As mentioned during the Town Council meeting Wednesday., Jan 19, 2022
Direct video link -> https://youtu.be/q8bXTNxtTiw
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Recap: Town Council gets a whole lot of info on DPW operations and budget issues
Quick recap:
- Moment of silence in recognition of former Councilor Andy Bissanti
- Recognition of two Police Department retirements (Sgt B Johnson, patrol Officer R Grover) and Clinical Social Worker (K Montagano) moving non to another role within Advocates.
- DPW overview of budget and operations, multiple issues raised, not all can be resolved with resources, or money
- Approval of Council goals with citizen support for the net zero goal added per Councilor Frongillo
- Introduction of new Senior Center Director and Deputy Director
- Request for School Committee/School Dept appearance to address bullying at FHS and how the Council can help as it is a community and student safety issue
The audio recording will be available in a day or so.
View the notes via the embedded document or via this link ->
Photos captured during the meetings (sone shared via Twitter, some not shared) can be found in one album -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/p3VauHAymbHFxvBZ7
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| Recap: Town Council gets a whole lot of info on DPW operations and budget issues |
FHS boys hockey and wrestling teams post wins on Wednesday
Boys Hockey = Franklin, 7 @ Taunton, 1 – Final
– Franklin scored three goals in each the first and second periods on its way to a league win on the road over Taunton. Christian Shabbick scored a hat trick for the Panhters, scoring with eight minutes left in the first (on an assist from Ben Paterson) to make it 3-0, again less then two minutes into the second (from Anthony Lampasona) to make it 4-0, and then completed the hat trick (on another assist from Paterson) to push the lead to 6-0. Dylan Marchand added a pair of goals, Ryan Sicchio scored on the power play in the first period, and Paterson lit the lamp once and had a total of three assists. Freshman Jack O’Connor made 16 saves for the win. Taunton sophomore Conner Goranson scored off of an assist from senior Nathan Fernandes in the third period. Freshman Cam Tomaszycki made 46 saves in net for the Tigers.
Girls Hockey = Franklin, 0 @ Medfield, 1 – Final (OT)
"1-0 OT loss. Gritty effort again Double exclamation mark Medfield scores on the power play - no comment on the penalty call. Norwood up next Saturday at home." https://twitter.com/FHSGirlsPuck/status/1483931718935621638
Wrestling = Mansfield, 21 @ Franklin, 49 – Final
"Astonishing win over Mansfield 49-24. Pins by Carlucci, Owen, Fracassa and Sheridan" https://twitter.com/FHSWrestle/status/1483984554373402634
For other results around the Hockomock League
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| FHS Panthers |
Franklin Historical Museum: "Love letters to Presidents" - Feb 13, 2022
This month's Second Sunday Speaker Series features State Rep Jeffrey Roy, with his timely presentation titled, "Love letters to Presidents". Over the past several years, Jeff has made it his mission and goal to travel the country visiting each Presidential Library. His travels, his impressions, and his stories will be shared in this educational and entertaining account of his quest.
Join us Sunday, February 13 for "Love letters to Presidents". Doors open at 1:00, presentation starts at 1:15. Admission is always free, donations are always welcome.
Admission is always free. We are ADA compliant with an elevator access in the back of the building. Our gift shop is open year round.
When visiting the museum, please consider donating a non perishable food item, in the collection box in the front lobby, for the Franklin Food Pantry. Come in and find your history.
While waiting for this event, you can listen to the Toward a More Perfect Union episode where Rep Jeff Roy talks about his trips to the Presidential libraries
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| Franklin Historical Museum, 80 West Central St |
Franklin Public Schools: Weekly COVID-19 Dashboard - 01/18/22
Franklin Public Schools, MA (@FranklinPSNews) tweeted on Tue, Jan 18, 2022:
The FPS Weekly COVID-19 Dashboard is available to view on our Back to School webpage here: https://t.co/mJFgollw0z
Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/FranklinPSNews/status/1483569642912296960
Community Preservation Committee: meeting Twitter thread doc and student doc
Quick Recap:
Second of two public hearings opened Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022. Residents made several suggestions for use of the CPA money to be available later this year.
Vice-Chair David McNeill opens the meeting. Chair Chris Feeley joined along later
My notes captured during the meeting were shared via Twitter and the thread doc is available below
The student document shared with the Committee is also provided here for your reading and analysis
Audio for the meeting is available -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-702-community-preservation-cmte-public-hearing-2-01-18-22
Read a copy here or in the embedded doc below
https://drive.google.com/file/d/124zieglzk7CPBYqAJoXqwAuNRWLAhqT7/view?usp=sharingEE 508 Final Project: An analysis of Franklin, MA CPA fund use for acquiring
new open space
Rose Determan
Boston University
EE 508: Data Science for Conservation Decisions
January 18, 2022
Read a copy here or in the embedded doc below
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| Recap: Community Preservation Committee hears more about pickleball, as well as monuments on Town Common |
It’s official: Get free COVID test kits at COVIDtests.gov
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| It’s official: Get free COVID test kits at COVIDtests.gov |
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