Town Council Goals Workshop - FM #137

FM #137

This internet radio show or podcast is number 137 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording is of the Town Council Goals Workshop conducted on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Unlike other workshops that I have reported on, this was conducted such that here was no opportunity for citizens participation during the workshop and with limited discussion among the Councilors. No deliberations were planned, no votes were planned, that much was understood going into it. The session was very informative and covered a whole lot of topics.

You can find my notes and the document used to guide the workshop accompanying the recording.

Part 1 -
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/live-reporting-town-council-workshop.html

Part 2 -
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/live-reporting-workshop-part-2.html

Part 3 -
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/live-reporting-workshop-part-3.html


The workshop recording runs about 75 minutes. Without further ado, here is the recording




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Note - I did record the intro calling this #136 when I should have called it #137. Oops. I caught the mistake as I was processing the MP3 file on the host service and chose not to go back and make the change in the recording itself.

FHS girls indoor track take 4th in D1 Relays

With a first place in the Long Jump Relay, 3rd in the 1600 Sprint Medley, and 4th place finishes in both the 4x200 Relay and Girls Shot Put, the FHS girls indoor track team finished 4th overall of the 15 teams competing.

The boys team apparently did not enter this meet.


Women - Team Rankings - 10 Events Scored
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1) Andover 62
2) Wachusett Reg.-Holden 52
3) Newton North 40
4) Franklin 25
5) Brockton 24
6) Newton South 21
7) Needham 17
8) Acton-Boxborough 14
9) Brookline 13
10) Westford Academy 10
10) Lowell 10
12) Boston Latin School 8
13) Lexington 6
13) Framingham 6
15) Shrewsbury 2

Men - Team Rankings - 10 Events Scored
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1) Lowell 62
2) Newton North 36
3) Brockton 34
4) Saint John's Prep 33
5) Boston College High 22
6) Lexington 19
7) Acton-Boxborough 17
8) Needham 16
9) Peabody 15
10) Shrewsbury 13
11) Andover 10
11) Cambridge Rindge and Latin 10
13) St. John's-Shrewsbury 8
14) Framingham 6
15) Westford Academy 5
16) Leominster 2
17) Newton South 1
17) Brookline 1


Girls 4x800 Meter Relay
7 Franklin 'A' 10:16.00 2

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay
4 Franklin 'A' 1:47.26 8

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
6 Franklin 'A' 4:16.85 4

Girls 1600 Sprint Medley
3 Franklin 'A' 4:17.44 4

Girls Distance Medley
14 Franklin 'A' 14:05.76 1

Girls 4x50 Yard Shuttle Hurdle
7 Franklin 'A' 32.09 7

Girls 4x50 Yard Relay
15 Franklin 'A' 26.26 4

Girls Long Jump
1 Franklin, Girls Franklin 14.83m 48-08.00

Girls Shot Put
4 Franklin, Girls Franklin 28.19m 92-06.00

The full set of results can be found online
http://www.mstca.org/Winter_Season/Winter%202018/Results-Div.%201%20Indoor%20Relays.htm

FHS Panthers

FHS wrestling goes 3-0 in quad meet

Via the Twitterverse, we find and share that the FHS wrestling team went undefeated in the quad meet at Algonquin High School on Saturday. They opened with a 48-6 win over Framingham, took a close 36-28 win vs. West Springfield and closed out with a 58-21 win over host Algonquin.

Jake Carlucci, Sauer, Bakalars, Remillard, Farrell, Racca, Sackley, Nawn, and Johnson go undefeated on the day.

— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 13, 2018

58-21 win over Algonquin in the last round. Pins from Jake Carlucci, Sauer, Bakalars, Jordan Carlucci, Remillard, Farrell, Racca, and MacLean.

— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 13, 2018

Big 36-28 W over West Springfield. Techs from Bakalars and Remillard, and pins from Sauer and Jake Carlucci. Jake with the match-winning pin.

— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 13, 2018

We’re out at Algonquin Regional High for a quad. After our first match we defeat Framingham 48-6, pins from Jake Carlucci, Sauer, Jordan Carlucci, and Coughlin.

— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 13, 2018

FHS Wrestling Twitter page

"Beyond begging, bossing, and bribing" - Jan 29

Come see Jeanine Fitzgerald at ECDC on Monday, January 29th from 6:30 - 8:30 PM




This was shared from the ECDC webpage  https://ecdcprincipalpage.blogspot.com/2018/01/parent-workshop-with-jeanine-fitzgerald.html

