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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Franklin Downtown Partnership: Join Us for the General Meeting - November 1
MBTA: Wednesday: Commuter Rail notice for Red Sox parade
Due to the Red Sox parade, heavy ridership is expected throughout the day. Bikes, including folding bikes, will not be allowed on board due to the anticipated crowds.
Passengers are encouraged to take early trains and use high capacity parking lots.
Service changes like express trains making additional stops or trains running express after reaching capacity are possible. Subscribe to T-Alerts or follow the commuter rail on Twitter @MBTA_CR for updates.
Roundtrip tickets can be purchased in advance using the mTicket app.
Last Updated: Oct 30 2018 05:38 PM
For information on the Franklin line visit https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/timetable
Passengers are encouraged to take early trains and use high capacity parking lots.
Service changes like express trains making additional stops or trains running express after reaching capacity are possible. Subscribe to T-Alerts or follow the commuter rail on Twitter @MBTA_CR for updates.
Roundtrip tickets can be purchased in advance using the mTicket app.
Last Updated: Oct 30 2018 05:38 PM
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| MBTA: Wednesday: Commuter Rail notice for Red Sox parade |
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
FM #151 - Second Debate of the 10th Norfolk District Candidates - Oct 29, 2018
FM #151
This internet radio show or podcast is number 151 in the series for Franklin Matters.
This recording is the second debate of the two 10th Norfolk District candidates. This one was held Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Franklin Senior Center.
The two candidates for the 10th Norfolk Representative district: incumbent Representative Jeff Roy and challenger current Franklin Town Councilor Patrick Casey debated before a live broadcast of Franklin TV and an audience of over 100 people.
Lawrence Benedetto, from Franklin, was one moderator.
Ken Scott, from Medway, was the second moderator in a shared role.
The moderated agenda published before hand was different than what was implemented. This minor factor did not significantly hinder the discussion.
The session recording runs just over an hour (72+ minutes). Without further ado, here is the audio recording.
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can use your help.
How can you help?
In particular, if you have an interest in real estate, zoning or construction, I would like someone to follow the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission meetings. I’ll provide the guidance on note taking and sharing. You need to bring an inquisitive and open mind and willingness to learn and share.
Overall;
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors.
If you don't like this, please let me know.
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
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 and 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 = search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
This internet radio show or podcast is number 151 in the series for Franklin Matters.
This recording is the second debate of the two 10th Norfolk District candidates. This one was held Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Franklin Senior Center.
The two candidates for the 10th Norfolk Representative district: incumbent Representative Jeff Roy and challenger current Franklin Town Councilor Patrick Casey debated before a live broadcast of Franklin TV and an audience of over 100 people.
Lawrence Benedetto, from Franklin, was one moderator.
Ken Scott, from Medway, was the second moderator in a shared role.
The moderated agenda published before hand was different than what was implemented. This minor factor did not significantly hinder the discussion.
The session recording runs just over an hour (72+ minutes). Without further ado, here is the audio recording.
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| Representative Jeff Roy (left), Town Councilor Patrick Casey (right) |
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can use your help.
How can you help?
In particular, if you have an interest in real estate, zoning or construction, I would like someone to follow the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission meetings. I’ll provide the guidance on note taking and sharing. You need to bring an inquisitive and open mind and willingness to learn and share.
Overall;
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors.
If you don't like this, please let me know.
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
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 and 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 = search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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THE BLACK BOX presents “The 80s- A Musical Tribute” - Nov 3
THE BLACK BOX will present a special tribute to The 80s on Saturday November 3 at 7:30 pm. Celebrate the many musical genres, the hits of pop and rock stars, and pop culture of the Eighties in the third installment of THE BLACK BOX Decades Series. Tickets are $24 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at www.theblackboxonline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370.
“The 80s- A Musical Tribute” will feature vocals by Franklin’s Jamie Barrett as well as many Franklin Performing Arts Company favorites. They will be joined by an 8-piece band of Boston musicians.
