In the News: food service coming in-house, diabetes prevention at Y, Solutions announces summer program

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

The school district will likely be moving its food-service management in-house for the 2016-2017 school year. 

The move will coincide with the expiration of the schools' contract with Whitsons School Nutrition, district officials said. 

Superintendent Maureen Sabolinski raised the matter at a recent School Committee meeting, saying the district contracted with Whitsons five years ago, as part of an effort to comply with federal regulations regarding nutrition. 

"We felt having a large organization behind us would help us get into compliance," she said.

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The Hockomock Area YMCA Bernon Family Branch, 45 Forge Hill Road, will host an informational session on the Diabetes Prevention Program at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 11. 

The YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program is designed to support adults that are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes and reduce their risk for developing the disease. The one-year program, consisting of 24 sessions, provides a welcoming environment where participants work together in a small group to learn about healthier eating and increasing their physical activity.

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The Solutions Extended Day and Enrichment Program, a program of the Franklin Public School’s Lifelong Learning Institute, will offer a six week summer program beginning July 5 at Jefferson Elementary School, 628 Washington St. 

The program consists of six theme-based weeks for children to attend such as Gameshow Mania, Magic for Muggles and Calling All Jedis. 

The program will be led by the school-year staff who will plan a variety of activities such as arts and crafts, science experiments, water play and dramatic play. 

Registration can be completed online at franklinlifelonglearning.com.

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Franklin High School Class of 1966 - 50th Anniversary

Franklin High School Class of 1966 is busy with preparations for the 50th anniversary of their graduation. The class reunion will be held the weekend of June 3, 2016, and will include attending the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2016 on June 3. 

There will be additional gatherings after graduation on Friday evening, and on Saturday and Sunday. Committee members will be mailing “Save the Date” notices in January and information about registering for specific reunion activities in February. 

The Class of 1966 Reunion Committee includes: Sandy DiCamillo Fitzpatrick, Dottie Vendetti Leoncavallo, Cynthia DiPietro Douglas, Marion Fricker Jennings, Jean Ellen Keras, Janet Miller Robinson, and Peter Baglioni.

If you would like more information about the class reunion, please contact Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute at 508-553-4814 or email at: alumni@franklin.k12.ma.us.

community entrance at Franklin High School

Both FHS basketball teams top Sharon

Girls Basketball

• Franklin, 45 @ Sharon, 33 – Final 

– Alyssa Piazza led the Eagles with 11 points. Sharon also got eight points from Charlotte Ransom and seven from Veronica Wallace.

Boys Basketball

• Franklin, 55 @ Sharon, 41 – Final 

– Franklin turned a four point deficit at halftime into a nine point lead by the end of the third quarter. Sophomore Connor Peterson had 15 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Tim Prunier had 13 points, seven rebounds and four steals and freshman Jay Dieterle added 13 points and four rebounds.

For the remainder of the results around the Hockomock League
http://www.hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-020116/

Franklin sophomore Connor Peterson releases a shot in the first half in a sea of Sharon defenders. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

Ryan Lanigan, Editor-in-Chief of Hockomock Sports, provides the full report on the FHS boys game

"Franklin’s defense certainly wasn’t bad in the first half, surrendering just 21 points to Sharon. But faced with a four point deficit at the break, Franklin head coach CJ Neely challenged his team to crank it up. 

The Panthers switched to a full court press to start the second half. The pressure worked off and turned it into a 10-3 run over the first three minutes of the quarter and then when Sharon got it within two again, the Panthers closed with another 10-3 in the last 2:30. 

“We played much more aggressive in the second half,” Neely said. “We didn’t want to come right away with the press, we thought they might expect it because we had some out a lot of games this year with pressure. I still thought our defense was pretty good. That’s the third straight game we’ve gone against a run from other teams early and they’ve been hitting tough shots, at least I think they’re tough.”

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http://www.hockomocksports.com/panthers-press-the-issue-in-second-half-against-sharon/

Meals on Wheels is looking for your help!

Wanted

Volunteers

To Deliver Meals

For homebound elders

In Franklin, Medway and Bellingham

Drivers – mileage reimbursement provided

Call… Tri Valley Meal Site 508-520-1422

Meals on Wheels screen grab

For additional info about Meals On Wheels  http://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/

February is for lovers: Library Lovers, that is

The Friends of the Franklin Library invites you to tell us about your favorite book.

Maybe it's one that moved you, or that you learned from, or helped you navigate a difficult time. Maybe the book was just fun to read, made you laugh or made you think differently about something. It could have been controversial, biographical, historical or mystical – there are dozens of genres.

Ben Franklin reading outside the Franklin Public Library

How about a book that you loved as a child?

Or maybe your favorite "book" is actually one of the many databases the library offers to patrons.

Please send your favorites, along with a brief description of why you love them, and we'll collect and post the comments at the library and on Facebook.

Our email address is FoFL02038@gmail.com.

Many thanks!

In the News: Franklin Line feedback sought, $4,000 raised for resident displaced

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

State Rep. Shawn Dooley, R-Norfolk, Sen. Richard Ross, R-Wrentham, and Rep. Jeff Roy, D-Franklin, will host a community meeting to discuss the Franklin Line of the MBTA commuter rail. 

Last year’s harsh winter saw multiple cancellations, which affected the area significantly. Many residents travel to and from Boston every day for work, so a lack of public transportation can cause lasting damage to people’s individual finances as well as the Massachusetts economy as a whole. The commuter rail has experienced delays this year and the Franklin line is only running on schedule 86 percent of the time.

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In addition to the more than $12,000 raised to support a local family displaced by a house fire last week, area residents have donated almost $4,000 in aid to another of the building's residents. 

A GoFundMe online donation page has been set up to help Molly Corrigan, who also lived in the 11 Church St. building that was gutted by a three-alarm fire on Jan. 26. 

Corrigan grew up in town, and said she had lived in her apartment for the past year and a half. She said she was at work - at Milford's KinderCare Learning Center - when she heard about the fire.

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Eian Bain is the new FHS football coach

Franklin High School Press Release

"The Franklin Public Schools are pleased to announce they have hired Eian Bain as FHS Head Football Coach. Coach Bain has coached at the collegiate level for three years, most recently as the Quarterback Coach for Framingham State University. He has also coached for a total of five years at both Foxboro and Ashland High Schools. As a collegiate football player, he started four years as a quarterback at Framingham State. 

The Franklin Public Schools would like to thank both the Screening and Finalist Committees for their efforts in the process. These committees were made up of fourteen stakeholders in the football program, including members of the alumni, Pop Warner, Gridiron Club, varsity coaches of other sports, returning players and school administrators."

Franklin High School in the rain

Ryan Lanigan, Editor-in-Chief of Hockomock Sports provides an indepth article on the new FHS football coach Eian Bain.

“We’re going to establish a set of core values. I’m going to ask and expect the student-athletes to buy in, we have to buy in to be on the same page. We’re not going to talk about how many games we need to win,” Bain said. “Our goals are going to be about doing things the right way. It’s about discipline, accountability, and giving a relentless effort in everything we do. We want to establish a process and focus on the little things day by day. From day one we need to focus on process and take care of us and what we can control.”

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http://www.hockomocksports.com/franklin-hires-eian-bain-as-new-football-coach/