"Beyond begging, bossing, and bribing" - Jan 29

MassBudget: Sweeter than SALT

Highest-income households get federal tax cuts more than twice SALT losses

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. Sweeter than SALT: Highest-Income Households Get Federal Tax Cuts More Than Twice SALT Losses  The federal government has enacted very large tax cuts targeted mostly at higher-income taxpayers. The resulting loss of an almost $1.5 trillion in federal revenue is likely to lead to cuts in federal support for programs that are important to people in Massachusetts and to the state budget. Amid these deep tax cuts, a new federal limit on the deductibility of state and local taxes (SALT) has received a lot of attention. Households that itemize deductions and pay over $10,000 in combined state and local taxes will no longer be able to deduct more than this amount when calculating their taxable income for federal taxes. For Massachusetts' highest-income households-those with annual incomes over $1 million-the average tax cuts from other federal changes in the law are more than twice the average size of the impact from the loss of SALT deductibility. Massachusetts' highest-income households will become substantially affluent as a result of the federal tax changes. Households with incomes over $1 million in 2019 are projected to have an average income of $3.4 million. For this group the federal tax changes-including the limits to SALT deduction-represent a combined $2.58 billion tax cut. The average tax cut for these taxpayers will be $95,800 after accounting for the effects on the SALT changes. Read this fact sheet online 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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Franklin Town Government 101 - January 27 - 10 AM to noon

Franklin Town Government 101

What makes our town government tick? How can you have your voice heard? How can you get involved? What are the big challenges facing town government this year?

Come to Franklin Town Government 101 to find answers to some of these questions!

WHEN: Saturday, January 27 10-noon (snow date, if library closes, Feb. 3)

WHERE: Franklin Public Library, 118 Main St., Franklin, MA (ground floor meeting room)

PROGRAM:

10:00 AM Welcome and Introductions

10:10 AM Government and the Potential to do Good 

– Dr. Robert Krim, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Framingham State University. Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Krim is the Founder and Executive Director of the Boston Management Consortium, a partnership between the City of Boston and the Greater Boston management training and organizational development community. This partnership helped the City to be innovative and efficient and, in particular, helped lower the homicide rate by 50%.

10:40 Town and State! 

– Franklin State Rep. Jeff Roy has previously held positions on the Franklin School Committee and Town Council. He will discuss the rewards (and perils) of getting involved in town government. He will also discuss some of the lessons he has learned about municipal government, as well as providing some perspectives on how state policies and funding help (and sometimes complicate) town government.

11:10 Franklin 2018 – the Challenges Ahead 

– a conversation and question and answer period with Town Council representative Tom Mercer and School Committee member Denise Schultz, moderated by Steve Sherlock of Franklin Matters.

12:00 Adjourn

Franklin Town Government 101 is sponsored by Franklin in Focus, a citizens’ group supporting more transparent and effective government in Franklin.

Franklin Town Government 101 - January 27 - 10 AM to noon

Note: Yes, I am looking forward to participating in this discussion

Claflin Hill Symphony To Visit Franklin for Open Rehearsal - Jan 30

The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra visits Franklin on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 for an Open Rehearsal at 7:30 PM in the Franklin High School Auditorium.

The rehearsal, which is hosted by the Franklin Public School Music Department, is open to ALL Franklin Public School Students and ALL residents of Franklin.

During this first ever visit to Franklin by the CHSO, they will be rehearsing for their “Russian Romance” concert program that will take place on Saturday evening, February 3, 2018 in the Milford Town Hall Grand Ballroom.

The orchestra is performing Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” – a lush, colorful and epic orchestral “Tone Poem” based on the “Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights.” In the story and depicted by the music, the Princess Scheherazade begins a story-telling series to her husband, the King, in order to forestall him having her executed after their wedding night, as had been his frequent custom. The King becomes so enthralled by the on-going tales, which included Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba, that he keeps her alive night after night to hear the next installment! Rimsky-Korsakov’s magnificent orchestral score is a big feature for solo violin, which will be performed by the CHSO’s phenomenal Concertmaster, Angel Valchinov.

Also on the program and set to rehearse on that night in Franklin is Sergei Rachmaninoff’s gorgeous and popular "Piano Concerto No. 2". This features Beth Surapine on piano, who has performed frequently with the CHSO and throughout the Milford/Franklin region for the past two decades,

Entrance to the open rehearsal is FREE ADMISSION, and attendees will also receive a voucher for a Special Discount Ticket for the concert that week, to hear the finished product of what they experienced at the rehearsal.

“We’re very excited to visit Franklin for this open rehearsal,” said Paul Surapine, Founding Executive and Artistic Director of Claflin Hill. “Many of our musicians have had ongoing and strong ties to Franklin, including myself, and a significant number of Franklin Public School Music Faculty past and present are permanent members of the CHSO. Additionally, Franklin accounts for more members of the Claflin Hill Youth Symphonies than any other community throughout the entire region, which is a strong endorsement of the music education program in progress in Franklin for the last twenty years. We’d like to thank CHSO Violinist and Franklin Public Schools Music Director Diane Plouffe for her invitation to come to her community. We hope it will be an interesting and educational experience for the music students and entertaining for all who attend.”

For more information on all upcoming Claflin Hill concerts and events, visit www.claflinhill.com

The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra, located in Milford, MA, is a powerful regional musical force. Through passionate performances presented by masterful musicians, the CHSO plays a leading role in the cultural enrichment and vitality of Central Massachusetts and MetroWest communities. The CHSO sponsors a remarkable outreach program that helps youth perfect their musical talents and build long-lasting appreciation for music.

Claflin Hill Symphony To Visit Franklin for Open Rehearsal - Jan 30