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Franklin Residents: Parking Ban and Recycling Center notice due to storm

Over night parking ban in Franklin from 7 PM Jan 4 to 7 AM Jan 5.

Recycling Center closed tomorrow Jan 5.

Parmenter School at night (before this storm hit)

MBTA: Commuter Rail schedule change for Friday, Jan 5

The Commuter Rail will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Friday, 1/5.

Please be on platforms 5-10 minutes prior to departure to ensure timely boarding. Temperatures below freezing are forecast for the morning commute on Friday, January 5, 2018. Passengers may experience delays due to the weather impact of Thursday's blizzard.

Allow additional time while travelling to local stations and use caution traversing platforms and parking lots. For the latest Commuter Rail information, follow us on Twitter @MBTA_CR, visit mbta.com/winter, sign up to be a T-Alert subscriber, and consider downloading the MBTA Commuter Rail or Transit apps.

Last updated: Jan 04 2018 06:01 PM

Sent by the MBTA.

MBTA: Commuter Rail schedule change for Friday, Jan 5

Franklin Public Schools: No School -- Friday, January 5, 2018

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Due to the continued forecast, which includes extremely cold temperatures and high winds, and to allow for sufficient time to clean up from today's storm, the Franklin Public Schools will be closed on Friday, January 5, 2018.

The district's central office will be open, but delayed by 2 hours. Therefore, we will open at 9:30 AM, or, for staff, as you are able to safely arrive.

All Friday afternoon and evening activities are also canceled.

Sincerely,

Franklin Public Schools

from a sunny day after  a smaller snow storm, be safe!

Dean College Presents: "Twelfth Night" - February 21-25, 2018

The School of the Arts at Dean College will perform Twelfth Night, beginning Wednesday, February 21 through Sunday, February 25, 2018.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy set at the Hotel de Illyria on the French Riviera. The play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, disguised as a boy, falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Throw into this mix a cast of characters, which include Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Feste the Fool, the lusty Maria, and taciturn Malvolio, and you have a riotous tale of mistaken gender and love triumphant on the Côte d’Azur of the Roaring 20’s.

The Dean College production of Twelfth Night will take place in the Main Stage in the Campus Center at Dean College, 99 Main Street, Franklin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday – Saturday and 2:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. General admission is $22, Seniors $12 and Children $7.

To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.dean.edu/boxoffice.

Dean College Presents: "Twelfth Night" - February 21-25, 2018

Dean College is a private, residential New England college grounded in a culture and tradition that all students deserve the opportunity for academic and personal success. A uniquely supportive community for more than 150 years, Dean has woven together extensive student support and engagement with exceptional teaching and innovative campus activities. Our graduates are lifetime learners who thrive in their careers, embrace social responsibility and demonstrate leadership. This is The Dean Difference.

Senator Spilka Hosts Social-Emotional Learning Forum - Tuesday Jan 9 @ 6pm, Ashland

On Tuesday, January 9, Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland) will host a forum with the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy about social-emotional learning (SEL). The conversation will highlight the work of exSEL: Excellence through Social-Emotional Learning, a network bringing together school districts across Massachusetts to design and implement policies and practices that promote SEL.

The forum is part of Senator Spilka's MetroWest Kids Initiative, designed to identify strategies to help children in MetroWest learn, grow and succeed, with a focus on social-emotional learning. SEL is a research-backed framework to bring skills like stress management, positive relationship-building, responsible decision-making and empathy into classrooms.

WHO: 

• Senator Karen E. Spilka (D-Ashland)
• Jennifer Poulos, Associate Director, Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy
• Debra Bromfield, Director of Student Services, Canton Public Schools
• Rachelle Engler Bennett, Associate Commissioner, Student and Family Support, MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Richard Fournier, Director of District Partnerships, Transforming Education

WHAT: 
Discussion of social-emotional learning and opportunities for implementation in MetroWest schools


WHEN: 
January 9, 2018 - 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.


WHERE: 
Warren Conference Center and Inn
Hayden Lodge
529 Chestnut Street, Ashland


NOTE: This event is free and open to the public; attendees must RSVP via Eventbrite.

Senator Spilka Hosts Social-Emotional Learning Forum - Tuesday Jan 9 @ 6pm, Ashland

The exSEL Network is led by the exSEL Coalition, whose members include the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Massachusetts Organization of Educational Collaboratives and Massachusetts School Administrators Association. The exSEL Coalition's non-profit partners, the Rennie Center and Teachers 21, provide expertise, support and training for the network.

