Wednesday, September 6, 2017

FHS Cross Country results at Hockomock Jamboree 2016

Both the FHS boys and girls cross country team ran on Tuesday. The Hockomock Jamboree was held at Borderland St Park in Easton. I was able to find the individual results online at Athletic.net. The team results seem to be incomplete. As this is the first meet of the season, the team results are less meaningful.


Note: I missed but an eagle eye reader caught that these are the resukts from 2016, not this year. Oops, I'll post this year's when available.


Boys Varsity


12Nicholas Gnaman
8:26Franklin
12Everett Henderson
8:30Franklin
10Michael Hagen
8:30Franklin
12Tyler Marchioni
8:35Franklin
10Mitchell Regan
8:51Franklin
10Dylan Kehoe
8:52Franklin
10Cooper Ross
8:53Franklin
10Matthew Shumway
9:02Franklin
11Hayden Goldsmith
9:10Franklin
12Kyle Stevens
9:22Franklin
10Daniel Barrow
9:24Franklin
11Zachary Siders
9:33Franklin
12Kyle Arena
9:42Franklin
10Ryan Goldman
9:48Franklin
11Owen McKenna
9:58Franklin

Girls Varsity


.11Nicole Clermont
9:20Franklin
11Katherine Hartnett
9:52Franklin
11Ella Gutkowski
10:44Franklin
10Katrina Walbert
10:44Franklin
11Brianna Cummings
10:52Franklin
10Brandi Osborne
11:08Franklin
10Kimiya Kim
11:19Franklin
11Hannah Cunniff
11:32Franklin
11Molly Houlihan
11:34Franklin
10Stephanie Malachow...
11:38Franklin
10Julia DiGiaacomo
11:52Franklin
11Emma Trinanes
12:50Franklin
10Elizabeth Davis
13:11Franklin
10Christina Fuentes
13:25Franklin

Boys Junior Varsity

9Dylan Pare
9:35Franklin
10Nicholas Zaffino
9:38Franklin
10Ben Kolb
9:46Franklin
9Wyatt Whitney
9:47Franklin
9Miles Reed
10:07Franklin
9Jack Mollo
10:11Franklin
12Colin Nash
10:13Franklin
10Jared Winiker
10:14Franklin
10Tim Kolb
10:23Franklin
11William Jacobs
10:33Franklin
11Nicholas Richert
10:38Franklin
9Sean Earley
10:42Franklin
10Nicholas Bokelman
10:44Franklin
9Sean Morris
10:53Franklin
9Ben Settle
10:53Franklin
9Josh Angermeier
11:02Franklin
9Tyler Vining
11:06Franklin
11Jason Bond
11:12Franklin
11Chris Olah
11:15Franklin
10Jared White
11:16Franklin
9CJ Dexter
11:20Franklin
11Matthew Karp
11:26Franklin
11Stuart Miklas
11:35Franklin
9Evan Strouse
11:36Franklin
11Mitchell Taylor
11:38Franklin
9Jack Lichtenstein
11:38Franklin
9Cutler Whitmore
11:38Franklin
11Michael McGonagle
11:57Franklin
11Brandon Hertzberg
11:58Franklin
9Justin Flaherty
12:01Franklin
9Nicholas Elkins
12:02Franklin
9John Trombert
12:02Franklin
11Ian Flynn
12:10Franklin
11Andrew McCarthy
12:12Franklin
9Brian Dunbar
12:32Franklin
Provided by Athletic.net

Girls Junior Varsity



9Lauren Jackson
12:04Franklin
10Kate Stavely
12:25Franklin
9Nikki Kim
12:34Franklin
12Fiona Moynihan
13:15Franklin
10Rachel Morris
13:29Franklin
10Caroline Johnson
13:33Franklin
11Victoria Healey
13:34Franklin
11Julia Longobardi
13:43Franklin
11Madison Moore
13:47Franklin
9Kaylee Myers
13:49Franklin
10Avery Knous
14:26Franklin
11Melissa Marchese
14:28Franklin
11Laura Lynch
15:05Franklin
11Sara Gabriel
15:07Franklin
9Meenakshi Meyyappan
15:40Franklin
9Jacqueline Forcina
15:54Franklin
11Jordan Jette
16:05Franklin
9Samhita Modak
16:09Franklin
10Lindsey Larivee
16:27Franklin
9Alana Portesi
17:05Franklin
Provided by Athletic.net
Athletic.net results can be found here and filtered by team
https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Results/Meet.aspx?Meet=122832#/Results


FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers

FHS field hockey outlook 2017

Hockomock Sports has published their outlook for girls soccer in the Hockomcok League. We share the Franklin information here. Follow the link below to find the outlook on the other teams. 


