St. Mary's Women's Club Make and Take Meeting - Feb 17 - 7 PM

Ladies, do you need a night out? The St. Mary’s Women’s Club will be gathering on Thursday evening, February 17 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall. 

We are making signs and decorations with Julie Ackles Frias from Life Expressions Décor. Check out her web page at https://www.lewithme.com/ for more info and pictures of some fun ""Make and Take"" parties they have held.

All ladies are welcomed to join us for a fun evening of laughs and creativity. The projects are around $30 a piece. 

Email Rose O’Koren, okorenj@comcast.net and let her know you are coming so we have enough material. 

If you forget to tell Rose, come any way, I’m sure we will have enough.

 

St. Mary's Women's Club Make and Take Meeting - Feb 17 - 7 PM

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Feb 16, 2022 - 7 PM

FRANKLIN TOWN COUNCIL

Agenda & Meeting Packet

February 16, 2022 - 7 PM

1. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR

a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.

b. Chair to identify members participating remotely.

 

2. CITIZEN COMMENTS

a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to three minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - None Scheduled.
4. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS - None Scheduled.

5. APPOINTMENTS

a. New Hire: Police Department - Derek Mackey

b. New Hire: Police Department - Tyler Brabham

c. New Hire: Police Department - Joseph Burchill

d. New Hire: Police Department - Michael Demers

e. New Hire: Police Department - Conor Desmond

6. HEARINGS - 7:10pm - None Scheduled.
7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS - None Scheduled.

8. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
a. Discussion: West Street Neighborhood Parking - Thomas J. Lynch, Chief of Police
b. Presentation: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Sara Ahern, Superintendent of Schools

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/dei_presentation_february_8_2022_5.pdf

9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Capital Budget Subcommittee
b. Budget Subcommittee
c. Economic Development Subcommittee
d. Town Administrator Evaluation Ad Hoc Subcommittee Report

10. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION

a. Resolution 22-13: Adoption of Fiscal Policies (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-13 - Majority Vote)

b. Resolution 22-14: Cable Funds in Support of PEG Service and Programming per MGL Ch. 44, §53F3/4 (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-14 - Majority Vote)

 

11. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEM
13. COUNCIL COMMENTS
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
15. ADJOURN

Note:
Two-Thirds Vote: requires 6 votes
Majority Vote: requires majority of members present and voting

Agenda doc and remote connection info ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-02-16_town_council_mtg_agenda.pdf

slide from the presentation on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Franklin TV: Finding Ben Franklin, Part 3

Who/What/When/Where/Why? The obvious ‘who’ is our subject, Ben himself. The less obvious, but equally important ‘who’ is the artist who portrayed him, Joseph Duplessis.

Given Ben Franklin’s international stature, there were several artists who painted him at various points in his life. Some interpretations are difficult to recognize as Franklin. Fortunately for us, Duplessis was a very talented, detailed realist.

Clear evidence of his immense talent is displayed in his own self-portraits. He rendered the left in 1798, a few years before he died. He is reflective, starkly honest. His earlier 1780 image shows his ability to illuminate his subjects in a most favorable light while maintaining a very high degree of cognitive fidelity. Duplessis could literally sell his talent by just standing next to his own likeness.

He answers the two key questions that are not always aligned with each other.
“Will it look like me?  Will it (I) look good?”  A reconciliation of reality and vanity.

We in Franklin, MA 02038 were certainly not the first to set out on a quest to find Ben Franklin. The U.S. Mint faced the same challenge in its various designs for our $100 dollar bill. They concluded that the Duplessis work was clearly the best reference for creating their own engraved iconic interpretation.

The Duplessis image – it was right on the money.

And –  as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 
And, thank you for watching.

 

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

 

http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf 

FHS cheerleaders take 1st, wrestling team takes 4th, girls swim team take 5th on Saturday

Boys JV hockey = FINAL: Franklin 4, KP 2. 

Goals from Lewandowski, Balducci, Daley, and Carosi gave the Panthers the edge against their rival. Great game from Keller in net.
https://twitter.com/FHSPantherJV/status/1492678158390370304

Girls Swim - 5th
Our Girls Swim team finished 5th of 49 teams in the South Sectional Meet! Wow!!!
https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1492654885447380992

• MIAA results for girls

https://miaa.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-Winter-Girls-South-Program.htm

• MIAA results for boys

https://miaa.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-Winter-Boys-South-Program.htm

Cheerleaders - 1st
1st place D1 win and grand champions at the Natick Invitational earlier today!! Great way ti start off the winter season!
https://twitter.com/FHScheer_/status/1492645606556323845

Wrestling - 4th
Great day at D1 south sectionals with the team placing fourth. Leaman placed 5th. Carlucci placed 2nd. O’Leary placed 1st. Dillon placed 4th. Foley placed 4th. Granata placed 4th.  Parlon placed 5th. Sheridan placed 2nd. @FHSSports @HockomockSports 
https://twitter.com/FHSWrestle/status/1492628175590993921 

Girls lacrosse charity game

Congratulations ladies! You represented the town and our program for a great cause today. Looking forward to seeing you on the field this coming season! #asfllacrosse @Fhsglax @FHSSports @kenziebakess @kaitlyncarney00 @JamieTanner23 @_kpeterson_
https://twitter.com/FHSLaxBooster/status/1492664516903112704

For other results from HockomockSports.com for Saturday

https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-12-22/

@kenziebakess @kaitlyncarney00 @JamieTanner23 @_kpeterson_

Capital Budget Subcommittee Meeting - Agenda - Feb 16, 2022 - 5:30 PM

Capital Budget Subcommittee Meeting

Agenda & Meeting Packet

February 16, 2022 - 5:30 PM

Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building
3rd Floor, Training Room, 355 East Central Street

Discussion:

1. FY22 Capital Plan

a. Proposed Town Administrator FY22 Capital Plan.

i. Technology Department

ii. Town Clerk’s Department

iii. Facilities Department

iv. Fire Department

v. Police Department

Agenda and supporting documents ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-02-16_capital_budget_subcommitee_meeting.pdf

The recording of he Finance Committee is available. They heard this presentation on Weds, Feb 9 (normal process flow, FinCom gets to it, then the subcommittee then the full Town Council)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/finance-committee-approves-fy22-capital.html

Finance Committee approves FY22 Capital Plan and revisions to ToF fiscal policy - 02/09/22 (audio)

"Who will speak for the bees, for the bees have no tongues?"

The sentence got my attention, and the verse held it. A long Twitter thread but the thread reader PDF output makes it easier to read.

Joe LaRusso 🔌 🕳🐇 (@jglarusso) tweeted at 2:19 AM on Sat, Feb 12, 2022:

"Who will speak for the bees, for the bees have no tongues?

🌸🌾🍃💐🌸 🌺 🌷🌼🌹🌿
——————-
At the south end of town where the Grickle-grass grows between tracks, & the wind smells sour after trains disgorge commuters & belch the stench of diesel-kvetch, and no birds…"

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/jglarusso/status/1492397901192044546

ThreadReader PDF ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/11wG3gOR1PPG4YH0-fXM8TY-uyKWvHhoY/view?usp=sharing

Rail Trail Road Race 5K - May 7, 2022

This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we hope you will join the FBRTC and the Tri-Valley Front Runners in support of the local SNETT rail trail. 

Date: May 7

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration is open now!
https://www.active.com/franklin-ma/running/distance-running-races/11th-annual-fbrtc-5k-road-race-2022 

Rail Trail Roadrace 5K - May 7, 2022