Open Space & Recreation Plan public hearing #3 video available for replay

The Open Space & Recreation Plan was discussed in the 3rd and last in the series of planned Public Hearings on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The hearing covered some of the details around the process: 

• The draft has been issued for comment
• Comments are open through July 12
• Additional detail on the survey results are being formatted to add to the draft. This won't change the goals or objectives, just provide the additional supporting evidence for such.

The draft plan can be found online ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/system/files/uploads/2023_osrp_draft_for_comment_0.pdf

Comments on the plan can be submitted ->

https://forms.gle/SJZKH43xj6JkAVPX8

The summary of the plan -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/2023-open-space-recreation-plan-summary.html

The goals & objectives -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/2023-open-space-and-recreation-plan.html

The public hearing video is available for replay ->    https://www.youtube.com/live/wbA8tRvhO6M

Open Space & Recreation Plan - Summary 

Local Karate Instructor Inducted into Hall of Fame

On June 10, 2023, local karate instructor Jim O'Brien, of Jim O'Brien's Kenpo Karate, was inducted into the International Kenpo Council of Grandmasters Karate Hall of Fame. 

"Kyoshi" Jim, a title meaning honored instructor, was also promoted to eighth degree black belt. O'Brien was quick to thank his students for their help, stating, "I know I would not be here without all of you. Truly, thank you."

O'Brien, a former marine, has been studying martial arts since he was a child, with over 40 years of experience in the martial arts, and over 20 years of teaching.

Jim O'Brien Kenpo Karate is located in the Downtown Sports building, 240 Cottage St Franklin MA.  https://www.jimobrienskenpokarate.com/

Local Karate Instructor Inducted into Hall of Fame

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Franklin Police: Weekly Recap for week of June 11 through June 17

The attached google drive link has the Weekly Recap from June 11 - June 17, This recap provides some greater detail about the calls we responded to: https://t.co/6rUwzG72Vl  or https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X-8v5YNOPl4Akcyy7RCh76C9p7QTaCgO/view

 Shared from -> https://t.co/mEF668o8lO  or   https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1671685538040930304

Franklin Police: Weekly Recap for week of June 11 through June 17

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, June 22, 2023

• 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

8:30 am     Veterans' Call: Steve Crouteau

9:00 am     Matt York: Highway Men

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Sandhya: Eclairs

1:00 pm     Drink Responsibly: Craft Roots

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 3

3:00 pm Joe Landry: The Railroad in Franklin

4:30 pm     Frank's Musings: Joe Biden

6:30 pm     Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

7:00 pm     Extended Play Sessions: Season 10 Show 6 - Swinging Steaks

8:00 pm Memorial Day Breakfast 2023

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

7:00 am     Public School Event: FHS Jazz Cafe 2023

8:30 am     All-Town Showcase 2023: Band

10:30 am FHS Senior Awards Night 2023

1:00 pm     FHS Chamber Music 2023

3:00 pm FHS Graduation 2021

7:00 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Westwood 06-13-23

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission: 06-15-23

2:00 pm Conservation Commission: 06-15-23

7:30 pm     Zoning Board of Appeals:  LIVE, Remote  939 9432 8390

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: Concerts on the Common joins the Farmers Market this Friday

Now that school is out, Concerts on the Common joins with the Farmers Market to bring music, food trucks, and a movie night (twice) to the Common on Fridays. The only exception being the 4th of July weekend when they take over the Common from June 30 through the 4th. Summer time, party time as #artshappenhere!

Wednesday, June 21

Love Letter - art display (Franklin Public Library during open hours)

LaCantina Winery

11:00am - Franklin Q&A  (Franklin Senior Center & remote)

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin Senior Center)

6:00pm - Fund raiser for Franklin Food Pantry (ticketed event) (La Cantina Winery)

7:30pm - Inside Earth's Neighborhood: Exploring the Sun, Moon and Mars (Franklin Public Library)

Thursday, June 22

Love Letter - art display (Franklin Public Library during open hours)

6:00pm - Open Mic Night (67 Degrees Brewery) 

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

6:30pm - Genealogy Club (Franklin Public Library)

Franklin Farmers Market

Friday, June 23

Love Letter - art display (Franklin Public Library during open hours)

2:00pm - Franklin Farmers Market  (Franklin Town Common)

3:00pm - Cousins Maine Lobster (food truck)  (Franklin Town Common)

3:00pm - Hogwash BBQ (food truck)  (Franklin Town Common)

3:30pm - Mike Tarara (live music)  (Franklin Town Common)

6:00pm - Bigelow Station (live music)  (La Cantina Winery)

6:00pm - Jesse Liam Band (live Music)  (Franklin Town Common)

Saturday, June 24

Love Letter - art display (Franklin Public Library during open hours)

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

4:00pm - The Fourtet (live music)  (La Cantina Winery)

5:30pm - Community Cookout (Franklin Methodist Church)

Celebrate with Pride - June 25

6:00pm - Elastic Five (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

8:00pm - Radio Daze featuring Paul Souza (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

Sunday, June 25

12:00pm - Franklin’s LGBTQ+ Community Pride Celebration (Franklin Town Common)

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

Tuesday, June 27

2:30pm - Rainbow Café  (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm - Cinema Zeotrope: "Little Women" ($5 donation suggested) (THE BLACK BOX)

7:00pm - Library Book Club (Franklin Public Library)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event 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: Arts are happening here!

