Franklin TV: Summer Days Ahead

Horological Summer is here – 90 longest days 

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 05/12/2024

Memorial Day weekend is touted as the unofficial start of Summer across the U.S., but the official start of the season? It depends. The Summer solstice occurs on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 4:51 P.M. EDT. This is when Astronomical Summer begins. Some finer points to note – The Sun actually rises at its earliest about a week before and sets at its latest about a week after. This is because of the Earth’s slightly elliptical orbit. (Google: analemma)

Horological (Solar) Summer refers to the 90 longest days of the year from May 6 to about August 5. So – Solar Summer is already here, and ushering in:

Meteorological Summer – which is fast approaching. This is the 91-ish days of the year containing the warmest weather – from June to August. The time difference between Horological and Meteorological Summer is about 3 to 4 weeks, give-take. This is the typical lag in the worldwide weather system and the Sun’s local effects.

Franklin TV: Summer Days Ahead

The hottest day of the year on average – is July 21st. The ‘hottest day’ in any year can occur at any time between late June and most of August, depending on the weather and location. The hot ‘Dog Days of Summer’ run from Jul 3 to Aug 11- ish. This year, with El Nino still in effect, we might see some records broken – again. The last two Summers were recorded by NOAA as the hottest yet.

Perhaps call the HVAC folks to run a health check on your air conditioning? 

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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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FRBTC: Monthly Meeting - May 14, 2024

Meeting Tuesday night at Franklin.TV. We'd love to see you there

View this email in your browser May Monthly Meeting Hello!   Tuesday night we will have our monthly meeting at Franklin.TV, 23 Hutchinson Street, Franklin at 7pm. The meeting will be BYOB.  We'd love to see you there! The minutes from our previous meeting can be found here on our web site. The agenda for this month's meeting is here. Warm regards, Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Copyright © 2024 Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have opted in to stay informed about the Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Our mailing address is: Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee PO Box 68 Franklin, Ma 02038

Get your Franklin questions answered, in person or remotely - Wednesday, May 15 at 11 AM

What is going on with .... ? 

What happened to ....? 

How come .... ?

Join Steve Sherlock, Community Information Director, for Franklin Matters & wfpr.fm,  for an informal and informative Q&A session. 

What is the session about?

• Steve provides some updates on what's happened in the past month in the first 10-15 minutes, then opens the floor to answer whatever questions you have.

When: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM  

Where:  via Zoom or in person at the Senior Center

If you want the Zoom link, please use this form or check with the Senior Center front desk:      https://forms.gle/guFMYoD7ppn1aPdJ6

Download this flyer as a reminder or to share ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HYcRukMTDvvSUdb6erh34IjAxNlC7Pt7/view?usp=drive_link

Get your Franklin questions answered, in person or remotely - Wednesday, May 15 at 11 AM

Exquisite ‘glass negative’ images to be shared at Historical Museum, Sunday at 1:15 PM

The Second Sunday Speaker Series at the museum continues on May 12, 2024 with an intimate look at Franklin early in the 20th century through the exquisite ‘glass negative’ images of homes, businesses and people taken between about 1910 and 1920. 

Historical Commission Vice Chair Mary Olsson will be your tour guide to yesteryear. 

Doors open at 1 and the presentation begins at 1:15 at Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central Street, Franklin, MA. FREE

If you haven't already had the chance, visit the museum, located in downtown Franklin. The museum is open Saturdays 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM; Sundays 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM.   

Handicap access is available at the back of the building.  

Come by and discover Franklin's history, where our story began.

Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St 

What's happening in Franklin, Saturday, May 11, 2024?

Saturday, May 11

9:00am Fallen Hero: Charles Christakes (Veterans Walkway, Town Common)

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Caravan Puppets (Franklin Public Library)

10:30am Jane Jacobs Walk with Cobi & Steve (start at Franklin TV Studio)

11:00am Ribbon cutting at King St Memorial Park playground

1:00pm Poop Museum (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm “Footloose: Youth Edition” (Horace Mann Middle School)

8:00pm Susan Werner (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)

8:00pm EY "Funraiser" (THE BLACK BOX)

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

There is a Cultural events calendar upon which other community events are layered to create the Community calendar.

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

Find the full Community event 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 Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

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 

The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Police Station Building Committee - agenda for meeting Monday, May 13 at 4 PM

Police Station Building Committee

Agenda & Meeting Packet

May 13, 2024 - 4:00 PM

Franklin Municipal Building

2nd floor, Council Chambers

355 East Central Street

Agenda:

1. Interviews of the Owner’s Project Manager (OPM) Request for Qualifications (RFQ)

a. 4:00 - 4:15: Overview of the RFP Process (Mike D’Angelo)

b. 4:15 - 5:15: Interview #1: The Vertex Companies, LLC

c. 5:15 - 6:15: Interview #2: Collier Project Leaders

d. 6:15 - 7:15: Interview #3: CHA Consulting, Inc.

