Reminder: first session of "How to Spot Misinformation Online" Monday, Jul 18 at 1 PM

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/

If you want to attend via Zoom please use the form here ->   https://forms.gle/QzD4b9qwZayM42cv9

Register O'Donnell Discusses How to Record a Land Document

Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O'Donnell today reminded residents that the Registry procedures to record their land documents are designed to make it as easy and seamless as possible. "Whether the document in question is a deed, homestead, mortgage discharge or any other type of land document, Registry staff have been trained to record the documents in as expeditious and accurate a manner as possible," noted O'Donnell.

Register O'Donnell further noted, "As the depository of over 8.5 million land documents, there are certain basic steps that need to be followed when submitting a document for recording. First and foremost, the document needs to be associated with one of the twenty-eight communities comprising Norfolk County. In addition, the document must be an original; we will not record photo copies or documents submitted via fax. Please note, many land documents require signatures be notarized before they are recorded. Several of our staff members are notary publics. We are more than happy to notarize any land document provided the person requesting the service appears before us and presents satisfactory proof of identification by showing either their driver's license or passport."

"It should also be noted that the Registry does not draft documents. The Registry of Deeds is in the business of recording land documents only. If an individual is unsure if a drafted land document, particularly a deed, is in proper order, it may be prudent to have a lawyer familiar with real estate law review the document for its accuracy. A simple mistake on a deed for example could lead to a major problem." 

Another important point to note is that there are various fees set by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts associated with the recording of land documents at the Registry. Recording fees vary depending on the specific land document type. The Registry's website, www.norfolkdeeds.org has a fee schedule that can be consulted for specific recording fee amounts. The Registry accepts checks made out to the Norfolk Registry of Deeds. The Registry also accepts cash payment. Debit or credit cards cannot be used, however.  

"Once you have a land document ready for recording and know the fee and type of payment," stated O'Donnell, "you can then choose how to actually get the document delivered to the Norfolk Registry of Deeds.  The options to get an original document and payment to the Registry of Deeds for recording are via regular mail, Federal Express, or by coming into our building located at 649 High Street, Dedham, MA. There is free parking in the large parking lot behind our building."

Register O'Donnell concluded by stating, "Our trained recording staff is more than happy to record your land documents. Land documents are recorded in an expeditious manner once they arrive here at the Registry. It should also be noted that institutional users such as lending institutions and law firms have the additional option to submit documents electronically via our two e-file vendors, Simplifile and ePN. Finally, if you have any questions about land documents in general, please call our Customer Service Center at 781-461-6101, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30AM-4:30PM."

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.

Register O'Donnell Discusses How to Record a Land Document

Dan Rather: Climate and the Cosmos - "In the end, it is better to bet on the helpers more than the obstructionists"

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	Open in browser Climate and the Cosmos Two stories from this past week Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner Jul 17 Two pieces of news this past week spoke to humankind traveling in different directions.  On one hand, with severe weather once again gripping the planet and the dangers of our warming world becoming more apparent, present, and urgent, the infuriating antics of West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin dashed the hopes of Democrats yearning for meaningful action on climate change.  As many have noted, Manchin has been playing his game of Lucy and the football (from the classic comic strip "Peanuts") since the beginning of this 50-50 Senate. Just when Democrats seem close to scoring a policy goal, he (either single-handedly or abetted by Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema) pulls the ball away, driving a stake into core objectives supported by vast majorities of the party — and often even by the country as a whole.  mary ☮️ @marynasca60 @brianschatz How many times as Manchin now played the part of Lucy and the football? July 15th 2022 4 Retweets14 Likes It's gotten to the point where, as we noted recently, the rallying cry for Democrats in the midterms has become some version of, "give us two more senators."  Of course, the frustration with Manchin isn't new. At the same time, we would do well to remember that the blame is not his alone. The filibuster, employed in its current state by Mitch McConnell, creates a dynamic that blocks meaningful action and provides a smokescreen on accountability. As we considered in a piece titled "More Than Manchin" over a year ago: "By focusing so much attention on Manchin, we are not presenting the full narrative to the American people. The press is framing this as a fight within the Democratic Party. That lets Republicans waltz by the microphones and cameras without paying nearly enough of a political price for their cynicism and obstructionism." While all this remains true, the latest sucker punch from Manchin, who seems to treat good-faith negotiations like a private joke in which only he knows the punchline, hits particularly hard. The specter of our climate crisis hangs over this Earth with foreboding uncertainty. We know it is already bad. We don't know how bad it might get (a lot depends on what we do know). Or whether we will find a way to remediate some of the damage. It's an existential crisis, particularly for younger generations who feel it acutely and wonder, as we all should, about the health of the planet they will inherit.  It is difficult to discern exactly what is motivating Manchin on this issue, but many have noted how he has benefited politically and personally (in terms of his net worth and campaign support) from his ties to the oil, gas, and coal industries. Money talks, but it is also temporal. Focusing on short-term gain at the expense of the future and the needs of others encapsulates the struggles our planet faces. Solutions require planning, rethinking, and perhaps foregoing what is easy now for what is necessary later. Although as we see, the "later" is already NOW with climate.  What fixing the planet also requires is science. For all that is going wrong, we should find some hope in the fact that a global team of scientists over the last several decades has put together a picture of the precariousness of our climate that allows us — should we heed the data — to see what is happening and prepare for what needs to be done. New forms of energy and ideas for greater sustainability can help us reexamine our assumptions and reframe our perspectives.  With this truth in mind, let us reflect on another news story from the past week that, as hinted at the top of this piece, points us in a different direction.  The pictures coming from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have inspired the world. That we are looking back from our little home, only a  speck in the vastness of space — what the astronomer Carl Sagan famously called the "pale blue dot" — at the origins of the universe is hard for most of us to comprehend. The images force us to reconsider our senses of time and space. In this framing, the workings — or more accurately, the dysfunction — of our Senate do not mean anything. Our planet itself, in but one solar system of but one galaxy, is of no consequence except to those of us who call it home. The notion that, amid the universe's vast expanse, we are the only planet of life also seems unlikely.  NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb 👀 Sneak a peek at the deepest & sharpest infrared image of the early universe ever taken — all in a day's work for the Webb telescope. (Literally, capturing it took less than a day!) This is Webb's first image released as we begin to #UnfoldTheUniverse: nasa.gov/webbfirstimage… July 11th 2022 97,224 Retweets381,656 Likes In order to access these images, in order to allow science to open up our cosmos and the mysteries of life, we need people who can make it happen. And it was a welcome addition to coverage of the Webb telescope that more of us got to know about Gregory Robinson, the NASA administrator who put the troubled project back on track. Robinson, "the ninth of 11 children born to tobacco sharecroppers in rural Virginia," offers an inspiring American story. NPR @NPR Gregory Robinson grew up as one of 11 children of tobacco sharecroppers in rural Virginia. He reflects on his journey to NASA, where he directed the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope program. How the son of sharecroppers helped send the world's most powerful telescope to spaceGregory Robinson grew up as one of 11 children of tobacco sharecroppers in rural Virginia. He reflects on his journey to NASA, where he directed the groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope program.n.pr July 15th 2022 226 Retweets967 Likes In journalism, sometimes you look for juxtapositions to help provide context for the moment — as if by choosing two events, or people, or trend lines to compare, you can allow for greater clarity on both as well as a sense of the larger picture. Pairing Manchin and the Webb telescope provides, I think, an important perspective and hopefully some sense of hope. There is a battle in this country, and in the larger world, between ignorance and knowledge, cynicism and hope. This is not new. These frictions always exist in human society.  It is oftentimes too easy to focus on all that is wrong, for that provides the greatest danger and the most urgent need for action. But we would be wise to not lose a sense of balance, and of all those pushing against degradation and loss — people like Gregory Robinson. We can look up — at the cosmos and at our own futures — to find the inspiration to keep going. In the end, it is better to bet on the helpers more than the obstructionists, the builders more than the destroyers, and the dreamers more than the cynics.  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

Beacon Hill recap: Conf Committee reaches agreement on FY 23 budget; Negro Election Day on Gov Baker's desk for approval

"Lawmakers strike deal for $52 billion budget, including more cash for embattled MBTA "

"More than two weeks after their fiscal year started, Massachusetts legislative leaders on Sunday unveiled an agreement on a $52 billion state budget bill they said would dedicate hundreds of millions of additional dollars to the MBTA, sock away more cash in the state’s savings account, and includes $1.8 billion more in spending than either the House or Senate initially approved.

