I don't know how many triple deckers we have in Franklin. I believe the current building code is such that we couldn't build one. That I think is an issue. This type of housing could be a worthy addition to our housing stock in Franklin.
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Friday, December 9, 2022
MassCEC Seeking Applicants for Triple Decker Retrofit Pilot
Franklin Health Department: Wellness Update - National Influenza Vaccination Week
It is National Influenza Vaccination Week.
With flu cases on the rise stay protected and get vaccinated!
To learn more visit: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm
Visit this topic here: https://franklintown.regroup.
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If you already have an account, go to "Groups" and add "Health Dept"
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| Franklin Health Department: Wellness Update - National Influenza Vaccination Week |
Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, Dec 9, 2022
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Friday
9:00a/12:00p /6:00p Chapters – Jim Derick Insightful, life-affirming stories and interviews
10:00a/1:00p/7:00p Music to Lift the Spirit - Jim Derick & Frank Falvey
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Senior Story Hour – Senior Center Scribblers Group
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY
7:30 am New England Irish Harp Orchestra 12-10-17
9:00 am Frank Presents: Caron Grupposo
11:00 am Senior Connection: Council on Aging
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Banana Bread
12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes
1:00 pm Physician Focus: Straight Talk on Pain Medication
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 7
3:00 pm Battleship Cove: Inside The History: Pt. 3
4:00 pm Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Cookies
5:00 pm Franklin Interfaith Thanksgiving 2022
7:00 pm Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Safety on the Roads
8:30 pm ArtWeek: Airmen of Note
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY
7:00 am Public School Concert: Elementary Winter Music Pt. 1 12-11-18
8:30 am It Takes A Village: 40 Percent Club
9:30 am Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium
11:00 am FHS Varsity Volleyball: v Oliver Ames 09-07-22
1:30 pm Public School Concert: MICCA Showcase Pt. 2 03-14-18
3:00 pm FHS PCC: Vaping Forum
5:00 pm Battleship Cove: Inside The History: Pt. 3
5:30 pm FHS Varsity Field Hockey v Concord-Carlisle 10-06-22
8:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Soccer: v Leominster 11-10-22
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY
8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals: 12-01-22
2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: 12-01-22
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) |
Thursday, December 8, 2022
Board of Health to move to risk based inspections, schedule public hearing on reflexology regulations (audio)
FM #894 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 894 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the Town of Franklin Board of Health Meeting held on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. All three board members participated, 2 in room, 1 remote (hence roll call votes). Health Dept staff present were in the 3rd floor training room except for the inspector.
Quick Recap:
Public hearing on proposed reflexology regulations being scheduled for Jan 4, 2023 meeting
Admin assistant position being posted in January to extend search to external candidates
Move from 2 times per year inspection for all food license holders to a risk based approach to begin in January. Higher risk food handling establishments would have more frequent inspections, lower risk establishments would have less. The risk ranking scale is part of what will be communicated with the establishments before January
Capture of food waste pilot program a success at Keller-Sullivan, Channel 10 had a crew in to do a story on it, will be expanded to other schools and to Senior Center. Suggested to include Tri-County
The meeting runs about 30 minutes. Let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting Dec 7, 2022.
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The agenda can be found ->
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/agenda_12-7-2022.pdf
My notes collected in a Twitter thread PDF ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JgMe8eN2kcrDnr0N0Hgrcb45pqzVv-RT/view?usp=share_link
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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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| Board of Health to move to risk based inspections, schedule public hearing on reflexology regulations (audio) |
Finance Committee gets to a better understanding of the school budget (video)
The Finance Committee got almost all they asked for at their meeting Wednesday. This was the scheduled deep dive into the school budget and while most questions were covered in detail, some were put aside for follow up.
From an observer's perspective, while this was the deepest dive by this committee, many of the topics and questions were covered during School Committee meetings, so it would seem to make sense to have more meetings like this to enhance that communication flow rather than waiting for the budget hearings or this type of 'deep dive'.
Given the focus on the hard question for why the School Committee deviated from the plan for COLA with the bargaining units that the rest of the units settled for, teacher contracts received 4/4/4% vs. town contracts of 2.5/2.5/2.5%. More communication could avoid the surprise and better understand the rationale rather than waiting.
