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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Meeting Notice, 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Thursday, March 18
Community Conversation on Police Reform - March 24, 2021
Franklin Area Against Racism (FAAR) is hosting a Community Conversation on Police Reform.
When: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 7:00 PM
- Senator Becca Rausch
- Representative Jeff Roy
- Franklin Police Dept. Chief Thomas J. Lynch
- Franklin Police Dept. Deputy Chief James Mill
- and other community leaders
More details, including the Zoom link, in the image below.
Community Conversation - Agenda:
0-5 |
Introductions by FAAR and moderators |
5-30 |
- Up to 10 minutes: What is in “An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth”, and what change does it make? Why was this bill necessary/what were you hearing from your constituents? - Legislators (Sen Rausch, Rep Roy)
- Up to 10 minutes: What has your department done to date? How will this bill impact Franklin? - Chief Lynch, Deputy Chief Mill
- Tentative: Taking inventory, where are we now? What are possible next steps? - Community Advocate |
30-60 |
Moderated Discussion (all participants) |
60-85 |
Community Q&A |
85-90 |
Conclusion |
Community Conversation on Police Reform - March 24, 2021 |
FHS volleyball takes match 3-0 vs. King Philip in first of two this week
From HockomockSports.com we share the FHS sports results:
"For the past seven seasons, the road to the Kelley-Rex division title has gone through either Franklin or Wrentham, and sometimes both.
With an abbreviated season on tap this year, those head-to-head matchups take on extra importance as the Panthers and Warriors of King Philip stand as the favorites for the division crown again this year.
Round one of the home-and-home series between the two went to Franklin, who came through in key moments down the stretch in all three sets to earn a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-22) sweep of the visiting Warriors.
“It comes down to trust, trusting yourself, trusting who you’re on the court with, and trusting all of your teammates,” said first-year Franklin head coach Samantha Elliott. “It’s not a one-person sport, a one-person game…I think they showed a lot of teamwork closing those sets out. We can’t just rely on one person, we have to play our game as a team.”
Franklin DPW - 2021 Construction Project Updates
Construction Project Update
The Mackintosh Neighborhood Waterline project will be starting next week. The Town contractor, CJP & Sons, will be starting on Pine Ridge Drive at the end of Sherman Ave and will then continue into the neighborhood from there. This project will continue into the summer. A list of project contacts can be found here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kGlc_16pxpRuOY4z3FCEWeAm03gqwLv7/view?usp=sharing).
You can also find an interactive map on the DPW website outlining current construction projects. (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/241b546cfac6423585978bf5889d23e8)
Franklin DPW - 2021 Construction Project Updates
Two $1000 Scholarships Offered by Knights of Columbus - Applications due Apr 16, 2021
Knights of Columbus 1847 in Franklin, MA is accepting applications for 2- $1000 Scholarships. The applicants must be a registered member of St. Mary's Parish in Franklin, and must be graduating from High School in the Spring 2021 and progressing onto their first year of study at a 2- or 4-year college/ university. Please submit a complete our Scholarship Application postmarked on or before the Application Deadline of Friday April 16, 2021.
The application form is available from the banner on the St. Mary's Parish, Franklin website or on the Knights of Columbus 1847 website https://www.kofc1847.org/scholarship-program
Please fill in ALL information accurately and clearly, and then submit the completed application to the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council 1847, St. Mary's Parish c/o Mike Swan, 38 Madison Ave., Franklin, MA 02038.
The award will be given to the recipients upon completion of their 1st semester of studies and upon proof of enrollment in the 2nd semester.
Please contact Mike Swan for more information at 508-404-4792.
https://www.kofc1847.org/scholarship-program |
MEMA: Be mindful of the water use
State officials ask the public to be mindful of the amount of water they are using, residents are asked to reduce indoor water use, address leaks ASAP, and for larger buildings and businesses to conduct water audits to identify areas of leaks and potential water conservation.
MEMA: Be mindful of the water use |
MA State News: Unemployment insurance bill avoids issue; MCAS can't be skipped per Feds
"Unemployment insurance bill kicks the can"
"A BILL BEING CONSIDERED by the state Legislature to freeze businesses’ unemployment insurance payments may be a short-term fix, but it does not solve the longer-term problem of how to keep the fund solvent in the future.
“This is a perfectly reasonable, short-term fix for our unemployment insurance shortfall, but it’s a missed opportunity to address the fact that we were underfunding this system well before the COVID crisis,” Evan Horowitz, executive director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, said after the bill was released."
AS SCHOOL OFFICIALS have been pressuring the state to cancel this year’s MCAS tests, state education commissioner Jeff Riley said the decision is not his – it belongs to the federal government.
“The federal government is still requiring we test our students,” Riley said, speaking at a Tuesday budget hearing before the Ways and Means Committees. “It provides a little wiggle room but won’t allow us to not test kids.”
Tom Dooley - Wednesday March 17 at 2 PM
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National News: FBI facing challenge on background check; wood stove certification found lacking
"The FBI is facing new scrutiny for its 2018 background check of Brett Kavanaugh, the supreme court justice, after a lawmaker suggested that the investigation may have been “fake”.
Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic senator and former prosecutor who serves on the judiciary committee, is calling on the newly-confirmed attorney general, Merrick Garland, to help facilitate “proper oversight” by the Senate into questions about how thoroughly the FBI investigated Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing. "
"In 2015, the US government required that newer models of wood stoves perform better and began spending millions of dollars to subsidize the transition away from older models. Now, an investigation by state environment officials is revealing a critical flaw in that plan: the latest stoves might not be any less polluting than the previous ones.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
A review of 250 wood-burning stove certifications found unexplained data omissions and atypical lab practices. When the officials retested about a dozen of the heaters in their own labs, they were not able to reproduce the certification results. They found many stoves were polluting as much as the previous models. One was producing so much pollution that it wouldn’t have met the Environmental Protection Agency’s first-ever standards from 1988."
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