip: September is Food Safety Month
September is Food Safety Month.
Follow four steps to prevent food poisoning: Clean, Separate, Cook, & Chill.
Learn more: cdc.gov/foodsafety/education-month.html
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| Franklin Health Tip: September is Food Safety Month |
Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Sep 8, 2022
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Thursday
9:00a/12:00p/6:00p A Priest, A Minister and a Rabbi
10:00a/1:00p/7:00p Frank’s Music – Frank Falvey and Jim Derick
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Frank Presents – Frank Falvey Presents
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = Thursday
7:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream
8:00 am Veterans' Call: Steve Croueau
9:00 am Veterans' Oral History Project: Dave Cargill
10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones
12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes
1:00 pm Physician Focus: Straight Talk on Pain Medication
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 1
3:00 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open
3:30 pm Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream
4:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Ray Block
4:30 pm Frank Presents: Keith Carreiro
5:30 pm Arts Advocacy: Impact
7:00 pm Extended Play Sessions: Season 10 Show 11 - Kemp Harris
8:00 pm Community Arts Advocacy Day: A Discussion
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = Thursday
7:00 am Public School Event: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-13-19
9:00 am U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19
11:30 am Universe of Adolescent Sleep
2:00 pm Public School Event: Jazz Night 01-23-19
6:10 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open
7:00 pm The Only Cure Is Education
8:00 pm FHS Varsity Football: v Methuen 11-12-21
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = Thursday
8:00 am Conservation Commission: 09-01-22
2:00 pm Conservation Commission: 09-01-22
7:30 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: LIVE, Remote, 882 4826 6389
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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| Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Town of Franklin: Official Results - MA State Primary - 09/06/22
Official results for the MA state primary held Tuesday, Sep 6, 2022 for the Town of Franklin have been certified by Town Clerk Nancy Danello.
The PDF of the Official results can be found online -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9IoUmhymrgGmJxtp98G4K7k81aFLFkb/view?usp=sharing
Or on the Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/news/certified_state_primary_results_9-6-2022.pdf
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| Town of Franklin: Official Results - MA State Primary - 09/06/22 |
Franklin Cultural District: #artshappenhere - Cultural Festival has a full schedule for the Main Stage
Summer is behind us, the rain has ended for now and it looks like a great weekend for the 2nd Franklin Community Unity Cultural Festival. Food trucks, beer & wine garden, artisan vendors, non-profit alley, and entertainment all afternoon on the Main Stage all in and around the Town Common.
And that is not the only reason to get out for #arthappenshere in many other ways this weekend as the listing below indicates.
Wednesday, September 7
7:00pm - Franklin Art Association - abstract painter Deborah Drummond (Franklin Senior Center) (meeting at 7; networking begins at 6:30pm)
Thursday, September 8
8:30am - Franklin Downtown Partnership: General Meeting (Dean College)
6:00pm - Dave Penza (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
Friday, September 9
9:00am - 9/11 Remembrance (Franklin Senior Center) Farmers Market
2:00pm - Farmers Market (Franklin Town Common)
5:00pm - Papalias Pizza (67 Degrees Brewery)
6:00pm - Hit the Bus (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)
6:00pm - Santa Foundation fund raiser (ticketed event) (La Cantina Winery)
Saturday, September 10
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
12:00pm - 2022 Cultural Festival (Franklin Town Common)
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12:00pm - Cultural Festival - features food trucks, beer & wine garden, artisan vendors, nonprofit alley and entertainment (see Main Stage listing) (Franklin Town Common)
12:00pm - Main Stage: FHS Theatre Company performs "Cinderella Medley"
12:45pm - Main Stage: Onot Isreali Dance Troupe
1:30pm - Main Stage: Ron Reid's Sunsteel Quartet
2:45pm - Main Stage: Indian Wedding Showcase
3:45pm - Main Stage: She Grooves
4:30pm - Main Stage: Eguie Castrillo Salsa Orchestra
6:00pm - Patrick Durkin (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
Sunday, September 11
10:00am - 125 Anniversary Celebration Worship Service (St John’s Episcopal)
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free) 
Franklin Historical Museum
1:15pm - Second Sunday Speaker: Maureen Taylor, Photo Detective (Franklin Historical Museum)
Tuesday, September 13
7:00pm - FBRTC Meeting (67 Degrees Brewery)
7:00pm - Yankee Quilters (Emma’s Quilt Cupboard)
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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)
Find the full 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
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| Franklin Cultural District: #Artshappenhere |
Franklin Cultural Festival: parking map for Sat, Sep 10
"Parking!
Please note there won't be parking available ON the common this year. While we know this is a hardship, we have prioritized our handicapped parking spaces this year and are using all of Union Street for these. (And the amazing FOOD TRUCKS will fill up all of Main Street!).
Please keep Union Street available for those with mobility issues."
Shared from Cultural Festival page -> https://www.facebook.com/FranklinCulturalCouncil/posts/pfbid0CXp1gZXNTVevC1cqWWWrgFrR4y1Zh82fs8RE6g6mWVa4AFtKEvfW9Yq5zkE4Fie4l
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| Franklin Cultural Festival: parking map for Sat, Sep 10 |
Order your Festival t-shirts -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/09/get-your-pre-order-in-for-franklin.html
Living Statues make appearance -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/09/living-statues-to-make-appearance-at.html
Festival map of Town Common -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/09/franklin-cultural-festival-map-of.html
St. Mary's St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk Saturday, October 15, 2022
SAVE THE DATE!
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| St. Mary's St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk |
SVdP Annual Fundraiser
October 15, 2022
Friends of the Poor Walk
Blessing for the Walk will be at 9:00 AM on the Town Common, registration at 8:00 AM Participants can Collect donations and Walk with us or donate online at https://www.fopwalk.org/eventlisting/eventdetail/?eventid=2750
All money raised stays in Franklin, to assist anyone in need of help. Put your feeling of compassion into action.
2022 Hockomock League Volleyball Preview: Franklin
HockomockSports.com has published its outlook for the Volleyball teams for the fall 2022 season. We share the FHS outlook and link to the full Hockomock League outlook below.
FRANKLIN
2021 Record: 18-2 (Kelley-Rex co-champion)
2021 Finish: Reached Div. 1 Final Four
Coach: Samantha Redmond
Although Franklin only graduated a small number of seniors from last year’s team that made the Division 1 state semifinals, the Panthers lost a lot of production.
Gone are Caitlyn Mackintosh, last year’s HockomockSports Player of the Year, Lindsey Tarantola, a league all star that led the league in blocks, and Brigid Earley, one of the top middles in the Hock. But this isn’t the first time the Panthers have lost a talented senior class, multiple all stars, or even an MVP – and they’ve always found a way to come back and compete as a top team in the league.
Three-year starter Taylor Lacerda returns to pace the offense, leading the Panthers in kills a year ago as a sophomore with 155. She’s the lone six rotation returner in the group so head coach Samantha Redmond – who picked up a boost on the bench with the addition of former head coach Kelsey Weymouth as an assistant – will be looking for new faces to step into key roles at the net.
There will be some changes along the backline as senior Meghan Linkkila will move from the libero position to take over as the setter, and classmate and fellow captain Georgia Harvey, who was a defensive specialist last year, will take on the libero role.
“Franklin volleyball is really excited to continue our hard work this year,” Redmond said. “We lost a strong four seniors last year but we are confident that this new class of players will bring a lot of diversity to our offense and defense. We look forward to proving ourselves in the Hockomock once again!”
Continue reading the full Volleyball preview online ->
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