We are glad you asked.
Thanks to the good folks operating the Franklin Farmer's Market, we have the answers to share.
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| What vendors and activities are at the Farmer's Market today - August 30 ??? |
Friday, August 30, 2024
What vendors and activities are at the Farmer's Market today - August 30 ???
FHS golf opens season with win vs. Mansfield
Via Twitter and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Thursday, August 29, 2024
Golf
Mansfield, 164 @ Franklin, 153 – Final
– Franklin delivered new head coach Bo Botelho a win in his match with a crossover victory over Mansfield. Senior Caden Sullivan started his final season on a high-note by shooting a 37 to earn match medalist honors. Liam Lewandowski added a 38 while Jack Nelson (birdie on eight) and Cameron LaBrie (birdies on three and nine) rounded out the Panthers’ scoring at 39 each. Senior Brendan Vokey led the way for Mansfield with a 38, both Chase Jordan and Hayden O’Connor carded a 41, and Thomas Gormley added a 44 for the Hornets.
For other results around the Hockomock League (subscription required)
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| FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com |
Frank Presents: John Deaton (video)
Frank Falvey sits down with John Deaton to talk about his campaign for the Republican spot on the ballot for US Senate.
As mentioned during the interview, you can get more info on John at https://johndeatonforsenate.com/
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| Frank Presents: John Deaton (video) |
Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqBwAPNwPcU
"Thanks for what you do" goes both ways!
One of your subscribers sent you this message using FeedBlitz's "Contact the Publisher" feature. The message is:
"Hello, I just wanted to reach out and extend my appreciation for all you do summarizing and providing all this information to the town.
I can only imagine how much work goes into this, but my family and I look forward to these emails and keeping us informed on local happenings and we truly appreciate all you do with this newsletter!"
Thank you, your note is much appreciated.
I do this because it is needed and no one can come close to the complete coverage I (really "we") provide especially with the close coordination with Franklin TV and Public Radio.
Our vision is one portal branded in an "umbrella fashion" as Franklin (MA) News (Facebook) (or Franklin.news/) so all who want the info can get it in the media format of their choice.
You'll be able to
- Watch (3 cable channels, and 3 YouTube channels)
- Listen to live radio 24x7x365 at 102.9 FM in the local area or from anywhere at wfpr.fm
- Read the digital news from the Town and School meetings reported on
The better informed this community is, the better we will be prepared to appropriately deal with all the challenges life presents.
I really do mean "we". You all deserve kudos as well for sending in comments, questions, and items of community interest to share. I don't do this alone. The multiple dozens of 'informers' are critical to what you all get to see.
It is all of us working together to deliver the news.
Thank you
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| Thanks for what you do, goes both ways! |
Have taken the FREE "Stop the Bleed" Training Course ???
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| FREE "Stop the Bleed" Training Course |
Wednesday, September 11th from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Classroom located at Franklin Fire Headquarters, 40 West Central St.
Sign Up Here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ACAF2EAAF9C25-50725195-stop#/
Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/stop-bleed-training-course-3
Do you have your tickets for the 4th Annual Mexican Independence Day Fiesta - Sep 15 ???
"Celebrate with us at La Cantina Winery!
Join us for our 4th Annual Mexican Independence Day Fiesta featuring authentic Mexican music and food. It’s going to be a night filled with vibrant culture, delicious flavors, and unforgettable moments.
Don’t miss out! Tickets -> https://lacantinawinery.square.site/
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Six high school football players have died in recent weeks. It’s time to take action | US sports | The Guardian
"Six teenagers have now died while playing school football in less than three weeks. This astonishing rash of football-related school deaths should be understood as nothing less than a public health emergency. It is also a clarion call to question why we are exposing our young people to such a dangerous activity at all, much less in institutions designed to care for and nurture them.The first four of these recent deaths were due to apparently heat-related causes and the latest two due to head trauma. Five of the athletes were high schoolers, the eldest only 16, and one was a 13-year-old eighth-grade student. The young athletes who died were Ovet Gomez-Regalado, age 15, in Kansas City; Semaj Wilkins, age 14, in Alabama; Jayvion Taylor, age 15, in Virginia; Leslie Noble, age 16, in Maryland; Caden Tellier, age 16, in Alabama; and Cohen Craddock, age 13, in West Virginia.This is in addition to the death of 18-year-old college freshman Calvin Dickey Jr, who died on 12 July, two days after passing out at a Bucknell University practice from sickle cell-related rhabdomyolysis.There should be no sugar-coating what has transpired here, nor any claims of coincidence. We already know that football can cause life-altering harm. Between 2018 and 2022, at least 11 amateur or professional football players have died in the US from heat-related causes. We also know that every 2.6 years of participation in tackle football – a sport many American kids are enrolled in as young as five – doubles the chances of contracting the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). We also now know that football players have a 61% greater chance compared to athletes in other organized sports to develop Parkinson’s disease, a risk that is 2.93 times higher for college and professional players."
