James Montgomery returns to THE BLACK BOX on Feb 16

James Montgomery returns to THE BLACK BOX on February 16 at 8 PM!

When blues legend James Montgomery plays the harmonica, he "brings it on home". Whether it's recording with Kid Rock, sitting in with Gregg Allman, or fronting his hot band of thirty years, Montgomery plays with authority. While growing up in Detroit he learned first-hand from the masters - James Cotton, John Lee Hooker, and Jr. Wells - at the legendary "Chessmate." Over the years, he's carried on in the tradition and continues to be a vital presence in Blues as one of the most dynamic performers on the scene.

Blues legend James Montgomery returns to THE BLACK BOX - Feb 16

Montgomery has toured with many major artists, including Aerosmith, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, the Allman Brothers, Steve Miller and others. He has jammed on stage with B.B.King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Jr. Wells, James Cotton, Charlie Daniels, Bonnie Raitt, Greg Allman, Laverne Baker, Patti LaBelle, and Peter Wolf among others, including an impromptu session with Mick Jagger at New York's "Trax".

Over the years Montgomery's band has been a springboard for many musicians. Members of his band have included Billy Squire, Wayne Kramer (MC-5), Jeff Golub (Rod Stewart), Jim McCarty (Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels), Nunzio Signore Bo Diddley), Jeff Pevar (Ray Charles Orchestra, Crosby, Stills & Nash), Bobby Chouinard (drummer with Ted Nugent, Squire and Robert Gordon), Jeff Levine (Joe Cocker), Aerosmith's Tom Gambel, and many others.

For Tickets
https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1193

Hearts Take Flight - Feb 9 - art workshop for students 6 - 12

The leadership of the Franklin Arts Academy is thrilled to offer this amazing art opportunity to our Franklin students, aged 6 through 12! In this four hour workshop, the children will create and mail three incredible valentines to family members of your choice! 

They will also learn about the history of Valentines in Massachusetts and create one more Valentine-themed project. A pizza lunch with a decorate your own cupcake bar and games will round out the day. The cost per child is $40.

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE FAA BOOSTERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND and
extra-curricular programming for the Franklin Arts Academy - an academic, arts-integration pathway within Franklin High School.

The workshop will be run by students is the Franklin Arts academy supervised by FPS Visual Arts Director, Carolann Tebbetts. Space is limited to 24 children so sign up early! 

Print the form below and send in with a check made to “FAA BOOSTERS” - payment and form must be received by Wednesday, February 6th! 

You can also email Mrs. Tebbetts to reserve your child’s spot in the workshop: tebbettsc@franklinps.net 

Confirmation of registration and drop-off instruction will be sent when payment is received.

The fine print: We will be working with paint, pastels, glue, and glitter! Children should come dressed in comfortable clothes appropriate for art-making. Three names/addresses should be sent with your child or attached to the registration form (or emailed to Mrs. Tebbetts) so the Valentines can be mailed in time to arrive for Valentine’s Day. You can also send photos of your child if you would like to include them in the artwork for a personal touch!

Hearts Take Flight - Feb 9 - art workshop for students 6 - 12

Registration Form:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczcVVPYWpOX1llX2lRNUh0MGgyY3d1amJ2eVV3/view?usp=sharing

Registration Form:

DPW Waterworks Overview - Jan 30, 2019

The DPW provided an update on the water system to the Town Council at the meeting of Jan 30, 2019. The Council took steps later in the meeting to fund the multi-year water line replacement plan as outlined.

DPW Director Robert (Brutus) Cantoreggi and Water Superintendent Laurie Ruszala made the presentation and responded to the questions from the Town Council.

Water Presentation - Jan 30, 2019 from Franklin Matters

DPW Director Robert (Brutus) Cantoreggi and Water Superintendent Laurie Ruszala

"more geared toward first-time parents."

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

"Babies don’t come with a manual, but the library is hoping to offer advice for expecting mothers and fathers with its new program, “Bump and Beyond.” 

The program trains soon-to-be parents on a multitude of child-care areas. Kim Byda and Katie Brown, lactation specialists and nurses from Northeast Mom’s and Babies, sometimes come to the library’s weekly “Tummy Time” for infants. 

They provide advice and offer sources of information for new parents. They’ll also be making appearances at Bump and Beyond, said Youth Services Librarian Caleigh Keating. 

“They’re there just to answer questions and be a resource,” said Keating. “Our focus now is how we reach folks before the baby is born.” 

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190131/franklin-library-offers-program-for-expecting-parents


Bump and Beyond: A Group for Expecting Parents!
Wednesday, February 27th, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

No matter what stage you're at in your (or your partner's) pregnancy, you probably have questions. (Is this normal? What should we expect? How will we handle feeding and sleeping issues?) You're not alone! Join us at the library to share your questions, get answers, meet other expecting parents and build your parent tribe! We will be joined each month by lactation specialists, Nurse Practitioners, and parents Katie and Kim of Northeast Moms and Babies, who will be on hand to answer all your questions! This month’s theme: Creating a registry and Pregnancy myth busters!

From the Library Newsletter
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/franklinlibraryfebruary2019newsletter.pdf

Bump and Beyond: A Group for Expecting Parents!  Wednesday, February 27

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School: Grade Eight Students Complete Capstone Projects

Congratulations to the 43 members of the Grade Eight class at the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School that presented their Capstone Presentations on January 24 and 25.

Beginning in seventh grade, students develop, plan and initiate a self-designed, service-learning project. During their eighth grade year, students complete their project and present their work to a faculty panel and wider school community at the capstone assembly. 

Students receive guidance through this process as part of our advising program, however complete the project outside of school and requires parental help and support every step of the way.

“Capstone best exemplifies the mission of our school, the pillars of our school. The Capstone project isn’t possible without all four of those pillars working together.

