“In all sports and no matter what stage you’re on, the second the whistle blows you’re just playing"

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, has a great piece on FHS basketball, lacrosse, and soccer alumni Kristi Kirshe now making her mark in rugby.

"Every little kid who plays sports dreams of playing professionally and dreams of someday representing his or her country, whether it be the Olympics or the World Cup or maybe the World Lacrosse Championships (see Foxboro’s Sophia Dicenso, who was featured last week). Former Franklin star Kristi Kirshe, a former soccer state champion with the Panthers and Div. III national champion at Williams College, recently fulfilled that dream, although not in a sport she would have ever imagined. 

A former standout in soccer, lacrosse, and basketball at Franklin (being named MVP in soccer and lax as a senior), and a two-time All-American at Williams, Kirshe has achieved her dream of being a professional athlete as a rising star in rugby. 

Kirshe recently played with the bronze-medal-winning U.S. Women’s Eagles Sevens at the HSBC Sydney (Australia) Sevens tournament and scored five tries in three matches and is a full-time resident at the U.S. rugby base in Chula Vista, Calif., despite having not even picked up a rugby ball until one year ago this week. 

“I’d say this one tops it all,” Kirshe said this week about how playing for the U.S. stacks up to all that she has achieved in sports. “I think I said when we won the state title in soccer that it was a dream come true but I’m pretty sure putting on the USA rugby jersey topped that.

Continue reading about Kristi
https://hockomocksports.com/franklins-kristi-kirshe-finds-a-different-path-to-team-usa/

Former Franklin soccer, lacrosse and basketball standout Kristi Kirshe races for a U.S. try against China at the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Sydney, Australia. (Mike Lee/KLC Fotos)

FHS girls hockey team tops Leominster

Via HockomockSports, we share the results of the FHS sports action on Saturday, Feb 16, 2019


Girls Basketball = Franklin, 50 vs. Braintree, 53 – Final
– The Panthers battled back in the final two minutes to close the gap after the Wamps had opened a 10-point lead but couldn’t get any closer than three points. Ali Brigham scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Erin Quaile added 11 points, including a three-pointer with 0.6 on the clock.

Girls Hockey = Franklin, 5 @ Leominster, 3 – Final
– Cassi Ronan recorded three points while Amanda Lewandowski and Regan Paterson each had a pair of points in Franklin’s win on the road over Leominster. Ronan scored twice and had one assists, Lewandowski added two goals, Paterson had two helpers and Tina Pisano scored once for the Panthers. Katelyn Brown and Gianna Cameron each added an assist while Gianna Cornetta made 12 stops in the win.


For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-16-19/

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No delay in trash/recycling this week

There is no delay in trash/recycle schedule this week. Yes, Monday is President's Day - Town offices, and the Library are closed but the trash will be picked up as scheduled.


Get another copy of the Fall/Winter Solid Waste mailer
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/franklin_2018_2019.pdf

"Holidays
Collection will be delayed one day if your collection day falls on or after one of these observed  holidays. Please note if an observed Holiday falls on a Sunday there will be NO DELAY in collection.

• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day"

Franklin trash and recycle bins or totters

In the News: distillery hearing Feb 25; MA at forefront of national climate change forum

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

Distillery hearing Feb 25

"Depending on the outcome of a public hearing in a couple weeks, Franklin could have a new distillery in town. 

Local resident Patrick Downing, 51, and his wife, Beth, are looking to take over the space of the recently closed Incontro restaurant to create GlenPharmer Distillery. They’ll not only be serving food, but creating their own liquor from scratch. 

The couple plan to make gin, whiskey, vodka, rum and other drinks. 

The old mill building at 860 West Central St. may soon be home to the distillery and restaurant after a public hearing on Feb. 25. The hearing will take place at 7:30 p.m. during a Planning Board hearing in the Town Council Chambers at the Franklin Municipal Building."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190216/franklin-to-hear-distillery-proposal-on-feb-25


MA at forefront of national climate change forum

"As proposals for global warming legislation gain traction on a national level, several Massachusetts officials have emerged as key players in the conversation. 

Sen. Edward Markey has joined Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., in announcing the Green New Deal, a sweeping policy bill that aims to drastically reduce carbon emissions in multiple sectors of the economy while also creating clean energy jobs. 

Markey, who has made environmental issues a signature component of his career while representing Massachusetts in the U.S. House and Senate, called climate change “the most important issue facing this country” at recent a press conference in Washington. 

Larry Stoodt, a member of the legislative team of the MetroWest node of 350 Massachusetts for a Better Future, a climate activist group, said a Green New Deal in Massachusetts is still in the development phase. But he commended Framingham’s three state reps - Maria Robinson, Jack Lewis and Carmine Gentile - for endorsing bills the group asked them to co-sponsor."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190216/mass-at-forefront-of-national-climate-change-forum

FHS presents: "Shaken" and "Lovefest"

Two Productions coming soon to FHS Auditorium! 

