Franklin Election Collection - 2019

This will collect all the posts with information on the Franklin Town Election scheduled for Nov 5, 2019. The most recent items will be on the top of the list with the older items below.

While are called the "Town of Franklin", we operate as a city form of government with a Council, an Administrator hired by the Council to manage the town operations, and a School Committee which hires a Superintendent to manage the school district operations. 

Every two years, the entire Town Council (9 positions) and School Committee (7 positions) are up for election. There are other elected positions that have staggered terms so some of them are available every two years. 

The Town Clerk is elected every four years and this time the position is up for vote.

All precincts vote in one location, Franklin High School. The precincts are used to balance the voter numbers across the town and are set at the State level. Our State Senate representation is split between two districts while we have a Representative in the House that covers the town and a few precincts in Medway.

All precincts vote on Nov 5, 2019 in one location, Franklin High School

Candidate Info

Replay of the broadcast from FHS on Nov 5, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/fm-180-wfprfm-town-of-franklin-election.html

Final - "Official - certified" results for Nov 5, 2019
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/certified_-_2019_biennial_town_election-_official_results.pdf

Unofficial election results for Nov 5, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/town-of-franklin-unofficial-results-nov.html

Election Day preview and wfpr.fm broadcast announcement
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/tuesday-november-5th-is-election-day.html

Milford Daily News article on Constables
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/in-news-franklin-constable-election.html

Franklin votes Nov 5, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/franklin-votes-nov-5-2019.html

In the News: three contests on the ballot for Franklin voters Tuesday, Nov 5
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/in-news-three-contests-on-ballot-for.html

Ted Cormier Leger - Campaign 2019 (video)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/ted-cormier-leger-campaign-2019-video.html

Franklin in Focus: Candidate Query (Oct 22) (video)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/franklin-in-focus-candidate-query-video.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Mary Jane Scofield
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/franklin-candidate-interview-mary-jane.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Ann Bergen
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/11/franklin-candidate-interview-ann-bergen.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Denise Spencer

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-denise.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Joanne Lussier

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-joanne.html

Milford Daily News - Town Council candidates

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/in-news-get-to-know-town-council.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Matt Kelly

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-matt-kelly.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Ernest S Carruthers, Jr

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-ernest-s.html

Milford Daily News - Town Council candidates on finances

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-town-council-candidates-weigh.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Jennifer D'Angelo

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-jennifer.html

Milford Daily News - School Committee candidates

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/in-news-school-committee-candidates.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Tim Keenan

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-timothy.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Judith Pond Pfeffer

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-judith.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: David McNeill
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-david.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Mickey Whitmore
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-mickey.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Robert Dellorco (audio)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/fm-179-franklin-candidate-interview.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Andrew Bissanti
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-andrew.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Elise Stokes
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-elise.html

Franklin in Focus: Candidate Query (Oct 22) (audio)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-in-focus-candidate-query-oct.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Ted Cormier-Ledger (audio)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/fm-177-franklin-candidate-interview-ted.html

Franklin Candidate Forum - Oct 17 (audio)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-forum-biennial.html

Franklin Candidate Forum - Oct 17 (video replay)
http://view.earthchannel.com/PlayerController.aspx?PGD=franknma&eID=692

Franklin Candidate Interview: Tom Mercer
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-tom-mercer.html

Candidate Insights on getting out the vote
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/insights-on-what-do-we-do-to-get-out.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Melanie Hamblen (audio)
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/fm-173-this-internet-radio-show-or.html

Franklin Candidate Interview: Eamon McCarthy Earls
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-candidate-interview-eamon.html

Info on the Positions for Election

Franklin Election 2019: What does a Constable do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does_14.html

Franklin Election 2019: What does the Town Clerk do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does-town_13.html

Franklin Election 2019: What does the Planning Board do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does.html

Franklin Election 2019: What does the Board of Health do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does-board_9.html

Franklin Election 2019: What does the Board of Assessors do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does-board.html

Franklin Election 2019: What does the School Committee do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does-school.html

Franklin Election 2019: What does the Town Council do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-what-does-town.html

Other Election Information

Last day to register to vote for Nov 5 is Oct 16
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/last-day-to-register-for-nov-5-election.html

Consider voting via absentee ballot
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/consider-voting-via-absentee-ballot-for.html

Franklin voters: Meet the Candidates Event - Oct 17
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-voters-meet-candidates-event.html

Pour Richard's: Meet the Candidates - Oct 10

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/pour-richards-meet-candidates-oct-10.html

Franklin in Focus: Candidate Query - Oct 22

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/10/franklin-in-focus-candidate-query-oct-22.html

Meet the Franklin Candidates - Election 2019 - Oct 3, 2019

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/meet-franklin-candidates-election-2019.html

MDN article on election races - Sep 22, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/in-news-seams-like-dream-franklin.html

Final candidate listing - Sep 20, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/franklin-voters-will-have-choice-for.html

Candidate List as of Sep 13, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/franklin-residents-have-stepped-up-to.html

Candidate List as of Sep 6, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/26-total-candidates-school-committee.html

Candidate List as of Aug 30, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/25-total-candidates-school-committee.html

Candidate List as of Aug 23, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/7-candidates-certified-24-total.html

Candidate List as of Aug 15, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/5-candidates-certified-22-total.html

Affordable Housing: What can Franklin do?
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/affordable-housing-what-can-franklin-do.html

Franklin Election 2019 - Important Dates to Remember
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-election-2019-important-dates.html

Candidate status as of Friday August 9, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/candidates-taking-papers-room-for-more.html

Franklin Candidate Interview Questions Being Formulated
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/franklin-candidate-interview-questions.html

Offer to candidates for the Franklin Election Nov 5, 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/08/offer-to-candidates-for-franklin.html

Milford Daily News article on election 7/31/19
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/07/in-news-franklin-election-season-starts.html

Official notice of biennial election
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/07/2019-biennialtown-election-nov-5-2019.html

2019 BIENNIAL TOWN ELECTION - Nov 5, 2019

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Franklin High School 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
 

www.registertovotema.com

NOMINATION PAPERS available in the Town Clerk’s Office starting August 1.

Please visit our website www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk for all open positions and important dates or call (508)520-4900 

LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Town Clerk’s Office till 8:00 PM or online www.registertovotema.com
Teresa M. Burr, CMC Town Clerk 


The listing of positions for this election
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KFT_8YwRNVC5yNRVL8j0PqC7pkUvmemQ/view?usp=sharing

3rd Annual Franklin Rotary Car Show - Sep 15

3rd Annual Car Show
Franklin Rotary Club & Dean College

The show is scheduled for Sunday, September 15, 2019, 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Dean College main parking lot in downtown Franklin, on Route 140 just west of the intersection with Emmons St (traffic light).

Parking is available adjacent in Rockland Trust Bank lot 1/2 block east on Rt.140 or by the elementary school just west of the show on Union or School Streets.

For Sponsorship info and to Register please contact Terry Katsoros at Rockland Trust at theodosioskatsaros@rocklandtrust.com
or Gary Convertino at gconvertino@cox.net

Download your copy of the flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0wjbnXDBhczd0EycjJqZVVjVEtDRXRhN2VtZmQ4OHFOY3hZ/view?usp=sharing

3rd Annual Franklin Rotary Car Show - Sep 15

Pineapple pizza? Yes or No?

How divisive have we become online? Very.

"What does pineapple pizza have to do with interference by Russia and other trolls in U.S. elections? 

Everything, the head of an American cybersecurity agencies says. Because foreign governments, trying to create divisiveness, want Americans to argue and will go after low hanging fruit, like pizza toppings. 

From a little-known conference put on by Fordham University and the FBI this week, DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs tweeted his own hot take on pineapple pizza: Thumbs down.

....

