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| Beaver St Recycling Center hours for the New Year's Weekend |
"For the past 2 months the FPD has been participating in our annual No Shave November & December fundraiser. To set aside our grooming standards each officer made a donation for each month they participated. Our November funds totaling $1640 were donated to the amazing organization, Cops For Kids With Cancer.
For the last 6 years Cops for Kids with Cancer has assisted Franklin families during their children’s cancer battles. Pictured below is Deputy Chief Helena Rafferty from the Canton Police Department. DC Helena is also a board member for Cops for Kids.
On 12/12 DC Helena presented a Franklin family with a $5000 check to help assist with medical expenses. Please check out their Facebook page and consider donating!"
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| Deputy Chief Helena Rafferty from the Canton Police Department with FPR members |
"We are STAYING! My aunt @grecodesignshop & I are so thankful to everyone who has supported our pop up location these past 6 months 🤍 we’ve decided to stay for another year!!
Not quite a year of bleutral, but crazy to look back at launching this little store online🤍 It’s been a ton of work, but I absolutely love everything about it! So thank you for following, shopping, sharing, & supporting our very small business ✨
We will be open tomorrow & Thursday then will be closed for a few weeks in January to give the space a little face lift! Reopening date- to be announced 🤍 Cheers to another year"
Shared from Facebook -> https://www.facebook.com/shopbleutal/posts/284414583707743
bluetral => https://bleutral.com/
Greco Design => https://www.grecodesigncompany.com/
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| Greco Design / bluetral pop up shop to stick around! Yay! |
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Democratic gubernatorial race change
"Ben Downing, the Democratic former state senator who staked his gubernatorial bid on progressive policies like universal child care and aggressive climate action but struggled to gain traction in fund-raising, said Tuesday that he is ending his campaign.
Downing, 40, pointed to financial challenges as the reason for dropping out of the race, adding that he made the decision “with a heavy heart.”
“You don’t get into a race with this as the intended outcome or even the expected outcome,” he said in a phone interview Tuesday. “But I’d like to think and hope we added a little bit to it along the way.”
"REP. JAKE AUCHINCLOSS, the newest member of the state’s congressional delegation, is finishing his first year in the House. To say it’s been a tumultuous initiation to Congress would be an understatement. His first days in office saw a mob-led insurrection in the Capitol building, and he faced a vote soon after on impeachment of a sitting president.Auchincloss, a 33-year-old Newton Democrat who won the seat vacated by Joe Kennedy, says on The Codcast that the jarring events of his early days in office have cast into sharp relief the natural tension that exists between staying true to the values of the constituents you represent while also working to advance their priorities."
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| Auchincloss reflects during The Codcast (audio) |
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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| Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
"In this episode, Jim Derrick and Anne Bergen invite Vesper Moore and Mike MacKinnis from the KIVA Centers to talk about mental health, the current mental health system, and what services KIVA Centers offer."
What is SAFE Radio?
SAFE Radio (a product of the SAFE Coalition) will examine the disease of Substance Use Disorder. Each week the program will feature guests that are subject matter experts covering topics such as treatment options, coping strategies and recovery. The SAFE Coalition exists to provide pathways for support, education, coping mechanisms and treatment options for Substance use Disorder.
Audio file -> https://safe-coalition.captivate.fm/episode/kiva-centers
For more about the SAFE Coalition -> https://www.safecoalitionma.org/
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| SAFE Radio: KIVA Centers (audio) |
Free lab-based PCR testing w/ home collection is available to all Massachusetts adults who...▪️ live or work in a congregate settings▪️ have symptoms▪️ had a COVID-19 exposure▪️ have been referred for testingLearn more and request a kit here: https://t.co/viodRS3duu
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| Town of Franklin, MA: free COVID test kits for those who "live or work in a congregate settings" |
"Look how much the #CommunityPreservationAct has done for the City of Pittsfield in just the 5 short years since they adopted the program in 2016 - housing, historic preservation, and even more in the future! @MayorTyer @BerkshireEagle"
https://t.co/P5y6vZionZ or directly to the Berkshire Eagle page -> https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/look_ahead/look-ahead-pittsfield-cpa-funding-requests-up-over-last-year-for-more-housing-and-preservation/article_ce69fcd4-5ac6-11ec-8049-af101b4377d9.html
Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/fPiJCx8fub
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The Community Preservation Committee decided that 11 of 13 applications for CPA funding were eligible for the program this year. The projects are vying for $715,000 in funding in a year when the committee has decided to cap allocations at $650,000. By Meg Britton-Mehlisch, The Berkshire Eagle |
Puck has dropped vs @MCLancersHockeyLet’s GOOO Franklin!!Reception is terrible 7:23 to go in game Franklin 2 Malden Vatholic 16:28 to go MC ties ot up 2-2Final: Franklin 2 @MCLancersHockey 3Ryan Sicchio - GDylan Marchand - GLiam O’Rielly - ABen Jarosz -ALucas Sheehan - A
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| Franklin Historical Commission: Legal Notice - Public Hearing - Jan 12, 2022 |
"To my beloved patrons, many of which have become friends, permit me to say that nothing has made me happier, given me more purpose, than providing a community with a warm and friendly place to congregate while enjoying well prepared dishes using fresh local ingredients. As the owner of Rhapsody’s Victorian Coffee House, I’ve been blessed!
The challenges in the food industry remain. We are closed for the time being and effectively until further notice while we sort out the numbers and weigh the business risks going into 2022.
This holiday season has been more about the relationships than ever before. People need people. I’ve been rewarded by providing an exceptional location for people to congregate, enjoy each other’s company, while indulging on the finest food and beverages.
Lets see what happens!"
- Mike
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| Rhapsody's Victorian Coffee House - status update (photo from a warmer day - May 2021) |
THE SENIOR CENTER WILL BE CLOSED THE WEEKS OF
DECEMBER 27 AND JANUARY 3.
OUR JANUARY VETERANS COFFEE SOCIAL HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
PLEASE JOIN US AT THE SENIOR CENTER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 AT 10:00 A.M. FOR COFFEE AND CONVERSATION!
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
Shared from Town of Franklin page => https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/january-2022-coffee-social-cancelled
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| VETERANS COFFEE SOCIAL: January 5, 2022 = CANCELLED |
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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"In this episode, the group talks about holiday traditions; the story of Hanukkah and what it means to the Jewish people, how Santa and Christmas formed into what they are today, the story of St. Nicholas and more."
The More Perfect Union cast ->
Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Natalia Linos and State Representative Jeff Roy host a round table discussion on current events and American politics, bringing about thoughtful conversation, compelling discourse, and a look at what the future might hold for the United States.
Audio file -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/039-holiday-traditions-how-christmas-came-to-be-the-story-of-hanukkah-and-more
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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
"Despite a persistent public health emergency, the Commonwealth’s fiscal outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2022 and looking ahead to fiscal 2023 remains strong, but not without some uncertainty.
Tax collections far exceeded benchmarks in fiscal 2021, leading to a substantial state surplus, and they are on track to do the same in fiscal 2022.
Still, during the annual Consensus Revenue Hearing convened today by the House and Senate Ways and Means committees and the governor’s budget office, the Department of Revenue and other fiscal experts and economists offered cautious outlooks for the economy and state revenues over the second half of fiscal 2022 and for fiscal 2023."
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