• "Shaken" on Weds, Feb 27
• "Lovefest" rescheduled on Monday, March 11! 

Two Productions coming soon to FHS Auditorium! "Shaken" on Weds, Feb 27th and "Lovefest" rescheduled on Monday, March 11! @FranklinHS @FranklinMatters @FranklinHSDrama pic.twitter.com/Pe0T6wGQlj

— Franklin PS Art Dpt (@FranklinPSart) February 15, 2019

• "Shaken" on Weds, Feb 27

"Lovefest" rescheduled on Monday, March 11

Franklin Ford Donates Car to Tri-County’s Auto Technology Career Program

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School is pleased to announce that Franklin Ford has generously donated a Ford Edge SUV to the Tri-County Automotive Technology program to assist with advanced curriculum.

With a shortage in qualified technicians, service departments around the country have been scrambling to find new talent. Ford Motor Company recognized the labor shortage in the industry and decided to do something about it. Last September, Ford started the TechDrive Program throughout the United States. Each Ford Regional Talent Placement Specialist was challenged with building partnerships with their region’s Ford Dealerships that have an automotive technician shortage and connecting them with local technical high schools.

Tri-County has been chosen as one of the Technical High Schools to take part in the TechDrive Program. Franklin Ford has agreed to sponsor Tri-County, with the expectation that the partnership will fulfill their technician hiring needs. As part of the TechDrive Program, Ford has furnished Training Modules to Tri-County students.

“With the automotive technician shortage, we’ve had to create innovative ways to find, hire, train and keep service techs,” said Frank LaMonica, Fixed Operations Manager at Franklin Ford. “We are pleased to have partnered with Tri-County in the TechDrive Program. We hope the Tri-County students will enjoy working on the car in order to prepare them for future career opportunities. Here at Franklin Ford, many of our automotive technicians are graduates of Tri-County. We look forward to hiring more in the future.”

“Our goal is to build the relationship between Education & Industry, and for Ford Dealers to have a pipeline of quality automotive technicians,” said Michael Nixon, Regional Technical Talent Placement Specialist at Ford Motor Company. “With 15 dealerships within my region, finding new ways to hire qualified service technicians has been a challenge. Hopefully, the TechDrive Program will help our dealerships to fill that shortage in technicians.”

“Our students in the Auto Technology program can’t wait to reverse engineer this vehicle,” said Superintendent Stephen Dockray. “We are thankful and honored to have been given the Ford Edge and are looking forward to our students gaining the knowledge and critical thinking skills required to meet the growing demands in the automotive industry.”

Franklin Ford Donates Car to Tri-County’s Auto Technology Career Program

Tri-County RVTHS, located at 147 Pond Street in Franklin, is a recipient of the High Schools That Work Gold Achievement Award and serves the communities of Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Plainville, Seekonk, Sherborn, Walpole, and Wrentham.

FHS boys basketball team wins; girls basketball loses to Attleboro

Via HockomockSports, we share the results of the FHS sports action on Friday, Feb 15, 2019

Girls Basketball = Franklin 54 @ Attleboro, 63 – Final
– Liv McCall and Mackenzie Roberts both scored career-highs and Attleboro head coach Marty Crowley called the game a “phenomenal effort” by the Bombardiers to hand the Panthers their first league loss of the season. McCall scored 18 points and Roberts added 17 to lead Attleboro to the upset. Bea Bondhus had 13 points and Meghan O’Connell had 12 for the Panthers.

Boys Basketball = Attleboro, 36 @ Franklin, 57 – Final
Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap:

"For the Franklin boys basketball team, terrific defense led to easy offense. 

And that combination resulted in a dominant performance and a comfortably 57-36 win over visiting Attleboro. 

The Panthers flipped a two-point game upside down with a 20-0 run over the final six minutes of the second quarter to pull away from the Bombardiers, who entered the contest with a chance to win at least a share of its first Kelley-Rex title. 

Franklin limited the visitors to just 22% shooting from the field in the opening half as the Bombardiers couldn’t find a connection from deep, going just 1-for-17 from three-point range. And with consistent stops, Franklin’s pushed the pace and cashed in with an impressive transition offense, converting some easy looks down low. Franklin shot 65% from the field in the opening half, making 12-of-18 shots from two-point range."

Continue reading the recap
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-basketball-dominates-attleboro/

Click here for a photo gallery from this game
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Winter-2018-2019/Franklin-Attleboro-Boys-Basketball-02-15-19/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-02-15-19/

Franklin senior Jalen Samuels attacks the basket in the first half against Attleboro. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)