Tuesday, May 7, 2024

What's happening Tuesday, May 7?

Tuesday, May 7

6:00pm Franklin Garden Club - meeting
6:00pm Table Top
6:00pm Drum Circle Workshop
7:30pm Voice of Franklin, part of Toastmasters International

7:00pm Listening session for Schools Redistricting Proposal (FHS)



What's happening this weekend in Franklin?
What's happening this weekend in Franklin? 
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Why are there multiple calendars?
There is a Cultural events calendar upon which other community events are layered to create the Community calendar.

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

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 Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/month/39/2023-12

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 

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)

Silent Saturdays: Short Films from Oz - May 11 at 6:00 PM

Silent Saturdays start at 6 PM on the Saturdays of May: Chris Leverone, a videographer and graphics artist from Franklin, has directed promotional and fundraising videos, and is currently a producer at Franklin TV. He developed this program of films in cooperation with the Franklin Senior Center.

L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
May 11Short Films from Oz 
- a collection of short films produced by L. Frank Baum in the 1910s, based on his own famous 1900 children’s book, 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

 

The Franklin Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central Street, Franklin. The museum is open Saturday mornings from 10 AM - 1 PM and Sunday afternoons from 1 PM - 4 PM. 

When visiting the museum, please consider donating a non-perishable item for the Franklin Food Pantry. Check their current needs listing here ->   https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/get-involved/pantry-needs/

Visit the Museum online at https://www.franklinmuseum1778.com 

**ANNOUNCING** Young Artists Showcase May 19


Announcing the second annual


Young Artists Showcase
**ANNOUNCING** Young Artists Showcase May 19
**ANNOUNCING** Young Artists Showcase May 19
Join us on Sunday, May 19th, at 3:00 PM, for LiveARTS' second annual Young Artists Concert!

This concert will be a unique glimpse into the future of classical music and a chance to support the development of these wonderfully talented young musicians. These students represent the fine studios of local master teachers.

Come and meet these emerging young artists, as they establish themselves as the next generation of great performers.
Sunday, May 19th - Time: 3:00 PM
Location: First Universalist Society in Franklin,
262 Chestnut St. Franklin, MA
Tickets: Adults: $25.00
All students: free with ID

Tickets available at the door
Accessible parking and building
Visit our website liveartsma.org to purchase tickets on-line and for more information.
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How much is $38T? Yes, T = trillion. That's a big number and we talk about it in this episode of Making Sense of Climate (audio)

FM #1195 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1195 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist. We met to record in the Franklin TV & Public Radio studio on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.  

We continued making sense of climate by working through a listing of article links accumulated since we had last talked. The links are included in one PDF shared below.


This discussion continues our journey understanding the MA roadmap toward net zero and while it helps me “make sense of climate”, we hope it helps with your understanding as well. 

If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session.  

The conversation runs about 44 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Ted. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1195-making-sense-of-climate-43-04-30-24



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** See the page that collects all the “Making Sense of Climate” episodes -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.html 

Links for our discussion in one PDF doc -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GNwjgXLcm3N3nmkjgApehEq0nITcRvz-/view?usp=drive_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 www.franklin.news/ or  www.Franklinmatters.org/ 


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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How much is $38T? Yes, T = trillion. That's a big number and we talk about it in this episode of Making Sense of Climate (audio)
How much is $38T? Yes, T = trillion. That's a big number and we talk about it in this episode of Making Sense of Climate (audio)

FinCom goes line by line through General Government functions, approves Pledge doc (video)

The Finance Committee met on Monday, May 6, 2024 as scheduled. 8 of the 9 members were present, 6 in person, 2 remote (hence roll call votes). 

The Franklin TV video is available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUpsku8VOg



Quick recap:
  • minutes of the April meeting moved to May 15 meeting for approval
  • discussion on the override and pledge doc, led to approval by 8-0-1 (1 absent, Grace)  vote via roll call
  • Committee then proceeded line by line through the departments, some questions raised, answered, some departments not questioned (Recreation for example touted as a 'net zero' everything they are allocated for they return in fees raised)
  • discussion on net school spending, how some budget expenses are on the Town side, some on the school side, all does get rolled up into net school spending annually by DESE with reporting from Town and School. The FY 2023 net school spending report coincidentally I had downloaded in answer to a question last week. The link is provided below

The net school spending report for Franklin (so yes this does include charter school students) ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-flBF-M1oNTIzcOTMjc7CDmYR9QEkWt2/view?usp=drive_link



