Tri-County: The TC Insider

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December 18, 2018 To the Tri-County Community, As this fall comes to an end we are really looking forward to the winter break. It has been a very busy fall, but a good busy with a lot of accomplishments. A number of successful fall teams have produced several coaches of the year, Ryan Hippert in golf, Steph Caffrey in volleyball, Rick Vernon in boys' soccer and Tony Mazzola in football. It is quite an honor to be named coach of the year and a significant accomplishment for TC to have four of them in one season. Congratulations to all. Superintendent Steve Dockray and the Tri-County School Committee have reached out to the Franklin Police Department (FPD) and partnered with them to help fund an additional School Resource Officer (SRO) for the town. We have shared SRO's with Franklin for some time, but the new agreement will station an SRO at TC for half of each school day and at Franklin schools for the balance of each day. Officer Paul Guarino will be assigned to TC after the holiday break. The FPD has always been very responsive to our needs and we appreciate their partnership with us. Because our students come from so many different communities it has been difficult to build a solid relationship between our students and families and the FPD. We look forward to having Officer Guarino become a part of our community and for having the time to work with our students and faculty every day. Parent-teacher conferences were held on December 6th with over 300 parents visiting our academic teachers. We are grateful for the participation and family involvement. As we move forward into term 2 and the winter season I want to wish all in our community a happy and healthy holiday season.     Work Hard, Today Counts, Mr. Procaccini Upcoming Events Early Release Day December 21 Winter Holiday Vacation December 24 - January 1 Grade 9 Program Information Night January 9 Martin Luther King Day - No School January 21 End of Second Quarter January 25 About The TC Insider The TC Insider is a monthly newsletter for the families of Tri-County students. Forward to a Friend View Email In Browser Tri-County RVTHS 147 Pond Street Franklin, MA 02038 www.tri-county.us 508-528-5400

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FBRTC: Upcoming Events - a trail walk, annual meeting, and Fundraising

View this email in your browser: https://mailchi.mp/59b41e316e46/2-3394633?e=a29a9f98b7 Franklin and Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Upcoming Events There is plenty going on over the next couple of months with the FBRTC. Check out the events below for more information. We hope to see you at one of the events or on the trail!  SNETT Walk with FBRTC  Thursday, December 27th  11 AM - 12 PM  Center Street trail head in  Bellingham  Join members of the FBRTC for a group   walk on the trail! More info 2019 Annual Meeting  Tuesday, January 8, 2019 7:30 PM  –  9 PM Hockmock YMCA, Franklin  Please join us for our Annual Meeting and get firsthand information on how the trail is shaping up! More info  January FUNdraiser  Pour Richards  Sunday, January 27th  1 PM - 4 PM Join us at Pour Richard's Wine and Spirits for our winter FUNdraiser of beer, wine tasting and great conversations! More info Our mailing address is: Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee PO Box 68 Franklin, Ma 02038

Melanie Hamblen says "Thank you!"

Via Facebook post by Melanie Hamblen:

"This was amazing. Thank you everyone for participating. Together we can stomp out the stigma of addiction and support our community. 

Jen Knight of the SAFE Coalition and I picked out 21 games at Pete's Nerd Emporium Wowza! Thank you Franklin!"

With collaboration among the #ShopFranklin business like this, here is a good reason to visit both establishments (if you haven't already).

Jen Knight of the SAFE Coalition and I picked out 21 games at
Pete's Nerd Emporium Wowza! Thank you Franklin!

close up on the games selected, quite a variety!

The Facebook post can be found
https://www.facebook.com/groups/shopFranklin/permalink/1852416648202180/

The challenge ran from Nov 24 to Dec 8
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/11/charitable-givings-with-petes-and.html

For more information about the work of the SAFE Coalition
http://www.safecoalitionma.org/

Starbucks says "Thanks!"

Hello, 

I wanted to thank you for all your support with our hiring event at the Franklin Starbucks! We had 11 people show and hired 9! So again we thank you. 

I wanted to put it out there we at Starbucks would he happy to provide coffee for our town community events. 

If anything is needed my contact information is below 

Diana Pompeu
Franklin Starbucks Store Manager
774-277-5543

Franklin Starbucks - Hiring Event - was held on Nov 5, 2018

 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/10/franklin-starbucks-hiring-event-nov-5.html

FHS girls basketball tops Holy Name 56-36

Via HockomockSports we share the results of the FHS sports action on Monday, Dec 17, 2018


Boys Swimming = Franklin, 64 vs. Bishop Feehan, 106 – Final

Girls Swimming = Franklin, 77 vs. Bishop Feehan, 93 – Final

Girls Basketball = Franklin, 56 vs. Holy Name, 36 – Final

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap:

"Defense has been the story for Franklin through the opening few games of the season with the Panthers holding its first three opponents to only 30 points per game. Much of the attention is on junior center Ali Brigham (two blocks) and her ability (at 6-foot-3) to dominate the paint, but on Monday night against Holy Name (Worcester) it was the perimeter players who stood out. 

