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What a marked difference for a community meeting

The School Committee meeting on Tuesday had almost as many in the audience as the Town Council did in their last meeting. It was an eventful meeting but more emotionally moving for good reasons.

Two young ladies, seniors at Franklin High School were recognized with the Superintendents Award for being in the Top 1% of their class.

(Left to right) Supt. M Sabolinski, H Frank, M Wendell, Sch Comm Chair P Mullen

This was followed by a presentation on the special education program. Beth Fitzmaurice was joined by Stephanie Gedis, Dillon Scarnicki, and Sara Mulcahey in making the presentation. Dillon was supported by most of the Franklin Boys Hockey team which he is part of. He showed a brief video clip of his first goal scored!

community participating in the School Committee meeting

Fitzmaurice acknowledged that there can be a feeling of isolation for a parent of a special education student, in that there maybe no one to help. In Franklin, there is a community to provide support. The town has been amazing supporting us. 

What a marked difference in community presence and meeting conduct. 

The School Committee did get into some hard discussions around the capital budget (top priorities outlined here) and on the 2015-16 calendar (the school marking periods and parent meetings still need to be added to this draft). One section of a policy is being retired as it is outdated and covered by other business practices and legal requirements.

Of not, there will likely be a future discussion about the school starting time. Given some studies about high schoolers starting so early and recent weather events where extra time in the morning would make a difference for the safety of all involved with the schools, there is work underway to see if that could be done. Stay tuned as this will be a topic for a future meeting.

The enxt meeting this month will also be held at the Franklin High School. Details on specific location within remained to be announced.


All my notes reported live from the meeting can be found here:

• Live reporting - closing

• Live reporting: Action Items

• Live reporting: Discussion Only Items (BICO Collab...

• Live reporting - Capital discussion

• Live reporting - Presentations (Excellence Awards,...

• Live reporting: School Committee - Jan 13, 2015

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MassBudget: New study--Who pays lowest taxes in MA?

MassBudget    Information.    Participation.  Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center    Democracy. Highest income residents pay lowest  share of income in state and local taxes A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that the highest income taxpayers in Massachusetts, and across the country, pay a smaller share of their income in state and local taxes than do low and middle income taxpayers. Read the study HERE.  The study, Who Pays?, analyzes tax systems in all 50 states and factors in all major state and local taxes, including personal and corporate income taxes, property taxes, sales and other excise taxes. Taxes, of course, are how we pay for our schools, our roads, our parks and playgrounds, public safety, our safety net, and everything else we do together through our government to make life better for all of our families and all of our communities. To provide more detail on the situation in Massachusetts, MassBudget is also publishing today updates of two factsheets: Examining Tax Fairness and Where Does the Taxachusetts Label Come From? In examining the Massachusetts tax system we see that the highest income 1% of taxpayers pay $83,000 a year less than they would if they paid the same percentage as most other taxpayers. This costs the state $2.1 billion a year. The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults, strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS BUDGET AND POLICY CENTER 15 COURT SQUARE, SUITE 700 BOSTON, MA 02108

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To save some clicks, I went to the report and saved a copy of the MA page here

screen grab of MassBudget webpage

FHS Hockey takes 'game of the week' over Mansfield

From Hockomock Sports we find the FHS results from competiion on Wednesday. The boys did well to top Mansfield in hockey and wrestling but lost on the track to North Attleboro. The girls track results weren't posted.

Wrestling

Mansfield, 6 @ Franklin, 55 - Final

Boys Track

Franklin, 15 vs. North Attleboro, 85 - Final

Girls Track

Franklin vs. North Attleboro, 4:30 (sorry, no score listed)

Game of the Week - Boys Hockey

Mansfield, 1 @ Franklin, 6 - Final

As it was the "game of the week", there is a full article reporting on the game.

Franklin scored five goals in third period to runaway with a key 6-1 win over Mansfield in a Kelley-Rex showdown. 

The Panthers looked like they were going to jump all over the Hornets when Ryan Spillane buried a rebound off his own shot just 40 seconds into the game to make it 1-0, but it took over 30 minutes of game time for Franklin to strike again. 

“We came out flying early and I thought we had a really solid first period, we just didn’t have too many goals to show for it,” Franklin head coach Chris Spillane said. “In the second period. [Mansfield] came out flying, they took it too us. They took the wind out of our sails but we in the third we just had to move our legs again. I thought we did a good job forechecking, all four lines out there.”

FHS Hockey celebrates a goal ((Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

Continue reading the article at Hockomock Sports here

http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/third-period-outburst-lifts-franklin-over-mansfield

Comedy Night January 30th!

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Blackstone River Theatre - Matt & Shannon Heaton with Torrin Ryan & Mark Oien

THANK YOU! The 2014 Solstice Festival was our biggest yet... stay tuned for performer information for the 2015 festival set for June 20! COMING SOON TO BRT!                     Ongoing   Zumba with April Hilliker on Mondays, 6:30 PM Thursday, Jan. 15 TOTAL BEGINNER FIDDLE (6-week session) starts Saturday, January 17, 8 PM  MATT & SHANNON HEATON / TORRIN RYAN and MARK OIEN Saturday, January 24, 2 PM  DIXIE DIEHARDS JAZZ BAND Saturday, January 31, 8 PM  FELLSWATER / ERIC MCDONALD AND WILL WOODSON Saturday, February 7, 8 PM  OCCIDENTAL GYPSY Sunday, February 15, 7 PM  FULLSET (from Ireland) Saturday, February 21, 8 PM  ROSSONI Saturday, February 28, 8 PM  THE GNOMES Sunday, March 1, 7 PM  RUNA Quick Links... BRT Website     BRT Classes       Directions to BRT MATT & SHANNON HEATON DIXIE DIEHARDS Tickets often available at door but to ensure a seat CALL FOR RESERVATIONS 401-725-9272 Please understand that when a show is SOLD OUT, it truly is! We must adhere to fire codes and it truly is not possible to fit "just one more"... especially when we have had several people ask to do the same! If a show at BRT has an advance price & a day-of-show price it means: If you pre-pay OR call in your reservation any time before the show date, you get the advance price. If you show up at the door with no reservations OR call in your reservations on the same day as the show, you will pay the day-of show-price. NOTE for prepaid tickets or if reservations have been made but not pre-paid: If you reduce the number of tickets requested or paid for at the box office on the night of the performance, that ticket must still be paid for! BRT requires 24 hour notice for cancellations or you will be charged for all seats reserved. Dear Steve, We have an incredible evening of Irish traditional music this Saturday featuring BRT favorites MATT AND SHANNON HEATON and TORRIN RYAN & MARK OIEN. And we will have a matinee show at 2 p.m. next Saturday, Jan. 24 as we bring back the DIXIE DIEHARDS JAZZ BAND. Don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook to get late-breaking news and really expensive gifts. Well, not that last one but definitely the first part... Please share what we do with your friends! www.facebook.com/pages/Blackstone-River-Theatre/165592431396    Hope to see you soon... Russell Gusetti, Executive Director   MATT AND SHANNON HEATON / TORRIN RYAN AND MARK OIEN Boston's powerhouse duo Matt and Shannon Heaton have once again assembled an album of smartly-arranged traditional ballads with deep Irish roots and fresh, modern sensibilities. "Tell You in Earnest" is their fifth duo CD and features well-traveled "dialogue ballads" (each song is a conversation between two people, fitting for a husband-and-wife duo). As always, there is bright instrumental work and traditional-style singing from the Heatons. Shannon Heaton, Live Ireland's Female Musician of the Year 2010 and 2011, has been compared to Alison Krauss for her combination of vocal grace and instrumental prowess (Irish flute, button accordion). Matt is a 2013 Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant recipient and provides a firm foundation on the guitar and bouzouki. Since their move to Boston in 2001, the Heatons have become an integral part of Boston's vibrant Irish music and neo-Celtic acoustic scenes. Centered around the admiration each musician has for regional European roots music, Torrin Ryan and Mark Oien create a unique sound by combining the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, Irish fiddle, and Irish uilleann pipes and whistles. Torrin Ryan, of Attleboro, has competed in several Mid-Atlantic Fleadhs where he's won first place on both whistle and pipes. In Ireland, he has competed at the All-Ireland Fleadh held in Tullamore and Derry and in the summer of 2013, Ryan was named All-Ireland Uilleann Pipes Slow Airs champion, also coming in third place overall. Through the years, Oien has refined his style by utilizing the long bow strokes and agile fingerwork of the Boston-Galway and New York-Sligo musicians. He has performed at numerous festivals throughout New England including ICONS and he can often be found hosting sessions and performing in Southeastern Mass. and Cape Cod. EVENT INFO Saturday, January 17, 8 P.M., $15.00 at Blackstone River Theatre 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, R.I. Call 401-725-9272 for reservations  www.riverfolk.org

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FHS Basketball teams top Foxboro

From Hockomock Sports we find the results of the FHS basketball teams action on Tuesday, Jan 13, 2015.

FHS Panthers

Boys Basketball

Franklin, 74 @ Foxboro, 42 - Final - Shawn Hanley led Franklin with 15 points while Dylan Reno and Marcus Giese each scored 14 points for the Panthers. 

Girls Basketball

Foxboro, 49 @ Franklin, 51 - Final - Kat Tamulionis scored 24 points for Foxboro in the loss.

For all the results from Tuesday's action in the Hockomock League
http://www.hockomocksports.com/blog/hockomock-schedule-scoreboard-011315