The Beatles are Back to Rock Out for HMEA! - June 26

Join us June 26, 2021 for Studio Two: Under the Stars

Get Your Tickets Before They Sell Out! You're invited to a Live, In-person, Outdoor Concert Under the Stars! Saturday, June 26, 2021  Doors at 6 PM | Music at 7 PM The Black Box | 15 West Central Street | Franklin, MA Raffles | Door Prize | Complimentary Dessert Bar | Full Cash Bar Get your Tickets Here! This event sells out every year, so don't miss your chance to be part of this fun, outdoor* event! Tickets are $20 each, or reserve a table near the stage, including tickets for 5 people, for $120! From the band: Studio Two is a headlining Beatles tribute band, comprised of Berklee Alumni who focus on the most exciting, energetic period of The Beatles: the early years (1962 - 1966). Choosing from a catalog of songs from their club and touring performances, Studio Two captures all of the excitement and danceable 50's and 60's Rock 'n' Roll songs The Beatles helped popularize. All of this is done in period correct attire and equipment. You will be transported in time!  *The event is scheduled to take place outdoors; if weather does not permit this, the show will proceed as scheduled, at the same time and location, but indoors. Please park in the adjacent Rockland Trust lot. Those arriving in wheelchairs should locate the "wheelchair drop-off" sign near the building entrance for better accessibility. Thanks to Philip Lippolis Plumbing & Heating in Walpole for, once again, generously sponsoring this event! Proceeds from this event benefit the programs of HMEA, which support more than 5,000 children, adults, and families throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island impacted by intellectual and developmental disability. We appreciate the generosity of our sponsor and you, the attendees! Get Your Tickets Before They Sell Out!

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Update: Empty Bowls virtual auction ends -> June 21, 2021 at 10 PM

If you haven't got a bid in for one or more of the fabulous ceramic works of art, please make the time to do so.

"Good news! We are extending the deadline for the Empty Bowls auction until Monday, June 21 !!!!!! Get your bids in and don't miss your chance to own a one of a kind ceramic piece AND help The Pantry! "

Auction web page -> https://sites.google.com/view/emptybowls6/home

Listen to "Inside the Empty Bowls 2021 preparations"

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-561-inside-empty-bowls-2021-060821.html 

All this to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. You can donate directly to the Pantry on the Empty Bowls page or at the Pantry page  https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/ 

Come bid on these one of a kind hand-made items. #emptybowls

Franklin Matters Q & A Thursday at 1:30 PM

Franklin Matters Q & A Thursday at 1:30 PM

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Veterans History Project Hosts Panel on Post-Traumatic Stress and Music

Veterans History Project Hosts Panel on Post-Traumatic Stress and Healing Power of Music The Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP) will observe Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month with a panel discussion on Wednesday, June 23, as part of a virtual program titled "Post Traumatic Stress & Music: The Healing Power of Song." The discussion will debut at 8 PM ET through the Veterans History Project Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/vetshistoryproject) where panelists and a moderator will be available to answer questions and address remarks in the comments section. Click here for more information. (https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-21-031/veterans-history-project-hosts-june-panel-on-post-traumatic-stress-and-the-healing-power-of-song/2021-06-16/)

