FHS girls basketball post win vs. Taunton

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

Boys Basketball = Taunton, 62 @ Franklin, 48 – Final
– A tight battle for three quarters, Taunton clamped down defensively in the fourth to limit the Panthers to a pair of field goals and five total points and pull out the win. Taunton’s offense got off to a good start and led 21-14 after a quarter before Franklin tightened things up, trailing 33-31 at halftime and 47-43 heading into the fourth. The Tigers had five players scored in the final quarter to secure the win with sophomore Tristan Herry (career-high 19 points) and junior Josh Lopes (15 points) each scoring four while sophomore Trent Santos, junior Tyler Stewart (13 points), and sophomore Faisal Mass (eight points) each had two. Lopes hit three three-pointers in the opening quarter and had 11 of his 15 points while Herry had a pair of first half three-pointers. Nigel Choate also had a three for Taunton, who had all six of its threes in the first half. Franklin senior Brayden Sullivan had a team-high 17 points, junior Andrew Byfield added 11 points, and senior Chris Edgehill added 10 points.

Girls Basketball = Franklin, 79 @ Taunton, 36 – Final
– Franklin came out of the gates swinging, surging to a big lead early and never looked back to beat Taunton. Ali Brigham had a game-high 25 points, Olivia Quinn added 18 points and Megan O’Connell added 13 points. Taunton freshman Kameron St. Pierre scored a team-high 14 points and Sonya Fernandez added six points for the Tigers, who had a much better second half.

Girls Gymnastics = Franklin @ Norton – Postponed

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-02-07-20/

FHS girls basketball post win vs. Taunton

FHS VS Norton has been cancelled tonight due to power outage. Please spread the word! @FHSSports @MetroWestSports @FranklinMatters @FHSPantherbook @FranklinHS

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) February 7, 2020

FPS Music Event: MICCA Showcase Concerts Mar 10 and Mar 12

MICCA SHOWCASE CONCERTS - 2020

Each year, the Franklin Public School performance ensembles participate in the Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association music festival. 

 "It is the purpose of the Massachusetts Instrumental & Choral Conductor's Association to encourage and support high-performance standards by high school, middle school, and elementary school musical organizations. MICCA Concert Festivals encourage the improvement of a group's musical standards by providing musical adjudication by highly qualified adjudicators. Attendance at a festival also allows organizations to hear performances by other groups and experience the presentation of a wide variety of musical literature."

The Franklin Music Department is pleased to invite you to come to celebrate over 500 student musicians as they perform this year's MICCA programs for the public. We will hold two concerts:

• On Tuesday, March 10 we will feature our Chorus and Orchestra students 
• On Thursday, March 12 we will feature all of our bands. 

Both concerts will be held and Franklin High School and begin at 6:00 PM

A $5 donation is requested at the door. Refreshments will be sold.

Prior year Symphony Band at MICCA

In the News: Kelly sets sights on state Senate

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

With 12 years of town elective office under his belt, Franklin Town Councilor Matthew Kelly is ready to take on a bigger role. With an eye toward Beacon Hill, he is mounting a campaign for the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex state Senate district.

Presently held by freshman Sen. Rebecca Rausch, D-Needham, who took office in January 2019, the seat represents Attleboro, Franklin, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, North Attleborough, Plainville, Sherborn, Wayland, Wellesley and Wrentham.

Kelly, who officially announced his candidacy this week, asserts that many voters in the district “are fed up with narrow agendas and a lack of concern for the bread-and-butter issues that each of our communities face.”

“The citizens within the district have expressed concerns to me about the lack of focus and aid for our struggling city and town budgets, dilapidated roads, unreliable train service and ever increasing traffic,” he said. “As state senator, it will be my objective to work with each and every community to find ways for the state to support them through local aid and to ensure that legislation incorporates their concerns. My door will always be open, as it has been during over 12 years in local government.”

