FHS boys and girls hockey, and wrestling teams all post wins on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports and Twitter we share the results of the FHS sports action on Wednesday


Boys Hockey = Taunton, 0 @ Franklin, 8 – Final
– Taunton limited Franklin to just one goal through two periods, but the Panthers exploded for seven goals in the final 15 minutes. Joey Lizotte, Cam Trask, and Luke Downie each scored a pair of goals to lead Franklin.


Girls Hockey = Franklin, 8 vs. Dedham, 0 – Final
– Senior Jackie Connelly had a hat trick and freshman Natalie Stott recorded another shutout for the Panthers in a big non-league win. Regan Paterson chipped in with a pair of goals, while Amanda Lewandowski, Jordan Dwyer, and Victoria Quinn each scored once.


Wrestling = Franklin, 46 @ Oliver Ames, 12 – Final
– Oliver Ames’ Anthony Berksza and Dean Pacini each earned wins for the Tigers in the loss.

For the other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-17-18/

FHS Panthers

Via the Twitterverse

Franklin 8 Taunton 0. Sheehan with the shutout. Hard hat to Trask. Goals by Lizzotte (2), Trask (2), Downie (2), McCaffrey and Norton. Shots 56-13@FHSSports @HockomockSports @MassHSHockey @MyHockeyLive @In_The_Slot @MetroWestSports @BGlobeSports

— Coach Spillane (@FHS_PuckCoach) January 18, 2018

The boys avenge last years embarrassment with a 8-0 win over Taunton. Hardhat to Trask for his 2 highlight reel goals. pic.twitter.com/H1sP7oykRO

— Franklin Hockey (@FHS_Puck) January 18, 2018

46-12 win at Oliver Ames. Pins from Jake Carlucci, Remillard, Cogavin, MacLean, Smith, Polito, and Coughlin.

— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 18, 2018

Huge 8-0 win vs Dedham 🏒👏🏻 goals scored by Connelly (3), Paterson (2), Lewandowski, Dwyer, and Quinn. Shutout for Stott 🥅

— FHS Girls Hockey (@fhsvgockey) January 18, 2018

FHS Girl's Basketball Pix posted! https://t.co/m1ZO1dFZ3q @FHSSports @Coach_Angelo @coachleighto @fhsgvbasketball pic.twitter.com/uk4PtGKmQV

— Stu Solomon Photo (@StuSolomonPhoto) January 17, 2018

Need some Franklin gear?

The FHS webpage has a online store to purchase Franklin clothing

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/panthers-28

The FHS webpage has a online store to purchase Franklin clothing

From the FHS School page, select Parents and scroll down the listing to select "School Store (online)"

"a great thing considering the town’s history"

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

"The words of the town’s namesake filled the air. And more than three centuries later, many of them still apply. 

To celebrate the 312th birthday of Benjamin Franklin, the town held an inaugural public readathon of his autobiography at the library on Wednesday. 

The daylong event included guest readers spanning from Franklin State Rep. Jeff Roy to local engineer and inventor John Berg. 

Spectators came and went throughout the day, leaving with the words of the founding father jingling around in their heads."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180117/town-celebrates-ben-franklins-birthday-with-readathon

I had the unexpected pleasure of reading the last segment to close out the day. It was fun and so much of what Ben wrote is still applicable today.

The status of Benjamin Franklin outside the Library in the light dusting
of snow that came through Wednesday evening

Kids, Clay and Community - Grades 3-5 - an Empty Bowls Project

Kids, Clay and Community — Grades 3-5 

an Empty Bowls Project

Check the flyer for the schedule. Sessions for each elementary school are set for Tuesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at Franklin High School.

About Empty Bowls: Empty Bowls is charity project, which works towards fighting hunger in local communities. The Empty Bowls Club at Franklin High School will spend the year making 400 ceramic bowls teaching students how art can make a difference. At the conclusion of this project, The Empty Bowls Club and the Franklin Food Pantry will co-host a fund-raiser at the high school on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. 

About Kids Corner: Kids’ Corner, a program of Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute and Lifelong Community Learning, is a unique collection of after school activities for children with the goal of making learning fun. Classes are small, relaxed and designed to encourage children’s creativity …… a place where fun and learning meet.