THE BLACK BOX, an exciting theater and event venue, is the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company. This flexible multi-use facility is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin, Massachusetts. The venue hosts a variety of musicals, plays, concerts, and other exciting events.
“The 80s- A Musical Tribute” will feature vocals by Franklin’s Jamie Barrett as well as many Franklin Performing Arts Company favorites. They will be joined by an 8-piece band of Boston musicians.
THE BLACK BOX, an exciting theater and event venue, is the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company. This flexible multi-use facility is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin, Massachusetts. The venue hosts a variety of musicals, plays, concerts, and other exciting events.
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| THE BLACK BOX presents “The 80s- A Musical Tribute” - Nov 3 |
FHS Unified Basketball had a great night with the Challenge!
Thank you to our Unified B.B. Team, Admin, Fire & Police Dept’s for supporting our Unified Hunger Challenge. Such a worthy cause - and a GREAT time! #COMMUNITY @SpOlympicsMA @FranklinMatters @MIAA033 @FranklinUnified pic.twitter.com/wJBn2AT02N— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) October 29, 2018
What a night! @franklinpolice @FranklinMAfire & @FranklinHS helped to raise all of these goods for the Franklin Food Pantry. Thanks to everyone who packed the stands for our Unified Against Hunger event! pic.twitter.com/8CkhA6eo6n— FHSUnifiedSports (@FranklinUnified) October 30, 2018
Everyone had such a great time, especially some of our players at the autograph stand!🌟🌟 pic.twitter.com/ZaJFKAZ6vp— FHSUnifiedSports (@FranklinUnified) October 30, 2018
And where would we be without our fearless leader? The BIGGEST thank you to @coachleighto for creating and organizing this whole event! pic.twitter.com/cZjN0manh4— FHSUnifiedSports (@FranklinUnified) October 30, 2018
Proud and humbled to work in a town that supports eachother! Thanks @FranklinMAfire @franklinpolice @FHSSports @FranklinHS and our favorites @FranklinUnified @FranklinFoodPan https://t.co/NQx8LX4vlx— leightoj (@coachleighto) October 30, 2018
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| What a night! Unified Sports and the Food Pantry Challenge |
FHS field hockey scheduled to play Durfee on Thursday, Nov 1
Via HockomockSports we share the playoff seeding for the FHS field hockey team.
D1 South
#13 Franklin (10-5-2) will host #20 Durfee (8-8-2) on Thursday, 11/1 at 3:45.
For the other Hockomock League field hockey playoff seeding
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-field-hockey-playoff-seeds-matchups-2018/
D1 South
#13 Franklin (10-5-2) will host #20 Durfee (8-8-2) on Thursday, 11/1 at 3:45.
For the other Hockomock League field hockey playoff seeding
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-field-hockey-playoff-seeds-matchups-2018/
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Internet Archive holds copies of the FHS Yearbooks
The Internet Archive is a wonderful resource. I recently found out that the Franklin High School yearbooks can be found there.
https://archive.org/details/franklinhighschool
Thanks for the tip via Twitter
https://twitter.com/Franklin_HS_Lib/status/1052634965433864194
https://archive.org/details/franklinhighschool
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| Internet Archive holds copies of the FHS Yearbooks |
Thanks for the tip via Twitter
https://twitter.com/Franklin_HS_Lib/status/1052634965433864194
Volunteers needed: Rotary Club and Franklin Food Pantry "cleaning bucket brigade" - Nov 1
Do you have an hour?
Do you care about people in our community?
Are you looking for a way to give back and help those less fortunate?
Do you believe in our Motto “Service above Self”?
If so, we have a unique opportunity available. It is an opportunity for Rotarians, Rotary alumni, friends, family, and anyone who just wants to help.
The project: assemble and fill 200 buckets with cleaning supplies for the Franklin Food Pantry. We will fill the buckets at the Rockland Trust Bank and transfer them across the parking lot (approx.100 yards) to the Franklin Food Pantry.
