Tri-County Regional to host Manufacturing and Robotics Open House to celebrate Manufacturing Month

On Tuesday, October 25, Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School will celebrate October as "Manufacturing Month" by hosting an Open House for its Manufacturing and Engineering Technology programs.

Tri-County plans to showcase its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and equipment. The event is expected to draw legislators, business owners, parents, and any others who may be interested in seeing new education, career, and business opportunities.

The Open House will include presentations by Tri-County students, as well as administrators from the Wentworth Institute of Technology. Wentworth has offered evening courses inside Tri-County's Manufacturing Center of Excellence since 2014.

"Tri-County students construct and create new products every year by utilizing a state-of-the-art manufacturing lab that provides the tools they need to make their ideas real. Thanks to their dedicated teachers and administration officials, those students will be uniquely prepared to contribute to our manufacturing sector on the day they graduate." said Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III

"We are trying to change the perception of today's modern manufacturing," said Representative Jeffrey N. Roy (D-Franklin). "Today's manufacturing is clean, technology driven, innovative, and most importantly well-paying and accessible. Today's manufacturing is often dominated by the Biotech, Medical, and Robotic industries, and Tri-County High School is doing a great job at meeting the need for skilled workers head-on."

"Tri-County has created an Advanced Manufacturing Program that will not only train high school students during the day, but through a partnership with Wentworth Institute of Technology, will also train unemployed or underemployed adults at night," Said Tri-County Superintendent Stephen Dockray. "Tri County is providing the skilled labor desperately needed in the manufacturing industry."

"The manufacturing and robotics programs at Tri-County are shining examples of modern manufacturing education in our community," said Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland). "Manufacturing is a significant driver of the Massachusetts economy, and these students are learning necessary skills to create, innovate and thrive in the workforce."

Many Massachusetts residents are unaware that manufacturing is alive and well across the Commonwealth. Massachusetts is home to more than 7,000 manufacturers, providing over 250,000 jobs to its citizens. These innovative manufacturers make groundbreaking products for global consumption.

Jobs in the Manufacturing Industry offer flexibility, excitement, and good pay. While companies seek smart, dedicated workers to fill job openings, Tri-County seeks out new ways to provide students with the training and employability skills necessary for success in this evolving industry.

Tri-County's Open House will expand awareness of the school's Career Programs. Several of these programs address the growing need for manufacturing workers in Massachusetts by offering students hands-on training that addresses the technological advances of the industry.

The School encourages all interested parties to visit.

Event details:

Manufacturing and Robotics Open House

9AM-11AM Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School

147 Pond Street

Franklin, MA 02038

image from Tri-County webpage

In the News: Kennedy speaks to FHS AP class; Tri-County explores modern manufacturing

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"The key to success as a lawmaker on Capitol Hill is to find common ground, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III told students Friday at Franklin High School's U.S. National Government and Politics AP class. 

He said it is his job to address change in a Congress where his party is a minority. 

"If I want to get something passed, I need to find pieces of policy that my Republican colleagues will not only like, but will champion," he said. "We will have philosophical disagreements about a number of issues, but my job isn't to pick a fight." 

Democrat Kennedy - running for re-election in the state's Fourth District against Dighton Republican David Rosa, who spoke to the students earlier in the week - learned that the environment, gun control, abortion rights and national security were the top concerns among the U.S. National Government and Politics AP class.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161021/kennedy-gives-talk-at-franklin-high-school

U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III speaking at the recent ribbon cutting for downtown Franklin

"A microscopic pair of scissors sparked a large reaction from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School students Friday morning. 

As Alex Magyar, vice president of operations at Medway’s MicroGroup, Inc., placed the tiny tool under a microscope, he explained the device - built right there in the company’s facility - is used for cataract eye surgery. 

