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Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Girls Hockey = Franklin, 1 vs. Ashland, 0 – Final
A power play goal less than five minutes into the third period proved to be the difference as Franklin got the win at home. Senior Julia Flynn lit the lamp for the game-winning goal for the Panthers.
Wrestling = Franklin, 45 @ Sharon, 32
Good match against Sharon tonight, taking the W 45-32. Pins from Woodall, Caccevelli, Carlucci, Griffin, and Davey.
Note: this position had been cut as a result of the override failure for the FY 2025 budget and restored with the additional funds the Town provided. The position is a requirement for high school accredidation which is up for renewal.
(L-R) Battalion Chief Blanchard, Fire Chief McLaughlin
"Congratulations to Battalion Chief Bill Blanchard who graduated from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services Chief Fire Officer Management program today (1/22/25)."
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 are welcome 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.
9:00am, 12:00pm, 6:00pm - 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)"
This week's Show 16 features our local band Boston and their amazingly successful debut record titled "Boston". Released in August 1976, Boston achieved record setting sales becoming one of the best-selling debut albums in the US at that time and for all time. The songs "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind" and "Foreplay/Long Time" were instant major hits! The album hour features the entire record and the Vibe playlist hour includes both Boston and some live 1970's classic rock hits to bring the experience back to Boston time.
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:
BUT, as you go about this Franklin Matters page, be aware that links to the Town page will be broken. It is an unfortunate consequence of such a web page upgrade. Trust me, this did happen before (most recently in 2016) and now my archives are more reliable than the Town's.
If you do find a broken link:
Please comment on the post (which will generate an email to me). This is good as I'll know the specific post you have a problem with.
OR
Send me an email with a link to the post and doc you are trying to get to.
In either case, I'll find and correct the link (for future users/reader) and get you the doc. In many cases, I might already have a local copy.
Send the email to sgsherlock @ franklinmatters dot org
Inspired originally by the public readathon of Moby Dick, interested locals in Franklin began participating in a reading of the autobiography of the town’s namesake, Benjamin Franklin, several years ago at the library, on or near Ben’s January 17 birthday.
This year, to better coordinate with the potential availability of Dean students, the Autobiography Readathon has been moved to Thursday, January 23, starting at 1:30 PM at the Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central Street.
You can still sign up for a reading slot below or just come by to listen.
Sign up slots are for 15 minutes but readers can do less or more...The event is Free.
FM #1358 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1358 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with Colleen Bunnewith on Monday, January 20, 2025 in the Pour Richard’s Wine store. The store interior is being renovated with new colors and layout. Colleen is co-owner with her husband Corey.
We talk about
How they got to opening Pour Richard’s under their ownership
Plans for beer, wine, and provisions
Plans for an expanded beer section
Plans for bringing in cheese & prepared foods, charcuterie boards, etc.
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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Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Boys Basketball = Canton, 40 @ Franklin, 79 – Final
– Franklin’s defense set the tone to start, only allowing one field goal in the first eight minutes, on its way to a big win over visiting Canton. The Panthers staked a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and then scored at least 20 points in each of the next three quarters, including a 23-point second quarter that led to a 37-12 halftime lead. Senior Caden Sullivan hit five three-pointers and finished with a game-high 24 points while Joseph Conlan hit five shots from the floor on his way to 16 points. In total, 13 Panthers made their way onto the score sheet. JJ Faulk led Canton with 10 points.
Girls Basketball = Franklin, 65 @ Canton, 32 – Final
– Despite missing a few players to illness, including top scorer Chloe Fales, Franklin jumped out top a 20-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back to maintain its lead in the Kelley-Rex. The Panthers outscored Canton 28-5 in the opening quarter. Lauryn DiGiorgio knocked down three of her four three-pointers in the first and Lena Malymina added two more as they combined for 19 points in the quarter. Franklin would go on to bury 11 threes as a team. Malymina and Digiorgio each finished with 14 points, Mallory Santos added a dozen, and Fiona Morrison contributed 10. Ava McCoole got into double digits for the Bulldogs, scoring a team-high 11, and Deanna Kolokithas finished with six points.
Swimming = Franklin @ King Philip, 7:00
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