Sunday, January 29, 2017

Franklin Senior Center: Open House - February 26, 2017

The Franklin Senior Center Open House is scheduled for February 26, 2017. Yes, this open house is to celebrate the renovations to the second floor and the improvements accomplished inside and outside (more parking) as part of the project.
Senior Center Open House- February 26, 2017 11:00 Am to 2:00 PM
Senior Center Open House-  February 26, 2017 11:00 Am to 2:00 PM


 The original Open House was held on Nov 11, 2011. Photos from the event can be found in the archives here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/sets/72157612392922276/

Senior Center: Conference room in back
conference room from the Open House in Nov 2011


expanded parking to increase capacity by 25 vehicles at the Senior Center
expanded parking to increase capacity by 25 vehicles at the Senior Center
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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is the 2017 One Book, One Community read for Franklin, MA

The goal of the Franklin Public Library's One Book, One Community program is to help build a better sense of fellowship through a shared reading experience.

 The results are in!

 With 42% of the vote, Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance is our 2017 One Book, One Community read.
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

Background info links


 The Amazon link for the book can be found here
https://www.amazon.com/Hillbilly-Elegy-Memoir-Family-Culture/dp/0062300547

 The authors Twitter page  https://twitter.com/JDVance1

 The authors website can be found here
https://www.harpercollins.com/cr-123194/j-d-vance

The wikipedia page for the book
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly_Elegy

http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2017/01/one-book-one-community-2017-title.html
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2017/01/one-book-one-community-2017-title.html
Some of this info was shared from the Town of Franklin page and the Franklin Library page

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Saturday, January 28, 2017

"It's just a defensive move"

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
"A series of proposed recreational marijuana bylaws will come before the Town Council this week as the town coordinates its response to November's ballot initiative. 
The council will consider the regulations - which would govern the location of recreational marijuana facilities - in a public hearing during its Wednesday night meeting. 
The set of five bylaw amendments - which look to limit such businesses and buildings to certain areas, primarily the local industrial parks - first came in front of the council in late December."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170127/franklin-council-to-consider-marijuana-bylaws
The set of 5 bylaw amendments covering this proposal can be found here (links take you to the PDF files for each bylaw amendment)

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
3. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-779: CHANGES TO CHAPTER 185 SECTION 3 DEFINITIONS - 1ST READING ( MOTION TO MOVE ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-779 TO A 2ND READING - MAJORITY VOTE)
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
4. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-780: CHANGES TO CHAPTER 185 SECTION 4 DISTRICTS ENUMERATED - 1ST READING (mOTION FOR MOVE ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-780 TO A 2ND READING - MAJORITY VOTE)
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
5. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-781: CHANGES TO CHAPTER 185 SECTION 5 ZONING MAP - 1ST READING (MOTION TO MOVE ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-781 TO A 2ND READING - MAJORITY VOTE)
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
6. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-782: CHANGES TO CHAPTER 185 SECTION 7 COMPLIANCE REQUIRED - 1ST READING (MOTION TO MOVE ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-782 TO A 2ND READING - MAJORITY VOTE)
J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
7. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-783: AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 185 SECTION 49 MARIJUANA USE OVERLAY DISTRICT - 1ST READING (MOTION TO MOVE ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-782 TO A 2ND READING - MAJORITY VOTE)

The full agenda for the Town Council meeting can be found here
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/town-council-meeting-agenda-1
screen grab of Town Council agenda page
screen grab of Town Council agenda page
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Fire fighters sworn in, communications improvements touted, Summer St development for 34 units turned down

The Town Council recap of the Jan 18, 2017 meeting has a few key takeways: 

1 - Three new fire fighters were sworn in: Becky Caroline, AJ Morris, Katherine Forest
Becky Caroline, AJ Morris, Katherine Forest
Chief McCarragher, Becky Caroline, AJ Morris, Katherine Forest

2 - The Finance Committee added a new member: David Wiech

 3 - Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Councilor Glen Jones presented on the series of accomplishments in improving the communications and information availability with more to come in 2017.



