Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcmte - May 1 at 5 PM

Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcommittee

May 1, 2024 - 5:00 PM

Municipal Building 3rd Floor Training Room

● Update on Recommendation

Agenda doc contains remote participation info ->

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/comprehensive_facilities_planning_subcom-5_1_24.pdf

Comprehensive Facilities Planning Subcmte - May 1 at 5 PM

Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities with Senior Center, Library, Facilities, DPW, Fire Dept & Finance

Job Opportunities

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. 

Senior Center Director - Franklin Senior Center

Deputy Library Director - Franklin Public Library

Junior Building Custodian - Facilities Department 

Summer Custodians - Facilities Department

Heavy Motor Equipment Operator - Department of Public Works

Firefighter/Paramedic - Fire Department

Chief Financial Officer - Finance Department

Budget and Fiscal Analyst - Finance Department

Mechanic/Motor Equipment Repair Person - Department of Public Works

Part Time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department 

Updated 04/29/2024

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 .

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Town of Franklin: Job Opportunities with Senior Center, Library, Facilities, DPW, Fire Dept & Finance

Children's Museum of Franklin rolls their Mobile museum into Vendetti Motors - Sunday, May 5

"The students at Tri County have been hard at work on some incredible and massive car ramps for the museum these last few months. We can’t think of a better place for their debut than at our next pop-up location, Vendetti Motors!

Additionally, we are thrilled to offer our first sensory-friendly hour. Register online at childrensmuseumfranklin.org/register"

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Children's Museum of Franklin rolls their Mobile museum into Vendetti Motors - Sunday, May 5

Franklin Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - FRANKLIN, MA

Community Preservation Committee (CPC)

The Franklin Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM. This annual public hearing is required by statute, and will involve a discussion of Franklin’s needs, possibilities and resources regarding community preservation and the use of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds to address these issues, as permitted by the CPA, and will provide an

opportunity for public input.

This hearing will be held in person in the Training Room on the 3rd Floor of the Franklin Municipal Building located at 355 East Central Street and remotely via the “ZOOM” platform. Residents can visit the Town Website (Franklinma.gov) calendar on and after May 10, 2024 for updated information. If you have any questions, please call the Town Administrator’s Office at (508) 520-4949.

Submitted by,

Julie McCann

Franklin Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Lifelong Community Learning offers a NEW Drum Circle Workshop!

May 7th - Details Inside...

Try out this new, one-night Drum Circle Workshop for adults! Besides being fun, drum circles can improve motor skills, and enhance cognitive functions. For information and to register, visit: Workshops and Special Events

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Pay your bills, not impersonators

Pay your bills, not impersonators By Andrew Rayo If you're paying a medical, utility, or other bill online, you probably expect to wind up on the that company's website. What might you not expect?  An impersonator tricking you into paying them instead. But that's what the FTC says a company called Doxo did.  Here's what you need to know.  Read more ->   https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/04/pay-your-bills-not-impersonators Pay your bills, not impersonators

Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024

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

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM  Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

11:00 AM 2 PM and 8:00 PM SAFE Radio– Jim Derick and Dr. Anne Bergen Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder 

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = TUESDAY

7:30 am Joe Landry: Funeral Homes

9:00 am Menthal Health: Donna Grady

10:00 am Frank's Musings: Return to Israel

10:30 am Frank Presents: Dom DeBaggis

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Chicken Parmesan

1:00 pm Pizzapalooza: Shrimp, Tomato & Greens Pizzetta

1:30 pm Town of Franklin Fallen Heroes Pt 2

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 5

3:30 pm Riffing on Main Street: Michael Walker Jones

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

5:30 pm Strawberry Stroll 2022

6:00 pm Senior Connection: Joe Landry

7:00 pm FPAC: Broadway in Franklin 2022

8:30 pm Endless Konnections: Natasha Ward Pt 2

9:30 pm Pack 92 Pinewood Derby 2022

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = TUESDAY

7:00 am MICCA Festival 2019

9:00 am Public School Concert: FHS Spring Jazz '22

11:30 am Rec Basketball: 7th & 8th Grade Boys Championship

1:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

2:00 pm Menthal Health: Donna Grady

5:30 pm Public School Concert: Horace Mann Winter Music 2023

7:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse v North Attleboro 04-23-24

9:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse v King Philip 04-25-24

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = TUESDAY

8:00 am School Committee 04-25-24

12:00 pm Finance Committee 04-17-24

2:00 pm School Committee 04-25-24

7:00 pm School Committee  LIVE Chambers  828 8100 1555  code 111539

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 Robotics Team Competes at World Championship and Wins Award

Sense & Sound Robotics, a community based FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team in Franklin, competed at the FIRST World Championship in Houston April 17-20. Only 224 out of the approximately 8,000 FTC teams worldwide compete at Worlds. Sense & Sound won 8 out of their 10 qualifying matches, finishing in 5th place. The performance drives this FTC robot into the top 1% in the world. Judges also evaluate the robots from all aspects to find the best in many prestigious categories. Sense & Sound was awarded the 2nd place Control Award for software design.

Sense & Sound Robotics team 1

“The Control Award celebrates a team that uses sensors and software to increase the robot’s functionality in the field. This award is given to the team that demonstrates innovative thinking to solve game challenges such as autonomous operation, improving mechanical systems with intelligent control, or using sensors to achieve better results,” says the FIRST organization.

Each FIRST competition season, a different challenge is presented based on a new theme. This year’s challenge was STEAM-based, called CenterStage, highlighting theater arts. The robots were designed to complete a variety of tasks including moving multi-colored 6-sided pixels, which were picked up in the wings, then delivered to a mark, backstage, and backdrop, where they were placed in patterns. Other tasks included launching a paper airplane into a designated landing zone and suspending the entire robot from rigging on the playing field. The first thirty seconds of the match is an autonomous period, where the robots are programmed to complete these tasks without driver intervention, using only previously programmed code and sensors, followed by two minutes of driver control.

Sense & Sound Robotics team pix 2

Adi Sharma, Lead Programmer for the team and a Senior at Franklin High School, explains the software design that led to their Control Award, saying “we built our own original code library that allows us to define a variety of Java robot classes to control the drive, pixel intake, airplane launcher, and other mechanisms. Each of these classes have their own hardware and settings, which let us run complex, dynamic motions, such as driving to a specific position utilizing distance sensors and odometry to accurately localize position, while simultaneously running the pixel intake and checking sensors for the number of pixels held.”

“The software was also designed to control our unique pixel placement system,” says Anna David, Drive Team Coach and Lead Hardware Engineer for the team, another Franklin High School Senior. “We designed and 3-D printed a unique plunger that picks up the pixels from the intake and accurately places them on the backdrop. A variety of sensors detect the color and quantity of pixels the intake has picked up and indicate this to the drivers, as well as sense how far the robot is from the backdrop for intelligent-controlled movement and automatic, accurate placement, among other things. In total, we utilized 16 sensors and a camera in our design, and I think the judges were impressed with how they worked in concert to make our robot both accurate and consistent.” 

The team was very pleased with how well they did at Worlds. Sense & Sound is made up of 7th through 12th graders from Franklin, Medway, and Milford, and also includes Zach Beaupre, Ajay Gulati, Tanish Asu, Jaswanth Bandaru, Akash Vootla, Anjan Lakkadi, Elliott Knowlton, and Maxx Duffy. Team members built 2-3 days per week in a lab in Franklin, MA, where they were mentored by local engineers Tom Kroon, Leigh Knowlton, and Suresh Vootla. The students are responsible for all aspects of the robot design, build, and coding, including tracking their efforts in an engineering design notebook that is submitted for judging.

