Frank Presents: Rachel Plukas & Allan Earls (video)

Democratic Town Committee Chair Rachel Plukas and Republic Town Committee Chair Alan Earls sat with Frank Falvey to discuss the role and background of the town committees in MA.

Video link -> https://youtu.be/3Je8yBqMLeY

For all the Franklin election information for the State Nov 8, 2022 election visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/10/election-collection-2022-state-election.html

Election Collection 2022: State election November 8

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Monday, Oct 24, 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 – Discussing American Politics and Current Events - Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Dr. Natalia Linos, State Rep Jeff Roy, Chris Woolf, and Nick Remissong 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

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

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini

9:00 am 4th of July 2022: Granite Brass

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Stromboli

12:30 pm Sandya: Pasta

1:00 pm Cooking Thyme: Apple Crisp

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

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 5

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 7

3:30 pm Veterans' Call: VA Pension

4:00 pm Physician Focus: Winter is Coming

7:30 pm Frank Presents: Rachel Plukas & Allan Earls

8:00 pm Frank Presents: Mark Lenzi

8:30 pm Franklin Cultural Council: Pamela Means

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

7:00 am Public School Concert: Sullivan Winter Music 2019

8:30 am Critical Conversations: Social Media

10:30 am Public School Concert: Elementary Winter Music Pt. 1 12-11-18

12:30 pm Public School Event: FHS Winter Jazz Night '22

2:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini

3:00 pm FHS Varsity Volleyball: v Mansfield 10-03-22

4:30 pm FHS Varsity Field Hockey: v Taunton 10-17-22

8:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Soccer: v Untitled

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

8:00 am Planning Board: 10-17-22

12:00 pm Community Preservation: 10-04-22

2:00 pm Planning Board: 10-17-22

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)

Town of Franklin, MA: Finance Committee - Oct 26, 2022 - 7 PM

Finance Committee Meeting

Agenda & Meeting Packet

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building

2nd floor, Council Chambers

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comment

3. Approval of Minutes: 9-28-22 & 10-18-22

4. The Bill Dowd “Deep Dive” Series:

a. Presentation: Assessing Department, Kevin Doyle & the Franklin Board of Assessors

5. Future Agenda Items

6. Adjourn

Please find the agenda and links for the October 26th, 2022 Finance Committee meeting posted here: https://t.co/nzAX525RCo 

Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/yJj0iyvERL

Town of Franklin, MA: Finance Committee - Oct 26, 2022 - 7 PM

Franklin.TV: Autumn = This! When I looked up, there it was

Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 10/23/2022

Autumn’s Cathedral

Autumn = This! When I looked up, there it was

It’s 6A, Saturday. I cling to coffee, shuffling toward my office – and there it was. Literally, at my front door. (OMG! Let the choral angels sing in praise. Glorious!) This is the image of Autumn that you read about in tourism brochures. I grabbed my smartphone and – (clik). There is no camera that can do justice to what I see. Vivaldi’s ‘Seasons’ underscores the moment in my head.

This is the week.

Do take a moment or two when and where you can to just stop and take it all in. 

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

Vivald's The Four Seasons ->  https://youtu.be/0HK-y-kBAUk

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

FHS girls soccer team drops close match 1-0 to Bishop Feehan

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Saturday, October 22, 2022. We also provide the link to the full set of Hockomock League results below.

Girls Soccer = Franklin, 0 @ Bishop Feehan, 1 – Final 

– Ava Graham broke the deadlock with 14 minutes to play, lifting Feehan past Franklin in a battle of two of the top teams in Div. 1. Rachel Welch made eight saves for the Panthers in a game that felt like a playoff preview.

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-10-22-22/

FHS Panthers

Reminder: St John’s Episcopal Affordable Housing Development, Community Meeting Scheduled for Oct 23 - 6:30 PM

Several years ago, St John's was approached by a for-profit developer that wanted to purchase most of our 20 acres of woods to build single-family homes. Our mission is about serving the community, not making a profit, so we refused this proposal. And, we started to discern what is the best use of this vital asset that we have. 

We started to weigh our prime objectives: 1) To provide something that’s needed by the community, 2) To honor Creation by preserving most of the land for natural habitat, and 3) To provide needed revenue for the survival of the parish. 

