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| FHS' Jordan, Gasbarro, Wertz, Nally, Davis named as 2019 Hockomock League Football All Stars |
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| ECDC Registration for Fall 2020 |
"Mary Saville Bennett was born May 4, 1910 in Upper Greenville, Nova Scotia Canada and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 in Milford Massachusetts.Continue reading Mary's obituary
Mary “Saville” (Mitchell) Bennett was the sixth child of twelve, born to Elias Timothy and Annie (Clements) Mitchell in Upper Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 4, 1910. Saville was reared in a Christian centered household and accepted Christ at an early age. She was educated in the school system of Upper Granville. While visiting her sister Beatrice and brother in law Tom Smith of Boston, MA, she met her soulmate, John Augustus Bennett (“Buster”) and they were united in matrimony from December, 1929 until his death in 1986. From that union, 3 children were born, John Jr., Barbara and Francis.
Saville became a citizen of the United States in 1942 and after her children were in high school, Saville went to work as an elevator operator for Filene’s department store. After attending Roxbury Community College and completing her high school education, Saville went to work for the state of Massachusetts and worked as a clerk in the Welfare Department until her retirement. In 1961, Saville and Buster moved to Franklin along with son Francis, his wife Shirley and granddaughter Barbara and became members of Franklin Federated Church.
In her retirement years, Saville enjoyed visiting with family, playing scrabble, word puzzles, crocheting, walking, and traveling the world. The last 6 years, Saville lived at Milford Center and entertained family and friends and kept busy playing bingo and doing her word search puzzles. Saville attributed her longevity to walking daily, giving up smoking over 50 years ago and never getting sick."
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| Saville M. Bennett, Town Council Chair Robert Vallee, Town Clerk Deborah Pellegri (Franklin Matters photo 2013) |
"Add some joy to the holiday season with the music of Winterbloom. This female supergroup performs its holiday show at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin on Saturday, Dec. 7.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
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1 Add some joy to the holiday season with the music of Winterbloom. This female supergroup performs its holiday show at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin on Saturday.
2 Winter is a time for gathering. It’s in this spirit that a holiday tradition of friendship and music has emerged, as every few years the four internationally touring singer-songwriters who make up Winterbloom come together. The group includes Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson and Natalia Zukerman, who tour as “Winterbloom” with diverse reflections and experiences to share for the holidays."
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| ‘Winterbloom’ to hold holiday concert in Franklin - Dec 7 |
"Over the past three months, 18 high school students have been hard at work exploring various techniques in acting, singing and dancing through a course offered by The Theatre Institute of the Hockomock Area YMCA.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
Meeting twice a week for three hours, the students have honed their skills in audition technique, script analysis, and musical theatre performance.
As a culmination of their learning, the group will present an evening of songs and scenes for members of the public at 7 p.m. Dec. 14. The performance will take place in the Guidrey Center at Dean College, 99 Main St., Franklin. Tickets are available at the door and cost $15, cash or check payable to the Hockomock Area YMCA."
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| The Theatre Institute of the Hockomock Area YMCA |
"Supporters of bills that would change the consequences teenagers face for sharing explicit images described the current penalties as “draconian,” and urged lawmakers to adopt an approach that focuses on education.
The Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on similar bills filed by Gov. Charlie Baker and Franklin Rep. Jeffrey Roy that each propose to change how state law handles cases involving minors sending and receiving sexually explicit messages. Baker’s bill (H 67) would also make it a felony offense for adults to share a sexually explicit image without consent from the person depicted, a practice sometimes referred to as revenge porn.
Under current law, minors who share sexually explicit images among their peers are subject to felony child pornography charges.
Elizabeth Englander, the founder and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center, said the threat of a felony and its associated consequences can discourage young victims of sexual harassment from seeking an adult’s help if a peer is pressuring them to send nude or explicit photos."