Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Jan 10 to THU - Jan 16

Friday, January 10

10:00am

 Knitting Group

10:30am

 Happy Feet!

8:00pm

 Zajac Brothers Band and Grab Brothers Band

Saturday, January 11

10:00am

 Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

10:00am

 Technology Help

10:30am

 Drive-In Movie!

1:00pm

 Girls Who Code!

3:00pm

 Cookbook Club

8:00pm

 No Static

Sunday, January 12

8:00am

 All You Can Eat Breakfast

1:00pm

 Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:10pm

 Second Sunday Speaker Series

Monday, January 13

10:30am

 Move Along

3:30pm

 D&D for Kids

Tuesday, January 14

9:30am

 Cool Cruisers

10:30am

 Get Ready for Kindergarten

4:00pm

 Toe-Tapping Tuesdays!

6:00pm

 School Committee - Budget Workshop

6:30pm

 Documentary Film Night

7:00pm

 School Committee meeting

7:30pm

 Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Public Meeting

7:30pm

 Let's Laugh Today

Wednesday, January 15

10:30am

 Terrific Toddlers

3:30pm

 Creation Station!

6:00pm

 RAD Storytellers Club!

Thursday, January 16

8:30am

 Town Council Office Hours

9:00am

 Ben Franklin Readathon!

9:30am

 Baby Tummy Time

10:30am

 Story Xplorers

4:00pm

 Chess Club for Kids

4:00pm

 Bookworm Bounce Storytime!

6:00pm

 Volunteens

For the interactive version, please visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

For the Town of Franklin Public Meeting Calendar

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

Submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this link

https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/links/submit-event

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Jan 10 to THU - Jan 16

Special Announcement from HMEA

Happy New Year! We've got some great news to share with you as we kick off 2020 here at HMEA!

The first piece of news is that starting on July 1, 2020, Jule will become the new President and Chief Executive Officer - CEO - at HMEA. We are really excited to share this news with you.

Jule Gomes Noack

We have been working closely over the past five years planning for Jule to take over the CEO role. As many of you know, she's already doing most of the job and doing it really well. So, this transition will be easy.

And by the way…for those of you who don't know…Jule has been with HMEA for 32 years! She joined HMEA in 1987 as the agency's first clinical coordinator and has worked directly in or managed nearly every program, service, and administrative role within the organization. For the past 13 years, she has been a key member of HMEA's executive leadership team and has served as President/COO for the past six years, so she knows the organization pretty well by now!

As part of this planned transition, Mike will be moving into a new role here at HMEA as Executive Vice President for Government and Community Relations. In this role, he will continue to be an advocate and statewide leader on issues that matter to all of us, such as better pay and benefits for all staff.

All of us here at HMEA have benefited from Mike's incredible leadership over the past 20 years. During this time, he has led and overseen a tremendous amount of growth and positive change at HMEA. When Mike took over as CEO from HMEA's founder Susan Darnell, we were an organization serving 550 people. Today, we serve more than 5000 people.

Mike Moloney

Now, as Jule prepares to become only the third CEO in the history of the organization, she sees many opportunities to grow and improve the services we provide, to use technology to make all of our lives easier and more productive, and to ensure that our diversity work guarantees that this agency is a respectful and safe place for everyone we serve and all who work here. Jule also sees incredible opportunities to continue to develop partnerships that will allow us to build upon our many accomplishments and to ensure a long and bright future for this organization.

We look forward to continuing to work together with you to advance HMEA's mission to teach, support and empower people with developmental disabilities and their families to live meaningful lives of their choice.

We encourage you to reach out to either of us with any questions you might have. Thank you and Happy New Year!

Mike Moloney, CEO mmoloney@hmea.org

Jule Gomes Noack, President and COO jnoack@hmea.org


Video link: https://youtu.be/iE8sjtJnI9w

Special Announcement from HMEA

Learn more about HEMA at their web page https://www.hmea.org/

Note: I am proud to be part of the group supporting their annual road race for over a dozen years. The road race is part of their key fund raisers incredABLE 5K.

FM #189 - Board of Health meeting Jan 8, 2020 (audio)

FM #189

This internet radio show or podcast is number 189 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording shares the Town of Franklin Board of Health meeting held on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in the Room 106 at the Municipal Building at 5:00 PM.

Board of Health Agenda
1) Reading and acceptance of December 4, 2019 minutes

2) OLD BUSINESSA. Keeping of Animals Regulations
Chairman opens the floor for any other old business 

3) NEW BUSINESSA. Shiva MarketB. Tobacco legislatureC. Site Plan Modification-122 Chestnut StreetD. Local Upgrade Approval-416 Maple Street 

4) HEALTH DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Chairman opens the floor for any other new business 

5) CITIZENS COMMENTARY
6) ADJOURNMENT

Next Board of Health meeting will be Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 5:00 pm in Room 106

The meeting runs about 40 minutes, so without further ado here is the Board of Health meeting of Jan 8, 2020.


Audio link -> https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HBpSm17X

Town of Franklin  = Health Dept or Board of Health 
https://www.franklinma.gov/health-department




-------------


This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can always use your help.

How can you help?