Without all your experience with community service, you would not know how a student can make a difference in their world. Without a rigorous classical education you would not have the skills to meet people, write letters, to interact with people and actually conduct this hard and interesting service project.

Without character education you wouldn’t have the empathy and understanding to identify the needs, or the social skills to do some of the work that you’ve done.

Lastly, our fourth pillar, parents are a big part of this too. They instilled the values and the trust in you that we’ve tried to continue as a school. Their support of this project, and those other three pillars has brought you here today.

What you have achieved here as individuals has ripples for our school, positive repercussions for the lives of those you’ve worked with that will carry on and be your legacy for a very long time.” – Joe Perna, BFCCPS Head of School

Student projects included work with local veteran’s organizations, food pantries, homeless shelters, and animal shelters. Students also raised awareness for issues such as plastic pollution, access to clean drinking water, children’s literacy and food allergies and much more.

One student student worked with the Norfolk County Bee Keeper’s association and became a beekeeper; he will maintain a hive on behalf of BFCCPS in an effort to promote the importance of protecting honeybees!


With the support of their advisers, fellow classmates and of course their parents these students presented a four to five minute speech to an audience of over 200 guests! We are so incredibly proud of you all.

On Thursday we were joined by Mr. Tim Nicolette, Executive Director of the Mass Charter School Organization, State Representative Jeffrey Roy and Mr. Jamie Hellen Franklin Town Administrator

On Friday we were treated to a visit by BFCCPS Alumna Amanda Mullaney. Amanda graduated 8th grade at BFCCPS in 2007; she recently passed the Bar Exam and is now employed as an Assistant District Attorney for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office.

It was so inspiring to hear Amanda speak about the love and satisfaction we all can can get from helping other people and serving our community. What an exceptional role model for our Grade Eight students.

Learn more about the BFCCPS Capstone Project on our website here: http://bfccps.org/community-service/capstone/

Photo galleries from the each day are linked here: 
Capstone Presentations: Day One  https://photos.app.goo.gl/hiGUivyh4paWdbHQ8
Capstone Presentations: Day Two  https://photos.app.goo.gl/fpdvZd3bWKy8UvWy9

Franklin Public Library February 2019 Newsletter - Links to Surveys!

Franklin Public Library to Update Strategic Plan in 2019

A lot has been accomplished since our last Strategic Plan five years ago culminating in a magnificent renovation/addition, and the restoration of the library's budget.

Now, we need your help in charting the future of library services. Please give us your feedback about the Library by completing the surveys below. 

We'll use your input to craft a new 5 year Strategic Plan that will be used to set priorities and guide our decisions about library services to the community. 

Thank you!


Adult Collections & Technology
https://goo.gl/forms/ZQfggx97CYb4eptt2

Adult Programming
https://goo.gl/forms/Lk1ESpxQtLI8p8ob2

Youth Services—Children's Department
https://goo.gl/forms/8CMTPs8cLjoohCaQ2

Youth Services—Teens
https://goo.gl/forms/Zktr6JGXaJ10zGtg2

Franklin Public Library Visioning Questions
https://goo.gl/forms/ebOb5Ity4vneVWWk1


The newsletter can be found on the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/news/franklinlibraryfebruary2019newsletter.pdf

Franklin Public Library February 2019 Newsletter - Links to Surveys!

FHS wrestling and girls hockey teams post wins on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports, we share the results of the FHS sports action on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2019

Wrestling = Franklin, 60 vs. St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 15 – Final

Girls Hockey = Mansfield/Oliver Ames, 1 @ Franklin, 4 – Final
Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap

"One of the best ways to measure how good a team can be is to see how they respond to adversity. 

The Franklin girls hockey team suffered its first setback of the season over the weekend at the hands of highly touted Walpole, but the Panthers had no interest in letting that trend continue. 

Behind a stellar defensive performance, Franklin got back into the win column as it began its second trip through league play with a 4-1 decision over visiting Mansfield/Oliver Ames. 

The Panthers pounced for a 1-0 lead after the first period before tacking on two more in the second period to earn the win. Franklin limited the Warriors to just 15 shots on goal for the game.

Continue reading the recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-hockey-bounces-back-league-win-moa/


Boys Hockey = North Attleboro, 5 @ Franklin, 2 – Final
Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap

"The North Attleboro boys hockey team didn’t take any points from its game against Canton this past weekend, but it might have skated away with something more valuable: confidence. 

The Rocketeers skated with, and arguably outplayed, the top team in the Hockomock on Saturday before the Bulldogs grabbed a late winner. While North Attleboro didn’t win, it learned that they can play with top teams in the area when playing at the top of their game. 

That confidence was on full display on Wednesday night in Franklin as the Rocketeers raced out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back, skating to a 5-2 decision over the Panthers. 

“We’ve kind of compared ourselves to the 2001 Patriots,” said North Attleboro head coach Ben McManama. “They played the Rams in the regular season and they realized they could play, that they could hold their own. And it was about getting that next big victory and I think we got that today. Guys are realizing we’re good enough but we still have a lot to work on because we can’t rely on Ryan Warren giving us performances like that every game, it’s too much to ask for him.”

Continue reading the recap online
https://hockomocksports.com/north-attleboro-boys-hockey-warren-zammiello-first-win-franklin/

Click here for a photo gallery from the boys game
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Winter-2018-2019/Franklin-North-Attleboro-Boys-Hockey-01-29-19/

Click here for a photo gallery from the girls game.
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Winter-2018-2019/Franklin-MansfieldOliver-Ames-Girls-Hockey-01-29-19/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-30-19/

MOA’s Emma Pereira (left) and Franklin’s Gina Vignone battle for possession at the blue line in the second period.
(Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)