Franklin Matters

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Little Free Library built by Girls Scouts

Jeffrey N. Roy (@jeffroy) tweeted Mon, Oct 25, 2021:

"Joined Girl Scouts from Troop 62394 who are spreading the gift of knowledge through the construction of a Little Free Library at the Oak Street and Horace Mann Schools complex (Charter #127996 in the https://t.co/4O5pueGqCA network).

Amazing work and their second library in town! https://t.co/oovgX1V2fF"

https://twitter.com/jeffroy/status/1452587716684795908?t=zesqbgjXaiXe6A-rt2Z_Pg&s=03

Little Free Library built by Girls Scouts

Joined Girl Scouts from Troop 62394 who are spreading the gift of knowledge through the construction of a Little Free Library at the Oak Street and Horace Mann Schools complex (Charter #127996 in the https://t.co/4O5pueGqCA network). Amazing work and their second library in town! pic.twitter.com/oovgX1V2fF
— Jeffrey N. Roy (@jeffroy) October 25, 2021

FHS girls soccer post win, boys soccer post a tie on Monday

Via @HockomockSports and the Boston Globe, we share the results of the FHS fall sports action on Monday, Oct 25, 2021

Boys Soccer = Franklin, 1 @ Milford, 1 – Final

"Sitting at 499 career wins, Franklin boys’ soccer coach Fran Bositis will have to wait at least one more game to reach the 500-win milestone.

Franklin tied host Milford, 1-1, Monday under the lights in a Hockomock League battle filled with physical play in a playoff-type atmosphere.

Bositis, who has coached the Panthers for 51 years, will get another crack at No. 500 Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the regular-season finale at King Philip. He isn’t too stressed about accomplishing the feat."

Continue reading the article in the Boston Globe (Subscription maybe required)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/25/sports/milford-boys-soccer-battles-1-1-draw-denies-franklin-coach-fran-bositis-his-500th-win/

For a photo gallery of the game -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2021-2022/Fall-2021/Milford-Franklin-Boys-Soccer-10-25-21/

Girls Soccer = Milford, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final
– With the win, and KP’s draw against Attleboro, Franklin clinched the outright Kelley-Rex title. Anna Grasso scored twice to lead the Panthers on senior night. Riley Fitzpatrick and Anya Zub each had a goal and assist, while Stella Regan and Emily Reilly each had assists for the Panthers.

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-10-25-21/

Franklin coach Fran Bositis took in stride his team's 1-1 draw with Milford on Monday -- even if it denied him a chance to record his 500th career win. "If it's God's will, it will be done,'' Bositis said afterward.BARRY CHIN/GLOBE STAFF

Student Spotlight: FHS junior, Amal Alkhalaf

Panther TV (@fhspanthertv) tweeted Mon, Oct 25, 2021:

Student Spotlight: FHS junior, Amal Alkhalaf, shares her story about living through the war in Syria. @FHSPantherbook https://t.co/Taa2GY3kC0

Student Spotlight: Amal Alkhalaf

Climate Action in Boston, Friday, October 29

Greetings from the Greater Franklin Node of 350 Mass. We are notifying climate activists and concerned citizens about an action in Boston, this Friday afternoon, October 29th. We encourage you to attend if possible.

Across the country, leading climate justice groups are teaming up to target financial institutions that are funding the fossil fuel industry. A key organizer is the Youth Climate Finance Alliance. Young people are rising up across the world to demand an immediate end to the funding of fossil fuel expansion. As they say on their website, "We're calling out greenwashed climate commitments, uplifting frontline fights, and demanding an end to the harm. If we can stop the flow of money, we can stop the flow of oil."

The day of action for a Fossil Free Future includes a protest in Boston targeting Chase Bank. Here are the details:

Start time: 3:45 pm, near Liberty Mutual, 157 Berkeley St Boston.
Rally with youth and indigenous speakers.
March to Chase - Downtown Crossing (arriving 4:30-4:45).
Bank action led by youth.
Action complete by 5:30.

Thank you for participating, considering it, and spreading the word.

Ralph Halpern

ralph.halpern@comcast.net

781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017 (c)

Climate Action in Boston, Friday, October 29

Franklin Athletics: FYI - high school playoff tickets will be digital only

FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) tweeted Mon, Oct 25, 2021:

Panther Fans: Beginning with the round of 16 for ALL MIAA Playoffs, ticket sales will be online via GoFan. Digital tickets only!!! Be sure to download the GoFan App in the App Store or https://t.co/1k19miTbHe

Shared from Twitter
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1452638843425992717?t=hOwxD6D-Uv9c9VojQP_H7g&s=03

FYI - high school playoff tickets will be digital only

"Natural gas leaks in Boston are vastly underreported"

"Six times more natural gas is leaking into the skies of Boston than is officially reported, new research shows. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also suggests that gas could be escaping not only from distribution pipelines but from inside businesses and homes as well — a finding that some say may be overstated.

Natural gas is made up primarily of methane, which — when released directly into the atmosphere instead of being burned first — has more than 80 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.

The study monitored natural gas methane emissions in the Boston area between 2012 and 2020. It found that an average of 49,000 tons of methane leaked into the air each year. That amounts to an estimated 2.5 percent of all gas delivered to the metro area and is equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions of roughly a quarter-million cars operating for a year."

Continue reading the article online. (Subscription maybe required)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/10/25/methane-leaks-natural-gas-boston/

And the Boston Globe coverage (Subscription maybe required) -> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/10/25/science/state-vastly-underestimates-emissions-natural-gas-study-finds/

Crews replaced old underground gas pipes along Summit Avenue. The pipes were leaking and killing trees, adversely affecting health, and contributing to climate change.MARK LORENZ FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE/FILE