Upcoming Events in Franklin, MA: FRI - Jan 17 to THU - Jan 23

Friday, January 17

 Snowman Scavenger Hunt

9:00am

 ECDC Open House

10:00am

 Knitting Group

1:00pm

 Book sale

1:30pm

 Storytime S.T.E.A.M

7:30pm

 James Montgomery Band with Opening Act The DayBreakers

Saturday, January 18

 Snowman Scavenger Hunt

9:00am

 Book Sale

10:00am

 Franklin Historical Museum (Always free)

10:30am

 Jeff St. Germain KidLit Creator Storytime!

1:00pm

 Bag Sale

Sunday, January 19

 Snowman Scavenger Hunt

1:00pm

 Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

Monday, January 20

 Library Closed

 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 21

9:30am

 Cool Cruisers

10:30am

 Get Ready for Kindergarten

4:00pm

 Toe-Tapping Tuesdays!

6:30pm

 Online Job Search and Resume Submittal Workshop

Wednesday, January 22

10:30am

 Terrific Toddlers

3:30pm

 Creation Station!

6:30pm

 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

7:00pm

 FHS Jazz Concert

Thursday, January 23

9:30am

 Baby Tummy Time

10:30am

 Story Xplorers

4:00pm

 Chess Club for Kids

4:00pm

 Bookworm Bounce Storytime!

6:30pm

 Genealogy Club Meeting

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 - Jan 17 to THU - Jan 23

FM #192 - School Committee Budget Workshop - Jan 14, 2020 (audio)

FM #192

This internet radio show or podcast is number 192 in the series for Franklin Matters now collaborating with Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).

This recording shares Budget Workshop conducted by the School Committee on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 in the 3rd Floor Training Room at the Municipal Building at 6:00 PM.

Agenda:

• Call to Order
• Budget Workshop
• Feedback –Legislative Forum Planning
• Adjournment

No packet was released for this meeting to share. Members of the committee (and those participating in the room) did receive an packet of multiple documents. Not all the documents shared via the overhead presentation were shared in the packet.

The meeting runs 2 hours, so without further ado here is the School Committee Budget Workshop of Jan 14, 2020.

Audio link -> https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/H6zB43WX




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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can always use your help.

How can you help?

Overall:
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors.
If you don't like this, please let me know.

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

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FM #192 - School Committee Budget Workshop - Jan 14, 2020 (audio)

Both FHS indoor track teams top Attleboro on Thursday

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of FHS winter sports action on Thursday.

Boys Indoor Track = Franklin, 51 vs. Attleboro, 49 - Final

Close win over Attleboro tonight 51-49. LOTS of big performances and PRs tonight including a SCHOOL RECORD by Jacob Cummings in Long Jump (20’ 7”)‼️

First places from: Jacob C, Cam H, Nick C, Tyler B, 4x4#backtowork

— FHS Boys XC+TF (@FHSPanthersTF) January 17, 2020

20’10”*

— FHS Boys XC+TF (@FHSPanthersTF) January 17, 2020

Girls Indoor Track = Franklin, 75 vs. Attleboro, 25 – Final
– For Attleboro, Kelly Neuendorf took first in the 1 Mile and qualified for divisionals in the process. Neuendorf set a new PR with a qualifying time of 5:32.26 to take first for the Bombardiers. Kamsi Igbobi also had a first place finish for Attleboro, landing a throw of _ in the shot put. Cassondra Stuger had a pair of second place finishes (600M in 1:51.58, 55M in 7.96), Madison Ellis placed second in the 1000M (3:26.98) in her first time running the event, and Kimberly Esteban took second in the 2 Mile (13:03.31). 

#PantherPride https://t.co/EP7W0SFc2V

— FranklinHighSchool (@FranklinHS) January 17, 2020

For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-16-20/

And via Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/lists/fhs-sports

Franklin’s Sabrina Addi clears 4’6 @FHSSports @MetroWestSports pic.twitter.com/VDYgffkXZq

— Kevin J. Stone (@kstone06) January 16, 2020

Franklin’s Katelyn Guidi clears 4’4 in the early stages of high jump @FHSSports @MetroWestSports pic.twitter.com/OFN0PI3qKL

— Kevin J. Stone (@kstone06) January 16, 2020

Both FHS indoor track teams top Attleboro

Veterans Memorial Walkway and Franklin Veteran Featured in National Magazine

Memorial Walkway and Franklin Veteran Featured in National Magazine

Leatherneck Magazine - December 2019 Issue

"The Veterans Memorial Walkway and former Franklin Marine Larry Bederian were featured in the December 2019 issue of Leatherneck of the Marines Magazine.

