Franklin Health Department: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. ~300,000 kids in the U.S. have arthritis. 

Learn about prevention & symptoms: cdc.gov/arthritis/basics/childhood.htm

Franklin Health Department: Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, July 14, 2022

•  wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Thursday

9:00a/12:00p/6:00p   A Priest, A Minister and a Rabbi

10:00a/1:00p/7:00p   Frank’s Music – Frank Falvey and Jim Derick

11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm   Frank Presents – Frank Falvey Presents 

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = Thursday

7:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

8:00 am Veterans' Call: Veterans' Treatment

9:00 am Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Kyle Brodeur

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Sandhya: Macaroons

1:00 pm Physician Focus: Oral Health

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 1

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 5

3:00 pm Let's Talk Sports: Brett Feldman

3:30 pm Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

4:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Cataldo Block

4:30 pm Frank Presents: Caron Grupposo

5:30 pm Strawberry Stroll 2022

7:00 pm Extended Play Sessions: Season 10 Show 3 - Hipnotics

8:00 pm Change The MA Flag

9:30 pm Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = Thursday

7:00 am Public School Event: Jazz Night 01-23-19

9:00 am FHS PCC: Vaping Panel

11:30 am Franklin Rec Street Hockey: Bruins v Canadiens

2:00 pm Public School Event: Horace Mann Spring Music '22

3:40 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v King Philip 05-07-22

6:10 pm Let's Talk Sports: Brett Feldman

7:00 pm Cultural District: Brent Selby

8:00 pm FHS Graduation 2022

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = Thursday

8:00 am Conservation Commission: 07-07-22

2:00 pm Conservation Commission: 07-07-22

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Franklin Cultural District - Farmers Market & Concerts on the Common combine with movie night (through July 19)

Warm weather mid-July, drought still around, oh yes, and COVID too (be careful!), but #artshappenhere! 

On the Town Common, the Farmers Market and Concerts on the Common come together with food, vendors, music and movie night. There is also food and music at La Cantina & 67 Degrees. Get out and enjoy the local offerings!

La Cantina Winery

Thursday, July 14
Art show "Feminine Devine" - Amy Adams (67 Degrees Brewing - check open hours)  

6:00pm - Matt Zajac (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

Friday, July 15
Art show "Feminine Devine" - Amy Adams (67 Degrees Brewing - check open hours)  

Farmers Market

2:00pm - Farmers Market (Town Common)
3:30pm - Concerts on the Common: Matt Zajac  (Town Common)
4:00pm - Food truck: Yai's Thai Truck (Town Common)
4:30pm - Raina’s Plate Food Truck (67 Degrees Brewing)
6:00pm - Anna Freitas Trio (67 Degrees Brewing)
6:00pm - Sioo (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:00pm - Concerts on the Common: NorthEast Groove (Town Common)
8:30pm - Movie Night: "Luca"  (Town Common)

67 Degrees Brewing

Saturday, July 16

Art show "Feminine Devine" - Amy Adams (67 Degrees Brewing - check open hours)  

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
2:00pm - Supa Dupa food truck (67 Degrees Brewing)

4:00pm - Zach & Robin (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

Sunday, July 17
Art show "Feminine Devine" - Amy Adams (67 Degrees Brewing - check open hours)
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Find the full calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

Franklin Cultural District: #Artshappenhere

Franklin Q&A Session: July 20, 2022 - 11 AM - you bring the questions, we'll get the answers

Please join Steve Sherlock, who volunteers as Community Information Director for Franklin Matters & wfpr.fm, for an informal and informative Question and Answer Q&A session. 

What is the session about?

• Steve provides some updates on what's happened in the past month in the first 10-15 minutes, then opens the floor to answer whatever questions you bring
• you bring the questions, Steve will explain or get the answer(s)

When: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM  

Where: Franklin Senior Center (conf room TBD) and via Zoom

Franklin Q&A Session: July 20, 2022 - 11 AM - you bring the questions, we'll get the answers

If you want the Zoom link, please use this form or check with the Senior Center front desk:      https://forms.gle/52iVgVhNdKEa6A5h9 

Download the PDF as a reminder of this event

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1upqmWz-9CvBlr7xJhg_pe5EYlMWiUsvw/view?usp=sharing

Dan Rather: Perfidy Personified

The more we learn, the worse it gets.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