Continue reading the article online -> (subscription maybe required)
Did you get a text about being NOT registered to vote? Per Mass Secretary of State don't click on that!
Mass Secretary of State (@SecretaryOfMass) posted Thu, Aug 29, 2024:
We have received reports of Mass. voters getting text messages telling them they aren't registered to vote.
Please don't click links sent by unknown numbers.
If in doubt, check your registration on our website or call your local election office: https://t.co/s1kcUqDE78 or -> https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/elesplash.htm
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| Did you get a text about being NOT registered to vote? Per Mass Secretary of State don't click on that! |
Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Friday, Aug 30, 2024
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Friday
9:00a/12:00p /6:00p Chapters – Jim Derick Insightful, life-affirming stories and interviews
10:00a/1:00p/7:00p Music to Lift the Spirit - Jim Derick & Frank Falvey
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Senior Story Hour – Senior Center Scribblers Group
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY
7:00 am United Methodist Church: Lola Richardson
8:30 am Frank Presents: Tamisha Civil
9:00 am Frank Presents: John Heaton
10:00 am Riffin' on Main Street: Katherine Kennedy
11:00 am Senior Connection: Joe Landry
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Quinoa
12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pesto Pasta
1:00 pm The Only Cure Is Education
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Game Day Pizza
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 7
3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1
4:00 pm Paris Olympics: Kristi Kirshe
5:30 pm Veterans' Oral History Project: Dave Cargill
8:30 pm Endless Konnections: Chef The Rose
9:30 pm 4th of July 2024: Neon Lighthouse
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY
7:00 am Public School Concert: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-14-19
8:30 am Mental Health: Elizabeth Hagy
9:30 am Lifelong Music: Strings School 2022
11:00 am Track and Field: v King Philip 05-04-22
1:30 pm Public School Event: Elementary Music Pt. 1 06-04-18
3:00 pm FHSTC - Flowers for Algernon
4:00 pm FHS Varsity Volleyball: v Lincoln-Sudbury 09-26-23
6:30 pm FHS Varsity Swimming v North Attleboro 01-05-24
8:30 pm U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY
8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals 08-15-24
12:00 pm Economic Development 08-14-24
2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals 08-15-24
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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Thursday, August 29, 2024
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, August 29, 2024?
Thursday, August 29
9:00am Early Voting - Primary (Town Clerk's Office)
5:00pm Board Game Night (Pete's Nerd Emporium)
6:00pm Food and Wine Tasting (The Little Shop of Olive Oils)
9:00pm Joshua David (live music) (3 Restaurant)
** Town Meetings today **
- Franklin Agricultural Committee Meeting (virtual meeting)
Event Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 7:00pm
- Land Use & Zoning Subcommittee Meeting (virtual meeting)
Event Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 7:00pm
- Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Agenda - (NO MEETING)
The next ZBA meeting is scheduled for September 5, 2024
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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
School Committee Meeting gets feedback issue resolved, approves handbooks, hears of bus plan & more (audio)
FM #1266 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1266 in the series.
This session shares the Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. 7 members participated; 5 in chambers, two were remote (Callaghan, Sompally).
Quick recap:
Superintendent Giguere reported on the opening professional development days Monday & Tuesday; all together at FHS Monday with a welcome, breakfast, group activities and a student produced video; teachers and staff with school based activities
Staffing update: hired 44 positions this summer, 6 teacher vacancies, 9 ESP vacancies, and 9 other non-union vacancies remain as of 8/27/24. As noted in follow up questions, this # is a little higher than prior years, complicated by 48 resignations during the summer, most in the past 2 weeks, hiring process still underway.
Transportation update: 31 remain on wait list after a new bus was added to the school 'fleet'. The bus provider has the busses and drivers we need, the same number of busses as last year was what they started with, then added one Monday. There is one other bus funded by the State for the students at the hotel.