FinCom goes line by line through General Government functions, approves Pledge doc (video)
FinCom goes line by line through General Government functions, approves Pledge doc (video)

FHS baseball, softball, girls & boys tennis & lacrosse teams all post wins on Monday

Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Monday, May 6, 2024


Baseball = Franklin, 6 @ Stoughton, 2 – Final 
– Stoughton scored a run in the bottom half of the fifth to tie the game but the Panthers escaped further damage, leading the bases loaded, and turned that momentum into offense in the next half inning. Senior Ben Shirey drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs to score courtesy runner Joey McEachern (Hunter Malkin walk) but Brian Auciello got a strikeout during the next at-bat to keep the game tied 2-2. Lukas Phillip got Franklin’s big inning started with a double and moved to third on a sac bunt from Matt Miller. Mike Davide’s bunt brought the run home as courtesy runner Brad Morin beat the throw. With two outs and the bases loaded, Franklin senior Henry Digiorgio smacked a base-clearing triple to push the lead to 6-2. The Knights loaded the bases again in the sixth but couldn’t cut into the deficit. Sean Kryzak and Mason Smith each pitched a scoreless inning in relief for Franklin.


Softball = Stoughton, 1 @ Franklin, 6 – Final 
– Click here for a photo gallery of this game. – The visiting Black Knights scored a run in the top of the first inning but the Panthers plated six unanswered, including two in each of the second and fifth innings, to take a 6-1 verdict over Stoughton. Franklin had a balanced day at the dish with Katie Dowley, Sarah Boozang (run), Carly Johnson-Pellegri (RBI), Josie Drucker (RBI, run), and Marley Allen (RBI, run) each contributing a pair of hits. Maddie Bergeron (4IP, 5H, 1R, 1BB, 5K) and Sophia Sacramone (3IP, 5H, 0R, 2BB, 1K) combined to keep the Black Knights’ bats at bay. Julie Powers and Caitlin Driscoll (triple) each had two hits for Stoughton.

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 14 @ Foxboro, 2 – Final 
– Franklin dominated the first half to the tune of an eight-goal lead at halftime and the Panthers used a very good defensive effort to secure a 14-2 win on the road at Foxboro. The Panthers built a 2-0 lead in the first fame before getting the offense going with six goals in the second, and the defense denied Foxboro a chance to get on the scoreboard for an 8-0 edge at the break. Franklin had 11 different players score a goal in the win, including a hat trick from CJ Perro and a pair of goals from Eddie O’Brien. Zach Langevin added a goal and two helpers, and Drew Hansen, Ben Paterson, and Tom Quinn each scored a goal and had an assist. Ryan Cotter had a goal and an assist for the Warriors, Lincoln Moore (goal) and Sully Kenneally (assist) each had a point, and Adam Addeche made 11 saves in the cage.

Girls Lacrosse = Foxboro, 7 @ Franklin, 11 – Final 
Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap: 
"When the Franklin girls lacrosse team put its Hockomock League win streak on the line against rival King Philip just under two weeks ago, the Panthers had a sweat out a double-overtime win.

Facing their other big Hock hurdle this season, the Panthers played from in front the whole way.

Franklin scored the first four goals of the game and never trailed in an 11-7 win over Davenport division leading Foxboro to extend its league win streak to 119 straight games.

“It was a huge boost to start strong,” said Franklin head coach Kristin Igoe Guarino. “In the past, we’ve started slow and we’ve been really hard at practice on scoring. The girls really applied what we’ve been trying to work on in practice and really focusing on the details. They did a good job cleaning up our shots and our passing selection. They did awesome right from the start of the first quarter.”

– Continue reading the recap (subscription required)

For the photo gallery of this game -> 

Boys Tennis = Stoughton, 1 @ Franklin, 4 – Final 
– With a sweep in singles action and one more win in doubles, Franklin took down visiting Stoughton by a verdict of 4-1. Senior Jay Gorgas didn’t drop a game in an impressive 6-0, 6-0 first singles win, senior Ahan Shetty emerged from a third set super tiebreak with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-1 win, and junior Dan Reis added a third singles victory by taking a 6-2, 6-1 decision at third singles. The Panthers’ second doubles team of junior Gabe Terry and freshman AJ Trull rolled in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. Stoughton’s all-senior first doubles duo of Thomas Chaw and Anthony Maylack earned a 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 win.

