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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Join Us: LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Benefit
Norfolk Cable presents the "District 2 Governor's Council Candidates Forum" (video)
Thanks to the folks at Norfolk Cable for producing the broadcast of the District 2 Governor's Council Candidates Forum held on August 7, 2024.
The video replay is available via YouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guijl9Ya-u8
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| (L-r) Civil, Kramer, & Reservitz |
Lifelong Music Academy's fall registration is now open
Lifelong Learning (@FPSLearning) posted Tue, Aug 20, 2024:
#fpslifelong #fpslifelongmusic
"Lifelong Music Academy's fall registration is now open! Choose from group classes or one-on-one private lessons.
Go to https://t.co/KOJ0PIGfTw for details and to register."
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| Lifelong Music Academy's fall registration is now open |
#fpslifelong #fpslifelongmusic
Shared from -> https://t.co/o1LZzK19Qq
Free COVID-19 Test Kits!
Make sure to grab some free COVID-19 Test Kits!
Please call the Franklin Senior Center to coordinate pick-up. Call 508-613-1341
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| Free COVID-19 Test Kits! |
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/free-covid-19-test-kits
Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Thursday, Aug 22, 2024
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Thursday
9:00a/12:00p/6:00p Turntable – with David Butler and Paul Guarino
Our 2-hour deep dive into the great albums
Our 2-hour deep dive into the great albums
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Frank Presents – Notable Local Conversations
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = Thursday
7:00 am Fallen Heroes Pt 5
7:30 am Veterans' Oral History Project: Dave Cargill
9:00 am United Methodist Church: Lola Richardson
10:30 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament
11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Sweet Corn Risotto
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Quinoa
12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Breakfast
1:00 pm The Only Cure Is Education
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 7
3:00 pm Riffin' on Main Street: Pauline Spender
4:00 pm Panther Pride: Todd Kiley
5:00 pm Metrowest Symposium: Sharing Identity on Social Media
6:30 pm Extended Play Sessions: Roberto Morbioli
8:00 pm Frank Presents: Lola Richardson
8:30 pm Frank Presents: Michael Videira
9:00 pm Endless Konnections: Chef The Rose
10:00 pm The Black Box: Rising Stars Cabaret
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = Thursday
7:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Band
8:30 am Public School Event: Concert Hour Day 1
11:00 am FHS Varsity Swimming v Attleboro 01-12-24
1:30 pm FHSTC - Flowers for Algernon
2:30 pm Panther Pride: Todd Kiley
4:30 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Attleboro 04-26-24
8:30 pm U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = Thursday
8:00 am Conservation Commission 08-08-24
2:00 pm Conservation Commission 08-08-24
7:00 pm Conservation Commission CHAMBERS 968 6873 472
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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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, August 21, 2024?
Wednesday, August 21
9:00am Tabulator Testing (Council Chambers)
10:30am Poop Museum (Franklin Public Library)
11:00am Franklin Q&A (Franklin Senior Center & remote)
1:00pm Where's the Toast? Memory Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)
4:30pm Sea songs & Stories (Franklin Senior Center)
** Town Meetings today **
- Master Plan Update Committee (Council Chambers & broadcast)
Event Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024 - 6:30pm
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| What's happening today in Franklin? |
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Why are there multiple calendars?
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:
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar
The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars
Is your Zucchini ready to Race on Friday, Aug 23 at the Farmers Market???
Is your Zucchini ready to Races on Friday, Aug 23 at the Farmers Market???
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| Is your Zucchini ready to Race on Friday, Aug 23 at the Farmers Market??? |
Kristi Kirshe "Paris Olympics Conversation" - (video)
Franklin TV broadcast the celebration on the Town Common Tuesday, Aug 23, 2024 to welcome home Olympic women's rugby medalist, Kristi Kirshe.
Other photos captured during the event can be found in one album ->
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| State Rep Jeff Roy with Kristi Kirshe |
School Committee scheduled to be at the Farmers Market Friday, Aug 23
Via Al Charles
"The Franklin School Committee members will be at the Farmer's Market.
Stop by to get a magnet calendar for the 2024-2025 school year, ask the School Committee members your questions about the upcoming year, or just stop by to say hi."
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| School Committee scheduled to be at the Farmers Market Friday, Aug 23 |
Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/8Kz9es9WoaEw5J9h/
Free Cookout at the United Methodist Church on Aug 24
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| free cookout - Aug 24 |
Via Franklin United Methodist Church
"All are invited to a FREE community cookout at the Franklin United Methodist Church (82 W. Central Street) on Saturday, August 24.
Food will be served from 5:30-6:30p. Free burgers, hotdogs, chips and drinks will be served. A vegetarian option will also be available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
This event is outside in the grassy lot at the end of our parking area.
