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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
State Rep Roy: What's happening in the district - June 2021 newsletter
Strive Ninja Fitness offers drop in Summer Camp
Strive offers a daily drop in program Mon - Fri starting June 28! It runs daily from 9 - 12:30 PM and it is for kids of all experience levels, ages 6 - 12 yrs.
The program includes ninja skill building, course runs, games and challenges, crafts, and so much more! There are also special themed weeks such as Tie Dye Week and Nerf Week! Kids can sign up for a day, a week, or the whole summer!
More information can be found on our website: https://striveninja.com/summer-programs-1.
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| Strive Ninja Fitness offers drop in Summer Camp |
In MA News: earliest COVID-19 cases, solid waste management hearing scheduled
"When did the coronavirus arrive in the United States?The first infection was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, in a resident of Washington State who had recently returned from Wuhan, China. Soon after, experts concluded that the virus had been in the country for weeks.A study published on Tuesday offers new evidence: Based on an analysis of blood tests, scientists identified seven people in five states who may have been infected well before the first confirmed cases in those states. The results suggest that the virus may have been circulating in Illinois, for example, as early as Dec. 24, 2019, although the first case in that state was confirmed a month later.But the new study is flawed, some experts said: It did not adequately address the possibility that the antibodies were to coronaviruses that cause common colds, and the results could be a quirk of the tests used. In addition, the researchers also did not have travel information for any of the patients, which might have helped explain the test results."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/health/coronavirus-usa-cases.html
"Next week, I'll be chairing the #ENRA hearing on #plastics, #recycling, and waste management. ♻️More info and forthcoming livestream: https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3695Honored to lead the #ENRA Committee w/ House Chair@CarolynDykema".#MApoli #TodayInTheDome #GettingItDone
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| solid waste management hearing scheduled |
Policy Sub Committee Meeting - June 17, 2021 - 6 PM
School Committee - Policy Subcommittee Meeting
Municipal Building
A G E N D A
“The listing
of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting.
Not all items listed may, in fact,
be discussed and other items not listed
may also be brought up for discussion to the extent
permitted by law.”
I. Electronic Distribution of Approved Policies
- IJNDB - Acceptable Use Policy
- IJNDB-E1 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement 6-12
- IJNDB-E2 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement K-5
- GBAD - Criminal Record Information Policy
- GBAD-E1 - Criminal Record Information Procedures
- GBADA - Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non=Criminal Justice Purposes
- GBADA-E - Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non-Criminal Justice Purposes
- CORI Form
- GBEC - Drug-Free Workplace Policy
- Policy Distribution Folder
II.
Discussion of Policies
sent to School Committee
A. none
III.
Policy Revisions &
New Policies - New Discussion Item
A. Continued Review of Policy Sections
G and J
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/6_17_21_policy_sub_agenda_1.pdf
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| Policy Sub Committee Meeting - June 17, 2021 - 6 PM |
Joint Statement on Conference Report Filing
Statement from Senate President Karen E. Spilka, House Speaker Ronald Mariano, Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz
"Today (6/15/21), the House and Senate agreed to report out a conference committee bill, in-part, that temporarily extends and reinstates a slate of measures instituted in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 State of Emergency.
This partial report addresses issues common to both the Senate and House bills and is necessary to ensure that critical policies - including those relating to municipalities' meetings, restaurants, tenants facing eviction, health care and child care - are available as expeditiously as possible.
These temporary provisions have been helpful to businesses, municipalities, health care providers, residents and communities during this extraordinary time. We will continue working together to resolve items in the near-term that were not included in today's Conference report, which deserve further consideration.
We look forward to the Governor's prompt review of this report."
Conference Committee Report: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2475
From the Boston Globe:
State lawmakers on Tuesday night struck a deal and shipped Governor Charlie Baker legislation to restore the lapsed authorization for remote public meetings, to-go cocktail sales, and town meeting flexibilities, while leaving the future of other pandemic-era policy adaptations for later negotiations.
Baker’s COVID-19 state of emergency ended at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, without a law passed to prevent the expiration of certain orders and legislation linked to the declaration.
After the Senate passed a post-emergency bill last week, the House approved an amended version on a 146-14 vote Tuesday afternoon, and both branches held their sessions open for the rest of the day to work out a deal.
So the COVID-19 emergency order expired, what do we do for public meetings in the interim?
"The State of Emergency has ended, and the March 12, 2020, Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, which has allowed public bodies to meet remotely and to provide the public with “adequate alternative access” to meetings, terminated at 12:01 this morning.
The Legislature is actively considering bills that would extend most or all of the provisions from the Executive Order regarding remote meetings. Unless and until such legislation is enacted, public bodies must hold meetings with at least a quorum of the public body members physically present at a meeting location which is open and accessible to the public.
The Attorney General encourages public bodies to also provide the public with an option to view meetings remotely. Public bodies are reminded that notice of all meetings must be posted at least 48 hours in advance, not including weekends and holidays, and the meeting notice must clearly specify the location where the public may access the meeting."
Gov Baker announces "Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway"
Glad to today announce the launch of the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway for residents that have been fully vaccinated against #COVID19MA to support the Commonwealth's continued vaccination awareness and availability efforts.
#MassVaxMillions
Register no earlier than July 1 -> https://t.co/s96LQGmvsv
"State officials on Tuesday said residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will have the chance to win $1 million starting next month in a special Lottery sweepstakes that all Massachusetts residents aged 18 and up can enter, provided they’ve received either two Pfizer or Moderna shots or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab.Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)
Governor Charlie Baker’s office unveiled the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway program aimed at convincing as many people as possible to get the shots. The number of state residents fully vaccinated rose to 4,003,540 on Tuesday, state public health officials reported."
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| Gov Baker announces "Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway" |
Franklin Line schedule change - weekend service resumes July 3, 2021
Regular weekend train service will resume on all lines with the new summer schedule, in effect on Monday, June 28th. There are no changes to the weekday schedule.
The new summer pdf schedule is now available -> https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/route_pdfs/2021-summer/2021-06-28-summer-franklin.pdf
Last Updated: Jun 15 2021 10:59 AM
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| weekend service resumes July 3, 2021 |
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Franklin gearing up for the Franklin Cultural Festival - Sep 12, 2021
The festival is intended to bring community together to celebrate Franklin and celebrate arts and culture. Eight sweet and savory food trucks will allow sampling of various cuisines from seafood to Italian to frozen treats. Both La Cantina and 67 Brewery will be on hand to serve craft beer and wine.
For more information about the Franklin Cultural Festival, or to apply to be a vendor, please email franklinculturalcouncil02038@gmail.com. The Craft Fair and live performances are all free to attend.
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| Franklin gearing up for the Franklin Cultural Festival - Sep 12, 2021 |
Community Preservation Committee: Agenda - June 17, 2021
Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building
2nd Floor, Council Chambers 355 East Central Street
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| Community Preservation Committee: Agenda - June 17, 2021 |
FM #566 - Talk Franklin - 06/11/21 "What's a giphy channel?" (audio)
FM #566 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 566 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing and Communications Specialist Anne Marie Tracey. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk about:
Pop Shop grants, one shop open, one coming soon
What’s a giphy channel?
Maple Hill ‘right of first refusal’
Public hearings, FinCom, Community Preservation Committee
Links to the key topics covered here are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 30 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Anne Marie.
** Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/62aec4ea-3cf1-42d2-b9c5-8d4ee2c92b65
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Pop Shop Franklin
https://www.franklinma.gov/economic-development/pages/pop-shop-franklin
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/first-pop-shop-franklin-site-opens-with.html
Town Council agenda document folder
https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/6-9-21_town_council_agenda_1.pdf
The proposal summary and details on the 'right of first refusal' can be found in this document https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/mai/files/_maple_hill_rofr_open_space_update.pdf
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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"
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| FM #566 - Talk Franklin - 06/11/21 "What's a giphy channel?" (audio) |
FM #565 - Town Council "Quarterbacking" - 06/10/21 (audio)
FM #565 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 565 in the series.
