"Where's the Toast" Memory Café - March 22 at 1 PM

Hello All,

Just a reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday March 22 at 1 PM, is our monthly "Where's the Toast" Memory café at the Franklin Senior Center. 

Steve McGovern will be entertaining us.  Steve brings a great energy as he sings the songs we all know and love. 

Memory cafes are safe spaces for those who are experiencing memory loss, their friends, family and caregivers.  Our café is always free but we do ask that you please RSVP so we know how many to expect.  You may call the Franklin Senior Center at 508-520-4945 or respond to this email. Please arrive a few minutes early to have time to settle in before the event starts. 

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Ariel

"Where's the Toast" Memory Café - March 22 at 1 PM

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Ariel Doggett

Respite Coordinator

Supportive Day Coordinator

Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities Updated March 21, 2023

To apply for a vacant position, please submit a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov.  Please put the job title in the subject line of your email. 

Staff Engineer - Department of Public Works

Custodian - Facilities Department 

Part Time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department 

Benefits Coordinator - Human Resources Department

Local Building Inspector - Building and Inspections Department

Updated 03/21/2023

If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.

To receive notifications of all job opportunities in the Town of Franklin, subscribe here .

shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities

Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities Updated March 21, 2023

The Franklin Senior Golf League looking for golfers to join them on Tuesday mornings

The Franklin Senior Golf league is starting up in a few weeks. We are playing at Pinecrest Golf Course in Holliston. 

We play on Tuesday mornings. $19 for 9 holes, carts are extra. All interested players contact Rose O'Koren - okorenj@comcast.net by April 1st

The Franklin Senior Golf League looking for golfers to join them on Tuesday mornings

Painting Venus fund raiser for Escape Into Fiction owner, April Rock

Amy Adams posted: 

"This week I’d like to share the opportunity for this beauty to go to a good home while supporting a local business and family. If you’d like to help this family and local small business, purchase a raffle ticket at $5 for a chance to win. This art piece is titled “Strength” is 24 x 48 inches and is priced at $750. 

Names will be drawn on Wednesday evening - March 22nd at Escape Into Fiction with April R. Rock. Send me a pm if interested. I hope you’ll help support this cause"

Shared from Instagram ->  https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBqK8AAp7-/

Contact Amy on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/paintingvenus_/) or Facebook to contribute to this cause 

Painting Venus fund raiser for Escape Into Fiction owner, April Rock 1

 

Painting Venus fund raiser for Escape Into Fiction owner, April Rock 2

Franklin is in the Strongest Town round of 16 bracket, your vote can help advance to the Finals

"Franklin is in the SWEET 16 for Strongest Town! Super proud of the progress we've made toward smart, sustainable development. VOTE NOW: http://strongtowns.org/strongesttown"

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/CobiFrongillo/status/1638261064210042896

Franklin is in the Strongest Town round of 16 bracket, your vote can help advance to the Finals

Open mic night at 67 Degrees Brewery - Thursday, March 23 from 6 to 9 PM

"Our FIRST EVER open mic night is this Thursday!! We need you guys to help us make this a success, and to show our support to some local upcoming artists 

Want to play? 

Sign ups are first come first serve & setup will include a Bose L1 Pro 16, 8 port mixer, 2 mics and stands, and cables to plug in"

Shared from Instagram  -> https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDj9d8NSr4/

Open mic night at 67 Degrees Brewery - Thursday, March 23 from 6 to 9 PM

Alert: Realistic-looking but fake AI images make news literacy skills more urgent

Fake images showing the supposed arrest of former President Donald Trump are circulating on social media, but they're generated using artificial intelligence and are not authentic.

Hello Franklin, Fake images showing the supposed arrest of former President Donald Trump are circulating on social media, but they're generated using artificial intelligence and are not authentic. Share this RumorGuard entry now and let your friends and family know about this new kind of convincing (and often misleading) technology. These images of Trump being arrested are fakes generated by AI After former President Donald Trump announced that he expected to get arrested for charges related to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, a flurry of images circulated on social media. These were generated using artificial intelligence and depicted Trump being taken into custody. Let's take a closer look at these AI-generated images. Share this RumorGuard entry using these easy links: Did someone forward you this email? Join the RumorGuard by signing up for our email alerts here. RumorGuard, a resource from the News Literacy Project, helps you stay on top of viral misinformation that is trending online with clear, concise explanations of credible fact-checks. It also provides insights and resources designed to help you take control of your social media feeds and help others avoid being exploited by falsehoods. We want to hear from you! Provide your feedback about RumorGuard here or send us a recent rumor you think we should cover at rumorguard@newslit.org.

