FHS girls lacrosse rolls 20-1 in opener

Girls Lacrosse = D1 East = #15 North Attleboro, 1 @ #2 Franklin, 20 – Final

Joe Clark, HockomockSports.com Reporter, provides the game recap:

"The first round of the MIAA Division I East Tournament pitted two Hockomock League opponents against each other in #2 Franklin and #15 North Attleboro. Franklin took the first matchup between the two on April 10th, and history repeated itself on Monday afternoon at Pisini Field in Franklin, as the Panthers won by a score of 20-1. 

Franklin got off to a quick start, with Kelsey McCallum netting the Panthers first goal less than a minute into the game. Stella Regan followed that up with a goal of her own a few seconds later, and then Kenzie Baker (five goals) scored three straight goals to put Franklin up 5-0 less than five minutes into the game. Franklin’s quick start could be attributed to their success on the draw, as they won 21 out of the 24 total draws. 

“We always want to come out hard and set the tone early, starting with draws, we’ve been really working on that in practice, just winning draws and the ground ball battle and then taking care of our shots, and we definitely did that today,” said Franklin coach Kristin Igoe Guarino about her team’s start. 

The rest of the first half was all Franklin, as the Panthers scored another five goals within eight minutes to increase the lead to 10-0 with 12:16 to go in the first. It could’ve been a larger lead for Franklin if it weren’t for a great save with 14:39 to go by North Attleboro goalie Faith Graveline."

Continue reading the recap
https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-runs-past-rocketeers-in-playoff-opener/

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-06-03-19/

For a photo gallery of this game
https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2018-2019/Spring-2019/Franklin-North-Attleboro-Girls-Lacrosse-6-3-19/

Franklin continued its dominance against Hockomock League teams, rolling to a 20-1 victory over
North Attleboro in the first round of the playoffs. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

In the News: Franklin PMC Kids Ride; “A Berry Fine Art Show”

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

Franklin PMC (Pan Mass Challenge) Kids Ride

"The Franklin PMC (Pan Mass Challenge) Kids Ride will be held from 8 a.m. to noon June 16, one of more than 35 PMC Kids Rides throughout the New England area. 

The Franklin PMC Kids Ride will start and finish at the Jefferson School, 628 Washington St. 

Kids can select from a 3, 6 or 10-mile course. They will also enjoy an after-ride celebration with music, games, food and more. Younger participants, not yet on two wheels, can participate in the Tikes and Trikes course in a contained area at the school. This area has several stations and activities for the little ones, including a car wash, gas station, snack stand, craft table, face painting and more. 

There is a $10 registration fee and a $30 fundraising minimum for all riders. Riders can ride solo, start a team or join a team."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190603/strongfranklin-pmc-kids-ride-plannedstrong

Franklin PMC (Pan Mass Challenge) Kids Ride (courtesy photo)

“A Berry Fine Art Show”

"The Franklin Art Association will hold its Spring/Summer Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, “A Berry Fine Art Show,” from June 14-16 at the Rockland Trust Annex, 44 Main St. 

The show, which is free and open to the public, will kick off on Friday from 4-8 p.m., coinciding with Franklin Downtown Partnership’s Strawberry Stroll. 

The Fine Art Exhibition and Sale includes works in oil, acrylic, water media, photography, pastel, charcoal and mixed media. In addition to the exhibited works, small works and unframed art will be available for purchase."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190603/strongfranklin-art-association-to-hold-springsummer-fine-art-exhibition-strong

SAFE Coalition: Community Meeting - June 4 at 7 PM

Please join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday, June 4, at 7 PM at the Franklin Municipal Building for our monthly community meeting, where we will be discussing issues and solutions in your community. 

All are welcome!

Sincerely,

Steve Spiewakowski
Secretary, SAFE Coalition

SAFE Coalition - local support for substance abuse

Franklin Garden Club Plant Sale at Farmer’s Market - June 7

The Franklin Garden Club will hold a plant sale from 12:00 – 6:00 PM at the first Franklin Farmer’s Market of the year on June 7 at the Town Common. A variety of reasonably priced annual and perennial plants will be available for purchase, along with flower arrangements made by club members. Proceeds will benefit the club’s scholarship fund and other community activities.

