FHS golf posts win over Milford, both soccer teams tie Sharon

From Hockomock Sports we share the results of the Franklin High School fall sports results on Wednesday, Oct 11.


Boys Soccer = Sharon, 1 @ Franklin, 1 – Final
– Franklin took the lead in the first half but Sharon senior Tyler Goldstein pounced on a loose ball inside the area in the final minutes to net the equalizer.

Girls Soccer = Franklin, 1 @ Sharon, 1 – Final
– Molly Duncan scored the opening goal off an Emily Quaile assist to give the Panthers the lead midway through the second half, but Ally Filipkowski answered from the penalty spot with six minutes to play to earn the draw for the Eagles. Cat Robbins made three saves for Franklin in the draw. Sharon coach Brad Furnival said, “The team put in a great shift and I am pleased they had a positive result today after a few close games recently.”

Golf - Franklin, 165 @ Milford, 168 – Final
– Franklin senior Jason Collins shot a low-round of 39 to earn match medalist honors while classmate Bryan Woelfel shot a 40 to lead the Panthers to the win. Riley Lynch and Andrew Fauerbach each shot 41 for the Scarlet Hawks.


For the other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-101117/

FHS Panthers

Friends and Family CPR Course - Oct 18

The Franklin Fire Department, Professional Firefighters of Franklin IAFF l2637, and the SAFE Coalition will be hosting a Friends and Family CPR course at Franklin Fire Headquarters (West Central St) on October 18th, 2017. 

The Family and Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of adult Hands-Only CPR, adult CPR with breaths, and AED use. Skills are taught in a dynamic group environment using the AHA’s research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which provides students with the most hands-on CPR practice time possible. Family and Friends CPR is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a CPR course completion card to meet a job requirement. 

This course is ideal for community groups, new parents, grandparents, babysitters, and others interested in learning how to save a life. 

Three sessions will be offered and there will be a maximum of 15 participants per session. Please sign up for one session only!

https://signup.com/here

Friends and Family CPR Course - Oct 18

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

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

In the News: Harvest Festival Saturday; DPW looking for snow plow contractors

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

"Weather is expected to be sunny with temperatures in the low 70s for the 15th annual Franklin Harvest Festival on Saturday. 

The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and occupies the entirety of Main Street and much of the surrounding downtown area. The event, sponsored by the Franklin Downtown Partnership (FDP), will be a day of local entertainment, carnival-style games, food, and giveaways. 

“Our ability to stage the event throughout Main Street, East Central and West Central streets for this festival will provide an incredible setup for entertainment, shopping and dining downtown,” said FDP vice president and event chairperson Scott Martin. 

After 12 p.m., the Dean Bank parking lot will be open for handicapped parking and serve as the drop-off and pickup location for senior living center residents. Other festival parking information will be posted on the FDP website the day of the event. 

Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic for the expected 6,000 people and 150 vendors, crafters, exhibitors, and local groups."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171011/15th-franklin-harvest-festival-to-be-largest-yet

downtown decorated for the Franklin Harvest Festival on Saturday

"After putting out ads and spreading the word on social media, the DPW is still having trouble finding contractors to plow the roads for the upcoming snow season. 

Highway and grounds superintendent Carlos Rebelo said that the town will hire about 68 plow contractors this year, but has only received a handful of applicants. 

“It’s hard because this time of the year the weather is still good,” said Rebelo.
As a result, the town is still seeking many more plows for the upcoming winter. Equipment must to be in good running condition for the town to consider hiring, and is subject to inspection by town mechanics prior to the start of the season."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20171011/franklin-dpw-seeks-plow-drivers

FHS Hockey Booster Club tickets available at Harvest Festival

The FHS Boy's Hockey Booster Club has a table at the Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct 14. They will be selling discounted Incontro cards to support the program. 

The cards are $35.00 for a $50.00 Gift Card or $65.00 for a $100.00 Gift Card. 

The gift cards do not expire and can be used for food and drink.

FHS Hockey Booster Club tickets available at Harvest Festival

FHS Hockey Booster Club

Live reporting: Legislation to Closing

J. Legislation for Action	1. Resolution 17-62: Acceptance of Gift - Franklin Fire Department (Motion to Move Resolution 17-62 - Majority vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 a yearly donation, great to corporate citizens step up to do so
J. Legislation for Action	2. Resolution 17-63: Acceptance of Gift - Franklin Police Department (Motion to Move Resolution 17-63 - Majority vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 same as above; a yearly donation, great to corporate citizens step up to do so Pellegri - do we send thank you's, yes...
J. Legislation for Action	3. Resolution 17-64: Request to Town of Norfolk Zoning Board of Appeals to Request a Traffic Study of the Intersection of Mill Street and Chestnut Street in Franklin (Motion to Move Resolution 17-64 - Majority vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 Norfolk has a housing development (approx 200 homes/condos) near the corner of the intersection but the prior approvals by Norfolk did not include this intersection the traffic study is online at Norfolk ZBA (will add link later) but none of Franklin was included apparently, over a million yards of material to come out of the development a lot of land but a lot will be left open Part of it is a 40B and comment about their need for water we should not be in a position to send any their way in addition to the bridges, they will be looking for alternate routes through Franklin; the amount of material to come out of there could take years at 50 trucks a day what is the impact to Franklin? Pellegri - is this a scenic road? no it is not Kelly had met with some residents which got this started a bridge is being talked of being replaced Buckley and Mann site, it is contaminated and would be bringing that stuff through here Amazon was looking at a site in Bellingham, if we don't have a way to fix this, we are going to be in trouble Richard Ciccone - Chestnut St speaking for the study to be done, this is going to be an issue if there is a public hearing, we can speak. I don't believe they have closed the hearing yet Let's get ahead of the curve. Why can't we ask for mitigation? Nutting - the best way would be for the ZBA to put in a truck route, so it would be a binding ruling. That is the construction phase, wand what is the ongoing phase.
J. Legislation for Action	4. Bylaw Amendment 17-796: Chapter 63, Buildings, Numbering Of - 2nd Reading (Motion to Move Bylaw Amendment 17-796 - Majority Roll Call vote (5)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 (via roll call) green construction is more expensive, but the energy efficiency should pay off over time there are good points to this, when we built the high school, we got 2 point (or 2M) for building green
J. Legislation for Action	5. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 17-797: Setbacks for Accessory Buildings and Structures - 2nd Reading (Motion to Move Zoning Bylaw Amendment 17-797 - 2/3 Majority Roll Call vote (6)) motion to approve, seconded, passed 9-0 (via roll call) correction of the code to bring the amount of space (10 vs. 15) in alignment with other bylaws
K. Town Administrator's Report	K. Town Administrator's Report Harvest Festival on Saturday, should be biggest ever
L. Future Agenda Items	L. Future Agenda Items none
M. Council Comments	M. Council Comments flu shots on Oct 17 lights for trees where we didn't own the trees? apparently held over from last year harvest festival, took over a dozen years and now we have the benefit for having the Festival Oct 18, CPR course at Fire Dept NARCAN training also being offered Oct 18 at the Fire Dept Condolences to the Peachy family, she would have been 100 on Dec 1 Elks ride thjrough Clinton and back, raised $6500 acknowledge the passing of Bob Fahey acknowledge American Legion post 75 had an honor guard for him Larry Bedarian to show off his new stuff, All MA and All US VFW member
N. Executive Session	N. Executive Session
O. Adjourn	O. Adjourn

(Note: where there are active links in the agenda item, it will take you to the associated document)

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http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/october_11_2017_agenda.pdf

LIve reporting: Town Council - October, 11, 2017

Present: Pellegri, Padula, Mercer, Vallee, Kelly, Pfeffer, Bissanti, Dellorco, Jones
Absent: none

A. Approval of Minutes	A. Approval of Minutes - September 13, 2017 motion to approve, seconded, passed 8-0 (1 abstain Pfeffer)
B. Announcements	B. Announcements - This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon channel 29. This meeting may also be recorded by others.
C. Proclamations/Recognitions	C. Proclamations none
D. Citizen Comments	D. Citizen Comments - Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to five minutes on a matter that is not on the Agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town administrator to review to review the matter.
E. Appointments	E. Appointments
F. Hearings	F. Hearings
G. License Transactions	G. License Transactions: Shaw's - Change of Manager and New Officer: (Move to approve the Change of Manager to William M. Nasif and Change of Officer to Gary R. Morton on the Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc. Wine and Malt Beverages Package Store License. William Nasif present Padula - questions to clarify status of applicant
H. Presentations/Discussions	H. Presentations/Discussions none
I. Subcommittee Reports	I. Subcommittee Reports none