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If so, please use the required format detailed below to insure that your payment is applied to the correct bill.

Shared from the Town of Franklin webpage
http://town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_Treasurer/Online%20Banking%20Payments.pdf

screen grab of Town of Franklin webpage

FHS spring sports record 6 wins on Wednesday

It was a win all around for the FHS tennis, lacrosse, baseball and softball games on Wednesday. Results courtesy of Hockomock Sports.

Baseball

• Franklin, 13 @ Attleboro, 2 – Final 

– Franklin’s offense reached double figures for the second straight game to pick up another road win. Tyler Gomes had a pair of doubles and five RBI to lead Franklin while Jake Lyons had two hits, an RBI and a run scored, Josh Macchi had two hits, two runs and an RBI, Ryan Hodgkins had a triple and three runs scored, Stephen Luttazi had a pair of hits, a pair of runs scored and an RBI and Joe Corsi scored a pair of runs. Mike Skaza got the win on the mound, tossing five innings and striking out four. Ryan Morse pitched two scoreless innings in relief for Franklin. Attleboro’s Pat Collins went 2-4 with an RBI double for the Bombardiers.

Softball

• Franklin, 8 @ Attleboro, 1 – Final

"The game stayed close for six innings. In fact, Attleboro got its first run in the bottom of the sixth to pull within two and get the momentum heading to the final inning. 

But, as has been the case all season for the Bombardiers, there seems to be one trouble inning and on Wednesday afternoon against Franklin it turned out to be the seventh. 

The Panthers scored five runs in their final at-bat, on just two hits, to break open the game and pull away for an 8-1 victory. Junior catcher Clara DeCarvalho led the way for the visitors, going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI."

Continue reading the full game write up from Hockomock Sports
http://www.hockomocksports.com/franklin-softball-pulls-away-in-seventh-at-attleboro/

Additonal softball game photos by Hockomock Sports
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20152016/Spring-2016/Attleboro-Franklin-Softball-4/

Junior catcher Clara DeCarvalho (29) gets congratulated by head coach Kate Fallon after her fifth inning triple. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Boys Lacrosse

• Franklin, 18 @ Sharon, 4 – Final 

– The teams finished level (3-3) at the end of the first quarter but Franklin won the second quarter 6-0 and the second half 9-1 to get the win. Freshman Jacob Alexander dominated the faceoff X, winning 24/26 draws while sophomore Eric Civetti tied a team record with eight goals in the game. Senior Austin Kent added four goals and three assists and sophomore goalie Connor O’Rourke made seven saves in net. Head coach Lou Verrochi credited the defense of Sean Lockhart, Matt Pleshaw, Wyatt Arsenault and Pat Morrison for limited the Eagles after the first quarter.

Girls Lacrosse

• Sharon, 3 @ Franklin, 17 – Final 

– Julia Jette scored a team-high four goals, including her 100th career goal, and added two assists to lead the Panthers. Grace MacCallum had a pair of goals and four draw controls and Olivia Truenow had two groundballs and played well on defense according to head coach Kristin Igoe.

Boys Tennis

• Franklin, 5 @ Attleboro, 0 – Final 

– Franklin’s Rahul Herur and Eli Brooks picked up 6-1, 6-1 wins at first and second singles respectively to lead the Panthers. Tom Mancini won 6-2, 6-1 at third singles for Franklin, James Johnston and Cam Piana won 6-1, 6-0 at first doubles and Jeremy Gan and Dan Barrow won 6-1, 6-2 at second doubles for the Panthers.

Girls Tennis

• Attleboro, 0 @ Franklin, 5 – Final 

– Franklin didn’t lose a game at first or second singles as well as first doubles to get the win. Hannah Sweeney and Anna Humphreys won 6-0, 6-0 at first and second singles respectively while junior Anja Deric and senior Katelyn Davenport won with the same score at first doubles. Franklin junior Madison Derby won 6-3, 2-6, 13-11 at third singles and seniors Halle Love and Selina Wu won 6-3, 6-2 at second doubles.

For all the results around the Hockomock League on Wednesday
http://www.hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-041316/

In the News: Library moving, trails cleared, auditions scheduled, empty bowl dinner set

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

The Franklin Public Library began its move to a temporary location this week as it prepares for a $10.5 million renovation of its Main Street building. 

Workers buzzed about the library building Tuesday morning, moving shelf after shelf of books and disassembling circulation desks. Tuesday was the second day of the library's closure; it is slated to re-open May 2 at 25 Kenwood Circle (off Grove Street near Interstate 495). 

Library Director Felicia Oti said the work had been progressing well. 

"So far, it's been excellent," she said. "I applaud the staff - there's been a lot of heavy lifting, and they're just giving their all."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160412/franklin-library-move-begins

Luke d’Entremont, a Life-ranked Boy Scout from Troop 126 Franklin and sophomore at Franklin High School, made new trails in Franklin Town Forest so that private property would be circumvented. His work was an Eagle Scout Project, which is part of the requirements for the rank of Eagle Scout. 

Trails had crossed private property within the forest. The new trails make the paths wind around the property and extend approximately one­-half mile.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160413/boy-scout-clears-franklin-town-forest-trails

sign posted indicating the trail work underway

Franklin School for the Performing Arts, 38 Main St., will hold placement auditions for Summer Theater programs on April 30. 

Auditions will begin at 2 p.m. for those entering grades 3-5; 2:30 p.m. for those entering grades 6-8; and 3 p.m. for those entering grades 9-12.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160413/franklin-school-for-performing-arts-to-hold-auditions

The Franklin Food Pantry and a Franklin High School club will be hosting an "Empty Bowls" dinner later this month in an effort to raise awareness about hunger. 

The dinner - scheduled to take place on Wednesday, April 27 at the high school from 6 to 8 p.m. - is the first such event to be held by the pantry and the high school's Empty Bowls Club.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160413/franklin-empty-bowls-dinner-set-for-april-27

Unrepaired Gas Leaks in Franklin

Each year consumers spend billions on thousands of natural gas leaks. Currently Franklin has 41 unrepaired gas leaks dating back to 2009. This is not only a financial issue for consumers but it is also a safety and environmental issue. I've provided two links concerning gas leaks. Please consider publishing this in Franklin Matters. 

Thank you, 

Jim Hill

#1

City Maps of Gas Leaks | HEET

this is a screen capture of  the interactive webpage marking known gas leaks for Franklin, MA

#2

America Pays for Gas Leaks: Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks Cost Consumers Billions
A report prepared for Sen. Edward J. Markey; Released: August 1, 2013

http://www.markey.senate.gov/documents/markey_lost_gas_report.pdf

Or read the embedded document here:

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse: Forever Young - A Neil Young Tribute Band April 23

Next show is April 23rd featuring Forever Young Thanks for joining the new Circle of Friends Coffeehouse list. View this email in your browser Forever Young A Neil Young Tribute Band April 23rd, $20 "Forever Young combines superb musicianship, great arrangements and a well chosen set list of hits and rarities in finely saluting one of rock's legends. They are also a lot of fun"  ~ Patrick Norton, President, Narrows Center for the Arts Forever Young - A Neil Young Tribute Band On Saturday, April 23rd, award winning band Forever Young presents a tribute to the music of Neil Young at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin. Forever Young is a six piece band that performs the best of Neil Young's acoustic and electric songs!  Forever Young takes you back, gets you singing and dancing, and puts those Neil Young songs in your head to linger long after the show! All of the musicians performing in Forever Young are staples of the Rhode Island music scene and veterans of many national and regional tours. In addition, they are all fans and have been influenced by the music of Neil Young. Drawing on his 40+ year career, the show highlights many of Young's popular songs and a few of the more obscure numbers.  The show is presented with the full six piece band doing both the acoustic and electric songs that Neil Young is famous for. The show is reminiscent of the "Four Way Street" live album recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and of Neil Young with his many back-up bands.  Forever Young is: * John Amitrano – acoustic and electric bass, vocals * Amy Bedard – violin, vocals, guitar, keyboard * Gary St. Germain  – drums, percussion and vocals * John Fuzek – 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, vocals, keyboard, 6-string banjo * Dan Lilley – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, harmonica * Pete Vendettuoli – electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin, keyboard, vocals http://johnfuzek.com/Forever_Young.html The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 8:00 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM. Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available. Admission is $20. Please call (508)528-2541 or visit http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information.  Upcoming Shows May 7       DALA with The Young Novelists May 14     Jim Kweskin and Samoa Wilson Sep 10      Garnet Rogers with Shawna Caspi Sep 24      An Evening with Tom Rush Oct 15      Jim Henry and Abbie Gardner (Red Molly)

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse · First Universalist Society · 262 Chestnut St · Franklin, MA 02038 · USA

VICTORY: Walpole Board of Selectmen pass two anti-pipeline motions!

