Affordable Condominium Home for Sale - 9 Leanne Way

Affordable Condominium Home for Sale- 9 Leanne Way
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— Town of Franklin, MA (@TOFranklinMA) January 10, 2017

https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/818827544011087872

What is the Franklin TV Community Bulletin Board (CBB)?

"Our Community Bulletin Board helps local nonprofit groups, schools and civic organizations to spread the word about their mission and their meetings and events deemed of interest to Franklin cable subscribers and the community. Generally, we update our Bulletin Board weekly."

View additional info on the Community Bulletin Board

Or download a copy from here

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Franklin TV studio on Hutchinson St

Superintendent Search narrows to 4 Candidates

The Franklin School Committee is progressing as they continue the process of seeking to replace Superintendent, Dr. Maureen Sabolinski who is retiring in June 2017.

The Committee hired the national consulting firm of Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates to assist them in the search. HYA was able to generate 57 applicants for the position.

From this number, they recommended 4 semifinalists to be interviewed by the search committee. The 4 semifinalists chosen are:

• Linda Hirsch, Ed.D.
• David Thompson, Ed.D.
• Kimberly Shaver-Hood, Ed.D.
• Susan Kustka

Joining the search committee for these interviews will be 4 representatives of the Franklin Community:

• Sarah Mulcahy, Parent
• Tom Mercer, Town Council
• Paul Peri, Franklin High School Principal
• Donna Grady, Franklin Teachers Association

The Search committee will interview the semi-finalists on January 19 at 9:30 AM. At the Franklin Municipal Building in the Council Chamber (2nd Floor). 

The public is invited to observe these interviews. Next steps in the superintendent search will be developed after these interviews are complete.

sunrise over Spruce Pond

Dean College Presents: A Midsummer Night's Dream, February 22-26, 2017

The School of the Arts at Dean College will perform A Midsummer Night's Dream, beginning Wednesday, February 22, 2017 through Sunday, February 26, 2017.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best loved of Shakespeare's plays. It brings together the realms of the mortal and immortal, colliding in a wood outside Athens, and from there the enchantment begins. Simple and engaging on the surface, it is none the less a highly original and sophisticated work, where love is capricious as the wind, and where a mischievous imp named Puck plays with fate as merrily as a baby with a toy.

You won't want to miss our talented students perform in this well-loved play!

The Dean College production of A Midsummer Night's Dream will take place in the Main Stage in the Campus Center at Dean College, 99 Main Street, Franklin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 

General admission is $22, Seniors $12 and Children $7.

To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.dean.edu/boxoffice.

Dean College, Main St Franklin

Both FHS basketball teams top Taunton on Tuesday

From HockomockSports we share the results of Tuesday's FHS winter sports action


Boys Basketball = Franklin, 55 @ Taunton, 42 – Final

– Taunton turned a second half deficit (25-17) into a third quarter lead (27-25) but Franklin rattled off a 10-4 run to close the quarter and never looked back. Junior Connor Peterson led the way for the Panthers with 21 points while Paul Mahon added 12 points and Jalen Samuels chipped in with 11 points.

Girls Basketball = Taunton, 21 @ Franklin, 63 – Final

– Ali Brigham was the top scorer for the Panthers with 13 points. Franklin also got 11 points from Kate Morse and nine points from Bea Bondhus.

For the remainder of the results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-011017/

FHS girls basketball vs. Taunton

Via the Twitterverse

Final: Franklin 55 Taunton 42 @HockomockSports

— Joe Clark (@joeclark0) January 11, 2017

Franklin BB up 37-29 on Taunton end of 3rd @HockomockSports @FHSSports

— Tim Rodgers (@timrodg) January 11, 2017

@HockomockSports
Half: Franklin 25 Taunton 17

— Joe Clark (@joeclark0) January 11, 2017

G V HOOPS: Final in Franklin: Panthers 63 Taunton 21. Great effort ladies! #RightHereRightNow

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) January 11, 2017

G V HOOPS: End of the 3rd Q. Franklin 47 Taunton 19

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) January 11, 2017

G V BB: We are underway in Franklin. Panthers hosting Taunton. pic.twitter.com/1Q0zwxGWAZ

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) January 10, 2017

Franklin Art Association Meeting - Feb 1

Adam O’Day

The Franklin Art Association will meet on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 from 6:30 to 9:00PM at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street in Franklin. 

Refreshments and social time will begin at 6:30 followed by a short business meeting and a demonstration by Adam O’Day, a contemporary multimedia artist working from studios in Abington and Medford.

Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information log on to www.franklinart.org.

Multimedia Painting, Hadley Street by Adam O'Day

MassBudget: A preview of the Fiscal Year 2018 budget challenges

Two transparency reforms would improve the process

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. A Preview of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Challenges  Our state budget is how our Commonwealth funds the things we do together to strengthen our communities, make life better for our people, and build a vibrant economy. The budget process works best when the choices are clear to everyone and made in as deliberate of a manner as possible, considering long-term issues as well as immediate challenges. As budget writers prepare for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, it appears that the Commonwealth again faces a significant gap between ongoing revenue sources and the cost of maintaining current services. This has been the case for many years in Massachusetts, with a series of budgets balanced using temporary revenue sources and savings initiatives that may prove to be temporary in nature (such as early retirement strategies that can lose their fiscal effectiveness if it turns out that the people who retired need to be replaced). Because the Commonwealth has been using temporary revenue to balance the budget during this period of economic expansion, we have not been able to build up the level of reserves to be prepared for the next recession. We have also seen a pattern of instability, with mid-year budget cuts and, this year, major changes to the budget very late in the budget process. This pattern is caused partly by a lack of adequate transparency in the budget process. Two steps by state government would allow for a significantly more transparent process and, likely, fewer unwanted budget surprises in the future. Continue reading the entire Budget Preview 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. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

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A Preview of the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Challenges - Table 1