Strive Ninja Fitness - Grand Opening - April 7

April 7 Grand Opening Event Features 

2017 Top Female American Ninja Warrior 

Contestant and Massachusetts Teacher, Allyssa Beird

On April 7, thanks to local Dad, Tim Keenan, Franklin will be getting their very own Ninja Warrior fitness gym with the grand opening of Strive Ninja Fitness on Kenwood Drive. 2017 top female American Ninja Warrior contestant and Massachusetts teacher, Allyssa Beird will be on hand to provide inspiration and coaching to the many future Ninja Warrior hopefuls that will be in attendance. 

Tim, father of two junior Ninja Warrior competitors has been traveling quite a distance to provide this unique sport for his children. "I'm very excited to bring this extremely positive and supportive sport to this community," said Tim. "Strive Ninja Fitness hopes to provide an environment where kids (and adults) of all ages and abilities can grow their strength, agility, balance, coordination and most importantly, their confidence."

Classes and open gym training times are available for both kids and adults. Kids classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Each class session is followed by an end-of-class competition where students will have a chance to run through a course that highlights the skills they learned. Obstacles and focus areas vary from week to week including, but not limited to: quad steps, swinging rings, ring toss, cannonballs, monkey bars, various balance obstacles, cargo net, rope climb, cliffhanger and the ever-famous warped wall! For more information on classes and to sign up online, please visit: http://www.striveninja.com/kids-classes.

Strive Ninja Fitness - Grand Opening - April 7

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Alexander, Civetti - "Players to Watch" and HockomockSports Preview for FHS Boys Lacrosse

HockomockSports has published the boys lacrosse "Players to Watch" and the team preview for the Hockomock League. We share the FHS items here and provide links for the full listing at HockomockSports


JACOB ALEXANDER, JUNIOR- FRANKLIN

He may not score many goals or rack up many assists, but Franklin junior FOGO Jacob Alexander can dominate games and the reigning HockomockSports.com Underclassman of the Year has even been inserted in the MVP conversation for the edge he gives the Panthers at the face-off ‘X’. Alexander won 330-of-387 draws that he took last year, which is a remarkable 85 percent success rate. That means countless extra possessions for the potent Franklin attack and one of the reasons for Franklin winning a fifth straight league title. While not the biggest FOGO in the state, the Bryant University-commit uses his speed and technique to give Franklin a giant edge every game.

ERIC CIVETTI, SENIOR- FRANKLIN

Reigning HockomockSports.com Player of the Year and league MVP Eric Civetti returns for his senior season to once again lead the attack for Franklin, which is setting its sights on a sixth straight Kelley-Rex division title and a deep tournament run. As a junior, Civetti led the league in points for the second straight season with 79 goals and 21 assists. He had 20 more goals than the second-best player in the league. He has already compiled 280 points in three years on varsity. The Rutgers University-commit has the combination of strength to battle along the crease, a powerful shot from distance, and the vision to get his teammates involved in the attack. He has also shown the ability to score against the top teams, as his four goals against Xaverian in the tournament showed.

For the other "Players to Watch" around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-boys-lacrosse-ten-players-to-watch-for-2018/



FRANKLIN
2017 Record: 16-5
2017 Finish: Reached D1 South First Round
Coach: Lou Verrochi

"Expectations are high for the 2018 season based on the talent the Franklin Panthers boast this year. 

“We return a very good team,” said FHS head coach Lou Verrochi. “We have a very good and deep bench too, we’re looking forward to the season.” 

The long list of returning talent starts with All-American and 2017 HockomockSports.com Player of the Year Eric Civetti. Civetti (Rutgers commit) has been tormenting opposing defenses since his freshman year. He scored 70 goals and notched 24 assists as a sophomore, and then netted 79 goals and 21 assists last year, totaling 194 points between the two years. The Panthers will also boast senior Zach Alexander and freshman Matt Lazzaro on attack. 

