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Thursday, June 10, 2021
In-Person Lessons Returning to Encore and More
"it’s never been a better time to consider a job in craft beer"
"Timberyard Brewing Co. spent much of 2020 pivoting and belt-tightening.The East Brookfield brewer furloughed all five of its part-time servers last March, then tried for the better part of the spring and summer to find the hours to piece its staff together again.This year, though, Timberyard has already hired six new servers and a kitchen assistant. Production has increased by 200%, as the brewery signed a new distribution deal and hired on its first assistant brewer.Area breweries were rebounding from the pandemic well before the state lifted all COVID-19 restrictions. Now most breweries are not only on sure enough footing to hire their employees back, but also need to add more staff to prepare for the large crowds expected this summer."
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Recap: School Committee hears Davis Thayer highlights
Quick Recap:
- Dr. Quigley, the interim principal, presented well a recap of the highlights of the history of Davis Thayer and the current school year during the pandemic
- Reopening report touts the pool testing likely to end this week for multiple reasons
- Planning underway for September as near 'normal' school year, additional guidance from DESE expected during summer
- Communications were showcased (presentation deck not available to share). Anne Marie Tracey leaving role this week, work to hire replacement starting
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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes via Twitter during the meeting reporting in real-time via the virtual session
The Twitter hashtag can be found online #schcom0608
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23schcom0608&src=typeahead_click
Photos captured during the meeting and shared via Twitter can be found in one album https://photos.app.goo.gl/uboCXt7hULEbmQW86
The agenda doc includes connection info
https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/agenda-6-8-21
The meeting packet folder containing the documents released for this session
- Penultimate meeting of the current School Committee calendar. Agenda contains connection info https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/agenda-6-8-21 #schcom0608
- SchComm meeting opens, all (yes, ALL) the current students of Davis Thayer will do the pledge tonight via digital recording #schcom0608
- Pfeiffer comments that only 3 of the seven #SchCom0608 members were present D Grady Teacher union president speaks for the schools against the negative comments in prior Town Council budget hearing meeting
- Supt Ahern reports on the FHS graduation week activity with graduation last Friday and car parade on Saturday. #schcom0608 Supt coffee scheduled, link to be shared. Year not yet over. Elementary night of the arts Weds, empty bowls on Thurs
- Presentation on Davis Thayer highlights and history https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/dt-highlight#schcom0608
- Slides from presentation #schcom0608
- More slides #schcom0608
- Dr Quigley and the list of thanks #schcom0608
- Zoom working, live stream through the Town webpage is not. #schcom0608
- Thanks to Dr Quigley for the presentation summary. He may have spent the least amount of time there (only this year as interim principal) but he captured it well. #schcom0608
- Anne Marie Tracey not present tonight, also noted as leaving Town/Schools as of end of week, has been effective in building communication process and graphics along the way. #schcom0608
- Slides from presentation deck (not available before meeting) #schcom0608
- More slides #schcom0608
- Live stream now working #schcom0608
- Reopening update, colors not updated to match #s https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/status-update-6-4-21 pool testing continues, proposal to stop this Thurs. LPN from Tri-county had been helping but aren't available. #s have been declining
- Lots of planning for the fall. Consideration of federal funding for assistance, lunches available during summer from FHS M-Th #schcom0608 https://franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/status-update-6-4-21
- more guidance expected this summer re: masks and social distancing
- Mobile vaccine clinic possible but #s not quite up to what are min req'd #schcom0608 reminder going out to schools for forms to be filled
- New business, next meeting, virtual academy and maybe policy Consent agenda motion to approve, second, passes 6-0-1 via roll call (D'Angelo not present) #schcom0608 Motion to enter executive session, passes via roll call 6-0-1 That's all for tonight, catch you next time!
Audio recording of meeting to be available in couple of days
Slide deck => https://www.slideshare.net/shersteve/davis-thayer-presentation-school-committee-meeting-060821
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Recap: School Committee hears Davis Thayer highlights |
Listen to why you should "Escape to the Arts!" - ArtWALK Celebration June 11-12-13 (audio)
Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) features almost an hour of excitement bubbling from two separate interviews combined for easy listening.
- Nancy Schoen, Chair of the Franklin Cultural District talks of the forthcoming ArtWALK Celebration, how it started, what kinds of events there are scheduled.
- A panel discussion on bringing arts into a business and how to display the art features Melanie Hamblen, Christine Blue Lamb Toubeau, Laural Katsaros, and Walter Spencer.
- Nancy Schoen -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-532-franklin-cultural-district.html
- Artists and Business panel -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-557-artwalk-artists-business-panel.html
HockomockSports: "Franklin’s Walsh Sisters Add Title to Family’s BC Legacy"
"When the final whistle blew at Towson University’s Unitas Stadium and Boston College had beaten ACC rival Syracuse 16-10 to secure the program’s first-ever national title, former Franklin stars Annie Walsh and Erin Walsh were among the Eagles storming the field to celebrate and lift the championship trophy.Amid all of the postgame revelry, the sisters, who have played on the same teams for years, were able to share a moment together and reflect on the experience of being champions.
“We just turned and looked at each other and were like we did it,” said Annie, a sophomore midfielder. “We were just standing on the field hugging. It was crazy. Erin was bawling her eyes out.”