Support news literacy by donating today.

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, Mar 22, 2023

• wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Wednesday

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio/FPS Voice – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)

• This slot features my recent conversation with FPS Superintendent Lucas Giguere   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/superintendent-giguere-discusses.html

10:00 AM 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone    All about wine, its culture, lore and finer point.

11:00 AM 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock

Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 3 PM)

• This hour features the Talk Franklin & Town Council Quarterbacking combination session with Jamie Hellen and Tom Mercer https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/quarterbacking-crossover-with-talk.html

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

7:30 am     It Takes A Village: Laurie Harrington

8:30 am     Sons and Daughters of Italy: Carlo Geromini

10:00 am Matt York: Highway Men

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Candy Apples

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies

12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes

1:00 pm     Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: FireSense

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 6

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 4

3:30 pm     Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

5:00 pm Veterans' Call: John Milot

7:00 pm     Concerts on the Common: Bus-14

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Seth Glier

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

7:00 am     Public School Concert: Strings School 05-16-16

8:30 am     Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: New Facility

11:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v Bishop Feehan 03-06-23

2:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v Pembroke 03-02-23

5:00 pm Tri County Vaping Forum

8:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v Marshfield 03-04-23

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

8:00 am Town Council: 03-15-23

12:30 pm OSRP 03-09-23

2:00 pm Town Council: 03-15-23

6:00 pm      Economic Development Committee:  LIVE, Chambers  860 1197 3531

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)

Quarterbacking Crossover with Talk Franklin: Friendly 40B, FY24 Town Budget (audio)

FM #961 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 961 in the series. 

This shares my conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. With the reschedule, we combined our normal Talk Franklin session with one of the series of conversations meant to provide a recap of the prior Council meeting. The combined session also ends abruptly but we’ll have more to talk about in future sessions.

Akin to one of the many sports post-game analysis broadcasts we are familiar with in New England, this would be a discussion focused on the Franklin Town Council meeting of Mar 15, 2023: 

• ok, what just happened? 

• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?

We cover the following key topics

• The ‘friendly 40b’ proposal that failed by a 4-5 vote

• The Town budget as previewed during the Joint Budget Subcommittee

Links to the meeting agenda and associated documents released for this meeting are included in the show notes. 

Our conversation runs about 29 minutes. Let’s listen to this combined Talk Franklin and  Town Council Quarterbacking session recorded Mar 16, 2023

Audio file ->   https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Quarterbacking-Crossover-Talk-Friendly-40B--FY24-Town-Budget-e20rleg/a-a9hh3s1

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The complete agenda doc  ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_march_15_2023_0.pdf 

YouTube Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGx3TPCumWw  

My notes and the audio of the meeting -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/town-council-ratifies-master-plan.html 

My quick notes and the meeting video -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/town-council-whiffs-on-easy-layup-to.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 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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Quarterbacking Crossover with Talk Franklin: Friendly 40B, FY24 Town Budget (audio)

**ANNOUNCING** Soprano Louise Toppin scheduled to performing a LiveARTS concert on Sunday, April 16

Apr. 16th at 3:00pm at the First Universalist Society in Franklin

Presents: Louise Toppin in Concert   Come and hear celebrated soprano Louise Toppin perform a program of American music with LiveARTS artistic director, pianist Ann Sears. SUNDAY, April 16th at 3:00 PM Coloratura soprano Louise Toppin has built an internationally lauded career as a performer, scholar, and educator. A finalist in the Munich International Competition, Ms. Toppin has given performances at such celebrated venues as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center. She has also performed before President Obama and Congress at the US Capitol in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment.  Outside of her performing career, Ms. Toppin has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered for their presentation on American composer Margaret Bonds. She currently teaches at the University of Michigan. Sunday, April 16 - Time: 3:00 PM Location: First Universalist Society of Franklin, 262 Chestnut St., Franklin MA Tickets     Adults: $25.00 - Students (18 and under): by donation Tickets available at the door -  Accessible Parking and Building  Visit our website liveartsma.org to purchase tickets on-line and for more information Copyright © 2022 LiveARTS, Franklin, All rights reserved.

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