April 19th FUNraiser - Mission: Bowling

Hi Steve,   Sydney Robinson's next big FUNraiser is being held at Ficco's Bowladrome this Sunday, April 19th and would love your assistance once again with sharing this information with Franklin Matters readers.  Sydney is a freshman at FHS and is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Franklin while also taking part in the Youth Leadership Academy (YLA) program run through the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. More information about YLA is available at www.diomassyouth.org/diocesanyouthprograms Thank you, Tina Robinson FUNraiser - Mission: Bowling If you're planning a staycation and/or happen to be looking for a fun way to kick off school vacation week, please join us at Sydney's next FUNraiser to help support her mission trip to El Salvador this Sunday, April  19 from 3:15 – 5:15 at Ficco's Bowladrome.  Ticket prices are $ 15 Adults and $ 10 Kids which include shoes, an hour of bowling and pizza. There will also be a raffle! Please RSVP to R.Family5@hotmail.com to let us know how many adults/kids would like to attend so we can plan food and number of lanes accordingly. Thank you!

Concord-Carlisle tops FHS girls lacrosse 13-10

From Hockomock Sports we find the result sof the girls lacrosse game. Franklin lost a close game to Concord-Carlisle

FHS Panthers

Girls Lacrosse
Franklin, 10 @ Concord-Carlisle, 13 - Final 

- Senior Emily Jeffries scored six goals in the game, including her 100th career goal. Julianne Pisani added a pair of goals, one assist and two draw controls.

For all the results of Friday's actions
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-041715

Try a New Networking Format on April 22

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS   AT PATRIOT SUBARU WHEN: Wednesday, April 22  WHERE: Patriot Subaru in North Attleborough CHECK OUT: A New Networking Format & Cool Cars Patriot Subaru, 551 S. Washington St., North Attleborough, is hosting a Business After Hours on Wednesday, April 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and we are unveiling a different type of networking at this event.   Please come with your best 60-second elevator pitch to give to the whole group. Instead of getting the customary 15 seconds you will get 1 full minute to talk about your business, your products, your role in the company, your value added proposition, or the Red Sox. For those 60 seconds, the floor is yours! Concerned it will be overwhelming and boring? Fear not! We will do 3 to 4 of them at a time followed by 3 to 4 minutes of networking. Everyone will get a chance to go and there will still be plenty of time to mix, mingle, and check out the cars. We want to give special thanks to Chamber Member Denise Noble for bringing this idea to us. Register here for this unique event. Remember that Business After Hours are free for ALL Chamber Members and any individuals that work for a Chamber member ($25 for non-members). If you don't want to come alone, bring friends to introduce them to the Chamber. See you on the 22nd!

Forward email . The United Regional Chamber of Commerce | 42 Union Street | Attleboro | MA | 02703

Voices Against Violence, the Marathon and YOU!

We are so excited for the 2015 Boston Marathon Team Framingham Participants who will be running to raise money for Voices Against Violence!  

Take a moment to click on the links below to see why supporting Voices is important to them, and then please consider making a donation today. 

And please - share this with your friends and family too – every dollar raised will go to support victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence in our community and every dollar counts!  

          Phil Mooney                Lauren O'Connell                        Eric Johnson

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 4/17/15 - THU 4/23/15

FRI 4/17   6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked at Franklin Art Center
FRI 4/17   8-9:50pm   Frozen Friday DJ Public Skate at Pirelli Arena

SAT 4/18   8-10am   FGSA Field Clean Up Day, volunteers to meet at Pisani Field at 8am
SAT 4/18   9am-4pm   Book Sale at Franklin Public Library, music by Betty Kushner from 9-10am
SAT 4/18   12-8pm   Art Show - Franklin Art Association at The Black Box

SUN 4/19   9am-12pm  Bag Sale at Franklin Public Library
SUN 4/19   12-3pm   Art Show - Franklin Art Association at The Black Box
SUN 4/19   6pm   Movie "The Miracle Worker" at the Franklin Historical Museum, free popcorn and water. Admission: one canned good.

