Friday, November 10, 2017

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 11/10/17 - THU 11/16/17

FRIDAY 11/10/17
11am   Veterans Luncheon at Elks Lodge
6:30pm   Designer Bag Bingo (to benefit BFCCPS) @ Elks Lodge
8pm   Roomful of Blues @ The Black Box

SATURDAY 11/11/17
Veterans Day - Thank you for your service!
10-1pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
8pm   Local Author SeriesL Ben Gardener’s  Boat and The Chick Magnets @ The Black Box

 SUNDAY 11/12/17
7:30-10:30am   Sunday Breakfast @ Franklin Rod and Gun Club
1-4pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
2-5pm   Happy 5th Birthday to US! @ Pour Richard’s
4pm   Classical Series: Quartett Giocosa @ The Black Box

MONDAY 11/13/17
10am   Understanding your utility bills @ Senior Center
10:30am   Move Along (ages 0-5) @ Franklin Public Library
7pm   Learn to Cope Franklin Chapter Meeting @ FUSF

 TUESDAY 11/14/17
10:30am   Get Ready for Kindergarten (ages 3-5) @ Franklin Public Library
12pm   Franklin Downtown Partnership Networking Luncheon @ Dean College Dining Center
1pm   Low Vision Group @ Franklin Senior Center
7pm   Yankee Quilters Guild Meeting @ St. John’s Episcopal Church
7pm   Opioid Crisis Forum @ Bellingham Public Library
7pm   Tri-M Music Honors Society Induction @ FHS
7:30pm   Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Monthly Meeting (public welcome) @ Franklin YMCA

 WEDNESDAY 11/15/17
10am   Franklin History with Joe Landry @ Franklin Senior Center
10:30am   Terrific Toddlers (ages 18months to 3 years old) @ Franklin Public Library
4pm   Construction Junction! @ Franklin Public Library
5pm   Preschool Fair sponsored by Franklin MOMS Club @ Franklin Public Library
6:30pm   Christian Zen Weekly Meditation @ McMahon Guest House (1061 Upper Union Street)
7:30pm   Dean College presents ‘Legally Blonde’ @ Dean College

 THURSDAY 11/16/17
9:30am   Baby Tummy Time (ages 0-18 months) @ Franklin Public Library
10am   Rep Roy visits Discussion Group @ Franklin Senior Center
10:30am   Story and Craft (ages 3 to 6) @ Franklin Public Library
11am   Stress and Depression during Holidays @ Franklin Senior Center
7pm   Franklin SEPAC: Camps and Activities Fair @ Hellen Keller Elementary School
7-8pm   Healing Hearts Community Support Group @ Franklin YMCA
7:30pm   Dean College presents ‘Legally Blonde’ @ Dean College
7:30pm   FYBO Board Elections Night @ East Coast Driving School

For the Town of Franklin Public Calendar click HERE.

For all other events and Franklin happenings click HERE.

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Veterans Day facts from Census.gov

From the US Census:

 "Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. 

 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation and a remembrance ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The ceremony honors and thanks all who served in the U.S. armed forces.

 The following facts are made possible by the invaluable responses to the U.S. Census Bureau’s surveys. We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we continuously measure America’s people, places and economy.

Veterans


 18.5 million

 The number of military veterans in the United States in 2016. 
Source: 2016 American Community Survey https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/DP02

 1.6 million

 The number of female veterans in the United States in 2016. 
Source: 2016 American Community Survey https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/B21001

 11.6%

 The percentage of veterans in 2016 who were black. Additionally, 78.0 percent were non-Hispanic white, 1.6 percent were Asian, 0.7 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2 percent were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 1.3 percent were some other race. (The numbers for blacks, non-Hispanic whites, Asians, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders, and some other race cover only those reporting a single race.) 
Source: 2016 American Community Survey https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/S2101

 6.5%

 The percentage of veterans in 2016 who were Hispanic. 
Source: 2016 American Community Survey https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/S2101

 9.2 million

 The number of veterans age 65 and older in 2016. At the other end of the age spectrum, 1.6 million were younger than age 35. 
Source: 2016 American Community Survey https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/S2101


When They Served


 6.7 million

 The number of Vietnam Era veterans in 2016. Moreover, there were 7.1 million who served during the Gulf War (representing service from August 1990 to present); 768,263 who served in World War II; 1.6 million who served in the Korean War; and 2.4 million who served in peacetime only.