The $51.9 billion spending plan, which lawmakers expect to pass and send to Governor Charlie Baker on Monday, reflects the state’s heady fiscal times, with tax revenues flowing far above estimates and lawmakers simultaneously racing to pass a separate $1 billion tax relief proposal by month’s end."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/17/metro/lawmakers-strike-deal-52-billion-budget-including-more-cash-embattled-mbta/

The details of the Conference Committee report can be found on the MA Legislature page ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/07/the-conference-committee-report-on-ma.html

"‘African Americans have enriched Massachusetts for centuries’: Mass. lawmakers approve Negro Election Day holiday"

"Decades before the country’s founding, some Black Americans in Massachusetts could participate in a limited form of self-governance. And on Thursday, Massachusetts lawmakers backed a new state holiday to honor that long tradition of civic power.

The bill, which still needs Governor Charlie Baker’s approval, would set aside the third Saturday in July as Negro Election Day, recognizing the adoption of the first Black voting system in Massachusetts in 1741 — when Black people could still be held in bondage by white slaveholders. " 

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/16/metro/mass-lawmakers-approve-negro-election-day-state-holiday-honoring-centuries-self-governance-by-black-americans/ 

Legislative leaders beefed up spending across the budget, including setting aside $150 million more for a trust fund to help cover the cost of a $1.5 billion school funding law passed in 2019.JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE STAFF

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Monday, July 18, 2022

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

9 AM 12 PM and 6 PM Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Todd Monjur
2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews

11 AM 2 PM and 8 PM A More Perfect Union – with Dr. Michael Walker-Jones,
Representative Jeff Roy and Dr. Natalia Linos

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

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini

9:00 am FHS Graduation 2022

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

12:30 pm Sandhya: Donuts

1:00 pm Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 2

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 6

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 12

4:00 pm Metrowest Symposium: Sharing Identity on Social Media

5:30 pm Senior Connection: Hearing Loss

6:00 pm Veterans' Call: Dave Hencke

7:00 pm Let's Talk Sports: Unified Basketball

7:30 pm Frank Presents: Caron Grupposo

8:30 pm FSPA: Spring Concert Show 1

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

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

10:00 am Public School Event: Remington Spring Music '22

12:00 pm Public School Event: Horace Mann Spring Music '22

2:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini

3:00 pm Let's Talk Sports: Unified Basketball

4:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v Catholic Memorial 04-20-22

6:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Concord-Carlisle 04-30-22

8:30 pm Critical Conversations: Social Media

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

8:00 am Planning Board: 07-11-22

2:00 pm Planning Board: 07-11-22

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)

The Conference Committee report on MA FY 2023 budget for your reading pleasure

"The House and Senate appoint three members each to a "Conference Committee" to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate proposals. One member of the minority party must be appointed by each branch. The Conference Committee reports a final compromise bill to the House and Senate for a final vote of acceptance in each branch."

From this link -> https://malegislature.gov/Budget/ConferenceCommittee

You can download H.5050  https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H5050.pdf

11A Insides ->  https://malegislature.gov/Reports/13689/FY%202023%20Conference%2011A.pdf

11A Outsides ->   https://malegislature.gov/Reports/13690/FY23%20Outside%20Sections%2011A%20FINAL.pdf

The Conference Committee report on MA FY 2023 budget for your reading pleasure

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Meeting Agenda - July 20, 2022 - 7 PM

FRANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL

Agenda & Meeting Packet

July 20, 2022 - 7 PM

1. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.

b. Chair to identify members participating remotely.

