In the News: Warren, Diehl debate again; Baker, Warren with leads in poll

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

"Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and her Republican challenger, state Rep. Geoff Diehl, faced off in their final debate Tuesday, challenging each other on everything from the caravans of migrants making their way to the southern U.S. border to the GOP-led tax cut. 

Warren tried to tie Diehl to the policies of President Donald Trump, who remains unpopular in Massachusetts, saying he failed to push back against Trump at key moments, including when he launched his presidential campaign by calling Mexicans rapists and murderers. 

Warren said Diehl “has Donald Trump’s back” no matter how ugly the rhetoric."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181030/warren-gops-diehl-clash-in-final-debate-of-campaign

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Gov. Charlie Baker appear to be cruising toward re-election, but voters in Massachusetts are less enthusiastic about a potential Warren bid for the White House, according to a new poll out Monday, a week before the election. 

Voters also appear to be leaning against the fiercely fought ballot question that would impose nurse staffing ratios in Massachusetts hospitals, with almost 59 percent now saying they plan to vote against Question 1. 

With Warren and Baker gearing up for their final televised debates this week, the two incumbents lead their races by 21 and 39 points respectively, according to the Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181030/poll-shows-baker-warren-with-big-leads-but-white-house-run-less-popular

Election Information for Nov 2018

Franklin Downtown Partnership: Join Us for the General Meeting - November 1

Dean College 8:30 a.m.

Franklin Downtown Partnership  9 E. Central Street, Franklin, MA  02038 (774) 571-3109   downtown.franklin@yahoo.com General Meeting Thursday, Nov. 1 Join us this Thursday, November 1, at 8:30 a.m. for the FDP general. It will be held in the Dean College Campus Center, Campanella Room (across from the Dining Center). See the agenda below. Franklin Downtown Partnership | downtown.franklin@yahoo.com | 774-571-3109  Connect with us:

Franklin Downtown Partnership, 9 E. Central St., Franklin, MA 02038 Sent by franklindowntownpartnership@gmail.com in collaboration with Try it free today

MBTA: Wednesday: Commuter Rail notice for Red Sox parade

Due to the Red Sox parade, heavy ridership is expected throughout the day. Bikes, including folding bikes, will not be allowed on board due to the anticipated crowds. 

Passengers are encouraged to take early trains and use high capacity parking lots.

Service changes like express trains making additional stops or trains running express after reaching capacity are possible. Subscribe to T-Alerts or follow the commuter rail on Twitter @MBTA_CR for updates.

Roundtrip tickets can be purchased in advance using the mTicket app.

Last Updated: Oct 30 2018 05:38 PM

MBTA: Wednesday: Commuter Rail notice for Red Sox parade

For information on the Franklin line visit  https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/timetable

FM #151 - Second Debate of the 10th Norfolk District Candidates - Oct 29, 2018

FM #151

This internet radio show or podcast is number 151 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording is the second debate of the two 10th Norfolk District candidates. This one was held Monday, October 29, 2018 at the Franklin Senior Center.

The two candidates for the 10th Norfolk Representative district: incumbent Representative Jeff Roy and challenger current Franklin Town Councilor Patrick Casey debated before a live broadcast of Franklin TV and an audience of over 100 people.

Lawrence Benedetto, from Franklin, was one moderator.
Ken Scott, from Medway, was the second moderator in a shared role.

The moderated agenda published before hand was different than what was implemented. This minor factor did not significantly hinder the discussion.

The session recording runs just over an hour (72+ minutes). Without further ado, here is the audio recording.

Representative Jeff Roy (left), Town Councilor Patrick Casey (right)

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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?

In particular, if you have an interest in real estate, zoning or construction, I would like someone to follow the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Conservation Commission meetings. I’ll provide the guidance on note taking and sharing. You need to bring an inquisitive and open mind and willingness to learn and share.

Overall;
If you can use the information that you find here, 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 and Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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THE BLACK BOX presents “The 80s- A Musical Tribute” - Nov 3

THE BLACK BOX will present a special tribute to The 80s on Saturday November 3 at 7:30 pm. Celebrate the many musical genres, the hits of pop and rock stars, and pop culture of the Eighties in the third installment of THE BLACK BOX Decades Series. Tickets are $24 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at www.theblackboxonline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370.

“The 80s- A Musical Tribute” will feature vocals by Franklin’s Jamie Barrett as well as many Franklin Performing Arts Company favorites. They will be joined by an 8-piece band of Boston musicians.

THE BLACK BOX, an exciting theater and event venue, is the home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company. This flexible multi-use facility is located at 15 West Central Street in downtown Franklin, Massachusetts. The venue hosts a variety of musicals, plays, concerts, and other exciting events.

THE BLACK BOX presents “The 80s- A Musical Tribute” - Nov 3

FHS Unified Basketball had a great night with the Challenge!

Thank you to our Unified B.B. Team, Admin, Fire & Police Dept’s for supporting our Unified Hunger Challenge. Such a worthy cause - and a GREAT time! #COMMUNITY @SpOlympicsMA @FranklinMatters @MIAA033 @FranklinUnified pic.twitter.com/wJBn2AT02N

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) October 29, 2018

What a night! @franklinpolice @FranklinMAfire & @FranklinHS helped to raise all of these goods for the Franklin Food Pantry. Thanks to everyone who packed the stands for our Unified Against Hunger event! pic.twitter.com/8CkhA6eo6n

— FHSUnifiedSports (@FranklinUnified) October 30, 2018

Everyone had such a great time, especially some of our players at the autograph stand!🌟🌟 pic.twitter.com/ZaJFKAZ6vp

— FHSUnifiedSports (@FranklinUnified) October 30, 2018

And where would we be without our fearless leader? The BIGGEST thank you to @coachleighto for creating and organizing this whole event! pic.twitter.com/cZjN0manh4

— FHSUnifiedSports (@FranklinUnified) October 30, 2018

Proud and humbled to work in a town that supports eachother! Thanks @FranklinMAfire @franklinpolice @FHSSports @FranklinHS and our favorites @FranklinUnified @FranklinFoodPan https://t.co/NQx8LX4vlx

— leightoj (@coachleighto) October 30, 2018

What a night! Unified Sports and the Food Pantry Challenge

FHS field hockey scheduled to play Durfee on Thursday, Nov 1

Via HockomockSports we share the playoff seeding for the FHS field hockey team. 

D1 South

#13 Franklin (10-5-2) will host #20 Durfee (8-8-2) on Thursday, 11/1 at 3:45.


For the other Hockomock League field hockey playoff seeding
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-field-hockey-playoff-seeds-matchups-2018/

FHS Panthers

Internet Archive holds copies of the FHS Yearbooks

The Internet Archive is a wonderful resource. I recently found out that the Franklin High School yearbooks can be found there.

https://archive.org/details/franklinhighschool

Internet Archive holds copies of the FHS Yearbooks

Thanks for the tip via Twitter
https://twitter.com/Franklin_HS_Lib/status/1052634965433864194

Volunteers needed: Rotary Club and Franklin Food Pantry "cleaning bucket brigade" - Nov 1

Do you have an hour?
Do you care about people in our community?
Are you looking for a way to give back and help those less fortunate?
Do you believe in our Motto “Service above Self”?

If so, we have a unique opportunity available. It is an opportunity for Rotarians, Rotary alumni, friends, family, and anyone who just wants to help.

The project: assemble and fill 200 buckets with cleaning supplies for the Franklin Food Pantry. We will fill the buckets at the Rockland Trust Bank and transfer them across the parking lot (approx.100 yards) to the Franklin Food Pantry.

When: Thursday November 1, 2018 5:00 PM
Where: Rockland Trust Board Room Main St. downtown Franklin.

Immediately following the project we will invite all volunteers to Incontro for Pizza and fellowship.

We need your support to make this a successful project. These cleaning products are needed but not covered by food stamps. Most of us have never had to make a decision whether to go hungry or to live in a clean environment and I pray you will never be in that position. However there are people in our community who do. So let’s show up! Let’s take action! Let’s help make this holiday season better for those who need a helping hand.

Please get back to me by 10 AM Thursday if you are available. We need a count for Incontro.

See you all Thursday.

Be the Inspiration!!!!

Dan

Daniel M. Gentile, Vice President

Liberty Mutual Insurance

National Insurance Property

Equipment Breakdown Department

Phone: (781)216-9812

Fax: (603)334-3710

Cell: (508)918-4345

Daniel.gentile@libertymutual.com

Mailing address: 13 Riverside Rd, Weston, MA 02493

Volunteers wanted: Rotary Club and
Franklin Food Pantry Service Project - Nov 1

In the News: Milford girls join boy scouts; early voting busy in area

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

"Starting in February, girls between the ages of 11 and 17 can be Boy Scouts – sort of. 

“We see it as an opportunity to include the entire family, not just a few of them,” said Rob Hillman, district executive for the Boy Scouts of America region that includes Milford. “Scouting as a whole is a great program for all youth, and we want to make that available to everyone, not just boys.” 