2016 Record: 12-4-4 (Kelley-Rex Division Champions)
2016 Finish: Reached D1 South Quarterfinal
Coach: Lisa Cropper

The defending Kelley-Rex division champions are in a good spot with so many returning players from last year’s squad. Leading the way is HockomockSports.com Player of the Year Annie Walsh, who led the Hockomock League with 25 points a season ago. Cassi Ronan (16 points) and Erin Walsh (10 points) are also back as Franklin returns its top three scorers. 
Another positive is that Franklin has some experience back on the defensive end as well. Kate Morse is back to anchor the unit after an impressive junior season and will be joined by Meri Gendreau and Emily Valentino in front of goalie Christina Luccini. Head coach Lisa Cropper expects senior Maddie Hinckley and freshman Victoria Quinn to also play big roles for the Panthers. 
“Our biggest asset this season is depth,” Cropper said. “We are hoping to wear down our opponents and utilize our speed late in games.”

Continue reading the field hockey outlook online
https://hockomocksports.com/field-hockey-2017-hockomock-league-preview/

FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers

Reminder: get the MIAA app for all the FHS sports schedules and results

If you want to follow any of the FHS Panthers sports teams, you can download the MIAA app to your smart phone and get the season schedule.

I had heard of the app from the Facebook posting by the FHS boys basketball team last year.



It does install quickly from the Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miaa.droid&hl=en


in the Google Playstore
in the Google Playstore
It is also available for iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/miaa/id987574520?mt=8

It prompts you to select a favorite school (FHS was my choice!)

the installed app prompts to select a favorite school
the installed app prompts to select a favorite school
FHS fall sports schedules
FHS fall sports schedules


You can also get the schedules at HockomockSports.Com. This is the source of most of the sports results that I share.


A Favorite Poem Project - Oct 25

The Franklin Senior Scribblers' Writers' Group is hosting A Favorite Poem Project. It is scheduled for October 25 at 10:00 AM at the Franklin Senior Center.

My Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating and encouraging poetry's role in the lives of Americans. Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, started the project in 1997. 

He believed that poetry needs to be read aloud. "Reading a poem silently is like staring at a sheet of music." The reader of the poem does not need to be the poet or a skilled performer. "One of the beautiful things about poetry," says Pinsky, "is that the medium is a voice, not necessarily the poet's voice. When you read a poem by Shakespeare, Dickinson or Langston Hughes, your voice is the artist's medium."

Robert Pinsky believed that contrary to stereotype, Americans do read poetry; that the audience for poetry is not limited to professors and college students; and that there are many people for whom particular poems have found profound, personal meaning. This project seeks to give voice to American poetry lovers.

In April 1998, the My Favorite Poem Project was launched with a series of public poetry readings. In Boston, twenty-five Bostonians read their favorite poem. The readers included the President of the Massachusetts State Senate, a homeless Boston resident and a third grader. The audience was packed into the Boston Public Library. The Library President dressed as a cowboy to read a cowboy poem. Some readers recited poems in Spanish, Vietnamese and American Sign Language. As you see, Americans do read poetry.


A Favorite Poem Project - Oct 25
A Favorite Poem Project - Oct 25
If you have a poem you would like to read, please contact Faith Flaherty at faithflaherty@verizon.net

For more information on the Favorite Poem Project  http://www.favoritepoem.org/index.html

Crackerbarrel Classic 5K Road Race - Sep 16

Hello to all past participants in the Crackerbarrel Classic 5K Road Race at Wrentham Developmental Center. 

Your support was greatly appreciated! I hope to see you again for the 37th Annual Crackerbarrel Classic Race on September 16, 2017. 