I attended a Franklin Town Council meeting where I learned that the Franklin Housing Authority manages about 200 units of housing for families, individuals, seniors and disabled people. There are 1300 individuals and 2500 families on the waiting list, but only about 20 units turn over each year. So affordable housing is desperately needed in Franklin and elsewhere.

That's when St John's started exploring what it would take to offer such a gift to the community. We were introduced to  The Community Builders, a non-profit affordable housing developer, and decided to partner with them. They built and still manage Eaton Place on Veterans Memorial Drive, Franklin. We want to provide housing for people who can't afford to live in the town where they grew up. 

So this project will be for people who make less than 60% of area median income (AMI) (some units will be for 50% and even 30% of AMI, so VERY low income). It will use less than a quarter of our 20 acres, and the rest will remain wild. We plan to create walking paths to connect with DelCarte, and even some public parking, so that the community can enjoy the land. 

You are invited to an informational meeting on Sunday, October 23rd at 6:30 PM at St John's. We look forward to receiving your feedback.

Peace,

Rev Kathy

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

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387 Email Rector@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Like us on Facebook  and Twitter

See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org   

Download a copy of the flyer for community meeting on Oct 23

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10IbUDFVo5xZdVD6HyJzGMQLMM7waVzL3/view?usp=sharing

St John's affordable housing proposal

St John's Episcopal Church

Frank Presents: Charles Bailey (video)

Candidate Charles Bailey, running for the 10th Norfolk District as a Republican, sat with with Frank Falvey to record an episode of Frank Presents

Video link = https://youtu.be/cGdRG3oAbfk

For all the Franklin election information for the State Nov 8, 2022 election visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/10/election-collection-2022-state-election.html

Election Collection 2022: State election November 8

Frank Presents: Shawn Dooley (video)

Frank Falvey interviews State Senate candidate current House Representative for 9th Norfolk District, Shawn Dooley 

Video link -> https://youtu.be/hmDeGfvTgQE

For all the Franklin election information for the State Nov 8, 2022 election visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/10/election-collection-2022-state-election.html

Election Collection 2022: State election November 8

Merriam-Webster: "We Added 370 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2022"

via Merriam-Webster 

"The dictionary chronicles how the language grows and changes, which means new words and definitions must continually be added. When many people use a word in the same way, over a long enough period of time, that word becomes eligible for inclusion. Here are a selection of words that met the criteria for our most recent update."

Continue reading the article online -> 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/new-words-in-the-dictionary

"We Added 370 New Words to the Dictionary for September 2022"

FTC to Explore Rulemaking to Combat Fake Reviews and Other Deceptive Endorsements

FTC to Explore Rulemaking to Combat Fake Reviews and Other Deceptive Endorsements Agency seeks comments on the harms and pervasiveness of fake and paid reviews, and other deceptive endorsement tactics The Federal Trade Commission announced today it is exploring a potential rule to combat deceptive or unfair review and endorsement practices, such as using fake reviews, suppressing negative reviews, and paying for positive reviews. View Press Release More news from the FTC

FTC to Explore Rulemaking to Combat Fake Reviews and Other Deceptive Endorsements

Franklin, MA: School Committee meeting agenda for Oct 25, 2022

Franklin School Committee 

October 25, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Municipal Building – Council Chambers 

Agenda

“The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.”

Call to Order Ms. Spencer

Pledge of Allegiance 

Moment of Silence

I. Routine Business

A. Review of Agenda

B. Payment of Bills Ms. Spencer

C. Payroll Ms. Stokes

D. FHS Student Representative Comments

E. Superintendent’s Report

II. Guests/Presentations

A. DEI Presentation - Heidi Harris, Lucas Giguere, Tina Rogers & Paula Marano

B. 2022-23 DEI Plan

III. Discussion/Action Items

A. Policy 2nd Reading/Adoption

I recommend adoption of policy JICH - Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use by Students as detailed.

B. 2022-23 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Plan

I recommend approval of the 2022-23 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Plan as discussed.

IV. Discussion Only Items

A. October 1 Enrollment Report

V. Information Matters

A. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports

B. School Committee Liaison Reports

VI. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Minutes

I recommend approval of the minutes from the October 11, 2022 School Committee meeting as detailed.