2. CITIZEN COMMENTS

a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to three minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. June 8, 2022   

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/3a._june_8_2022_tc_meeting_minutes_-draft_for_review.pdf

b. June 22, 2022  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/3b._june_22_2022_tc_meeting_minutes_-draft_for_review.pdf

4. PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS

a. Proclamation: Margaret (Peg) Simpson

b. Proclamation: Unified Basketball Team

5. APPOINTMENTS

a. 2022 Election Workers  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/5a._appointment_election_0.pdf

6. HEARINGS - 7:00 pm - None Scheduled.

7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS - None Scheduled.

8. PRESENTATIONS / DISCUSSION

a. Presentation: Elks Rider Donation Presentation

b. Discussion: Disposition of Town-owned land containing South Franklin Meeting House  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8b._old_south_church.pdf

9. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION

a. Resolution 22-43: Gift Acceptance - Veterans’ Services Department ($2,000) (Motion to

Approve Resolution 22-43 - Majority Vote)   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9a._22-43.pdf

b. Resolution 22-44: Authoring Tax Increment Financing, Plansee USA LLC, 115 Constitution

Boulevard (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-44 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9b._1_22-44.pdf

c. Resolution 22-45: Transfer of Care, Custody, Management and Control of Davis-Thayer

Elementary School from School Committee to Town Council (Motion to Approve Resolution

22-45 - Two Thirds Majority Vote)   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9b._1_22-44.pdf

d. Resolution 22-46: Gift Acceptance - Historical Commission ($2,000) (Motion to Approve

Resolution 22-46 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9d-e._memo_22-46_47_res_22-46.pdf

e. Resolution 22-47: Gift Acceptance - Disability Commission ($2,000) (Motion to Approve

Resolution 22-47 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9e._22-47.pdf

f. Bylaw Amendment 22-881: Chapter 7 Affordable Housing Trust Fund: Add Vice Chair and Clerk positions, 1st reading (Motion to Move Bylaw Amendment 22-881 to Second Reading -

Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9f._22-881.pdf

g. Bylaw Amendment 22-882: Chapter 4 Admin. of Govt.: Authorize Town Clerk to make format changes, 1st reading (Motion to Move Bylaw Amendment 22-882 to Second Reading -

Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9g._22-882.pdf

h. Resolution 22-55: Town Council’s Local Authorization and Approval for Conduct of 2022 State Elections, as Required by Chapter 92 of Legislative Acts of 2022 (Motion to Approve

Resolution 22-55 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9h._22-55.pdf

10. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

a. “Friendly 40B” Application   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/friendly_chapter_40b_process.docx.pdf

b. Town Administrator Five Year Fiscal Forecast

11. SUBCOMMITTEE & AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS

a. Capital Budget Subcommittee

b. Budget Subcommittee

c. Economic Development Subcommittee

12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

13. COUNCIL COMMENTS

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION

a. Collective Bargaining

i. Exemption #3: Collective Bargaining (DPW, Custodians, Facilities, Library, Firefighters, Police Sergeants) - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the public body and the chair so declares.

15. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION

a. Resolution 22-48: Ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Public Library Staff Association and the Town of Franklin (Motion to approve Resolution 22-48 - Majority Roll Call Vote)

b. Resolution 22-49: Ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the DPW Union and the Town of Franklin (Motion to approve Resolution 22-49 - Majority Roll Call Vote)

c. Resolution 22-50:Ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Custodians Union and the Town of Franklin (Motion to approve Resolution 22-50 - Majority Roll Call Vote)

d. Resolution 22-51: Ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Public Facilities Union and the Town of Franklin (Motion to approve Resolution 22-51 - Majority Roll Call Vote)

e. Resolution 22-52:Ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Professional

Firefighters of Franklin and the Town of Franklin (Motion to approve Resolution 22-52 -

Majority Roll Call Vote)

f. Resolution 22-53: Ratification of the Memorandum of Agreement Between the Franklin Police Sergeants Union and the Town of Franklin (Motion to approve Resolution 22-53 - Majority Roll Call Vote)

16. ADJOURN

Note:

