Town Council doesn't like the snow removal bylaw wording, hears migrant housing status update, and Joint Budget Subcmte update (audio)

FM #1079 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1079 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Town Council meeting held in Council Chambers on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. All 9 members of the Council were present in the Council Chambers. 

Quick recap:

Discussion: A Bylaw to Amend the Code of the Town of Franklin by Inserting Chapter 147, Snow and Ice, Removal Of  - the proposal failed to get moved to a second reading (by a 4-5 vote - 4 for, 5 against), it will go back for further work by Administration and come back for another first reading

Migrant update – nothing major is new

Joint Budget Subcmte Mtg

• Brief update on FY 24, change in new growth coming, reduction of $250K, implications remain TBD

• Schools updated some of their numbers, planning for FY 25, to include the 4 years after, due approx.. Mar/Apr; looking into comparable communities (i.e. Hockomock League)

• Next Joint session in Jan 2024

The recording runs 1 hour and 46 minutes. Let’s listen to the Town Council meeting on Oct 11, 2023.  Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1079-franklin-ma-town-council-mtg-10-11-23

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The Franklin TV video is available for replay ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7gfH__gYXk

Town Administrator's Report: Migrant Status from the Town Council Mtg Oct 11, 2023 (audio) https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/town-administrators-report-migrant.html

Town Council agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_oct_11_2023.pdf

My full set of notes captured via Twitter during the meeting are collected in a single PDF for easier reading  -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SZ4uXFaq0j33jI4XaFIjXCcU7S_f6b3S/view?usp=drive_link

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Franklin, MA: Town Council Agenda for Wednesday, Oct 11, 2023 at 7 PM

Boston Globe: "IRS will offer a new option to file your tax return in 13 states — and Massachusetts is one of them"

"In 2024, some taxpayers will have for the first time a new filing option that many advocates have been demanding for years: A free tax preparation software program, like TurboTax or its competitors, created by the IRS.

For its first filing season, the program, Direct File, will be available in only 13 states and won’t be suitable for all taxpayers, the IRS announced on Tuesday. If you want to be one of the first to try it out, you’ll need a special invitation.

Selected taxpayers will get invitations around mid-February, an IRS official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the program before Tuesday’s announcement.

If all goes well with those early filers, the official said, the program will gradually open up to more users. By the time of the tax filing deadline in April, the IRS’s goal is that the program will be open to anyone who wants to use it in the 13 eligible states. The IRS said in an email Tuesday that the agency anticipates hundreds of thousands of users."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)  

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/10/17/business/irs-offer-new-option-file-your-tax-return/ 

Read the IRS press release, no subscription required

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-advances-innovative-direct-file-project-for-2024-tax-season-free-irs-run-pilot-option-projected-to-be-available-for-eligible-taxpayers-in-13-states

The IRS plans to invite a select group of taxpayers across 13 states to try out the agency’s pilot electronic free file tax return system, beginning this January.PATRICK SEMANSKY/ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAFE Coalition: psychic night fund raiser - Friday, Oct 20

SPOOKY SEASON FUNDRAISER!

JOIN US for a night with psychic medium Cait Duross!

SIGN UP: https://www.safecoalitionma.org/event-details/psychic-night-fundraiser

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyeb7ehxANy/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

SAFE Coalition: psychic night fund raiser - Friday, Oct 20

Trunk or treat at Franklin United Methodist - Oct 28

"Franklin area peeps!

I am looking for people to decorate trunks for our upcoming Trunk or Treat & Hallo-weiner Roast at Franklin United Methodist Church.

If you, your family, or an organization you are part of would like to participate, let me know. This is a fun event. Nothing scary.

Lots of kids and families."

https://www.facebook.com/46500024/posts/pfbid0eFXJjZo9Hp88eVK7jiAF7dC5GpGtd25szxPKWx6WBmTq2emPkcppsFHNikys2XZhl/?mibextid=Nif5oz

Trunk or treat at Franklin United Methodist - Oct 28

Cancelled: 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node Meeting, Thursday, October 19, 2023

Due to scheduling conflicts, we have cancelled the meeting of the Greater Franklin Node that would have been held this week, October 19, the third Thursday of the month.

In place of the meeting, we will send an email later this week with information and reminders about some 350 Mass activities and opportunities for everyone to participate.

Cancelled: 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node Meeting

Our next meeting will be on Thursday November 2nd. This will be a hybrid meeting: attend in-person at First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin; or join on Zoom.  We will send the details a few days ahead of the meeting. 

Thank you.