TUE 4/21   10:30am   Family Storytime (all ages) at Franklin Public Library
TUE 4/21   2pm   Pumpernickel Puppets (ages 3 and up) at Franklin Public Library
TUE 4/21   6:30-8pm  Drawing Super Heroes, Manga and Other Heroes (grades 6-12) at Franklin Public Library

WED 4/22   10:30am   Wally the Green Monster (all ages) at Franklin Public Library. Don't forget your camera.
WED 4/22   12-2pm   Adult Painting at Franklin Art Center
WED 4/22   2pm   Smorgasbord of Crafts (all ages) at Franklin Public Library

THU 4/23   10:30am   Mike the Hatman (all ages) at Franklin Public Library
THU 4/23   2-4:30pm   Wii Gaming (grades 6-12) at Franklin Public Library
THU 4/23   6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked at Franklin Art Center

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

For event details click HERE.

For April Break camps, events, activities click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

Finding The Speed Of Light With Peeps (video)

I love the approach in this brief and insightful video. Who knew you could calculate the speed of light with some leftover peeps and your microwave?

If you didn't (like me), you can find out....




Found via NPR
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/04/13/399391214/kitchen-science-we-used-peeps-to-calculate-the-speed-of-light

BFCCPS: Spring High School Fair Open to the Public

High School Fair - May 21

The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School will hold a Spring High School Fair on May 21st from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the school auditorium.

Attendees will meet with representatives and students from a variety of private and independent high schools in the Metrowest area, Boston, Worcester, and northern Rhode Island. This year representatives and students from the Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School will be in attendance.

This free event is open to BFCCPS 7th graders as well as members of the  surrounding communities.  Please note that the student's parent or guardian must be in attendance in order to gain admission to the event.  

At this time, the following schools have confirmed their attendance for the event:

• Bishop Feehan High School
• Boston Trinity Academy
• BU Academy
• Catholic Memorial School
• Commonwealth School
• Dana Hall
• Marian High School
• Middlesex School
• Noble and Greenough
• Providence Country Day School
• Rivers
• St. Mark's School
• St. Sebastian
• Tabor Academy
• The Lincoln School
• The Wheeler School
• Tri-County
• Walnut Hill School
• Xaverian Brothers High School

If you have any questions please contact Julie McCoy at jmccoy@bfccps.org.

Comedy Night on Saturday, April 25th!

3 461 W Central Street (Rt.140), Franklin, MA 02038 • 508.528.6333 • www.3-restaurant.com Please visit our other Let's Eat, Inc. restaurant in Norwood: SKY

Forward email Let's Eat, Inc. | 461 Central Street | Franklin | MA | 02038

#shopFranklin

Franklin Public Schools: Press Release update

The following update was received this afternoon from the Superintendent of Schools, Maureen Sabolinski:

Horace Mann - Oak St complex

You can also download a copy here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczdDc2RWMzTlgxMXgzNEJaSmNUVUppa0pVYjFj/view?usp=sharing


The original press release can be found here:
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/04/franklin-public-schools-press-release.html

Franklin's Single Soldier

How many times have you gone by the Town Common and wondered why there are two Civil War monuments? 

There is one along Main St with the Gettysburg Address on a bronze plate

Civil War Memorial with Gettysburg Address

And then there is the tall one in the center and set back along the High St side of the Common.

Civil War Monument - single soldier

It was 150 years ago this April 9, in a house at a dusty crossroads in rural Virginia, that the Civil War ended. Even all these decades later, that struggle remains, for better and for worse, the sovereign event in American history.

The article in Yankee Magazine goes on to talk about the single soldier monument that many New England commnities have. Franklin is one of them.