Kids, Clay and Community - Grades 3-5 - an Empty Bowls Project

The TC Insider

January 17, 2018 To the Tri-County Community, It's mid-term time at TC and students are completing their midterm exams. We will be ending the second semester on Friday, January 19th. Halfway through the year with two snow days in the books, our new last day is June 20th. The year is half over and it's time for us to begin planning for the end of the school year activities; MCAS, Senior Awards, and Graduation. Please look to this Newsletter for further information on these events and others as the end of the year begins to take shape. This week at TC we will be the taking time before the School Committee meeting to honor those that have had long careers at TC, 20 plus years, 25 plus years, and 30 plus years. Leading the pack is our Vocational Director Jean George with 37 years. Others with over 30 years include; Domenic Auciello, Timothy Carroll, Laurie Gildea, and Steven Richard.  With over 25 years; Andrew Giampietro, Nancy Haney, John Kowalczyk, Peter Sabourin, and Christopher Senior. Lastly, those with over 20 years include; Melissa Beckmann, Joseph DeCotis, Luci-Anne Jones, Peter Kubiak, Tara Lane, and Mark LeBlanc. Congratulations to all and thank you for your many years of service to the students and community. This is also the time of year where freshmen make their shop selections. Last week we had about 75% of the freshmen parents in with their students to go over the process and take a look at the programs again. The freshmen are currently in their last exploratory. This is always a busy time filled with anxious excitement for the students, teachers, and administration. It completes a process that started over a year ago when these students visited and applied to the school. Times have changed. Some of the programs have changed as well, but our mission remains the same; to provide real-life skills and a future for those students that choose to attend our school.   Thanks for your support, Mr. Procaccini Upcoming Events Admissions - Open Enrollment Going on Now End of 2nd Quarter January 19 Early Release Day February 2 Winter Vacation February 19-23 40 Year Celebration Dinner April 7 Golf Tourmament June 8 About The TC Insider The TC Insider is a biweekly newsletter for the families of Tri-County students. View Email In Browser Tri-County RVTHS 147 Pond Street Franklin, MA 02038 www.tri-county.us 508-528-5400

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Franklin Newcomers and Friends: Game Night - Feb 7

Come join your Franklin friends and neighbors at the Franklin Newcomers and Friends monthly meeting. Meet us upstairs at "3" Restaurant on Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30. Take a break from the cold and warm up at our Game Night. It’s one of our favorite and more social events.

We invite any resident of Franklin, or a surrounding town that doesn't have a Newcomers Club, to join us at "3" Restaurant, 461 West Central Street, Franklin. Complimentary appetizers and beverages are provided and a cash bar is available. We meet upstairs at 7:30 PM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (occasionally we switch Wednesdays to accommodate holidays or speakers). We run our meetings September through May. Additionally, we hold many fun and varied events to stay connected throughout the year.

For more information, please visit our website www.franklinnewcomers.com or our Facebook page, Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club.

Franklin Newcomers and Friends: Game Night - Feb 7

Annual Report 2017: Insurance Advisory Committee

The Annual Report is compiled and published each year to be ready for voters to obtain at the November election. A PDF copy is also posted online and available for viewing our downloading. 

The following is a text representation of the printed pages 94-95 (actually 101-102 of 264)

INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Each of the municipal and school unions, as well as retired employees has a seat on the Town of Franklin Insurance Advisory Committee (IAC). It provides recommendations to the Town Administrator on health and dental plans. Meetings are an opportunity for employees from the unions to learn about insurance products, industry trends, and to help identify ways to meet employee needs within the framework of the Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts General Law, a changing health care environment, and available financial resources.

With the Affordable Care Act continuing to evolve or be replaced, we anticipate changes, administrative challenges, and premium increases in the coming years. After several meetings to discuss claims trend and customer service questions, the various plans were modified modestly and renewed with Tufts with less than a 1% increase to HMO premium, the plan that covers 95% of our non-Medicare eligible employees. This saved employees and the Town significantly. We will monitor claims and medical trends to share with the IAC in the coming year and continue to work to provide the best benefit possible at the best rate available.

The Town continued a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help offset hospital in patient costs. We are happy to report that few of our employees required an overnight stay in the hospital.

The Town provides dental benefits on an employee paid basis. The Committee again selected Guardian Life Insurance as the provider for its dental plan with no increase to premiums. Approximately 300 employees have elected this benefit.

The Flexible Spending Account vendor was retained. This vendor provides debit cards for employees to use for immediately payment. Employees can avoid an additional out of pocket expense by using the cards. The plan runs on a September 1 through August 31 calendar to more closely coordinate with the Health Insurance Plan and with the school year. We hope the participation in this plan will grow as employees recognize the tax savings available to them, and become more experienced in planning for medical and dependent care costs. Since this program exists on a pre-tax basis, changes at the federal level may cause plan changes. We will monitor any activity about Sec. 125 of the Tax Code to ensure we remain in compliance.

Participants on the IAC consistently brought good questions to the process and have been very effective in exploring alternatives, and making recommendations. We appreciate their willingness to do what it takes to manage the benefits and costs. The insurance environment continues to evolve and it seems inevitable that costs will continue to rise. In the coming year we hope we will be able to reach out through the IAC committee to other employees so that there is wider understanding of benefit plans.

Respectfully submitted

Stephanie Lutz
Human Resource Director

Annual Report 2017: Insurance Advisory Committee

You can find the online copy at the Town of Franklin webpage
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/pages/annual-reports

and specifically for 2017
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/files/town-annual-report-2017-revised