Are they calling your name? - 7 Committee and Board vacancies waiting to be filled

While some folks are going to take out papers to run for election to one of the committees or boards that are elected, there are other volunteer spots available on committees or boards that are appointed.

When I checked Saturday morning, there were 7 spots open:

• BOARD OF REGISTRARS (1 vacancies)
• CULTURAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE (1 vacancies)
• Design Review Commission (1 vacancies)
• Finance Committee (2 vacancies)
• Franklin Cultural Council (2 vacancies)
• Historical Commission (1 vacancies)

Do you have an interest and talent in one of these areas?

Prepare a cover letter and resume and you can submit online or stop by the Town Administrator's office to do so in person.

The open positions are found online  https://franklinmaboards.vt-s.net/vt.php

Click on the board or committee name and a window will also to allow for an online application.

Committee - Board vacancies waiting to be filled -Are they calling your name?

"Teachers eventually get to a living wage, but it takes 20 years to get there"

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

"Paul O’Donoghue, 24, was sporting sunglasses and a Franklin Recreation Camp T-shirt on a humid July afternoon at King Street Memorial Park.

“I can’t complain – I get to play dodgeball and kickball with little kids,” he said.

O’Donoghue has been a camp director for the last four years, earning about $17 an hour. But during the school year, he goes by “Mr. O’Donoghue,” a math teacher at Franklin High School, earning about twice as much.

“I’m in the career that I think I’m meant for,” said O’Donoghue, a second-year teacher and Worcester resident who started at Franklin Recreation as a camper, then as a counselor in 2011. Teachers had a “really big impact” on his life, and he wanted to do the same for his students, he said."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190803/area-teachers-supplement-modest-salaries-with-second-jobs

Details on the Pew Research Center can be found
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/01/about-one-in-six-u-s-teachers-work-second-jobs-and-not-just-in-the-summer/

During the school year, roughly a quarter (26%) of male teachers had a second job, compared with 15% of female teachers.

Offer to candidates for the Franklin Election Nov 5, 2019

To the registered voters and potential candidates for Franklin's biennial election scheduled for November 5, 2019: 

I extend an offer to conduct and post an interview with you here on Franklin Matters and on the corresponding Facebook page. The interview can be either text or audio.

You are running for a position to conduct business on behalf of Franklin. 

Together, we can share your views, your objectives, and help to spread the word to create an informed voter.

Send me an email (shersteve at gmail dot com) and we can arrange a mutually convenient time before Election Day (to be conducted no later than October 19, 2019). 

This is my public service effort conducted solely to enable informed voters here in Franklin.
 

For reference you can dig into the archive of interviews for the prior Franklin elections covered here

• 2017 http://www.franklinmatters.org/2017/08/election-collection-2017.html
• 2015 http://www.franklinmatters.org/2015/08/election-collection-nov-3-2015.html
• 2013 http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/10/franklin-election-2013.html
• 2011 http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2011/08/election-2011-summary.html
• 2009 http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2009/10/2009-election-collection.html

The election collection for 2019 can be found here
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/07/franklin-election-collection-2019.html

Offer to candidates for the Franklin Election Nov 5, 2019

FTC Consumer Alerts: Summer Film Series - Avoiding student loan debt

Summer Film Series: Avoiding student loan debt by Megan Gordon, Intern, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Today's Summer Film Series feature is about something many recent graduates might be trying to put out of their minds this summer: student loans. Read more https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/08/summer-film-series-avoiding-student-loan-debt?utm_source=govdelivery  Video https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/08/summer-film-series-avoiding-student-loan-debt?utm_source=govdelivery This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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"the burden of trying to get this done for two of our busiest days of the week outweighed any possible benefit"

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

"When shoppers hit the malls and Main Streets later this month during the state’s tax-free weekend, their lunch or dinner will continue to be taxed at 6.25 percent or higher after the Legislature Wednesday voted to exclude meals from the sales tax holiday.

The change was made at the request of Gov. Charlie Baker and restaurant owners who were concerned about their ability to implement a two-day tax holiday, and whether the cost of trying would outweigh any benefit.

Bob Luz, the president the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, said restaurants don’t have the capability when applying taxes to a check to separate food from alcohol.

“I think at the end of the day when everybody realized what had happened, the governor quite honestly had one of two options, either include alcohol or don’t,” Luz said."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
https://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20190802/baker-legislature-rolling-back-tax-holiday-on-meals

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Aug 2 to THU - Aug 8

Friday, August 2

9:30am

 SUMMER Family Yoga (outside if permitting)

10:00am

 Knitting Group

12:00pm

 Farmers Market

1:00pm

 SUMMER PROGRAM: Farmer's Market Fun!

8:00pm

 FPAC performs "Hamlet"

Saturday, August 3

10:00am

 Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

10:30am

 Baby Sensory!

1:00pm

 TEEN SUMMER Amazing Race!

8:00pm

 FPAC performs "Hamlet"

Sunday, August 4

1:00pm

 Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

Monday, August 5

10:30am

 Move Along

10:30am

 SUMMER MOVE ALONG (outside if permitting, otherwise in Community Room)

1:00pm

 SUMMER PERFORMER: ImagArena

7:00pm

 Friends of the Franklin Library Meeting

Tuesday, August 6

9:30am

 Cool Cruisers

1:00pm

 SUMMER PROGRAM Spa Science

1:00pm

 TEEN SUMMER Page to Screen Showdown: THUG

7:00pm

 Friends of the Franklin Library Book Group

Wednesday, August 7

10:30am

 SUMMER Family Chess and More!

4:00pm

 SUMMER Crafternoon!

6:00pm

 Concerts on the Common: Kids Show TBD

6:30pm

 Concerts on the Common: DJ Mike Rutkowski

7:00pm

 Franklin Art Assoc - Monthly Meeting

Thursday, August 8

9:30am

 Baby Tummy Time

3:30pm

 TEEN SUMMER Board Game Cafe!

5:00pm

 Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

5:00pm

 SUMMER Thursday Movie Night

For the interactive version, please visit

https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

For the Town of Franklin Public Meeting Calendar

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

Submit an event for the Community Calendar, please use this link

https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/links/submit-event

Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Aug 2 to THU - Aug 8

Franklin Public Schools: Important Message for all Schools - Five Minutes Added

August 1, 2019

Dear Franklin Families and Faculty/Staff,

We are writing to inform you that an additional five (5) minutes will be added to the students' school day for Franklin Public Schools (grades K-12) for the 2019-2020 school year.

These five minutes will be added to the end of the students' school day and will be as follows:

• Franklin High School dismissal time: 2:10 PM
• Annie Sullivan Middle School dismissal time: 1:55 PM
• Horace Mann Middle School dismissal time: 2:00 PM
• Remington Middle School dismissal time: 1:55 PM
• Elementary School dismissal time: 2:45 PM

On half-days, the dismissal schedule will be:

• Franklin High School dismissal time: 10:55 AM
• Annie Sullivan Middle School dismissal time: 10:45 AM
• Horace Mann Middle School dismissal time: 10:50 AM
• Remington Middle School dismissal time: 10:45 AM
• Elementary School dismissal time: 11:45 AM

ECDC (PreK) hours will remain the same as the 2018-2019 school year.

More details will be forthcoming from building administrators as the school year approaches.

For your information and planning, this letter is also being shared with common after school providers within the Franklin community including the YMCA, Adirondack Club, FSPA, Elementree House, and FPS Solutions.

If you have any questions, please contact your school building administrators.

Sincerely,

Franklin Public Schools

Franklin Public Schools: Important Message for all Schools - Five Minutes Added