Sunday, February 19, 2017

FHS Girls finish 2nd in D1 Indoor Track meet

FHS Girls Indoor Track and Field finished 2nd in the MIAA D1 meet held on Saturday, Feb 18, 2017.


Women - Team Rankings - 13 Events Scored
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    1) Newton South                78        2) Franklin                   65   
    3) Wachusett                   58        4) Newton North               33   
    5) Acton-Boxborough            31        5) Andover                    31   
    7) Lincoln-Sudbury             28        8) Lexington                  21   
    9) Taunton                     16        9) Peabody                    16   
   11) Worcester Technical         15       11) Cambridge Rindge and Latin 15   
   13) Framingham                  14       14) Lowell                     13   
   15) Chelmsford                  12       15) Brookline                  12   
   15) Lawrence                    12       18) Springfield Central        11   
   19) Brockton                    10       20) Methuen                     5   
   20) Haverhill                    5       22) Malden                      3   
   23) Weymouth                     2       24) North Quincy                1 
  

http://ma.milesplit.com/meets/257756/results/497445/raw#.WKj4SfkrLIU



GIRLS 1,000 METER RUN 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Lucy Jenks9Newton South High School2:57.732
2Clare Martin12Newton South High School2:58.352
3Nicole Clermont11Franklin High School2:58.612
10Emma Clifford10Franklin High School3:12.642
GIRLS 300 METER DASH 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Halle Atkinson10Franklin High School41.086
GIRLS 4X200 METER RELAY 17-18 FINALS
PLACETEAMRESULTH#
1Franklin High School1:44.775

GIRLS 4X400 METER RELAY 17-18 FINALS
PLACETEAMRESULTH#
1Andover High School4:04.203
2Acton-Boxborough High School4:05.473
3Lexington High School4:05.643
4Franklin High School4:07.082
GIRLS 4X800 METER RELAY 17-18 FINALS
PLACETEAMRESULTH#
1Newton South High School9:28.861
2Franklin High School9:34.161
GIRLS 55 METER HURDLES 17-18 PRELIMS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Kristen Hohenstein12Chelmsford High School8.691
12Daniella Pierre10Franklin High School9.353
23Lauren Mcgrath10Franklin High School9.842

GIRLS 55 METER DASH 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Calene Lazare12Newton South High School7.241
6Jessica Kroushl11Franklin High School7.491


GIRLS 600 METER RUN 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Samantha Friborg11Acton-Boxborough High School1:33.693
2Julia Fenerty10Franklin High School1:37.163
4Meghan Doherty12Franklin High School1:39.643
GIRLS LONG JUMP 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Adja Sackor12Worcester Technical High School17-09.251
12Lauren Mcgrath10Franklin High School15-09.501

GIRLS ONE MILE RUN 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Caroline Barry11Newton South High School5:13.822
3Katherine Hartnett11Franklin High School5:19.332
9Ella Gutkowski11Franklin High School5:32.832

GIRLS SHOT PUT 17-18 FINALS
PLACEATHLETETEAMRESULTWINDH#
1Khadija Romain10Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School36-11.251
5Miranda Smith11Franklin High School33-04.501
20Sara Goodermuth11Franklin High School28-03.751

The Complete D1 meet results can be found here
http://ma.milesplit.com/meets/257756/results/497443/formatted#.WKj4xPkrLIU

Via the Twitterverse



FHS girls indoor track take 2nd at D1 meet
FHS girls indoor track take 2nd at D1 meet











For the complete Hockomock League results
https://hockomocksports.com/hock-results-from-miaa-d1-indoor-track-state-meet/

FHS wrestlers finish 10th in D1 Championships

The FHS wrestlers finished 10th at the D1 championships held on Saturday. 

DIVISION 1

Teams
1. Springfield Central – 107
10. Franklin – 61
16. Mansfield – 46
33. Taunton – 16

PLACEMENTS
106 = 4th – Jordan Carlucci, Franklin

126 = 4th – TJ Remillard, Franklin

132 = 6th – Brian Farrell, Franklin

182 = 6th – Evan Hernandez, Franklin


For the complete Hockomock League results across all the divisions
https://hockomocksports.com/hock-results-from-miaa-wrestling-division-meets/

FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers

“I think it was ingenious”

The Boston Globe highlights an MBTA worker who created a new machine to help with the snow problem.

