FHS volleyball wins 3-2 to move on; girls soccer falls 1-0, cheerleaders take Hockomock Championship

Via HockomockSports we share the playoff results for the FHS teams on Sunday.


*** Volleyball = D1 Central/West
#2 Franklin, 3 vs. #7 Concord-Carlisle, 2 – Final
– Franklin survived an upset bid from Concord-Carlisle, escaping with 3-2 win to advance (25-10, 25-15, 21-25, 24-26, 15-13). Lauren McGrath set a program-record with 55 assists to put the offense in motion while Ellie Wisniewski (11 digs, three aces) had a strong game at the net with 21 kills. Allyson Bonnet-Eymard (eight digs) added 15 kills, Hailey Sanders finished with 11 kills, Maggie Doyle (four blocks) chipped in with eight kills, and Riley Marino anchored the defense with 21 digs. 

Franklin advances to the D1 Central-West Semifinal and will play the winner of #3 Hopkinton and #11 Shephard Hill on a date and time to be determined.


*** Girls Soccer = D1 South
#11 Franklin, 0 @ #6 Hingham, 1 – Final


For other results around the Hockomock League 
https://hockomocksports.com/sundays-schedule-scoreboard-11-04-18/

Hockomock League Champions!!  Congratulations FHS Varsity and JV Cheer Teams!!  On to Regionals!  #PantherPride

FHS Panthers

Via the Twitterverse

https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/lists/fhs-sports

1-0 loss against Hingham to close out the season. so proud of how far our team had come from last year❤️ #juntosjuntosforever

— FHS Girls Varsity Soccer (@fhsgvsoccer) November 5, 2018

Congratulations on a great season! #PantherPride https://t.co/wz6WmQTrUX

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) November 5, 2018

Hingham 1-0 lead with 19+ left. @GlobeSchools @HockomockSports @EMGSCA

— FHS Girls Soccer Boosters (@FHSGSOCBoosters) November 5, 2018

The Harborwomen draw first blood in the 47th minute. Hingham 1 Franklin 0. 33 min to play. #LETSGO

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) November 5, 2018

Girls Soccer Playoff game: Halftime: Franklin 0 Hingham 0. Just an outstanding defensive battle going on here in Hingham. #LETSGO

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) November 5, 2018

FHS Cross Country Results from Mooney Race 11/4/18

The boys and girls FHS cross country teams competed in the Frank Mooney XC Invitational on Sunday, Nov 4,2018. The races were originally scheduled for Saturday and with the rain moved to Sunday. A good deal better to run the course at the Wrentham Development Center.

The race is set up for grade level competition so all the freshman ran together, then the sophomores, and then the juniors, and the seniors. Separate races for boys and girls by division with Franklin all running in Division 1.

The complete results are found online. I copied them out and then filtered to find just the Franklin results to share here.





The complete results  https://directathletics.com/results/xc/14156

The filtered Franklin results
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ikGHMLx24mMGbMB4Yqgk7md-0VQ-Nae/view?usp=sharing

https://twitter.com/FHS_girlsXC/status/1059195911312678913

SAFE Community Forum - Nov 7

Hello All.

The SAFE Community Forum is Wednesday (11/7) at 7 PM, Franklin Municipal Building, 3rd Floor (355 East Central Street, Franklin, MA 02038):

Jordan

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Agenda

7:00 - Welcome
7:05 - Intros
7:15 - Recovery stories shared
7:30 - Addiction and the Brain - a conversation on how Substance Use Disorder affects the body
8:15 - Coalition and Recovery News (What is Recovery Dialogue?)
8:30 - Upcoming Community Events (HIPS, Narcan, Medical Panel, Peer to Peer, etc)
8:40 - Closing


Looking forward to seeing you.

Jordan

Jordan E. Warnick, Ph.D. | SAFE Coalition
Secretary, Board of Directors
Chair, Marketing and Communications

www.safecoalitionma.org

SAFE Community Forum - Nov 7

In the News: "The average voter shouldn’t be too concerned about foreign interference in elections"

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

"Americans are now voting in the first major election since Russians launched a broad assault on the 2016 presidential campaign. 

And while election officials and security experts remain vigilant through Election Day, voters have a critical role in the fight to keep elections safe and accessible. 

The average voter shouldn’t be too concerned about foreign interference in elections, said Maurice Turner, a senior technologist at the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, D.C. But, he said, that doesn’t mean she should be passive about secure elections. 

By understanding the system, its flaws and what needs changing, voters can call for accountability from election officials and state policymakers.

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/zz/news/20181104/voters-guide-to-election-security

The article doesn't get into specifics for MA or for Franklin. We do use paper ballots and the machines that tally each precinct total are not online or susceptible to hacking. The entire voter registration system for MA was built on a private network also reducing chances for hacking externally.

The Franklin Town Clerk has a well documented and executed plan for tallying the vote. She has police assistance at all times. Anyone who has voted at the high school should recall the police on duty.

As voters, we need to worry about how we are going to cast our ballot and not worry that it won't be counted.