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Meeting Agenda for June 21, 2023

The Town Council will meet on June 21, 2023 at 7 PM. 

You may access the agenda and links for the meeting here: https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_june_21_2023.pdf

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Meeting Agenda for  June 21, 2023

More Perfect Union - wfpr.fm: 84 - What is Juneteenth? (With Dr. Ken Elmore) (audio)

In this episode, the group sits down with Dr. Ken Elmore, president of Dean College, for a special episode to talk about Juneteenth, what the date signifies, it's recent addition as a recognized U.S. holiday, the important lessons that come with Juneteenth, how African Americans commemorate this day, and much more.

Audio file -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/more-perfect-union-84-what-is-juneteenth

wfpr.fm: A More Perfect Union (audio)

More Perfect Union - WFPR

Discussing American Politics and Current Events

Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Dr. Natalia Linos, Jeff Roy, and Nick Remissong as they conduct 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.

Find all the More Perfect Union episodes online -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episodes  or subscribe with your favorite podcast app

Town of Franklin Awarded $500,000 EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant

Continued Environmental Assessment and Remediation Work at the Nu-Style Property to Unlock Opportunities for Redevelopment with $100,000 Contribution from the Town of Franklin.

The Town of Franklin has been awarded $500,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grant Program. The funds will be used to complete remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the town-owned former "Nu-Style Property" at 21 Grove St.; a critical step towards continued investment of the Grove St. corridor. 

The "Nu-Style Property" is one of several properties in a small mill complex that has a long manufacturing history (at least 90 years). Environmental contamination from previous owners, especially Nu-Style Company & Image Jewelry, was significant. Similar to other communities with brownfields sites, Franklin has struggled to obtain the resources needed to fully clean up the property to unlock redevelopment, as Federal and State grant funding programs are very competitive, and the cost of brownfields cleanup is costly.

Due to funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, nationally, 262 communities were selected to receive over $215 million in competitive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (MARC) Grant Program. This represents the highest funding level ever announced in the history of the Brownfields Program. Even with this unprecedented level of funding, the Town of Franklin was one of only six Massachusetts communities awarded EPA Brownfields Cleanup funding in 2023.

"Through the bipartisan infrastructure law, Congress put politics aside to invest in our future. Children in Franklin will inherit cleaner water & cleaner soil as a result of this grant, and everyone will benefit from unlocking more economic development." said U.S. Congressman Auchincloss.

According to Bryan Taberner, the Town of Franklin's Director of Planning and Community Development, "The Town has worked for well over 15 years to assess the environmental contamination at the former industrial site, and clean it up for redevelopment."

The Town has committed $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support the project. Town Administrator Jamie Hellen notes, "By investing $600,000 in total funding towards remediation of the Nu-Style property, the town will enhance a more valuable asset, which will pave the way for additional economic development opportunities in town."

For more information on the EPA's Brownfields Program: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/franklin-awarded-500000-epa-brownfields-cleanup-grant

Franklin Awarded $500,000 EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant

Genealogy Club, Thursday, June 29, 6:30 PM

Common names or people of the same name in one family can cause a lot of confusion in genealogy. 

• Is that the father getting married for the second time or his son getting married for the first? 
• Has somebody given your ancestor different parents? 
• Can there be two Joseph Johnsons born the same year in the same town? 

We will look at different ways to determine how to separate unique individuals. This program is free and open to all who are interested.  No registration required.

At the Franklin Public Library -> https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/bulletins/genealogy-program-library

Genealogy Club, Thursday, June 29, 6:30 PM

Affordable housing available at 90 Palomino Drive, Application & Flyer available

"Please see attached flyer for an affordable home resale at 90 Palomino Drive in Dover Farms. 

Applications are available at https://t.co/KmOrHZJX1d"

Shared from -> https://t.co/0Vi5myWRZ8

Application ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/uploads/application_2023_-_first_come_first_serve_0.pdf

Flyer ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/news/flyer_1_90_palomino_0.pdf   

Town of Franklin, MA: Affordable Home Available - 90 Palomino Drive

"Where's The Toast?" Memory Café - Weds, June 21 at 1 PM

Hello All,

Please join us for our "Where's The Toast?" Memory café tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21 at 1 PM.  