 

Node Co-coordinators,
Carolyn Barthel
Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern
ralph.halpern@comcast.net
781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017   

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, Oct 18, 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 information on the MRN Diagnostic clinical trial that can provide you compensation for participation ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/take-part-in-mrn-clinical-trial-to.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 talk Nancy Clancy about biodynamics  ->     https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/the-wonderful-world-of-wine-www-episode.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 Town Clerk Nancy Danello walking us through the Oct 24 & Nov 7 elections ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/10/franklin-town-clerk-nancy-danello-walks.html

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY

7:30 am Mental Health: Ryan Pellecchia

8:30 am Addressing Hate in School Sports

10:00 am Second Sunday Speaker Series: Rob Lawson

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Sweet Corn Risotto

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies

12:30 pm Senior Center Chef Showdown

1:00 pm Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Advocates for Children

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

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

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 5

4:00 pm Veterans' Call: Steve Crouteau

5:00 pm Concerts on the Common: Bus-14

8:00 pm Circle of Friends: Windborne

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY

7:00 am Public School Event: FHS Summer Music 2021

8:30 am Public School Event: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-13-19

10:00 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament

11:00 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Stacey Monette & Chris Jones

12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Soccer: v King Philip 10-13-23

2:30 pm FHS Varsity Field Hockey: v Milford 10-10-23

4:35 pm FHS Varsity Volleyball: v Stoughton 10-12-23

8:00 pm FHS Varsity Football: v Central Catholic 10-13-23

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY

8:00 am Town Council: 10-11-23

2:00 pm Town Council: 10-11-23

5:30 pm    Economic Development Subcmte LIVE, Chambers  885 1263 4420

7:00 pm Town Council: LIVE, Chambers  858 1835 6372

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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Antje Duvekot, Album Release Party at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, October 28

Antje Duvekot, October 28th, 8:00 PM View this email in your browser ANTJE DUVEKOT October 28th, 8:00 PM $25 Album Release Party We are thrilled to be welcoming Antje Dukekot  back to Circle of Friends on Saturday, October 28th at 8:00 PM.  https://antjeduvekot.com/ "Her songs feel at once fresh faced and firmly rooted, driven by the whispery sensuality of her voice." -The Boston Globe "She creates an entire, detailed world in verse, and takes you there with beautiful and understated melody." -Neil Dorfsman, Producer Antje has extensive touring experience, criss-crossing the US and Europe many times. She is a compelling live performer and has been invited to play some of the top festivals including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals. Internationally, she's headlined the The Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark. She's the winner of some of the top songwriting awards, including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious Kerrville (TX) "Best New Folk Award" and, in one of the nation's top music markets, the Boston Music Award for "Outstanding Folk Act", three of the top prizes in the singer songwriter world. The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 8:00 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM. Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available.  Please visit https://circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information. Upcoming Shows Seth Glier, Ellis Paul, Joe Jenks, The Nields, and more ->   https://circlefolk.org/   Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse · First Universalist Society · 262 Chestnut St · Franklin, MA 02038 · USA

Franklin Police Department: Update of Missing Person — Jazlyn Rodrigues, Oct 16, 2023

Franklin Police (@franklinpolice) posted on Mon, Oct 16, 2023:

Update of Missing Person — Jazlyn Rodrigues 

October 16, 2023 

The Franklin Police Department is still actively looking for and investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Jazlyn Rodrigues.

Jazlyn was last seen on October IO, 2023 around 7pm, after leaving her residence at 200 Woodview Way in Franklin. 

Detectives are still investigating but so far, the investigation suggests that Jazlyn left her home on her own free will and there is no evidence of any criminal activity or foul play. 

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is advised to Contact Franklin Police Detectives at 508-528-1212.

Update of Missing Person – Jazlyn Rodrigues https://t.co/EIWkJQAZ37

Franklin Police Department: Update of Missing Person — Jazlyn Rodrigues, Oct 16, 2023

Memory Cafe: Wednesday, October 18 at 1 PM

Memory Cafe: Wednesday, October 18 at 1 PM

Please join us on Wed. Oct. 18th at 1pm for our "Where's The Toast" Memory Cafe at the Franklin Senior Center.  

Patrick Durkin will be entertaining us.  

Get ready to sing and dance (if you want).  

Ariel

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Ariel Doggett

Programming / Volunteer Coordinator

Phone: 508-520-4945

Fax: 508-520-4917

https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc

"We rise by lifting others" - Robert Ingersoll

There is no act of kindness too small

Franklin Public Schools, MA: Half day scheduled for Oct 18 for Professional Development

Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) posted Mon, Oct 16, 2023:

Reminder: All Franklin Public Schools will operate on a HALF DAY schedule Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 to accommodate for staff professional development, with the exception of the Early Childhood Development Center which will have no school on half days. 

See the list of early release days for 2023-2024 ->   https://t.co/G6XfCFdAfe  or   https://www.franklinps.net/district/events/95576

Franklin Public Schools, MA: Half day scheduled for Oct 18 for Professional Development

FHS field hockey, volleyball, and golf teams post wins on Monday

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Monday, Oct 16, 2023. 