B. Transfers

I recommend approval of the budget transfers as detailed.

C. JFK Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $675.00 from the JFK PCC for field trips as detailed.

D. Student Activity Accounts

I recommend approval of the 2022-23 Student Activity Accounts as detailed.

E. JFK Recurring Field Trip

I recommend approval of the request of Mary MacMurray to take JFK 4th & 5th grade music students to the Veteran’s Auditorium on May 26, 2023 for a concert as detailed.

F. Parmenter Gifts

I recommend acceptance of 3 checks totaling $4424.94 from the Parmenter PCC as follows:

a. $3,236.54 Supplemental Supplies

b. $  638.40 Field Trip

c. $  550.00 Field Trip

G. Music Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $1,405.00 from Music Parents for in house enrichment for the Music Department as detailed.

VII. Citizen’s Comments

VIII. New Business

To discuss any future agenda items

IX. Executive Session

Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, Section 21 (a) (3) for the purpose of discussing strategy as it relates to collective bargaining with the Cafeteria, Van Drivers, Secretaries, & ESP’s Units, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the Committee, as declared by the Chair.

X. Adjournment

Agenda doc and remote connection info _>

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_10-25-22.pdf

Meeting packet folder -> holds all the released documents for this meeting as they are made available (some before meeting, some after the meeting)

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/october-25-2022-school-committee-meeting-packet

Franklin, MA: School Committee meeting agenda for Oct 25, 2022

Library & Franklin SEPAC & Sweet Inspirations to hand out candy at "Trunk-or-Treat"

"Franklin SEPAC, in cooperation with Franklin Public Library & Sweet Inspirations, an Inclusive Candy Store, will be handing out candy at tomorrow's Library Trunk-Or-Treat! 

Please come by to pick up a treat or or just to chat about SEPAC, Sweet Inspirations, or anything else!"

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/DSpencerFSC/status/1583477895498170368

 

Library & Franklin SEPAC & Sweet Inspirations to hand out candy at "Trunk or Treat"

Police Haunted House time changed on Sunday to start at noon, end at 4 (due to weather forecast)

"All students and families are invited to Franklin Police Department's Halloween Party on October 23rd! 

Please see below for more information and note the time has been changed to 12:00-4:00 on Sunday due to weather!"   https://t.co/mKJIw7j1Wn

Shared from the Jefferson Labradors Twitter account ->
https://twitter.com/JeffersonLabs/status/1583525697330769920

Police Haunted House time changed on Sunday to start at noon

FHS football tops Attleboro 44-0 on Friday

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, October 21, 2022. We also provide the link to the full set of Hockomock League results below.

Football = Attleboro, 0 @ Franklin, 44 – Final

1Q: (F) Jase Lyons 8-yard pass to Luke Davis, Garrett Portesi XP good; (F) Mike Davide 6-yard rush, G. Portesi XP good; (F) Safety; (F) J. Lyons 48-yard pass to Grayson Hunter, G. Portesi XP good.

2Q: (F) J. Lyons 38-yard pass to Derek Dubriske, G. Portesi XP good; (F) J. Lyons 5-yard rush, G. Portesi XP good.

3Q: (F) M. Davide 24-yard rush, G. Portesi XP good.

4Q: No scoring.

Field Hockey = Franklin, 2 @ Walpole, 6 – Final 

– In a battle of two of the top teams in the entire state, Walpole earned a 6-2 win over the Panthers. Franklin thought it scored first when a deflected shot found the back of the net but the shot was ruled dangerous and the goal was wiped off. Walpole took a 1-0 lead into halftime before Kaitlyn Carney found the back of the net to make it 1-1. The Porkers scored back-to-backs but the Panthers got one back before the end of the third when Shaw Downing redirected a shot from Carney to make it 3-2. Walpole won the fourth quarter to pull away with the win.

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-10-21-22/

FHS Panthers

Governor Baker Visits Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School

Governor Baker visited Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School in Franklin, MA to see the interdisciplinary collaboration happening during STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Week. Baker attended a special presentation earlier in the month at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where Graphic Communications students from Tri-County were being recognized for their submissions to the smART creative science art Contest. Their artwork was prominently displayed at the company’s new manufacturing facility. 