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20200207/franklin-town-councilor-sets-sights-on-state-senate

https://twitter.com/MattKellySenate

Franklin Line - MBTA - Reminder: shuttle bus service on weekends through March 2020

South Station – Forge Park/495

Weekends through March

Shuttle buses will replace Franklin Line service between Forge Park/495 and Readville Stations while we upgrade the signal system as part of Positive Train Control (PTC) work. Also during this work, connecting train service between Readville and South Station will be on the Fairmount Line. There will be no Franklin Line service at Ruggles or Back Bay.

Learn about Positive Train Control

See all Franklin Line service changes

MBTA - Franklin Line - Reminder: shuttle bus service on weekends through March 2020

MassBudget: Taxing The GILTI

In our latest tax series report, Taxing the GILTI, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) highlights the impacts of corporate tax avoidance, and solutions to help bring this needed revenue back to the Bay State.

"Aggressive tax avoidance is a tactic often employed by large, multinational corporations and it's hurting our communities," said Marie-Frances Rivera, president of MassBudget. "At a time when there are calls for increased revenue to fund education and fix our broken transportation system, we can't afford to forfeit these dollars. Future generations are depending on us to do what's right."

Recognizing the scope and scale of this problem, federal lawmakers established a process for identifying some of this shifted income and then taxing a portion of it. The Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provision allows the federal government and the states to recoup some of the tax dollars lost to aggressive corporate income shifting. "Currently, Massachusetts is not making full use of this powerful tool," said Kurt Wise, senior policy analyst and author of the report. 

"Recoupling to the GILTI provision would level the playing field for corporate taxpayers and would allow the Commonwealth to collect millions in tax dollars now lost to sophisticated accounting tricks."

Key findings in this report include:

• The federal government has created a tax provision, GILTI, to combat this abusive tax planning;
• Massachusetts lawmakers decoupled from this federal provision in 2018. Instead of taxing 50 percent of GILTI, as the federal provision does, Massachusetts now taxes only five percent;
• If lawmakers now choose to recouple to the federal provision, the Commonwealth stands to gain up to $450 million in additional revenue each year;
• Fourteen states - including ME, VT, NH and RI - have adopted the federal GILTI provision, taxing 50 percent of GILTI; and,
• States are on solid constitutional footing when taxing the GILTI, backed by multiple rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court dating back to the 19th Century.

To learn more about how the Commonwealth can combat abusive income shifting by large, multinational corporations, read the full Taxing the GILTI report here Bit.ly/TaxGILTI

For the full infographic
http://massbudget.org/reports/pdf/GILTI%20Infographic.pdf

For other resources, like our Gas Tax: What Is It and Who Pays fact sheet and more, visit our tax homepage here  http://massbudget.org

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts.

What is GILTI?

"The Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provision was created to combat corporate tax avoidance. Many large, profitable U.S. multinational corporations go to great lengths to reduce their taxes."

MassBudget: Taxing The GILTI

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Feb 7 to THU - Feb 13

Friday, February 7

10:00am

 Knitting Group

10:30am

 Library-Happy Feet!-Ages 2-4

1:30pm

 Library-Storytime S.T.E.A.M.-Grades K-5

3:30pm

 Library - Chess Club for Kids! - Ages 8-13

7:00pm

 Jazz Cafe

7:30pm

 Shabbat Shirah

Saturday, February 8

10:00am

 Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

10:00am

 Library - Adults - Tech Help with Nerds to Go

10:30am

 Library- Tape Town!- Whole Family

1:00pm

 Library- Girls Who Code!- Ages 6th-8th Grade

2:00pm

 Author Talk with Wayne Miller

8:00pm

 Small Potatoes: Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Sunday, February 9

8:00am

 All You Can Eat Breakfast

1:00pm

 Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:10pm

 Second Sunday Speaker Series

3:00pm

 Library - Adults - Acrylic Pour Workshop

4:00pm

 Irina Fainkichen and Irina Kotlyar

Monday, February 10

10:30am

 Library-Move Along- Ages 0-5

3:30pm

 Library- D&D for Kids- Ages 7-13

Tuesday, February 11

9:00am

 Kindergarten Registration

9:30am

 Library- Cool Cruisers- 8mo-18mo

10:30am

 Library-Get Ready for Kindergarten- 3-5yrs

4:00pm

 Library-Toe-Tapping Tuesdays-Ages 2-4!