	Open in browser Perfidy Personified The more we learn, the worse it gets. Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner Jul 13 President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021 (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) Anger and concern well up. Anger and concern that are fueled by love for a country that has been violently transgressed. By a president of the United States no less. And with stunning complicity from those who actively participated in an attempted coup, and those who stood by and did nothing while their country teetered on the edge of chaos. Unbelievable. But believe it we must. Because true it is. We struggle to keep the mantra: steady, steady, steady. But in doing so may we follow the lead of the January 6 committee whose methodical, steady — admirably steady — pursuit of the facts has brought into the light a perfidy perhaps unmatched in the modern history of this nation.  When one must reach for comparisons to the Civil War to bring context to our current moment, it is to acknowledge the gravity of what we are learning.  Another day of hearings, and yet more details in a tableau of rampant law breaking. It is at a scale that is beyond what anyone could have imagined. Those who screamed into the void about what this man did and what he was capable of were often dismissed as histrionic. But even the most outrageous of suppositions have turned out to have been too restrained. The truth now has far outpaced the speculation. And the probability is that we have more to learn.  Take the news that ended today's hearing, that there is new evidence raising questions about witnesses and a Trump telephone call. Did the president of the United States directly engage in witness tampering? It is impossible to be shocked anymore, yet it remains shocking to even have to ask the question. I've said something of this nature many times before; it only becomes more accurate with each new revelation. And let us note with emphasis the new revelation that the president indicated that he wanted the U.S. military to seize voting machines as a means of keeping him in power past an election which he had clearly lost. Perhaps if the reality of what took place was less abhorrent we might be able to process it more easily, and thus be less stunned.  Can this really be happening? Did all of this really occur? Above all, one question looms for which we must demand answers: Dan Rather @DanRather "How is all of this only coming out now?" It's THE question for all who could have made a difference. At any step along the way. July 12th 2022 7,391 Retweets43,463 Likes There must be soul searching at all levels.  The cowardice of those who saw this unfold in real time and said nothing is a permanent stain on their characters. Those who would explain it away, or who sought to sabotage this investigation — and that includes almost every elected Republican in Congress — have put their narrow party's unquenched thirst for power ahead of the country.  We must ask: What was happening at the Department of Justice? And what is happening there now?  It brings me no joy to include the press as an institution in this tally of systemic breakdown. How could this story have been so widely missed? And is the full scale of it being given enough prominence? A story of this scale and far-ranging nature is bigger than just the White House press corps. Everyone should have been asking questions. It is not too late to dig into it with more investigative journalism. And while doing so, false equivalence should be banished from every newsroom.  Let us not forget that President Trump was impeached for what happened on January 6, and in the Senate trial that followed, we didn't come close to learning the full truth of his actions. The moment passed without sufficient scrutiny. No longer. When this House committee was formed, there was a belief among many that the investigation would shed little that was new for those who had been paying attention. Sort of like crossing t's and dotting i's. Yet these patriotic members of Congress, and patriots they all are, have greatly exceeded expectations with professionalism and steely resolve. How stark their example stands in contrast to so many others who were perfectly happy to stay in the shadows in a moment when their country needed them to shed light.  Finally, thought turns tonight to the justices on the Supreme Court who claim to be "originalists." Three of them were appointed by perhaps the most dangerous man to ever have held the office of president. In their decisions blowing up established rights, these justices like to claim to base their rulings on what the Founding Fathers thought.  I wonder what those founders would have made of a would-be dictator who sought to use force to overthrow the will of the people in order to set up dynastic rule. Actually, I don't have to wonder. You can read about it in the Declaration of Independence, and it infuses the U.S. Constitution. It is the words that all of these people swore to uphold and then defiled in a craven play for power over justice and democracy. Subscribe now Leave a comment Share Like Comment Share Thanks for subscribing to Steady. This post is public, so please feel free to share it. Share © 2022 Dan Rather 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

The Living New Deal Map is a good entry point

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905.

A new resource on the New Deal program from the 1930's collects information on the impact of the program as it helped the USA recover from the Great Depression. 

The interactive map is a good way to dig into the information. I took a look at Franklin and Pawtucket, RI (where I grew up) to see what was available. 

The key result for was "The historic post office in Franklin, Massachusetts was constructed with federal Treasury Department funds. The building is still in service."

I recall seeing information about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which had a camp here in Franklin at the time, yet the map didn't reveal that result.

Alan Earls did a presentation on the development of the Franklin State Forest by the CCC camp -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/09/the-amazing-story-of-franklin-state.html

Pawtucket has a number of projects listed. I recall walking downtown sidewalks and seeing bronze plaques acknowledging the Works Progress Administration (WPA) embedded into the concrete. 

