Franklin Police were busy preparing for the holidays

Sharing a few posts from the Franklin Police Facebook account to show their work on duty and off. We have a lot to be thankful for in Franklin, especially the Police Dept (1) for their service and (2) for going above and beyond to help. 

"On Wednesday, December 21, 2018 Officer Tyler Peabody, Officer Tara Lagoa, and Detective Jonathon Bussey from the Franklin Police Department participated in the Shop with a Cop at the Target located in Framingham, Massachusetts. Over a dozen area police departments assisted in the event to help children."

"Thank you to all who helped support the FPD Toy Drive. This year was a tremendous success. We were able to help over 30 local families directly, and work with the Santa Foundation to help even more! Special thanks to Detective Copeland and Detective Bussey for their hard work putting this together."

"Today (12/20/18), Natasha Kelty, Veteran Outreach Coordinator from the Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program came to the station to present a plaque to the FPD for our participation in No Shave November. This year the Home Base Foundation had 116 Departments participate, and raised over $240,000. 

Pictured with Natasha (L-R) are CSO Mucciarone, Detective Bussey, Chief Lynch, Officer Rosa, Officer Flynn, and Sergeant Zimmerman. 

Female officers were able to show their support by wearing special digital camo hats for the month."

Follow the Franklin Police on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Franklin-Police-Department-162770995915/

And visit their page on the Town of Franklin website
https://www.franklinma.gov/police-department

Thank you to all who helped support the FPD Toy Drive
(Town of Franklin, MA Police - Facebook photo)

Both FHS swim teams top Canton

Via HockomockSports and Twitter we share the results of the FHS sports action on Friday, Dec 21, 2018


Boys Basketball = Franklin, 73 @ Catholic Memorial, 78 – Final
– Franklin led 40-39 at halftime, and took a 59-55 lead into the final frame but Catholic Memorial was able to take the lead midway through. Trailing 72-64 with three minutes to go, the Panthers got within two, and then within one when Jalen Samuels (17 points) hit a three with 9.3 seconds left. But the Knights hit two free throws and thwarted a last bid from the Panthers. Junior Chris Edgehill had a team-high 27 points for the Panthers.

Boys Swimming = Canton, 62 @ Franklin, 102 – Final

Girls Swimming = Canton, 62.5 @ Franklin, 102.5 – Final


For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-12-21-18/

Via the Twitterverse
https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/lists/fhs-sports

FHS Panthers

FHS lady swimmers defeat Canton taking first in 10 out of 11 events.
FHS guy swimmers defeat Canton taking first in EVERY event!

— CoachP_FHS_Swim (@CoachP_FHSswim) December 22, 2018

Noow that is a way to start winter break!
Big swims from girls & boys side tonight. Love seeing swimmers tackle new events and power through obstacles. Keep up the fire 🔥🐾#proudcoach #happyvaca #pantherpride #FHSwoooooo #giddyup pic.twitter.com/GQnOyDp6HD

— Coach Balliro (@coachB_fhs) December 22, 2018

FINAL: No. 4 Catholic Memorial 78 No. 1 Franklin 73. The Panthers final inbound was intercepted and returned for the game’s final basket. @GlobeSchools pic.twitter.com/pmDilh7pG3

— Josh Schafer (@Schafer_44) December 22, 2018

End Q3: Franklin 59 CM 55. @GlobeSchools

— Josh Schafer (@Schafer_44) December 22, 2018

HALF: Franklin 40 CM 39. Franklin junior guard Chris Edgehill leads all scorers with 21 points. Sophomore guard Kurtis Henderson has 18 points for the Knights. @GlobeSchools

— Josh Schafer (@Schafer_44) December 22, 2018

End of Q1: Catholic Memorial leads Franklin 22-18. Franklin’s Chris Edgehill and CM’s Kurtis Henderson traded several baskets toward the end of the quarter. Henderson has 14 pts and Edgehill 11. @GlobeSchools

— Josh Schafer (@Schafer_44) December 22, 2018

"There isn’t a department in here that doesn’t need technology"

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

"Timothy Rapoza says that all those suspicious emails that town employees have been receiving are safe -- at least for now. 

Rapoza, director of technology services, told town councilors on Wednesday that he is behind numerous fake emails -- replicas of popular phishing emails that appear as if they contain viruses -- sent to town employees, and for good reason: He and his team want to see who is clicking on them. 

The goal, Rapoza added, is to train employees to recognize potential threats when they see them in their inboxes. It’s one of the many tasks of the town Technology Department, which has been in place for about 20 years. 

And Rapoza, who has been with Franklin for 13 years, said he has seen technology change dramatically in that time."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20181222/franklin-councilors-get-tech-lesson-on-phishing-virus-threats

From more about the Town of Franklin Technology Department
https://www.franklinps.net/district/educational-technology

one page from the slideshow presented at the Town Council meeting on Weds, Dec 19

Enrollment Open House at BFCCPS - Jan 12 and Feb 9

"Enrollment applications for the 2019-2020 school year are currently being accepted. We would like to encourage all interested families to join us for an Enrollment Information Session to learn more about our school community.