Club Co-Presidents Susan Childers and Janice Cederquist stated, “While the recent rainy weather may have delayed many from planting, June is the perfect time to plant annuals in either gardens or pots, as the weather is getting warmer and plants will begin to thrive. Our sale provides a convenient way to purchase plants or a beautiful flower arrangement to enjoy at home or use as a gift that will brighten the day for someone else. “

Franklin Garden Club  Plant Sale at Farmer’s Market - June 7

What is the public hearing for 19-837 about?

Why does the public hearing have no documents associated with it?

1 - This is a continuation of an action from the April 10 meeting that started earlier this year with the introduction of 19-837 on the March 13 meeting agenda
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda-items/10l-legislation-action-1

2 - The Actions taken on the March 13 meeting confirm that the item was referred to the Planning Board.
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/files/town-council-actions-taken-march-13-2019

l. Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-837: Zoning Map Changes from General Residential V to Single Family Residential IV, an area on or near West Central Street- Referral to the Planning Board (Motion to Refer Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-837 to the Planning Board- Majority Vote (5)) 

ACTION : The Council made a motion to Refer Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-837 to the Planning Board . Approved 4-3 (No: Hamblen, Dellorco, Kelly) 

3 - My notes from the March 13 meeting show:

Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-837: Zoning Map Changes from General Residential V to Single Family Residential IV, an area on or near West Central Street- Referral to the Planning Board (Motion to Refer Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-837 to the Planning Board- Majority Vote (5)) 

Joel D'Errico with story on the proposal for the propertyAttny Cerel alerted the Council that there is a suit against the Planning Board and they should be cautious in their response to Mr D'Errico
Mr Marguerite speaks in favor of the R5, he has a deal with Mr D'Errico

motion to approve, seconded, passes 4-3 (simple majority due to the presence of 7)Hamblen, nDellorco, nKelly, n
Casey, Jones, Mercer, Earls all yes

You can find the notes from the March 13 meeting here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/03/live-reporting-legislation-for-action.html

4 - The agenda for the April 10 meeting includes the item coming back from the Planning Board to the Town Council for their public hearing
https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/april-10-town-council-agenda

Due to the pending litigation, the hearing was opened and then continued to the June 5 agenda  https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/status/1116116051367010306

5 - So what did happen at the Planning Board?
The public hearing was held at the meeting on April 8. The Planning Board minutes show discussion and eventual approval of the motion to change from Res V to Res IV by 4-0.
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/minutes/april_8_2019.pdf

6 - What is the background on the property and why is there pending litigation? I provided a detailed recap of the zoning and proposal in April
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/04/what-is-story-with-278-280-300-west.html

Will the public hearing be held? Or will it be continued again due to the litigation which may or may not be resolved at this time?

What is the story with 278-280-300 West Central St? In March the property
was still partially covered with snow

The full agenda and documents released for the meeting
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/06/franklin-ma-town-council-agenda-june-5.html

FHS baseball has #1 seed in Super 8 tournament

FHS baseball has been seeded #1 in the Super 8 tournament for this season. They open the playoffs on Wednesday at home against #8 seed North Andover at 4:00 PM. Updated -> 5:00 PM

#1 @FHSCoachZBrown takes on #8 @NorthAndoverHS on Wednesday, 6/5 at 5:00pm in round 1 of the 2019 MIAA Division 1A Baseball Tourney. FHS still taking swings on the field. #Committed pic.twitter.com/AfA8t91CFc

— Franklin Recreation (@FranklinRec) June 3, 2019

The MIAA bracket for the Super 8 or Div 1A tournament
http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=5257

