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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Franklin School Committee: Community Relations Subcommittee - Meeting agenda - Feb 17 - 6:00 PM

Community Relations Subcommittee Meeting

Municipal Building - Training Room (Virtual Link in Agenda)

Thursday February 17, 2022 - 6:00 PM

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

Call to Order
Review Community Relations Subcommittee goals
Legislative Forum - Date, Questions
Coffee Chat
Confirm schedule for upcoming meetings

Shared from FPS page -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/community_relations_sub_comm_agenda_2-17-22.pdf

Community Relations Subcommittee - Meeting agenda - Feb 17 - 6:00 PM

Both FHS girls and boys basketball teams posts wins vs. Milford on Tuesday

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

Boys Basketball = Franklin, 73 @ Milford, 53 – Final

– Franklin connected on seven three pointers in the second quarter alone, blowing the game wide open in a win on the road at Milford, which was the 200th career win for FHS head coach CJ Neely. The Panthers jumped out to a 17-10 lead after eight minutes but junior Geino Scaringello and freshman Caden Sullivan each hit a pair of second quarter threes while Evan DaSilva, Will Tracey, and Sean O’Leary each had one as Franklin’s lead ballooned to 43-22 by halftime. Franklin finished with 13 three-pointers in the win and had 10 players find the score sheet, let by O’Leary’s 19 points and Sean Vinson’s 10 points.

Girls Basketball = Milford, 19 @ Franklin, 80 – Final

– All 14 players scored for the Panthers, as they continued their unbeaten run. Milford stayed within seven after the first, but Franklin scored 24 points in each of the second and third quarters to take complete control. The Panthers held Milford to six points in the second half. Olivia Quinn was Franklin’s top scorer with 13 points (11 in the first half). Stefany Padula added 11, knocking down three from beyond the arc, and Katie Peterson and Sasha Tracey each finished with 10 points. Brooke Ferreira scored all of her team-high eight points in the first half and the Hawks also got three points from Erin Michelson.

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-15-22/

FHS Panthers

Franklin School Committee - Budget Subcommittee - February 17, 2022 - 5:00 PM

Franklin Public Schools

Franklin School Committee

Budget Subcommittee

February 17, 2022 - 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Municipal Building 3rd Floor Training Room

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at

the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be

brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

● Call to order
● Approval of minutes
● FY23 Budget Development discussion
● Adjournment

The full doc has remote connection info -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/agenda-bsc_2_17_2022.pdf

Franklin School Committee - Budget Subcommittee - February 17, 2022 - 5:00 PM

Location, location, location: Even stores within a chain differ by location

“I could go into a supermarket, and I can tell everything about the people who live [in the area] based on what’s in their carts, based on what’s at eye level, what’s not at eye level,” said Phil Lempert, also known as the “Supermarket Guru.”

In retail, specific product placement — not just a store’s inventory — heavily influences a shopper’s experience. So shouldn’t responsible markets encourage shoppers to make better choices?

“There’s a lot of racism, to be honest, I think, behind these decisions, whether it’s unconscious or implicit,” said Andrea Richardson, a policy researcher focused on nutrition epidemiology at the Rand Corp. and professor at the Pardee Rand Graduate School. The presence of a supermarket in your neighborhood should signal that you aren’t living in a food desert, but, I wondered, if the supermarket isn’t guiding you toward more healthful food choices, you might as well be.

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/16/lifestyle/what-does-it-say-about-your-neighborhood-if-supermarket-isnt-so-super/

An endcap display of marked-down items at the Stop & Shop on 460 Blue Hill Ave. in Dorchester shows discounts on cake frosting, two for $3, and cake mix, four for $5.CHASEEDAW GILES/KHN

Mass. Public Health: updated guidance on masks

Mass. Public Health (@MassDPH) tweeted Tue, Feb 15, 2022:

Massachusetts Department of Public Health releases updated face covering advisory: https://t.co/1HtpRtg0rj

#Covid19MA https://t.co/v1ACvsrRnD

"Today (2/15/22), the Department of Public Health (DPH) released updated guidance regarding the use of face coverings and masks by individuals who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Recognizing that Massachusetts is a national leader in vaccine acceptance, and in light of recent improvements in COVID-19 indicators, DPH now advises that a fully vaccinated person should wear a mask or face covering when indoors (and not in your own home) if you have a weakened immune system, if you are at increased risk for severe disease because of your age or an underlying medical condition, or if someone in your household has a weakened immune system and is at increased risk for severe disease or is unvaccinated.

Individuals who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear a face covering or mask when indoors with others to help prevent spreading COVID-19.

Individuals who have tested positive or are a close contact of someone with COVID-19 must follow the isolation and quarantine guidance which includes wearing a mask in public for 5 more days after leaving isolation or quarantine on Day 5, regardless of vaccination status.
All people in Massachusetts (regardless of vaccination status) are required to continue wearing face coverings in certain settings, including on public transportation and in health care facilities.

Please see www.mass.gov/maskrules for a complete list of venues where face coverings have remained mandatory since May 29, 2021.

https://twitter.com/MassDPH/status/1493634973257064450

Ben's guide to mask wearing - #DoYourPartFranklin

Boston Globe: "What to do about your cable bill"

"Last year, I got tired of paying Comcast $14 a month to rent a modem and router, especially because the Wi-Fi service I got at home was so spotty. So I purchased my own modem and router for $290.

I now have better Wi-Fi and lower monthly cable bills. What I am saving monthly will soon exceed the cost of my new equipment. After that, it will be like getting a $14 discount every month.

I continued, however, to pay a very steep price to rent three digital adapters, which I need for the three “extra” TVs in my house. In December, Comcast hiked the fee for each adapter to $8.50. How can I justify paying $25.50 a month for adapters to TVs my wife and I only occasionally use?

I can’t. And so began my long-overdue quest to free myself of those infernal adapters, spurred on by Comcast’s latest round of price increases. I finally figured it out, and I will soon be rid of them. In the process, I realized cutting cable altogether isn’t such a scary prospect, even for a somewhat technophobic baby boomer like me."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/15/business/angry-that-your-cable-bill-went-up-again-heres-how-save/