Everybody,

OUTSTANDING NEWS!  Tonight (Tuesday) at the Walpole Board of Selectmen, after a Spectra presentation and question and answer period, proposed and passed two motions against the Access Northeast pipeline!

The wording of the motions are as follows:

MOTION moved that the Board of Selectmen strongly oppose any pipeline development within a 400-foot radius of any Town Well, as the siting of the pipeline in such close proximity to the Town's water supply would propose an unacceptable threat to public health as the contamination of the Town's drinking water supply would create incalculable damage to the public health, the natural environment and the built environment.  It is simply unacceptable and any new pipeline must be routed as far as possible from drinking water wells and other drinking water sources.

PASSED: 4 YES, 0 NO, 1 ABSTENTION

MOTION that the Board of Selectmen votes to endorse the analysis and position of Attorney General Healey, as supported by the Regional Electric Reliability Options study, which concluded that new gas pipelines are not needed "to keep the lights on" and that, to the contrary, the region can maintain energy reliability through 2030 without any new gas pipelines; and furthermore, there are cheaper, less carbon-intensive options, than a new pipeline, better options such as energy efficiency and demand response, all less costly and less risk-intensive.

PASSED: 3 YES, 1 NO, 1 ABSTENTION

WOOHOO!  FIRST VICTORY ON THE Q1 LOOP!  CONGRATULATIONS, WALPOLE!

Please share this news with people in your towns as well as town leadership.  This is definitely a step in the right direction so let's see what other towns can get on board!

With gratitude,

Carolyn

508-473-3305 H

508-335-0848 C

lawn sign seen on Franklin lawns

FHS spring sports postponed due to the weather on Tuesday

FHS spring sports suffered postponements due to the weather on Tuesday. The reschedules for the FHS competitions are shown below courtesy of Hockomock Sports.


Boys Tennis

• Oliver Ames @ Franklin – Postponed to 5/3 at 3:30

Complete boys tennis schedule for FHS
http://www.hockomocksports.com/schedules/boys-tennis/franklin/2016-2/


Girls Tennis

• Franklin @ Oliver Ames – Postponed to 5/3 at 3:30

Complete girls tennis schedule for FHS
http://www.hockomocksports.com/schedules/girls-tennis/franklin/2016-2/


Boys Outdoor Track

• King Philip @ Franklin – Postponed to 5/5 at 3:15

Girls Outdoor Track

• King Philip @ Franklin – Postponed to 5/5 at 3:15

Complete Outdoor Track schedule for FHS

http://www.hockomocksports.com/schedules/outdoor-track/franklin/2016-2/

For all the results (and postponements) around the Hockomock League on Tuesday

http://www.hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-041216/

FHS Panthers

In the News: Lion's Heart begins year two, Franklin Art Center classes open for registration, Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service visits Franklin Elks

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

"The second year for the Franklin chapter of Lion’s Heart - Teen Volunteers and Leaders will officially begin May 1. 

Open enrollment for the organization runs from Feb. 1 to Oct. 1. Teens are assigned to groups beginning April 1. 

In their first year, 32 members logged over 1,200 hours of service in and around Franklin. 

For information: lionsheartservice.org; Allison Bernhardt at allison.bernhardt@lionsheartservice.org."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160411/franklin-lions-heart-to-begin-2nd-year

Lion's Heart

The Franklin Art Center is now enrolling for April vacation and spring art classes, available to students in kindergarten and older, adults included.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160411/franklin-art-center-now-enrolling-for-spring-art-classes

The Disabled American Veterans Mobile Service Office will be at the Franklin Elk’s Lodge, 1077 Pond St., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 to assist veterans who have questions regarding their benefits and/or need help with claims.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160412/disabled-american-veterans-mobile-service-office-to-visit-franklin-elks-lodge

In the News: School Committee passes budget, former drug chemist released from prison

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin

"The School Committee voted to approve a $58.3 million fiscal year 2017 budget at its meeting Tuesday night, but the chairman said the process needs to fundamentally change in the future. 

The committee passed the budget - which represents a 2.28 percent over the FY '16 budget - unanimously. 

Committee Chairman Kevin O'Malley was the only member to comment on the budget during the time slated for discussion. He said he did not believe the school district's situation is sustainable. 

"This budget is sufficient to help a good school system to remain good," he said. "It is not sufficient for the students, parents and teachers in our charge."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160412/franklin-school-committee-votes-to-adopt-583m-budget

"A former drug lab chemist convicted of faking test results and tampering with evidence, leading to a review of tens of thousands of criminal cases, is out of prison. 