FHS wrestling, gymnastics, boys basketball and both Indoor track teams post wins on a busy Wednesday

Via HockomockSports and Twitter we share the results of the FHS sports action on Wednesday, Jan 3, 2018



Girls Basketball = Franklin, 43 @ Coyle and Cassidy, 53 – Final

Wrestling = Franklin, 64 @ St. John’s Shrewsbury, 6 – Final

Boys Indoor Track (@ Reggie Lewis) = Franklin, 73 vs. Taunton, 27 – Final
Girls Indoor Track (@ Reggie Lewis) = Franklin, 69 vs. Taunton, 31 – Final
The indoor track results can be found online
https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/319402/results

Gymnastics = Sharon, 121.45 @ Franklin, 128.40 – Final
– Franklin junior Mia Lizotte won the all-around for the second straight meet, earning a 34.7 to edge out Sharon’s Ariana Chabot (30.9). Franklin junior Sadie Rondeau placed first on the beam for the Panthers with an 8.35 while freshman Lexi Lupien took second in each the vault, beam, and floor.

Girls Hockey = Canton, 2 @ Franklin, 0 – Final
Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com provides the game recap:

"It was becoming a frustrating night for the visitors. Canton held a 15-1 edge in shots on goal during the second period against Franklin in Wednesday afternoon’s Hockomock League tilt at Pirelli Veterans Arena, but went into the second intermission locked in a scoreless tie. 

Buoyed by the experience of having been in tough, close games many times before, the Bulldogs stuck with their game plan. Kendra Farrelly scored with the first shot on goal of the third period and Maggie Malloy added a second with two minutes left to secure a 2-0 victory and a two-point lead in the league standings. 

“It really doesn’t bother us that much because we’ve been in so many of those late games,” said Canton coach Dennis Aldrich. “All through the playoffs there were late goals and we just never feel like we’re out of it. If we don’t win, we just feel like we ran out of time."

Canton junior Maggie Malloy (27) had a goal and an assist to help Canton beat Franklin and jump to the top of the Hockomock League standings. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Continue reading the girls hockey recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/farrelly-and-malloy-goals-push-canton-girls-hockey-to-win-at-franklin/


Boys Basketball = Franklin, 74 vs. Catholic Memorial, 60 – Final
Joe Clark, HockomockSports.com Student Reporter provides the game recap

"When the teams headed into the lockerroom for the halftime break, it looked as if the game was headed to a classic Franklin-Catholic Memorial finish that would come down to the final minutes. 

But instead, Franklin came out swinging in the third quarter, outscoring the Knights 28-15 in the frame en route to a 74-60 win for the Panthers. 

The third quarter started out similar to the first half as a back and forth affair. CM’s Kani Glover (seven points) opened the scoring up for the Knights, but Franklin sophomore Chris Edgehill (eight points) quickly responded with a three for the Panthers."

Continue reading the boys basketball recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/strong-second-half-lifts-franklin-over-catholic-memorial/

Girls hockey photo gallery
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/20172018/Winter-2017-2018/Franklin-Canton-Girls-Hockey-1-3-18/

For the other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-03-18/

Via the Twitterverse

Proud of all the guys tonight. Total team win! Everyone played a role regardless of minutes played. #oneteam #letitout https://t.co/pmMO63czWx

— Coach CJ Neely (@CoachCJNeely) January 4, 2018

So proud! FHS for the win!! We faced A LOT of adversity this week. Competed our hearts out missing 3 of our team mates. Beyond proud of how these girls are stepping up their game!! 2-0 baby lets keep it rolling!! @FHSSports @HockomockSports @MetroWestSports pic.twitter.com/0smF7uwiu8

— FHS Gymnastics (@fhs_gymnastics) January 4, 2018

64-6 win over St. John’s Shrewsbury. Pins from Jake Carlucci, Bakalars, Jordan Carlucci, Remillard, Sackley, Smith, Polito, and Coughlin.

— Franklin Wrestling (@FHSWrestle) January 4, 2018

Huge win for @_FHSBasketball tonight! Congratulations! Take tomorrow off! pic.twitter.com/3VvbSq8Mbz

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) January 4, 2018