Franklin Weekend Oct 9 through Oct 12

The weekend outlook for Franklin events. For details on each listing, please visit the calendar page at the link on the top menu of Franklin Matters or via the link shown in this post below.

 

Friday, October 9

12:00pm -  Farmers Market

3:00pm - FPL: Jumpin' Juba Car Concert

5:00pm -  Pumpkin Patch @ St John's

 

Saturday, October 10

10:00am -  Bottle/Can Drive (BSA Post 126)

11:00am -  Historical Museum: Ornament Sale

12:00pm -  Pumpkin Patch @ St John's

 

Sunday, October 11

11:00am -  Historical Museum: Ornament Sale

12:00pm -  Pumpkin Patch @ St John's

 

Monday, October 12

 Columbus Day

 Indigenous Peoples' Day

11:00am -  Historical Museum: Ornament Sale

5:00pm -  Pumpkin Patch @ St John's 

 

The Community calendar is back online   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

Franklin Weekend Oct 9 through Oct 12

 

Franklin Residents: Extended drive-thru hours begin Friday, October 9

The Town of Franklin's drive-thru window at the municipal building will be open additional hours beginning Friday, October 9th until Monday, November 2nd leading up to the November 3rd election. These additional hours are being added as a service to our community to allow residents additional time frames to return their ballots directly to an employee via our drive-thru service window. 

The additional hours are as follows:
 -   Monday - Friday 8 AM - 8 PM
 -   Weekends and Holidays 10 AM - 2 PM 

 

Extended drive-thru hours begin Friday, October 9

Our Official Town of Franklin mailbox is available for use 24/7 and is clearly marked as a collection location for ballots. The mailbox will be checked hourly through election day to process ballots as soon as possible.  

 

Town of Franklin, MA:  Business Drop Box available for Mail in Ballots

Webinar scheduled for Oct 15 - 7:00 PM on Ballot Question 3 - The Community Preservation Act

CPA for Franklin, a citizens committee supporting Question 3 to adopt the Community Preservation Act, will present a live webinar about the ballot question on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 PM.

In “What is the Community Preservation Act and How Could CPA Help Franklin?”, Stuart Saginor, executive director of the statewide Community Preservation Coalition, and members of the local ballot campaign group, will describe how the local option would raise funds for historic preservation, open space and recreation and affordable housing.

Time for questions will be provided.

Details about the Franklin ballot issue are posted at www.cpaforfranklin.org. For more information and to connect to the online event, email cpa4franklin@gmail.com or text 774-571-0878.

 

The CPA For Franklin group has prepared a flyer with information. Get your copy here  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WTBRSlvC_HpcNpBg22mKyLDYhtpkF-S6/view?usp=sharing

https://www.cpaforfranklin.org/

FHS field hockey tops Milford on Thursday

Via HockomockSports.com we share the fall sports results for Franklin High School.

Field Hockey = Milford 0 @ Franklin, 13 – Final 

– Franklin recorded its second straight big win, opening its home schedule with a victory over visiting Milford. Senior Amanda Lewandowski and junior Kaitlyn Carney each scored four goals in the win for Franklin, who built a 6-0 lead by halftime. Sara Carney added three assists while Lindsey Morse, Stephanie Bell, Jill Fenerty, Shaw Downing, and Grace Bonacci each scored once. 

 

For all the results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-10-08-20/ 

 

Congratulations on a home opener win vs Milford. Scoring for Franklin: Kaitlyn C 4G, Amanda L 4G 1A, Lindsey M 1G (1st V goal!), Steph B 1G 1A, Jill F 1G 1A, Shaw D 1G (1st V goal!), Grace B 1G (1st V goal!), Leila F 1A, Shout Out to Defense for keeping them out of our circle! pic.twitter.com/RLibuHbtM1

— Franklin HS Field Hockey (@FHS_FH_02038) October 9, 2020

 

FHS field hockey tops Milford on Thursday

 

Panther News - October 9, 2020

The next edition of Panther News is out: https://youtu.be/xF8wSShfHd4 

Board of Health Meeting - Recap and Audio - 10/7/20

Recap:

• Short and productive meetings, minutes from prior September sessions approved
• Senior Center drive through flu clinic was a success, plans underway for another one to be scheduled
• Cathleen updated on the resumption of the podcast series planned for monthly
• Only 14 quarantine cases currently, has been good overall due to the coordination of Town departments and the community
  

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As with most meetings in this pandemic period, I took my notes via Twitter during the meeting reporting in real-time via the virtual session.
 
The Twitter hashtag can be found online  ##boh1007
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23boh1007&src=typed_query

• Real time reporting underway for the Franklin, MA Board of Health meeting #boh1007
• Motion to approve both meetings for Sep as presented. Seconded, passes 3-0. Drive through, vaccinated 75 people including some children, well organized, nurses deployed to vaccinate on either side of car, forms handled, it went smoothly. #boh1007
• Cathleen updates on resuming podcast series monthly, #boh1007 Merchi had been closed for violations and now resolved, so reopened for business as of today. No issues with enforcement penalty previously approved.
• Q Any info on neighboring Communities and what they are doing. Not yet, everyone is head's down doing what they need to do. "It is a hot mess" Q any questions on Halloween? Not a holiday governed. #boh1007 14 in isolation now, other wise doing well.
• It has been good here starting with Fire Chief and what they did, it has built out from there, the collaboration is good. #boh1007 Motion to adjourn, passed 3-0 via roll call 

Meeting agenda: https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/10/franklin-ma-board-of-health-meeting-oct.html 

 

Meeting Audio file = https://www.hipcast.com/podcast/HsdJxZBK 

 

Board of Health Meeting - Recap and Audio - 10/7/20

 

Franklin Library: Jumpin' Juba Car Concert - Oct 9

Jumpin' Juba Car Concert, Friday, October 9, 3:00 PM. Please remain in your vehicle while enjoying the concert! 

This program is supported by a grant from the Franklin Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. https://t.co/xCYg351hu3

Shared from Twitter https://twitter.com/FrkPublicLib/status/1314198929202982913?s=03

Franklin Library: Jumpin' Juba Car Concert - Oct 9