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Friday, September 2, 2022
Lifelong Community Learning: Badminton, Basketball, & Co-ed Volleyball Starting Soon
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2022 Virtual Disability Forum, with Candidates for Governor of Massachusetts - Sep 8
Via HMEA:
We’re pleased to be sponsoring ' Virtual Disability Forum with candidates for Governor of Massachusetts taking place 9/8.
You’ll be able to listen to candidates answer questions about issues important to the disability community.
Register here: https://arcmass.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LlkkTKvnQoiANwtpP5J1lg
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| 2022 Virtual Disability Forum, with Candidates for Governor of Massachusetts - Sep 8 |
The Guardian: "Biden speech: ‘Democracy is under assault’" (video)
Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, Sep 2, 2022
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Friday
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY
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Thursday, September 1, 2022
Franklin Garden Club September Program Open to New Members - Sep 6
The Franklin Garden Club will begin its 2022-2023 season on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, with a meeting at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel Cahill Street, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. An informal social get-together will take place from 6:30 – 7:00 PM. followed by a presentation on the coming year’s programs and a fall wreath making workshop. The meeting is open to the public, including those interested in becoming a member.
Club Co-Presidents Janet Cederquist and Mary Anne Dean stated, “The Garden Club, founded in 1987, offers many educational programs, and one does not have to be a Master Gardener to join. Meetings provide a wonderful opportunity to learn about various aspects of gardening from experts and to exchange information with fellow members. We welcome anyone who is interested to attend the first meeting to learn more about the Club and planned activities.”
The wreath making workshop will enable members to make fall wreaths that will be sold at the Franklin Farmers Market Garden Club Booth on October 14. Supplies will be provided.
In addition to the September 6 meeting, this year’s programming schedule includes:
- October 4: Gardening with Dahlias
- November 1: Creating Cornucopia Arrangements
- December 6: Making Soap Embedded with Flowers for Gifts
- February 7: Handmade Paper Floral Designs
- March 7: Growing and Caring for Peonies
- April 4: Drought Tolerant Gardening and Landscaping
- May 2: Meeting at White Owl Farm
- June 6: Year End Social
Club community service activities include planting and maintenance of the Franklin Town Common gardens and the planters at the Franklin Library, sponsorship of an annual scholarship awarded to a high school graduate, distribution of pine tree seedlings in the elementary schools, and special projects with other community organizations. The Franklin Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts.
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Talk Franklin: Jamie Hellen and I talk the 5 year fiscal forecast and #1 complaint to the Town (speeding) (audio)
FM #836 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 836 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We had our conversation via conference bridge.
Topics for this session
EDC prioritized their ‘short list’ at Aug 10 meeting
Green community & Cultural Council presentations at August 17 Town Council meeting
Dean College President/Chancellor scheduled for the Sep 7 Council meeting
5 year fiscal outlook published
#1 complaint to the Town - speeding
The conversation runs about 33 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie. Audio file -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Franklins-Forecast-e1n7023
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Franklin for All webpage https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/franklin-for-all/
Cultural Council presentation -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8b._fcc_presentation.pdf
Green Community presentation -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/8b._green_community_presentation_0.pdf
Green Community story map https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator/pages/green-community
5 year fiscal outlook -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/2022-08-15_fy23_to_fy27_town_administartor_fiscal_forecast_1.pdf
Town budget page https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget
Community & Cultural District calendar https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html
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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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