When: Thursday November 1, 2018 5:00 PM
Where: Rockland Trust Board Room Main St. downtown Franklin.
Immediately following the project we will invite all volunteers to Incontro for Pizza and fellowship.
We need your support to make this a successful project. These cleaning products are needed but not covered by food stamps. Most of us have never had to make a decision whether to go hungry or to live in a clean environment and I pray you will never be in that position. However there are people in our community who do. So let’s show up! Let’s take action! Let’s help make this holiday season better for those who need a helping hand.
Please get back to me by 10 AM Thursday if you are available. We need a count for Incontro.
See you all Thursday.
Be the Inspiration!!!!
Dan
Do you care about people in our community?
Are you looking for a way to give back and help those less fortunate?
Do you believe in our Motto “Service above Self”?
If so, we have a unique opportunity available. It is an opportunity for Rotarians, Rotary alumni, friends, family, and anyone who just wants to help.
The project: assemble and fill 200 buckets with cleaning supplies for the Franklin Food Pantry. We will fill the buckets at the Rockland Trust Bank and transfer them across the parking lot (approx.100 yards) to the Franklin Food Pantry.
When: Thursday November 1, 2018 5:00 PM
Where: Rockland Trust Board Room Main St. downtown Franklin.
Immediately following the project we will invite all volunteers to Incontro for Pizza and fellowship.
We need your support to make this a successful project. These cleaning products are needed but not covered by food stamps. Most of us have never had to make a decision whether to go hungry or to live in a clean environment and I pray you will never be in that position. However there are people in our community who do. So let’s show up! Let’s take action! Let’s help make this holiday season better for those who need a helping hand.
Please get back to me by 10 AM Thursday if you are available. We need a count for Incontro.
See you all Thursday.
Be the Inspiration!!!!
Dan
Daniel M. Gentile, Vice President
Liberty Mutual Insurance
National Insurance Property
Equipment Breakdown Department
Phone: (781)216-9812
Fax: (603)334-3710
Cell: (508)918-4345
Mailing address: 13 Riverside Rd, Weston, MA 02493
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| Volunteers wanted: Rotary Club and Franklin Food Pantry Service Project - Nov 1 |
In the News: Milford girls join boy scouts; early voting busy in area
"Starting in February, girls between the ages of 11 and 17 can be Boy Scouts – sort of.
“We see it as an opportunity to include the entire family, not just a few of them,” said Rob Hillman, district executive for the Boy Scouts of America region that includes Milford. “Scouting as a whole is a great program for all youth, and we want to make that available to everyone, not just boys.”
The terms will change, said Hillman. The girls won’t be called “Boy Scouts,” but neither will the boys. Instead, both genders will be “Scouts.” The national organization will also drop gender from its title, cutting it to “Scouts BSA,” though the “B” still stands for “boy.”
Milford will be home to one of the organization’s newest all-female troops."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181029/boys-scouts-to-accept-girls-in-milford
"Franklin Town Clerk Teresa Burr also said she’s noticed an increase in the amount of young voters at the early polls. She said that the governor’s race is a driving factor, but the ballot questions are what are really bringing people to the ballot box.
“A lot of the younger crowds are coming out to vote,” she said, with a hint of pride behind her voice. “It’s really just great to see that they’re very interested in our democracy.”
Burr noticed voters are very interested in the three ballot questions.
“Some people really are confused on the questions,” she said. “They’re going back and forth ... 1,767, 7.6 percent voter turnout as of Saturday due to early voting."Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181029/milford-area-clerks-impressed-by-early-voting-turnout
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FTC Consumer Alerts: Hang up on spoofed SSA calls
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Monday, October 29, 2018
Interfaith Vigil for shooting victims in Pittsburgh - Oct 30
The Franklin Interfaith Council invites the community to a Service of Comfort, Consolation, and Solidarity with our Jewish neighbors, following the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Please join us this Tuesday, October 30 at 7 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin.
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The Rev. Kathy McAdams, Rector
St. John's Episcopal Church, Franklin, MA
(cell) 857-237-9428
www.StJohnsFranklinMA.org
Please join us this Tuesday, October 30 at 7 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin.
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The Rev. Kathy McAdams, Rector
St. John's Episcopal Church, Franklin, MA
(cell) 857-237-9428
www.StJohnsFranklinMA.org
FHS Panthers Hockey “Concert at THE BLACK BOX” - Nov 17
FHS Panthers Hockey - “Concert at THE BLACK BOX” - November 17, 2018
Doors open at 7:00 PM, Bands start at 8:15 PM
Music and Raffles
$30 advance/$35 door
3 Bands, Cash Bar
For tickets, email: fhspanthershockey@gmail.com
Doors open at 7:00 PM, Bands start at 8:15 PM
Music and Raffles
$30 advance/$35 door
3 Bands, Cash Bar
For tickets, email: fhspanthershockey@gmail.com
- 8:15 PM - Slew Foot
- 9:25 PM - South Street Six
- 10:30 PM - Karate Show
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| FHS Panthers Hockey “Concert at THE BLACK BOX” - Nov 17 |
Franklin Garden Club: “H” is for Daylilies
Adele Keohan, a certified master gardener, will present a program on “H” is for Daylilies at the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, meeting of the Franklin Garden Club. The meeting will be held at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin, from 7 – 9 PM, beginning with an informal social at 6:30 pm. It is open to the public at no charge.
The presentation will provide information on different types of daylilies, such as “spider,” “double,” and “eyed” plants; how to select a daylily for form, bloom time and habit; how to care for and propagate these hardy perennial plants; and how to keep them blooming in the garden from late spring to Halloween.
Keohan, a daylily enthusiast who had a garden of 200 daylilies, is a regional officer in the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS), the national daylily society. A member of AHS since 2006, she was appointed an AHS garden judge in 2008 and became a garden judge instructor in 2013. She has presented garden judge workshops at national and regional AHS conventions, as well as in Québec. The votes of AHS garden judges determine which daylily hybrids earn the top AHS awards each year.
A past president of the New England Daylily Society, she is a member of several other daylily organizations and the editor of the award-winning regional daylily society publication, “Daylilies in the Great Northeast.”
The presentation will provide information on different types of daylilies, such as “spider,” “double,” and “eyed” plants; how to select a daylily for form, bloom time and habit; how to care for and propagate these hardy perennial plants; and how to keep them blooming in the garden from late spring to Halloween.
Keohan, a daylily enthusiast who had a garden of 200 daylilies, is a regional officer in the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS), the national daylily society. A member of AHS since 2006, she was appointed an AHS garden judge in 2008 and became a garden judge instructor in 2013. She has presented garden judge workshops at national and regional AHS conventions, as well as in Québec. The votes of AHS garden judges determine which daylily hybrids earn the top AHS awards each year.
A past president of the New England Daylily Society, she is a member of several other daylily organizations and the editor of the award-winning regional daylily society publication, “Daylilies in the Great Northeast.”
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| Franklin Garden Club: “H” is for Daylilies |
FHS boys take Hockomock Cross Country Championship; girls 3rd
The Hockomock League held its annual cross country championships on Sunday morning, October 28 at the Wrentham Development Center.
The FHS boys varsity won for the first time since 1974. The girls finished 3rd.
The FHS individual results for both boys and girls, varsity and junior varsity are shared in the listing below:
The FHS boys varsity won for the first time since 1974. The girls finished 3rd.
