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The April Veterans Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 29 at 7:00 PM at the Franklin Senior Center.
Due to COVID-19, pre-registration is required.
Call or email the Veterans' Services Office to register.
Masks and social distancing will be required.
All members of the community are welcome!
email: dmartin@franklinma.gov
TEL: (508) 613-1315
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| April 2021 Veterans Council Meeting - Date Change - Apr 29 |
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure that America has a skilled workforce. They provide educational programs, events and competitions that support career and technical education in the nation’s classrooms. “SkillsUSA is an investment in student success and its impact on student learning will be felt over the coming years,” said Tri-County electrical instructor, Robert Sprague.
1st Competition: Industrial Motor Control
The contestant is required to install electrical wiring and other devices used in an industrial setting as well as design and troubleshoot electrical diagrams using the proper testing instrument.
2nd Competition: Residential Wiring
Contestants in residential wiring are tested on their ability to install wiring in a residence, working from drawings and specification sheets.
SkillsUSA State Competition
Students who earned gold and silver medals in the district competition now qualify for the state SkillsUSA competition, which will be held April 29th - May 1st. “This is the industry that I am in and I can tell you that there is a great demand in this field,” said Tri-County Advisory Committee Chairman, John Rainone. “Tri-County students will continue to ‘work hard because today counts,’ just as our school motto states,” commented Tri-County electrical instructor, Francis McKeown.
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FM #521 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 521 in the series.
This shares my wonderful conversation with Franklin resident Marilyn Sutcliffe. We learn of Marilyn’s Franklin story and discuss the reasons behind her financial contributions for the Franklin Food Pantry.
Our conversation runs about 18 minutes, so let’s listen in to my conversation with Marilyn.
Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/480cbcf5-e462-4efa-b8c8-188449507b02
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Franklin Food Pantry https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/
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| Marilyn Sutcliffe - Franklin Food Pantry donor |
As part of the continuing series to prepare for the Finance Committee budget hearings (which begin next week) and the Town Council budget hearings (in May), check out the link to the details on the history of the fixed costs year over year from FY 2004 to FY 2022.
The chart depicts the fixed costs of the budget year by year from FY 2004 to FY 2022.
What are the fixed costs?
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| What are the fixed costs of the Town of Franklin budget? |
Prior posts
"PASSING AMBITIOUS LEGISLATION matters for obvious reasons, but so too does the rule-making process that follows a law’s passage. Final language often leaves state agencies with tremendous leeway, and real-world impact can vary widely based on administrative decisions that often get far less public scrutiny. Political scientist Leah Stokes calls this the “fog of enactment,” which opens the door for better-resourced interest groups and engaged insiders to water down the impact of landmark legislation.
Responding to years of advocacy for zoning reform, the Legislature recently passed a new transit oriented development law requiring cities and towns in the MBTA service area to create at least one zoning district that legalizes modest multi-family housing construction of at least 15 units per acre. The new law is a great opportunity to address our region’s housing crisis, but critical details remain to be worked out through a complex rule-making process involving the Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Transportation, and the MBTA – which could last for much of the coming year. Depending on where this process lands, this promising new law could, in practice, net thousands of new homes – or almost none. "
Shared from: https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/more-covid-19-vaccine-clinics-veterans-spouses-and-caregivers
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| More COVID-19 vaccine clinics scheduled for veterans, spouses & caregivers! |
