| Peter Willis scheduled for the Harvest Festival |
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Following Dale Kurtz's retirement, U.S. Army veteran Shannon Nisbett has joined the Veterans' Services Office as Franklin's new Veterans' Services Officer.
Please join us in welcoming Shannon at the monthly Veterans' Coffee Social on Wednesday, October 6 at 10:00 AM at the Franklin Senior Center.
Cathleen Liberty, Franklin's Director of Public Health, will also join us to provide updates and answer questions about Covid-19.
As always, refreshments will be provided by our wonderful friends at Starbucks.
Shared from the Town of Franklin page => https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/franklin-welcomes-new-veterans%E2%80%99-services-officer
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| Debra Martin (left) Shannon Nisbett (right) as they were introduced to the Town Council |
Via @HockomockSports we share the results of the FHS fall sports action on Wednesday, Sep 15, 2021
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| FHS golf posts win for 2nd day in row |
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"The competition between Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville and two nearby Rhode Island gaming facilities for southeastern Massachusetts’ gambling dollars is nothing new and representatives from that part of the state renewed their support Tuesday for bills (H 507/H 532) to authorize but not require the Mass. Gaming Commission to allow the slots-only facility to add “up to 30 table games and an additional 250 slot machines.”
“Last session, we were concerned about the opening of the casino in Tiverton, Rhode Island, which happened two years ago. In this session, we also know that Rhode Island is planning a major expansion at Twin River. And that will put Plainridge and my communities at a further competitive disadvantage,” Rep. Jeff Roy of Franklin said. “We’re here to push for a modest expansion of Plainridge so that the commonwealth can best compete with our neighbors to the south, and we can protect the jobs, our local businesses, and the tax revenues that have been generated from Plainridge Park.”
When Massachusetts legalized casino-style gambling a decade ago, lawmakers approved a framework that includes up to three resort-style casinos and one slots parlor. Two of the three casino licenses have been issued, to MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor, and Plainridge Park Casino holds the lone slots-only license."
A slot machine at Plainridge Park Casino.
"Missed last night's webinar on our recent tropical tornadoes? You can catch up on that and many others on our YouTube Channel: https://t.co/aG0cPL3dRO"
"You’ve got a lot of passwords to keep track of for your online bank account, insurance company, social media profiles and even your kid’s school software. But starting today, your Microsoft account doesn’t have to be one of them.The company said Wednesday that it is officially retiring written passwords for personal accounts, including Outlook, OneDrive and Family Safety. Corporate accounts have been eligible for password-free sign-on since March.The change comes as the entire IT industry rethinks its decades-long reliance on “shared secret” passwords — or the kind you have to remember. People have a tendency to lose and forget them, creating extra costs and headaches for companies and customers alike."
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| Microsoft announced it is rolling out a no-password sign-on system for personal accounts on its Outlook, OneDrive and Family Safety products. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News) |
At the close of business on Tuesday, the candidate listing became almost final. Almost final, in that the list is what it is for now but the candidates still have until Sep 30 to change their mind and withdraw. The list goes to print the ballots after Sep 30, per the Town Clerk.
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| Candidates listing almost final with papers required to returned by Sep 14 |
FM #602 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 602 in the series.
This shares my conversation with current School Committee Vice-chair and candidate for re-election Denise Spencer.
This is one of a series of conversations with candidates for the Franklin Election on Nov 2, 2021. Publication of the answers or interview responses does not constitute an endorsement of this or any candidate. This is my public service effort to enable informed voters for the election Nov 2, 2021.
We cover the candidate questions as previously developed with the community and shared with the candidates. Five of the questions are ‘general’ in nature, the sixth is specific to the role of the candidate. In this case, for the School Committee.
Our conversation runs about 22 minutes, so let’s listen to my interview with Denise Spencer. Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c626d5a8-17e2-43a5-969d-f04f1a79c914
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Candidate questions -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/09/election-2021-candidate-interview.html
Candidate page -> https://www.facebook.com/SpencerforSchoolCommittee
Election Collection 2021 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/07/franklin-election-collection-2021.html
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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 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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| FM #602 - School Cmte Candidate: Denise Spencer - 09/10/21 (audio) |
The Franklin Matters Radio shows scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 and Saturday, September 18 are the following:
Saturday
The Health Director Cathleen Liberty meeting repeats on Saturday at 9:00 AM and Town Clerk Nancy Danello election info and SchComm candidate Denise Spencer sessions combined repeats at 3:00 PM.
You can also find each segment separately in your favorite podcast app or in the Franklin Matters Radio archive -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html
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| Franklin Matters Radio shows scheduled for Wednesday, Sep 15 and Saturday, Sep 18 |
Please join State Representative Roy and town officials for coffee and conversation this Thursday at 8:30 AM at the Senior Center. There is a lot happening at the local and state level as we continue to turn the corner on the pandemic. Hope to see ya there!
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| Senior Office Hours with Franklin Officials - Sep 16 - 8:30 AM |
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1437888958113923075
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1437889223554707462
https://twitter.com/FHSGolfTeam/status/1437901608046809094
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| FHS golf and girls cross country teams post wins on Tuesday |
Boys XC drops a close one to Mansfield 31 - 25 pic.twitter.com/iqZNX78PYw
— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) September 14, 2021
Girls XC defeats Mansfield 19-44 pic.twitter.com/lLcmZ3weec
— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) September 14, 2021
Check out the Green Team webpage for more info -> gogreenteamjunk.com/
Link to MA Legislature Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy as mentioned during the video https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J37/About
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