The midfield will be loaded with two talented lines available. Captains Kyle McEniry (10 goals, 21 assists) and Chase Tanner (29 goals, 10 assists) will be joined by the speedy Nitin Chaudhury (24 goals, 10 assists) on the Panthers first unit while Jake Davis, Johnny O’Glishen, and Owen Palmieri give Verrochi an incredibly talented second unit. 

As if the midfield wasn’t loaded enough, the Panthers have 2017 HockomockSports.com Underclassman of the Year Jacob Alexander back to dominate the faceoff X. Alexander, who is committed to play at Bryant University, has dominated at the X for the past two years and really gives the Panthers an advantage in terms of getting possession. “He’s arguably the best FOGO in Mass,” Verrochi noted. 

The defense will be anchored by junior Patrick Morrison (Rutgers commit) along with Trevor Raffin, Jack McGrath and Spencer Briggs. Sean Lazzaro will be our top LSM while the Panthers have plenty of talent as SSDM with Will Harvey, Ben Kolb, and Aaron Mollo in the mix. Backstopping the team in goal will be Colorado commit and captain Connor O’Rourke (169 saves, 64% save percentage)."

For the preview of the other schools around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/2018-hockomock-league-boys-lacrosse-preview/

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"fixing the company’s problems will take years"

From the Milford Daily News, an article of interest for Franklin:

"Facebook revealed Wednesday that tens of millions more people might have been exposed in the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal than previously thought and said it will restrict the user data that outsiders can access. 

Those developments came as congressional officials said CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify next week, while Facebook unveiled a new privacy policy that aims to explain the data it gathers on users more clearly — but doesn’t actually change what it collects and shares. 

In a call with reporters Wednesday, Zuckerberg acknowledged he made a “huge mistake” in failing to take a broad enough view of what Facebook’s responsibility is in the world. He said it isn’t enough for Facebook to believe app developers when they say they follow the rules. He says Facebook has to ensure they do. 

Facebook is facing its worst privacy scandal in years following allegations that Cambridge Analytica, a Trump-affiliated data mining firm, used ill-gotten data from millions of users through an app to try to influence elections."

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http://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20180404/facebook-scandal-affected-more-than-first-thought---up-to-87m-users

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No, fixing the company's problems can be done in less time than that. All it takes is for a ground swell of users to delete their accounts. With no 'real' accounts, the accounts left on Facebook will be the fake ones.

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Kenny Hadley Big Band - Apr 8 at THE BLACK BOX

THE BLACK BOX, downtown Franklin’s theater, music, and event venue, presents a Big Band Brunch with the renowned Kenny Hadley Big Band this Sunday, April 8. Brunch begins at 11:30 AM, with music beginning at noon. The critically acclaimed 16-piece ensemble, led by drummer Kenny Hadley, boasts masterful musicians with performance ties to Big Band legends Woody Herman, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich and more. 

Hadley was 14 when he first heard Buddy Rich’s band play live. He caught Duke Ellington at The Boston Globe Jazz Festival and saw Basie, Kenton and Ferguson, among the greats, at the tail end of that era. Forming his own band at 23, Hadley has grown that ensemble to showcase a distinguished rotation of some 45 or 50 players. Now more than 30 years later, the Kenny Hadley Big Band continues to wow audiences and keep the Big Band tradition alive.

Tickets are $20 for the show alone; combination tickets for brunch and music are $45. THE BLACK BOX, home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC), is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin. 

For tickets and more information, visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call (508) 528-3370. Dean Bank is the event sponsor.

Big Band Brunch: Kenny Hadley Big Band - Apr 8

FHS boys and girls lacrosse teams top Milford

Via HockomockSports we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Wednesday, April 4, 2018.


Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 17 @ Milford, 1 – Final

Girls Lacrosse = Milford, 1 @ Franklin, 20 – Final
– Sophomore Erin Walsh recorded five points, one of 13 Panthers to score in Franklin’s first win of the season. Walsh had three goals and two assists while Mairead Goguen had two goals and two assists. Victoria Quinn and Katie Jones each scored twice with one assist apiece.