"They say necessity is the mother of invention. But Michael Haywood was driven by plain embarrassment. 
The nightmarish winter of 2015 was at its worst, a barrage of powerful storms that brought the MBTA to its knees. In desperation, state officials called in prisoners and the National Guard to help the transit system dig out, one shovelful at a time. 
For Haywood, an MBTA machinist who fixes snow-clearing equipment, it was a personal affront. There had to be a better way, he thought. 
So he thought of one: mounting a John Deere vehicle often used to scoop dirt — it’s called a skid-steer loader — onto railcar wheels in order to clear the snow-packed tracks. It sounded farfetched, and some of his colleagues were skeptical."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/17/buffeted-snow-mbta-workers-found-new-way-forward/DaSKxHtOnugRhfjicM6m4K/story.html

This piece of new snow removal equipment was inspired by an idea from the MBTA’s Machinist Mike Haywood. (JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF)
This piece of new snow removal equipment was inspired by an idea from the MBTA’s Machinist Mike Haywood. (JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF)

FHS boys hockey comes back to tie St John;s 3-3

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Panthers tie SJS, 3-3. Hat to @luke_downie #4for4 #ItsASteal @Wendys
Panthers tie SJS, 3-3. Hat to @luke_downie #4for4 #ItsASteal @Wendys

The Most Famous Irishman Who Never Was - Franklin Historical Museum - March 11


Local historian Alan Earls will deliver a unique two part program on Saturday March 11 that the Franklin Historical Museum. Earls will first discuss the arrival of the Irish in Franklin in the 19th Century– why they came, how they made Franklin home and the challenges they faced. 

He will then introduce Mr. Dooley – an “Irishman” who became the public face of the Irish in America. It was Dooley and his popularity as a political commentator that had much to do with the growing acceptance and appreciation of the Irish across the United States.

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day the Franklin Historical Museum takes a look at the arrival of the first Irish residents to the town in the mid 1800s. With the help of former Franklin School Teacher Mrs. Nina Santoro we have determined that the first Irish residents arrived as early as the late 1840s. The first children born to Irish immigrants in Franklin had the surnames Mee, Robinson and Murray. The first Irish marriage recorded was that of George B. and Jane Robinson in 1853. And the first death, by a resident born in Ireland was that of 28 year old Mary Rourke, who died of consumption in 1851. 

To learn more about the arrival and influence of the Irish to the Town of Franklin and ‘Mr. Dooley’, please join us for Alan Earls’ enlightening presentation at 10:30AM, March 11th . Earls is the author of Franklin Then and Now (Arcadia Publishing)

The Most Famous Irishman Who Never Was - Franklin Historical Museum - March 11
The Most Famous Irishman Who Never Was - Franklin Historical Museum - March 11
The museum is located at 80 West Central Street and is wheelchair accessible.

Visit the Historical Museum online  http://franklinhistoricalmuseum.org/

Double Pedestrian Crash, E Central Street - Feb 17

On Friday February 17th at approximately 5:43pm the Franklin Police responded to a report of two pedestrians struck by a motor vehicle in the area of 110 East Central Street. Franklin Police and Fire responded to the scene. 
One of the injured was transported to Milford Hospital while the second injured pedestrian was transported to Rhode Island Hospital. The operator of the vehicle remained at the scene, and will be interviewed by officers from the Franklin Police Accident Reconstruction Unit. At this time the injuries to one victim appear to be serious. 
No further information is available at this time. 
This crash remains under investigation by the Franklin Accident Reconstruction Unit. The names of the involved parties are not being released at this time.

This report was shared from the Town of Franklin Police Dpartment page
http://www.franklinma.gov/police-department/news/media-release-double-pedestrian-crash-e-central-street


As frequent readers know, I walk about town quite a bit. I happened to have walked down this section of East Central St Friday morning. The eastbound sidewalk for the most part has been cleared and it is pretty safe going until just about this spot where the sidewalk was blocked and you are forced into the road side. The road side is also partially blocked. I stopped and waited for several cars to pass before I ventured around the snow. Assuming the women were wearing dark winter clothes, walking in the same direction, and at dusk, the driver of the vehicle may not have been able to see them.

If you walk in the dark, please wear light colored clothing or something reflective. Give yourself and the driver a chance to see each other.