Two sessions will be hosted at 201 Main Street in Franklin. Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 10 am to noon and Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 10 am to noon. Please note that attendance at these events is purely optional and no RSVP is required to attend.

You’ll hear from the Board of Trustees, Members of the BFCCPS School Administration, Faculty as well as Parents at our school. These open houses are a great way to learn more about the school’s mission, and see what makes BFCCPS such a special place!

Please note that school visits are not available during school hours so these enrollment sessions are truly the best way to learn more about BFCCPS before the annual enrollment lottery."

Continue reading about the Open House
http://bfccps.org/join-us-for-an-enrollment-open-house/

Applications are being accepted  http://bfccps.org/about/enrollment/

Enrollment Open House at BFCCPS - Jan 12 and Feb 9

Electrifying News from Mass Poetry

Given the discussion around a Mixed Business Innovation District for Franklin, it was timely to see how a similar mixed business use in Boston is developing.

View this email in your browser https://mailchi.mp/e79251110b53/the-mass-poetry-festival-bordello-beckons-348845?e=97cf13d93c Dear poets, bibliophiles, friends, colleagues, and Mass Poetry champions, We just learned this truly stunning news, after hoping and waiting for months…   The City of Boston has selected GrubStreet to open a narrative arts center in Boston's Seaport District with Mass Poetry as a key partner and an anchor tenant! Thank you to so many of you for backing this dream of a long-term home for Mass Poetry. Thousands of you signed our petition. Countless others placed calls and wrote letters of support. It worked! Spearheaded by GrubStreet, the new narrative arts center will be a long-term home for writing and reading in Boston. It will come to life at 50 Liberty on Fan Pier. GrubStreet will oversee and operate 13,000 square-feet of cultural space featuring a literary stage, classrooms for writing workshops, podcast studio, and a bookstore and a café. And Mass Poetry will bring the poetry - from renowned poets featured on the literary stage to expanded workshop offerings and site-specific poetry installations such as Raining Poetry and more. "It's our collective vision to lift up all voices and ensure that artistic education is available to everyone – especially those who have been marginalized," said Eve Bridburg, GrubStreet's executive director, about making the narrative arts center a home for all. "Mass Poetry couldn't be more excited to partner with GrubStreet, a pioneering organization that has transformed Boston's literary scene," added Michael Ansara, Mass Poetry's co-founder. As sawdust begins to fly, Mass Poetry will be launching a strategic planning process, so we can dream together with our partners and backers about what having a long-term home in Boston's Seaport will mean for us. We will also be placing the Spring 2019 Massachusetts Poetry Festival on hold, as we do so. But don't worry; the festival will be back, bigger and better than ever! Lastly, we would like to offer our own thanks to the Calderwood Foundation for supporting the creation of Boston's first narrative arts center with a $2,000,000 pledge to GrubStreet. Thank you for backing Mass Poetry's work at every turn. We look forward to showing you our new home soon. And congratulations again to GrubStreet and to all writers and readers in Boston as we move forward together on this exciting collaboration! With pride and excitement, Daniel Johnson, Executive Director, Mass Poetry Nicco Mele, Board Chair, Mass Poetry If you love the work we do to support poets and spread the power of poetry to students, T riders, and more, please consider supporting us with a recurring monthly donation. Donate Now Copyright © *2017* *Mass Poetry*, All rights reserved.

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI Dec 21 - THU Dec 27

Friday, December 21

10:00am

 Knitting Group

3:00pm

 Hot Cocoa and Coloring

7:30pm

 Neverland’s Ice Age: A Peter Panto

Saturday, December 22

10:00am

 Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

10:30am

 Pancakes and Pajamas

12:00pm

 Wrapping Station!

2:00pm

 Neverland's Ice Age: A Peter Panto

7:30pm

 Neverland’s Ice Age: A Peter Panto

Sunday, December 23

1:00pm

 Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

Monday, December 24

 Library Closed

 Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 25

 Library Closed

 Christmas Day

Wednesday, December 26

10:30am

 Terrific Toddlers

11:00am

 Toddler Playgroup

1:00pm

 Princess Storytime

4:00pm

 Construction Junction

Thursday, December 27

9:30am

 Baby Tummy Time

11:00am

 Walk the SNETT with FBRTC

1:00pm

 Multicultural Potluck

4:00pm

 Fandom Thursdays

6:00pm

 Volunteens

For the interactive version, please visit

http://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

For the Town of Franklin Public Meeting Calendar

http://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

Submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this link

https://goo.gl/forms/7Pr1iBuAiIna7cUo2

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI Dec 21 - THU Dec 27

Senior Center - Newsletter for January 2019

What's happening at the Senior Center? The newsletter for January, 2019 is available to reveal the programs and events scheduled. Read and download your copy

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/pages/jan19connection.pdf

Senior Center - Newsletter for January 2019