Special thanks to Franklin resident Paul Carbone who submitted a letter and photos to the magazine's editor describing Franklin's newly created Veterans Walkway."

Shared from the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/memorial-walkway-and-franklin-veteran-featured-national-magazine

Additional photos of the walkway throughout the seasons can be found online
https://photos.app.goo.gl/oRGdmq9krLNEBnjJ7

Veterans Memorial Walkway and Franklin Veteran Featured in National Magazine

Single Stream Recycling features DPW Director "Brutus" Cantoreggi on Boston TV

Franklin's DPW Director Robert "Brutus" Cantoreggi shared this on Facebook: 

"Self promoting! In case you missed it had an awesome morning at Fox 25! Did a live interview and “the girl” was able to join me for the experience. All the folks at Fox 25 were just so welcoming and kind!"

Direct link to video clip https://www.boston25news.com/video/?id=4823650





As noted previously, one of the "watch items" for 2020 is the multiple fiscal challengers. The trash/recycling rate increase Brutus mentions is part of the list.

Franklin Issue on the 2020 'Watch List': Multiple Fiscal Challenges
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/01/franklin-issue-on-2020-watch-list_6.html

Single Stream Recycling features "Brutus" Cantoreggi on Boston TV 

As mentioned in the video clip, China shut down the recycling stream going to them, as a results, one of the Chinese companies dependent upon recycling for their own production use is now renovating a paper mill in Maine. Read the full story in this New York Times article (subscription may be required)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/us/maine-mill-china.html

In the News: Lodi sisters in video interview

In September 2019, the story of the Lodi sisters as the first sisters to be generals in the US Army appeared in the news. Military Kind, a part of USA Today, has just shared a video interview with the Lodi sisters:

"Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett and younger sister Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi have become the first two sisters to attain the general’s rank in the service’s 244-year history. 

The two sisters talk about what leadership is and about their leadership styles. In this sit down interview, they talk about how their father, Ruston Lodi, set an example in many ways including as an elementary school principal. 

“He was always out front greeting the children as they got off the bus, whether it was ran or shine,” said Lodi. She said she has always been adamant about being on the tarmac when soldiers are deploying or returning from deployment. “I had a sergeant major one time ask me, who taught you that. ... I would like to think it is a little bit connected to who he was.”

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/militarykind/2020/01/16/244-years-army-has-never-seen-sisters-like/2607535001/




Links to the prior Franklin Matters posts
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/the-sisters-achievement-is-remarkable.html

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2019/09/in-news-2-follow-up-articles-on-lodi.html

Original USA Today article
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/05/army-first-two-sisters-become-generals/2094498001/

Military Kind video link
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/militarykind/2020/01/15/244-years-army-has-never-seen-sisters-like/4476605002/

FTC says “Success By Health” is a pyramid scheme

FTC says "Success By Health" is a pyramid scheme by Seena Gressin, Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Earn UNLIMITED income! Quit your job! Change your life! Do we have your attention? Good!  Are you rolling your eyes? Even better. That means you've heard warnings about illegal pyramid schemes that masquerade as legitimate multi-level marketing (MLM) businesses and promise life-changing income, but take your money instead. Read more  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/01/ftc-says-success-health-pyramid-scheme?utm_source=govdelivery  This is a free service provided by the Federal Trade Commission.

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Get up-to-date information this tax filing season with redesigned IRS e-News Subscriptions

As the 2020 tax season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers, businesses, tax professionals and others to take advantage of a variety of improved e-mail subscription services.

The e-News Subscription Service has been redesigned and updated in recent months to make it easier to subscribe to specific areas that people and organizations are interested in. Among others, the IRS offers subscription services tailored to tax exempt and government entities, small and large businesses and individuals.

