Franklin Matters

Saturday, May 31, 2014

MA DUA - Unemployment Assistance

The MA.gov blog has a good posting on unemployment assistance.

Making ends meet after losing a job can be a difficult experience. That’s why the Commonwealth provides unemployment aid to eligible residents who have been laid-off through no fault of their own and are actively looking for work.

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) offers many programs to help residents get back on their feet during a period of unemployment:

unemployment assistance

Click through to the MA.gov site to continue reading about the services offered.

http://blog.mass.gov/blog/employment/help-is-on-the-way-unemployment-assistance-resources/

Friday, May 30, 2014

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 5/30/14 - THU 6/5/14

FRI 5/30 6:30pm-8:30pm Painting and Pizza Night for Teens at Franklin Art Center

SAT 5/31 9am-1pm Franklin DPW Annual Open House (Hayward St.), Touch a Truck, Hay Ride, Free Hot Dogs and Popcorn
SAT 5/31 9am-2pm Electronic Recycling Day at Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter School
SAT 5/31 2pm-4pm Franklin Cub Scouts Registration Drive, Franklin Town Common

SUN 6/1 10am The Franklin 5K - YMCA event, 431 Washington St., Franklin, Touch a Truck, Kids Fun Run, Games, Music, Silent Auction and Raffles
SUN 6/1 10am 6th Annual Parmenter School 5K Run at Parmenter School in Franklin.

MON 6/2 Franklin - Mandatory Water Conservation Begins!

TUE 6/3 6pm-8pm Franklin Downtown Partnership Fundraiser at Pour Richard’s

THU 6/5 7pm Author Laura Spinella at Franklin Public Library, free event.

For more details on above events click HERE.

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

The Boys of Beaver - the video story of FHS boys lacrosse 2014

Via Pantherbook, I find that the Boys Lacrosse season had been captured via video. Now you can follow the team from the first practice...

Franklin Lacrosse 24/7: The Boys of Beaver (Ep.1)

Franklin Lacrosse 24/7: The Boys of Beaver (Ep.2)

Franklin Lacrosse 24/7: The Boys of Beaver (Ep. 3)

MassBudget Conference Preview: Comparing the FY 2015 House and Senate Budgets

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FY 2015 Conference Preview:
Comparing the House and Senate Budgets

While there are differences in the FY 2015 House and Senate budget proposals, in many respects they are very similar. MassBudget's Conference Preview Budget Monitor details these differences. Both budgets make modest, well targeted, investments in important initiatives:

Supporting substance abuse treatment and prevention;
Improving the capacity of the Department of Children and Families to protect vulnerable children and support families;
Investing in higher education.

There are differences in emphasis: the Senate more comprehensively addresses substance abuse issues and the House provides greater funding for higher education. But much is the same: in a budget of about $39.5 billion, the proposals agree on $39.2 billion - more than 99%.

This overlap reflects broad agreement about what we want to achieve together through our government: high quality education for all of our young people; safe, vibrant communities; the transportation infrastructure our economy needs; the security of a safety net for when we fall on hard times; keeping of air and water clean; and doing those other things that we know need to get done that we can do more effectively together than alone.

The House and Senate are also operating in the same context: a weak national economy and the ongoing effects of $3 billion in tax cuts from 15 years ago. Even with the modest funding increases proposed for FY 2015, higher education spending would be roughly 22 percent below where it was in FY 2001 (adjusted for inflation). Local aid would be 45 percent below 2001 levels. Public health would be down 19 percent. And early education and care would be down 24 percent. While the House and Senate budget proposals contain no significant tax reforms, ultimately, it would require additional revenue to make the investments that could support sustainable and broadly shared prosperity.

To read MassBudget's Conference Preview Budget Monitor click HERE.

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts.

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FHS Girls Softball, Lacrosse and Tennis advance

Softball
D1 South

#18 Franklin, 5 @ #15 Milford, 4 - Final

Lilly Criscione pitched a complete game with three strikeouts and hit a three-run home run at the plate to guide the Panthers. Franklin advances to the D1 South First Round to play at #2 Silver Lake on Friday, 5/30 at 3:30.

Girls Lacrosse
D1 East Playoffs
#3 Franklin, 18 vs. #6 Natick, 7 - Final

Tara Doherty scored two goals and had three assists, Julia Jette and Julianne Pisani each had two goals and an assist and Sheelagh Walsh had four goals and an assist. Nicole Ellin played well on defensively and stepped in to take draws for the Panthers. Alex Mitchell had 11 saves in net. Franklin advances to the D1 East Semifinals to play the winner of #2 Lincoln-Sudbury/#7 Framingham. The game is tenatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 3rd.

Girls Tennis
D1 South Playoffs
#14 Franklin, 3 @ #3 Framingham, 2 - Final