Franklin Matters

Friday, May 3, 2019

Senate President Karen Spilka Appoints Three Members to Citizens Commission

Senate President Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland) appointed three members to serve on a newly-created Citizens Commission to advocate for a potential constitutional amendment to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 ruling in Citizens United, with the goal of curtailing corporate political donations.

"Big money has been shown to have a corrupting influence in our politics, and I am excited to see the work of the new Citizens Commission get underway," said Senate President Spilka. "These three individuals are experienced, knowledgeable, and dedicated to public service. I have every confidence they will ably advocate for Massachusetts' interests when it comes to the regulation of Citizens United."

Noval Alexander serves on the Framingham School Committee and Framingham School Building Committee. He is a substitute teacher in the towns of Needham, Wellesley and Natick. Alexander is a decorated retired Army veteran who served 25 years in the Army Reserves and two tours of Active Duty.

Jay Marsden serves as Chair of the Holliston Board of Selectmen. He is an estate planning lawyer at Marsden Law P.C. and works as a financial planner at Solares Hill Advisors.

Costas Panagopoulos is a Professor of Political Science at Northeastern University. He previously directed the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy at Fordham University.

Massachusetts is the first state to create a Citizens Commission. Appointments were made by Senate President Spilka, Governor Charles Baker, Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo, Attorney General Maura Healey, and Secretary of State William Galvin. The application process was public and on a website created by the Governor's office.

All appointees to the Citizens Commission serve on a voluntary basis without compensation. A report with recommendations for constitutional amendments is due by December 31, 2019.

A 2018 ballot measure, which passed with 71.4% of the vote, created the non-partisan, 15-member commission.

Visit the Citizens Commission web page for additional updates
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/citizens-commission-created-by-2018-ballot-question-2

Visit the Citizens Commission web page

Updated MBTA Franklin Line schedule begins May 20

"Spring/Summer Commuter Rail schedules go into effect on Monday, May 20, 2019 and are now available on the MBTA website at mbta.com."

For convenience, I have the new Franklin schedule here. I don't see any real changes to the actual schedule (focusing on the morning and evening peak hours). They seem to have removed the winter conditional statements from this. If I did miss something, please let me know.

You can get the current and future schedules online
https://mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/schedule

The schedule beginning May 20:

Updated MBTA Franklin Line schedule begins May 20

Monday movies at the Franklin Senior Center

Join Us Every Monday for a free movie and popcorn! Movies are shown in the Senior Center cafe at 1:15 PM

MAY 06: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (PG-13)

MAY 13: BLACK KLANSMEN (R)

MAY 20: AT ETERNITY'S GATE (PG-13)

This was shared from the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-senior-center/news/monday-movie-matinee

Monday movies at the Franklin Senior Center

Thursday, May 2, 2019

FPAC to Host 5K Road Race and 1 Mile Fun Run - May 5

The Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will close out its ArtWeek programming with the FPAC 5K Road Race and 1 Mile Fun Run on Sunday, May 5 starting with check-in at 9 AM and the race beginning at 10 AM.

The 5K Road Race and 1 mile Fun Run will begin and end at the company's home THE BLACK BOX at 15 W. Central St. in downtown Franklin. Along the route, runners will be entertained and encouraged by sidewalk art created by student artists.

THE BLACK BOX theater will feature face painting and finish line sign making for children and a celebration with live music in the theater lobby to congratulate the runners.

THE FPAC 5K and Fun Run is sponsored by Stronger Uprising in Southborough, MA. To register, visit www.FPAConline.com or call 508-528-3370.

FPAC to Host 5K Road Race and 1 Mile Fun Run

Franklin ArtWeek Schedule for Thursday, May 2, 2019

Thursday, May 2

9:00 - 8:00: Post-It Note Collage at Franklin Public Library ~ In celebration of ArtWeek 2019, the Youth Services department will be building a Post-It Note Collage! But we need your help! Stop by anytime during the week to help add post-it notes to the wall. What will the final image be?? Only time will tell!!

6:00 - 7:00: Electric Youth Friendship Challenge—Anti-Bullying Workshop at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FREE)
Members of Electric Youth share their personal stories about friendship, and talk about why they are so important to them. Celebrate your stories of friendship in return and work together to bring these stories to life on stage! A special event for kids ages 8-12, in partnership with Bully: The Adjective. Sign up req'd. Register: 508-528-8668

6:00 - 8:00: Empty Bowls Dinner & Fundraiser at Franklin High School ($10/$20)
Help raise funds for the Franklin Food Pantry! Join us for a meal of soup and bread and take home a handmade bowl as a reminder that "somewhere someone's bowl is empty." Kids will also be able to make a bowl of their own to take home. Adults $20, Children $10. Tickets: www.franklinfoodpantry.org

6:30 - 8:30: Wine Tasting & Abstract Art Mixed Media Workshop at Pour Richard's Wine & Spirits ($12)
Abstract Expressionists emphasized color, composition, and emotion in mixed media creations. We will explore combining multiple processes like brushless painting methods, recycled and found objects, paper, altered books, and more to begin a personal visual art journal for collages and writing. As we create, we'll sample delicious spring beverages from Pour Richard's and tasty nibbles. For beginners & advanced artists. 21+ only. Tickets: www.thecreativitycurator.com

7:00 - 8:30: Open Rehearsal for The Chestnut Street Revue at First Universalist Society of Franklin (FREE)

Download your copy of the full schedule for ArtWeek here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczODN4X2hTdVdobWpWWTlpR19WMFZHZE5JWHVz/view?usp=sharing

Franklin ArtWeek Schedule for Thursday, May 2, 2019

Ordinary Elephant at Circle of Friends May 11

Ordinary Elephant duo May 11

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ORDINARY ELEPHANT
International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year!
May 11 - 8 PM $20

Join us for the last show of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse season. International Folk Music Awards 2017 Artist of the Year Ordinary Elephant captivates audiences with their emotionally powerful and vulnerable songs, letting the listener know that they are not alone in this world. The collaboration of husband and wife Pete and Crystal Damore, their connection, and their influences (such as Gillian Welch, Guy Clark, Anais Mitchell) all meet on stage.

Crystal and Pete Damore have been performing together since 2011, when they called Texas home. The two took to full-time nomadic life with their dogs in 2014, and are still finding home and music wherever they go. The duo was both a Kerrville New Folk Finalist and Falcon Ridge Emerging Artist in 2017, and their release 'Before I Go' was No. 7 on the Folk DJ Chart for that year.

Their just released album "Honest" was recorded in Nashville and has received rave reviews. Please visit their website for videos. https://www.ordinaryelephant.net/

"Two become one, in song...hand-in-glove harmonies surprise the listener with focused intensity and musical mastery. Songs are pouring out of them, and I suspect their rise will be steady." - Mary Gauthier.

"I'm a big fan…intimate songs, weaving harmonies, and stories that draw you in as if you were gathered around an enchanted campfire." - Eliza Gilkyson

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. Please call (508)528-2541 or visit https://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information.

Upcoming Shows

Sep 7 Abbie Gardner (of Red Molly)
Sep 21 Ellis Paul

All 2019 shows now on sale

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

Tri-County: The TC Insider

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April 30, 2019

To the Tri-County Community,

One MCAS exam down and two more to go. It's a very busy spring here at TC with MCAS exams, spring sports, robotics and Skills USA State Championships all happening at once.

Our sophomores sat for our first MCAS electronic on-line exam just before vacation. The students were more experienced at taking the exam in this format than we were in giving it. Our concerns regarding infrastructure, bandwidth, and all the assorted electronic aspects of the exam were not realized and things went off without a hitch. Many thanks to Mrs. Beckmann and the academic and special education teachers that proctored the exam, they spent a great deal of time preparing and I'm sure it will pay off.

Spring sports are in full swing and we are getting some games in despite the weather. Spring is always a challenge. If it's not raining, it's drying off from raining. All of our teams including baseball, softball, lacrosse, and track have winning records and are looking towards making their state tournament competition goals. We also have several girls participating in a girl's lacrosse club team as well. The next couple of weeks will really round out seasons as we participate almost every day in either a scheduled or a makeup game.

Our robotics team had a great year qualifying for the First Robotics State Competition, they came up a little short at states of reaching their goal of returning to the World Championships in Detroit. One of our HUNCH teams visited NASA as well to demonstrate their design, please read about their account below on our website.

Over sixty of our best craftsmen qualified for the Skills USA State Competition with 5 students winning Gold, again please read the full account below. John Winship represented TC at the State Vocational Student of the Year dinner. Congratulations John! Julia Farrell was awarded the Dean College Scholarship for next year. Congratulations Julia!

Over 200 district eighth graders were here this past Saturday taking our ninth grade placement exam as part of their application/entry process for TC. Thanks to all the parents that got the students here and stayed around to discover our school while the students took the exam. The spring festivities continue this weekend with our Junior-Senior Prom Friday evening. Then it's on to finals, Senior week, and graduation.

Thanks for your support.

Work Hard, Today Counts,

Mr. Procaccini


	Upcoming Events Program Advisory May 1 Early Release Day May 3 (1, 3, 5, 7) Jr. & Sr. Prom May 3 AP Exams May 7 - AP Physics May 8 - AP Literature &; Comp. May 10 - AP Computer Science May 10 - AP U.S. History May 14 - AP Calculus May 15 - AP Language May 16 - AP Statistics Senior Finals May 21 & May 22 Math MCAS - All Grade 10 Students May 21 & May 22 Senior Project Fair May 23 Memorial Day - No School May 27 Last Day for Seniors May 31 Graduation June 2 Biology MCAS June 4 & June 5 Early Release Day June 7 (2, 4, 6, 8) TC Golf Tournament June 7 Last Day of School June 18
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