Recall that the Town Council recently voted to repeal the sidewalk snow removal bylaw. Part of the rationale was (1) the bylaw as written was unenforceable and (2) the DPW clears the sidewalks downtown.

From the Feb 1, Town Council meeting:


J. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
9. BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-785: REPEAL OF SIDEWALK SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL BYLAW - 2ND READING (MOTION TO MOVE BYLAW AMENDMENT 17-785 - MAJORITY ROLL CALL VOTE (5))

as currently written it is not enforced, nor is it practical to be enforced
should be eliminated 

motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 via roll call
For other legislative action taken by the Town Council on Feb 1
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/02/live-reporting-legislation-for-action.html

Milford Daily News article from Jan 10 about the proposal to repeal the snow removal bylaw
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/01/felt-bylaw-as-written-was-anti-business.html


evidence that the DPW does get to clear the sidewalks of snow. However one must also ask if the Downtown Project took so long, to plan, couldn't they at least have put the pole on the side of the sidewalk?
evidence that the DPW does get to clear the sidewalks of snow. However one must also ask if the Downtown Project took so long, to plan, couldn't they at least have put the pole on the side of the sidewalk?


3rd Annual Scavenger Hunt - Saturday, April 8

Please come join us for a fun night while raising money for a great cause. It's our 3rd annual Scavenger Hunt being held on Saturday, April 8th. 

Get a team together and come join in the fun. Contact Lisa or any committee members you know to purchase tickets.



3rd Annual Scavenger Hunt - Saturday, April 8
3rd Annual Scavenger Hunt - Saturday, April 8


For additional info check Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/PMC-Franklin-Kids-Ride-207877159223678/

Saturday, February 18, 2017

Both FHS basketball teams top King Philip



Girls Basketball = King Philip, 52 @ Franklin, 58 – Final
"– Franklin rallied from 10 points down to start the fourth quarter with a 27-11 run to close out the game. Ali Brigham led the way for the Panthers with 17 points to help Franklin move within one game of tournament qualification. Shannon O’Connor was the top scorer for KP with 14 points."


Boys Basketball = Franklin, 72 @ King Philip, 59 – Final

For the remainder of the results around the Hockomck League on Friday
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-021717/


Student reporter Joe Clark provides the write up on the FHS boys game
"Franklin got off to a strong start on Friday night and that momentum carried the Panthers to a 72-59 road win over King Philip. 
The Warriors kept things close in the opening quarter, with Tom Madden cutting the deficit to four (11-7) but Franklin responded with a run to stretch its lead. The Panthers rattled off a 9-0 run that included a Connor Goldstein three pointer and four points from Paul Mahon, who had five of his 13 points in the first quarter. The run gave Franklin a 20-7 lead after eight minutes. 
With Franklin big man Connor Peterson (18 points, five rebounds) on the bench to start the second quarter due to foul trouble, KP quickly put four points on the board, but Franklin quickly answered back with four of their own. A huge quarter from Josh Macchi, who scored 10 of his 13 points in the second period, had Franklin up 36-25 heading into the second half. The key in the first half for Franklin was the production from the bigs in Macchi and Peterson (seven first quarter points)."

Continue reading the article on line
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-basketball-starts-finishes-strong-on-the-road-at-kp/

Franklin freshman Chris Edgehill attacks the basket against King Philip. (Peter Raider/HockomockSports.com Student Photographer)
Franklin freshman Chris Edgehill attacks the basket against King Philip. (Peter Raider/HockomockSports.com Student Photographer)



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"You inspire me to continue writing"

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

"Best-selling author and Carnegie Medal finalist Ruta Sepetys told a rapt group of middle schoolers that the characters in her novels are not just a collection of sentences on a printed page. 
"As I'm writing, I'd feel not only angry, but sad - I'd be sobbing (while writing)," she said. "They really do feel real to me." 
Courtesy of Skype, Sepetys came to Horace Mann Middle School to talk about the writing process, resolving plot questions and plug an upcoming movie based on her New York Times best-seller "Between Shades of Gray." The 2011 novel is about the genocide of Lithuanians and other Baltic people following the Soviet occupation in 1941. 
Sepetys said she decided to write the book to shine light on a little-known chapter of history. She said she had spoken to survivors who told her not to bother with it, as the world has forgotten them."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170217/franklin-students-meet-with-celebrated-author-of-between-shades-of-gray

HMS students for @AllInReading event with the author
HMS students for @AllInReading event with the author



Franklin Police & Fire Local's St. Patrick's Day 5K - March 19

A 5k road race bringing the Franklin community and its local heroes together.