In case of rain, this event will be cancelled. Notices will be posted to the church's website and FB page."
Watch "Fallen Heroes Pt3" , "Fallen Heroes Pt4", & "Fallen Heroes Pt5" on YouTube
The Town of Franklin has one of the most beautiful Veteran’s Memorial areas in the state. If you haven’t been there recently, it is worth a visit. There are monuments for all wars centered in front of the WWI “Doughboy” monument. At the rear of the monument area is the Veterans’ Memorial Walkway which currently honors 1866 veterans who have served America.
Perhaps the most moving part of the Memorial area are the 45 granite posts which line the Veterans’ Walkway. Each one of these posts is dedicated to a Franklin veteran who gave his life, defending our freedom. These columns are beautifully done, marked with bronze plaques and a flag. During the holidays, each is also decorated with a beautiful wreath.
Over the past few months, Franklin’s Veterans’ organizations, the Edward L. Grant American Legion Post 75, and the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 3402, under the auspices of the Town’s Veterans Council, have developed a program to further honor those who died for our nation, to ensure they are remembered, and their stories are kept alive.
This program will include the placing of a Memorial Wreath for the day, the playing of Taps, a salute from those present, and a reading of whatever history we may have on that veteran. This is a way of keeping the memory of that veteran alive.
This event will happen 45 times during the coming year. Some months, like January, only one ceremony will be held. Other months will have multiple ceremonies, such as February with 4 and June with 7. On March 10, April 9, July 18, and September 21, there will be dual ceremonies as we lost two veterans on the same day.
Families of the veterans, if known, will be invited to attend the ceremony.
The public is invited to attend these ceremonies to honor those who gave their lives.
Franklin’s military organizations support numerous veterans’ activities and encourage all veterans in town to join them.
The current schedule (note as additional info is gathered and confirmed this schedule may be updated)
Video of the set for #3 -> https://youtu.be/GpFAlD8_1Js?si=ZwEzePScne58Ugzt
Video of the set for #4 -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP9ghB7K5WA
Video of the set for #5 -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UaM6y8eFsw
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| Honoring Our Franklin Veterans Who Died In Service to Our Country |
Tamisha Civil: candidate for Governor's Council District 2 - Democratic Primary
From the Tamisha Civil campaign page
"Tamisha Civil is a community advocate with over 10 years of experience working in our criminal justice system. She’s running for Governor’s Council because she has the right experience and vision to make our justice system work fairly for everyone in our Commonwealth.
Tamisha Civil
Tamisha is the proud daughter of Haitian immigrants who came to Massachusetts for better opportunities. Her parents worked hard to provide a better future for their children, a work ethic they inspired in her. Thanks to her family and her passion, Tamisha became the first person in her family to graduate from college. She obtained a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Leadership from Northeastern University.Tamisha’s life changed when her cousin was falsely imprisoned for murder. She had to watch helplessly as the person who helped raise her sat behind bars, unable to attend even his own mother’s funeral. Tamisha’s cousin sat behind bars for 27 years, losing his entire adolescence and early adulthood. After years of justice denied, her cousin was exonerated in 2021.What happened to Tamisha’s family is far too common. Too many families are torn apart by miscarriages of justice — whether that means overincarceration of minority communities, the criminalization of mental health & drug use, or our inadequate response to sexual violence."
Shared from -> https://www.tamishacivil.com/about
Bring Ben’s Challenge Fundraiser to your Middle or High School
"Learn more about Ben’s Challenge!
An eight-week immersive challenge aimed to cultivate team spirit and support all students to self-evolve by recognizing the Power of Choice within each of us to make healthier choices.
Bring Ben’s Challenge Fundraiser to your Middle or High School to engage them in wellness practices and building good habits, while raising funds for additional SEL programming. We are booking into the fall of 2024 so reach out to learn more and to schedule a meeting to discuss details.
Link -> https://tr.ee/tjDYwL8XUW"
Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1W5wZGYPFtfbwFxc/
More about the Power of Choice program -> https://pages.benspeaks.us/program-enrollment
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| Bring Ben’s Challenge Fundraiser to your Middle or High School |
Town of Franklin: IFB - Catch Basin Cleaning and Inspection
IFB - Catch Basin Cleaning and Inspection
In accordance with MGL c. 30 section 39m, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to retain
the services of a catch basin cleaning company for the purposes of cleaning and inspecting town-owned catch basins, all of which are located within the Town of Franklin.