Using a combination of players, including sophomore Erin Quaile, senior Shannon Gray, and junior Breanna Atwood, Franklin held Holy Name’s standout guards Jaini Edmonds and Grace O’Gara to just 15 points combined and the Naps to just 13 points as a team in the opening half of a 56-36 victory. 

“That’s been a real focus for us to become a better defensive team,” said Franklin coach John Leighton. “Shooting comes and goes but defense translates every night. They brought a good challenge for us…both lefty guards, which makes it trickier too. We talked a lot about limiting their touches and really make them work for it. They didn’t get a lot of clean looks, which was our goal.”

https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-basketball-clamp-down-on-naps-to-stay-unbeaten/

Click here for a photo gallery from this game.
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Winter-2018-2019/Franklin-Holy-Name-Girls-Basketball-12-17-18/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-12-17-18/

Franklin sophomore Erin Quaile (20) helped lock down the Holy Name guards to earn a non-league
win against a potential playoff opponent. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

Good news, bad news: income tax break means less for State

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

"While there’s growing talk of a possible recession, Massachusetts workers are about to receive a $175 million income tax break and there’s now a possibility that the 5 percent income tax rate that voters approved in 2000 will actually happen in 2020. 

As the weekend got underway Friday, the Baker administration quietly announced that all of the necessary economic triggers had been hit and the income tax will fall from 5.1 percent to 5.05 percent on Jan. 1, 2019. 

In August, Revenue Commissioner Christopher Harding certified that fiscal 2018 revenues had easily outpaced the state’s 2.5 percent trigger, and tax revenue growth in four consecutive three-month periods, the most recent one ending this month, was positive enough to force the rate reduction. 

The tax relief means $84 million less for the state budget over the last half of fiscal 2019, and its impact over a full fiscal year is $175 million."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181217/income-tax-cut-set-to-start-on-jan-1-worth-175-million-to-massachusetts-workers

The Mass Municipal Association reported on the "consensus" revenue hearing held Dec 5. The outlook for revenue growth slows in the coming fiscal years.
https://www.mma.org/state-budget-officials-hear-cautious-revenue-forecasts-for-fy20/

In recognition of the slowing revenue growth and need to increased revenues to continue to provide services to the communities, the MMA drafted a resolution to explore other revenue options. The school funding process is broken and the burden of funding all local government with property tax revenues needs to be looked at.

The second resolution starts work on exploring options for recycling. Recycling market has declined with the decrease in ability of China in particular to take what is available.

"At the MMA’s Annual Business Meeting on Jan. 19, members will consider a resolution on the state-local fiscal partnership and one on partnering with the state and federal government to mitigate the impacts of disruption in the recycling marketplace. (See full text of each resolution below.) 

Each resolution was drafted by an MMA policy committee during the fall and approved by the MMA Board of Directors on Nov. 13. 

The proposed resolutions are as follows:

• Resolution Supporting an Enduring Fiscal Partnership Between Cities and Towns and State Government in Fiscal 2020 and Beyond, proposed by the MMA Fiscal Policy Committee 

• Resolution Supporting a Local-State-Federal Partnership to Address the Challenges to the Recycling Marketplace, proposed by the MMA Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment"

Continue reading the article and find the full text of each proposed resolution
https://www.mma.org/mma-to-present-2-resolutions-for-business-meeting/

Mass Municipal Association

Saturday Ski Trip Planned - March 2, 2019

Calling it a “great holiday gift for the family”, Lifelong Community Learning has announced a March 2 ski trip to Bretton Woods, NH. Participants will enjoy a day on the slopes without thinking about the driving. 

Transportation will be provided by a chartered motor coach departing Franklin High School parking lot at 5:30 AM and will depart Bretton Woods at 4:30 PM to return home. Individuals under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information, and to register, go online www.FranklinLifelongLearning.com and click on Community Learning-Special Events. You can also call Lifelong Community Learning at 508-613-1480.

ABOUT US: Lifelong Community Learning is a program of the Franklin Public Schools Lifelong Learning Institute, dedicated to providing diverse and enriched education and experiences for all area residents and children – a resource for all ages.


NOTE: If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Brenda Reed at 508-613-1483 or email at reedb@franklinps.net.

Saturday Ski Trip Planned - March 2, 2019