Ted Powers will be entertaining us with songs we know and love as well as a little tap dancing!

Memory Cafés are safe and inviting spaces for those who have memory loss,

their families and caregivers. Join us for an hour of music, socialization and

engagement featuring Ted Powers "Tap Dancing Ted"

"Where's The Toast?" Memory Café - Weds, June 21 at 1 PM

 

This Memory Café is supported in part by a generous grant from the Franklin Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Please RSVP if you are able to attend.  We look forward to seeing you.

Ariel

--

Ariel Doggett

Supportive Programming Coordinator

Programming / Volunteer Coordinator

"We rise by lifting others" - Robert Ingersoll

There is no act of kindness too small

Cultural District Committee Meeting - June 22 at 7 PM (virtual)

Cultural District Committee Meeting

Thursday, June 22, 2023 7:00 PM

Virtual Meeting - AGENDA

Review and Approval of Meeting Minutes

• April 13, 2023 Cultural District Meeting
• May 11, 2023 Cultural District Meeting

Committee Membership - John LoPresti & Pandora Carlucci

• Two FCDC Members’ Terms up for Renewal

• Vacant Positions

• Election of Officers

Artsy Box Update - Amy Adams & John LoPresti

Update on MCC CDI Grant - Bryan Taberner

• Funding Summary

• Reimbursement Invoicing

• MCC Annual Report

Upcoming FCD Events and Opportunities - Discussion

Adjourn

Future CDC Meetings: Second Thursday of Each Month, at 7:00 pm.

Agenda and remote participation info ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/events/cultural_district_committee_agenda_-_june_22_2023.pdf

The listings 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. For additional information, contact: Bryan W. Taberner, AICP, Planning and Community Development Director at 508-520-4907 or btaberner@franklinma.gov.

Franklin Cultural District: Arts are happening here!

Friendly Reminder: Pickleball start time is 8 AM at King St Memorial Park

Shared from the Franklin Recreation page:

"As you know, there is opposition to the sport of pickleball and the noise it creates in other parts of the country/state.  Many Towns are being forced to shut down courts and facilities due to neighbors that do not like the sound.  I'm not sure if this group knows, but we have neighbors of the King Street courts that are not happy with the noise.  

Especially with early morning play on weekends.  I received another complaint today of someone playing pickleball at 6:20 AM.  This really isn't fair to the neighborhood.  

We have advertised start time would be no earlier than 8:00am.  Just to reiterate, the hours at King Street courts are:

Open Play-8:00am-12:00pm

Reservations-12:00-4:00pm

Open Play-4:00-8:00pm

Please continue to use the Team Reach app on your mobile device: Group code:  KingStPB 

With our hope for additional courts in FY2024, we really need to spread the word that pickleball can not start before 8am.  These players breaking the rules will force the Town to shut down courts, like they have in other communities.  

We have all worked too hard for this to happen.  Please respect our neighbors and follow the rules.   

Thank you,  

Ryan Jette"

Shared from Facebook ->   https://m.facebook.com/groups/355499548657214/permalink/1317835459090280/

Check out the Pickleball paddle holder, order of play system at King St Memorial Fields

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, June 21, 2023

• 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 the audio of the Grand Opening Ceremony for the Franklin Food Pantry at Edwin's on Monday, June 12, 2023   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/franklin-food-pantry-celebrates-grand.html

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 point.

• In this episode hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi  interview "Wine Witch on Fire: author Natalie McLean -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/06/wonderful-world-of-wine-episode-239.html

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 slot features the What you Need to Know About Stormwater session we conducted in March to prepare for the stormwater fee beginning July 1, 2023  ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/05/what-you-need-to-know-about-stormwater.html

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

7:30 am     It Takes A Village: Hockomock Area YMCA

8:30 am     Memorial Day 2023

10:00 am Matt York: Highway Men

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Sandhya: Eclairs

1:00 pm     Eat Around The World: Peru

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 3

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10

3:30 pm     Franklin Disability Expo

4:00 pm Veterans' Call: Steve Crouteau

4:30 pm     FHS Graduation 2023

7:00 pm     Circle of Friends: Tracy Grammer

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

7:00 am     Public School Event: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-13-19

8:30 am     All-Town Showcase 2023: Band

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman

11:00 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Westwood 06-13-23

2:30 pm     FHS Varsity Softball: v Milford 05-22-23

5:30 pm     FHS Varsity Baseball: v Walpole 06-07-23

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies

10:00 pm FHS Graduation 2023

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

8:00 am Town Council: 06-07-23

2:00 pm Town Council: 06-07-23

6:00 pm Economic Development Subcommittee:  LIVE, Chambers  850 6297 9258

7:00 pm      Town Council:  LIVE, Chambers  863 5063 5102

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)