FHS girls hockey team posts win 5-2 vs. Mansfield/OA on Thursday

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the FHS winter sports action on Thursday:

Girls Hockey = Mansfield/Oliver Ames, 2 @ Franklin, 5 – Final 

– Freshman Julia Flynn had another stellar showing on the offensive end and Franklin secured a win over Mansfield/Oliver Ames in the first meeting of the season. Flynn scored four goals to pace the Panthers while Molly Hurley added another goal in the win. Ava Villella recorded three assists in the win while Shaw Downing had a pair of helpers. Kylie O’Keefe and Cammy Shanteler each scored once for the Warriors.

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-03-22/

FHS Panthers

FHS National Art Honors Society paints "Celebrate the Love"

"The National Art Honors Society painted a mural this afternoon called "Celebrate the Love." 

Thank you to all the members who helped and to the societies leaders who organized this event with Mrs. Edson. 

#nahs #naea #love #celebratelove @HonorsArt" https://t.co/1IuShjztvQ

FHS National Art honors society students painting a new mural in the hallway

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnsonb_ms/status/1489397672729616384

NEW Recreation Program Registration Website

NEW Program Registration Website

On Tuesday, February 7, 2022, Franklin Recreation will be launching a new online registration site.  This new site will be live for viewing purposes only from 1/25/22-2/7/22.  You will be able to log on to the new site and create family accounts for children in your household, but we will not begin taking Spring registration until Monday, February 7th at 8:30 AM.  

We will continue to take registration for winter programs on our old website through 2/7/22, 8:29 AM. Your old account will NOT transfer to the new website, so you will need to create a new account on the new system.

Any questions, don't hesitate to reach out:  franklinrecreation@franklinma.gov

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/recreation-department/urgent-alerts/new-program-registration-website

New site -> https://franklinma.myrec.com/

Old site ->  https://franklinrecreation.activityreg.com/

Franklin Recreation: New Registration Website effective Feb 7, 2022

Franklin, MA: Board of Health Meeting - 02/02/22 (audio)

FM #716 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 716 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Franklin, MA Board of Health (BoH) meeting held on Wednesday, Feb 2, 2022. The meeting was held in the 3rd floor training room with 1 BoH member remote and at least one public attendee participating remotely virtually via the Zoom conference bridge.

Links to the meeting agenda and my notes are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 40 minutes, so let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting of Feb 2, 2022.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-716-board-of-health-mtg-02-02-22

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Meeting agenda 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/boh_agenda_02022022_1.pdf 

My notes

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/recap-board-of-health-conducts-regular.html 

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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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Board of Health conducts regular business, listens to resident comments on masking

Recap: EDC Plus hears a more detailed outline of "Franklin For All" info gathering and Forum scheduled for March 7

Quick Recap:

• The meeting effectively has two parts, one with the EDC plus group and one with just the core EDC subcommittee
• The first part was an overview of the info gathering process leading to the first forum March 7
• The second part of the meeting was a review of the goals for the subcommittee
• The presentation doc is not yet posted so screen grabs of the pages captured during the meeting are available in the photo album
• Audio of the meeting will be available in a couple of days

 

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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes remotely via the Zoom connection to the meeting

 

The Twitter hashtag can be found online  #edc0202 starting with this tweet

https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/status/1489009984432230401

Photo album -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/PbZq1cR8NM1N7Z428

 

Agenda document -  

https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/_2022-02-02_edc_agenda_.pdf

• Shifting to #edc0202 meeting to report on that already on progress (It was scheduled to start at 5:45, I joined at 5:55 after the Board of Health meeting finished)
• Explaining rationale for hybrid forum for Mar 7 session. #edc0202
• Survey to solicit input post forum, sample Qs shown on slide #edc0202
• Pause for Qs #edc0202
• Will need to register even day of, for the remote/Zoom session, not required for in person attendance #edc0202
• Housing production plan can help inform the discussion on zoning for more and affordable housing; zoning for economic development - what does it mean? Message formats on slide #edc0202
• Looking to keep content coming through to the event to help provide info on zoning and inform the discussion, #edc0202 materials can also gather feedback
• Build list of contacts with engagement on the material distribution #edc0202
• Looking for #edc0202 committee to help with promotion within their circle of meetings and contacts
• Outreach toolkit not meant to be static #edc0202
• The study in 2003 did work downtown but did not address zoning at that time #edc0202  currently no financial carrots for the state guidelines on the zoning push for the MBTA
• Audio format was raised by Chair Hamblen but I also tapped in to offer to help. #edc0202
• Focus groups scheduled and one already completed to help gather specific info from targeted groups #edc0202 list being built for residents for that focus group. Focus groups would be 10-15 folks to enable the focus format, other inputs are available (survey)
• Q of the population for the area in question? A - Not readily at hand but also would be looking at a projection for what it could be #edc0202
• #edc0202 Emma of MAPC will be busy over the next month, about a dozen participated in the focus group session on Monday, doc will summarize the input from all of the focus groups in advance of the Forum
• Moving to 2nd agenda item, #edc0202 the plus portion of EDC has left, leaving only the proper EDC present (along with remote attendance)
• Master plan process will commence in 2023, open space plan update also next year. #edc0202 link to goals in meeting agenda doc https://franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/_2022-02-02_edc_agenda_.pdf
• For example change of bylaw for commuter parking currently only set up for monthly, commuting has changed and requests are for other intervals #edc0202 motion to adjourn, passes

 

Audio recording of meeting to be available in couple of days

 

EDC Plus hears a more detailed outline of "Franklin For All" info gathering and Forum scheduled for March 7

Panther News: February 4, 2022 (video)

"Check out Varun Desai’s video highlights  of @fhsboysbball and @FHS_Puck on this week’s Panther News!   @FHSPantherbook  @FranklinHS  @FranklinMatters  

@FranklinPSNews  @FHSSports  https://youtu.be/e88pRrRvjEo via @YouTube"

 

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, Feb 4, 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: Advocates for Children

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

9:00:00 am Frank Presents: Michael Walker-Jones

10:00 am Physician Focus: Too Much Medicine?

10:30:00 am SAFE Coalition: PSA

11:00:00 am Senior Connection: Hearing Loss

11:30 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Advocates for Children

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Waffles

12:30 pm Sandhya: Macaroons

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

1:30:00 pm Pizzapalooza: Black Bean, Roasted Pepper & Garlic Pizzetta

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

3:00 pm Franklin Art Association: Dave Kaphammer

7:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Task Force

8:00 pm Senior Connection: Hearing Loss

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Windborne

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Lifelong Music Pt. 1 01-28-19

8:30 am It Takes A Village: Philip Hulbig

9:30 am FHS Varsity Wrestling: v Taunton 0-12-22

11:30 am FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v Stoughton 01-25-22

5:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v King Philip 01-22-22

8:30 pm Public School Concert: FHS Winter Music 2018

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

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals: 01-27-22

11:00 am Finance Committee 01-12-22: 01-12-22

2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: 01-27-22

5:00 pm Finance Committee 01-12-22: 01-12-22

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)