While the national title was the culmination of the women’s lacrosse program’s growth from becoming a varsity sport in 1992 to its first trip to the NCAA tournament two decades later to the pinnacle of the sport this spring, it also added a trophy to the Walsh family’s already impressive legacy in Chestnut Hill (going back to parents Jack and Lisa meeting as undergrads at BC)."
Continue reading the article online -> https://t.co/PwkbnbPqhX #hockomock via @Josh_Perry10
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/HockomockSports/status/1402245276459540483
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Franklin grads Erin (left) and Annie Walsh hold the championship trophy after Boston College women’s lacrosse beat Syracuse to win the program’s first-ever national title. (Courtesy of Annie Walsh) |
Toward a More Perfect Union: 2 discussions on racism in Franklin
- Listen to the Part 1 of the discussion on race
- Listen to the Part 2 of the discussion on race
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Toward a More Perfect Union: 2 discussions on racism in Franklin |
@NewsLitProject - 8 tips to Google like a Pro
"One of the most important ⭐️ skills to teach students... How to find information online.
Check out our NEW infographic from @NewsLitProject
in collab w/ @CindyOtis_ ⬇️
✅ 8 tips to Google like a Pro! #engchat #sschat #TLchat"
Image link = https://t.co/Zgrkx1nWkZ
@NewsLitProject - 8 tips to Google like a Pro |
CommonWealth Magazine: 2 views on the Fair Share Amendment
"THE FAIR SHARE AMENDMENT — which would assess an additional tax of four percentage points on annual taxable income above $1 million and invest the proceeds in transportation and public education — has been discussed and debated for many years. It has been voted on three times in previous Constitutional Conventions convened by the Legislature, and has received strong support every time. In public polling, this proposal typically receives support from more than 70 percent of voters in Massachusetts.
Together with our colleagues in the Legislature, we will again take up the Fair Share Amendment at Wednesday’s Constitutional Convention."
"AS IT MEETS in a constitutional convention on Wednesday, the Massachusetts Legislature has another opportunity to approve the so-called millionaire’s tax, paving the way for the measure to appear on the November 2022 ballot.This latest campaign to make the state’s flat tax into a graduated income tax would impose a 4 percent tax surcharge on incomes of $1 million and more. Six past efforts to impose a similar graduated income tax scheme have failed at the ballot box and, more recently, the state’s highest court rejected it as “unconstitutional.”
Flea-Control Products Found to Be Infested With Forever Chemicals
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Library of Congress: 2021 National Book Festival - September 2021
Create your National Book Festival Experience over 10 Days in Multiple FormatsThe 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival will invite audiences to create their own festival experiences from programs in a range of formats and an expanded schedule over 10 days from Sept. 17 through Sept. 26. The spectacular lineup includes authors, poets and illustrators from America and around the world. Subscribe to the festival blog here for updates on plans for the festival. Click here for more information https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-027/create-your-national-book-festival-experience-over-10-days-in-multiple-formats/2021-06-07/ |
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings scheduled
Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings
Please make note of the upcoming Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings:
- Wednesday, June 9 at 7 pm Town Council Meeting Agenda and Links -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/events/310221
- Wednesday, June 16 at 6 pm Finance Committee Meeting Agenda and Links to be posted here -> https://www.franklinma.gov/finance-committee/events/310061
- Thursday, June 17 at 5 pm Community Preservation Committee Meeting Agenda and Links to be posted here -> https://www.franklinma.gov/community-preservation-committee/events/330126
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Chapter 61 Maple Hill Public Hearings scheduled |
Franklin Area Nonprofit Network "Things you can do before the next meeting June 28, 2021"
In advance of our next meeting, you can:
1 - Check out the updated listing of nonprofits https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/area-non-profits.html
2 - Friendly reminder: sign up to introduce your group/org
- Organizations can sign up for the “get to know each other list” https://forms.gle/cFTsMSu5y4fwfPkP7
3 - The meeting has been created in Facebook to enable sharing:
Facebook event for June 28 https://www.facebook.com/events/492002222052938/
Let's Talk about Annual MeetingsIt's that time of year. Organizations are coming to the close of their fiscal year and annual meetings are being planned and held. Bring your own stories and join with a few of your colleagues who have held meetings and will share:
- Lessons and tips about running a virtual annual meeting
- Low tech and high tech solutions like OWL
- How to manage a hybrid meeting
- Creating engaging content
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Things you can do before the next meeting June 28, 2021 |
Watch Rep Jeff Roy talk about "Empty Bowls 2021" on YouTube
Escape to the Arts! Saturday, June 12
FHS girls Outdoor Track performances - 2 school records, 2 individual wins
Congratulations to the Girls Track Team for an outstanding performance Sunday at the State Coaches Meet.
Two new school records were established by Kaitlynn Taylor (Discus) and Sarah Dumas ( Frosh HH). Lindsey Morse (HJ), Sarah Dumas (HH) and Anna Cliff (400) won their events!!!Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranklinHSXC/status/1401862501688557571
Franklin High School: Newsletter and 2 Graduation Video Recaps
Check out the latest FHS Student Newsletter!
Newsletter -> https://t.co/3bruc21Kjb @FranklinPSNews @FHSPantherbook #PantherPride
Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/oUiBzlTZkA
Franklin High School: Newsletter |