Reminder: Franklin Newcomers and Friends - Game Night - Feb 7

Come join your Franklin friends and neighbors at the Franklin Newcomers and Friends monthly meeting. Meet us upstairs at "3" Restaurant on Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30. Take a break from the cold and warm up at our Game Night. It’s one of our favorite and more social events.

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 (occasionally we switch Wednesdays to accommodate holidays or speakers). 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.

Franklin Newcomers and Friends: Game Night - Feb 7

Franklin Rotary Club invites seniors to Valentine's Breakfast - Feb 10

The Franklin Rotary Club invites the senior community to join us at 9:00 AM on Saturday, February 10 for a Valentine's Breakfast at the Franklin Housing Authority. Featuring a warm breakfast, hot coffee, fruit, music and some special Valentine's Day surprises. 

Franklin Rotary

The Franklin Housing Authority's Large Community Hall at 1000 Central Park Terrace is where the event is located. 

Call the Franklin Housing Authority at 508-528-2220 to sign up. Please register by Monday, February 5.

In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be Sunday, February 11. Call the Franklin Housing Authority for more details.

“This community is action-oriented and has a can-do attitude I deeply respect"

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

"Superintendent Sara Ahern has been going from school to school sitting in on classes, hosting forums, and meeting with parents and other stakeholders to learn as much as she can about her new district. 

Ahern highlighted her observations to the School Committee on Jan. 23, and while she had many positive things to say about the dedication of Franklin parents and teachers to their children, she also pointed out a few areas that could use improvement. Ahern took over this summer for Maureen Sabolinski, who retired at the end of last year. 

The report, part of Ahern’s entry plan to the district, is a compilation of observations she gathered by visiting all 11 schools multiple times to perform observations on about 164 classrooms and other workplaces."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180129/franklin-superintendent-highlights-early-observations


The full report of Entry Plan Findings can be found below and on the Schools webpage
http://franklindistrict.vt-s.net/Pages/FranklinDistrict_News/025D2652-000F8513.0/Superintendent%E2%80%99s%20Report%20of%20Entry%20Findings.p

the Word Cloud built of words students provided in her round of meetings

In the News: ladybugs to gather again; “A Pirate’s Life for Me”

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

"In the spirit of springtime, the Franklin Downtown Partnership hopes to find all of the ladybug sculptures purchased by business owners in 2014, so the metal bugs can scale buildings and keep park-goers company. 

Lisa Piana with the Downtown Partnership said the sculptures always bring smiles, and she hopes to see them all outside for everyone to enjoy. 

“They’re really fun to look at, each one is unique,” she said. “We thought it would be fun to walk downtown and see them in all different places.” 

Businesses, which bought the ladybugs from the cultural council about three years ago, should lend them for public display this spring, Piana said."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180129/downtown-partnership-is-looking-for-ladybugs-to-decorate-franklin-this-spring

ladybugs to gather again

"The Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School has announced upcoming performances of “A Pirate’s Life for Me,” set for 7 to 9:30 p.m. March 2 and 2 to 4:30 March 3 at Horace Mann Middle School, 224 Oak St. 

Tickets are priced at $17 for adults and $13 senior citizens and children younger than 10. Tickets will be sold at the door or an order form will be available for download at http://bfccps.org."

http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180129/strongbenjamin-franklin-classical-charter-to-present-a-pirates-life-for-mestrong

Join the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter
Public School for “A Pirate’s Life for Me”

FM #138 - Franklin Town Government 101 (audio)

FM #138

This internet radio show or podcast is number 138 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording is of the Franklin Town Government 101 event held on Saturday, January 27, 2018.

The program featured

• Dr. Robert Krim, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Framingham State University
• Franklin State Rep. Jeff Roy has previously held positions on the Franklin School Committee and Town Council
• a conversation and question and answer period with Town Council representative Tom Mercer and School Committee member Denise Schultz, moderated by Steve Sherlock of Franklin Matters

Yes, I had the privilege to be the moderator for the discussion portion and I think we did well. If you bump into someone around town, hopefully you’ll be able to make a connection and have a civil discussion on what we need to do to advance Franklin as a community.