Transportation letter referenced -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/fps-letter-providing-school.html
All students registered and paid (partially or fully) by deadline are slotted for a bus
31 students remain on a wait list after one bus was added
Bus passes won't be checked until Sept 16 to allow for the "who's really riding, who's not" process to get sorted out
Bus capacity in some cases may be high but those at the scheduled stops will get a ride at least thru the 16th
Discussion and approval (7-0 vote via roll call) for the school handbooks; discussion focused on the changes some significant, some minor to the handbooks vs. prior year, photos of the slides for FHS, middle schools, and elementary schools are available in one album (when presentation gets updated to meeting page, link will be added) https://photos.app.goo.gl/hcjHqYuWPNvg4ca8A
Now that the handbooks are approved, they will be posted to the Schools page -> https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/school-handbooks
FY25 Revised Final Budget Vote - I recommend approval of the FY25 School Budget in the amount of $77,470,190.00 as discussed ** Motion to approve, second, passes via roll call by 7-0 vote. Note that the "base" for next year would be $1m less than this due to the one time funds
Policy 2nd Reading/Adoption - I recommend adoption of Policy GBEBD - Online Fundraising and Solicitation - Crowdfunding as discussed. ** Motion to approve, second, passes via roll call by 7-0 vote
The recording runs about 1 hour & 43 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1266-franklin-ma-school-cmte-mtg-08-27-24/
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The Franklin TV video is available for replay ->
https://www.youtube.com/live/sahovop6Kv0?si=sDlNZtXfQ-KJCgBg&t=1159
Agenda doc -> https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4780/FPSD/4746981/SCAGENDA_8-27-24.pdf
Meeting packet folder -> (docs released for this meeting, some of them available after the meeting) https://www.franklinps.net/documents/departments/school-committee/meeting-packets/2024---25-meeting-packets/august-27%2C-2024-sc-meeting-packet/692601
My notes in one PDF ->
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lnpeEhrwjgVtZypRj-9T6iHGBfNHgjkT/view?usp=drive_link
Handbook slides -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/hcjHqYuWPNvg4ca8A
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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
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Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news
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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Need info for the District Democratic Primary Candidates for Governor's Council? (video)
Franklin TV's Frank Falvey spent time with Tamisha Civil and Muriel Kramer to help us understand their candidacy for the Governor's Council in District 2.
Video link -> Tamisha Civil
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| Video link -> Tamisha Civil |
Video link -> Muriel Kramer
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| Video link -> Muriel Kramer |
The debate for the three candidates held in August at the Norfolk Library was previously shared here -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/norfolk-cable-presents-district-2.html The video replay is available via YouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guijl9Ya-u8
FYI In case you haven't noticed, you will see Dean students arriving back on campus this weekend
Dean College fall athletes checked in to campus last week. Resident advisors this week in advance of the reminder of the students who continue to arrive
- Incoming Arch And Engage Resident Move-In - Thursday, August 29, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
- New and transfer Resident Move-In - Friday, August 30
- Returning Resident Move-In - Sunday, September 1
Details of the schedule for arriving students can be found on the Dean page ->
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| Dean students arriving back on campus this weekend |
The Turntable Show - new radio show takes you back to playing vinyl albums (audio)
David (The Vibe) Butler and Paul (Pauly G) Guarino co-host the new music show The Turntable Show on Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm, or 102.9). Listeners can travel back in time to revisit the joys of listening to vinyl albums.
The show being aired today features Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's 4 Way Street double live album and The Vibe's CSNY Playlist. The show runs in 2 one hour segments. The first hour covers featured cuts from the album. The second hour is a playlist based upon the album.
The show airs on Franklin Public Radio, at 9:00 AM, Noon, and 6:00 PM on Thursday. If you missed the scheduled air time, you can go to Soundcloud to listen to each hour via the internet https://soundcloud.com/wfpr/sets/the-turntable-show or Soundcloud app.
Franklin Public Radio is available anywhere, anytime with your browser at wfpr.fm. You can also turn your radio dial to 102.9 on the FM band within the Franklin, MA area.
9:00a/12:00p/6:00p Turntable – "Enjoy a fun experience with co-hosts The Vibe and Pauly G sharing personal discussions about a featured rock n roll vinyl record (1st hour) and the best, all music Vibe Playlist (2nd hour)"Turntable Show 9 - Show 9 features Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's 4 Way Street double live album and Vibe CSNY Playlist.
Each show features a playlist, you can find the collection here->
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/the-turntable-show-playlist-collection.html
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/08/the-turntable-show-playlist-collection.html
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| The Turntable Show - new radio show takes you back to playing vinyl albums (audio) |
Master Plan Update Committee schedules meeting Sep 3 at 6:30 PM
Master Plan Update Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - 6:30pm
Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building
Town Council Chambers – 2nd Floor
355 East Central Street
Agenda
1. Finalize Implementation Plan2. Adjourn
Agenda doc contains remote participation info -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/master_plan_agenda_-september_3_2024.pdf
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| Master Plan Update Committee schedules meeting Sep 3 at 6:30 PM |
Charcuterie in a cup? Yup, you can register for the class to learn how to Sep 11 at La Cantina Winery
Attention charcuterie lovers!
Would you like to learn the art of charcuterie in a cup ?
Join Us for a Delightful Experience!
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| Charcuterie in a cup? Yup, you learn how to |
Red Apron Charcuterie is thrilled to announce a special Charcuterie Cup Workshop at La Cantina Winery. This hands-on workshop is perfect for anyone looking to elevate their parties with stunning and delicious charcuterie cups.
Date: September 11
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: La Cantina Winery.
Tickets: https://lacantinawinery.square.site
Don’t miss this opportunity to create and taste exquisite combinations in an unparalleled environment! Reserve your spot now and take your culinary skills to the next level. -> https://lacantinawinery.square.site/
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