Family Concert Series: Princess Folk - Feb 2, at 2 PM

Family Concert Series: Princess Folk

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2025

2:00 PM in THE BLACK BOX

Franklin Performing Arts Company presents Family Concert Series: Princess Folk

FREE and Open to the Public!

Your favorite Disney Princess hits paired with choruses & folk songs of the real (and unreal) cultures they come from featuring: sailors, spinners, dwarves and vikings!

Directed by Tim Ayres-Kerr

Performed by the Dean Vocal Ensemble!

This program is funded by a grant from the Franklin Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Franklin Cultural Council

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Class of 2027 Prom Fundraising with calendar raffle

Class of 2027 Prom Fundraising with calendar raffle

 

"THIS IS HOW WE GET TO PROM!! 

Selling 10 calanders will help offset the cost for prom for you next year, AND this year all you dues will be paid!! 

STARTING SATURDAY SELL SELL SELL!!"

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Boston Globe: "How a burglary ring was finally brought down"

"The spree started in June of 2018 with three robberies in Bellingham and one each in Franklin and Millis. Then, authorities say, the gang set its sights on the town of Sharon.

"How a burglary ring was finally brought down"

The town has a vibrant Indian community, one big enough to support an Indian wedding planning business, an Indian spice boutique, and the cultural nonprofit Indian American Association of Sharon. When a home across the street from the spice store got robbed, the thieves made off with thousands of dollars’ worth of jewels, including diamonds, pearls, and sapphires.

Just after 9 p.m. on a night that August, according to a police report, Sharon Detective Anthony Lucie spotted a Toyota minivan driving back and forth in the area around Forge Road and Firebrick Lane."

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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/28/magazine/boston-area-indian-american-homes-robbed-gold-jewelry/ 

Modified Bid Posting Extension of Veterans Memorial Drive for Town of Franklin

Addendum No. 1 Issued on 1/28/2025 - Extension of Veterans Memorial Drive

Extension of Veterans Memorial Drive   In accordance with MGL c. 30 section 39m, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to retain the services of a construction firm for the purposes of constructing approximately 1,100 feet of new roadway extending from Veterans Memorial Drive within the Town of Franklin. Additional Information:  Extension of Veterans Memorial Drive https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/3900/DPW-2025-01-31-Extension-of-Veterans-Memorial-Drive-to-Irondequoit?bidId= Status Open Bid Category Purchasing/Bid Postings Publication Date/Time January 15, 2025, 09:00 AM Closing Date/Time January 31, 2025, 10:00 AM

Modified Bid Posting Extension of Veterans Memorial Drive for Town of Franklin

Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025

• 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 segment features my conversation with Stephanie Heath about the housing programs offered by the SAFE Coalition -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/01/stephanie-talks-with-me-about-housing.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 points.

• Mark & Kim talk about "Buying Tips For New Wine Drinkers"
   -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/01/the-wonderful-world-of-wine-www-episode_01899297967.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 features my Town Council Quarterbacking session as we condense the Council meeting of  1/22/25 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/01/tom-mercer-condenses-jan-22-2025-town.html

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY

7:30 am Mental Health: Rion James

8:30 am Addressing Hate in School Sports

10:00 am Jim Johnston: Ben Franklin and Martin Luther King, Jr.

11:30 am Comfort Food: Comfort Food

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies

12:30 pm CookwLinda_Chicken_111224F

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Game Day Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 1

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

5:00 pm Concerts on the Common: Pub Kings

8:00 pm Martin Luther King, Jr Convocation

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY

7:00 am Public School Concert: Elementary Winter Music Pt. 3 01-15-19

9:00 am Public School Event: Remington Winter Music 2022

10:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

11:30 am Mental Health: Rion James

12:30 pm Lifelong Music: Band & Elementary Glee

2:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v Taunton 01-11-25

4:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Lawrence 01-19-25

8:30 pm Critical Conversations: Student Wellbeing

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY

8:00 am Town Council 01-22-25

12:00 pm Master Plan Committee 01-15-25

2:00 pm Town Council 01-22-25

7:00pm        Capital Budget Subcommittee CHAMBERS 840 5799 2412

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Watch Listen Read all things that matter in Franklin MA

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 ???

Tuesday, January 28

• Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library) 
• Last days to buy Music Booster calendar raffle for February

2:30pm Rainbow Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

6:30pm Franklin Public Library Book Club (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Musical Bingo (Raillery Public House)

**   Town Meetings today   **

Design Review Meeting

January 28, 2025, 7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01282025-1524

Franklin School Committee Meeting

January 28, 2025, 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01282025-1531

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

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 Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry scheduled to perform at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse, February 8 - 7:30 PM

Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry

February 8, 2025 = 7:30 PM  - $25  

Called "a musician and singer of dazzling versatility", Tracy Grammer is among contemporary folk music's most beloved artists. Renowned for her pure voice, deft guitar and violin work, and incantatory storytelling, Grammer has recorded and performed with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter, headlined several of the nation's top folk festivals, including Philadelphia Folk Festival and Falcon Ridge, and enjoyed 12 consecutive years as one of folk radio's 50 top-played artists.

