Franklin Matters

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

STAR/PAR session Tuesday Dec-28th @ 10am

50+ Job Seekers in MA Statewide Networking Groups

This free program is available through a grant from the Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) and the Executive Office of Elder Affairs

Session 4: STAR-PAR Stories

Tuesday December 28th: 10 am – 12 pm
Interviewers often ask candidates to display their potential value to a company by asking behavioral or competency-based questions. And most people reply with off-the-cuff answers or relate a story that is too long, too detailed, and unstructured.

The STAR [Situation-Task-Action-Result] and PAR [Problem-Action-Result] methods provide a proven framework for answering questions with concise, relevant, and interesting stories.

Why you need to know about this: Every interviewer will ask you how you applied your skills or worked effectively with team and colleagues. Your chances of impressing an interviewer—and landing the role-- rise dramatically when you employ the STAR-PAR methodologies.

Start your journey towards self-realization, reinvention and transformation!

Already registered and attended a session? Use the same Zoom link you received for the previous session.

New to the program? Registration is Required: https://50plusjobseekers.org/outreach/registration/

For more information contact Denise Magnett: 50plusjobseekersadmin@mcoaonline.com

STAR/PAR session Tuesday Dec-28th @ 10am

Franklin Public Schools, MA: view the FPS Weekly COVID Dashboard

Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) tweeted Mon, Dec 13, 2021:

The FPS Weekly COVID Dashboard is available to view on our Back to School webpage here: https://t.co/mJFgollw0z

or here -> https://sites.google.com/franklinps.net/back-to-school-plan-21-22/weekly-covid-19-dashboard

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1470568979991302151

Franklin Public Schools, MA: view the FPS Weekly COVID Dashboard

Charles River Watershed Association acknowledges tour of Franklin for stormwater mitigations

Charles River Watershed Association (@charlesriver) tweeted on Tue, Dec 14, 2021:

TY @TOFranklinMA DPW Director Brutus Cantoreggi + team for tour of #GreenInfrastructure installations including rain gardens, depaving (narrowing roads) + infiltration chambers.

Cities/towns are leading! #NatureBasedSolutions #ClimateResilience #CleanCharles @massmunicipal

Photos of tour -> https://t.co/VRREClZwAN

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlesriver/status/1470793683851223052

Charles River Watershed Association acknowledges tour of Franklin for stormwater mitigations

FHS boys and girls Indoor Track post wins on Monday

Catching up to share the full results of the Indoor Track meet on Monday vs. Milford.

Girls Track & Field Team won its first meet of the Season vs. Milford by the score 68-32. Winning events in the meet were Sarah Dumas (Hurdles), Charlene Peng (Mile), Jill Fenerty (600), Emma Pruitt (1000), Anna Cliff (300), Ava Fraulo ( High Jump), Lily DeForge &the 4x400 Relay
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1470733687822209026

Congrats to Boys T&F team on the win vs Milford. Event winners: Luke Sidwell (55, 300 and LJ), Tyler Powderly (600), Brad Morin (mile), 4x2 relay (Kyle Palmieri, James Stoddard, Max Voellmicke, Ashton McLean), 4x4 relay (Fraser Baird, Connor Kucich, Theo Yetman, Tyler Powderly) Score = 62-29 https://twitter.com/FranklinXCTrack/status/1470803912215171074

This view of the results displays all the FHS individuals by event in finish order

https://live.harrierrace.com/meets/11950/teams/293394

FHS Panthers

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

We Did It For You! Women's Journey Through History = Dec 14, 7 PM

There was a time when women couldn’t have jobs and had no voting rights. Women were property passed from father to husband. High-school student Melanie must learn how things changed.

We Did It For You! Women's Journey Through History is the story of how women got their rights in America, told by the women who were there. It is an entertaining and quick tour through the journey, starting with the struggle women had in the 17th century Puritan Revolution through to our 21st century empowered women politicians.

This presentation is a brand new filmed version of We Did It For You! It has many surprises in it for those who have seen the staged version. Stay around afterwards for a Q&A with the filmmakers.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Franklin Local Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

To view the program, please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QMpz3rizSxmaOOCcZu0ftg .

For more information, please visit https://www.wediditforyou.org/ .

We Did It For You! Women's Journey Through History = Dec 14, 7 PM

FM #676 - "Talk Franklin" touts community preservation and economic development - 12/10/21

FM #676 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 676 in the series.

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Marketing Communication Specialist Lily Rivera. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge.

We talk about:

Community Preservation Cmte/Finance Cmte meetings

Public hearings, Jan 4 and Jan 18 for ‘wish list’ ideas

Economic Development recent events

Botera, NETA ribbon cuttings
Lt Gov Polito visit, MassWorks

Links to the key references are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 28 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie and Lily.

** Audio file -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Upcoming-Improvements-to-Grove-Street--Economic-Growth-and-Community-Preservation-e1blnig/a-a73b7ic

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Community Preservation Committee agenda ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/community-preservation-committee.html

Finance Committee agenda ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/finance-committee-meeting-agenda-dec-8.html

My notes and audio from the CPC meeting ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/recap-community-preservation-committee.html

Recap and audio for Lt Gov Polito’s visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/12/lt-gov-polito-visits-franklin-to.html

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