The recording runs just about 2 hours. I did remove the portion when we took a break for coffee and refreshments. Without further ado, here is the recording




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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can use your help.

How can you help?

If you like this, please tell your friends and neighbors.
If you don't like this, please let me know.

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission

I hope you enjoy!

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The full agenda for the session can be found here
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/01/franklin-town-government-101-jan-27.html

Rep Jeff Roy making his presentation before the discussion/Q&A
with Tom Mercer and Denise Schultz tat I moderated

Music of Leonard Cohen by Marcus Dagan - Feb 3

Who: 
Music of Leonard Cohen by Marcus Dagan

When: 
7:30 PM, Saturday, February 3

Where: 
Original Congregational Church, 1 East St., Wrentham, MA 02093

Description: 
A retrospective spanning worthy years of an iconic master of the lyric by and iconic performer of keyboard and song.



Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:30 pm
Tickets $15 advance, $20 at door

For more information and tickets, go to http://www.musicatocc.org.

Music of Leonard Cohen by Marcus Dagan - Feb 3

Brogan, Kroushl, and Clermont lead FHS Indoor Track performances Sunday

The MSTCA Boys and Girls INVITATIONAL - LARGE SCHOOLS was held on Sunday, Jan 28, 2018 at the Reggie Lewis Track in Boston.

Tyler Brogan took 4th, Jess Kroushl took 5th and Nicole Clermont took 6th in their respective events to lead the FHS efforts.

The FHS results are shown in the listing below:


Girls 55M dash

5 Kroushl, Jessica          12 Franklin                  7.39 

Cummings, Brianna         12 Franklin                  7.79  11  7.784

Girls 300 M dash

27 Atkinson, Halle           11 Franklin                 43.83  10 

Girls 1 Mile Run

6 Clermont, Nicole          12 Franklin               5:17.23   3

Girls 2 Mile Run

11 Hartnett, Katherine       12 Franklin              11:57.54   2

Girls 55 M hurdles

42 McGrath, Lauren           11 Franklin                  9.66   9 

Girls 4x200 Relay

8 Franklin  'A'                                       1:49.19   8 
     1) Atkinson, Halle 11              2) Cummings, Brianna 12           
     3) Pierre, Daniella 11             4) Kroushl, Jessica 12   

Girls 4x400 Relay

15 Franklin  'A'                                       4:18.05   3 
     1) Atkinson, Halle 11              2) Clermont, Nicole 12            
     3) Jackson, Lauren 10              4) Hartnett, Katherine 12         

Girls 4x800 Relay

9 Franklin  'A'                                      10:07.78   1 
     1) Clermont, Nicole 12             2) Clifford, Emma 11              
     3) DiGiacomo, Julia 11             4) Gutkowski, Ella 12         

Girls Long Jump

16 Kroushl, Jessica          12 Franklin              16-05.00

26 McGrath, Lauren           11 Franklin              16-00.50

Girls Shot Put

11 Goodermuth, Sarah         12 Franklin              33-06.00

18 Rizoli, Allison           12 Franklin              32-06.50

29 Smith, Miranda            12 Franklin              30-06.00 

Boys 55 M Dash

99 Cherry, Tucker            12 Franklin                  7.12   2  7.115

114 Flaherty, Colin           12 Franklin                  7.19   9  7.188

Boys 300 M Dash

60 Pek, Liam                 11 Franklin                 38.85   6  38.842

Boys 600 M Dash

11 Kehoe, Dylan              11 Franklin               1:25.47   8 

Boys 1000 M Run

 44 Harrington, Camden        10 Franklin               2:46.31   2 

Boys 1 Mile Run

4 Brogan, Tyler             10 Franklin               4:22.37   4 

23 Hagen, Michael            11 Franklin               4:34.26   3

Boys High Jump

27 Jacobs, William           12 Franklin               5-08.00

The Complete listing of results can be found online

http://www.mstca.org/Winter_Season/Winter%202018/Results-Coaches%20Inv.-Large%20Schools.htm

FHS Panthers