The FHS individual results for both boys and girls, varsity and junior varsity are shared in the listing below:
| Place | Class | Name | Time | School | Race |
| 2 | 11 | Tyler Brogan | 16:12.9 | Franklin | B-V |
| 3 | 10 | Nicholas Calitri | 16:15.6 | Franklin | B-V |
| 6 | 12 | Michael Hagen | 16:36.0 | Franklin | B-V |
| 11 | 12 | Dylan Kehoe | 16:49.2 | Franklin | B-V |
| 16 | 9 | Jake McCann-Tiede | 17:10.0 | Franklin | B-V |
| 21 | 12 | Mitchell Regan | 17:16.0 | Franklin | B-V |
| 28 | 12 | Daniel Barrow | 17:30.2 | Franklin | B-V |
| 37 | 12 | Ryan Goldman | 17:47.0 | Franklin | B-V |
| 53 | 12 | Matthew Shumway | 18:14.0 | Franklin | B-V |
| 76 | 12 | Cooper Ross | 18:47.8 | Franklin | B-V |
| 1 | 10 | Declan Walmsley | 02:32.7 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 2 | 10 | Luke Cashin | 17:54.6 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 6 | 10 | Alex Towle | 19:05.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 8 | 10 | Luke Bryan | 19:19.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 10 | 10 | Joshua Anderson | 19:35.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 24 | 12 | Nicholas Zaffino | 20:10.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 34 | 10 | Johnathan Attinello | 20:48.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 35 | 10 | Joseph Zercie | 20:49.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 36 | 10 | Ethan Park | 20:50.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 43 | 10 | Travis Delvecchio | 20:59.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 50 | 10 | Shane Bissanti | 21:15.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 74 | 12 | Devin Ming | 22:11.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 90 | 12 | John Corcoran | 23:08.8 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 91 | 10 | Ryan O'Rourke | 23:11.5 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 95 | 11 | CJ Dexter | 23:19.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 97 | 10 | Adam Dombroski | 23:20.5 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 105 | 12 | Jared White | 23:40.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 106 | 10 | Aidan Weaver | 23:47.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 112 | 10 | Harry Coyne | 24:12.5 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 116 | 12 | Zanthius Collins | 24:22.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 118 | 10 | Saahil Bhakta | 24:28.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 122 | 10 | Christopher Campbell | 24:55.0 | Franklin | B-JV |
| 9 | 12 | Katrina Walbert | 20:09 | Franklin | G-V |
| 15 | 12 | Julia Fenerty | 20:48 | Franklin | G-V |
| 17 | 10 | Sydney Hawkins | 20:56 | Franklin | G-V |
| 22 | 11 | Sarah Giuliano | 21:21 | Franklin | G-V |
| 40 | 9 | Tarah Agati | 21:49 | Franklin | G-V |
| 42 | 12 | Mary Viera | 21:57 | Franklin | G-V |
| 61 | 12 | Brandi Osborne | 22:21 | Franklin | G-V |
| 62 | 12 | Stephanie Malachowski | 22:22 | Franklin | G-V |
| 68 | 12 | Erin Barry | 22:29 | Franklin | G-V |
| 78 | 12 | Julia DiGiacomo | 22:40 | Franklin | G-V |
| 80 | 12 | Maura Bruns | 22:43 | Franklin | G-V |
| 2 | 12 | Kate Stavely | 22:54.2 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 6 | 12 | Kimiya Kim | 23:37.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 7 | 10 | Erin McCaffrey | 23:49.1 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 8 | 12 | Christina Fuentes | 24:03.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 10 | 12 | Alexandra Nesbit | 24:17.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 18 | 10 | Fernanda Rios | 25:16.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 20 | 10 | Jenna Siders | 25:18.6 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 29 | 10 | Pratusha Nouduri | 25:47.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 30 | 12 | Sabrina Doherty | 25:48.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 39 | 12 | Caroline Johnson | 26:44.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 40 | 12 | Elizabeth Davis | 26:48.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 43 | 12 | Julia Longobardi | 26:59.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 44 | 10 | Lilly Land | 27:01.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 56 | 12 | Elizabeth Hamilton | 29:07.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 57 | 10 | Isabella Piso | 29:34.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 61 | 10 | Mackenzie Peters | 30:14.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
| 62 | 12 | Jennifer Kroon | 30:14.0 | Franklin | G-JV |
HockomockSports results
Complete meet results can be found on Athletic.net
Boys race photo gallery
Girls race photo gallery
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| FHS boys take Hockomock Cross Country Championship; girls 3rd |
For the first time in 44 years, your Undefeated 2018 Hockomock Champions #74nomore pic.twitter.com/QOcHN0RYVV— FHS Boys Track (@FHSPanthersTF) October 28, 2018
Attention 8th Graders: FHS Panther Pride Night - Nov 1
"Attention 8th Grade Franklin families: Mark your calendar for FHS Panther Pride Night on November 1 from 5:30-7:30!