MIAA bracket for the Super 8 or Div 1A tournament

Register O'Donnell Promotes Protection Against Real Estate Fraud

	Norfolk County Registry of Deeds
	Register O'Donnell Promotes Protection Against Real Estate Fraud Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O'Donnell today reminded county homeowners of a free on-line Consumer Notification Service offered by the Registry of Deeds to protect county property owners against fraud. "The Federal Bureau of Investigation, (F.B.I.)," noted Register O'Donnell, "continues to assign resources to combat property/deed and mortgage fraud. Many jurisdictions across the country have reported unscrupulous individuals recording fraudulent land documents making it appear they own another person's home or property. Fortunately, we have not seen this type of crime take place in Norfolk County. My intent here is not to upset county property owners but to make sure my office is out front vigorously protecting consumers." Any owner of real property in the twenty-eight communities comprising Norfolk County can join the more than 975 homeowners already utilizing the service by signing up for the Consumer Notification Service free of charge by doing the following: Go to the Registry's website www.norfolkdeeds.org, and click on the Consumer Notification Service Get Consumer "Alerts" button to complete the initial registration. From there, follow the remaining sign-up instructions. Once you have signed up for the service, each subscriber will be able to input two names, individual or business, and the corresponding city or town in Norfolk County for monitoring. They can monitor their real estate records for such activities as changes in deeds, mortgages, mortgage discharges, non-mortgage liens, Homesteads or other land documents that might be recorded against the property. O'Donnell stated, "The process to sign-up for the service is user friendly and will only take a few minutes. This free program will not prevent the fraud, but it will allow residents to find out about it in a more timely manner." If a document is recorded against one of the names inputted for monitoring, the subscriber will be alerted via email, usually within 24 hours. The person can check the Registry's on-line land research records at www.norfolkresearch.org as an option. If a subscriber believes a fraudulent land record has been recorded against their property, they should then immediately contact the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center at (781) 461-6101. After talking with a Registry employee, the subscriber will be given a list of public safety referrals by the Registry. Register O'Donnell concluded, "As Norfolk County Register of Deeds, I am focused on making sure the recording of land documents is accomplished in a secure, accurate and accessible manner. I also want to be proactive in taking any and all steps to minimize the potential for fraudulent activity related to land document recordings. The Registry's Consumer Notification Service provides a level of protection to the program's subscribers against dishonest individuals who would attempt to commit real estate or land document fraud. After all, the biggest asset most of us have is our home. I urge people to sign up for this program." To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and/or Instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds. The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street in Dedham. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry's website www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center via telephone at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org. Register William P. O'Donnell Norfolk County Registry of Deeds email: registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org phone: 781-234-3336 web: http://www.norfolkdeeds.org

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Register O'Donnell Promotes Protection Against Real Estate Fraud

FSPA Dance Company to Present Concert at THE BLACK BOX - June 7

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) Dance Department will present the FSPA Dance Company Concert on Friday, June 7 at 7 pm at THE BLACK BOX. 

The FSPA Dance Company features the school's most advanced dancers who enjoy expanded performance opportunities. Working with FSPA dance faculty as well as guest teachers and choreographers to present pre-professional pieces in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and musical theater genres, dancers can delve deeper to explore new types of dance or to pursue a broader range within a particular discipline. 

The FSPA Dance Company is under the direction of Casey Harkness Andrade and the concert will feature her choreography as well as the work of guest choreographers Lucas Melfi and Alex Cardi.

Tickets for the concert and more information on FSPA Dance Company and other programs can be found at www.FSPAonline.com or by calling 508-528-8668. You can follow FSPA on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter. 

The Franklin School for the Performing Arts is located at 38 Main Street in downtown Franklin.

