Wednesday, December 16, 2020

FM #414 Talk Franklin - 12/11/20 (audio)

FM #414 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 414 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing and Communications Specialist Anne Marie Tracey. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We talk about: 

Business listening session
  • Holiday special edition
  • #ThinkFranklinFirst gift cards
Water ban lifted (finally – due to rain, snow…)
 
Town Council
  • New councilor
  • CPA comes back
  • Payment for treatment facility
COVID-19 reminder on social distance, masks, etc …

We’ll record a session of Talk Franklin each week leading to Christmas and take the holiday week off to begin again in 2021. After this session, we have one more to close out 2020.

Links to the key topics covered here are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 45 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Anne Marie.  Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8cb9f089-78b3-477a-9670-daa14150728c



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#ThinkFranklinFirst gift cards
  https://franklingiftcard.com/ 


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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.

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Franklin Middle School Music Department Presents… Virtual Winter Concert 2020

Franklin Middle School Music Department Presents… 
Virtual Winter Concert 2020

Featuring music, student biographies, audio, and video performances from members of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Band, Choir and Orchestra!

Wednesday December 16th
6 PM Live Stream


Join us at 6:00 PM for a livestream to introduce our lesson scholarship recipients and explanation and release of our virtual concert website.

To view our live stream concert, click the link => https://givebutter.com/cYJj3q




Franklin Middle School Music Department Presents… Virtual Winter Concert 2020
Franklin Middle School Music Department Presents… Virtual Winter Concert 2020


Join Jamie Barrett for a Holiday Singalong - Dec 17

Hello!

Please join me for a Holiday Singalong THIS Thursday at 7:00 PM!


You can set a reminder on this video link so that you won't forget, too!

Join Jamie Barrett for a Holiday Singalong - Dec 17
Join Jamie Barrett for a Holiday Singalong - Dec 17


Seems like it might be a snowy day that day! Perfect for a virtual singalong!

Looking forward to 'seeing' you!

Please feel free to share with everyone you know!

Thanks so much!

Jamie 

James H. Barrett
General Music K - 5
Jefferson/Davis Thayer
(508) 541-2120 ext. 1029

Franklin Downtown Partnership Plans 2021 Harvest Festival

The Board of Directors of the Franklin Downtown Partnership (FDP) has voted on the date for the 2021 Harvest Festival, a family fun, community event. It will be the first weekend in October: Saturday, October 2 with a rain date of Sunday, October 3. This is subject to change, but the FDP is optimistic and hopeful that by October, it will be able to have a huge Franklin event.

“The Franklin Downtown Partnership has worked hard throughout 2020 to support our members and local businesses with our Keep it Local and Light Up Downtown Franklin initiatives, and we’re proud that we’ve been able to promote businesses without being able to stage our signature Strawberry Stroll and Harvest Festival events,” said Scott Martin, president of the FDP Board of Directors. “With recent developments with the vaccine providing some hope for the spring and summer next year, a number of FDP members and people throughout the community are seeing some light ahead, even if it feels a long way off, and they are asking us when the Harvest Festival will be. Knowing how we all want to be together again, and how much people want to return to the kind of events that brought our community together, our FDP will move forward with planning our Harvest Festival for the first Saturday in October.”

The status of the Strawberry Stroll, normally held in June, is to be determined based on COVID-19 circumstances.

The Franklin Downtown Partnership is a nonprofit, 501©3 organization made up of more than 300 business owners, community leaders and residents working to stimulate economic development downtown and create a positive impact throughout the area.
For more about the Downtown Partnership visit    https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/
 

Franklin Downtown Partnership Plans 2021 Harvest Festival
Franklin Downtown Partnership Plans 2021 Harvest Festival

Franklin Public Schools: District Newsletter December 2020

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Franklin Public Schools: District Newsletter December 2020
Franklin Public Schools: District Newsletter December 2020


Franklin Public Schools: Policy Sub Committee Meeting - Dec 17

Policy Sub Committee Meeting

Virtual Meeting (Links in agenda)

Thursday, Dec 17   6:00 PM


I. Electronic Distribution of Approved Policies
1. JJEA - Crowdfunding Policy
2. GE - Telework Policy
3. Policy Distribution Folder
II. Discussion of Policies sent to School Committee
A. None
III. Policy Revisions & New Policies - New Discussion Item
A. Continued Review of F Policies


 

the snow has completely gone from when this was taken, but sounds like more is coming
the snow has completely gone from when this was taken, but sounds like more is coming

Franklin Federated Church - Christmas Services - Dec 20 and Dec 24

Franklin Federated Church will LIVESTREAM  special Christmas services via the FFC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/franklinfederated
 
Sunday, December 20 = 10:00 AM  
Story of Jesus's birth

  • Readers will be live and on video 
  • Carols
  • Jenna Van Hyning on guitar "Mary Did You Know" 
  • Grace Newton playing violin "Silent Night"

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Franklin Federated Church will LIVESTREAM  special Christmas services via the FFC Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/franklinfederated

Thursday, December 24 = 5:00 PM
Christmas Eve Worship (Live)
  • Reading of Clement Moore's "Twas the Night Before Christmas"
  • Reading from Luke 2....The story of Jesus's birth
  • Christmas Carols
  • Candle lighting 

Franklin Federated Church - Christmas Services - Dec 20 and Dec 24
Franklin Federated Church - Christmas Services - Dec 20 and Dec 24