Annie Doohkan, who lived in Franklin before serving her sentence, has been paroled, a spokesman for the Massachusetts prisons system confirmed to the Boston Herald. Nicolas Gordon, the attorney who represented Dookhan during her criminal case, said she was released about a month ago."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160412/annie-dookhan-released-from-prison

Storify: Real Time Reporting - School Committee - Apr 12, 2016

The agenda and my other notes can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/04/real-time-reporting-school-committee.html


(be sure to scroll within the Storify widget to review all the entries)

School Committee - photo captured from webcast

Real time Reporting: School Committee - Apr 12, 2016

Present: Bilello, Scofield, Bergen, Douglas, O'Malley, Schultz, Jewell
Absent:  none

1. Routine Business

Citizen’s Comments
none

Review of Agenda
no adjustments

Minutes: I recommend approval of the minutes from the March 22, 2016 School Committee Meeting.
Payment of Bills Dr. O’Malley
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

Payroll Mrs. Douglas
FHS Student Representatives

• MICA performances received silver awards
• Empty Bowls dinner Apr 27th
• Beauty and the BEast almost two sold out nights
• one student rep leaning to Lesley and the other to Bentley to continue their studies next year

Correspondence: Budget to Actual – Miriam Goodman

2. Guests/Presentations

a. School Counseling Update
see Storify notes -> http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/04/storify-real-time-reporting-school.html

*** left off real time reporting during the middle school portion of the presentation (missed approx 20 minutes of the meeting)

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Picked up again here, during the Mental Health Awareness Week being scheduled for the high school for May 16-20

Mental Health Awareness Week - May 16-20

3. Discussion Only Items

• FY 2017 Budget Adoption
• School Choice 2016-2017
• recommendation to continue NOT accepting student choice
• Policy – Second Reading

• JKA – Corporal Punishment

• Resolution Chapter 70 Funding
• Committee to look to endorse the recalculation proposal at next meeting.

4. Action Items

a. I recommend adoption of the FY2017 Proposed School Budget in the amount of $58,250,000.00 as presented.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

b. I recommend not accepting any new School Choice students for the 2016-2017 school year.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

c. I recommend adoption of Policy JKA – Corporal Punishment as discussed.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

d. I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,000.00 from Special Olympics for the Student Activity account for the Unified Track Program at FHS.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

only meet on May 2, 3:30 PM at FHS

e. I recommend acceptance of a check for $460.22 from the Parmenter PCC for supplemental supplies.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

f. I recommend approval for the recurring field trip to Providence Place Mall on April 15, 2016 for RMS students as detailed.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

g. I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,334.28, proceeds from the Book Fair at Davis Thayer.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

h. I recommend acceptance of a check for $50.00 from Steven Mollo for in-house enrichment at RMS.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

i. I recommend acceptance of two checks totaling $1,014.28 from the JFK PCC for field trips.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

j. I recommend approval of the HMMS field trip to Mystic Aquarium on May 2nd as detailed.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

k. I recommend acceptance of a check for $400.00 from New England Institute of Technology for field trips at FHS.
motion to approve, seconded, passed 7-0

5. Information Matters

Superintendent’s Report

• Kathleen Gerber has accepted Principal position at Davis Thayer
• organizational meeting with DCF, round table meeting to be hosted quarterly, multiple parties involved, trying to get the agencies involved with DCF and get more proactive, hosted here in Franklin. Police partnership going well. All at no cost to the community.
• K registration yesterday and today, final numbers not available yet, registration still open
• Empty Bowls dinner scheduled for Apr 27th to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry, raises awareness on hunger and impact on families in Franklin

School Committee Sub-Committee Reports

• multigenerational community engagement workshop attended recently, presentation to a future meeting

School Committee Liaison Reports
a. Calendar Committee

• met three times, whittled down from 8 to 2 calendar options, scheduled for next school committee meeting, this would be for the 2017-2018 school year

6. New Business

To discuss future business that may be brought before the School Committee.
none

7. Motion to Adjourn 

– Dr. O’Malley
motion to adjourn, seconded passed 7-0

Downtown Project - Update #25 - April 12, 2016

This week, expect the curbing construction to continue. Please be aware of any detours the construction crew may have up as you approach downtown. 

The week of April 18th, expect new sidewalk construction to begin. 

The following week (week of Apr 25), please expect Main Street sidewalk and curb construction to get started. 