The IRS currently has 20 registration-based e-News options, including:

• IRS Tax Tips – These brief, concise tips in plain language that cover a wide-range of topics of general interest to taxpayers. They include the latest on tax scams and schemes, tax reform, tax deductions, filing extensions and amending a return. IRS Tax Tips are distributed daily during tax season and periodically throughout the year. https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/topics
• IRS Newswire − Subscribers to IRS Newswire receive news releases the day they are issued. These cover a wide range of tax administration issues ranging from breaking news to details related to legal guidance. 
• IRS News in Spanish (Noticias del IRS en Español) − Readers get IRS news releases, tax tips and updates in Spanish as they are released. Subscribe at Noticias del IRS en Español. https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new
• e-News for Tax Professionals − Includes a weekly roundup of news releases and legal guidance specifically designed for the tax professional community. Subscribing to e-News for Tax Professionals gets tax pros a weekly summary, typically delivered on Friday afternoons.
• IRS Outreach Connection − This newest IRS subscription offering delivers up-to-date materials for tax professionals and partner groups inside and outside the tax community. The material for Outreach Connection is specifically designed so subscribers can share the material with their clients or members through email, social media, internal newsletters, e-mails or external websites. Subscribe by visiting IRS.gov/outreachconnect.

For more information and other IRS subscriptions designed for specific groups, visit IRS e-News Subscriptions  https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/e-news-subscriptions. 
The resources will help taxpayers and organizations keep up with the latest information during and after filing season.

For more information and other IRS subscriptions designed for specific groups, visit IRS e-News Subscriptions

Franklin Public Schools: Friday, Jan 17 is an early release day for K-12 and there is no school on Monday, Jan 20

Friday, Jan 17 is an early release day for K-12 and there is no school on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day.

Please plan accordingly and enjoy the long weekend. For the early release schedule, click here: http://bit.ly/2m4ptNJ

Franklin Public Schools: Friday, Jan 17 is an early release day for K-12 and there is no school on Monday, Jan 20

This is an automatic message from Franklin School District. You can subscribe to this and other notifications from the individual schools or the District here 
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/franklinmaps/files/uploads/new_connect_with_us_screen_.pdf
 

10th Annual FBRTC 5K Road Race - May 2

Register today for the Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee (FBRTC) annual road race happening on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at the Remington Middle School in Franklin. 

Race starts at 10 AM. You can run 5K or walk 2K.

We are very excited to team up with the Tri-Valley Front Runners (TVFR) organization to help us run the race. Check out their website https://www.tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/

10th Annual FBRTC 5K Road Race - May 2

Register link
https://www.active.com/franklin-ma/running/distance-running-races/10th-annual-fbrtc-5k-road-race-2020
 

FM #191 - Municipal Affordable Housing Trust - Jan 13, 2020 (audio)

FM #191

This internet radio show or podcast is number 191 in the series for Franklin Matters now collaborating with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).

This recording shares the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust meeting held on Monday, January 13, 2020 in room 205 at 9:00 AM at the Municipal Building.

Agenda:

• Jon Juhl of JNJUHL & Associates will give an update on Franklin Ridge Senior Housing
• Bryan Taberner, Director of Planning and Community Development, to discuss the Housing Production Plan

The link to the proposal document for Franklin Ridge Senior Housing to follow along
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fEIDh_9lPWMMLpmE_vilz9E0YMODrwf-/view?usp=sharing

After the presentation, the folks in the room do a round of introductions as this was the first time meeting in awhile. I had stepped out of the room to arrange for a copy of the presentation so did not participate in the round.

The current Housing Production Plan referred to can be found on the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/franklinma/files/uploads/ahs.pdf

Additional info on the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust can be found on the Town of Franklin page https://www.franklinma.gov/municipal-affordable-housing-trust

The meeting runs about 75 minutes, so without further ado here is the Municipal Affordable Housing Trust meeting of Jan 13, 2020.


Audio link -> https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HXFgV7SX


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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but I can't do it alone. I can always use your help.

How can you help?

Overall:
If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors.
If you don't like this, please let me know.

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements.
Thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

------------------

You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

FM #191 - Municipal Affordable Housing Trust - Jan 13, 2020 (audio)

FHS wrestling and boys hockey teams post wins on Wednesday

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of FHS winter sports action on Wednesday.