 The number of living veterans in 2016 who served during three wartime periods:

 · 65,562 served during the Vietnam Era and both periods of the Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001 and September 2001 or later).

 · 25,703 served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Era.

 The number of living veterans in 2016 who served during two wartime periods:

 · 1,150,328 served during both periods of the Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001 and September 2001 or later).

 · 285,649 served during the Gulf War (August 1990 to August 2001) and the Vietnam Era.

 · 140,101 served during the Korean War and the Vietnam Era.

 · 56,105 served during World War II and the Korean War.

 Sources: 2016 American Community Survey

 https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/S2101

 https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_1YR/B21002

Veterans Day facts from Census.gov
Veterans Day facts from Census.gov


This was shared from Census.gov
https://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/nations-veterans.html

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FHS Athletes headed to college after signing National Letters of Intent

Via the Twitterverse, several items of good news to share on the student athlete front:

  • Ashley Loomis will be a member Yale’s swim team
  • Jake Noviello, signing his NLI to play baseball at Fairfield University
  • Congratulations Nicole Clermont - who will be running track at Boston College
  • Newest addition to Rutgers University Lax team! Congrats Eric Civetti!
  • Congrats to Corinne Lewis, who will be playing Lacrosse at Stonehill
  • Congrats Jessica Kroushal! Jess will be on the University of Maine’s Track and Field
  • Grace MacCallum will be playing lacrosse at Fairfield University
























CONGRATS to our student-athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent today! #NLI #PantherPride
CONGRATS to our student-athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent today!


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Town of Franklin Offices and Library Closed Friday - November 10


Closed for Veterans day
Town of Franklin Offices Closed Friday November 10
Library closed Friday, open Saturday and Sunday




Shared from the Town of Franklin: http://www.franklinma.gov/node/147313
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Franklin Public Schools: Superintendent's Newsletter - Nov 2017

Good Afternoon

 Please click this link to read the first edition of the Superintendent's Newsletter "#FRANKLINPSNEWS"

 LINK: http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_Superintendent/edumedia

 Thank you
Franklin Public Schools


Note: while this is only one page, the headlines are hot links to more detailed articles. If the links don't work for you, down load the PDF and try, or go to the Town of Franklin Schools page (link above) and they should work




http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_Superintendent/edumedia
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_Superintendent/edumedia

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"he made a huge difference”

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Retired town council member Bob Vallee was recognized by the last remaining selectmen for his 32 years of service to the town. 
Paul DeBaggis and Jim Johnston saw the transition in town government in 1978, where Vallee then took the reins for the next few decades. Before that, Franklin had been under the leadership of a Board of Selectmen for 200 years, since the town’s founding. 
“Jim and I knew what it was like to be selectmen, and most of our service was in the old form of government,” DeBaggis said, standing near the counter at Vallee Jewelers on Thursday afternoon. “We both dabbled a little bit as town councilors, but nowhere near what you did.” 
Johnston presented Vallee with a certificate from the Massachusetts House of Representatives recognizing his past achievements and wishing him luck."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171109/franklin-vallee-recognized-by-remaining-selectmen
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Thursday, November 9, 2017

Circle of Friends Coffehouse: Richard Shindell Nov 18 with Michele Kelly




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RICHARD SHINDELL
with special guest Michele Kelly
Nov 18th 8PM $25

Noted songwriter Richard Shindell returns to the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin on Saturday, November 18th at 8PM.  "Are You Happy Now", "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress", and "The Ballad of Mary Magdalen" are just a few of his wonderful songs.

An expatriate New Yorker now living in Argentina, Richard Shindell is a meticulous craftsman.  He is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. From his first record, Sparrow's Point (1992) to his current release, Careless (September 2016), Shindell has explored the possibilities offered by this most elastic and variable of cultural confections: the song.

Richard is a part of the Cry, Cry, Cry trio with Dar Williams and Lucy Kaplansky. They recently completed a reunion tour which included a concert at the Wilbur Theater in Boston.

Local singer and performer Michele Kelly will open the show.  Michele has a lovely voice and writes emotive, thought provoking songs.

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 8:00 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM. Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available. Tickets for this shows are $25.  Please call (508)528-2541 or visit http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information.
Upcoming Shows
Dec 9         Winterbloom
Jan 6         Gretchen Peters with Open Book
Jan 27       Seth Glier
Feb 10       Chelsea Berry
Mar 3         Patty Larkin


Circle of Friends Coffeehouse · First Universalist Society · 262 Chestnut St · Franklin, MA 02038 · USA

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