Destination Imagination - get ready! - Sep 26

IT'S DESTINATION IMAGINATION SIGN UP TIME!!!

Join us for an information meeting on September 26 at 6:00 PM at the Franklin Public Library to learn more about DI and all that the program has to offer your children. 

Franklin Destination Imagination is an after school enrichment program open to all kids from 2nd grade through high school in Franklin, MA.

Also check out www.destinationimagination.org and the brief overview from the website below:

Destination Imagination is an educational nonprofit that prepares children for a future that is rapidly evolving. DI does this through a project-based learning experience that applies the creative process across seven different Challenge types – Technical, Scientific, Engineering, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Service Learning and Early Learning.

For questions or more information email the Franklin Coordinator at di.franklin.ma@gmail.com

Destination Imagination - get ready! - Sep 26

Attention Businesses: Register for Harvest Festival Today! - Sep 20

Please register by Thursday, September 20 to receive your Free booth space as an Franklin Downtown Partnership member for the October 13 Harvest Festival. 

If you plan to participate, please register online:
https://goo.gl/forms/WtKjem7jWrwRoLg23

After Thursday, please include a $35 late fee.

Important: We can only save you a booth space if we have a registration from you. If we do not receive a registration we will assume you are not participating this year and will give your space to another business.

If you have already registered and received an email back from Scott Martin, you are all set. If you have any questions, please contact us at fdpharvestfest@gmail.com.

Attention Businesses: Register for Harvest Festival Today! - Sep 20

Lifelong Community Learning: All About Wine

The Art of Tasting & Understanding Aromas

ALL ABOUT WINE All Classes: 7:00 pm Franklin Liquors, 363 East Central Street, Franklin Cost: $25 per class OR $65 if you register for all 3 REGISTER Exploring French wines Let's take a tasting tour around France. Tuesday, September 25 Exploring Italian Wines Let's take a tasting tour around Italy. Tuesday, October 16 Wine Aromas Apple. Leather. Grass. Bell Pepper. What do these aroma and flavor descriptions mean? Tuesday, November 6 Seats are limited. Must be 21 to participate. Lifelong Community Learning 218 Oak St, 508-613-1480 www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com

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"This is the largest scam of this type we've ever seen"

I have shared many scam alerts from the Federal Trade Commission and other good sources. Here is a really good article getting into the details on how one of these phone scams worked and how it was taken down. That similar phone calls are still happening shows that there is still an opportunity for the nefarious folks to make some money.

The one thing we can do to stop this is to NOT to fall for the scam.

"On Nov. 24, 2014, a woman named Diana received a menacing phone call in Hernando, Miss., a small city nestled in the northwest corner of the state. A caller purporting to be an IRS agent claimed she owed back taxes and told her that agents were waiting to arrest her unless she paid up immediately. The caller was insistent, threatening, and urging her to act quickly. 

The demands eventually produced the desired result: After the "agent" ordered her to withdraw $19,625 in cash, Diana bought 21 prepaid cards called MoneyPaks equaling that amount at a local store. After purchasing the cards, she read the unique serial number off each MoneyPak card to the caller, effectively giving him all her money. 

The caller wasn't actually an IRS agent; he was an impostor from Worldwide Solution, a call center in India. No agents waited outside. Diana owed no back taxes. Hers just happened to be one of the millions of phone numbers dialed by an international conspiracy of con artists running a series of impostor schemes, according to a federal indictment issued in October 2016."

Continue reading the full story online
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2018/sep/tigta-irs-impersonation-scam.html#.W5--uybd6Hk.email

Related link on FTC scam alerts
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/scam-alerts

From the Franklin Matters archives
http://www.franklinmatters.org/search?q=ftc,+scam+alert&max-results=20&by-date=true

"This is the largest scam of this type we've ever seen"

“This building will give us what we’re looking for”

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

"Creating a framework for education in Franklin takes on a quite literal meaning as the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School’s new building is constructed. 

The new facility at 500 Financial Park Drive will have room for twice as many students, enrolling 900 for the 2019-2020 school year. The new building will also have up-to-date technology and separate classrooms for arts and music. Going from a capacity of 450 to 900 students, the new school has big plans. 