Wrestling = Taunton, 15 @ Franklin, 56 – Final
– Franklin picked up a half dozen wins via pinfall, two through major decision, and another pair through decision to knock off visiting Taunton. Devon Bramson (126), Jake Carlucci (132), Alex Fracassa (145), Dom Sackley (160), Dylan Nawn (182), and Matt Walker (220) pinned down wins for the Panthers. Ken Sauer won 9-0 at 152 and Luke Cashin picked up a 15-3 win at 170, both major decisions. Drew Difilipio earned an 8-1 decision at 120 and Ahmed Jawando picked up a 10-7 victory at 138. Taunton’s James Collins pinned down a victory at 106 and Jackson Wellman earned a 3-1 decision at 195 for the Tigers.

Boys Hockey = Attleboro, 2 @ Franklin, 9 – Final


For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-15-20/

And via Twitter:
https://twitter.com/FranklinMatters/lists/fhs-sports

Great 9-2 win over Attleboro tonight. Hard hat to JT Dwyer for getting 2 goals and an assist. #LETSGOOO

13:26 left in first Lovett snipes one! Assisted by Kyle Hedvig . @FHS_Puck 1 @AboroHockey 0

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

With 11:25 left in first Connor O’Neil puts the loose puck into the net @FHS_Puck 2 @AboroHockey 0

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

Sean Connelly tucks one by the goalie! Assisted by Dwyer. @FHS_Puck 3 @AboroHockey 0. 4:50 left in first

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

End of first @FHS_Puck 3 @AboroHockey 0 shots on goal Franklin 15 Attleboro 5

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

10:32 left in 2nd and Attleboro gets one. @FHS_Puck 3 @AboroHockey 1

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

Franklin gets it back! Sean Dunbar assisted by Benny Jarosz with 9:44 left in 2nd @FHS_Puck 4 @AboroHockey 1

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

Kevin O’Reilly tucks one in at 3:40 left in second @FHS_Puck 4 @AboroHockey 1

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

End of 2 @FHS_Puck 6 @AboroHockey 1

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

Attleboro with a power play goal at 11:24 left in 3rd @FHS_Puck 7 @AboroHockey 2

— FHSPantherHockey (@FHSPantherHocke) January 16, 2020

Great 9-2 win over Attleboro tonight. Hard hat to JT Dwyer for getting 2 goals and an assist. #LETSGOOO pic.twitter.com/phf21NkRrz

— Franklin Hockey (@FHS_Puck) January 16, 2020

St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Feb 1

The St. Mary's Women's Faith Formation Group invites all interested women to attend a monthly program based on Bishop Robert Barron's critically acclaimed "Catholicism" series. 

Our next meeting will take place on February 1 from 9:30-10:30 AM in the Sacred Heart Hall in the lower church, located at One Church Square, Franklin, MA. We will meet on the first Saturday of each month. 

Come with an open mind, a willingness to share in informal discussion and a desire to learn more about our Catholic faith. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

 

St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Feb 1

Temple Etz Chaim will hold Shabbat Shirah - Feb 7

Please join us for Shabbat Shirah, our annual Sabbath of Song. 

We celebrate the Torah's Song at the Sea by sharing some of the best in contemporary Jewish music. Our choir has several treats in store for us. Your ears will be happy that you came!

When: Friday, Feb 7 at 7:30 PM
Where: First Universalist Society in Franklin, 262 Chestnut St, Franklin

Temple Etz Chaim will hold Shabbat Shirah - Feb 7

For more about Temple Etz-Chaim  https://temple-etzchaim.org/
For more about First Universalist Society in Franklin  https://fusf.org/

Thank You volunteers for remembering Our Fallen Heroes

"Thank you to the following volunteers who hung Christmas wreathes on the 45 Fallen Heroes' pedestals in December 2019:

Janet Bederian, Larry Bederian, Richard Douglas, John Hefele, Dave Labonte, Jim McNeil, Charlie Oteri, Rose Turco, and Bruce Watkins."

Shared from the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/thank-you-volunteers

Thank You volunteers for remembering Our Fallen Heroes