Franklin Robotics Team Competes at World Championship and Wins Award

As a community-based team, Sense & Sound Robotics does not receive any funding from the school or town, and the team is grateful to the sponsors who helped make their bid for a world title possible, including Cold Chain Technologies, Carpe Diem Technologies, Hologic, Kumon of Franklin, MassMEP, Kelmar Associates, Nerds to Go, Blue Hills Plumbing, Representative Jeff Roy, Medway Cultural Council, Middlesex Savings Bank, The Curry House, and Combe Incorporated, as well as various private donations.

You can learn more about Sense & Sound Robotics at www.senseandsoundrobotics.org. You can read more about FIRST Tech Challenge at www.firstinspires.org.

Fiori & Fern to hold Grand Opening on Friday, May 3 at noon

"Mark your calendars!! The GRAND OPENING of our new storefront is next weekend!

We are so excited to share this new space with all of you and cannot wait for you to see how much hard work and love our team has put into it. Thank you for all of the love and support as we have made this move - we know it will all be worth it!

See you on May 3 at 12 PM & of course we will be sipping and shopping all weekend long to celebrate! 

xx Michelle & Melissa"

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Fiori & Fern to hold Grand Opening on Friday, May 3 at noon 

Registration is open for the 2024 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk - Oct 6

Registration is now open for the 2024 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Scheduled for Sunday, October 6th, funds raised from the walk support all forms of adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at the nation’s premier cancer centers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 

 The Jimmy Fund Walk is the only organized walk permitted on the famed Boston Marathon® course, and participants have the flexibility to choose from four distance options: 

• 5K Walk (from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Longwood Medical Campus) 

• 10K Walk (from Newton) 

• Half Marathon Walk (from Wellesley) 

• Marathon Walk (from Hopkinton) 

 Whatever route walkers choose, participants will be treated to refueling stations with refreshments throughout the course. Poster-sized photographs of patients – Jimmy Fund Walk Heroes – are displayed along the course as inspiration. Walkers can participate virtually, as well.

o register for the Walk (#JimmyFundWalk) or to support a walker, visit   https://www.jimmyfund.org/events/cancer-fundraising-events/boston-marathon-jimmy-fund-walk/ or call (866) 531-9255. Registrants can enter the promo code NEWS for $5 off the registration fee. All registered walkers will receive a bib, medal, and a Jimmy Fund Walk T-shirt.

Registration is open for the 2024 Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk - Oct 6

The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards (audio)

The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) - Episode 262

Join Kim and Mark as we delve into the fascinating world of vino with Tony Edwards, author of the eye-opening book, "The Very Good News About Wine."

In this episode, we'll explore:

• Why Tony Wrote the Book: We'll chat with Tony about what inspired him to write "The Very Good News About Wine" and challenge the recent shift in health advice regarding moderate wine consumption.
• Finding Your Perfect Pour: Tony will shed light on the concept of a healthy daily intake of wine, helping you navigate those confusing labels and serving sizes.
• Wine and Your Wellbeing: We'll explore the latest research on the potential benefits of wine for your heart, gut health, and memory, with a special focus on how it is linked to a local study. We also dive into the latest on cancer and wine.
• Friend or Foe for Weight Management? Wine and weight loss can be a debated topic. Tony will discuss the science behind wine and its impact on your waistline, including the truth about low-calorie wines.
• Cheers to Your Health! Throughout the show, Tony will unveil the science-backed reasons why moderate wine consumption can be part of a healthy lifestyle.

So, tune in and discover why wine might just be a friend to your health, not a foe!

Cheers

Kim and Mark

The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards (audio)

#wine #thewonderfulworldofwine #wineeducation #winehealth

Audio link -> https://soundcloud.com/user-492543397/episode-262-wine-and-health-tony-edwards-interview

The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) · Episode 262-Wine And Health, Tony Edwards interview

Dine in or Order out at The Chateau on Thursday, May 2 in a fund raiser for the Food Pantry

"Mamma Mia! 