6:00pm

 Library - Adults - Drop-In ESL Conversation Class

6:30pm

 Renaissance V Brass Valentine's Concert

7:00pm

 Concert Hour

7:00pm

 FCD: Partners Meeting

7:00pm

 Yankee Quilters: The history of Redwork quilts

7:30pm

 Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Public Meeting

7:30pm

 Let's Laugh Today

Wednesday, February 12

10:30am

 Library- Terrific Toddlers- Ages 18mo-3yrs

1:00pm

 Kindergarten Registration

3:30pm

 Library- Creation Station!- Ages 4+

6:30pm

 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

6:30pm

 Library-Teen Advisory Board-Teens (13+)

Thursday, February 13

9:30am

 Library- Tummy Time- Ages 0-12mo (pre-walkers)

10:30am

 Library-Story Xplorers- Ages 0-5

4:00pm

 Library- Bookworm Bounce Storytime!- Ages 0-5

6:30pm

 Library-Tales for Tails-Grades 2+

7:00pm

 2/6 Concert Hour Snow Date

8:00pm

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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 - Feb  7 to THU - Feb 13

EVERLY BROTHERS EXPERIENCE featuring THE ZMED BROTHERS

at OCC Coffeehouse on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2 PM (Note the afternoon time)

This is a reminder that this concert is a little more than a week away. Don't miss it! Get your tickets either online or in the church office.

Since 2016, brothers Zachary and Dylan Zmed, along with their partner and drummer Burleigh Drummond, have celebrated the pivotal music and history of The Everly Brothers legacy with enthusiastic crowds all across the US and overseas in prestigious venues. 

They say, “The music of the 50's and 60's are nostalgic for us, our parents raised us all on it, and we feel that the Everly's contribution is greatly overlooked, especially by younger generations. Our aim is not to impersonate but to do our best in honoring the aesthetics of their iconic sound and in honoring the important role they played in pioneering the rock n' roll movement, all while having a little fun sharing our own personal story,” 

and they do just that. The Zmed Brothers continuously strive to pay homage to their personal roots by always infusing an instinctual blend of entertainment (a la Smothers Brothers) and contextual education in their performance.

The Everly Brothers' career lasted over half a century, they recorded 21 studio albums, sold more than 60 million records world wide, had over 30 billboard top-100 singles, which still to this day is the record for most billboard charting hits of any sibling rock duo ever. They received numerous accolades in their later career, and influenced countless legendary artist that came after them, including 

THE ZMED BROTHERS

The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Bee Gees, Neil Young..and the list goes on. 

THE ZMED BROTHERS are absolutely thrilled to be able to contribute to a cause that supports the recognition and preservation of the intimate and singular origins of America's greatest Rock n' Roll singing sibling duo.

Tickets for the concert are $35, available at the church office, 508-384-3110, or at www.musicatocc.org. The event will be in the sanctuary of the church with entry from the side door. Parking is available behind the church and in the lot across the street. For more information and to be added to the mailing list, visit the website or contact Ken Graves, 508-384-8084, occmusic99@gmail.com.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SEASON

We have noticed that occasionally people like to gather their friends or fellow group members to attend one of our concerts as a group. As a way to encourage that, we will give you 2 free tickets for every 10 tickets you purchase. For instance, if you buy 10 tickets, you will get 12. Buying 20 tickets gets you a total of 24. Give it a try! More people to share the fun with!