Thursday, May 13, 2021

MA news: PawSox now WooSox; “It’s a weird feeling”

"The PawSox Moved, but Pawtucket Has Yet to Move On "
 
"The man entrusted with the key approached a dull-gray door flecked with rust. A turn of the wrist threw the lock to reveal a ballpark in suspension, its outfield far from true-hop ready, its billboards fading, its thousands of empty seats the hard-plastic playground of pigeons.

Maybe Pawtucket should charge the birds admission, said the employee, Chris Crawley, who is the maintenance manager for the Rhode Island city of 71,000. His joke was of the coping kind.

It was a sunny and mild Tuesday, perfect for the home opener of the spanking new Worcester Red Sox in a spanking new ballpark 40 miles to the north, in Massachusetts. That is all well and good and hooray for baseball, but — for a half-century and up until very recently — the Worcester Red Sox were known as the Pawtucket Red Sox."
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a night at McCoy in 2019
a night at McCoy in 2019

FTC Consumer Alert: Unwanted calls: Just block ’em and report ’em

Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission


by Jim Kreidler
Consumer Education Specialist, FTC

Unwanted calls are annoying. They can feel like a constant interruption — and many are from scammers. Unfortunately, technology makes it easy for scammers to make millions of calls a day. So this week, as part of Older Americans Month, we're talking about how to block unwanted calls — for yourself, and for your friends and family.

Read more >  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2021/05/unwanted-calls-just-block-em-and-report-em

FTS Consumer Alert: Unwanted calls: Just block ’em and report ’em
FTS Consumer Alert: Unwanted calls: Just block ’em and report ’em

 

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Reminder: Sign up for Introductions at next FANN meeting May 24, 2021

The Franklin Area Nonprofit Network page is now live and functioning. 

Check out the listing of nonprofits   https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/area-non-profits.html

Use the form to make updates, changes, or additions


Friendly reminder: Monday, May 24 - the next meeting to continue the round of introductions. 


The meeting has been created in Facebook to enable sharing:

Facebook event for May 24  https://www.facebook.com/events/2997576720462809?


Zoom meeting info

Stephen Sherlock is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: FANN - Introductions2

Time: May 24, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The Franklin Area Nonprofit Network page is now live and functioning
The Franklin Area Nonprofit Network page is now live and functioning


FHS Theatre Company announces year end performance to be held June 18-20

FHS Theatre Company (@FranklinHSDrama) tweeted on Tue, May 11, 2021:

We are super excited to bring our two year end productions to our season. Bright Star Concert Version (a completely live-in-person-outdoor event) and Bethel Park Falls (a film adaptation). Shows will be held on the weekend of June 18th-20th. Stay tuned for ticketing information! https://t.co/ByttY6Tlun
 Shared from Twitter:  https://twitter.com/FranklinHSDrama/status/1392205132788609024

FHS Theatre Company announces year end performance to be held Jun 18-20
FHS Theatre Company announces year end performance to be held Jun 18-20


FHS baseball, softball, and both tennis teams posts wins vs. Milford

From HockomockSports.com we share the FHS spring sports results:
 
Baseball = Franklin, 4 @ Milford, 2 – Final 
– After Milford tied the game with a run in the bottom half of the sixth, Franklin regained the lead with two runs in the top of the seventh to sweep the series with the Hawks. Jacob Jette’s pinch-hit RBI single drove in Jack Marino for what proved to be the game-winning run, and Jette scored the insurance run on contact from Ryan Gerety. Ethan Voellmicke picked up the win in a relief appearance, tossing two innings with three strikeouts while James Kuczmiec earned the save, stranding the tying run at first. Jake Fitzgibbons was the starter for the Panthers, allowing one run on three hits in four innings of work with three strikeouts. Nate Cooke added a hit, a walk, and two RBI for the Panthers. For Milford, Wes Solomon tossed a complete game with four runs allowed (three earned) on four hits, striking out two while Mario Lee had a hit and a run scored.

Softball = Milford, 9 @ Franklin, 11 – Final 
– Franklin prevailed with an 11-9 win in a back-and-forth battle with visiting Franklin to present head coach Katie Holbrook with her first career win. In an offensive battle, senior Gabby Colace clubbed out four hits and scored four runs, driving in three runs and junior Julia White added three hits with two RBI. Senior Lauren Cote (two doubles, two RBI) and freshman Carly Johnson-Pellegri (two doubles, two runs) each added two hits in the win. Milford’s Carly Ferreira went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, and RBI, Elise Fauerbach went 5-for-5 with two runs, and freshman Maddie Burns had four hits, two RBI, and a run scored.

Boys Tennis = Milford, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final 
– Franklin defended its home court, taking care of business with a clean sweep of visiting Milford. Both Liam Marr (first singles) and Vayshnav Malhotra (second singles) won 6-0, 6-0 while Drew Mahoney earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at third singles. The first doubles team of Anish Gundimeda and Sameen Shaik took home a 6-2, 6-0 win while Thomas Broyles and Jay Gorgas won at second doubles with a score of 6-0, 6-0.

Girls Tennis = Franklin, 5 @ Milford, 0 – Final 
– Franklin won its second straight match, this time going on the road to Milford and getting a sweep. Junior Vedika Vinayek picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win at first singles, freshman Hailey Morin earned a 6-0, 6-3 win at second singles, and junior Sarah Schiavo was victorious at third singles with a score of 6-0, 6-0. The team of sophomores Kelsey Maguire and Allison Bagley prevailed at first doubles 5-7, 6-4, 10-7 while the pairing of sophomores Lexi Masters and Tanvi Shah won 6-0, 6-2 at second doubles.

For other results around the Hockomock League
 
FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers
 

Boston Globe: "Matt Lazzaro just the latest in Franklin’s string of Division 1 lacrosse players"

"In 2019, the Franklin boys’ lacrosse team matched the deepest postseason run in program history.

The Panthers were eliminated, 8-7, by Duxbury in the Division 1 South semifinals, but coach Lou Verrochi maintained an optimistic outlook for the following spring.

“Every one of them couldn’t wait for [2020]. They had their taste,” Verrochi recalled. “They were such a good group coming back and we had some really good freshmen coming in.”

Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit, wiping out a season full of promise before it even began."
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Franklin's Connor Eck charges past a Foxborough defender in Thursday's Hockomock League game.MARK STOCKWELL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE
Franklin's Connor Eck charges past a Foxborough defender in Thursday's Hockomock League game.MARK STOCKWELL FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE


Hockomock League Softball: FHS Player to Watch for 2021 = Colace

HockomockSports.com has published the softball players to watch for the Hockomock League for the Spring 2021 season. The FHS student athlete is shared here. The link to the complete league softball listing is provided below. 

 

Gabby Colace, Senior – Franklin

Colace is one of only two players remaining from the 2019 team that nearly snagged the Kelley-Rex title, finishing one game behind Taunton. A strong defensive second baseman, Colace is also a spark plug at the top of the lineup for the Panthers, able to work counts, get on base, and then put pressure on the defense with her speed on the basepaths. The Johnson & Wales University-commit has the eye-hand coordination and reflexes you’d expect from a goaltender and she puts them to good use on the softball field as well. Her experience will be a necessity for Franklin to make another push up the league standings. 

softball players to watch = https://hockomocksports.com/softball-ten-players-to-watch-for-2021/

FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers