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Sunday, April 28, 2024
Boston Globe recognizes O'Leary, Neeley, Paterson, DeForge & Dumas for WINTER 2023-24 ALL-SCHOLASTICS
Franklin TV: Override? Part 2
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the second part of the meeting had the Town Council and School Committee members aligned to hear from the audience. Photo S Sherlock Franklin.news |
“How can I watch the meeting?”
“We’ll show it on Comcast channel 9 and Verizon 29.” “ – I don’t have cable.”
“You can also watch us live on our YouTube channel.“
Franklin Public Library News & Events for May 2024 - general hours & services
The Library's hours are Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 8:00 AM, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sundays 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM. The Library will be closed Sunday, May 26th and Monday May 27th for Memorial Day.
Franklin Public Library's 2024 Reading Challenge!
May: A book by an author whose first or last name begins with the letter "M"!
Welcome to the Franklin Public Library's first Annual Reading Challenge! For each monthly prompt that you complete and submit on time you will receive a Free Book Coupon that's good at the library's Book Sale. Submissions MUST be submitted by the last day of each month in order to qualify for that month's Free Book Coupon. For complete details and to sign-up, visit our website! Grand prizes made possible by the Friends of the Franklin Library!
MyHeritage Library Edition - a must for genealogy research!
What's in the MyHeritage Library Edition?
- More than 20 billion historical records from all over the world
- The USA federal census (1790-1940) and the UK census (1841-1901) with images
- More than 2.4 billion exclusive family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni
- 816 million US public records
- Hundreds of millions of Nordic records
- More than a hundred million tombstone photos
- More than 1146 million historical photographs
- Military records, immigration records and passenger lists
- Citizenship & naturalization records
- Directories, guides, references, biographies and yearbooks
- Government, land and court records
- Wills and probate records
- Exclusive databases such as the Jewish Chronicle historical newspaper
- Additional content under license including Tributes obituaries, WikiTree, Billion Graves, Canadian Headstones and many others
Home Access is available! Find it here: alphabetical list of free library databases.
Museum Passes
Now is a great time to reserve passes to the area's most popular museums, aquariums, and more! Passes are available to be reserved up to thirty days in advance.
Franklin Library Book Sale
Friday, May 17th, 1:00-5:00 PM. Saturday, May 18th, 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
All books are just one dollar!
Bag Sale - $5 A Bag—Saturday, May 18th, from 1:00-4:00 PM
Come fill a brown bag with all the books you can!
Franklin Library ESL & Adult Literacy Program
Volunteer tutors needed! To volunteer please be at least 18 years old, have a High School diploma, & speak English clearly. No prior teaching experience needed! Volunteer tutors and students do not need to be Franklin residents. If interested, please fill out the registration form on the library's website.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/news/may-2024-franklin-library-news-events
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Franklin Public Library News & Events for May 2024 - general hours & services |
NEPM: "Massachusetts schools need more funds, some point to flaw in education finance law"
"Fix the funding flawA not common alliance is calling on education officials to fix a calculation in Chapter 70. That group, Novick’s MASCA, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts created a FAQ to explain how inflation of the last two years, between 7% and 8 % is a factor."... the [Chapter 70] law caps the annual inflation adjustment of the foundation budget at 4.5 percent," the FAQ said. "As a result, districts did not receive funds to cover a significant portion of inflation that they had to pay for in expenses.”The way the Chapter 70 formula originally worked, the FAQ said, “that would not be a long-term problem because the lost inflation would automatically be added back into the foundation budget in the following year. But a technical change made almost a decade after the law was passed inadvertently changed that. Now when the cap reduces aid below the level needed to keep pace with inflation, that reduction is locked in forever and reduces future aid.”
Sustainability Subcommittee schedules discussion with Conservation & Storm Water - April 30 - 5:30 PM
What's happening at the Senior Center during the week of April 29 thru May 3?
Sign up to join the Ladies Light Hiking group
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
What's happening Saturday, April 27, 2024?
Saturday, April 27
9:00am - DEA Medication "take back" day (SAFE Coalition)
9:00am - Earth Day - Clean Up (Beaver Pond)
9:00am - Stephen Green First Lego League Explore Showcase (Franklin Public Library)
10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
10:00am - Celebrate Earth Day (DelCarte Open Space)
10:00am - Roll, Stroll, Seed (Sculpture Park)
10:30am - Rough Sleepers Community Discussion (Franklin Public Library)
10:30am - Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals: A Stuffed Animal Storytime (Franklin Public Library)
6:00pm - Silent Saturdays: "Ravished Armenia" (Franklin Historical Museum)
7:00pm - South Street Six (La Cantina Winery)
7:30pm - Electric Youth & Future Shock (THE BLACK BOX)
8:00pm - Garnet Rogers (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse)
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What's happening Saturday, April 27, 2024? |
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 School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26
Fallen Hero Recognitions scheduled for May & June 2024
May11 - Charles Christakes - WWIIJune1 - William G. Hosford - WWII5 - Frank Gryzboski - WWII12 - LLoyd M. Ellis - WWII14 - Timothy J. Hayes - WWII15 - Elijah H. Coldwell - WWI20 - Edward A. Kelly - WWII24 - Baldo S. Lazzerini - WWII
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html
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Honoring Our Franklin Veterans Who Died In Service to Our Country |
Franklin, MA: School Committee Meeting, agenda for April 30, 2024
$55.00 Field Trips$5322.00 In-House Enrichment
$2,500.00 DCU Bank$10,000.00 Fernando P. Baglioni Scholarship Fund
Special School Committee meeting enables interview of candidate for business administrator position (audio)
FM #1182 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1182 in the series.
This session shares the Special School Committee meeting of Thursday, April 25, 2024. Chair Dave Callaghan, Al Charles, Dr Paul Griffith, Ruthann O’Sullivan, KP Sompally, Vice-Chair David McNeill were present; Erin Gallagher was absent.
Candidate for the interview is the current assistant to the business administrator, as an interim position appointment. Janaina Vasconcelos-Melotti is here to present her background and answer questions.
The meeting recording runs about 60 minutes. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1182-special-school-cmte-mtg-04-25-24
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Agenda for this session -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/sc_special_mtg._agenda_-_4_25_24.pdf
My notes captured via Twitter can be found in one PDF file -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lPQG_l9gieATruY5JDCh1u4QEkXZhNMX/view?usp=drive_link
Franklin TV Video was recorded but it is not yet available (not sure why).
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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.
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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 FHS baseball and girls tennis teams post wins on Friday
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FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |