Senior Center: Memory Cafe - Dec 17th

Friendly reminder:

December's Memory Café will be held on December 17th from 3:00-4:30 at the Franklin Senior center. This month's cafe will feature two singer/guitarists. Lance Tribe and Tim Sawyer will be playing some popular and some original tunes!

The Memory Café is open to the public and is free of charge. It is offered to Caregivers and their loved ones living with dementia. We offer a safe, supportive environment where we socialize, have refreshments and just enjoy each other's company!

Please call the Senior Center at 508-520-4945 to let us know you would like to attend. We need to have a count for this café! The memory café meets from 3:00-4:30 p.m.

Franklin Senior Center

For additional information on other services and events at the Senior Center, visit them online  http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Senior/index

In the News: Franklin intervenes on Medway power plant, Laflamme to perform in Seussical

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

Although a state board’s hearings on a proposed expansion of Exelon’s power plant in Medway are underway, Franklin has filed a petition to become the fifth intervener in the process. 

In its petition to intervene with the state Energy Facilities Siting Board in its process of permitting Exelon’s proposed project, the town said it is “substantially and specifically” affected by the plant. 

According to the petition, filed Thursday, the proposed 200-megawatt expansion of the 117-megawatt Summer Street facility would be located less than 3,000 feet from the Franklin town line “and may potentially have a number of significant impacts to Franklin and its residents…”

Continue reading the article online here (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20151213/NEWS/151218332/1994/NEWS

If you want to see the set of documents as filed to intervene, follow this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/12/motion-for-leave-to-file-late-petition.html

Sara Laflamme, of Franklin, will perform in the ensemble during Bridgewater State University Family Performing Arts Center’s production of “Seussical.” 

The performances will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 8 and 15; 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 9 and 16; and 2 p.m. Jan. 10 and 17 in the Rondileau Campus Center Auditorium, 19 Park Avenue, on campus at Bridgewater State University.

Continue reading the article online here (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20151213/NEWS/151219265/1994/NEWS

SPIN PARTY to benefit your health and the Franklin Food Pantry!

Wednesday,December 16th Time: 6-7:30pm Instructors: Sarah, Megan, Gabriella Enroll: At the front desk or online PLEASE BRING A FOOD DONATION FOR THE Franklin Food Pantry sign up at the front desk or on line! Contact Chris Avedisian  or stop by the front desk if there are any questions! Team Fitness Franklin | 508-541-8330 | chrisa@teamfitnessfranklin.com|  www.teamfitnessfranklin.com

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Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - Dec 16, 2015

A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

B. ANNOUNCEMENTS 
– This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting is also being recorded by others.

C. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS

D. CITIZEN COMMENTS

E. APPOINTMENTS

F. HEARINGS

G. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS 
- 2016 Annual Alcoholic Beverages Licenses Renewals

H. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS 
- Brutus Cantoreggi, DPW Director, 

• Snow Presentation  

http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/022A5381-000F8513

• Wetlands Protection Bylaw Amendment

I. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION

1. Resolution 15-75: Authorization for Municipal Aggregation of Electricity
2. Resolution 15-84: Ratification of the Franklin Permanent Firefighter Association Local 2677

K. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

L. OLD BUSINESS

M. NEW BUSINESS

N. COUNCIL COMMENTS

O. EXECUTIVE SESSION 
– Pending or threatened litigation

1. Proposed Excelon expansion of Medway electric generating facility pending before Energy Facilities Siting Board.
2. Proposed Spectra gas transmission line through Franklin.

P. ADJOURN

Franklin Municipal Building

The documents released for the published agenda can be found here
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_CouncilAgendas/2015%20Complete%20With%20Documents/12162015.pdf

Motion for Leave to File Late Petition to Intervene and Request for Expedited Ruling

The Town of Franklin has filed as an 'intervenor' in the siting process for the peaker plant expansion in Medway.

The formal action has been filed with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)

The documents can be found on the EFSB webpage (or below for your convenience). Use docket number  "EFSB 15-01"

screen grab of EFSB docket page

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- 12/10/2015           

Filer: Intervenor         
Document Type: Motion         

On behalf of the Town of Franklin for filing a Cover letter, Motion for Leave to File Late Petition to Intervene and Request for Expedited Ruling, Affidavit of Matthew Kelly, Petition to Intervene of the Town of Franklin and Certificate of Service.

Files: CertificateofService.pdf    CoverLetter.pdf    PetitiontoIntervene.pdf    MotiontoFileLatePetitiontoIntervene.pdf   AffidavitofMatthewKelly.pdf 

FHS wrestling takes second; boys girls Indoor track top Attleboro

From Hockomock Sports we share the FHS results for wrestling and indoor track on Saturday, Dec 13. Wrestling's "A" squad came in second in their meet and both the boys and girls track teams beat Attleboro.

Wrestling

Mt. Hope Tournament (Franklin, Stoughton)

– Franklin’s A squad finished in second place at the tournament.

FHS Panthers

Indoor Track (@ Reggie Lewis Center)

Boys
Attleboro, 44 vs. Franklin, 55 – Final

– Franklin got first place finishes from Luke Gordon (38.35) in the 300M and the high jump (league best 6-01.00), Jimmy Robbins (2:51.40) in the 1000M, Paul Kroushl (1:34.50) in the 600M, Ryan Spelman (4:44.39) in the 1 Mile and both the 4×200 and 4×400 relay teams. 

Attleboro was paced by first place finishes from Isaiah Rodrigues (6.87) in the 55M dash and in the long jump (18-10.25), Brett Szlachciuk (10:47.38) in the 2 Mile, Jacob Hardy (league best 50-05.00) in the shot put. Attleboro’s Patrick Collins (44-07.50) and Nathaniel Joyal (41-08.50) finished second and fourth, respectively, in the shot put.

Girls
Attleboro, 16 vs. Franklin, 84 – Final

– Franklin’s Jessica Kroushl came in first in the 55M dash at 7.71, the 300M race at 43.54 and the long jump at 16-02.25. Meghan Doherty had a league-best time of 1:43.55 in the 600M, Brittany Robinson (league-best 3:14.00) and Sabrina Roche (3:16.13) came in first and second respectively in the 1000M, Ella Gutkowski grabbed first in the 1 Mile in 5:56.82, Sarah Goodermuth was first in the shot put at 28.02.25 and Lauren Farnan was first in the high jump at 4-07.00. 

Attleboro’s Quincy Harding took first in the 55M hurdles at 9.72 and was second in the long jump at 16-00.00.

For all the Hockomock League results on Saturday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedules-scoreboard/

Race to Equity: A Report on the State of Black Massachusetts

Race to Equity: A Report on the State of Black Massachusetts   The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts today published Race to Equity: A Report on the State of Black Massachusetts, prepared in partnership with MassBudget. This report examines progress and obstacles on the path to creating a Commonwealth where all of our people, of every race and background, have the opportunity to reach their full potential and thrive. We find some significant progress: many more Black students are completing high school, with the dropout rate declining 45 percent over the past seven years, and Black people are more likely to have health care coverage in Massachusetts than in almost any other state. But the progress has been very uneven. There has been little to no income growth for low and middle income Black workers. This is connected to a broader problem of incomes barely growing for low and middle income workers of all races. But the stagnation has been most acute for Black workers. Gaps in wealth are even larger. And the neighborhoods in which many black families live lack the open spaces, markets with healthy food, and good housing that help people to stay healthy. Black and Latino students are disproportionately in our lowest income school districts. Those districts don't have the resources of our highest income districts and we see significant gaps in outcomes. Yet our low-income districts are better funded and more effective than similar districts in other states: low-income Black eighth graders here do better than their counterparts in other states -- ranking first in math and second in English on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. In short, while deep challenges remain, we have a foundation for progress that we can build upon. To read the full report, please click HERE. 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

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center | 15 Court Square | Suite 700 | Boston | MA | 02108

You can also find the report directly here
http://massbudget.org/reports/pdf/SOMB.pdf