FHS boys and girls Outdoor Track Hockomock League All Stars

 Below are the official 2021 Hockomock League Boys Outdoor Track All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP
Kyle Sarney, Oliver Ames

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS

• Nick Calitri, Franklin
• Joseph Zercie, Franklin
• Griffin Sienczkiewicz, Franklin
• Connor Kucich, Franklin

Honorable Mentions

• Colman Flynn, Franklin

Below are the official 2021 Hockomock League Girls Outdoor Track All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP
Jordyn Collins, Foxboro

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS

• Jillian Fenerty, Franklin
• Katelynn Taylor, Franklin
• Lindsey Morse, Franklin

Honorable Mentions

• Ava Fraulo, Franklin

For the complete listing 
https://hockomocksports.com/2021-hockomock-league-boys-outdoor-track-all-stars/

For the complete listing 
https://hockomocksports.com/2021-hockomock-league-girls-outdoor-track-all-stars/

FHS boys and girls Outdoor Track Hockomock League All Stars

FM #579 - Franklin author Susan K Hamilton - 07/08/21 (audio)

FM #579 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 579 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Franklin author Susan K Hamilton.  Susan has just published her second fantasy novel, The Devil Inside.  

We talk about Susan’s Franklin story. How her interest in writing was instilled early on but she really only started exploring this while in college. Her two most recent publications were in the realm of fantasy albeit different from each other. Her next work might be something in women’s literature..

The recording runs about 33 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Susan outdoors on the Town Common

Audio file -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/fe74e376-8c86-4d57-8204-2da089aad717

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Susan K Hamilton’s web page  https://www.susankhamilton.com/ 

The Devil Inside ->  https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Inside-Susan-K-Hamilton/dp/1950301206/ 

The Shadow King -> https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-King-Susan-K-Hamilton/dp/1947848984 

The Writing Bloc writing group mentioned during our conversation ->  https://writingbloc.com/ 

NYC Midnight writers challenge -> http://www.nycmidnight.com/ 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

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

 

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

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

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

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!

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

 

Franklin author Susan K Hamilton (courtesy photo)

Invisible Stories - #4 - "Ktown for All Helping Homeless People in Los Angeles’s Koreatown"

Mark Horvath (@hardlynormal) tweeted on Sun, Jul 11, 2021:

Invisible Stories is a mini-doc series that goes beyond the rhetoric, statistics, political debates, and limitations of social services to examine poverty in America via a medium that audiences of all ages understand and can't ignore. 

Link to the 4th of the series: https://youtu.be/_Gvp3NUBB_A

Link to the series: https://t.co/Y0NRNIujar 

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/hardlynormal/status/1414284287034155020

Note: I met Mark at a social media conference many years ago and have been following his work. This series is very well done. Yes, the series is set in LA but homelessness is an issue all around us whether visible or not. 

Special Joint Committee on Redistricting - Congressional District 4 Hearing - July 19

Senator Becca Rausch (@BeccaRauschMA) tweeted on Tue, Jul 13, 2021:

Attention #CD4 residents! The district lines for Congress, State Senate, State Rep, and Governor's Council are about to be redrawn. 

The #redistricting committee wants to hear from you on Monday 7/19, 12-5 PM. 

More info and testimony sign-up: https://t.co/mvqVtmsRAn
#MApoli #democracy https://t.co/swTRiuhfGf

#CD4 is Congressional District 4 which includes Franklin

Shared from Twitter:  https://twitter.com/BeccaRauschMA/status/1415063945992445954

Sign up to provide feedback  https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3747

Special Joint Committee on Redistricting - Congressional District 4 Hearing - July 19

Franklin Historical Museum opens new Davis Thayer exhibit - July 15

"Our new exhibit opens Thursday night! 

Come by the Museum Thursdays 5 - 7 PM, Saturdays 10 AM - 1 PM, and Sundays 1 - 4 PM to honor the students who attended the Davis Thayer School and the teachers who educated them for nearly a century. "

Visit our newly refurbished Gift Shop with many Franklin related items.  We welcome back our regular patrons and new visitors alike. 

Admission is always free and we are ADA compliant. 

We’re always looking for volunteers to host, so let us know if you are interested in joining our volunteer team that keeps Franklin history alive.

The Museum is located at 80 West Central St, Franklin.

Shared from Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRT88cGhZvP/

Franklin Historical Museum opens new Davis Thayer exhibit - July 15

The Guardian: "only 15 cents of every dollar we spend in the supermarket goes to farmers"

"A handful of powerful companies control the majority market share of almost 80% of dozens of grocery items bought regularly by ordinary Americans, new analysis reveals.

A joint investigation by the Guardian and Food and Water Watch found that consumer choice is largely an illusion – despite supermarket shelves and fridges brimming with different brands.

In fact, a few powerful transnational companies dominate every link of the food supply chain: from seeds and fertilizers to slaughterhouses and supermarkets to cereals and beers.

The size, power and profits of these mega companies have expanded thanks to political lobbying and weak regulation which enabled a wave of unchecked mergers and acquisitions. This matters because the size and influence of these mega-companies enables them to largely dictate what America’s 2 million farmers grow and how much they are paid, as well as what consumers eat and how much our groceries cost"

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/jul/14/food-monopoly-meals-profits-data-investigation

More info about Food and Water Watch -> https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/

consumer choice is largely an illusion

Sharing good advice for parents (video)

Maria Popova (@brainpicker) tweeted on Wed, Jul 07, 2021:

Multiple readers sent me this Sweet Honey in the Rock adaptation of the Gibran poem, feeding my ecstatic love of poems set to music (when done right): https://t.co/p7lNqdlHhA

For more goodness from Maria visit her page to subscribe in one (or more) way to her "brain pickings"  https://www.brainpickings.org/