Register online here
http://www.lightboxreg.com/fpf5k?func&mobile=1

Franklin Police & Fire Local's St. Patrick's Day 5K - March 19
Franklin Police & Fire Local's St. Patrick's Day 5K - March 19

For additional information check Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Franklin-Police-Fire-Locals-St-Patricks-Day-5K-197638170575144/

"126 people received Narcan and Narcan training and 45 were trained in CPR"

From the SAFE Coalition:
"Thank you to all that made tonight's Narcan and CPR event an enormous success! We had an incredible turnout! 126 people received Narcan and Narcan training and 45 were trained in CPR. 
Thank you to all of the men and woman at Franklin Fire and Police Departments, BAMSI who did an incredible job and all in our community who came out tonight!"
https://www.facebook.com/safecoalitionma/posts/992226187574254



From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
"As part of a larger effort to combat the opioid epidemic in the area, public safety officials on Wednesday provided life-saving training to help overdose victims. 
The session - held at the Franklin Fire Department Headquarters - was held to teach people how to assist those who have suffered an overdose, providing training on the overdose-reversing drug Narcan and CPR techniques. 
James Derick, president of the anti-opioid Support for Addicts and Families through Empowerment (SAFE) Coalition, said the purpose of the event was to give as many people as possible the methods to prevent overdose deaths. He said there had been strong interest in the community about the event, including from business owners - something he attributed to the large number of overdoses in the center of town. 
"There's a real concentration around the businesses here," he said, adding that training business owners and employees would allow them to help victims until emergency responders arrive."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170215/franklin-life-saving-techniques-taught-at-event

members of the SAFE Coalition at the training session Wednesday
members of the SAFE Coalition at the training session Wednesday

Friday, February 17, 2017

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA Area: FRI 2/17/17 - THU 2/23/17

FRIDAY 2/17/17
10:30am   Knitting Circle for Adults @ Franklin Public Library
8pm   Ayla Brown @ The Black Box

SATURDAY 2/18/17
9am-3pm   Book Sale: Buck a Book @ Franklin Public Library
10am-1pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open

SUNDAY 2/19/17
7:30-10:30am   Sunday Morning Breakfast @ Franklin Rod and Gun Club
9am-12pm   Bag Sale: $5 Bag of Books @ Franklin Public Library
1-4pm   Franklin Historical Museum Open
2-4pm   Disney Craft and Music @ Franklin Public Library

MONDAY 2/20/17
10am-8pm   Soccer for Smiles Tournament @ Carpe Diem Field
7-8:30pm   Learn To Cope Franklin Chapter Meeting @ FUSF

TUESDAY 2/21/16
8am-close   Spy Training Camp: Code Names @ Franklin Public Library
10am-8pm   Soccer for Smiles Tournament @ Carpe Diem Field
10:30am   Superhero Storytime @ Franklin Public Library

WEDNESDAY 2/22/17
9am-close   Spy Training Camp: Disguises @ Franklin Public Library
10am-8pm   Soccer for Smiles Tournament @ Carpe Diem Field
10:30am   Sparky’s Puppet Show @ Franklin Public Library
7pm   A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Dean College

THURSDAY 2/23/17
8:30-9:30am   Rep Roy - Open Office Hours @ Franklin Senior Center
9am-close   Spy Training Camp: Secret Messages @ Franklin Public Library
10:30am   Family STEAM Challenge: Marshmallow  Catapult @ Franklin Public Library
4pm   Family Coloring Book Club @ Franklin Public Library
7pm   A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Dean College
7-8pm   Healing Hearts Community Support Group @ Franklin YMCA
7:30pm   Stony Brook Camera Club @ Anglican Church of the Redeemer (31 Hayward St)

For the Town of Franklin Public Calendar click HERE.

For all other events and Franklin happenings click HERE.

*If you have any suggestions or events for the calendar, please email FranklinMAHappenigs@gmail.com and/or shersteve@gmail.com