Dine in or order out from The Chateau in Franklin, MA on Thursday, May 2, 2024, mention the Franklin Food Pantry fundraiser, and 20% of your total sale will be donated to The Pantry. 

In-person – Guests must let their server know to flag their check for the fundraiser. 

Online orders – When ordering online, add the item “Fundraiser” to your cart and enter “Franklin Food Pantry” in the special instructions box."

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Dine in or Order out at The Chateau on Thursday, May 2 in a fund raiser for the Food Pantry

GOOD DEEDS: Spring is here – The Community Preservation Act

Dear Friends of the Registry, Registry Stakeholders, and Norfolk County Residents, Spring is here, and as many of us take this opportunity to enjoy the wonderful public spaces that the communities in Norfolk County have to offer, I wanted to take a moment and share with you some history and information about the Community Preservation Act that I think you might find interesting.

GOOD DEEDS: Spring is here – The Community Preservation Act

...... The Community Preservation Act (CPA) is the result of more than two decades of work to create legislation that would provide all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns with a tool to preserve their most unique natural, community, and physical infrastructures in the face of rapid expansion and development.

...... The CPA allows cities and towns to establish a Community Preservation Fund to preserve open space, historic preservation, affordable housing, and outdoor recreation. Additionally, the CPA establishes a statewide Community Preservation Trust Fund, which the Department of Revenue (DOR) oversees and which contributes annually to municipalities that have ratified the CPA.

...... The Community Preservation Act was signed into law on September 14, 2000. Today, with the addition of Amesbury, MA and Shirley, MA in 2023 there are 196 Massachusetts communities that have adopted this act. Of the 28 communities that make up Norfolk County, 19 communities have adopted the law since it was signed back in 2000. As of December 31, 2019, fees collected for the Community Preservation Act were increased to $50.00 for most land documents recorded and $25.00 for municipal lien certificates. The Registry of Deeds, at no additional cost to the Commonwealth or local communities, collects these revenues once a land document is recorded and forwards the monies to the Massachusetts Department of Revenue on a monthly basis. The funds forwarded to the Commonwealth are then redistributed back to the communities that have adopted the Community Preservation Act. 

...... The fees for the CPA are set by the State Legislature on land documents recorded here at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds. The following chart provides an illustration of the funds generated by the CPA in your community based on recorded real estate filings for that community during the 2023 calendar year. Click here to view funds generated by the CPA by each Norfolk County community in 2023. https://files.norfolkdeeds.org/file/COMMUNITY-PRESERVATION-ACT-2023.pdf

...... I hope you find this data informative and helpful in understanding the impact the Community Preservation Act has in allowing cities and towns to ensure that their unique characteristics and assets are preserved for years to come. In the meantime, if I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact me at 781-461-6116 or by email at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org

...... To all enjoy your Spring.

Lifelong Learning schedules unique one-day kids' art classes on May 14

"Check out these unique one-day kids' art classes on May 14th! 

Sign up by April 30th to avoid cancellation. 

Learn more at https://t.co/sI1mc1z0tH .

#fpslifelong #fpslifelongcommunity

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Lifelong Learning schedules unique one-day kids' art classes on May 14

State Rep Roy on the MA House Budget passing (video)

Via our State Representative Jeff Roy: 

"The House concluded budget deliberations on the FY25 budget last night (4/26/24).

I was proud to deliver local aid to Franklin and Medway that will assist the Franklin Food Pantry, the Medway Village Food Pantry, the Franklin Performing Arts Company, the SAFE Coalition, the Franklin Downtown Partnership, and the Medway Community Farm. I was also happy to file an amendment that added $500,000 to the Genocide Education Trust Fund.  

In the video below, I highlight all of the environmental and energy provisions in the budget. It was an amazing budget in challenging times and I am grateful for the leadership of Speaker Ron Mariano and Ways & Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz for making it all happen. "

Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6V8k8Lwldk

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