Franklin Matters

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Town of Franklin & Franklin Public Schools - COVID dashboards updated as of 4/14/22

1 - From Franklin Public Schools:

The weekly COVID-19 dashboard is now available to view here: buff.ly/3pQh91e

The FPS weekly COVID-19 dashboard

2 - The Town of Franklin Health Dept COVID dashboard is found here:

https://www.franklinma.gov/health-department/webforms/covid-19-dashboard-portal

NETA’s Countdown to 4/20 begins today!

The Celebration of the Official Cannabis Holiday Begins Today in Franklin

NETA today begins the countdown to the cannabis holiday known as “4/20” at its Franklin store, in the outdoor parking lot, at 162 Grove St.

Everyone must be 21 years or older. You must show a legal ID to enter.

The event will be held from noon-4p with free parking.

The festivities include:

• Food and ice cream trucks

• A prize wheel with NETA gifts (hats, pins, lighters)

• A “learn how to grow” booth where you can ask NETA cultivators the best tips to home grow

• Photo booth to celebrate “4/20”

• The NETA team who can answer your questions

We hope you can stop by and say hello.

“4/20” dates to the 1970’s in California – to a specific time of day when cannabis was consumed. The specific time later became the date “4/20” which is now recognized around the country as a day of celebration.

NETA’s Countdown to 4/20 begins today!

Friday, April 15, 2022

Franklin's Event Outlook: Apr 15, 2022 to Apr 21, 2022

A quiet weekend as Passover and Easter Sunday are celebrated and Ramadan continues.

Friday, April 16 - Passover

Saturday, April 16
10:00am - Historical Museum (always free)

Sunday, April 17 - Easter Sunday

Monday, April 18 - Easter Monday

Thursday, April 21
8:30am - Town Council Office Hours (Senior Center)
7:00pm - 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node

Find the full calendar https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

The School district calendar is found https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

Community Calendar

Conversation with Ted McIntyre - "Making Sense of Climate" #6 - 04/05/22 (audio)

FM #777 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 777 in the series.

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ted McIntyre, Franklin resident and climate activist. We recorded this via the Zoom conference bridge Apr 5, 2022.

Ted helps me “make sense of climate” and we hope this helps with your understanding as well. We started with a couple of updates and then got into a discussion on how the MA state government is organized and how the organizations play their role.

If you have climate questions or Franklin specific climate questions, send them in and we’ll try to answer them in a future session

The recording runs about 40 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Ted. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-777-making-sense-of-climate-6-04-05-22

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See listing of articles referenced ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ddiVPALFI8Uo0u8I77w0fMuxfKv9cTSZ/view?usp=sharing

See the page that collects the “Making Sense of Climate” episodes ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/02/making-sense-of-climate-collection.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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Conversation with Ted McIntyre - "Making Sense of Climate" #6 - 04/05/22 (audio)

Both FHS girls and boys lacrosse teams post wins vs Sharon

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

Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 21 @ Sharon, 7 – Final

– Franklin found the back of the net nine times in the opening quarter and established a 16-4 lead by halftime in a win on the road over Sharon. Luke Davis paced the offense with six goals and an assist while Tyler Sacchetti (four assists) and Jayden Consigli (three assists) each scored four goals apiece. Justin Alexander had a big day at the faceoff X, going 16-for 21 in the first half.

Girls Lacrosse = Sharon, 0 @ Franklin, 20 – Final

– Franklin stayed undefeated to start the season, notching a big win under the lights on Thursday evening. Kaitlyn Carney paced the offense with four goals while Stella Regan recorded five assists in the win. Kate O’Rourke, Kenzie Baker, Anna Grasso, and Grace Nesbit all played great in the midfield with four groundballs.

Girls Tennis = Franklin, 0 @ Hopkinton, 5 – Final

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-04-14-22/

FHS Panthers

Boston Globe: "Franklin’s Brigid Earley has flipped sides of the lacrosse field, but she’s thriving anyway"

"When Brigid Earley made the position switch from attack to goal ahead of the 2021 season, she knew the transition would be a challenge. She expected to face a learning curve. She anticipated having to practice twice as hard.
But she didn’t expect the circular bruises dotting her legs after every practice.
“That was just a new part of me that I had to live with for the season,” said Earley, now a senior. “I guess I wasn’t expecting it, but it just shows that I got through it.”
Last spring, with a void in goal, Franklin turned to Earley, then an attack on the junior varsity. At 6-foot-1, Earley was the obvious choice to take over in net."

Continue reading the article (subscription may be required)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/13/sports/franklins-brigid-earley-has-flipped-sides-lacrosse-field-shes-thriving-anyway/