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/ifb-catch-basin-cleaning-and-inspection
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| Town of Franklin: IFB - Catch Basin Cleaning and Inspection |
Explaining the Dunning-Kruger effect and overcoming overconfidence with David Dunning (audio)
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| the Dunning-Kruger effect |
Via Adam Grant & The Re: Thinking podcast:
"The Dunning-Kruger effect is a rare psychological concept that has achieved pop culture fame.
David Dunning -- the lead author and one of the world’s most-cited psychologists -- joins Adam to discuss his famous findings about the arrogance of ignorance, the challenges of knowing what you don’t know, and the dangers of “doing your own research.”
Then David and Adam uncover strategies for overcoming overconfidence among amateurs as well as experts."
Transcripts for Re: Thinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts
Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Wednesday, Aug 21, 2024
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Wednesday
9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)
- This slot features my conversation with Dave Callaghan, School Committee Chair -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/dave-i-summarize-school-committee-meet.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 about shelf life secrets for beer & wine -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/kim-mark-talk-about-shelf-life-secrets.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 with my Town Council Quarterbacking Session with Council Chair Tom Mercer -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/this-quarterbacking-session-condenses.html
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY
7:30 am Mental Health: Max Morrongiello
8:30 am Addressing Hate in School Sports
10:00 am United Methodist Church: Lola Richardson
11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Sweet Corn Risotto
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Quinoa
12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Breakfast
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 7
3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 12
3:30 pm Metrowest Symposium: Sharing Identity on Social Media
5:00 pm Veterans' Oral History Project: Dave Cargill
6:30 pm Concerts on the Common: Frank Padula Band
9:30 pm 4th of July 2024: Neon Lighthouse
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY
8:30 am Public School Event: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-13-19
10:00 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament
11:00 am Public School Event: FHS Pops Night 05-09-18
12:40 pm Track and Field: v Taunton 05-18-21
3:00 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Attleboro 04-26-24
5:30 pm FHS Varsity Swimming v Attleboro 01-12-24
8:00 pm Panther Pride: Todd Kiley
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY
8:00 am Town Council 08-14-24
2:00 pm Town Council 08-14-24
6:30 pm Master Plan Committee CHAMBERS 889 4357 1506
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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Tuesday, August 20, 2024
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, August 20, 2024?
Tuesday, August 20
9:00am Fallen Hero: Edward C. Dailey (Veterans Walkway, Franklin Town Common)
11:00am Community Closet (Franklin Federated Church)
6:00pm Kristi Kirshe - Welcome Home Event (Franklin Town Common)
6:00pm Table Top (Franklin Public Library)
7:00pm Musical Bingo (Raillery Public House)
7:30pm Voice of Franklin, part of Toastmasters International (Franklin TV Studio)
** Town Meetings today **
- Community Preservation Committee Meeting (Council Chambers & Franklin TV broadcast)
Event Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - 7:00pm
- Sustainability Subcommittee (3rd Floor Trng Room & Zoom)
Event Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 - 7:00pm
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| What's happening today in Franklin? |
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Why are there multiple calendars?
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:
If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar
The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars
Fallen Hero Recognition: Edward C. Dailey - Aug 20, 2024 at 9 AM
Memorial event today (8/20/24) at 9 AM on the Town Common Veterans Walkway to honor Edward C. Dailey.
This program will include the placing of a Memorial Wreath for the day, the playing of Taps, a salute from those present, and a reading of whatever history may be available for that veteran. This is a way of keeping the memory of that veteran alive.
Fallen Hero: Staff Sergeant Edward C. Dailey, U.S. Army Air Corps
Staff Sergeant Edward C. Dailey, U.S. Army Air Corps, son of John and Julia Dailey, was born on May 20, 1924. Edward lived with his parents and two sisters at 100 Union Street. Edward attended the Franklin public schools and graduated from Franklin High School in 1942. While at Franklin High, Edward was the captain of the basketball team and was an outstanding athlete in football and baseball as well.
Edward Dailey entered the army in 1943 and was assigned to the air force where he qualified as an aerial gunner. SSgt Edward Dailey participated in 11 bombing missions before the fatal mission which took his life in 1944. The following details of the mission were sent to Edward’s family, by Maurice J. Beacond, Jr., the pilot of the targeted plane: “Staff Sergeant Edward C. Dailey lost his life while on a bombing mission over Hungary in an attack of German fighter planes who concentrated their attack on the U.S. bomber. The bomber was fatally hit, caught fire from nose to bomb-bays, went into a vertical dive, and exploded.
Staff Sergeant Edward C. Dailey was 20 years old at the time of his death on August 20, 1944 somewhere over Hungary.
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| S/Sgt Edward Dailey |
The current schedule (note as additional info is gathered and confirmed this schedule may be updated)
For the full series of Fallen Heroes you can visit this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html
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