There will not be any construction crews on Monday, April 18th in observance of Patriots Day. 

The project remains on schedule to be fully completed by Labor Day at the end of the summer. 

Follow the Town on Facebook and Twitter for the most recent updates.

new curbing for the downtown construction project

Shared from the Town of Franklin
http://www.town.franklin.ma.us/Pages/FranklinMA_News/0239D2FB-000F8513

FHS baseball, softball win vs Sharon on Monday

On the spring sports front, Franklin versus Sharon was effectively a split on Monday. The FHS baseball and softball teams won while the Sharon boys and girls tennis teams won. All results courtesy of Hockomock Sports.

FHS Panthers

Baseball

• Franklin, 14 @ Sharon, 1 – Final 

– Sophomore Jason Ulrickson came on in the fourth inning in relief and pitched four innings without allowing an earned run to get the win for the Panthers. Ulrickson struck out four and scattered three hits. Sophomore Matt Foley pitched the scoreless innings to start the game for Franklin. Offensively, senior Joe Corsi scored four runs, going 2/4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Jake Lyons went 2/4 with two RBI and a run scored, Tyler Gomes had a double and two runs scored, Josh Macchi went 3/4 with a double and three RBI, Jake Noviello was 2/4 with an RBI and Mike Skaza went 3/4 with an RBI and two runs scored.

Softball

• Franklin, 12 @ Sharon, 0 – Final (6 inn.) 

– Caroline D’Aprile struck out six and allowed two hits to get the win for the Panthers. Maddie Connelly had a pair of hits, a pair of runs and a pair of stolen bases and Alli Shea added three runs scored and two hits. Clara Decarvalho knocked in four runs on three hits while Julia Arms had a three run home run and Rachel Cousineau connected for a solo home run.

Boys Tennis

• Sharon, 5 @ Franklin, 0 – Final 

– Sharon won all five matches in set straights to start the season with a win. Griffin Fein won 6-2, 6-3 at first singles, Fred Bondar won 6-3, 6-3 at second singles and Han Cui won 6-2, 6-1 at third singles. Adam Dobbin and Alex Romantz picked up a 6-1, 6-3 win at first doubles and Tilak Mehta and Dahujan Thiru won 6-1, 6-4 at second doubles.

Girls Tennis

• Franklin, 2 @ Sharon, 3 – Final 

– Freshman Nupur Shulka debuted with a 6-0, 6-2 win at second singles to help lead the Eagles to a season opening win. Sharon sophomore Emily Wen won 6-1, 6-2 at third singles and junior Michelle Coo and sophomore Rithica Neti won 6-2, 6-0 at second doubles. Franklin’s Hannah Sweeney won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles and junior Anja Deric and sophomore Katelyn Davenport won 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (10-6) at first doubles.

For all the Hockomock League results from Monday's action
http://www.hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-041116/

6th Annual Franklin-Bellingham Franklin Fives Road Race - May 14

6th Annual Franklin and Bellingham Franklin Fives Road Race

5 K Run, 5 Mile Run, 3.1 or 1.5 Mile Walk

Saturday May 14, 2016 at 10 AM

Help support our effort to develop the Southern New England Trunkline Trail into a multi-use path for Franklin and Bellingham

• Registration: 8:30 – 9:45 AM
• Start Time: 10:00 AM ( + or - )
• Start / Finish: 628 Washington St. Franklin, MA (Remington School)
• Run 5 K or 5 Mile courses through residential neighborhoods
• 1.5 or 3.1 mile mile walk through residential neighborhoods
• Entry Fee: $25 prior to race day, $30 day of the race, $15 Students

The SNETT is an abandoned rail bed running from Franklin to the CT line

Register online at: www.franklinbellinghamrailtrail.org/race

 6th Annual Franklin & Bellingham Franklin Fives Road Race - May 14

Dean College Bulldog Baseball - April Baseball Clinic

Dean College Bulldog Baseball

April Baseball Clinic

April 19,20, 21 = 9 AM to 11:30 AM

Baseball season is here!!! 

The long winter is finally over! If the weather is good enough we will have three great days of baseball instruction out on the Dean College baseball complex at Longley Field! 

Don’t fret if the weather is bad, we will just move inside to our indoor batting cages and gymnasium on campus! Either way the Dean College coaching staff and team will help you hone your baseball skills in preparation for the season.

Print out the form shown above or download one from here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczV19nVFQ3V3dQdTg/view?usp=sharing

Dean College