FHS boys Indoor Track 4x800 relay team takes 4th in Nationals

FHS boys Indoor Track 4x800 relay team takes 4th at Nationals Emerging Elite with an 8:03.92.

1) Dylan Kehoe

2) Camden Harrington

3) Nicholas Calitri

4) Michael Hagen

Heat

2

#	Lap	Split
1	2:00.632	2:00.632
2	2:01.958	4:02.589
3	1:59.910	6:02.499
4	2:01.422	8:03.920

https://results.armorytrack.com/meets/1724/relays/11646/results

FHS boys 4x800 relay team

Boys 4x800 takes 4th at Nationals Emerging Elite with an 8:03.92. pic.twitter.com/PyDiCqNlpc

— Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) March 8, 2019

FHS boys hockey team to play Sunday night 3/10 at 6;15 PM

The 2019 MIAA Boys Ice Hockey Division 1 South bracket worked its way to two teams to play in the final game on Sunday at Bourne Arena. The FHS team is scheduled to play Duxbury when the puck drops at 6:15 PM. 

2019 MIAA Boys Ice Hockey Division 1 South bracket

For the link to the MIAA bracket info
http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=5151

FHS girls hockey close out season with 5-2 loss to Andover in D1 quarterfinals

Via HockomockSports and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS sports action on Friday, Feb 8, 2019


Girls Hockey = Division 1 = #5 Franklin, 2 @ #4 Andover, 5 – Final
– Franklin and Andover traded leads in the first and second periods, but the Warriors scored three unanswered in the final period to get the win. Cassi Ronan put Franklin ahead with a goal in the first period but Andover scored two straight to begin the second to make it 2-1. Ronan scored her second of the game to knot it 2-2 after two periods. Andover scored a shorthanded goal in the first minute, added a fourth midway through the third, and iced it with an empty net goal.

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-03-08-19/

Franklin falls short, 5-2, in a hard fought battle against Andover. Goals scored by Ronan (2) - Colace with an amazing game per usual!! Thanks to the seniors for putting in effort all season! #GoFranklin

— FHS Girls Hockey (@fhsvgockey) March 9, 2019

Great Season https://t.co/KR6oYT7bSO

— Coach Spillane (@FHS_PuckCoach) March 9, 2019

Tremendous #PantherPride for a a terrific season. Thanks to all, but especially our seniors!! https://t.co/mau2Hwhslw

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) March 9, 2019

Such a GREAT season Panthers - on so many levels! We are so proud of this team! Thank you seniors! #HockChamps #PantherPride https://t.co/ItA7m2xfsl

— FranklinAthletics (@FHSSports) March 9, 2019

After two unanswered goals by Andover, Franklin’s Cassi Ronan snipes one top shelf (video) tying the game up at 2-2 with 5:00 left in the second period. @MetroWestSports pic.twitter.com/nDs9f48r5E

— Adam Nazzaro (@ANazz93) March 9, 2019

FHS Panthers

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Mar 8 to THU - Mar 14

Friday, March 8

10:00am

 Knitting Group

Saturday, March 9

2:00pm

 World of Dolls

7:30pm

 Seussical

Sunday, March 10

 Daylight Saving Time starts

7:30am

 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast

2:00pm

 Seussical

Monday, March 11

 Concert Dress Rehearsal

10:30am

 Move Along

11:00am

 Toddler Playgroup

2:30pm

 Musical Rehearsal

3:00pm

 Monday Crafternoons

3:30pm

 Dungeons & Dragons for Kids

7:00pm

 OSKEY Rehearsal

7:00pm

 "Lovefest"

Tuesday, March 12

9:30am

 Cool Cruisers

10:30am

 Get Ready for Kindergarten

2:30pm

 Musical Rehearsal

4:30pm

 SPRING ART SHOWCASE

6:00pm

 MICCA All Town Showcase Concert - Orchestra/Chorus

7:00pm

 MICCA Showcase Concert

7:00pm

 School Committee

7:30pm

 Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail Committee Public Meeting

Wednesday, March 13

10:30am

 Terrific Toddlers

11:00am

 Toddler Playgroup

4:00pm

 Construction Junction

6:30pm

 Teen Advisory Board

7:00pm

 OSKEY Rehearsal

7:00pm

 Town Council Meeting

7:30pm

 LET'S LAUGH TODAY

Thursday, March 14

9:30am

 Baby Tummy Time

10:30am

 Story & Craft

2:30pm

 Musical Rehearsal

3:30pm

 Discovery Workshop

4:00pm

 Fandom Thursdays

6:00pm

 MICCA All Town Showcase Concert - Band

6:00pm

 Volunteens

7:00pm

 MICCA Showcase Concert

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 - Mar 8 to THU - Mar 14

Franklin Annual Report - 2018: Recreation Department

The Recreation Department is now located at 275 Beaver Street, Franklin MA 02038. The Recreation Department offers Franklin residents a variety of programs and activities for youth and adults, as well as coordination of youth sports organizations field use. The department operates and schedules activities for Beaver Pond, Fletcher Field, Dennis Pisani Field, Henry “Ski” Faenza Tot Lot (Nason Street Tot Lot), King Street Memorial Field, Dacey Community Field, and the Meadowlark Lane fields. 