Girls Tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Stoughton, 0 – Final
"Panthers with a 5-0 win at Stoughton today!!
Chloe Essam won her 3rd match in a row while Brooke Taylor improved to 9-1.  
Isabelle Simino was impressive in her match.
Dubs
Brooke Daniels & Sydney Tolonen 
Lexi Winkler & Smruthie Paladugu 
Franklin is now 10-0  "
For other results around the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com
FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

Get your tickets now for the Nick Strong Foundation event scheduled for The Shed - May 21

Please join the Franklin lacrosse community for a fun night of great food, friends and most importantly, support for the Nick Strong Foundation at Franklin’s most popular gathering spot- The Shed!  

This will be an adult-only (ages 21+) event and with your $50 per ticket contribution you’ll receive shared appetizers and craft kitchen fare, one drink ticket and entry to a trivia contest complete with great prizes. 

All proceeds will go directly to the Nick Strong Foundation to fund the 2024 Nick Gaspar Award and towards the foundation’s efforts to fund pediatric cancer research and support pediatric cancer patients and their families.  

Please use the attached Venmo QR code to register! 

(If you don't have a QR reader follow this link -> https://www.paypal.com/qrcodes/venmocs/c614d743-52eb-4ed8-bfd0-3b619e40ff3f?created=1712579348.5624971   or click on the image )  

Don’t delay-  tickets are limited!!!

Thanks for your continued support, and we can’t wait to see you!


Nick Strong Foundation to directly fund groundbreaking research for germ cell tumors.

We are beyond excited to announce groundbreaking research, being conducted by the Jackson Laboratories, that could potentially find treatments for germ cell tumors. Pediatric oncologist Dr. Ching Lau is a professor at the lab, which is a nonprofit biomedical institution committed to basic research discoveries that will change the landscape of cancer detection and care. Dr. Lau and his lab team have developed a first of its kind assay that can accurately diagnose germ cell tumors using spinal fluid obtained from a less invasive procedure such as a spinal tap.  The Nick Strong Foundation has decided to directly fund these tests that cost about $2,000 per test.  They have about 50 samples ready to test and our goal is to fund these samples and keep going from there! We are honored to be a part of this research in Nick’s memory.

Proceeds from your participation in our upcoming events (The Shed event, our first Golf Tournament) will go directly towards this funding -  THANK YOU!!!

Visit the Nick Strong Foundation online -> https://nickstrongfoundation.com/ 

Matt Zajac scheduled to perform live at La Cantina Winery Weds, May 8

See you Wednesday, May8th from 7:00 - 9:30 PM

Matt Zajac scheduled to perform live at La Cantina Winery Weds, May 8
Matt Zajac scheduled to perform live at La Cantina Winery Weds, May 8




Finance Committee - Budget Hearing #2 of 3 - Public Safety & Public Works - May 8

Finance Committee Meeting 
Agenda & Meeting Packet 
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 7:00 PM 


Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Public Comments

3. FY25 Town Administrator Operating Budget Hearing continued...
FY25 Town Administrator Budget Materials website

a. Public Safety:
i. 210 Police Department
ii. 220 Fire Department
iii. 225 Regional Dispatch
iv. 240 Inspection Department
v. 292 Animal Control
b. Department of Public Works (DPW):
i. Departments: 422 Public Works
ii. Enterprise Funds:
1. 450 Water
2. 440 Sewer
3. 434 Solid Waste
4. 460 Stormwater
4. Adjourn


Finance Committee - Budget Hearing #2 of 3 - Public Safety & Public Works - May 8
Finance Committee - Budget Hearing #2 of 3 - Public Safety & Public Works - May 8

Beaver Street Interceptor: construction and detour update

Beaver Street Interceptor 

Beaver Street Interceptor: construction and detour update
Beaver Street Interceptor: construction and detour update
 
 
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE WEEK OF MAY 6:

The dead end section of Old West Central serving Ledgewood Condominiums and Franklin Crossing will continue to be closed at Tri-County Drive.  Those residents should continue to follow the posted signs for directions on exiting and entering. 

Starting on Thursday May 9th, construction work will move onto Rt. 140 in front of the Dunkin Donuts, expect lane closures and traffic delays due to active roadwork.

Please reference the interactive map below and posted signs for details and updates.

Beaver Street Interceptor: construction and detour update
Beaver Street Interceptor: construction and detour update


We appreciate the public's continued support and understanding and will
continue to communicate regularly via social media, our dedicated email list, and the construction map below as work progresses.



BEAVER STREET INTERCEPTOR HOTLINE: 508-553-5526
(PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WE WILL RETURN YOUR CALL)
EMAIL: BSI-info@franklinma.gov


Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/water-sewer-division/pages/beaver-street-interceptor