Franklin Matters

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Federal Trade Commission: Getting ready for hurricane season 2021

Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission

Getting ready for hurricane season 2021

by Ryan Ebrahimy, Intern, Division of Consumer and Business Education

June 1st is the start of hurricane season. For people in hurricane-prone areas, that means the risk of heavy rainfall, high winds, storm surges, flooding, tornados, and rip currents, which can all happen with little warning. Are you ready to leave your house at a moment's notice? We've got tools to help you prepare.

Download the PDF here -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QbnA3CRaABMK4hvixpPGTZN0uDADGmC1/view?usp=sharing

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

FM #556 - Health Director Cathleen Liberty - 05/26/21 (audio)

FM #556 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 556 in the series.

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Health Director Cathleen Liberty May 26 2021. We had our conversation via virtual conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

We talk about the major topics of

COVID-19 and the relaxation of protocols
Mosquitoes, ticks and other ‘normal’ Health items including Salmonella
New Health Dept. podcast coming

The recording runs about 30 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Cathleen Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d081316b-d574-43c2-b202-41f449658e66

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Health Dept. page https://www.franklinma.gov/health-department

Board of Health page https://www.franklinma.gov/health-department

Article on Healthy Families and Flocks https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/resources/salmonella-baby-poultry.pdf

Norfolk County Mosquito District https://norfolkcountymosquito.org/

CDC article on salmonella outbreak https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/typhimurium-04-21/index.html

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Health Director Cathleen Liberty - 05/26/21 (audio)

Downtown Partnership - general meeting - Jun 3

The next Franklin Downtown Partnership General Meeting is on June 3, 2021 at 8:30 AM Please join us!

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83387999976

Meeting ID: 833 8799 9976

One tap mobile

+13017158592,,83387999976# US (Washington DC)

Shared from the FDP page => https://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/2021/05/fdp-general-meeting-june-3.html

Downtown Partnership - general meeting - Jun 3

Escape to the Arts: Listen to hear about the ArtWALK Celebration scheduled for June 11-12-13

Listen to Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm - from any browser) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.

Two interviews are combined to be shared on the air today.

Cultural District Committee Chairperson Nancy Schoen talks about the origins and planning for the event.
Then a panel of artists and and business folks have a fun-filled conversation about the collaboration involved bringing art into the business area to showcase. Melanie Hamblen (Agway), Chris Blue Lamb Toubeau (artist), Laurel Katsaros (Rockland Trust) and Walter Spencer (artist).

Listen => Wednesday at 9:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 6:00 PM, and again Saturday at 9:00 AM

Find the complete schedule of events for the ArtWALK online

https://www.franklinculture.org/home/pages/franklin-artwalk-celebration-escape-arts

If you miss the broadcast, the podcast version of these can be found on iTunes, Google Podcast, Spotify or your favorite podcast app.

The first part (interview with Nancy Schoen) can be found online

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/05/fm-532-franklin-cultural-district.html

The second part is available (updated 6/3/21) ~~will be available Thursday (6/3/21)~~

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-557-artwalk-artists-business-panel.html

Escape to the Arts: Listen to hear about the ArtWALK Celebration scheduled for June 11-12-13

FHS boys, girls lacrosse, and boys tennis teams post wins on Tuesday

From HockomockSports.com and Twitter we share the FHS spring sports results:

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 15 @ Mansfield, 3 – Final

– Franklin raced out to a six-goal lead at halftime and allowed just one goal against in the second half to pick up a win on the road over Mansfield. Matt Lazzaro paced the Franklin offense with three goals and three assists while Jayden Consigli added three goals and an assist. Luke Davis and Joe Consigli each had a pair of goals and an assist in the win while Justin Abely netted a pair of goals for the Panthers, who led 8-2 at half.

Girls Lacrosse = Mansfield, 0 @ Franklin, 20 – Final

Boys Tennis = Mansfield, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final

– Franklin stayed undefeated on the season with a 5-0 sweep against Mansfield. Anish Gundimeda teamed up with Sameen Shaik to pick up a 6-4, 6-2 win at first doubles while junior Thomas Broyles and freshman Jay Gorgas continued their strong season at second doubles with a 6-0, 6-3 win. Liam Marr (first singles, 6-1, 6-0) and Vayshnav Malhotra (second singles, 6-0, 6-1) each dropped just one game while junior Drew Mahoney secured a 6-3, 6-1 win at third singles.

Girls Tennis = Franklin, 2 @ Mansfield, 3 – Final

"Mansfield wins deciding match in 3 sets to defeat Franklin 3-2.
Doubles team of Jess Pingeton & Chloe Barca along with Sarah Schiavo in singles earn wins for Franklin." https://twitter.com/fhs_gvtennis/status/1399909499272564738

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-06-01-21/