This shares my conversation with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. This is one of a series of conversations meant to provide a recap of the prior Council meeting. Akin to one of the many sports post-game analysis broadcasts we are familiar with in New England, this would be a discussion focused on the Franklin Town Council meeting:
ok, what just happened?
What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?
We cover the following key topics
PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS
a. Proclamation: Franklin High School BALTS – four students' initials make the acronym.
b. Proclamation: M Wright, retired firefighter living at Franklin Crossing.
LICENSE TRANSACTIONS
• La Cantina Winery, New Section 19C Farmer Brewery License & License Modification to Combine existing 19B and New 19C license to create a 19H Farmer Winery/Brewery License, 355 & 357 Union Street, Franklin, MA 02038
• Table and Vine, License Modification - Change of Manager and Stock Transfer, 348 East Central Street
Public Hearing
$4.6 purchase price for Maple Hill; proposal to use $1.6M from Pond St, finance the $3M balance via CPA funds; 2 more public hearings (at least) FinCom (6/16 – 6 PM) and Community Preservation Committee (6/17 – 5 PM)
The show notes include links to the meeting agenda and associated documents.
Our conversation runs about 25 minutes, so let’s listen in to my quarterbacking session with Tom Mercer.
** audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/535ddb4b-2f74-4715-9427-5f579d139708
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Agenda document (and released supporting materials)
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/6-9-21_town_council_agenda_1.pdf
Maple Hill presentation doc with 3 options as discussed in this session
My notes from the Town Council meeting
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/recap-town-council-on-maple-hill-right.html
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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"
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| FM #565 - Town Council "Quarterbacking" - 06/10/21 (audio) |
HockomockSports.com: Player of the Week -> Katelynn Taylor, FHS Track
"Franklin senior Katelynn Taylor has been selected as the HockomockSports.com Player of the Week, presented by Morse Insurance, for June 6 through June 12. Taylor is the 26th player chosen as Player of the Week for the 2020-21 school year and sixth in the spring season.
Taylor continued her impressive senior season with a record-breaking week. She set new school records in the shot put (twice) and the discuss, closed out the dual meet season with first place finishes in both events, and then won both at this weekend’s Hockomock Championships at Foxboro High, which helped Franklin take the team title.
“Katelynn entered this season determined to win the Hockomock Championship and break the Franklin school records in both the shot put and discus and she accomplished it all,” said Franklin coach Mark Rudolph. “What’s best is that she is a competitor and throws best in the biggest, most competitive meets. Katelynn still has so much potential and she is just scratching the surface of what she can accomplish. I’m so thrilled that Katelynn is going to continue her throwing career at Springfield College”
https://hockomocksports.com/player-of-the-week-katelynn-taylor-franklin-track/
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| HockomockSports.com: Player of the Week -> Katelynn Taylor, FHS Track |
FHS boys lacrosse tops Billerica in away match
Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 15 @ Billerica, 7 – Final
Wrestling = Foxboro, 36 @ Franklin, 30 – Final
"Thought loss against Foxborough 36-30. Pins from Owens, Carlucci, Fracassa. #wheres31 #pvzy"Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FHSWrestle/status/1404598721174720516
https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-06-14-21/
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| FHS Panthers |
Guitars4Vets: Learn To Play The Guitar!
Guitars4Vets
Learn To Play The Guitar!
GUITARS4VETS
The Guitars4Vets Program is a non-profit organization that provides guitar lessons for veterans who may be struggling with PTSD, physical injuries or other emotional stress. G4V pursues its mission to share the healing power of music by providing free guitar instruction, a new acoustic guitar, and accessory kit in a structured program run by volunteers primarily through the Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and community-based medical centers.
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| Guitars4Vets: Learn To Play The Guitar! |
Climate action in Franklin, this Saturday, June 19
Climate action in Franklin, this Saturday, June 19, 10:00-11:00 AM.
Thank you
Ralph Halpern ralph.halpern@comcast.net
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