After seeing their impressive work, Governor Baker reached out to Tri-County to see what other innovative projects the students were working on. Students and staff toured Governor Baker through several of the school's classrooms and programs to showcase the vital work our students are conducting. "The Governor made me feel proud to be pursuing a non-traditional career path of HVAC&R and gave me great motivational advice," said Emmaline Lafleur, Grade 12 HVAC&R student from Seekonk.

A few of the Career Programs Governor Baker requested to visit during his tour were Metal Fabrication, Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing, and HVAC&R to witness the updates and modifications that the Skills Capital Grant have awarded these career programs. "The Governor was surprisingly funny and made us feel comfortable. He shared fascinating stories and showed a great interest in Tri-County and its students," said Michel Emile, Grade 12 Engineering student from North Attleboro. 

The Skills Gap Grant was launched in 2015 with the goal of replacing outdated equipment and technology, mainly at vocational technical high schools and community colleges. Since its inception, the program has evolved into a crucial component of local workforce training by expanding the number of young people and adults that are trained and experienced with the newest technology used by local employers. "The governor's visit was eye-opening for the both of us, we were excited and impressed to have him interested in what we do, and he seemed impressed to see what we do every day," said Lorcan Bergeron, Grade 12 Engineering student from Medway.

Governor Baker grabs a selfie with students and faculty as he visits Tri-County

"Due to Governor Baker's leadership, the State of Massachusetts allocated over 160 million dollars for program improvements in vocational schools. Tri-County has been fortunate to be the recipient of a portion of these funds, which were used to upgrade equipment and add new programs- such as medical assisting," said Dr. Karen Maguire, Superintendent-Director of Tri-County RVTHS. Tri-County has been awarded over $1 million since 2016 from the Skills Gap Grant. These funds allow Tri-County to modernize labs to continue providing students with state-of-the-art equipment and advanced knowledge to support high school and adult education classes as well as provide training and placement for underemployed individuals.

Governor Baker was presented with an official citation commemorating October 20 as Governor Charles Baker Day at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School from Dr. Maguire and the Tri-County School Committee.  "We hope that the next Governor, along with our legislature, will pick up where Governor Baker left off and allocate funds to assist our communities with new building projects. This is a concern across the commonwealth as many communities are trying to find ways to rebuild some of our 50-year-old vocational school facilities," said Dr. Maguire. Tri-County, built in 1977, is moving to the next steps in a proposed building project.

Senior Story Hour: Episode 046 - Fall Stories & More (audio)

In this episode, the Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, writings plays and more about the autumn season, cars, violence in schools and more.

This episode aired on Franklin Public Radio for October 2022.

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-046-fall-stories-more

The writer's group meets weekly on Wednesday's at 1 PM either in person at the Senior Center or virtually via Zoom. Once a month we meet at the Franklin TV studio to record this session for radio and podcast.

If you would like to join the writer's group contact the Senior Center or send me an email (shersteve @ gmail.com) and we'll get you on the mailing list.

Senior Story Hour: Episode

League of Women Voters: Rausch vs Dooley debate forum video

A recording of the State Senate Candidate Forum held by the League of Women Voters - Needham on October 18, 2022 is available for viewing on YouTube.

Video link ->  https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/O7e6JrKKSJ3H_TX3VgEvpbSSL7Dbnrk2/media/752145?fullscreen=false&showtabssearch=true&autostart=false

Shared from the League of Women Voters page -> 

https://lwv-needham.org/state-senate-candidate-forum-2022/

League of Women Voters: Rausch vs Dooley debate forum video

Franklin United Methodist Church schedules brunch for Sunday, October 30

"Let's do brunch! Join us for worship in the vestry/fellowship hall where we will sing, pray, reflect, and enjoy brunch together! All are welcome!

You are invited to bring a dish to share. Table service, coffee, water, and juice will be provided. Join us as we commune with God and one another around the table!"

When:  SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2022 AT 10 AM

Shared from Facebook -> https://fb.me/e/1WnxfwkH7

Franklin United Methodist Church schedules brunch for Sunday, October 30