The Wrentham School is one of our neighboring sites listed. "Multiple New Deal agencies carried out improvement, development, and/or construction work at what was then Wrentham State School (now Wrentham Developmental Center)"

Explore the map and the resources available   https://livingnewdeal.org/map/

The home page -> https://livingnewdeal.org/

The Living New Deal Map is a good entry point

Via The Marginalian: "The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking"

Maria Popova, creative genius behind "the marginalian" (previously "brain pickings") writes:

Carl Sagan (November 9, 1934–December 20, 1996) was many things — a cosmic sage, voracious reader, hopeless romantic, and brilliant philosopher. But above all, he endures as our era’s greatest patron saint of reason and critical thinking, a master of the vital balance between skepticism and openness. In The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (public library) — the same indispensable volume that gave us Sagan’s timeless meditation on science and spirituality, published mere months before his death in 1996 — Sagan shares his secret to upholding the rites of reason, even in the face of society’s most shameless untruths and outrageous propaganda.

In a chapter titled “The Fine Art of Baloney Detection,” Sagan reflects on the many types of deception to which we’re susceptible — from psychics to religious zealotry to paid product endorsements by scientists, which he held in especially low regard, noting that they “betray contempt for the intelligence of their customers” and “introduce an insidious corruption of popular attitudes about scientific objectivity."

Continue reading about Carl Sagan's rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking ->  https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/03/baloney-detection-kit-carl-sagan/

The Baloney Detection Kit: Carl Sagan’s Rules for Bullshit-Busting and Critical Thinking

This will also be referenced in the 2-session class scheduled for the Senior Center (and virtual) on how to detect misinformation online ->    https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/07/how-to-spot-misinformation-online-2.html

Take action to provide DOER your input on the proposed building stretch codes

Via the Massachusetts Climate Action Network

"Join us and voice your concerns about the Department of Energy Resources (DOER's) stretch energy building code  & demand that the code accelerate the construction of energy-efficient, all-electric buildings powered by renewable & clean energy. "

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/DOERDirectAction

In the Making Sense of Climate series, Ted McIntyre and I talk many times about the stretch codes and how that can help the overall approach to reducing green house gases. You can provide feedback to the DOER in these sessions, to help get the stretch codes to make a difference. You can find the series here -> 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html

Take action to provide DOER your input on the proposed building stretch codes

If you are not sure about stepping up to speak in the one of the sessions, MCAN also offers session on writing a letter to provide your input.

"MCAN and our partners will be hosting three workshops to build awareness, support, and confidence on making informed comments. Experts and highly informed advocates will be in attendance to answer any questions you have and provide further insight into the details of the most recent code. 

Join us for our Letter Writing Workshop on July 20th at 7:00 p.m. to learn and ask about DOER's proposed Stretch Code, the comment process, and set aside time for comment drafting. "

RSVP at: bit.ly/DOERLetterWriting

Letter Writing Workshops

“Vaccines remain our single most important tool to protect people against serious illness, hospitalizations, and deaths"

"The White House COVID-19 response team held a news conference Tuesday in which officials focused on the threat posed by the rise of the highly transmissible BA.5 subvariant, what people can do to protect themselves, and what steps the government is taking.

Here are some key takeaways from the remarks by White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, and the nation’s top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is President Biden’s chief medical adviser."

Continue reading the article in the Boston Globe (subscription may be required) ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/12/nation/8-takeaways-white-house-covid-news-conference-ba5-subvariant/ 

Maria Garcia looks away as Sarah DiPerri, RN (right) administers a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccine at Park Avenue Healthcare in Arlington on Nov. 9, 2021.JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, July 13, 2022

• wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Wednesday

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio/FPS Voice – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)

• This slot features recording of my interview with Jim Barton of Allegra Marketing Print Mail. Recorded June 21, 2022.

10:00 AM 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone    All about wine, its culture, lore and finer points

11:00 AM 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock

Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 3 PM)

• This hour features my conversation with Franklin resident and climate activist Ted McIntrye in our #12 episode of Making Sense of Climate recorded on June 23, 2022

 

