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Tuesday, December 21, 2021
FHS boys basketball, boys hockey, and girls basketball teams all post wins on Monday; girls in Overtime!
Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the FHS winter sports action on Monday:
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 6 vs. St. John’s Shrewsbury, 3 – Final
Girls Basketball = Franklin, 51 @ Oliver Ames, 48 – Final (OT)
"Even though the winter has barely gotten underway, anticipation for a matchup of the defending league champions had been building for months. Franklin and Oliver Ames finished last year unbeaten in their respective divisions and unfortunately couldn’t find a date to play each other in the pandemic-shortened season. Ten months later, both teams were 2-0, both look like favorites to repeat as division champs, and on Monday night at the Nixon Gym they finally squared off.
It was a game that lived up to all that hype.Franklin extended its win streak to 38 games, dating back to the beginning of the 2019-20 season, with a 51-48 overtime victory. Neither team held a lead larger than six points at any stage and there were eight lead changes in the fourth quarter and overtime alone.“We got a bounce,” said Franklin coach John Leighton. “That bounce could’ve gone the other way and they could’ve won the game. That’s how close of a game it was."
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| Stefany Padula (21) buried a big three-pointer late in overtime that turned out to be the game-winner, lifting Franklin to a win at Oliver Ames. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com) |
Panther TV: FHS Band, Winter Concert - Dec 9, 2021 (video)
"FHS Band,Winter Concert, December 9, 2021
@FranklinHSMusic @FHSPantherbook @FranklinPSNews @FranklinHS"
https://t.co/bdL3rrfgyV or https://youtu.be/NxIPLwBuJu4
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/fhspanthertv/status/1472984916606529538
St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - January 8, 2020 Meeting
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| St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - January 8, 2020 Meeting |
December Holiday Hours for the Franklin Public Library
December Holiday Hours for the Franklin Public Library
December Holiday Hours
Thursday, December 23. Closing at 2:00 PM
Friday, December 24. Open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 PM
Saturday, December 25. Closed for Christmas Day
Sunday, December 26. OPEN 1:30-5:00 PM
Thursday, December 30. Closing at 2:00 PM
Friday, December 31. Closing at 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 1. Closed for New Year's Day
Sunday, January 2. OPEN 1:30-5:00 PM
Shared from the Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/imce/u231/december_2021_hours.png
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| December Holiday Hours for the Franklin Public Library |
No Trash Delay ~ Dec. 20-24 and Dec. 27-31
No Trash Delay ~ Dec. 20-24 and Dec. 27-31
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| No Trash Delay ~ Dec. 20-24 and Dec. 27-31 |
Shared from the Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste/news/no-trash-delay-dec-20-24-and-dec-27-31
Monday, December 20, 2021
Candlelight vigil coverage as the Franklin community came together Sunday evening
"Bethany Manning stood on the top step of the brick gazebo in the town common Sunday night and looked out over a sea of people wrapped in winter coats and holding candles in gloved hands, the small flames flickering in the cold, gentle breeze.
Manning, speaking into a microphone so the crowd of several hundred could hear, remembered her friend, Shirley Branco Owen, who was killed Friday morning, allegedly at the hands of her former husband, Brendon J. Owen.
Shirley Owen was a “daughter, a mother, a sister, an aunt, and a friend to everyone that had the blessing to know her,” Manning said. “She was the light in every room, and she was a hot ticket. She got things done. And boy, boy, did she advocate and do everything for her amazing children.”
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| Mourners at a candlelight vigil honored Shirley Branco Owen, who was killed Friday morning.JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE |
Looking for films to view during the holidays? 'Return of the Jedi' One of 25 Added to National Film Registry
'Return of the Jedi' Among 25 Eclectic Films Joining National Film Registry
The 2021 selections represent one of the most diverse classes of films to enter the registry, with movies dating back nearly 120 years and representing the work of Hollywood studios, independent filmmakers, documentarians, women directors, filmmakers of color, students and the silent era of film. The selections bring the number of films in the registry to 825, representing a portion of the 1.7 million films in the Library's collections. "Films help reflect our cultural history and creativity — and show us new ways of looking at ourselves — though movies haven't always been deemed worthy of preservation. The National Film Registry will preserve our cinematic heritage, and we are proud to add 25 more films this year," said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. "The Library of Congress will work with our partners in the film community to ensure these films are preserved for generations to come." Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will host a television special Friday, Dec. 17, starting at 8 p.m. ET to screen a selection of motion pictures named to the registry this year. Hayden will join TCM host and film historian Jacqueline Stewart, who is chair of the National Film Preservation Board, to discuss the films. Also, select titles from 30 years of the National Film Registry are freely available online in the Library's National Screening Room. Follow the conversation about the 2021 National Film Registry on Twitter and Instagram at @librarycongress and #NatFilmRegistry. Films Selected for the 2021 National Film Registry
Click here for more information on this year's entries to the National Film Registry.
