FHS football tops Natick; FHS girls field hockey end playoff run with a loss in OT to Walpole

Via HockomockSports we share the playoff results for the FHS fall sports teams


Football – Non-Playoffs = Franklin, 42 vs. Natick, 26 – Final
1st Quarter: (N) Natick 24-yard pass, XP good; (F) Nick Gordon 67-yard pass to Ryan Driscoll, Parker Chevrant XP good.
2nd Quarter: (N) Natick 7-yard rush, XP failed; (F) N. Gordon 28-yard pass to Sean Leonard, P. Chevrant XP good.
3rd Quarter: (F) N. Gordon 22-yard pass to R. Driscoll, P. Chevrant XP good; (F) N. Gordon 64-yard pass to R. Driscoll, P. Chevrant XP good; (F) N. Gordon 33-yard pass to S. Leonard, P. Chevrant XP good.
4th Quarter: (N) Natick touchdown rush, XP good; (F) Sean Hofferty 4-yard rush, P. Chevrant XP good; (N) Natick 3-yard rush, XP failed.




Field Hockey - D1 South = #13 Franklin, 3 vs. #1 Walpole, 4 – Final (OT)

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provide the playoff game recap for the FHS field hockey team

"Cassi Ronan picked up the ball inside the 30-yard-line and pushed the ball forward. She weaved her way past a pair of defenders and then touched it past a third to get clear on goal. The Walpole defender eventually caught up to Ronan, but not before she carried the ball nearly 70 yards. 

The defender managed to slow her down but a foul was called, giving the Franklin senior a penalty stroke. She buried the shot, giving the goalie no chance and giving the Panthers a 3-1 lead over the No. 1 seed with just nine minutes remaining in Thursday night’s Div. 1 South semifinal at Taunton’s Tiger Aleixo Stadium. 

It seemed like the Panthers, seeded 13th in the tournament, were finally going to end Walpole’s dominance in the rivalry and do it on the biggest stage. But, instead, the goal seemed to wake the Porkers up and they came storming back into the game. 

Walpole scored twice in the closing minutes, including a goal with just two minutes left, to force overtime and then added a game-winner eight minutes later to stun Franklin 4-3 and advance to the South final."

Continue reading the game recap
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-field-hockey-minutes-from-upset-win-fall-in-overtime/

Click here for a photo gallery from this game
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Fall-2018/Franklin-Walpole-Field-Hockey-11-8-18/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-11-08-18/

Victoria Quinn (15) scored a pair of goals for the Panthers, who built a 3-1 lead with nine minutes left to go before Walpole rallied to pull out an overtime win. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Franklin Library: "Welcome to the Graveyard" - Nov 15 - 6:30 PM

Welcome to the Graveyard with The Gravestone Girls, Thursday, November 15, 6:30 PM

Take a virtual tour of Franklin cemeteries in the comfort of the Library

Franklin Library: "Welcome to the Graveyard" - Nov 15 - 6:30 PM

This was shared from the Town of Franklin Library page
http://franklinpl.blogspot.com/2018/11/welcome-to-graveyard-with-gravestone.html

“'real change begins' when women refuse 'to let anyone shut them up or stand in their way'”

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

"In a campaign cycle where record numbers of female candidates sought elected office, women picked up a handful of seats on Beacon Hill to boost their representation in the Legislature to new high of 28.5 percent. 

The 46 women elected to the Massachusetts House on Thursday appears to be a record level, surpassing the 42 who served in that branch in 1999, according to historical figures from the Center for American Women in Politics. Eleven women, meanwhile, were elected to Senate seats, falling short of the high-water mark of 13 female senators reached for a time in 2013 and again in 2017. 

Between the two branches, women are set to hold 57 of 200 seats in the 191st General Court, up from the 52 they held at the start of this session in 2017. Fifty-two -- or 26 percent -- was the previous high point reached in 2009, 2003, 2000 and 1999. 

Women accounted for 51.5 percent of the Massachusetts population in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2016 American Community Survey, but competed for seats in less than half of the 200 legislative races that were decided on Tuesday."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181108/women-reach-new-high-in-massachusetts-legislature


The 'election collection' can be found here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

Reminder: "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" Nov 9 -10

Franklin Middle School Footlighters present "You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown." Performed by a cast of 50 kids from the 3 middle schools!

November 9 and 10 at 7:00 PM at the Horace Mann Middle School auditorium
Tickets $10 at the door

Franklin Middle School Footlighters present You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Music Together Holiday Mini Session - registration open

Join Franklin Music, Movement and Mindfulness for our Music Together Holiday Mini Session. Take some time off from the craziness of December to explore the songs, sounds and magic of the season with your child! 

Registration is now open! https://www.franklinmmm.com/

Music Together Holiday Mini Session - registration open

Veterans Day Celebration - Nov 11 at 1:30 PM on the Franklin Town Common

The Veterans Day celebration will begin Sunday, November 11 at 1:30 PM on the Town Common. The dedication of the new veterans walkway will be followed by a reception at the Senior Center.

• 1009 bricks purchased
• 100th anniversary of WWI
• 215th Army Band, 1166th Transport Company vehicle to participate

Bricks can still be purchased. The Brick order form can be found online  https://post3402.org/documents
Make checks payable to Franklin VFW Post 3402

Veterans Day Celebration - Nov 11 at 1:30 PM on the Franklin Town Common

Walkway progress

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/franklin-veterans-memorial-walkway.html

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/in-news-walkway-foundation-set-ross-not.html

walkway progress this week (beginning 11/4/18)

walkway progress in recent weeks (10/26/18)

Franklin Tax Hearing - Nov 28

The Following notice will be published in the Milford Daily Newspaper on Monday,
November 12, 2018.

FRANKLIN TAX HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION

The Franklin Town Council will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers in the Municipal Office Building, 355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA on Wednesday evening, November 28, 2018 at 7:10 P.M. on the issue of allocating the local property tax levy among the 5 property classes for the Fiscal Year 2019. The hearing will provide an open forum for the discussion of local property tax policy. Interested taxpayers may present oral or written information on their views.

Prior to the setting of the tax rate, the Town Council must adopt a Residential Factor following which the Council selects the percentage of the levy to be borne by Commercial and Industrial and Personal Property. 

The hearing location is accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If you have any questions, please call the Town Administrator’s Office at (508) 520-4949.

Submitted by,
Chrissy Whelton