Tracy Grammer and Jim Henry

Jim Henry is an American folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He started out as a member of the Sundogs, a New England "swamp-boogie-swing" band, in the late 1980s. In 1993, he released his first solo album, Into the Blue. He has toured with Mark Erelli, Deb Talan, and The Burns Sisters, and has added instrumental parts to hundreds of albums. He toured for many years with Tracy Grammer and his accompaniment has appeared on both of her solo albums.

More artist information is available at http://www.tracygrammer.com/ 

 and  https://www.jimhenry.net/

Circle of Friends schedule and ticket information is available at https://circlefolk.org/

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 7:30 PM; doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets for this show are $25. Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available. Please visit circlefolk.org for tickets and more information.

 

Upcoming Shows

• Joe Crookston, March 8
• The Kennedy's, April 5
• John Gorka, May 17

 Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Listen in to the "State o the Schools" presentation & discussion Monday, Jan 27 at Franklin TV (audio)

FM #1363 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1363 in the series. 

This session shares the “State of the Schools” event presented by School Committee Chair Dave Callaghan and Vice-Chair David McNeill. The event was held with about a dozen folks at the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Monday, January 27, 2025. 

The presentation slide deck is included in the show notes. They cover the presentation with some Q&A along the way and more at the end of the slides.  

There are more of these events being planned, as the dates are available, they will be shared.

The recording runs about 95 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1363-state-of-the-schools-01-27-25/

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Presentation deck -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EB4kyIdNW4btBpqGJCAG5jIpVfL7TUxm/view?usp=drive_link  

Contact info for Dave Callaghan -> callaghand@franklinps.net   

Contact info for Dave McNeill -> mcneilld@franklinps.net 

School Committee page => https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee  

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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

• And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do

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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Listen in to the "State o the Schools" presentation & discussion Monday, Jan 27 at Franklin TV (audio)

FHS girls & boys swim team post wins vs. Attleboro

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Monday, January 27, 2025

Girls Basketball = Franklin, 44 @ Dartmouth, 60 – Final 

– Dartmouth only had four players on the score sheet, but behind 31 from senior star Kat Cheeseboro and 21 from sophomore Olivia Faria, the Indians rolled to a big non-league win. Franklin fell behind by six after one and was outscored 19-6 in the second quarter to find itself down big at halftime. Dartmouth added three points to its lead in the third, before Franklin rallied behind seven points from Tessah Rodrigues and six from Juliana Owen to win the fourth, 19-13. Cheeseboro was unstoppable in the first half, knocking down three shots from beyond the arc and scoring 15 of Dartmouth’s 16 points in the first, and adding eight more in the second. Faria was lights out from deep, knocking down six three-pointers. Rodrigues led the Panthers, who were missing guards Elle Bonacci and Ava Bonney, with 11 points. Sophia Sacramone and Lena Malymina (all in the first quarter) each scored seven. Chloe Fales added six points, as Franklin saw its seven-game win streak come to a close.

From Friday, Jan 24

Boys Swimming = Attleboro @ Franklin, W (no other details available)

Girls Swimming = Attleboro @ Franklin, W (no other details available)

MEET RECAP‼️ ANOTHER UNDEFEATED SEASON FOR THE GIRLS AND A WIN FOR THE BOYS!!! Happy to end off a great season with a double dual win🥇🥇🥇WE LOVE OUR SENIORS AND WE WILL ALL MISS YOU  https://www.instagram.com/p/DFVM8pORZ5Y/

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required) 

https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-01-27-25/

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

Congressman Auchincloss schedules a congressional update and Q&A at Franklin High School Feb 8

Via Congressman Auchincloss 

"Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) is hosting a congressional update and Q&A in Franklin, MA. This is an opportunity for constituents to raise questions, hear updates on what Congressman Auchincloss is doing to represent the district's values and advance its priorities, and receive assistance with casework.

This event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 12:00 pm.

If you have questions, please call Congressman Auchincloss’ Newton office at (617) 332-3333 or the Attleboro office at (508) 431-1110.

When: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM (to 1:15 PM)

Where: Franklin High School Auditorium

The event is free. Registration via Eventbrite -> 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/congressional-update-and-qa-wth-congressman-jake-auchincloss-tickets-1221026927409 

To learn more about Congressman Jake Auchincloss,    visit https://auchincloss.house.gov or connect with him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube.   

Congressman Auchincloss schedules a congressional update and Q&A at Franklin High School Feb 8

Pour Richard's grand reopening scheduled for Saturday, Feb 8 from 12 to 6, 2 sections of wine tasing (3 hours ea.)

Pour Richard's grand reopening

 

Dropping the official invite. 

2.8.25 | The Saturday before Super Bowl Saturday; 2 sessions of wine tasting. 12-3 + 3-6. 

Local Makers pop-up in the market by Jill’s Events. 

We’re back Franklin!

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