Franklin Art Association: Monthly Meeting - Wednesday, Feb 2, 2022

Franklin Art Association Monthly Meeting. Wednesday, February 2!

Beth Newman, who holds a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design in 2003, has worked primarily in watercolor, graphic design, and mixed media (collage work), and oil painting in a more illustrative style geared for children’s book illustration.  She has taught in small art studios including the former Whitehall Farm Studios of Hopkinton (children and adult), independent painting workshops at Bunkhouse Creative of Holliston, and recently at the HCA.  She will be discussing and demonstrating her approach to creating her works.

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Beth Newman art work

Beth Newman

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, Jan 14, 2022

• wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Friday

9:00a/12:00p /6:00p Chapters – Jim Derick  Insightful, life-affirming stories and interviews

10:00a/1:00p/7:00p Music to Lift the Spirit - Jim Derick & Frank Falvey

11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Senior Story Hour – Senior Center Scribblers Group

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Fire Safety

8:29:00 am Mass Department of Public Health: CO-VID 19

9:00:00 am Frank Presents: Greg Dowd

10:00 am Physician Focus: Concussions and Brain Injury

10:30:00 am SAFE Coalition: PSA

11:00:00 am Senior Connection: Sleep

11:30 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Fire Safety

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Waffles

12:30 pm Sandya: Pasta

1:00:00 pm Mass Department of Public Health: CO-VID 19

1:30:00 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm The Drummers Studio: 11th Anniversary Show Two

4:30 pm Whole Health Visions: Life Coaches Pt. 2

5:00 pm We The People January 6th Vigil

7:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Kyle Brodeur

8:00 pm Senior Connection: Sleep

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Freebo, Alice Howe & Kirsten Maxwell

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY

7:00 am Public School Event: Lifelong Winter Music 2021

8:30 am It Takes A Village: 40 Percent Club

9:30 am FHS Varsity Wrestling: v King Philip 12-22-21

11:30 am FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v King Philip 01-15-21

5:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v Belmont 01-02-22

7:00 pm Public School Concert: FHS Winter Jazz 01-23-20

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) =  FRIDAY

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals: 12-02-21

2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: 12-02-21

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf     

Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Oh my! omicron continues driving new record, how high will we go?

Franklin, MA COVID-19 case counts continue to be driven by the omicron variant. Two weeks ago the positivity was 8%, last week we were at 17.06%. This week the positivity rate is at 22.83%.

This week positivity rate is at 22.83%

chart for week of 1/13/22 - note scale for Y axis same as for last week

Reminhttps://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/01/medicaregov-3-things-you-can-do-to.htmlder via Medicare.gov -> "3 things you can do to protect yourself from Omicron (vax, boost, mask!)" https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/01/medicaregov-3-things-you-can-do-to.html

Make your own data visualization from this
https://app.flourish.studio/visualisation/4817758/

Boston Globe community coverage

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/15/nation/massachusetts-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-by-city/

Mass.gov COVID-19 page -> https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-response-reporting

The CDC page for COVID-19 tracking  -> https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

Superintendent Ahern accepts Barnstable position effective July 1, 2022

Weds, Jan 12, 2022 at 7:31 PM

Dear Franklin Families,

I am writing to let you know that the Barnstable School Committee voted me as their successful candidate far Superintendent earlier this evening, with an anticipated start dale of July 1, 2022. I accepted the position, pending contract negotiations. This was a position that I pursued for personal reasons.

Please know how mixed my feelings are. I am very excited about this personal and professional opportunity. On the other, I am already mourning a departure from Franklin - a place where I am so proud of the students, faculty, staff, administration. and families. I truly cherish the relationships I have developed with people in this community.

From day 1 here, I have marveled every day at the dedication of FPS faculty and staff. Franklin families are so supportive of educators, the schools, and their children. I have also always felt that Franklin supports its children in a multitude of ways. Franklin Is an amazing place and I have such gratitude towards Franklin.

Please know how loyal I will remain lo Franklin In the months ahead. being sure to attend to the needs of Franklin Public Schools students, about whom I care so much.

Fondly,

Sara Ahem

Via FHS PCC (@FHS_PCC) tweeted on Wed, Jan 12, 2022:  "Email from Sara Ahern https://t.co/Hbrw1lHnws"

Barnstable School Committee meeting Jan 12, 2022 at which this discussion and decision was made

http://streaming85.townofbarnstable.us/CablecastPublicSite/show/9811?channel=1

Barnstable Schools page -> https://www.barnstable.k12.ma.us/Page/1

Franklin Observer coverage of decision -> https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/60102/dr-ahern-approved-barnstable-superintendent-post

Superintendent Ahern accepts Barnstable position effective July 1, 2022

Library book sale - Fri Jan 14 & Sat Jan 15

Monthly library book sale comes up this weekend. 

Book Sale Hours 

• Friday from 1 - 5 PM
• Saturday 9 to noon

Bag Sale

• Saturday 1 to 4 PM

Shared from the Town of Franklin page ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/bulletins/book-sale-january-2022

Library book sale - Fri Jan 14 & Sat  Jan 15

School Committee Meeting - 01/11/22 Two parts audio: (1) students services discussion, etc. and then (2) remainder of meeting

FM #698 & #699 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 698 & 699 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, January 11, 2022.

The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: six of the School Committee members were in the Council Chambers along with some of the public, one member was remote (E Stokes) along with some members the public via conference bridge, all to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

I’ve split the almost two hour 30 minute into two (2) logical segments:

• First - covers the opening, much of this segment is on the student services presentation and Q&A  (~1:23 mins) Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-698-school-committee-mtg-student-services-01-11-22-p1-of-2

• Second - covers the Superintendent's report, Discussion action items, Discussion only items, Consent agenda and then votes to enter Executive Session, not to return to open meeting. (~ 1 hour and 5 minutes) Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-699-school-committee-meeting-01-11-22-p2-of-2

Links to the meeting agenda and associated documents released for this meeting are included in the show notes. The link to my notes taken during the meeting is also provided.

Let’s listen to this segment of the School Committee meeting Jan 11, 2022

 

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Agenda doc can be found ->

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agenda

s/scagenda_1-11-22.pdf 

School Committee Meeting packet folder ->

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/2021-22-meetingpackets 

My notes captured during the meeting

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/01/recap-school-committee-hears-about-1.html 

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School Committee Meeting - 01/11/22 Two parts audio

Franklin Cultural Council ready to award $23K in grants this year

"We are all needing a little good news these days. The FCC is happy to announce we will be awarding $23,000 to arts and cultural programing in Franklin, MA in 2022! We can't wait to share all the fantastic programming you'll be able to participate in this year. (Award letters will go out the week of 1/24, FYI).

That big dollar sign is a combination of funds given to us by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as well our our town allotted money. You can thank our town councilors and town administrator for continually supporting arts and culture within our community. The arts continue to strengthen our community, open our eyes and hearts to new experiences and raise our children with a wider scope of the world. We are GRATEFUL for the opportunity to bring these programs to Franklin."

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Franklin Cultural Council ready to award $23K in grants this year