Circle of Friends Coffeehouse: The Kennedys - Oct 5 with Crowes Pasture

Circle of Friends favorites The Kennedys return on October 5th

View this email in your browser THE KENNEDYS with special guests Crowes Pasture October 5 -  8 PM - $20 Circle of Friends favorites The Kennedys return on October 5th.  Even after more than ten years, over a thousand gigs and 500,000 miles of touring as a married, music-making couple, singer-guitarists Pete and Maura Kennedy still savor each instant in life and in each others company, and it shows in their music.  The Kennedys use a full palette of vocal and instrumental colors to bring their songs to glowing life. Maura's lead vocals range from comforting to yearning, from girlish to womanly, from exuberant to delicate. Multi-instrumentalist Pete provides a vibrant tapestry of chiming, jangling and twanging guitars, as well as mandolin, electric sitar, and ukulele, interwoven with Maura's sturdy acoustic rhythm guitar.  http://www.kennedysmusic.com/ The Crowes Pasture duo will open the show.  Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin perform original music and eye-opening covers that reflect a mutual passion, sense of discovery and celebration of life.  They were just nominated for a Boston Music Award.  https://crowespastureduo.com/ 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 http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information. Upcoming Shows Oct 19        Windborne Nov 2         Freebo, Alice Howe, & Kirsten Maxwell Nov 16       Peter Mulvey Dec 7         Winterbloom Jan 4         Cheryl Wheeler Feb 8         Small Potatoes

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

Bottle and can drive - Sat, Sep 28 - 8 AM to noon

Please help support the Franklin Panthers Boys Ice Hockey team at their bottle and can drive on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 8:00 AM-12:00 PM in the Pirelli Veterans Arena parking lot. Just pull up and the players will unload our car for you.

Bottle and can drive - Sat, Sep 28 - 8 AM to noon

For additional updates follow the Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/2457698257847287/

FHS golf team tops Mansfield 156-166

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the FHS fall sports action on Wednesday, Sep 25, 2019

Golf = Mansfield, 166 @ Franklin, 156 – Final
– Franklin had three golfers finish under 40 to pick up a big division win over previously unbeaten Mansfield. Brian Sandham earned match medalist honors, shooting a low round of 38 while both Jack Paterson and Quinten Faro finished at 39 for the Panthers. Nolan Norton chipped in with a 40 for Franklin. Mike O’Neil led the Hornets with a 40, Jason See finished with a 41, and Nate Morreale added a 42. 


For other results around the Hockomock League on Wednesday
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-25-19/

FHS golf team tops Mansfield 156-166

School Committee - Community coffee at the Dacey Fields - Sep 28

Members of the School Committee will be present at Dacey Field, Saturday, Sep 28 from 9 AM – 10 AM to answer questions, receive feedback and engage with the community. 

Lots of topics to discuss: school start time, homework, budget, Davis Thayer ....

What interests you?

School Committee - Community coffee at the Dacey Fields - Sep 28

For additional updates follow the Facebook event
https://www.facebook.com/events/494765191103719/
 

Franklin Police Assoc: 5K Foot Pursuit - Oct 26

The Franklin Police Association is once again sponsoring a 5k road race.

"A 5K Run and a free Kids Costume Run (kids 10 and under)
Registration opens at 9:30 AM at Franklin Police Department, 911 Panther Way, Franklin, MA. The 5K starts at 11:00 AM followed by the Kid's Costume Race.

Pre-registration is $20 until Sept 28, $25 thereafter, and $30 on race day. 5K runners 17 and under are $15 until Sept 28th and $20 thereafter and on race day. The Kids Costume Race is free for kids 10 and under

T-Shirts for the first 100 registered online for the 5K.
This is a fundraiser for the Franklin Police Association which in turn uses the funds to host an annual Halloween Party, No-Shave November donation, Christmas event, youth sports sponsorship, scholarships, etc."

Register online
https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Franklin/FranklinPoliceAssociation5KFootPursuit

Franklin Police Assoc: 5K Foot Pursuit - Oct 26

In the News: "We're all in big trouble"; Polar Park plans reveal a 'Worcester Wall'

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

‘We’re all in big trouble’: Climate panel sees a dire future

"Earth is in more hot water than ever before, and so are we, an expert United Nations climate panel warned in a grim new report Wednesday.

Sea levels are rising at an ever-faster rate as ice and snow shrink, and oceans are getting more acidic and losing oxygen, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a report issued as world leaders met at the United Nations.

It warned that if steps aren’t taken to reduce emissions and slow global warming, seas will rise 3 feet by the end of the century, with many fewer fish, less snow and ice, stronger and wetter hurricanes and other, nastier weather systems.

“The oceans and the icy parts of the world are in big trouble, and that means we’re all in big trouble, too,” said one of the report’s lead authors, Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University. “The changes are accelerating.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20190925/were-all-in-big-trouble-climate-panel-sees-dire-future/1


Plans for Polar Park call for seating atop a ‘Worcester Wall’

"Much-anticipated plans for the Polar Park project and associated private developmen proposed for the Canal District and Kelley Square area have been filed with the Planning Board.

Five applications seeking definitive site plan approval for various aspects of the overall project have been filed by the Worcester Redevelopment Authority, which is overseeing the construction of the ballpark and a municipal parking garage, and Madison WG Holdings, LLC, which is doing the private development.

In some instances, the applications were jointly filed by the WRA and Madison WG Holdings.

All the applications are scheduled to go before the Planning Board on Oct. 9."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190925/plans-for-polar-park-call-for-seating-atop-worcester-wall

Consumer Alerts: Using Match.com? Read this

Using Match.com? Read this by Rosario Méndez, Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Online dating sites are a common way people seek romance. But what if, instead of a potential match, you find a scammer?  Today, the FTC announced a lawsuit against Match.com, challenging several of Match's business practices, including ones that the FTC says exposed customers to romance scammers. https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/09/using-matchcom-read?utm_source=govdelivery Read more https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/09/using-matchcom-read?utm_source=govdelivery This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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