"Our Community Service Unit will be at the Church of Latter Day Saints for car seat installations and a first responder touch a truck tomorrow morning.
This event is free to all but organizers are asking for donations of diapers of all sizes https://t.co/dX7PFSc4w9"
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| Faith & Blue: car seat installations - Oct 8, 10 AM to 1 PM |
#artshappenhere in Franklin!
2:15pm - Jennifer Tefft (live music) (Franklin Town Common)
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John's Episcopal Church)
4:30pm - Timeless Open House Workout (Timeless Crossfit- Hayward St)
5:30pm - Timeless Open House (Timeless Crossfit- Hayward St)
6:00pm - BJ Knights (Solo acoustic guitarist) (67 Degrees Brewing)
Saturday, October 8
10:00am - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John's Episcopal Church)
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
10:30am - Story time w/cast of FPAC’s Sound of Music (Escape into Fiction)
11:00am - Bollywood Dance Party (Franklin Public Library)
12:00pm - Fall Storywalk (DelCarte Recreation)
1:00pm - Halloween Tricks and Treats with Robert Rivest, Comic Mime! (Franklin Public Library)
4:00pm - Mike Santucci (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
6:00pm - Screen Door (Acoustic Duo Marc Tareila & Bridget Nault) (67 Degrees Brewing)
Sunday, October 9
12:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John's Episcopal Church)
12:00pm - Fall Storywalk (DelCarte Recreation)
1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:15pm - Second Sunday Speaker: Ted Reinstein (Franklin Historical Museum)
Monday, October 10
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day
12:00pm - Fall Storywalk (DelCarte Recreation)
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John's Episcopal Church)
7:00pm - Yankee Quilters (Emma’s Quilt Cupboard)
7:00pm - FBRTC Meeting (67 Degrees Brewing)
Wednesday, October 12
12:00pm - Fall Storywalk (DelCarte Recreation)
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John's Episcopal Church)
7:00pm - St Mary's Women's Faith Formation Group (virtual meeting)
Thursday, October 13
12:00pm - Fall Storywalk (DelCarte Recreation)
4:00pm - Pumpkin Patch Sale (St John's Episcopal Church)
6:00pm - Dave Penza (live music) (La Cantina Winery)
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| Franklin Public Radio extends its tower to improve its signal and reach |
FM #857 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 857 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Senator Becca Rausch. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this post pandemic period.
We have a wide ranging conversation on education, health care, elections & voting, and of course climate. Links to the Senator’s pages as mentioned during our conversation are provided in the show notes.
Our recording runs about 41 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Senator Becca Rausch.
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-857-state-senator-becca-rausch-10-03-22
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Senator Becca Rausch home page: https://www.beccarauschma.com/
Her issues page: https://www.beccarausch.com/issues
Constituent engagement opportunities
Youth advisory council https://www.beccarauschma.com/youth-advisory-council
Small business advisory council https://www.beccarauschma.com/small-business-council
Virtual office hours https://www.beccarauschma.com/office-hours
Newsletter archive https://us20.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=09452b4d597ce95fe20563af4&id=c427233b9b
Hey Sam - support line -> https://samaritanshope.org/our-services/24-7-helpline/
From the audio archives:
The conversation recorded in March 2021
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/03/fm-492-senator-becca-rausch-031121-audio.html
The conversation recorded in August 2020
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/08/fm-331-senator-becca-rausch-81420-audio.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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The Franklin Public School District strives to nurture a safe, supportive, inclusive and collaborative learning environment in each of our 10 schools. We believe in providing an engaging and rigorous curriculum with exemplary instructional practices that will support and challenge students to reach their full potential through personalized learning opportunities. Our goal is to develop the necessary social-emotional, academic, and career skills for each Franklin student, so that they will be a productive citizen in an ever-changing world.
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"Residents who did not opt-out of our Municipal Aggregation program will NOT see an increase in their electricity rate.
Take a peek at your energy bill. If you see a column labeled "Other Supplier Service" you're enrolled.
View a sample bill comparison: buff.ly/3e7wTLp
Want to enroll? Visit buff.ly/3RA93W5 to OPT-IN or call Dynegy at (866)220-5696.
Learn more about Franklin's municipal aggregation here: buff.ly/2RJoPli"
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| Franklin's Municipal Aggregation will help avoid the major electric rate increase |
FPD HAUNTED HOUSEPut it in your calendars, October 23rd from 2 pm-6 pm we’ll be hosting our annual Haunted Station Halloween Party. Kids of all ages are encouraged to come trick or treat in their costumes.
We’ll release more info in the coming weeks but we hope to see you all there!
shared from Facebook and Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/p/CjVoEqkLN8n
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| Haunted house scheduled by Franklin Police Dept - Oct 23 from 2 to 6 PM |
"MASSACHUSETTS HAS BEEN awarded $145 million in federal money to expand broadband internet access, the White House announced Thursday.Jacob Leibenluft, US Treasury Chief Recovery Officer, said in a conference call with reporters that an estimated 16,000 Massachusetts locations, homes and businesses, will be connected to high-speed internet through these initiatives. That represents 27 percent of those in Massachusetts who still lack high-speed internet.Sen. Ed Markey, a longtime leader in Congress on telecommunications, said it is a “national tragedy” that people still lack access to high-speed internet, given how important connectivity is to modern life. “Massachusetts has cutting edge technological innovations, but we can still see the holes in the Berkshires, which is rural,” Markey said. “Black, brown, and immigrant families, they are left behind.”The money was allocated through the American Rescue Plan Act, part of a $10 billion Capital Projects Fund. The fund was intended to pay for projects that provide digital connectivity for people to participate in remote work, education, and health care, with a focus on broadband. "
"TWO KEY Beacon Hill lawmakers on Thursday questioned whether the Department of Public Utilities is the right agency to hold the MBTA’s feet to the fire on safety issues.At a legislative oversight hearing, the chair of the DPU and the head of the agency’s transportation oversight division acknowledged the arm of the agency that oversees the MBTA’s safety efforts is understaffed and has been understaffed for years.The DPU, an agency known mostly for overseeing electric and gas utilities, is currently trying to double the size of the transportation division to roughly 14 people, and may need more employees. The Federal Transit Administration, in a recent safety inspection report, criticized the MBTA and the DPU’s transportation division.“The division seems stuck,” said Sen. Michael Barrett of Lexington. “Safety seems to have been submerged, seriously, within the DPU.”
"SOMERVILLE THIS WEEK offered some hope to those worried about the high cost of electricity ever since National Grid said its basic service rate would be jumping to a record 33.9 cents per kilowatt hour on November 1.The city said it signed a contract starting November 1 with Direct Energy that will provide electricity to residents at a much lower price — 14.9 cents a kilowatt hour for basic service, 15.7 cents a kilowatt hour for power with 20 percent more renewable energy, and 18.6 cents a kilowatt hour for all-renewable electricity.Somerville’s contract will last two years, while National Grid’s rate will remain in place for only six months. A lot can happen over the next two years in energy markets, so locking a price in for that length of time carries some risk. But Somerville’s new rates suggest municipalities and individuals may be able to find some relief for soaring electricity prices by shopping around."
Franklin's Municipal aggregation information
https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator/pages/municipal-aggregation
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| Franklin's Municipal Aggregation program |
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
There is a 1 in 8 chance a woman will develop breast cancer.
Learn more: cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer
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| Before Brooklyn, the unsung heroes who helped break baseball's color barrier |