“That is awesome,” said one student. “That is terrifying,” cried another.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161021/tri-county-students-get-inside-look-at-franklin-manufacturing

Join us for a Pour Richard's Special Event - Saturday, Oct 22 2 to 5 PM

Pour Richard's Presents: Wine Traditions

'Wines of Character, Not Caricatures of Wine' Never Drink Ordinary! Saturday, October 22   2-5 PM This Saturday, visit France without leaving Franklin..... Your tour guides? Ed Addiss, Barbara Selig, and Leigh Ranucci of Wine Traditions, our favorite hunting ground for all things French and fabulous. Wine Traditions represents 60+ small, family-owned producers, scattered across France, but concentrating on many areas we rarely see represented here. The wines are sustainably produced, and many domaines are fully organic or biodynamic. Best of all, they are also very affordable; Ed and Barbara feel that wine is meant to be enjoyed with meals, not worshipped or 'collected', and price accordingly. From Bordeaux to Beaujolais, Burgundy to the Rhone, and Champagne to forgotten corners of the Southwest, these wines are a revelation. They are also flat-out delicious.  We'll have over 20 wines open for tasting, and Ed, Barbara, and Leigh will guide you through the portfolio in an informal, walk-around format. We'll have-mais oui!-some French cheeses on hand to complement the wine. Tasting is free of charge, 21+ please. Thank you for trusting us with your beverage business. Please share this email with friends who are interested in delicious wine, beer, and spirits. (Keeping all the good stuff for yourself is bad karma.)  Cheers! Ann Williams  Our Beer List  |  Our Wine List Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits  (508) 520-9163 | www.pourrichardswine.com  14 Grove Street  Franklin, MA 02038 Sun 12-5  Mon 12-7  Tues-Thurs 10-8  Fri-Sat 10-9

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Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 10/21/16 - THU 10/27/16

FRIDAY 10/21/16
10:30am   Knitting Circle for Adults @ Franklin Public Library (all skill levels welcome)
12-6pm   Franklin Farmers Market @ The Town Common
6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked @ Franklin Art Center
6:30pm   Spooky Games @ Franklin YMCA
7pm   Homecoming Game: FHS Panthers vs Attleboro HS
7:30pm   Fiddler on the Roof @ The Black Box

SATURDAY 10/22/16
12-3pm   Clarion Farm 10th Anniversary Open House @ 444 Lincoln Street, Franklin
5-7:30pm   6th Annual Pasta Dinner by Franklin Sons of Italy @ Franklin VFW
7-10pm   2016 Homecoming Dance @ FHS
7:30pm   Fiddler on the Roof @ The Black Box
7:30pm   The Daigles - concert @ Original Congregational Church, Wrentham

SUNDAY 10/23/16
7:30-10:30am   Sunday Morning Breakfast returns to Franklin Rod and Gun Club - open to public
12-2pm   Franklin Cub Scouts Recruitment Day @ Beaver Pond
2pm   Fiddler on the Roof @ The Black Box

MONDAY 10/24/16
10:30am   Tea and Tangles @ Franklin Art Center
4pm   Krafty Mondays (ages 6-12) @ Franklin Public Library

TUESDAY 10/25/16
6-9pm   Taste of the Region @ Tri-County RVTHS

WEDNESDAY 10/26/16
3:30-5pm   Halloween Extravaganza @ Franklin Recreation Department

THURSDAY 10/27/16
4-6pm   Halloween Party @ Franklin Public Library
5-9pm   SAFE Coalition Substance Abuse Drop In Center @ St. John’s Episcopal Church (237 Pleasant Street, Franklin)
6:30pm   Art Night Uncorked @ Franklin Art Center
7pm   SAFE Coalition presents “Four Legs To Stand On” @ Tri-County RVTHS

For all the Town of Franklin Public Meetings click HERE.

For event details click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email Renata@BetterLivingRE.com

The Tri-County Insider

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OCTOBER 20 To the Tri-County Community, As the leaves change color, our focus at TC turns to recruitment of next year's freshmen class. Our Admissions Team visited Franklin middle schools this week, and we are preparing for visits from local eighth grade students over the next few weeks. It is a great time for our student ambassadors to reflect and share their experiences here at TC. You can see the wheels turning in their head as they reflect and speak to students sitting in the same chairs that they sat in only a year or two ago. Our second annual Showcase Spectacular was a great success. Over 300 visitors walked through our programs and joined us for lunch. Many participated in games and contests in the shops. Thank you to all that attended or took part in it. As the fall comes to an end, the sports playoff picture is really shaping up with our Golf and Girls' Volleyball teams already qualified for the playoffs. Our cheerleaders won one competition already and have their sights set on a couple more over the next few weeks. Special thanks need to go out to our Sports Boosters that sponsored the Homecoming Dance last weekend. Almost 400 students attended the dance. Thank you for your continued support, Mr. Procaccini    Career Days: There will be no school on Thursday, October 27, and Friday, October 28, due to our annual Career Days. Students volunteering in their shops as part of the Career Day events will need to supply their own transportation. Upcoming Events Career Day - No School Thursday, October 27 Career Day - No School Friday, October 28 About The TC Insider The TC Insider is a biweekly newsletter for the families of Tri-County students. Forward to a Friend Follow on Twitter Like us on Facebook View Email In Browser Tri-County RVTHS 147 Pond Street Franklin, MA 02038 www.tri-county.us 508-528-5400

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FHS golf finishes 7th in League Championship

Franklin finished 7th in the Hockomock League golf championships were held on Thursday at the Blue Hill Country Club in Canton.

The individual FHS scores were

Bryan Woelfel – 84
Matt D’Errico – 87
Matt Dao – 92

For complete results
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-league-golf-championship-results-2016/

FHS has a 7-3 record in the head to head team competition. All the Hockomock League standings can be found here (Scroll to the bottom of the listing to find the golf standings)
https://hockomocksports.com/standings/

one of the FHS golf team

Hockomock Sports provides a photo gallery from the event.
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20162017/Fall-2016/Hockomock-Golf-Championships/

FHS golfer 2

FHS golfer 3

An attempt to identify the FHS golfers is underway. Names will be added later

Holiday Centerpiece Floral Class at Hillside Nurseries - Oct 25

STILL TIME TO REGISTER Holiday Centerpiece             Floral Class                Hillside Nurseries            Tuesday, October 25                6:30 to 8:30 PM                      $55.00 At this class you will be making a magnificent arrangement, suitable for any of your holiday events. As a beautiful Thanksgiving centerpiece decoration, this unique arrangement will mix the colors and textures of the season in a way that is sure to enhance any of your gatherings with family and friends.                  REGISTER  Franklin Public Schools                  Lifelong Learning Institute The Center for Adult Education and Community Learning

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Franklin Cub Scout Recruitment Day! This SUNDAY - Oct 23

Franklin Cub Scout Recruitment Day! This SUNDAY!

• When: Sunday, October 23rd 12 Noon to 2:00 PM
• Where: Beaver Pond - Beaver Street
• Who: All Boys in Kindergarten - Fifth Grade

Are you interested in Cub Scouts for your son? It's never too late to sign up! Join us at Beaver Pond on Sunday October 23rd from 12pm-2pm to learn more about scouting. There will be fun scouting activities (pinewood derby test track, rubber band target practice) and local pack leaders will be available to answer questions.

Hope to see you there!

Franklin Cub Scout Recruitment Day! This SUNDAY - Oct 23

The Daigles play a "Peter, Paul and Mary Tribute" - Oct 22

The Daigles play a "Peter, Paul and Mary Tribute"

​​Andy and Judy Daigle have performed in New England since 2009, and with their son Greg have been well-received with their tribute to Peter, Paul and Mary.

 The Daigles play a "Peter, Paul and Mary Tribute" - Oct 22

Where
This is a non-profit, volunteer-run series of music events at the Original Congregational Church, Wrentham, Massachusetts

When
Staturday, Oct 22
Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:30 pm

More info on the OCC webpage  
http://www.musicatocc.org/upcoming-shows.html

In the News: drought continues, craft brewing in Hopkinton

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:

"Occasional showers with above normal temperatures in the past week did not help drought conditions in Massachusetts, according to the weekly report by the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday. 

The report shows 37.83 percent of the state is still in extreme drought, the second highest category of drought. That figure is unchanged from last week. More than 87 percent of the state is in at least severe drought, a slight rise from last week's figure of 83.7 percent. 

There may be some relief in the next several days. Rain is forecast Thursday night through Saturday morning. More than two inches of rain could fall in some areas, especially with the risk of thunderstorms Friday night."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161020/extreme-drought-persists-in-mass

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/mapsanddata/maparchive.aspx

A small craft brewery, hoping to open at Water Fresh Farm, is seeking permission to serve its products to customers on the premises. 

Start Line Brewery is set to open mid-November, said Edwin Twinney, owner and operating manager. 

"We are just doing final testing and hope to be brewing soon," he said. 