CISA breaks down the playbook of foreign influencers into five steps: targeting divisive issues (see: pineapple pizza), moving accounts into place, amplifying and distorting the conversation, making the mainstream (see: NBC News story about pineapple pizza), and taking the conversation into the real world.

Krebs said his agency is trying to strengthen the national immune system for disinformation. "How do you take the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the bad guys, and educate the American people? How do you explain, 'This is how you’re being manipulated, this is how they’re hacking your brain?'"

Continue reading the article online: 
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-cybersecurity-agency-uses-pineapple-pizza-demonstrate-vulnerability-foreign-n1035296

Pineapple pizza? Yes or No?

Who’s reporting robocalls?

Who's reporting robocalls? by Paul Witt, Lead Data Analyst, Division of Consumer Response & Operations Have you ever reported an unwanted call to the FTC, whether it's a robocall (where you hear a recorded message) or call from a live person? If so, thank you.  Reporting, I'm sorry to say, won't end these annoying calls, but it helps the FTC and other law enforcement agencies investigate and bring cases against scammers and businesses that aren't following the law. In fact, the FTC's recent actions against robocallers show what your report can do.  Read more https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/07/whos-reporting-robocalls?utm_source=govdelivery  This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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MA Walking Tour Concert (video)

We shared the Massachusetts Walking Tour schedule here in June. This video shares some highlights of the walk as well as the concert that took place in Norfolk.

"The Massachusetts Walking Tour -- this year highlighting the local area’s Ten Mile River Watershed -- runs June 17 through 29. All on foot, the traveling musicians give a free concert in each community they stop at and host daily community hikes to bring awareness to local natural resources. In each town, they invite local performers to share the stage with them, promoting local arts and culture in the process.

Like traveling minstrels of old, songwriters Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards are getting ready to pack up their instruments and other gear and take their show on the road.

The pair is marking the 10th year of their Massachusetts Walking Tour - this year highlighting the region’s Ten Mile River Watershed."

From June 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/06/in-news-massachusetts-walking-tour.html




Visit the Mass Walking Tour page for details on the route and concert schedule
http://masswalkingtour.org/2019-tour/

Massachusetts Walking Tour - 2019

FM #168 - Joint Budget Subcommittee Mtg 7/24/19 (audio)

FM #168

This internet radio show or podcast is number 168 in the series for Franklin Matters.

This recording shares the Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting held on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The joint budget subcommittee is comprised of members of the Town Council, School Committee, and Finance Committee and is supported by members of the Town Administration as well as the School District Central Office.

Plans started for an override to be put before the voters for the FY 2021 budget at the meeting held in June meeting. This meeting picks up and provides some updates on events since the prior meeting. (Audio recording of the June meeting is linked below)

The Legislative Conference Committee has submitted their budget to the Governor who has 10 days to review, modify and approve the whole, or parts thereof. What went to the Governor is looking good for Franklin’s budget situation given the word from Senate President Spilka and Representative Roy. (Both their letters were share here earlier, links also provided below)

Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and School Superintendent Sara Ahern jointly authored a memo to the Governor regarding Franklin’s interest in the FY 2020 budget. (Copy attached)

Town Administrator Jamie Hellen also walked through an abridged version of the Five Year Fiscal Forecast for Franklin. (Copy attached)

There will be an open planning session on Sep 11 at the Senior Center at 6:30 PM. Additional details will be included as that announcement comes out.

Without further ado, here is the audio recording (approx 45 minutes).


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Additional References:
The Joint Budget Subcommittee meeting of June 2019
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/06/fm-167-joint-budget-subcommittee.html

Senate President Spilka letter
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/07/legislature-passes-balanced-budget-with.html

Representative Roy letter
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/07/this-consensus-fiscal-year-2020-budget.html

The joint memo to the Governor
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lNwBM3PwuDbx7D03ys_DPZouGOoVHqVZ/view?usp=sharing

The abridged 5 Year Fiscal Forecast
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FZiTDKj0sOVFi9tdcYLObOayEq8id8kN/view?usp=sharing


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