You can preregister on line through Runreg.com 

Thanks in advance, 
Rich Katno, Race Director


37th Annual Crackerbarrel Classic - Sep 16
37th Annual Crackerbarrel Classic - Sep 16

In the News: Dean adds dance degree; electric cars at Bellingham Library

From the Milford Daily News, articles of interest for Franklin:
"Talent searchers beware - Dean College is looking to attract dancers and choreographers for the big time with their new fine arts degree program in dance. 
The department of higher education at the college agreed to begin offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance beginning fall of 2018. 
“We are delighted that the BFA will take its place beside our BA (Bachelor or Arts) to provide students with the widest range of possibilities to pursue their passions in the field of dance,” said Vice President of Academic Affairs Michael Fishbein."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170905/dean-college-offers-new-dance-degree


Dean College on Main St in Franklin
Dean College on Main St in Franklin

"Bernadette Rivard hopes to electrify the public’s interest in science this weekend. 
As director of the Bellingham Public Library, she organized a showcase of electric cars – along with New England Electric Auto Association – as part of the library’s efforts to further scientific knowledge in the community. 
The electric car show, which runs from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, features a panel discussion and test drives of a variety of electric cars. 
This event is funded through a federal grant, intended to encourage science education, as was an August science fair held at the library. The ultimate purpose of the grant - which was also given to five other libraries in Maine and Massachusetts - is to develop a handbook librarians across the country can consult to develop their science programs."
Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20170905/electric-car-show-at-bellingham-library-saturday

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

The Life of Reilly hosts Town Administrator Jeff Nutting

The Life of Reilly and Friends is regular Franklin TV show featuring Reilly Deforge, Tyler Afonso and Lilly Deforge. Other friends do appear from time to time in the episode.

This one features an interview with Town Administrator Jeff Nutting




You can more episodes on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC77c2YnSqVp2UAcIUZ97Pvw

The Life of Reilly hosts Town Administrator Jeff Nutting
The Life of Reilly hosts Town Administrator Jeff Nutting

Explore Organic Wines - Franklin Wine Club - Sep 9

Want To Explore Organic Wines? 

Join The Franklin Wine Club Saturday September 9th. 

Do You Know How To Tell Difference In A Certified Organic Wine VS Wine Made Using Organic Grapes? We Will Talk And Taste All About This!


Explore Organic Wines - Franklin Wine Club - Sep 9
Explore Organic Wines - Franklin Wine Club - Sep 9


Find tickets
https://www.meetup.com/preview/Franklin-Wine-Club/events/242871936

The Franklin Wine Club is organized by Franklin Liquors
https://www.facebook.com/FranklinWineClubMA/

FHS Girls Soccer Outlook for 2017

Hockomock Sports has published their outlook for girls soccer in the Kelly-Rex Division. We share the Franklin information here. Follow the link below to find the outlook on the other teams in the Kelly-Rex Division.


2015 Record: 10-3-5
2015 Finish: Reached D1 South First Round
Coach: Tom Geysen

After six straight league titles, Franklin had an atypical season in 2016. The Panthers only lost three times all season, but drew five times, struggling to find consistent goal scoring that would turn a tie into a win. Franklin only allowed nine goals, but only scored 36, which was 20 goals fewer than league champ Mansfield. This year, head coach Tom Geysen is working on a new formation to get the best out of his attacking options with the goal of returning to the top of the league standings. 
The Panthers return leading scorer Miranda Smith and the senior takes advantage of her size to create scoring opportunities in the box. Junior Halle Atkinson is back for her third year on the varsity and gives Franklin speed on the wings and is an accurate crosser of the ball to give Smith plenty of chances. Molly Duncan and Ellie Teixeira are also back and will give the Panthers a consistent presence in the center of midfield, while Emily Mastaj is another option on the wing. 
The key to Franklin’s defense this season will be senior goalie Cat Robbins. Stepping in between the posts last year, Robbins turned in an impressive year and quickly became one of the top goalies in the league. This year, there will be several new faces and younger players that will be counted on to step up on the defensive side of the ball, including senior Molly O’Reilly and juniors Grace Gallo and Madison Stewart. 
Geysen noted that there are several underclassmen that could step in during the season to add to the Panthers’ depth. He added, “We need to find the right mix. If we can patch things together and they can gain experience over the course of the season I’m confident that we will get better.”