Field Hockey = King Philip, 0 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com provides the game recap: 

"Two weeks ago, Franklin emerged from a hard-fought battle against Foxboro with a win, but head coach Michelle Hess admitted her squad was a bit nervous before the contest. 

Fast forward nearly two weeks and Franklin has now boosted its résumé on top of the win over Foxboro: a victory on the road at Concord-Carlisle, a shutout over perennial league power Canton last week, and the latest addition a 3-0 win over Kelley-Rex division rival King Philip on Monday afternoon.

It’s safe to say the Panthers are now ready to play in the big games.

“I think this stretch has helped us learn to play in these types of games,” Hess said. “As a coach, you’re always waiting for that ‘aha!’ moment where everyone comes together and says we got this. Their confidence in each other has really grown lately. Staying positive has been a big focus of ours this year, and they’ve really bought into it. We’re at that moment now and everyone is gelling, all the way from the front to the back, everyone is on the same page."

Continue reading the game recap  (subscription required) -> 

https://hockomocksports.com/wernig-franklin-field-hockey-pass-test-against-rival-king-philip/

For a photo gallery from this game  https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Fall-2023/Franklin-King-Philip-Field-Hockey-10-16-23/

WE ARE ON FIRE!! HUGE 3-0 WIN vs a fast & skilled KP Team!! Haley Wernig scored 2 incredible goals & Brooke Taylor added a nice deflection for our 3rd goal of the game! Addi Weiss, Haley Wernig & Raena Crandall had the assists. (1/3)

https://twitter.com/FHS_FH_02038/status/1714083940682637399

Our defensive unit played amazing again today & Devon Barry had a career high 12 saves to help preserve the shut out!! Our Defensive corner unit (Sophia Cuneo, Lindsay Dennett, Maddie O’Brien & Ella Griffin) turned them away on 8 corners!! (2/3)

https://twitter.com/FHS_FH_02038/status/1714083942221889985

Lindsay Dennett had 2 AMAZING defensive saves & Maddie O’Brien & Ella Griffin each also had an incredible defensive save! I am so proud of this total team effort!! These girls are just amazing! They work so hard from the front line all the way back to the last line of defense!

https://twitter.com/FHS_FH_02038/status/1714083950589600157

Volleyball = King Philip, 1 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com provides the game recap: 

"After failing to close out late leads in each of the first two sets of Monday night’s showdown of defending league champs, King Philip was finally able to hold off Franklin in the third to stay alive in the match. Ryann O’Sullivan rose up and smashed the final point and the visitors had a little momentum on their side. 

Sometimes, a team taking the third set can carry that energy over and suddenly the teams are in the fifth and a match that seemed in control could go either way. That wasn’t how it played out on Monday.

Franklin jumped out to an early lead in the fourth and, while KP would get as close as two points at 10-8, pulled away to win the set comfortably, 25-16. With the 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16) win, the Panthers swept the season series with KP and remained tied with Attleboro atop the Kelley-Rex division.

“We’ve been really trying to work on not acting like we’ve won after set two,” Franklin coach Samantha Redmond explained. “All year our third sets have been our lowest, so it’s a lot of refocusing. KP is a great team, but we made a lot of errors, so just minimize that and everything hopefully will go okay.”

Continue reading the game recap  (subscription required) -> 

https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-volleyball-blocks-kp-comeback-wins-in-four-sets/

For a photo gallery from this match -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Fall-2023/Franklin-King-Philip-Volleyball-10-16-23

Golf  = Milford, 153   @ Franklin, 146 - 

– Franklin notched a pair of wins over Milford and Attleboro on Monday afternoon and clinched sole possession of the Kelley-Rex division title in the process. Senior Tyler O’Brien and junior Liam Lewandowski shared medalist honors with Milford’s Anthony LaPierre after all three finished the day at 36. Senior CJ Steel and junior Caden Sullivan each shot a 37 in the win.

Golf  = Attleboro, 167   @ Franklin, 146 

– Dane Holske led the Bombardiers with a team-best round of 37.

PANTHERS WIN THE HOCK SEASON TITLE beating both Milford & Attleboro at FCC shooting a 146!!

Liam Lewandowski & Tyler O'Brien shoot 36

Caden Sullivan & CJ Steel with 37s

Franklin finishes 9-1 (Hock) for the 2nd straight year and 15-4 overall with one more match left at Nashoba   https://twitter.com/FHSGolfTeam/status/1714044527399305625

For other results around the league (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-10-16-23/

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Reminder that HockomockSports.com changed to a subscription model in July. I have a subscription to view and share the FHS results that they provide. If you want to view all the worth Hockomock League reporting they do, subscribing is a good thing. It is quite reasonable. The subscription link is provided below.

To subscribe to HockomockSports.com ->

https://hockomocksports.com/sign-up/#utm_source=HockomockSports&utm_medium=HomepageDesktop&utm_campaign=20232024

FHS Panther sports results shared via subscription to HockomockSports.com