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T.3 is a New York based vocal group composed of Liam Fennecken (School of Rock), Jim Hogan (Waitress) and Brendan Jacob Smith (The Simon & Garfunkel Story). They gained popularity on social media platforms with covers of Disney, Broadway and Pop hits. They’re excited to share their music with you tonight! Feel free to follow them on social media: @t.3official #T3Thursday #tiktoktenors

Buy Tickets to watch in person at THE BLACK BOX: Two shows on Saturday, Oct 3: 6:30 PM or 8:15 PM https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1411&month=10&year=2020

Want to watch from home? Click here to purchase a virtual ticket and watch the Live Stream!
https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1411&month=10&year=2020

Jim Hogan is a New York City based actor, singer, musician and member of viral-sensation vocal group, T.3! His Broadway National Touring credits include Waitress, The Phantom of the Opera and Spring Awakening. Jim has performed as a soloist with Symphony Orchestras across the US and Canada. Training: Penn State University. Follow Jim on all social media outlets: @jimhogan220!

Liam Fennecken is a proud graduate of the Penn State BA Theatre program. He is an actor, musician, and songwriter living in NYC. He recently toured the US and South Korea in School of Rock, and has toured North America with Once, American Idiot, and Peter Pan 360. Follow along on social media @liamfennecken!

Brendan Jacob Smith is an Actor, Singer and Songwriter based in Brooklyn, Ny. A recent graduate of Ithaca College, Brendan will be playing Art Garfunkel in the US/ Canada Company of The Simon and Garfunkel starting this spring. He recently finished up his time as a member of Hyannis Sound, Cape Cod’s professional A capella group, and was seen as Frankie Epps in Parade at The Rev Theatre Company. Follow on Social media @Brendanjacobsmith!

THE BLACK BOX presents T.3 - virtual performance - 2 shows on Oct 3

October 2020 E-Newsletter. Election Info, Department News and More!

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2020 Election Information

The Town Clerk's office is preparing for the November 3rd election. All information can be found on the Town Clerk's website.

2020 Elections Schedule

2020 Elections FAQ's

Please note: There is a special Town Election being held on December 5th to fill a vacant Town Council seat. Important deadlines are as follows:

October 14th: Last Day to obtain nomination papers
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October 20th: Last day to withdraw

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Fiscal Year 2021, 2nd Quarter Real Estate and Personal Property bills will be mailed out October 1st and are due November 2nd.

You can pay online here, or visit the Municipal Building drive-thru during regular business hours. You can also drop payments in the Official Town of Franklin Mailbox (pictured above) located at Town Hall.

Franklin Public School District

Franklin Public Schools is beginning the transition to a hybrid model, starting with K & 1st grade, on October 1st. In order to keep our families, staff and the community informed, we have published a Reopening Website. New information is added as it becomes available. Please check back frequently for updates.

FPS will also be releasing monthly newsletters and School Committee updates. To sign up for these communications, please click the link below.

Franklin Senior Center News

The Town of Franklin celebrated the retirement of our longtime Senior Center Director, Karen Alves, and welcomed our new director, Erin Rogers. We wish Karen the very best in her retirement and thank her for her years of service to our elder community!

Find out more in the Senior Center Connections October Newsletter.

The Curbside Cafe is providing freshly prepared meals, distributed daily at the Senior Center for elders 60 and older.Click to find out how to order!

Senior Center Website

Want to learn more about the lower negotiated electric supply rate for TOF residents and small business owners? It starts in November and runs through the winter months. Click here for information and watch your mail for information!

Franklin Public Library News!

Curbside Pick up continues at the Library! Find out more on their website!

The Franklin Library is continuing to put out a calendar FULL of fun events for all ages! Visit their website and sign up for the Library Newsletter to stay in the loop!

Stay updated about all the FABULOUS programs happening at our library! Visit their website and/or social media to find out more about the offerings for all ages!

Franklin Public Library Website

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The Franklin Police Department wants all survivors of domestic, and sexual violence to know that there are resources available to help. We made this short video to talk about it, and suggest the following links if you or someone you know needs assistance. New Hope, Inc. and the National Domestic Violence Hotline are valuable sources of information.

As always, in an emergency please call 911.

Think Franklin First ‐ A Keep It Local Campaign

Want to know what is happening in town?

Check out the updated (and ever evolving!) Franklin Cultural District Website and find local events, entertainment, happenings, restaurants, organizations and more!

The Newsletter is too long for posting here, visit the Town of Franklin page for the full contents https://www.franklinma.gov/home/pages/newsletter-portal

FM #357 School Comm Facility Analysis Mtg - 9/30/20 (audio)

FM #357 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 357 in the series.

This shares part of the Franklin, MA School Committee Facility Analysis SubCommittee meeting that was held on Wednesday, September 30, 2020. The meeting was conducted via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

A quick recap:

Where are we? Recall that there was a question asked if the Davis Thayer School could be closed to save money?
The Facility Analysis Subcommittee was formed and set up their 5 step process. They are still on step 1. A public information session was held in March (before the shutdown). Another public information session will be scheduled for November, TBD.
A demographic analysis was done and handed over to the architects for use in their facility assessment. Oh, the demographic analysis will be redone with the official Oct 1 numbers. It should be of interest for that analysis to see how well the forecast turned out. There would be an update sometime in the future to the Subcommittee (no timeline provided).
The work by the subcommittee stopped during the summer after the first preview of the facility report was presented June 11, 2020. Stopped due to the work required by the District to prepare the re-opening plan for all schools in September. Now that schools are back albeit remote and moving to hybrid, there is time for the committee to resume its work.
So the architect report gets presented with the data gathered and analyzed. The five options for consideration were presented. Instead of closing one elementary school, the long term report recommendation is to close the three oldest elementary schools, keeping three elementary schools to feed to one central middle school (yes, closing two other middle schools) all feeding to the one high school.
How about that for generating some conversation?

The meeting runs just about 75 minutes, so let’s listen to the meeting of Sep 30, 2020

Audio file = https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-357-school-comm-facility-analysis-mtg-9-30-20

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The agenda doc, including connection info

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/09/facilities-analysis-sub-committee.html

My notes taken via Twitter during the meeting are summarized here

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/10/facility-analysis-subcommittee-long.html

Photos used in the Twitter thread can be found in the Google photo album

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RB1AXrc4abYTPEm56

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FM #357 School Comm Facility Analysis Mtg - 9/30/20 (audio)

FHS Golf opens at Attleboro, plays them again Friday

"Congrats @FHSGolfTeam as they start out strong shooting 149 @ AHS. Nolan Norton led the way with a 36. Sandham shot a 37 and Paterson & Hagerty both carded 38s. Back at it Friday at FCC. @FHSSports"

Shared from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/FHSPantherbook/status/1311786813716078592

The info unfortunately doesn't say they won and no info on the Attleboro scores are available at this time.