The terms will change, said Hillman. The girls won’t be called “Boy Scouts,” but neither will the boys. Instead, both genders will be “Scouts.” The national organization will also drop gender from its title, cutting it to “Scouts BSA,” though the “B” still stands for “boy.” 

Milford will be home to one of the organization’s newest all-female troops."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181029/boys-scouts-to-accept-girls-in-milford

"Franklin Town Clerk Teresa Burr also said she’s noticed an increase in the amount of young voters at the early polls. She said that the governor’s race is a driving factor, but the ballot questions are what are really bringing people to the ballot box. 

“A lot of the younger crowds are coming out to vote,” she said, with a hint of pride behind her voice. “It’s really just great to see that they’re very interested in our democracy.” 

Burr noticed voters are very interested in the three ballot questions. 

“Some people really are confused on the questions,” she said. “They’re going back and forth ... 1,767,  7.6 percent voter turnout as of Saturday due to early voting."

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https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181029/milford-area-clerks-impressed-by-early-voting-turnout

Election Information for Nov 2018

FTC Consumer Alerts: Hang up on spoofed SSA calls

Hang up on spoofed SSA calls by Lisa Weintraub Schifferle Attorney, FTC, Division of Consumer & Business Education If you get a call that looks like it's from the Social Security Administration (SSA), think twice. Scammers are spoofing SSA's 1-800 customer service number to try to get your personal information.  Spoofing means that scammers can call from anywhere, but they make your caller ID show a different number – often one that looks legit. Here are few things you should know about these so-called SSA calls. Read more    https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/10/hang-spoofed-ssa-calls?utm_source=govdelivery This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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Interfaith Vigil for shooting victims in Pittsburgh - Oct 30

The Franklin Interfaith Council invites the community to a Service of Comfort, Consolation, and Solidarity with our Jewish neighbors, following the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. 

Please join us this Tuesday, October 30 at 7 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin.


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The Rev. Kathy McAdams, Rector
St. John's Episcopal Church, Franklin, MA
(cell) 857-237-9428
www.StJohnsFranklinMA.org

FHS Panthers Hockey “Concert at THE BLACK BOX” - Nov 17

FHS Panthers Hockey - “Concert at THE BLACK BOX” - November 17, 2018
Doors open at 7:00 PM, Bands start at 8:15 PM

Music and Raffles
$30 advance/$35 door
3 Bands, Cash Bar

For tickets, email: fhspanthershockey@gmail.com

• 8:15 PM - Slew Foot
• 9:25 PM - South Street Six
• 10:30 PM - Karate Show

FHS Panthers Hockey  “Concert at THE BLACK BOX” - Nov 17

Franklin Garden Club: “H” is for Daylilies

Adele Keohan, a certified master gardener, will present a program on “H” is for Daylilies at the Tuesday, November 6, 2018, meeting of the Franklin Garden Club. The meeting will be held at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin, from 7 – 9 PM, beginning with an informal social at 6:30 pm. It is open to the public at no charge.

The presentation will provide information on different types of daylilies, such as “spider,” “double,” and “eyed” plants; how to select a daylily for form, bloom time and habit; how to care for and propagate these hardy perennial plants; and how to keep them blooming in the garden from late spring to Halloween.

Keohan, a daylily enthusiast who had a garden of 200 daylilies, is a regional officer in the American Hemerocallis Society (AHS), the national daylily society. A member of AHS since 2006, she was appointed an AHS garden judge in 2008 and became a garden judge instructor in 2013. She has presented garden judge workshops at national and regional AHS conventions, as well as in Québec. The votes of AHS garden judges determine which daylily hybrids earn the top AHS awards each year.

A past president of the New England Daylily Society, she is a member of several other daylily organizations and the editor of the award-winning regional daylily society publication, “Daylilies in the Great Northeast.”

Franklin Garden Club: “H” is for Daylilies

FHS boys take Hockomock Cross Country Championship; girls 3rd

The Hockomock League held its annual cross country championships on Sunday morning, October 28 at the Wrentham Development Center. 

The FHS boys varsity won for the first time since 1974. The girls finished 3rd.

The FHS individual results for both boys and girls, varsity and junior varsity are shared in the listing below:

Place	Class	Name	Time	School	Race
2	11	Tyler Brogan	16:12.9	Franklin	B-V
3	10	Nicholas Calitri	16:15.6	Franklin	B-V
6	12	Michael Hagen	16:36.0	Franklin	B-V
11	12	Dylan Kehoe	16:49.2	Franklin	B-V
16	9	Jake McCann-Tiede	17:10.0	Franklin	B-V
21	12	Mitchell Regan	17:16.0	Franklin	B-V
28	12	Daniel Barrow	17:30.2	Franklin	B-V
37	12	Ryan Goldman	17:47.0	Franklin	B-V
53	12	Matthew Shumway	18:14.0	Franklin	B-V
76	12	Cooper Ross	18:47.8	Franklin	B-V
1	10	Declan Walmsley	02:32.7	Franklin	B-JV
2	10	Luke Cashin	17:54.6	Franklin	B-JV
6	10	Alex Towle	19:05.0	Franklin	B-JV
8	10	Luke Bryan	19:19.0	Franklin	B-JV
10	10	Joshua Anderson	19:35.0	Franklin	B-JV
24	12	Nicholas Zaffino	20:10.0	Franklin	B-JV
34	10	Johnathan Attinello	20:48.0	Franklin	B-JV
35	10	Joseph Zercie	20:49.0	Franklin	B-JV
36	10	Ethan Park	20:50.0	Franklin	B-JV
43	10	Travis Delvecchio	20:59.0	Franklin	B-JV
50	10	Shane Bissanti	21:15.0	Franklin	B-JV
74	12	Devin Ming	22:11.0	Franklin	B-JV
90	12	John Corcoran	23:08.8	Franklin	B-JV
91	10	Ryan O'Rourke	23:11.5	Franklin	B-JV
95	11	CJ Dexter	23:19.0	Franklin	B-JV
97	10	Adam Dombroski	23:20.5	Franklin	B-JV
105	12	Jared White	23:40.0	Franklin	B-JV
106	10	Aidan Weaver	23:47.0	Franklin	B-JV
112	10	Harry Coyne	24:12.5	Franklin	B-JV
116	12	Zanthius Collins	24:22.0	Franklin	B-JV
118	10	Saahil Bhakta	24:28.0	Franklin	B-JV
122	10	Christopher Campbell	24:55.0	Franklin	B-JV
9	12	Katrina Walbert	20:09	Franklin	G-V
15	12	Julia Fenerty	20:48	Franklin	G-V
17	10	Sydney Hawkins	20:56	Franklin	G-V
22	11	Sarah Giuliano	21:21	Franklin	G-V
40	9	Tarah Agati	21:49	Franklin	G-V
42	12	Mary Viera	21:57	Franklin	G-V
61	12	Brandi Osborne	22:21	Franklin	G-V
62	12	Stephanie Malachowski	22:22	Franklin	G-V
68	12	Erin Barry	22:29	Franklin	G-V
78	12	Julia DiGiacomo	22:40	Franklin	G-V
80	12	Maura Bruns	22:43	Franklin	G-V
2	12	Kate Stavely	22:54.2	Franklin	G-JV
6	12	Kimiya Kim	23:37.0	Franklin	G-JV
7	10	Erin McCaffrey	23:49.1	Franklin	G-JV
8	12	Christina Fuentes	24:03.0	Franklin	G-JV
10	12	Alexandra Nesbit	24:17.0	Franklin	G-JV
18	10	Fernanda Rios	25:16.0	Franklin	G-JV
20	10	Jenna Siders	25:18.6	Franklin	G-JV
29	10	Pratusha Nouduri	25:47.0	Franklin	G-JV
30	12	Sabrina Doherty	25:48.0	Franklin	G-JV
39	12	Caroline Johnson	26:44.0	Franklin	G-JV
40	12	Elizabeth Davis	26:48.0	Franklin	G-JV
43	12	Julia Longobardi	26:59.0	Franklin	G-JV
44	10	Lilly Land	27:01.0	Franklin	G-JV
56	12	Elizabeth Hamilton	29:07.0	Franklin	G-JV
57	10	Isabella Piso	29:34.0	Franklin	G-JV
61	10	Mackenzie Peters	30:14.0	Franklin	G-JV
62	12	Jennifer Kroon	30:14.0	Franklin	G-JV

HockomockSports results

https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-cross-country-championship-results-2018/

Complete meet results can be found on Athletic.net

https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/149955/results

Boys race photo gallery

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Fall-2018/Hockomock-Boys-Cross-Country-Championship-10-28-18/

Girls race photo gallery

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Fall-2018/Hockomock-Girls-Cross-Country-Championship-10-28-18/

FHS boys take Hockomock Cross Country Championship; girls 3rd

For the first time in 44 years, your Undefeated 2018 Hockomock Champions #74nomore pic.twitter.com/QOcHN0RYVV

— FHS Boys Track (@FHSPanthersTF) October 28, 2018