FSPA Dance Company to Present Concert at THE BLACK BOX - June 7

Franklin, MA: Town Council - Agenda - June 5, 2019

The published agenda and documents for the Franklin Town Council meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2019

You can also find the full set of documents in one PDF

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/town_council_agenda_6-5-19_0.pdf

(Note: where there are active links in the agenda item, it will take you to the associated document)

Agenda Item	Summary
Town Council Meeting Agenda	Meeting of June 5, 2019
1. ANNOUNCEMENTS	a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast Channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.
2. CITIZENS COMMENTS	a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to five minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda.  The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES	Meeting of May 8, 2019
4. PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS	Electric Youth Performance
5. APPOINTMENTS	Swearing in of Fire Captain
6. HEARINGS	Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-837: Zoning Map Changes from General Residential V to Single Family Residential IV an Area on or Near West Central Street - 7:10 PM
7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS	None
8. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS	a. Agricultural Commission b. Red Brick Schoolhouse
9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS	a. Capital Budget Subcommittee b. Budget Subcommittee c. Economic Development Subcommittee
10. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
10a. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-36: Red Brick School: Declaration as Surplus and Available for Disposition (Leasing) and Authorization to Lease (Motion to approve Resolution 19-36 - Majority Vote (5))
10b. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-37: Acceptance of Gift - Veterans Services (Motion to Approve Resolution 19-37 - Majority Vote (5))
10c. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-38 Acceptance of Gift- Conservation Commission (Motion to Approve Resolution 19-38 - Majority Vote (5))
10d. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-39: Acceptance of Gift-Franklin Cultural Council (Motion to Approve Resolution 19-39 - Majority Vote (5))
10e. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-40: Appropriation of Cable Funds (Motion to Approve Resolution 19-40- Majority Vote (5))
10f. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-842 Zoning Bylaw Amendment -Changes to Chapter 185 section 40.D(3)(a) -Referral to the Planning Board (Motion to Refer Zoning Bylaw Amendment 19-842- Majority Vote (5))
10g. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION	19-843: Bylaw Amendment- Chapter 25 Human Resource Management - 1st Reading (Motion to Move Bylaw Amendment 19-843 to a 2nd Reading- Majority Vote (5))
11. TOWN ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
13. COUNCIL COMMENTS
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION	None Scheduled
15. ADJOURN

Franklin, MA: Town Council  - Agenda - June 5, 2019

FHS Outdoor Track State Meet results

Here are the FHS Outdoor Track team results from the MIAA All State Outdoor Track Championships, held on Saturday at Westfield State.


BOYS TEAM RESULTS
1. Lowell – 50
18. Franklin – 11

1 Mile
1. Matthew Kleiman, Concord-Carlisle – 4:17.42
4. Tyler Brogan, Franklin – 4:19.24
16. Nicholas Calitri, Franklin – 4:27.82

2 Mile
1. Ryan Oosting, Arlington – 9:12.19
13. Michael Hagen, Franklin – 10:04.06

4×800 Relay
1. Wellesley – 7:52.63
3. Franklin (Dylan Kehoe, Tyler Brogan, Camden Harrington, Michael Hagen) – 7:59.46

Updated: relay team members

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS
1. Wellesley – 38
63. Franklin – 2

800M
1. Makyala Paige, Tewksbury – 2:08.41
7. Julia Fenerty, Franklin – 2:16.23

4×800 Relay
1. Boston Latin – 9:23.66
11. Franklin (Halle Atkinson, Samantha Powderly, Brandi Osborne, Julia Fenerty) – 9:43.40

High Jump
1. Anna Jordahl-Henry, Wellesley – 5-08.00
16. Lindsey Morse, Franklin – J5-02.00

Javelin
1. Kaiya Saunders, Doherty – 122-10
19. Margaret Doyle, Franklin – 100-08

For the other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/miaa-all-state-outdoor-track-meet-hockomock-results-2019/

FHS Panthers

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The Love Dogs Headline THE BLACK BOX - June 8

THE BLACK BOX New England Artist Series presents The Love Dogs, featuring rockin' rhythm and blues, on Saturday, June 8 at 8 PM at the downtown Franklin venue. With barrelhouse boogie-woogie piano, stinging Fender guitar, and a red-hot horn section of trombone and alto, tenor and baritone saxes, The Love Dogs also showcases a swinging rhythm section that Blues Review magazine called "the best in the business" and a charismatic front man with one of the biggest blues voices around. Based out of Boston, the septet recently celebrated its 20th year.

