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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
LiveARTS: Season Announcement 2019-2020
Veterans July Coffee Social - July 3
Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting - June 19
Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting
June 19, 2019
3rd Floor Training Room
Municipal Building
355 East Central Street
6:00 PM
Agenda
1. FY2020 and Beyond Budget Overview
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/agendas/joint_budget_subcommittee_agenda_6-19-19.pdf
Joint Budget Subcommittee Meeting - June 19 |
MassBudget: "Towards Equity," 2019 Kids Count Data Book, and the State of Education in Massachusetts
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“There’s a lot of things to consider here”
Via Wicked Local, we share their recap of the retail marijuana hearing at the Planning Board meeting held on Monday, June 17. The hearing continues July 22. There is not yet a timeline for when a decision would be made.
Continue reading the article
https://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20190618/retail-marijuana-talks-begin-in-franklin
"A retail marijuana dispensary proposed for an industrially-zoned site at the northwest side of Forge Hill would be open by appointment only, starting with a maximum of 40 visitors allowed within an hour.
The site would also include 24-hour interior and exterior surveillance, with ID check-in and check-out, ample parking above and beyond the minimum required by the town, and no sign.
Proponents of the shop, GTE Franklin, LLC shared these plans for the venture with the Planning Board at an initial hearing on Monday, which drew a sizable crowd. Many were there to speak against the proposal, though there were also voices raised in support.
For the Planning Board, it is the start of the members’ first foray into considering a marijuana-related business that will be open to the public."
Continue reading the article
https://franklin.wickedlocal.com/news/20190618/retail-marijuana-talks-begin-in-franklin
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee: StoryWalk® - June 22
Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee
StoryWalk®
June 22, 10 AM
Center Street Parking Lot, Bellingham
Please join us for a StoryWalk® and group walk on the SNETT on June 22 at 10 AM. We will meet at the Center Street parking lot in Bellingham. The book to explore on the trail will be "Get Up and Go" by Nancy Carlson. Four-legged friends on the leash are welcome to join us as well.
Please visit our event website or our Facebook event page for more information or any weather related changes.
See you on the trail!
Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee: StoryWalk® - June 22 |
Find the book on Amazon or the Library
https://www.amazon.com/Get-Up-Go-Nancy-Carlson/dp/0142410640
Dick Flavin, Red Sox Poet Laureate Visits - July 19
Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Fenway, the Boston Red Sox are sending Fenway to us! Dick Flavin is the poet laureate and senior ambassador of the Boston Red Sox and voice of Fenway Park, serving as public address announcer for Red Sox day games.
His television commentaries won 7 New England Emmy Awards. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses, a collection of sixty-four humorous and nostalgic poems celebrating the Boston Red Sox.
Dick will join us on Friday, July 19 at 10:30 AM, for a Q&A session. Space is limited so call to sign up today!
His television commentaries won 7 New England Emmy Awards. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Red Sox Rhymes: Verses and Curses, a collection of sixty-four humorous and nostalgic poems celebrating the Boston Red Sox.
Dick will join us on Friday, July 19 at 10:30 AM, for a Q&A session. Space is limited so call to sign up today!
Dick Flavin, Red Sox Poet Laureate Visits - July 19 |
FSPA Alumni Return for “Homecoming Cabaret” at THE BLACK BOX - Jun 22
Four alumni of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will return to Franklin for a one-night only “Homecoming Cabaret” on Saturday, June 22 at 8:00 pm at THE BLACK BOX. Madi Asgeirsson ('16), Pat Dutton ('11), Sam Evans ('18), and Katie Gray ('17) will be joined by the ACME Rhythm Section for an evening of entertainment presented in an intimate night-club atmosphere.
Madi Asgeirsson is a rising senior at Wagner College studying musical theater, Pat Dutton graduated from Wagner College in 2015, Sam Evans will be a sophomore musical theater major at the University of Miami, and Katie Gray just graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC.
Entertainment for the evening is accompanied by the venue’s full bar. This special cabaret is part of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts Homecoming Weekend. On Friday night, the school will hold its annual “Prom” for past and present students and their families.
For tickets and more information, visit www.theblackboxonline.com or call 508-528-3370.
Madi Asgeirsson is a rising senior at Wagner College studying musical theater, Pat Dutton graduated from Wagner College in 2015, Sam Evans will be a sophomore musical theater major at the University of Miami, and Katie Gray just graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC.
Entertainment for the evening is accompanied by the venue’s full bar. This special cabaret is part of the Franklin School for the Performing Arts Homecoming Weekend. On Friday night, the school will hold its annual “Prom” for past and present students and their families.
For tickets and more information, visit www.theblackboxonline.com or call 508-528-3370.