The building is a mass of steel beams and roofing, but before winter the walls will be sealed and roofing complete. During the colder months, workers will do what they can to finish the inside."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20180919/new-home-in-franklin-for-benjamin-franklin-classical-charter-school-takes-shape

construction at 500 Financial Park Drive is moving along (BFCCPS photo)

Tougias to present King Philip's Indian War at the Franklin Historical Museum - Oct 14

NY Times bestselling author Michael Tougias will give a slide presentation on the war between the Colonists and Native Americans in 1675-76 at The Franklin Historical Museum at 1:15 Sunday, October 14th, as part of the Museum’s Second Sunday Speaker Series.

Tougias is the author of the acclaimed Until I Have No Country (A novel of King Philip's War), and co-author with Eric Schultz of King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict.

author Michael Tougias

The first part of the presentation will discuss the Indian way of life, Colonial settlements, and the events leading up to the war. The second part covers the battles and the strategy during this cataclysmic war, which on a per capita basis was the bloodiest conflict in our nation's history.

Slides include battle sites, period sketches, historic markers, maps, and suggestions for visiting road-side history. Tougias also discusses Native strategy during the war and the challenges of writing a historic novel. Former Commissioner of Indian Affairs for Massachusetts and member of the Wampanoag Tribe, Edith Andrews, is quoted on the novel's back cover, commenting that Until I Have No Country "captures the essence of the Native American." The novel includes adventure, romance, and intrigue while staying true to historical facts. A book signing will follow the presentation.

Tougias is the author and co-author of 21 non-fiction books including the national bestsellers Rescue of the Bounty, A Storm Too Soon, Overboard! The Finest Hours: The True Story of the Coast Guard’s Most Daring Rescue (to be a Disney movie), Derek’s Gift, The Cringe Chronicle and his award-winning book, There’s A Porcupine In My Outhouse! (Misadventures of a Mountain Man Wannabe). 

His book, Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do is the recipient of the American Library Association “Editors Choice” award. More about the author can be found at www.michaeltougias.com

Non-stop Entertainment at THE BLACK BOX

THE BLACK BOX, an exciting theater, concert, and event venue provides Franklin and surrounding towns with non-stop entertainment. In the next few weeks alone, audiences can experience everything from fantastic local bands to Broadway stars.

September 21-23, THE BLACK BOX will house the Franklin Performing Arts Company’s production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? This classic play stars local actors Nick Paone, Hallie Wetzell, and Amanda Dubois as well as New York City-based Equity actor Craig Hanson who got his start locally at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts.

THE BLACK BOX closes out September with the venue’s first Oktoberfest on Sunday, September 30. From 12:30-5:00, enjoy a variety of German, as well as local craft beers with a menu of Bavarian foods, festive live music, and outdoor games. THE game will also be on during the Oktoberfest event. Families are welcome.

THE BLACK BOX will host the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) annual Gala on October 6. Join the fun in an evening of great food and crafted cocktails, live and silent auctions, fantastic entertainment and dancing. The event will be hosted by Broadway’s Ben Cameron (Wicked, Footloose, Aida).

Disney’s Newsies runs October 13, 14 and 19-21 at THE BLACK BOX. FPAC’s production stars Broadway’s Christopher Rice (The Book of Mormon) and is choreographed by Chaz Wolcott (Newsies, So You Think You Can Dance, Cats). Disney’s Newsies brings Broadway right to the suburbs with reasonable ticket prices and free parking in downtown Franklin.

On October 26, THE BLACK BOX will present “Yacht Rock Night in Port Franklin.” Join the party crew for a West Coast celebration of light rock from the late 70s and early 80s. Musical tributes the likes of Michael McDonald, Toto, Starbuck, Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins and more, combine with three local powerhouse supergroups - Captain and The Stubings, Nantucket Sound Machine and Sal Mon Pink and The Champagnes.

THE BLACK BOX New England Artists Series continues on October 27 with The Racky Thomas Band. This dynamic and truly entertaining band is a must see for not only blues enthusiasts, but for anyone who likes an uplifting, toe tapping, and booty shaking good time.

Tickets for all shows and events are available at www.theblackboxonline.com or by calling the Box Office at 508-528-3370. You can follow THE BLACK BOX on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 W. Central St. in Franklin, MA.

Non-stop Entertainment at THE BLACK BOX