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY

7:30 am It Takes A Village: Ethan Dimarino

8:30 am Change The MA Flag

10:00 am ArtWeek: John Christoforo

11:30 am Whole Health Visions: Mainstream Pt. 1

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Sandhya: Macaroons

1:00 pm Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Good Decision Making

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 1

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 5

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

3:30 pm Veterans' Call: Veterans' Treatment

4:30 pm Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

6:00 pm Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

6:30 pm FHS Graduation 2022

9:30 pm The Drummer's Studio: 12th Anniversary

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY

7:00 am Public School Concert: MICCA Showcase Pt. 1 03-14-18

8:30 am Franklin Rec Street Hockey: Bruins v Canadiens

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Kyle Brodeur

11:00 am Public School Event: Remington Spring Music '22

1:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Moses Brown 05-24-22

3:00 pm Let's Talk Sports: Brett Feldman

3:30 pm Public School Event: Horace Mann Spring Music '22

5:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: v Bishop Feehan 05-20-22

7:30 pm Public School Event: Jazz Night 01-23-19

9:30 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v King Philip 05-07-22

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY

8:00 am Town Council: 06-22-22

2:00 pm Town Council: 06-22-22

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf 

Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

How to Spot Misinformation Online - 2 sessions at Franklin Senior Center - Jul 18 & 25

Join Steve Sherlock to walk through an online course from the Poynter Institute and MediaWise on how to spot misinformation online. 

Sign up at the Senior Center to participate for these session whether in person or via Zoom. 

When: 

Monday, July 18 - 1 PM (part 1)

Monday, July 25 - 1 PM (part 2)

“This free short course from MediaWise for Seniors will teach you how to tell what’s true and false on the internet. By looking at examples of political, health, travel and climate misinformation, you will learn techniques for identifying false information and how to seek out trustworthy sources. 

Christiane Amanpour, Joan Lunden, Lester Holt, Hari Sreenivasan and Dave Jorgenson — MediaWise Ambassadors — will also pop in to share their advice as experienced journalists to help you navigate information on platforms like Google, Facebook and more.”

The online course is listed as taking 1-2 hours. We have scheduled 2 one hour sessions to allow for discussion and following links to research current examples along the way.  

How to Spot Misinformation Online - 2 sessions at Franklin Senior Center

You can register with Poynter Institute and take the course on your own 

https://www.poynter.org/shop/fact-checking/how-to-spot-misinformation-online-july-2021/

When the river & reservoir run dry

"The legendary waterway is drying up. Travelling its length, Tobias Jones uncovers its fascinating history

Italy’s longest river, the Po, was once called the “king of rivers” by Virgil (“fluviorum rex”). It was considered mighty less for its length – it’s only about 400 miles (652 kilometres) long – than for its expanding girth: the countryside next to the river, the Padanian plain, was so flat that the Po was often less of a river than a slow-moving marsh, always flooding land dozens of miles either side of its porous banks."

Continue reading the Guardian article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/10/po-river-italy-drought-climate

"An abandoned old power boat juts upright from the cracked mud like a giant tombstone. Its epitaph might read: Here lay the waters of Lake Mead.

The largest US reservoir has shrunken to a record low amid a punishing drought and the demands of 40 million people in seven states who are sucking the Colorado River dry. The megadrought in the Western US has been worsened by climate change. Wildfire season has become longer and blazes more intense, scorching temperatures have broken records and lakes are shriveling."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article online (subscription maybe required) 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/11/science/photos-withering-drought-shows-lake-mead-boat-graveyard/

The shoreline of Lake Mead is pitted with such apocalyptic sights as this previously sunken boat, turned upon its stern.JOHN LOCHER/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hockomock YMCA swim team tryouts scheduled

We’re excited to announce short course tryout dates for kids in our community ages 6-18 who want to join the Y’s HAY Lightning Swim Team!

The team will participate in weekly practices and meets during the coming fall and winter, practicing at all Hockomock Y pools. HAY Lightning Swimmers have the chance to build skills and confidence in a caring and supportive team environment. Swim meets will be held throughout the area. 

Potential team participants should attend (1) of the following tryouts. Please arrive 15 minutes early with your goggles in hand and wearing your swim suit.

swim team tryouts scheduled

• Mon. July 18 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) at the Foxboro Y
• Tues. July 19 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) at the North Attleboro Y
• Wed. July 20 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) at the Franklin Y

At the Y, we recognize that youth need positive adult and peer role models, and they need to feel physically and emotionally safe to thrive. Our coaches nurture children along their journey to adulthood, so they can become active, thriving and contributing members of society. And we have a lot of fun!

Our Short Course season runs September to mid-February and is followed by our Long Course season, which runs mid-April to mid-July. Tryouts for long course will be announced as we get closer to April. Please contact haylightning@hockymca.org with any questions. See you on the pool deck!

Additional details on the team are available here ->  https://www.teamunify.com/team/nehayl/page/home

Shared from the YMCA page -> https://www.hockymca.org/hay-lightning-tryouts/