Continue reading the Kelly-Rex Division outlook
https://hockomocksports.com/2017-kelley-rex-girls-soccer-preview/

FHS Panthers
FHS Panthers

Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club meets Sep 13

The Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club kicks off the 2017/2018 season at our next monthly meeting. On Wednesday, September 13 we welcome you to join us. We have planned some fun social games; so come have fun and make some connections in your community.

We invite any resident of Franklin, or a surrounding town that doesn't have a Newcomers Club, to join us at "3" Restaurant, 461 West Central Street, Franklin. Complimentary appetizers and beverages are provided and a cash bar is available. 

We meet upstairs at 7:30 PM on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. We run our meetings September through May. Additionally, we hold many fun and varied events to stay connected throughout the year.

For more information, please visit our website www.franklinnewcomers.com or our Facebook page, Franklin Newcomers and Friends Club.


Newcomers and Friends: We're Back! - Meeting Sep 13
Newcomers and Friends: We're Back! - Meeting Sep 13

MassBudget: What is the state of working Massachusetts?





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New Study Finds MA Workers Joining Labor Force Faster Than Any Other State, Amid Strong Job Growth but Flat Wages


On this Labor Day there are some very positive signs in our economy, but our State of Working Massachusetts report finds that rapid job and labor force growth isn't leading to strong, broad-based wage growth. Our labor force has grown faster than any other state in 2017 - increasing 3.2 percent. Massachusetts has added close to 300,000 jobs since the start of the Great Recession in 2007. That's 9 percent job growth - among the highest rates of job growth in the country over that time.

While our economy is growing, we are not seeing strong wage growth for most workers. This continues a long-term trend in Massachusetts and in the United States: economic growth is not translating into wage and income growth for most workers and their families. Since 1979, median household income in Massachusetts has barely budged, growing only half a percentage point each year after adjusting for inflation. By contrast, among the highest-income one percent of households, income has risen by 4.3 percent annually. This is a national pattern, but it is particularly pronounced in Massachusetts. In fact, household income among the highest-income one percent has grown more rapidly in Massachusetts than in any other state: 341 percent between 1979 and 2014 (the most recent year for which data is available). Ten percent of all Massachusetts income went to the highest-income one percent of households in 1979. In 2014 it was 25 percent.

After years of stagnation and decline, we have seen strong growth in the wages of low-wage workers in Massachusetts over the last two years. After declining by almost 10 percent between 2008 and 2014, wages among the lowest-earning 10 percent of workers have increased by 8 percent since the state's minimum wage was increased by a dollar each year in 2015 and 2016.


Another bright sign in the data is that Massachusetts has the best educated workforce in the nation. In fact, in 2016 Massachusetts became the first state ever with 50 percent of its workforce holding a four-year college degree. Across the nation, the states with well-educated workforces consistently have stronger economies than those with less well-educated workforces. Massachusetts and New Jersey have the best educated workforces in the nation and workers in those states earn the highest wages. While that strength alone hasn't led to wage and income growth for all of our workers - a goal that likely requires improvements in the national economy, along with changes to state and federal policy, to achieve - it has put us in a strong position for our state economy to outperform the rest of the nation.

Read MassBudget's new State of Working Massachusetts 2017 report. 

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.

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Boys and Girls Youth Soccer Clinic - Oct 15

Presented by the Franklin High School Soccer Program

Instruction Provided by: FHS Soccer Team Members and Coaches

All skill levels welcome

Grades 1-6 boys 9-10:30 am Grades 1-6 girls 11-12:30 PM- Cost $25

The clinic will run rain or shine

Location: Franklin High School New Turf Field.

Content: The clinic will focus on skills and techniques for any level player.

Equipment: sneaker or cleats, shin guards and a soccer ball. 

Payment: Send the form with a check payable to Franklin Soccer Boosters by October 8, 2017: Kathleen O’Neil at 560 Coronation Dr., Franklin MA 02038. Email: franklinsoccerboosters@gmail.com





Boys and Girls Youth Soccer Clinic - October 15
Boys and Girls Youth Soccer Clinic - October 15