For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-04-04-18/

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Franklin Food Pantry: What a difference a day makes

Newsletter Spring 2018   Relieving hunger. Nourishing lives.    Dear Friends, Think about the number of times a month you go to the grocery store. What if you were allowed to shop for food only once a month? Imagine some of the challenges: The physical burden of lugging home enough food for a month The notion of planning an entire month's worth of meals  The worry that you won't have enough food to last 30 days The fear you will run out of an essential item like toilet paper And then you had to walk home with your groceries, or rely on public transportation or a friend. And you are worried that your family would go hungry before your next monthly shopping trip. Since even before I came to the Pantry 6 years ago, our practice has been to limit our clients to one full shopping trip per month. Even though they can come every day for bread and produce, they have only monthly access to critical items such as chicken and beef, eggs, milk, cheese, toilet paper, laundry detergent and personal care items. As clients revealed their families did not have enough to eat; as they told us they could not afford to pay for basic needs like rent, medicine and utilities; and as they struggled with having too much to carry on these once-per-month shopping visits, we realized we needed to do more to impact their level of hunger. And, we had the capacity to help. Client Services Volunteers Jerry Rinker, Anne Adams and Wheeler Smith prepare to welcome clients on Walk-in Fridays. The additional shopping days have helped clients better cope with their struggle with hunger. In November, we launched "Walk-in Fridays," to ensure that our clients have access to enough nutritious food and personal essentials for the entire month. No appointment necessary. Clients can now make more frequent trips, taking only what they need and what they are able to carry. If they run out of something, or forget an essential item, they know they can come back in a week to pick it up. Here's what some of our clients are saying: "It is a huge blessing. It helps so much to be able to have more ability to put gas in [the] car and buy any other items my children and I need." "Thank you so much for providing this food. It makes an amazing difference. We are able to have food throughout [the] whole month. End of months were very hard." "Having only one good arm, [I] don't have to carry so much once a month. Much more convenient." We are working towards ending hunger in our community one day at a time, one Friday at a time. Walk-in Fridays were made possible because of the donations of our many retail partners and the generosity of our community. We, and our clients, are truly grateful. What a difference a day makes. Warmly, Erin Making an Impact Carts for Clients - The Hockomock Area YMCA has awarded a grant to the Pantry to purchase ten portable shopping carts for clients who need a little extra help in transporting their groceries. Carrying many bags of groceries is a problem for our clients who are disabled or elderly, and for those who walk to the Pantry because they have no transportation. The grant was made possible through funding that the YMCA received from the Stop and Shop Our Family Foundation. Clients who are awarded the shopping carts will keep them for their own use to ease the burden in bringing food into their home. Backpacks for Kids - When schools close their doors on Friday afternoons, some children go home to empty cupboards, especially those who depend on the federal free and reduced-meal program their school offers. With no access to the school-provided breakfast and lunch on weekends, these kids are at risk for hunger. The Pantry is working with Parmenter Elementary School to provide food on the weekends for children who might otherwise go hungry. Through a grant from the Hockomock Area YMCA, Parmenter gives backpacks to 25 children in need on each Friday. By utilizing our partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank, we are able to supply food for the backpacks. The pilot program at Parmenter has been very well-received, and we look forward to working with parents and administrators to expand the program to other schools as needed. This collaborative community effort helps ensure more kids will be less hungry on the weekends. Franklin Food Pantry       www.franklinfoodpantry.org  Our facility is generously donated by Rockland Trust. We are located at 43 West Central Street, Franklin MA, on Route 140 in the Rockland Trust parking lot,  across the street from the fire station.

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SAVE THE DATE - Celebrate ArtWeek at FHS on May 2

Celebrate Art Week With Us

Save the Date! Celebrate Art Week with Lifelong Learning Franklin Public Schools' Lifelong Learning Institute invites you and your family to join us at Franklin High School on May 2 (6 PM - 8 PM) as we help Franklin celebrate Art Week! Click here or on the flyer image below to RSVP for this FREE event. DOWNLOAD PDF FLYER ‌

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