Combining elements of jump blues, New Orleans R&B, and early rock 'n' roll, The Love Dogs have played juke joints, festivals, and concert halls across the U.S. and Canada and on both sides of the Atlantic. They've released four CDs. Many of the cuts have been blues radio favorites and several of the Dogs' signature original songs have been used in feature films and on television. Voted "Best New England Band" by Blues Audience magazine, The Love Dogs is part Rat Pack party, part 20th century musical encyclopedia, and part revival meeting.

A full bar is available. The home of the Franklin Performing Arts Company, THE BLACK BOX is located at 15 West Central Street. 

For tickets and more information, visit www.THEBLACKBOXonline.com or call (508) 528-3370. You can follow THE BLACK BOX on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

The Love Dogs Headline THE BLACK BOX - June 8

FHS boys and girls lacrosse, boys tennis playoff brackets

Both the FHS boys and girls lacrosse teams are seeded #2 seed for their D1 divisions. The boys tennis team is seeded 9th. The first game date is shown in the HokcomockSports.Com link. The MIAA bracket and full listing of seeds for each team is shown in the images below.


Boys Lacrosse
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-boys-lacrosse-playoff-seeds-matchups-2019/

Girls Lacrosse
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-girls-lacrosse-playoff-seeds-matchups-2019/

Boys Tennis
https://hockomocksports.com/hockomock-tennis-playoff-seeds-matchups-2019/

Boys Lacrosse - MIAA D1 South bracket

Girls Lacrosse - MIAA D1 East bracket

Boys tennis - MIAA D1 South bracket

The MIAA brackets for lacrosse  http://miaa.ezstream.net/index.cfm?itemid=8323


The MIAA brackets for tennis   http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=5228

Both FHS baseball and softball teams post wins on Friday

Via HockomockSports, we share the results of the FHS sports action on Friday, May 31, 2019


Baseball = Franklin, 13 @ Framingham, 3 – Final
– Franklin’s Scott Elliott, Jack Nally, and Joe Lizotte each drove in a pair of runs as the Panthers cruised on the road for their 21st win of the season and head coach Zach Brown’s 100th career victory. Elliott had three hits and scored twice, Nally added a run, and Lizotte scored twice in the win. Shane O’Neil scored three times, JB Floris scored twice, and Dan Markowski (two runs) and Trip Pisano each had an RBI. Liam Dailey earned the win for Franklin with three hits allowed and two strikeouts in three innings of work.

Softball = Canton, 1 @ Franklin, 11 – Final
– Franklin scored four runs in each the second and sixth innings to pull away from the visiting Bulldogs. Maddy White (four RBI) and Tara Hartnett (two RBI) paced the Panther offense while Jackie Cherry and Emily Valentino combined for 10 strikeouts.


For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-05-31-19/

FHS Panthers

Franklin Art Association’s Annual Spring/Summer Art Show and Sale Coming Soon!

The Franklin Art Association will hold its Annual Spring/Summer Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, "A Berry Fine Art Show," Friday, June 14 through Sunday, June 16, 2019 at the Rockland Trust Annex, 44 Main Street, Franklin, Massachusetts (between Rockland Trust at 58 Main Street and FSPA at 38 Main Street).

The show, which is free and open to the public, will kick off on Friday from 4-8 PM, coinciding with Franklin Downtown Partnership's Strawberry Stroll.

The Fine Art Exhibition and Sale includes works in oil, acrylic, water media, photography, pastel, charcoal, and mixed media. In addition to the exhibited works, small works and unframed art will be available for purchase.

Saturday hours are 11 AM – 7 PM with a wine reception from 4- 6 PM capped off with an awards presentation for the juried exhibit. In addition to first, second, third and honorable mention ribbons awarded, there will be a Best of Show award and attendees may vote for a "People's Choice" award.

Sunday hours are 12 Noon - 4 PM with a Raffle and People's Choice award presentation at 3 PM

For more information about the FAA, go to www.franklinart.org

Franklin Art Association’s Annual Spring/Summer Art Show and Sale Coming Soon!