4 - The residents of Summer St came out in force again to speak against the proposed addition of 34 houses on an 11 acre property that could be developed with 7-8 under the current zoning. The vote to make the map change was 5-3 but was insufficient to pass the measure. 6 votes were required. The council vote was by roll call. 
  • Dellorco - No
  • Jones - No
  • Vallee - Yes
  • Pfeffer - Yes
  • Mercer - Yes
  • Padula - Yes
  • Pellegri - No
  • Kelly - yes


The video replay for the meeting is available on the Town of Franklin webpage
http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=427

The Town Council "Actions Taken" document can be found here
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/town_council_actions_taken_january_18_2017_0.pdf

 Additional details can be found in the reporting I recorded live during the meeting:
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FHS boys basketball bounce back with a big win; boys swim top KP



Boys Basketball = Stoughton, 48 @ Franklin, 81 – Final
– Franklin senior Connor Goldstein connected on five three pointers in the first half and finished with a career-high 21 points to pace the Panthers to a win on Senior Night. Franklin seniors accounted for 54 points for the Panthers. Seniors Josh Macchi scored 16 points, James Hanlon had nine points and Mike Doherty chipped in with eight points. Stoughton’s Cam Andrews and Matt Valle each scored nine points.


 Girls Basketball = Franklin, 47 @ Stoughton, 49 – Final
– Stoughton erased a 13-point deficit at half, rallying for 36 points in the second half to edge Franklin. The Panthers held a 26-13 advantage at the break but Stoughton freshman Shyanne Trinh scored all of her team-high 14 points in the second half to spark the comeback. Junior Val Whalen had 13 points and 16 rebounds. Franklin sophomore Bea Bondhus netted a team-high 13 points for the Panthers.

 Boys Swimming = Franklin, 88 @ King Philip, 82
– Final – Franklin’s Connor Bourgeois won both the 50 and 100 free, Roy Wang won the 100 breast and the boys 200 freestyle relay of Bourgeois, Wang, Jack Cashin and Sumit Choudhury finished first to help the Panthers pick up their first ever win over KP.


 Girls Swimming = Franklin @ King Philip
(no results available via HockomockSports via Twitter we do know the girls team lost but have no details on the meet)
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-012717/

https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/825152431671672832
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/825152431671672832


Via the Twitterverse



















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The 20th Annual Trivia Bee is looking for sponsors and teams

The 20th Annual Trivia Bee will be held April 12, 2017



The 20th Annual Trivia Bee will focus on TV trivia
The 20th Annual Trivia Bee will focus on TV trivia


The sponsor form can be found here
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0wjbnXDBhczc0FFQ0VuUXdFcEJMUVh1c1dWTVNBam9EdkpN


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"That’s impressive for humans who can’t yet tie their own shoes and still need to be reminded to share"


"I was only in the classroom for 45 minutes, but that was long enough to compel me to write a letter to the teacher once I left. 
I’ll be honest, I have zero qualifications as it relates to child education. My only qualification and reason for being in a kindergarten class that day is my oldest child is a kindergartner. He attends a public school and I was in his classroom as a parent volunteer. 
His teacher had asked parents to sign up to help during the daily Literacy Center portion of the morning. I was excited to go in, see my son in his classroom, and meet his classmates. When I arrived, the class was sitting on the floor, singing, and drawing the alphabet in the air with their fingers. Mrs. G gave me a quick rundown on how I was to help. She introduced me to the class and then quietly asked the children to go to their first center."

 Continue reading the article about 45 minutes in a kindergarten classroom
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2017/01/24/the-letter-i-had-to-write-to-my-childs-teacher/?utm_term=.31e5a4107a83

While this article is published in the Washington Post, the writer could have been a mother visiting a Franklin kindergarten classroom. I recognize the concepts of the centers in the classroom. Having visited a kindergarten (although not yet this year), I also recognize the sentiments expressed by the writer/mother.  

 By way of disclosure, my wife (Mrs Sherlock) is one of the three kindergarten teachers at Oak St Elementary. You can see some of what they do in the classroom when they share via their new Twitter account @OakStKinders




kindergarten writers working on their pattern books
kindergarten writers working on their pattern books

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