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| Ask Franklin Matters: You ask the question, we'll get the answer! |
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| Town Council - Rep Roy - Office Hours - Feb 20 - 8:30 AM |
“It seeks to aggregate consumers in the Town to negotiate rates for power supply. It brings together the buying power of over 32,000 consumers. Furthermore, the Town seeks to better manage energy prices.On your electric bill, there are two sections, one for delivery services, and one for the cost of the electricity itself. With aggregation, Franklin has just signed a contract to deliver electricity at a cost of only 10.5 cents for three years. This is one, an improvement over the current rate (around .14 cents) and two, confirms the rate for three years.
Participation is voluntary for each eligible consumer. Eligible consumers have the opportunity to decline service provided through the Plan and to choose any Competitive Supplier they wish.“
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| FM #208 - Jamie Hellen on Municipal Aggregation |
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| FM #207 - Technology Director Tim Rapoza - Feb 11, 2020 (audio) |
"Franklin senior Ali Brigham has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for Feb. 9 through Feb. 15. Brigham is the 21st player chosen as Player of the Week for the 2019-20 school year and the 10th for the winter season.Continue reading the Player of the Week write up
Brigham, the reigning Hockomock League MVP and HockomockSports.com Player of the Year, powered Franklin to another dominant week, as the Panthers closed out a perfect run through league play and made a statement with a big win against fellow Div. 1 state title contender Bridgewater-Raynham. In the process, Brigham has closed in on 1,600 career points, putting her in range to pass Kelly Meredith’s school scoring record (male of female) of 1,632.
“Ali has transformed our program,” said Franklin coach John Leighton. “She is a special athlete who draws the attention of every opponent. Yet, she welcomes the challenge. Ali has looked out of double teams to create offense through her teammates. As a coach it is very rewarding to have a player of Ali’s caliber who is always seeking to improve.”
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| Player of the Week: Ali Brigham (HockomockSports.com photo) |
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| St. Mary's Women’s Faith Formation Group - March 7 |
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| Franklin Library: Avoiding Age Discrimination - Feb 18 |
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| No delay in trash/recycle schedule this week |
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| FM #206 - SAFE Coalition open house and dedication - Feb 13, 2020 (audio) |
"Please join us for our monthly group walk on February 17 (Presidents’ Day) at 10 AM.
We will meet in the parking lot at the Grove Street trailhead in Franklin. All are welcome, including well behaved, leashed dogs."
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| Wear good shoes, the trail is likely to be icy near the 'sunken' portion |
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| FHS Tom Tasker with puck on his stick (HockomockSports.com photo) |
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| Register O’Donnell Reports on January 2020 Norfolk County Real Estate Activity |
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| Asst Superintendent Lucas Giguere started the SEL update with a reflective breathe exercise |
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| Lifelong Community Learning Announces More Classes - Registration Open Now |
"Running through a perfect league campaign and putting up an average margin of victory of more than 30 points per game has earned Franklin a consensus No. 1 ranking in the state. On Saturday night at Woburn High, the Panthers had the chance to show if they could be that dominant against one of the state’s other top teams.Continue reading the article online
Franklin answered the bell and then some, leading right from the opening whistle and never letting up to earn a 58-41 victory against Div. 1 title contender Bridgewater-Raynham.
“We talked a lot about playing in a big game,” said Franklin coach John Leighton. “The lights are brighter, the crowd’s bigger and that’s fine. We believe in what we do. We need to adapt to whoever we’re playing and see what we can do.”
He added, “When you play teams of this caliber, you get to really find out who you are. You play some teams and the game’s over kind of early, the kids don’t go all four quarters so it’s a different look.”
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| FHS Elizabeth Wilson passes to Erin Quaile (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com) |
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| Franklin wrestling won the D1 Central Sectional championship. (Twitter/FHSWrestle) |
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached proposed settlements with several environmental and developer organizations, as well as two Massachusetts municipalities, over implementation of its small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
MS4, a type of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued by EPA regional offices, authorizes certain discharges of stormwater to surface waters.
The most recent iteration of the MS4 permits were issued for Massachusetts in 2016 and for New Hampshire in 2017, replacing a permit issued in 2003. Environmental groups, including the Conservation Law Foundation and the Charles River Watershed Association, sued the EPA in 2017 to expedite implementation of the permit and ensure that it met stringent environmental and public health standards. Around the same time, several home builder and developer organizations, along with the town of Franklin and the city of Lowell, sued the EPA over the anticipated financial impact of the stricter regulations.
According to an EPA press release, the proposed settlements, announced on Dec. 27, are “the outcome of all parties’ efforts to ensure that, when fully implemented, both MS4 permits protect the environment, adhere to the Clean Water Act and EPA regulations, and address municipalities’ implementation concerns."
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| Massachusetts Phase II Automatically Designated Area (PDF) (EPA image) |
"Every decade, technology plays a greater role in the way the census is conducted. But in 2020, the first time anyone who wants to respond to the census online has that option, the greatest change may come from the way all of us use technology.Continue reading the article online
For the first time during a decennial census, the majority of people in the United States are using digital and social media in their everyday lives.
“The rise of digital and social media use has exponentially increased the speed of how accurate and inaccurate information can spread,” said Stephen Buckner, assistant director for communications at the U.S. Census Bureau. “We know that many people may not know what the census is because it happens only every 10 years, making it a likely target for misinformation and disinformation campaigns, which is why we’ve been actively preparing to defend against them.”
The Census Bureau is ready for these challenges."