Franklin TV video replay -> https://youtu.be/o4vY1ekbk10
The agenda and released documents for this meeting can be found ->
My recap and full set of notes will be shared in a day or so
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| Franklin, MA: Finance Committee meeting |
Community Preservation Cmte gets updates on projects, approves schedule for 2023 and more (audio)
FM #893 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 893 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the Community Preservation Committee meeting held in Council Chambers on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
Chair C Feeley, M Doyle, J Livingstone, P Malcolm,W Simarian, R Power (remote), L Oxford [D McNeill, M Giardino absent]
Town Administration: J Hellen, A Alleyne,
The meeting approved the minutes of the prior meeting via roll call vote (7-0-2; 7 for, 0 against, 2 absent).
Motion to accept the proposed meeting scheduled for 2023, seconded, passes via voice vote (7 for, 0 against, 2 absent)
Town Administrator Jamie Hellen provides project updates on work underway
Red Brick School exterior renovation - doors and windows backordered
Nason St Tot lot site prep work being done now in advance of renovation in the spring
King St Memorial Field estimate and draft depiction of the field layout and work proposed. Timeline and funding remains TBD. Would be adding pickleball courts, would be including a paved path all around the park, would also be adding parking; questioned on if handicap access for the community garden is considered? I added that when the garden opened in 2010, it did have stonedust entrance and among the first four beds on each side of the main gate. It was covered with mulch a few years ago. The base likely could be restored.
Jamie also provided a financial update, it had a minor error and would be further enhanced to better reflect what was approved vs allocated vs. spent, etc.
Committee entered executive session via roll call vote not to return to open meeting (7 for, 0 against, 2 absent)
The recording runs about 22 minutes, so let’s listen to the Community Preservation Committee discussion on Dec 6, 2022.
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Meeting agenda =>
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-12-06_cpa_agenda_packet.pdf
My notes -> (note my vote tallies were off, there were 3 chairs empty but 1 member was remote so it should have been 7-0-2 [not 6-0-3[)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uBAa-GVCyoWXbh_svh0EwKscfrE326yO/view?usp=share_link
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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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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| Community Preservation Cmte gets updates on projects, approves schedule for 2023 and more (audio) |
Franklin Police gym makeover helps with fitness efforts
"The year was 1991. The Franklin Police Department was dedicated and with it came a state-of-the-art gym. As the years passed many components of the gym were frozen in time. More time passed and we realized that the gym equipment was probably older than most of our newer officers.
This fall the FPD started making a push in addressing a major factor in officer wellness, physical fitness. As they say, out with the old and in with the new. The gym was given a facelift and outfitted with new modern gym equipment that allows officers to have a great workout in a short time if needed.
We replaced old equipment with box jumps, new flooring, kettlebells, an assault bike, a rower, new bumper plates, and bars, with more equipment to come. In addition to the equipment, we’ve also implemented a new officer fitness policy and a new officer-run workout
program for the entire department.
A big thank you to Chief Lynch, Sgt. Bob MacQuarrie, Officer Eric Cusson, Officer Andressa Rosa, and everyone"
Shared from Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl3uJNnLPSl/
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| Franklin Police gym makeover helps with fitness efforts |
Middle School Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Concert - Dec 7 - video via YouTube
If you were not able to get to the Horace Mann Auditorium (it was packed, standing room only), you can view the Franklin TV live stream recording of the concert in the comfort of your home or on your device anywhere.
YouTube link -> https://youtu.be/lqzCDH3RBkw
Follow along with the program and listing of performers
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| 6th Grade Concert Band |
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| 7th/8th Grade Symphony Band |
MBTA Community Webinar Series videos and materials available
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Teen CPR & First Aid Course scheduled for Dec 29, register now
Hockomock Area YMCA (@HockomockYMCA) tweeted Wed, Dec 07, 2022:
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/HockomockYMCA/status/1600445309536157697
"Join us for a Teen CPR & First Aid Course!
https://t.co/sZso48QvRO"
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/HockomockYMCA/status/1600445309536157697
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| Teen CPR & First Aid Course scheduled for Dec 29, register now |
Teddy Gallagher's: Kids Christmas Party - Dec 11
Fun for the whole family this Sunday Noon - 5!
- Irish Step Dancers at 1 PM
- Pix with Santa from 2-4 PM
- Ice cream soda station for the kids
- Bloody Mary’s and Mimosa’s for the adults
Shared from Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl168lLvbO8/
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| Teddy Gallagher's: Kids Christmas Party - Dec 11 |
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