2. Discussion & Final Recommendation

Agenda doc also contains remote access information ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/_2024-05-13_police_station_building_committee.pdf

Police Station Building Committee - agenda for meeting Monday, May 13 at 4 PM

Community Preservation Committee - Agenda for May 14, 2024 Meeting

Agenda:

1. Approval of Minutes - March 7, 2023   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/1._march_7_2023_minutes.pdf

2. 2024 Annual Public Hearing

a. Anyone may suggest a Community Preservation Act project.

b. To file a suggestion, idea or proposal, please visit our online permitting system, or attend in person and make a suggestion. Legal review is required through the Town Attorney for eligibility.

c. All ideas are welcome via online, in person or a simple email to the Town Administrator at jhellen@franklinma.gov

3. FY25 Proposed Budget & CPA Update  

a. Overall Budget Update  

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/cpc_memo.pdf

b. Project update  

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/cpc_3b.pdf

c. FY25 Budget Approval, Resolution 24-26  

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/24-26_fix.pdf

d. FY25 Project Slate, Resolution 24-27  

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/3d._-_resolution_24-27_-_cpc_appropriation_of_funds-capital_.pdf

4. Adjourn

Agenda doc includes remote participation info ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2024-05-14_cpc_agenda_packet_0.pdf

Old South Meeting House, Washington St

Redistricting and the Override on the agenda for this Chalkboard Chat (audio)

FM #1199 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1199 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with School Committee Chairperson Dave Callaghan. This is a new episode of our continuing “Chalkboard Chat” series. We had our discussion via the Zoom conference bridge on Thursday, May  9, 2024. 

 

We talk about 

• The redistricting proposal scheduled for May 14 vote

• The school budget & the override scheduled for June 11

And we close with a recognition of mothers on this Mother’s Day weekend.

The recording runs about 30 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1199-chalkboard-chat-05-09-24

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Contact info for Dave Callaghan -> callaghand@franklinps.net  

School Committee page => https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee  

School budget ->  https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-district-budget/pages/1-fy2025-budget 

Redistricting page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/comprehensive-school-facilities-assessment 

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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"

Redistricting and the Override on the agenda for this Chalkboard Chat (audio)

FHS girls & boys tennis teams post wins on Friday

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, May 10, 2024

Baseball = Taunton, 4 @ Franklin, 2 – Final

Softball = Franklin, 0 @ Taunton, 13 – Final

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Taunton, 0 – Final 
– Franklin senior Ahan Shetty emerged from a tiebreak in the first set and went on to take the second set as the Panthers won all five matches in straight sets in Taunton. Shetty took the win at second singles (7-6 (1), 6-1), senior Jay Gorgas rolled 6-0, 6-1 at first singles, and junior Dan Reis had a double bagel at third singles (6-0, 6-0). The team of senior Andrew Amante and junior Aaron Ramaswamy teamed up for a 6-1, 6-1 at first singles while junior Gabe Terry and freshman Adarsh Presanna earned 6-2, 6-1 win at second doubles.

Girls Tennis = Taunton, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final

Panthers beat Taunton 5-0 to remain unbeaten!
Gabby Cura, Chloe Essam & Isabelle Simino with singles wins.
Brooke Daniels & Sydney Tolonen won in straight sets while Ava Davies & Avalon Thomes won in a superbreaker.
Franklin is now 12-0
https://twitter.com/fhs_gvtennis/status/1789059768096629242

For other results around the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-05-10-24/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

FPS School Facilities and Educational Master Plan Report

May 10, 2024

 

Dear FPS Community,

 

This is a follow-up to the FPS Comprehensive School Facilities Analysis recommendation presented to the School Committee on April 30th. Based on the questions we received from the community, we created a Comprehensive School Facilities Recommendation Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) linked to the FPS website to answer as many questions as possible at this time. 

 

Thank you to all who submitted your questions. The FAQ is categorized under the following topics:

1. Process

2. Community

3. Student Support

4. Transportation/Traffic

5. Budget

6. Facilities

7. Human Resources

8. Other

We will continue to update the FAQ with additional responses and provide more information as it becomes available.  As previously shared, some information can only be determined if the recommendation from the architectural firm and master planner is approved.  In addition to the FAQ, please find the FPS School Facilities and Educational Master Plan Report linked on our FPS website. 

 

We recognize these options result in significant change within the district.  The recommendations from the architectural firm and master planner were put forth with great respect and consideration for the educational experience of all Franklin students. Our goal is to ensure a balanced and equitable distribution of enrollment, resources, and opportunities while striving for the most modern facilities to support our students' growth and development.

 

Maintaining students' connectedness to school and community remains paramount. Should the school committee vote to approve the recommendation, you can anticipate routine updates regarding the next steps and future community engagement opportunities throughout the process. The district is also drafting a preliminary implementation framework that expands upon the recommended timeline guided by master plan recommendations.   

 

Sincerely,

Franklin Public Schools

Facility Master Plan Report ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/franklin_public_schools_school_facilities_and_educational_master_plan_report_redacted11.pdf

FPS School Facilities and Educational Master Plan Report

Community Closet @FranklinUMC Open on Tuesdays: May 21 & May 28

The Community Closet @FranklinUMC will be open Tuesdays, May 7, 21, and 28 from 11 AM - 1 PM. 

May 14 from 11 AM - 1 PM will be a volunteer sorting day ONLY.

For the latest update, go to https://franklinumc.org/2024/04/30/community-closet-franklinumc-may-2024-update/

Community Closet @FranklinUMC Open on Tuesdays: May 21 & May 28

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/C6pJpGWxxXo/