FSPA Alumni Return for “Homecoming Cabaret” at THE BLACK BOX - Jun 22 |
Dementia Friendly Training - June 26
Dementia Friendly Training
Sessions for the Alzheimer's Association's "Training for Professionals" (and retailers) will be held on Wednesday, June 26 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Retailers who participate will receive a Dementia Friendly sticker for their storefronts.
Please RSVP to Maggie at the Franklin Senior Center if you will attend. (508) 520-4945
Dementia Friendly Training - June 26 |
“Data shows that high stakes testing doesn’t measure outcomes that matter"
"Educators and advocates on Monday urged lawmakers to press the pause button on the use of the state’s standardized test program as a graduation requirement and a component of school accountability measures.
Bills filed by Rep. Marjorie Decker and Sen. Michael Rush would impose a three-year moratorium on what critics describe as the “high-stakes” nature of the MCAS exam, temporarily halting consideration of the results for graduation, accountability rankings, and teacher evaluations.
Supporters of the bills told the Education Committee that the MCAS tests are not working as intended, and a break would give state education officials a chance to come up with new methods of measuring student and school performance.
Jack Schneider, research director for the Massachusetts Consortium for Innovative Education Assessment, said standardized tests can act as a gauge of family income, race, and parents’ educational attainment, while not always capturing “many facets of a good school.”Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190617/moratorium-sought-for-mcas-exam
“Data shows that high stakes testing doesn’t measure outcomes that matter" |
https://www.mass.gov/parents-guide-to-the-mcas
Monthly Morning Prayer at St. John’s - Jun 19
St. John’s Episcopal Church offers Morning Prayer on the third Wednesday of each month at 11 AM. Everyone is welcome to this small informal worship service in the church library, with lively reflection on the day's readings. Discussions and prayer are led by Rev. Kathy McAdams.
For this summer, it includes: June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18.
St. John’s Church is dementia-friendly. They welcome all people of all abilities from the community. There is plenty of parking in front and at the side of the church building. Come and enjoy camaraderie and meditation with your neighbors.
For more info or directions:
For this summer, it includes: June 19, July 17, August 21, September 18.
St. John’s Church is dementia-friendly. They welcome all people of all abilities from the community. There is plenty of parking in front and at the side of the church building. Come and enjoy camaraderie and meditation with your neighbors.
For more info or directions:
- Call 508-528-2387
- Visit us on Facebook at St John’s Episcopal Church:
- https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsfranklinma/
- See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org
Monthly Morning Prayer at St. John’s - Jun 19 |
FTC Alert: Put the brakes on phony online car sales
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Monday, June 17, 2019
Folks love Quini Wine Tastings - Sign up now for the Tue Jan 25 session
Are you a wine explorer?
Join The Franklin Wine Club
FREE BLIND Wine Tasting | FOR CHARDONNAY DRINKERS
Tuesday, June 25 - 7 PM
A Sit down wine event in the Franklin Liquors wine room
Description:
IMPORTANT: RSVP ONLY IF YOU ARE A CHARDONNAY LOVER AND IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED OR OREDERED CHARDONNAY12 TIMES OR MORE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
Prepare to taste and rate up to ten different Chardonnays and TAKE A FREE BOTTLE OF WINE home with you at the end too!
We are looking for members of our meetup and wine tasting communities online to pick up a free bottle of wine and taste different wines using Quini on your smartphone or tablet, while you visit, to get your true opinion about the wines.
Please be there by 6:45 so we can make sure your device is prepped, that you know how things work, and that we can start on time out of respect to everyone else.
The event starts to wind down at 8:30 and shuts at 9:00. Your free wine bottle will be waiting to go home with you too!
Note that you will need at least 45 minutes to go through the ten wine tastings on Quini and socialize, so please plan accordingly.
Criteria: You MUST be a wine consumer who considers yourself as a Chardonnay Lover. By signing up, you DECLARE that YOU and YOUR GUESTS fulfill the criteria stated in this special invitation
Please RSVP quickly with your name and we'll set your FREE take-home wine bottle aside for you. Folks love Quini Wine Tastings. Every event has been full and often oversubscribed by a large margin. So, sign up ASAP.
NOTE: As space is limited, kindly be sure to RSVP only when you know you will be attending, so as to keep spots available for your peers who can surely attend.
. If you have a friend or family member who fits the criteria and they are not part of this Meetup group, ask them to join and RSVP.
• What to bring and do
A big smile and a WELL CHARGED smartphone or tablet.
• If you haven't yet, sign up in advance at MAG.quiniwine.com, and please COMPLETE your user profile before the event with your city of residence, age and wine experience level.
Expect to have fun, meet great people and expand your experience with wine at the same time.
https://www.meetup.com/Franklin-Wine-Club/events/262235412/
Folks love Quini Wine Tastings - Sign up now for the Tue Jan 25 session |
Mark C. Lenzi
CSW, CSS, CWAS, FWS, IWS
Franklin Liquors
363 East Central St
Franklin MA 02038
508-528-7338
franklinliquors.com
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