Civil War Monument - single soldier 1

Civil War Monument - single soldier 2

Civil War Monument - single soldier 3

Hence, the unfailing presence all over our region of memorials to local men who served in the war, in particular the ubiquitous “Single Soldier,” a freestanding figure of a Civil War infantryman cast in stone or bronze, equipped with the familiar kepi-style cap, a coat or cape, a cartridge box and bayonet on his belt, and a rifle. If you live in New England, then at least one of these soldiers is your neighbor.

Read the full article here
http://www.yankeemagazine.com/article/features/the-single-soldier-monument-civil-war-memorial#_

For more about the life and times of our Franklin neighbors
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-soldiers

Both FHS lacrosse teams top Mansfield

Both FHS lacrosse teams had a winning day against Hockomock rival Mansfield. The girls won 20-9 and the boys won 8-6. Hockomock Sports provides a full write up of the girls game here:

The game was not more than 14 seconds old and the visitors had a shock lead. With Concord-Carlisle waiting in the next game, there was a thought that maybe Franklin was going to be caught looking ahead and allow Mansfield to steal a league win. 

Ten minutes and six goals later, the Panthers had set that fear to rest and showed that, while the program is striving to be considered among the handful of top teams in the state, keeping the Hockomock League title in Franklin is just as important. 

Emily Jeffries and Julia Jette each scored four goals and Emily Spath chipped in with a first half hat trick, as the Panthers rolled to a 20-9 victory over the visiting Hornets on Wednesday afternoon at Pisini Field. 

“We always want to do well in the Hockomock and Mansfield is a good team,” explained Franklin coach Kristen Igoe after the game. “We definitely want to win the league, so we always come out ready for these games.”

Emily Jeffries scored four of Franklin's 20 goals on Wednesday against Mansfield. Julia Jette added four of her own and Emily Spath had a hat trick. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Continue reading the full article at Hockomock Sports
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/jeffries-jette-fire-panthers-to-win-over-league-rival

Franklin, 8 @ Mansfield, 6 - Final - Austin Kent led the way for the Panthers with three goals scored and two assists.

For all the action in the Hockomock League on Wednesday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-041515

Franklin Art Association: Meeting - May 6

The Franklin Art Association will meet Wednesday, May 6th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm for our last meeting until September. 

It will be held at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street. Refreshments and socialization will begin at 6:30. 

Franklin Art Association

The May meeting will be an opportunity to create art together, rather than have a guest artist. This fun session will offer a variety of still life arrangements for members and guests to draw, paint or photograph. Please bring all materials needed to work in the medium of your choice. Although still life arrangements will be set up, feel free to bring your own objects.

Meetings are free and opened to the public. 

For more information, please visit our website at wwwfranklinart.org or www.facebook.com/FranklinartAssoc

"Fresh off the Palette" art show

"Fresh off the Palette"

Seven artists called "The Bud's" will be exhibiting their paintings the month of May, at the Norfolk Public Library, 139 Main Street, Norfolk, MA 02056

These paintings have been created in the fields, on the shore and in the studios. Watercolors, pastels, and oil paintings will be exhibited.

A gala wine and finger foods reception will be held Saturday, May 9th, 2015 from 3 pm to 5 pm.  It is free and opened to the public.

Artists participating will be Richard Fotland, Gail Eckberg, Susan Sheridan, Paul Peterson, Tina Guarino, Paul Guarino and Adele Corrigan. All are members of many regional art associations.

Come and join us to celebrate spring.

screen grab of  Norfolk Library webpage

Giguere named "next principal of Bellingham High School"

Lucas Giguere, a former U.S. Marine sergeant and Franklin teacher, has been named the next principal of Bellingham High School. 

Superintendent Edward Fleury announced the posting Tuesday night after a month-long search. 

“He is a good fit for Bellingham,” Fleury said. 

Giguere, 35, was one of 30 candidates who applied for the job to succeed Principal Peter Marano, who next school year becomes superintendent of schools. The other finalist for the position was Eileen Belastock, the principal of Winthrop High School.

Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20150414/NEWS/150417985

Franklin Public Schools: Press Release 4/15/15

A message from FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hello

Late this afternoon we received a press inquiry about a complaint file with DCF by a Franklin parent. Please see attached press release. As this is a matter of confidentialty for the student and staff we are unable to comment further.


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You can also view the Press Release file here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczM0ZYcWc3T1ZxLU9idWhiblZLeVgxY2xpUFVF/view?usp=sharing


This e-mail has been sent to you by FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. To maximize their communication with you, you may be receiving this e-mail in addition to a phone call with the same message.

"A Concert for the Senses"

The Center for Adult Education & Community Learning recently held its First Music & Art Appreciation Night at the Franklin High School Auditorium. 

Calling it “A Concert for the Senses,” the event was designed to be an enjoyable family evening. And by all accounts, it was. It featured the talents and sounds of The Center’s music/scholar practitioners, Jamie Barrett, Jill Noddin, Matthew Macaulay, Michael Sansoni, Steven Sergi, Brent Selby and the fledgling Adult Chorus in their first public performance, along with the display of artwork from the Adult Education Art Instructor, Gail Eckberg and her Watercolor students. 

The Adult Chorus, directed by Jill Noddin is beginning its Spring session and is welcoming new members. 

You can register online at www.FranklinLifelonglearning. Just click on Adult Education to get started or call The Center for Adult Education & Community Learning at 508-613-1480. 

The Center for Adult Education and Community Learning at Franklin is a program of the Franklin Public School’s Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing quality learning experiences for adults in the Town of Franklin and surrounding communities.

Adult Chorus members Maria Tubelsky, Stacey Flaherty, Sonya Prear, Laurel Heske, & Angela McMillan with Director Jill Noddin (2^nd from right), accompanied by Michael Sansoni, performing Billy Joel’s “And So It Goes” at the recent Music & Art Appreciation Night sponsored by The Center for Adult Education & Community Learning.

"The Miracle Worker" at the Historical Museum - Sunday, Apr 19

Film: The Miracle Worker (starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke) 

Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015 

Time: 6:00 PM 

Where: Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central Street (across from the old municipal building) 

Admission: one canned good, for the Franklin Food Pantry

image from Amzon.com

Come join us for a showing of this Oscar Award winning film!!!

Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in danger of being sent to an institution. Her inability to communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation, her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan. – (from www.imdb.com)

(A few years after their meeting, Helen and Annie took up residence in nearby Wrentham.)

Free popcorn and bottled water will be served!

FHS spring sports results Tuesday - Apr 14

Hockomock Sports provides the results for FHS in the spring sports action on Tuesday.

Baseball

Franklin, 9 @ Mansfield, 2 - Final - Zane Byrne tossed five innings, scattering four hits to pick up the win for Franklin. Byrne struck out a pair and allowed two earned runs. Offensively, Alex Bissanti had three hits with an RBI and a run scored while Nick Burgos, Andrew Parent and Ant Chaiton each went 2-4. Parent added a run scored and Chaiton had two RBIs. Tyler Gomes and Ben Chaffee each had two RBIs.

FHS Panthers

Softball

Mansfield, 1 @ Franklin, 4 - Final - Brie Flaherty was 1-2 at the plate with an RBI while Sabrina LoMonaco was 1-3 with a two-run home run. LoMonaco also pitched a complete game and struck out six. Alicia Donovan and Alyssa DaSilva were solid defensively according to head coach Kate Fallon-Comeau. Moriah Baker, Jess Hindman and Maddie Letendre each had a hit for the Hornets and Letendre struck out five in the circle.

Girls Tennis

Franklin, 3 @ Mansfield, 2 - Final

Boys Track

Mansfield, 106 @ Franklin, 30 - Final

Girls Track

Mansfield, 84 @ Franklin, 52 - Final


For all the results across the Hokcomock League, check here
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-041415