2025 Hockomock League Girls Hockey All Stars: FHS' Flynn, Wernig, Auerr, O'Brien, Brown

Below are the official 2025 Hockomock League Girls Hockey All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league

Hockomock League MVP

• Julia Flynn, Franklin

Hockomock League All Stars

• Julia Flynn, Franklin
• Haley Wernig, Franklin
• Hannah Auerr, Franklin
• Maddie O’Brien, Franklin

Honorable Mentions

• Izzy Brown, Franklin

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/2025-hockomock-league-girls-hockey-all-stars/

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

2025 Hockomock League Boys Hockey All Stars: FHS' Balducci, O'Connor, Wernig, Arienti

Below are the official 2025 Hockomock League Boys Hockey All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

Kelley-Rex Division MVP

• Carter Balducci, Franklin

Hockomock League All Stars

• Carter Balducci, Franklin
• Jack O’Connor, Franklin
• Jack Wernig, Franklin

Honorable Mentions

• Owen Arienti, Franklin

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/2025-hockomock-league-boys-hockey-all-stars/

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

Franklin Students Find Success at State Music Festival

Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Director of Visual & Performing Arts Diane Plouffe are pleased to announce that several Franklin High School music ensembles achieved high honors during their performances at the annual Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association (MICCA) Festival.

Franklin High School Choruses received
a Silver Medal at the MICCA Festival

The Wind Ensemble and Concert Band, directed by Leighanne Rudsit, and the String Orchestra, Repertory Orchestra, Concert Choir and Treble Choir, directed by Plouffe, each performed during the Concert Festival and Choral Festival April 4-6.

Ensembles were evaluated and awarded Bronze, Silver or Gold medals based on the quality of their performances. Franklin High School’s Concert Band and choruses earned Silver Medals, while both orchestras and the Wind Ensemble received Gold Medals, the highest distinction given at the festival.

Franklin High School Orchestras received
a Gold Medal at the MICCA Festival

"I'm extremely proud of our student musicians," Plouffe said. "They performed at an extremely high level amongst incredible competition throughout the state of Massachusetts."

Due to their outstanding performances, the Franklin High School Wind Ensemble, String Orchestra, and Repertory Orchestra were invited to perform this past weekend at the Gold Medal Showcase at the Groton Hill Music Center on Sunday, April 13. 

“This is a remarkable accomplishment for our student musicians and the dedicated educators who support them," said Superintendent Giguere. “Their hard work, passion and commitment to their craft are truly inspiring."

Earth Day Celebration at Fairmount Fruit Farm moved to Sunday, April 27 due to weather forecast

Sunday, April 27 due to weather forecast

RAINDATE ALERT!

Our Earth Day Celebration at Fairmount Fruit Farm has been moved to Sunday, April 27th due to the rainy forecast on Saturday.

Join us in learning about our local farms and participating in some farm fun!

Goats will be outside

A potting table will be available to create your own combo pots

C&C Ice cream will be here with their special Fairmount flavors

Wayne Dunnebier will be playing from 11am-2pm

Confirmed farms: Old Exit 17 Farm, Franklin Honey Company, Inc., Medway Community Farm, Fairway Honey Farm, Edible Gardens By Sully, and more to follow

#fairmountfruitfarm #EarthDay #familyfun #supportlocal #buylocal

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Boston Globe : "‘The pandemic broke us’: Mass. superintendents see long road to recovery for students"

"It’s a generation permanently scarred.

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Massachusetts students remain far behind where they were when the global health catastrophe struck and school leaders undertook the drastic step of shutting in-person learning down for months.

This is despite billions of dollars in federal aid to redress the damage done by prolonged school closures. Math skills have stagnated and reading achievement has worsened. Children who were not yet in high school when schools closed their doors have graduated, less equipped to navigate the world than those who came before.

Dozens of Massachusetts superintendents surveyed by the Globe said it will be years before students catch up. While a minority said their students have already matched pre-pandemic scores or will by the end of next year — six years after schools closed — most said it will take longer."

Continue reading the article online -> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/metro/mass-education-covid-pandemic-learning-loss/? 

How to access the Globe articles via the Franklin Library with your library card

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/how-to-access-online-resources-with.html

NYTimes.com: Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.

"Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels"

"A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of an overhaul by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary."

Read via gift link -> https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/health/meals-on-wheels-disabilities-aging-trump-cutbacks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE8.z03l.JCasR85eWVKx&smid=em-share 

NYTimes.com: Trump Cuts Threaten Agency Running Meals on Wheels

Think that text message is from USPS? It could be a scam

Think that text message is from USPS? It could be a scam By BCP Staff Have you ever gotten a text message about a package coming via the United States Postal Service? Maybe it confirmed your order, said a package is out for delivery, or said there's a problem like unpaid postage, a missed delivery, or you need to update your shipping preferences.  That text message will say to click a link to learn more or fix the problem. But there's a good chance that text message that says it's from USPS (or FedEx…or DHL…) is really from a scammer. Read more ->  https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2025/04/think-text-message-usps-it-could-be-scam?utm_source=govdelivery

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, April 25, 2025

Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves. 

It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.

Tune in to listen to the following:

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday

8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM - Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events 

• This segment features my conversation with Camille Bernstein on poetry and her special project during April poetry month -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/camille-and-steve-talk-about-poetry-and.html

9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM

10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Nick Remissong. 2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews

11:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and 9:00 PM - “The Vibe” show plays music for everyone searching for some enjoyment, some dance, a happy or thinking mood, and most importantly, having fun.  Tune in to wfpr.fm and listen to “DJ Vibe” spin music across many genres and join this new vibing experience

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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Franklin TV schedule for Friday, April 25, 2025

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

7:00 am Millis Berfield Band

8:30 am Frank Presents: Mark Minnichelli

10:00 am Interfaith Council: Temple Etz Chaim

11:00 am Senior Connection: Joe Landry

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Tai Salad

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Shepherd's Pie

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Black Bean, Roasted Pepper & Garlic Pizzetta

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 5

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

7:00 pm Jon Mitchell & Randy LaRosa: 12-Tone Music

8:30 pm Veterans' Call: PACT Act

9:30 pm Metrowest Boston Annual Meet Pt. 1

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

7:00 am All-Town Concert: Band 2025

8:30 am Mental Health: Joanne Spillane

9:30 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-25

11:00 am FHS Track and Field: v North Attleboro 05-09-23

1:30 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v North Attleboro 04-14-25

6:00 pm FHSTC - Flowers for Algernon

7:00 pm All-Town Concert: Chorus & Orchestra

8:30 pm FHSTC: Peter and the Starcatcher

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

8:00 am  Zoning Board of Appeals 03-27-25

2:00 pm  Zoning Board of Appeals 03-27-25

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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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, April 24, 2025 ???

Thursday, April 24

Library & Senior Center events

** Franklin Art Association Art Show and Sale Exhibit (Norfolk Public Library)

10:30am Animal Affair! (Franklin Public Library)

4:00pm Rockin' Rhythms (Franklin Public Library)

5:00pm Board Game Night (Pete's Nerd Emporium)

6:30pm Running Your First 5K (Pond Street Recreation Facility)

7:00pm An Exploration of French Wines (333 E Central St)

7:00pm Dance Company (Dean College Main Stage Theater)

7:00pm An Evening of Conversation Regarding Food Sovereignty and Access (First Universalist Society Franklin)

7:30pm Musical Bingo (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

 

 

**  Meetings today   **

Zoning Board of Appeals ZBA Meeting

Thursday, April 24 Time: 7:30 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04242025-1676

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What's happening today in Franklin? 

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 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