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FHS' Zub, Anderson, Welch, and Regan recognized with soccer awards by HockomockSports.com
Franklin sophomore forward Anya Zub followed up her stellar rookie season by becoming one of the league’s most prolific forwards. Zub led the Panthers with 20 goals and added six assists, helping them retain the Kelley-Rex division title and reach the Round of 16 in the Div. 1 state tournament. Her 26 points were the fourth-highest total in the league during the regular season. She was selected as an all-star by the league’s coaches and as the HockomockSports.com Underclassman of the Year (see below). Franklin coach Jodi Klein said, “Anya just keeps getting better. She is a very effective striker, composed in front of the goal and makes excellent decisions on whether to shoot or pass. She eagerly accepts the pressure of being our top scorer.”
Franklin junior Norah Anderson was dominant in the heart of the Panthers’ back line this season, helping Franklin secure back-to-back Kelley-Rex division titles and reach the Div. 1 Round of 16. Anderson’s leadership and athleticism were instrumental in the Panthers recording nine clean sheets this season and allowing only 11 goals in 18 games. Only twice this season did teams manage to score more than one goal in a game against the Panthers and no one scored more than two. Franklin coach Jodi Klein said of Anderson, “The captain of our defense. One of the toughest and smartest defenders I have ever had the pleasure to coach. Virtually unbeatable one-on-one, directs play from the back, and a leader on and off the field.”
Franklin sophomore Rachel Welch is the next in a long line of talented goalkeepers for the Panthers and she played a key role in retaining the Kelley-Rex division title and reaching the Round of 16 in the Div. 1 state tournament. Welch had a goals against average of just 0.60 this season, recording nine clean sheets, and allowing only nine goals in 15 games this season. Only twice this season did a team score more than one goal in a game against the Panthers. Franklin coach Jodi Klein said, “Rachel is an incredibly talented goalkeeper and has an impressive level of poise and maturity in the goal for just her second high school season. She still has two more years at the high school level and she will continue to be a player to watch leading our team from the back.”
Franklin senior midfielder Stella Regan was one of the top playmakers for the Panthers, creating scoring chances for herself and for teammates as Franklin won a second straight Kelley-Rex division title and reached the Round of 16 in the state tournament. After suffering a horrible injury as a sophomore, Regan was finally back to 100 percent this year and finished the season with 11 goals and six assists, none bigger than her perfectly weighted chip that led to the overtime goal against Reading in the opening round of the playoffs. Franklin coach Jodi Klein said of Regan, “She creates multiple scoring opportunities in every game, has an unstoppable engine, and a perfect touch allowing her to consistently create attacking chances.”
"Franklin sophomore Anya Zub has been selected as the 2021 HockomockSports.com Girls Soccer Underclassman of the Year, as the top performing freshman or sophomore player. The sophomore forward was one of the leading scorers in the league, as the Panthers won a second straight Kelley-Rex division title.After a breakout season last year on the wing, Zub moved into a center forward role this fall and scored 20 goals and had six assists, making her the fourth-leading scorer in the league during the regular season and the top scoring underclassman. She also came through in big games, scoring against both Mansfield and King Philip in the final games of the season to ensure Franklin won the league title outright.“Anya just keeps getting better,” said Franklin coach Jodi Klein. “She is a very effective striker, composed in front of the goal, and makes excellent decisions on whether to shoot or pass. She eagerly accepts the pressure of being our top scorer.”
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| 2021 HockomockSports.com Girls Soccer Underclassman of the Year |
FM #683 - Town Council Meeting - 12/15/21 (audio)
This session shares part of the Franklin, MA Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: members of the Town Council and Town Administration personnel were in the Council Chambers, some members of the public participated in person, some via the Zoom conference bridge, all to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
The recording runs about one hour and twenty minutes (1:20 )
The show notes contain links to the meeting agenda. Let’s listen to the Town Council meeting of Dec 15, 2021
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-683-town-council-meeting-12-15-21
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Agenda document -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/december_15_town_council_agenda.pdf
My notes from the meeting -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/recap-town-council-hears-update-on.html
Town Council Quarterbacking with Chair Tom Mercer -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/town-council-quarterbacking-with-chair.html
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| Town Council hears update on Human Resources from Director Karen Bratt |
FHS' O'Connor recognized with "Goal of the Year" (video)
Via HockomockSports.com:
"This year we teamed up with Beautiful Game Soccer Academy for our first ever Goal of the Year contest for boys and girls soccer. We narrowed down over 50 submissions to the top 16 for each, setting up a bracket style contest over the past couple of weeks. The final round came to a close last night and the winners are listed below. Thank you to BGSA for sponsoring this and to all the coaches, players, and everyone else involved for their submissions, votes, and support throughout our first go at this."
There are two videos of the top goals, one from the boys and one from the girls. FHS' Kelly O'Connor took the top honors for the girls goal of the year.