The department is also responsible for scheduling the use of all school athletic fields. Our department works closely with the various town youth sports organizations and Athletic Director Tom Angelo to schedule all youth sports activities around the high school team practices and games.

Chilson Beach
Chilson Beach was open from June 24-August 18, 2017 with a swim at your own risk policy. No lifeguards were on duty. However, we staffed the beach with gate guards to check for residency as the beach remains Franklin residents only. The pond was home to canoeing, kayaking, swimming, fishing, and hiking. For information on Chilson Beach and our  water testing results, please visit:
http://www.franklinma.gov/recreationdepartment/pages/beaver-pond

On the turf field at Beaver Pond, we continue to permit soccer, field hockey, flag football, Pop Warner football and boy’s lacrosse. The turf field was used for the Franklin Recreation Department’s NFL Flag football, Franklin Pop Warner football, Franklin Youth Soccer, and Franklin youth boys lacrosse, as well as yoga for senior citizens, tai chi, boot camp, and many other recreational activities. A portable recycled plastic walkway is on site for  handicap accessibility to the water edge and playground area.

The Franklin High School soccer, lacrosse and field hockey programs play all of their home games on the turf field as well. At the time of this publication, the turf field was being resurfaced.

Recreation Programs

• Summer Camp
• Youth Basketball Program
• Pee Wee Baseball
• Kid Care Babysitting
• NFL Flag Football
• Girls Lacrosse
• NHL Street Hockey
• Girls Field Hockey
• Golf Lessons
• ArtVenture Afterschool Studios
• Preschool Programs
• Children’s Programs
• Disc Golf
• Rec Gym Programs
• Parks and Playgrounds

Note: due to the volume of text describing the complete set of Recreation programs, I encourage you to go to the PDF of the Annual Report (page 122 of the PDF, page 111 of the print version) to read the full set of details. It is quite a program!



You can read the full Annual Report for 2018 online
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/franklin_2018_town_report.pdf

The archive of prior year annual reports
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/pages/annual-reports

Visit the Recreation Dept online
https://www.franklinma.gov/recreation-department

Franklin Annual Report - 2018: Recreation Department

Horace Mann statue - May 7. 2017

The unveiling of the Horace Mann statue in Franklin, MA on May 7. 2017



or go directly to Flickr
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Local fifth grader to appear in FPAC’s Seussical

Franklin’s Julian DiChiara is set to appear as JoJo in the Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) production of Seussical running March 9,10, 15, 16, and 17 at THE BLACK BOX in downtown Franklin. DiChiara is a fifth grader at Oak Street Elementary and studies singing, acting, and dancing at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts.

Even at his young age, DiChiara is no stranger to the stage. Earlier this season, he played Les in FPAC’s sold out run of Disney’s Newsies where he appeared with Broadway’s Christopher Rice (The Book of Mormon) and was choreographed by Chaz Wolcott (Newsies, So You Think You Can Dance, Cats). 

Julian DiChiara

He was also seen in the children’s choir of FPAC’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (10 DASH Award nominations) and in their original holiday panto Alice in a Winter Wonderland as Tweedle Dee. At the Franklin School for the Performing Arts, DiChiara has had roles in The Wizard of Oz, Bring It, and The Government Inspector. He also performs locally with the ensemble “Future Shock.”

Seussical is a perfect musical for the whole family. Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have lovingly brought to life Dr. Seuss favorites including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination – Jojo (played by DiChiara). The colorful characters transport the audience from the Jungle of Nool, to the Circus McGurkus, to the invisible world of the Whos.

Tickets for Seussical are available at www.fpaconline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370. THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 W. Central St. in downtown Franklin.

On this date: Mar 8, 2013: Downtown Project finally getting to bid

Stepping back into the archives for March 8, 2013 we find that the Downtown Project is about to go to bid in the fall. Yes, hard to believe is has already re-routed traffic for a couple of years now. It took a while to prepare for and really didn't take that long to complete once it started.

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The Downtown Project is making some planning progress as reported in the Milford Daily News:

"Almost ten years in the making, the project aims to bring business back to the heart of town, in part through several cosmetic and safety improvements. 

Construction — slated to begin next fall after the project goes out to bid in August — will include: converting one-way traffic on Main Street and West Central Street to two-way; fixing roadways and sidewalks; upgrading lighting; and installing interconnected traffic signals and calming devices. 

With a total length of more than a mile, the work, the bulk of which should wrap up in the spring of 2014, will encompass a large swath of the downtown."

Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x1433793532/Franklin-plans-for-downtown-improvement-project#ixzz2MwW3XNm8

Additional information on the project can be found on the Downtown Partnership webpage
http://www.franklindowntownpartnership.org/p/downtown-project.html

The post from March 8, 2013
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/03/how-construction-would-affect-businesses.html

updated lane markings were part of the Downtown Project finish work

Community Coffee - March 9 - 10 AM - School Starts Times

The next School Committee Community Coffee is scheduled for Saturday, March 9 at 10:00 AM at the Franklin Public Library.

The theme for this discussion is the work of the School Starts Times Advisory Committee. Feedback is being gathered to prepare for the presentation to the School Committee at the March 26 meeting.

More about the School Start Times Advisory Committee can be found
https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-start-times-advisory-committee

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse: Greg Greenway - March 9

Greg Greenway of Brother Sun returns

Greg Greenway March 9                           View this email in your browser Greg Greenway Mar 9 -  8 PM $25 Greg Greenway has been described as "one of the strongest, and finest voices in folk music." The Boston Globe wrote, "Confessional one moment, rambunctiously disarming the next, few modern folk singers can own a coffeehouse stage as completely as Greenway." From the end of 2010 to the present, Greenway has been one third of one of the most successful Folk trios in North America, Brother Sun. Greenway is also involved in a new project with long time friend, Reggie Harris, "Deeper Than the Skin". Greg will be performing with Fabio Pirozzolo on percussion and Stephanie Corby on backing vocals. https://c9tuning.wordpress.com/  Greg Greenway The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 8:00 PM; doors open at 7:30 PM. Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available.  Please call (508)528-2541 or visit http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information. Upcoming Shows Mar 23       Patty Larkin Mar 30       Celtic Band RUNA Apr 13       Tracy Grammer May 11       Ordinary Elephant

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse · First Universalist Society · 262 Chestnut St · Franklin, MA 02038 · USA

Franklin Library: Teen Board Game Cafe - Sat - Mar 9 - 3:00 PM

For teens in grades 6 through 12, the Franklin Public Library will hold a Board Game Cafe on Saturday, March 9 FROM 3:00 - 4:30 PM.

Franklin Library: Teen Board Game Cafe - Sat - Mar 9 - 3:00 PM

Shared from the Franklin Library page
https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/bulletins/teen-board-game-cafe-1

and Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/events/2083765881645821/

Franklin Annual Report - 2018: Town Council

The Town Council is the holder of all general, corporate, legislative, and appropriations powers of the Town of Franklin. On behalf of the Town Council I submit our annual report for the FY18.

Economic Development
The Town Council adopted GL Chapter 64N Section 3 authorizing the imposition of a local sales tax on the sale or transfer of marijuana or marijuana products by a marijuana retailer and establishes the tax rate at the max of 3%. The Town council approved a Zoning Bylaw amendment the poultry set back to a minimum of 25 feet.

Facilities
The New construction and renovation of the Franklin Public Library was completed and a Ribbon Cutting was held in Fall of 2017. New Turf Fields were installed at the High School and Beaver Street Field along with a new track around the High School field. A proposal for a new bathroom facility and storage and concession building at Pisini Field near the High school was submitted and approved.

Recreation and Open Space
We are continuing to clean up the weed and fish issues at the DelCarte as part of the restoration and preservation of this recreation area. The Town recorded and deeded two unimproved vacant parcels on Grove Street from the land of low value auction that the Town Treasurer/Collector held.

Downtown
The Downtown Revitalization project is still underway with continued efforts to improve the roadways in the Alpine Place neighborhood.

Other
Approved a balanced budget and worked with the Town Administration on obtaining a five year capital plan for all departments including the Water and Sewer Enterprise funds.

The Town Council voted to transfer two town owned parcels of vacant land (244-040-000-000 .182 acres on Brook Street and 266-073-000-000 7.582 acres off Mill Street) to the care, custody, control and management of the Conservation Commission.

The Council appropriated:
● $160,000 for a new snow plow for the Public Works.
● $550,000 for Roadway Improvements for the Public Works.
● $18,000 for Police Radio Improvements.
● $20,000 for a Town Wide Operational Risk Assessment of all Town and School operations from a fiscal management perspective to outline any weaknesses to be addressed

The Town Council approved a Bylaw Amendment to raise the Water and Sewer Usage Rates. The expansion and construction of the existing Veterans War Memorial on the Town Common was approved.

Franklin was designated as a Green Community. With a new Fuel Efficient policy and Energy Reduction plan in place. More than 90% of electricity used by the town is generated through solar energy.

The Town receives a donation of a parcel of land on Grove street that abuts two of the town owned wells and the future Treatment Plan Site.

It is a pleasure to serve my fellow citizens and to submit this annual report on behalf of the Franklin Town Council for your review.

Respectfully submitted,

Matthew T. Kelly 
Chairman, Franklin Town Council


You can read the full Annual Report for 2018 online
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/franklin_2018_town_report.pdf

The archive of prior year annual reports
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk/pages/annual-reports

Franklin Annual Report - 2018: Town Council

Franklin Cultural Festival 2016

Photos from the 2nd Annual Cultural Festival held in Franklin, MA in July 2016



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