In the meantime, the company, CraftLife Brewing Co., will go before selectmen Tuesday night to seek the farmer-brewing pouring permit. Twinney said he already has a license to sell products for off-premise consumption.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20161020/hopkinton-start-line-brewing-seeks-pouring-license

Previews of the new Town of Franklin webpage

What will the new Town of Franklin website look like? Deputy Town Administrator Jamie Hellen provided several screenshots (shown below) and a list of the features as a result of the upgrade:

• There will be email subscription pages for Town Council agendas and roll calls, all legal notices and public hearings, and job postings. Anyone can subscribe to email lists to get notices on those topics and more
• A new GIS and Maps page focusing on the wealth of GIS services the town has, and some fun maps to browse
• A new Franklin Development site filled with information and available sites for commercial development, as well as a wealth of town demographic information
• A new 'one stop shop' for all social media accounts for the town and school departments and organizations
• Revamped calendar with auto downloads to smartphone calendars and RSS feeds
• A new Town Council page, with member profiles and subcommittee information
• A "Meet Me in Franklin" page that highlights some of the unique places of interest for residents and visitors of Franklin
• Town Blog for the most up to date news
• An ever changing rotation of pictures of Franklin throughout the site
• Enhanced search capabilities
• Customer service request forms
• And much more ...

Instead of using Franklin.MA.US you can now go to FranklinMA.GOV

new Town of Franklin home page

new Town of Franklin - Town Administrator page

new Town of Franklin - calendar page

new Town of Franklin - Town Clerk page

new Town of Franklin - online payments page

new Town of Franklin - social media accounts page. Want to follow the Twitter account or Facebook page?

To repeat what was mentioned in the post earlier this week
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2016/10/overhauled-in-effort-to-make-it-more.html

One of the drawbacks of the new site will be the links from here to the Franklin website will break. There is supposed to be a landing page for those who find a broken link with advice for what to do next. As most of the content did get copied over to the new site, a search of the new site should find it.

If what you look for you find here and don't successfully link to there, let me know. There are thousands of possible links to fix and I will do them upon request.

I had a habit of making my own copy of most documents to always provide a good link for readers. This was especially the case for something posted to the 'Franklin News" page which was cleaned out periodically (and broke all the links as soon as the cleaning took place).

While there are thousands of links that could break, I hope that you won't find too many. If you do, please comment on that posting or send me an email (shersteve @ gmail. dot com), and I'll find the doc and fix the link.

Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli at 2016 Franklin Cultural Festival (video)

Turning back time (or #TBT) to that Saturday in July when THE BLACK BOX had two stages going for a full day of musical performances.

Here is a sample of the performance by Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli at THE BLACK BOX under the tent on the outdoor stage presented by the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse.




For more about Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli visit http://loridiamond.net/

 

Lori Diamond - Fred Abatelli performing (photo by Jake Jacobson)

FHS has a good day against Taunton with 4 wins and a tie

From Hockomock Sports we share the FHS fall sports results from Wednesday, Oct 19

*** Boys Soccer = Taunton, 1 @ Franklin, 1 – Final 

– Farley Asmath opened the scoring in the 39th minute off a feed from freshman Sam Stowell to put Franklin up 1-0 but Taunton’s Daeshawn Duffie answered a minute later to level the match just before half.

A full recap of the game by student reporter Joe Clark can be found here
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-taunton-trade-first-half-goals-draw/

*** Girls Soccer = Franklin, 2 @ Taunton, 0 – Final

*** Volleyball = Taunton, 0 @ Franklin, 3 – Final 

– Erin Skidmore led the Panthers with 10 kills, eight digs and two aces while Maddie Kuzio added 19 digs, two aces and a kill and Meaghan Maguire finished with four kills and three blocks.

*** Field Hockey = Taunton, 0 @ Franklin, 5 

FHS Panthers

– Final – Franklin senior Nicole Denommee scored her first varsity goal on the while Annie Walsh, Alex Sullivan, Cassi Ronan and Caroline Lounsbury each scored once. Senior Samantha Hertzberg got the shutout in goal making three saves.

*** Golf = Taunton, 166 @ Franklin, 164 – Final 

– Matt D’Errico led Franklin with a 38 while Bryan Woelfel carded a 39 for the Panthers. Taunton’s Mike Volkmann and Justin Proto shared match medalist honors, shooting 36 on the day.



For all the results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-101916/