Two-Thirds Vote: requires 6 votes

Majority Vote: requires majority of members present and voting 

Agenda doc and docs released for this meeting ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/july_20_2022_town_council_meeting_agenda.pdf

South Franklin Congregational Meeting House

Franklin TV: SCOTUS - John Marshall Harlan, The Great Dissenter

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 07/17/2022

Peter Canellos

We have an upcoming two-part program for ‘A More Perfect Union’. Our Radio Roundtable had the pleasure of sitting with Peter Canellos, author of John Marshall Harlan, The Great Dissenter. Through Harlan’s life and career as a Supreme Court Justice we learn much about the Court of his day, and about how it and his powerful dissenting opinions reverberate with enduring relevance through the decades to advance the cause of true equality even today.

They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court. Almost a century after his death, John Marshall Harlan’s words helped end segregation and gave us our civil rights and our modern economic freedom. Harlan’s dissents, particularly in Plessy v. Ferguson, were widely read and a source of hope for decades. Thurgood Marshall called Harlan’s Plessy dissent his “Bible”— and his legal roadmap to overturning segregation. In the end, Harlan’s words built the foundations for the legal revolutions of the New Deal and Civil Rights eras.

The Great Dissenter

Spanning from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement and beyond, The Great Dissenter is a “magnificent” (Douglas Brinkley) and “thoroughly researched” (The New York Times) rendering of the American legal system’s most significant failures and most inspiring successes.

Few authors are as lucid and fluid in their effortless storytelling as Peter Canellos. You can listen (effortlessly) to his deeply cogent thoughts and insights on 102.9 wfpr, and our next edition of More Perfect Union.

I give his work at least eleven stars out of ten. (Can I do that…? I can do that. Right?)

Listen – and judge for yourself.

And – as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 
And, thank you for watching.

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

Senior Story Hour: Episode 043 - Life Advice to a Young Person, Poetry, The Story of Sherku, Christian Camp & more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center share stories, poems, writings plays and more about life advice for a young person in need, the story of Sherku, christian camp and more!

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for July 2022.

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-043-life-advice-to-a-young-person-poetry-the-story-of-sherku-christian-camp-and-more

Senior Story Hour: Episode 043

Youth track & field meets, Jul 19 & Jul 26 at Franklin High School

"If you haven’t heard yet the Franklin Youth/Open track meets are back. Join us next Tuesday July 19th and again on the 26th! 

Registration and field events start at 5:30 & running events start at 6 PM. $5 gets into as many races as you want!  

Volunteers are also welcome"

Youth track &  field meets, Jul 19 & Jul 26 at Franklin High School

 

Youth track &  field meets, Jul 19 & Jul 26 at Franklin High School 1

 Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/TriRvths/status/1547985773781168128
and here ->  https://twitter.com/FranklinHSXC/status/1547968384976859143

"a housing market with no slack can’t absorb shocks like a pandemic-driven frenzy"

"Massachusetts needs another 108,000 housing units to meet the demand, according to a new national study, which ranks Massachusetts 11th among states in its housing underproduction.

Up for Growth, a Washington, DC-based housing nonprofit whose members include housing developers and economic development organizations, released a report Thursday that examines housing underproduction nationwide.

The problem is national. The New York Times highlighted the report’s finding that housing underproduction is no longer a coastal phenomenon but is spreading across middle America."

Continue reading the CommonWealth Magazine article ->

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/the-download/report-massachusetts-needs-another-108000-homes-2/

The New York Times article -> (subscription may be required)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/14/upshot/housing-shortage-us.html

The study referred to in both articles ->

https://www.freddiemac.com/research/insight/20210507-housing-supply

The main driver of the housing shortfall has been the long-term decline in the construction of single-family homes

St John's Episcopal Church: Multi-Family Yard Sale - Aug 6

Come shop at the Multi-Family Yard Sale on Saturday, August 6 from 9 AM - 2 PM

Lot’s of great bargains!

St John’s Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387  or Email Admin@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Like us on Facebook  and Twitter

See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org 

St John's Episcopal Church:  Multi-Family Yard Sale - Aug 6