The Franklin Town Clerk page with additional information
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Additional info can be found in the 2018 Election Collection
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

"citizens of Massachusetts depend on state and federal agencies to work together"

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

"Massachusetts State Police, US Coast Guard, local police and fire departments, federal public safety officials, private sector partners such as Gillette Stadium and Boston Harbor Cruises, the Massachusetts National Guard and representatives from other states prepare for a training exercise that will test the procedures and processes of these agencies by stressing them with large scale disaster and domestic threat scenarios. 

To keep the integrity of the scenarios for the first responders and those involved in the exercise, the times, locations and type of disaster or threat have not been disclosed to the public. The responders will need to react as they would in a real-life situation - with no prior notice. 

“This type of stress test is what we need to be prepared to support government and private entities during a real world disaster,” said Col. Margaret C. White, the director of military support for the Massachusetts National Guard, in a press release. “I am confident that this exercise will make us collectively stronger, more focused and more effective than ever before.” 

The National Guard said there will be five training locations statewide."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181104/massachusetts-national-guard-says-5-homeland-security-training-exercises-will-occur

THE BLACK BOX: Big Band Brunch - Nov 11

THE BLACK BOX, downtown Franklin's theater, music, and event venue, presents a Big Band Brunch with the renowned Kenny Hadley Big Band Sunday, November 11. Brunch begins at 11:30 a.m., 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.

THE BLACK BOX: Big Band Brunch - Nov 11

Election day - Nov 6 - past election vote totals

Per the Town Clerk's office, the registered voter totals as of Oct 17, 2018 (last day to be eligible for Nov 6)

as of 10/17/18
Precinct Number	Active	Inactive	Total
1	2463	136	2599
2	2782	214	2996
3	2663	227	2890
4	2971	163	3134
5	2939	147	3086
6	2423	252	2675
7	2863	124	2987
8	2870	99	2969
	21974	1362	23336

Major elections in 'recent' times for Franklin

Election	Total #	% of T
Franklin 2003	3232	18.3%
Presidential 2004	15480	83.2%
Franklin 2005	3119	17.2%
State 2006	11548	62.2%
Override 2007	8759	46.3%
Franklin 2007	3845	20.3%
Override 2008	7693	40.7%
Presidential 2008	16793	84.4%
Franklin 2009	3244	16.3%
Special 2010	13418	68.8%
Override 2010	7966	39.6%
State 2010	12829	63.8%
Franklin 2011	4517	22.6%
Franklin High School 2012	9971	48.6%
Presidential 2012	17546	83.4%
Franklin 2013	2527	12.0%
State 2014	12267	59.3%
Franklin Special 2014	217	1.0%
Franklin 2015	3844	18.6%
Presidential 2016	18433	86.3%
Franklin 2017	3916	17.3%

State 2018                                          ???         ???

Election day - Nov 6 - past election vote totals

Per Teresa Burr, we have already recorded 3,923 early votes for this election. That is more than the Franklin election in 2017 although by percent voters slightly less (16.4%)

The totals can be printed out from this file
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SkiLIhY4JiSOwhvST2TDHZ-QnmrI75LT/view?usp=sharing

The Franklin Town Clerk page with additional information
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Additional info can be found in the 2018 Election Collection
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

FHS boys soccer edged by BC High 2-1 in playoffs

Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap for the FHS boys soccer playoff loss to BC High by a score of 2-1.

"Timing is everything, especially in the playoffs. 

Unfortunately for the seventh-seeded Franklin boys soccer team, it was the 10th-seeded BC High Eagles that were on the right end of things. 

The Eagles scored a goal in the final seconds of the first half to level the match, and then just minutes after Franklin had a golden chance, BC High scored the go-ahead goal and earned a 2-1 decision on the road at Pisini Field. 

“It was frustrating but we had our chances to score too, and it was frustrating that we didn’t finish there. I think in the end, probably the better team won, they were bigger and more athletic than we were. But I thought our kids played really hard and gave it their best shot. I’m really happy with the team and the season. They really turned it around the second half of the season, which I hope will give the returning players motivation to build off of next year.”

Continue reading the game recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-soccer-edged-bc-high-tournament/

Click here for a photo gallery
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Fall-2018/Franklin-BC-High-Boys-Soccer-11-03-18/

Franklin’s Tim Duval makes a move past BC High’s Brendan Kennedy in the second half. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)

"we cannot afford to promise fixes that don’t work"

Background on Question 2 for the Nov 6 ballot:

"With Election Day in just a few days, Massachusetts voters must make up their minds on three important ballot questions. Unfortunately too little attention has been paid to Question 2. We have several concerns about it. 

Question 2 seeks to create a commission that would propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court decision freeing corporate spending in elections. It would also define constitutional rights as belonging to individual living human beings and not collections of human beings (like corporations and labor unions). 

This ballot proposal is likely to pass with overwhelming support from Massachusetts voters. It reflects an understandable exasperation with political campaigns that seem awash in money and negative advertising. While we endorse the sentiment, this measure is unwise. 

Question 2 misdiagnoses the problem and offers a solution that is likely to backfire and thwart better representation in our politics."

Continue reading the article online
http://www.masspoliticsprofs.org/2018/11/03/question-2-and-the-myths-about-citizens-united/

The Franklin Town Clerk page with additional information
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Additional info can be found in the 2018 Election Collection
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/election-collection-2018.html

Election Information for Nov 2018

School Committee summary - Oct 23, 2018

Catching up to provide the School Committee meeting summary for the October 23, 2018 meeting. 

Yes, it appears I have been slipping, and you did not either notice, or take action to let me know! So we'll both let it go this time :-)  

And we'll also let the Superintendent go this time too. She did not post her Superintendents update (or if she did, it is not where I would normally find it).

She did publish the October newsletter
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/franklinpsnews-oct_2018.pdf


My notes reported live from the meeting:

• Live reporting: Discussion only items through to C...
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-discussion-only-items.html
• Live reporting: Discussion - Action Items
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-discussion-action-items.html
• Live reporting: School Committee - Oct 23, 2018
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-school-committee-oct-23.html

colorful wind spinners in the Parmenter flower/garden beds

Town Council recap - Oct 17, 2018

Catching up to providing the summary for the Town Council meeting of Oct 17, 2018

The official Actions Taken were posted here
http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/town_council_actions_taken_october_17_2018.pdf

Lt Sean Lovely,  Lt Kevin Marshall being sworn in by Town Clerk Teresa Burr

The video replay by Franklin TV is available here
http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=592

• Live reporting: Legislation for Action
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-legislation-for-action.html
• Live reporting: Committee updates
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-committee-updates.html
• Live reporting: Town Council - Oct 17, 2018
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-town-council-oct-17-2018.html

Town Council recap - Oct 10, 2018

Catching up to providing the summary for the Town Council meeting of Oct 19, 2018

The formal Actions Taken published by the Town of Franklin
http://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/files/town-council-actions-taken-october-10-2018

The video replay of the meeting is available thanks to Franklin TV
http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=589


My notes captured live during the meeting:

• Live reporting: to Closing
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-to-closing.html
• Live Reporting: Subcommittee Reports - Legislation...
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-subcommittee-reports.html
• Live reporting: Town Council - Oct 10, 2018
• https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/live-reporting-town-council-oct-10-2018.html

Franklin Pavement Management Presentation from Franklin Matters

Fall back - Did you turn your clock back an hour?

Did you turn the clocks back during the night? Fall back is the word at this time of year!

Fall back - Did you turn your clock back an hour?

For more about Daylight Savings Time in the USA, visit this wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_in_the_United_States

THE BLACK BOX Cabaret - Nov 9

THE BLACK BOX Cabaret - Nov 9

THE BLACK BOX Cabaret will present a special cabaret revue spotlighting the talents of promising young singers on Friday, November 9 at 7:30 pm. 

This fourth annual Rising Stars Cabaret is presented in an intimate, nightclub atmosphere with professional accompaniment. Former rising stars have gone on to top musical theatre college programs and sung at New York City cabaret venues such as Broadway Sessions at the Laurie Beechman Theater.

Tickets are available at www.theblackboxonline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370.

Public Hearings for (1) new hotel and (2) a 53 unit residential development

The Planning Board meeting scheduled for Nov 19, 2018 has two public hearings of note. One for a new hotel on Union St and one for a 53 unit residential development off of Prospect St. 

New hotel - 725 Union St:

In accordance with the Town of Franklin Zoning By-Laws, the Franklin Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 7:20 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, for a Special Permit and Site Plan application titled "Proposed Hotel, 725 Union Street" Franklin, MA prepared by JK Holmgren Engineering, Inc., Brockton, MA., and submitted to the Department of Planning and Community Development on October 5, 2018, by 4 SQ Development LLC, 83 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA. 

The property is located in the Commercial Il Zoning District (Assessors Map 314 Lot 016) at 725 Union Street. The applicant is proposing to construct a 58,248 sq/ft building consisting of four (4) stories, 100 room hotel building. 

The applicant is requesting two (2) Special Permits, 

• one for Building height of up to fifty (50) feet under the Chapter 185 Attachment 9, Maximum Height of Building 
• and the second for Chapter 185 Attachment 3, Hotel Use.

http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/public_hearing_notice_26.pdf

 Residential Development - 215 Prospect St:

In accordance with the Town of Franklin Zoning By-Laws, the Franklin Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 7:25 PM in the Town Council Chambers of the Franklin Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street, for a Preliminary Subdivision Plan application titled "Prospect Farms" prepared by Andrews Survey and Engineering, Uxbridge, MA., dated Octobei• 29, 2018 and submitted to the Department of Planning and Community Development on October 29, 2018, by Maddi North Street Development LLC, Franklin, MA. 

The site is located at 215 Prospect Street and 4 Nicholas Drive in the Rural Residential I Zoning District (Assessor's Map 325, Lot 003 and Map 326, Lot 36). 

The applicant is proposing to construct fifty-three (53) single family residential building lots along with approximately 6,650 linear feet of new roadway.

http://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/public_hearing_notice_27.pdf

Public Hearings for (1) new hotel and (2) a 53 unit residential development