Video link -> https://youtu.be/XrgmxzJRFUE
Link to full article on HokcomockSports.com -> https://hockomocksports.com/hockomocksports-soccer-goal-of-the-year-winners/
Register O'Donnell Promotes Registry of Deeds Internet Research
"Providing secure, accurate and accessible land record information, coupled with our on-site customer service center, is central to our work here at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds," stated Register O'Donnell.
Elaborating on the Registry's research capabilities, O'Donnell noted, "Users are able to research land record information by multiple options, including the name of the property owner and property address. Members of the public can access our internet-based document research system for many endeavors such as determining property ownership, researching land titles, reviewing land plans (only plans which are recorded at the Registry) and finally to confirm that documents affecting a person's property, such as mortgage discharges, have been recorded."
Through technology and the Registry of Deeds modernization initiatives there are a tremendous amount of documents for viewing. For example, our website www.norfolkdeeds.org allows people to look up and view over 13 million scanned images with some 41 million pages of land documents dating back to the Registry's beginnings in 1793. Our Registry on-site IT Technology Department and Customer Service Center work to help anyone in need of internet research help find what they are looking for.
"A few years back, the Registry of Deeds completed a project which transcribed all our hand-written land documents that were recorded from 1793 to 1900. Prior to this effort, these hand-written documents were in many cases difficult to near impossible to read. With the transcription project completed, over 450,000 hand written documents were transcribed. Both the handwritten and the transcribed text can be viewed from the comfort of your home or business via our website www.norfolkdeeds.org."
It should be noted that while the transcribers made a best effort to translate these hard to read documents, their accuracy is not guaranteed. "These transcribed documents," noted O'Donnell, "are not legal documents in and of itself, and are not considered binding on the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds or its employees. It is considered merely a convenient reference for Registry users. For documentation purposes, users should refer to the scanned image of the original document instead of the transcribed image."
The Registry's website also provides information on how to obtain certified copies of land documents. The Registry's certified copy charges are $1.00 per page plus an additional $1.00 per document for postage.
In conclusion, Register O'Donnell stated, "Our core mission here at the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds includes providing our users with first-class customer service each and every day. Norfolk County residents and businesses deserve a Registry of Deeds that provides them with access to land record information in an easily accessible and consumer friendly manner. The Registry website www.norfolkdeeds.org does that by bringing the Registry records into your homes and businesses."
To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds.
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street in Dedham. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry's website www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center via telephone at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org.
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| Register O'Donnell Promotes Registry of Deeds Internet Research |
Boston Globe: "What happens when students remove masks? These Mass. schools are finding out"
"By lunchtime Thursday, word had spread through Hopkinton High School about a slew of basketball players testing positive for COVID-19. Already far more students had begun wearing face-coverings in the school, which in November became the first in Massachusetts to allow vaccinated students to go mask-less.Over lunch, five senior boys expressed anxiety. They hoped the school board that night would temporarily reinstate the school’s mask mandate. But other students wanted the relaxed mask policies, which they didn’t believe caused the outbreak, to continue. Two sophomore girls in the library studied without masks, happy to see each other’s smiles. They felt the mask-choice policy gave them something elusive in the past two years: a typical high school experience.“Last year, it felt like you couldn’t talk to anyone who wasn’t your friend,” said Sophie Weeden, 15. “This year, it’s gotten back to a little more normal — it’s so much better.”
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| What happens when students remove masks? |
"a chaotic “ripple effect” around the world"
"In Britain it’s alcohol, in Canada it’s maple syrup, while in Australia it’s a crucial additive for diesel trucks, and in New Zealand it’s brown sugar. These are just some of the many shortages affecting consumers and businesses around the world as industry experts warn that the supply chain crisis prompted by the coronavirus pandemic could last for many more months and even up to two years.Although there are signs that some bottlenecks are easing, the onset of the Omicron Covid variant could lead to new shutdowns, sending another disruptive spasm through the global system.The gravest appears to be an outbreak of Covid this week in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Zhejiang, which is home to the world’s largest cargo port, Ningbo-Zhoushan. Tens of thousands are in quarantine under China’s strict zero-Covid policy and some local authorities have urged workers not to travel home “unnecessarily” for lunar new year festival in February. “Further supply chain disruption is a significant possibility,” economic analysts at Capital Economics said in a note.Industry experts and economists believe the problems could persist as the finely calibrated network of world trade, already weakened by months of shipping backlogs, labour shortages and geopolitical tensions, remains “discombobulated”."
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| China’s Ningbo Zhoushan port in Zhejiang province, a key shipping hub. A new Covid outbreak in the region has raised fears of further delays in the global shipping system. Photograph: China Stringer Network/Reuters |
Senior Parking Pass for MA Residents good for use at MA State Parks
Central Regional Office355 West Boylston Street, Route 110Clinton, MA 01510Attention: Senior Pass
- A copy of your Massachusetts driver’s license or other official proof of state residency and age.
- A check for $10 made out to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- A contact phone number or email in case we need to reach you. (Optional)
- Senior passes may take 4-7 weeks before they are mailed.
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| Senior Parking Pass for MA Residents good for use at MA State Parks |