Overall:

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors.
• If you don't like this, please let me know.

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

------------------

You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

FHS gymnastics team tops OA for first time

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of FHS winter sports action on Thursday.


Girls Gymnastics = Franklin, 137.2 @ Oliver Ames, 135.4 – Final
– Franklin took the top two spots in the all-around, earning a season-high score and its first ever win over Oliver Ames. Kate Rudolph (35.5) and Emma Nelson (33.7) finished first and second, respectively, in the all-around.

Franklin results:
Vault – Kate Rudolph 8.8 | Lexi Lupien 8.6 | Caroline Woelfel 8.4 | Emma Nelson 8.1
Bars – K. Rudolph 8.8 | E. Nelson 8.6 | Elizabeth Schirduan 8.2 | C. Woelfel 7.8
Beam – K. Rudolph 9.0 | Ashley Hammann 8.8 | E. Nelson 8.6 | E. Schirduan 8.5
Floo – C. Woelfel 9.0 | K. Rudolph 8.9 | A. Hammann 8.6 | L. Lupien 8.5

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-09-20/

And via Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/lists/fhs-sports

TEAM - Train, Encourage, Achieve, & Motivate! When I coach this group of girls these are the words I hold myself and them too... come see what this amazing group is all about!! @FHSSports @HockomockSports @FranklinMatters @MetroWestSports @FranklinHS @FHSPantherbook pic.twitter.com/mOnqw6DDCn

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) January 9, 2020

FHS makes history tonight. 1st time since the gymnastics program started back up 4 years ago we beat a very strong OA! FHS 137.2 OA 135.4. These girls were amazing tonight. Also highest score we have ever put up!! Highlights to follow @FHSSports @HockomockSports @FHSPantherbook pic.twitter.com/wXtJkMPeby

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) January 10, 2020

Great job tonight so proud of this group!! Highlights below!! 💙🤸🏼‍♂️ @FHSSports @FHSPantherbook @HockomockSports @MetroWestSports @FranklinMatters @FranklinHS pic.twitter.com/kbGxh2tJFR

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) January 10, 2020

FHS makes history tonight. 1st time since the gymnastics program started back up 4 years ago we beat a very strong OA

Franklin Veterans' Council - Jan 16

Franklin Veterans' Council

Next meeting - January 16, 2020

The Franklin Veterans' Council meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Franklin Senior Center.

Meetings are open to veterans and non-veteran members of the community who are interested in learning more about veterans' issues, activities and events.

For more information, contact the Veterans Services Office at:(508) 613-1315

Franklin Veterans' Council - Jan 16

Franklin Library: Technology help - Jan 11

Staff from Nerds To Go Computer Service will be available to assist patrons with common technology issues such as email access, password reset/recovery, cell phone feature usage, getting onto public Wi-Fi, and accessing information on line.

This service is free and is on a first come, first serve basis.

When: Saturday, January 11, 2020 - 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

For more info about Nerds To Go, visit their web page
https://www.nerdstogo.com/location/franklin-ma/

Franklin Library: Technology help - Jan 11

Republican State Committeewoman, Patricia Saint Aubin, seeks reelection

Jan 7, 2020 Patricia Saint Aubin of Norfolk, an experienced businesswoman, athlete, and activist has announced her bid for reelection to a third term on the Republican State Committee. First elected in 2012, Saint Aubin currently sits on the Executive Committee of the MassGOP as the Budget Chair, where she is spearheading efforts to improve efficiency and transparency in party operations.

In her business career, Saint Aubin has worked for Shawmut Bank, John Hancock, Connecticut Mutual (now MassMutual), and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in finance and management roles. A competitive swimmer since age six, each summer Saint Aubin participates in Swim Across America, a 22-Mile Relay Swim in Boston Harbor which raises money for Dana Farber Cancer Institute. She is always a top fundraiser.

“I am a life-long Republican and I regularly attend nearly 100 percent of the Republican Town Committee meetings in my 11-town and one city district,” which includes Attleboro, North Attleboro, Plainville, Wrentham, Norfolk, Franklin, Millis, Sherborn, Natick, Wellesley, Needham and Wayland, says Saint Aubin. She is also a member of the Republican Town Committee in Norfolk. “In addition, I have missed only one State Committee meeting since I was elected in 2012,” she says.

Patricia Saint Aubin

Saint Aubin has also worked for the campaigns of numerous Republican presidential, senatorial, and congressional candidates and many, many campaigns for state Representative and Senate within the Bay State. Saint Aubin herself was a candidate for the office of State Auditor in 2014 and was endorsed by the Boston Globe.

The Massachusetts Republican State Committee is the governing body of the Republican Party in Massachusetts. Members of the State Committee play a key role in building the Republican Party in their districts: they recruit candidates, help with fundraising, register new voters, and grow the local Republican City and Town Committees in the district. One state committeeman and one state committeewoman are elected from each state senate district every four years. This year’s State Committee election will be held in conjunction with the Presidential Primary on March 3, 2020.

“I encourage all Republican voters to make their voice heard on March 3 and, especially, that they will give me a chance to continue my work for the party that I care so deeply about,” adds Saint Aubin.