Please come to learn about all of the activities and sports that @FranklinHS has to offer!"
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| Attention 8th Graders: FHS Panther Pride Night - Nov 1 |
Voices of Franklin: Raymond Milici - Yes on Question 1
In 2010 I retired after 50 years of service at Yale New Haven Hospital, a large nonprofit community hospital in Connecticut. All though I was not directly involved with patient care, I had many friends and acquaintances that were nurses and nurses aids. As hospital employees we all had similar problems on the job. We often heard about costs and budget concerns from hospital administrators. That usually meant austerity measures, that lead to more work with less people.
In the meantime, I witnessed large salary increases for hospital administrators and executive staff. By the time I retired, the hospital administrator was earning close to $1 million a year. According to the Boston Business Journal, Massachusetts hospital executives received double digit raises last year. In 2016 some hospital administrators salaries were well over $1 million to well over $3 million a year. And according to NBC Business News, some of the largest nonprofit hospitals have earned a collective 21 billion in investments on wall street last year.
So who is telling you to vote no on question one, those same hospital executives and business interests here in the state of Massachusetts. Hospital employees have been complaining about short staffing and overloaded work assignments for years, nobody was listening. Now they are facing required staffing levels and they don't like it. If you listen to hospital executives, it's the most diabolical thing that could happen to healthcare.
Suddenly patient care is a priority and they are claiming more nurses well mean less care for patients, figure that one out. Let's cut through the falsehoods, for the business interests in Massachusetts, it's not about patient care, it's about control and the bottom line. Hospitals just don't want to spend that nonprofit money to employ more nurses. They need to stop telling us they can't afford it. This is a classic fight between corporate interests and what's best for the public and hospital employees. So which side are you on. I'm sticking with the nurses and voting yes on question one.
Raymond D Milici
75 Grey Wolf Dr
Franklin MA 02038
Guidelines for Voices of Franklin:
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/03/introducing-voices-of-franklin.html
In the meantime, I witnessed large salary increases for hospital administrators and executive staff. By the time I retired, the hospital administrator was earning close to $1 million a year. According to the Boston Business Journal, Massachusetts hospital executives received double digit raises last year. In 2016 some hospital administrators salaries were well over $1 million to well over $3 million a year. And according to NBC Business News, some of the largest nonprofit hospitals have earned a collective 21 billion in investments on wall street last year.
So who is telling you to vote no on question one, those same hospital executives and business interests here in the state of Massachusetts. Hospital employees have been complaining about short staffing and overloaded work assignments for years, nobody was listening. Now they are facing required staffing levels and they don't like it. If you listen to hospital executives, it's the most diabolical thing that could happen to healthcare.
Suddenly patient care is a priority and they are claiming more nurses well mean less care for patients, figure that one out. Let's cut through the falsehoods, for the business interests in Massachusetts, it's not about patient care, it's about control and the bottom line. Hospitals just don't want to spend that nonprofit money to employ more nurses. They need to stop telling us they can't afford it. This is a classic fight between corporate interests and what's best for the public and hospital employees. So which side are you on. I'm sticking with the nurses and voting yes on question one.
Raymond D Milici
75 Grey Wolf Dr
Franklin MA 02038
Guidelines for Voices of Franklin:
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2011/03/introducing-voices-of-franklin.html
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