MA Attorney General: Update on the Open Meeting Law

Guidance from the Division of Open Government

View this email in your browser   Update from the Division of Open Government On June 16, 2021, Governor Baker signed into law An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency.  This Act includes an extension, until April 1, 2022, of the remote meeting provisions of his March 12, 2020, Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law. The new law has two major parts.   First, the new law allows public bodies to continue providing live "adequate, alternative means" of public access to the deliberations of the public body, instead of holding meetings in a public place that is open and physically accessible to the public. "Adequate, alternative means" may include, without limitation, providing public access through telephone, internet, or satellite enabled audio or video conferencing or any other technology that enables the public to clearly follow the proceedings of the public body in real time.   Second, the new law authorizes all members of a public body to continue participating in meetings remotely; the Open Meeting Law's requirement that a quorum of the body and the chair be physically present at the meeting location remains suspended.   The new law provides that a municipal public body that, for reasons of economic hardship and despite best efforts, is unable to provide alternative means of public access that will enable the public to follow the proceedings in real time, may instead post a full and complete transcript, recording, or other comprehensive record on its website as soon as practicable after the meeting.  In light of the various free and low-cost technologies that could be used to provide the public with real time access, the Division of Open Government strongly recommends that a municipal public body consult with our office before determining that it is unable to provide the public with real time access to a meeting. Furthermore, this provision is not available for meetings when another general or special law, regulation or a local ordinance or by-law requires allowance for active participation by members of the public, such as in the case of certain public hearings.   All other provisions of the Open Meeting Law and regulations, such as the requirements regarding posting notice of meetings and creating and maintaining accurate meeting minutes, remain in effect. Public bodies are reminded that notice of all meetings must be posted at least 48 hours in advance, not including weekends and holidays, and the meeting notice must clearly specify how the public may access the meeting, whether in-person, remote or both.   NOTE: Due to a typographical error in the final draft of the legislation, three paragraphs in Section 20(b) were compressed into one paragraph. Based on the legislative history of the new law and the Legislature's clearly-demonstrated intent, the Attorney General interprets the sentence "This paragraph shall not apply to proceedings that are conducted pursuant to a general or special law, regulation or a local ordinance or by-law that requires allowance for active participation by members of the public" as only applying to the economic hardship exception in the prior sentence, not to the entire paragraph of subsection (b).   In partnership, The Attorney General's Division of Open Government Copyright © 2021 Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Massachusetts Attorney General's Office Division of Open Government 1 Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108

Empty Bowls silent/virtual auction ends June 21, 2021 at 10 PM

If you haven't got a bid in for one or more of the fabulous ceramic works of art, please make the time to do so before the auction closes out Thursday, Jun 17 at 10 PM.

"Good news! We are extending the deadline for the Empty Bowls auction until Monday, June 21!!!!!! Get your bids in and don't miss your chance to own a one of a kind ceramic piece AND help The Pantry! "

Auction web page -> https://sites.google.com/view/emptybowls6/home

Listen to "Inside the Empty Bowls 2021 preparations"

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-561-inside-empty-bowls-2021-060821.html 

All this to benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. You can donate directly to the Pantry on the Empty Bowls page or at the Pantry page  https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/ 

Come bid on these one of a kind hand-made items. #emptybowls

Help send Caroline and her coach to the CrossFit Games

We are holding a fundraiser on June 26 at Timeless Crossfit and Fitness to help raise the funds to send Caroline Woelfel and her coach to the CrossFit Games. The FUNdraiser will include games and a fitness workout for everyBODY!

Funds raised will be used towards training and travel expenses including airfare, lodging and food while at the games for Caroline and her coach.

We are preparing raffle prizes and gift baskets to help in this effort. Baskets include Beauty for her and him, Home and Garden, Kid Fun, Sweet Treats, Dine Around, Golf and Fitness, Pet Pampering and more.

We are asking if you could please help us with a donation of products, food, services, or gift cards to support this important fundraising event.

send Caroline and her coach to the CrossFit Games

Please don’t forget to COME JOIN US for this FUNdraiser! 

Caroline Woelfel is a junior at Franklin High School. She has been competing in CrossFit for the past two years and has qualified to compete in this year’s CrossFit Games at the end of July in Madison, Wisconsin. This elite invitation is offered to the top 20 fittest athletes in the age group. Caroline earned her spot from among 1,600 - 16/17 year old girls from around the WORLD!

 June 26th 9 AM to noon – all ages and bodies welcome & Workout Optional!

Timeless CrossFit and Fitness 90 Hayward Street, Franklin MA

Contact: MC Alexander at mc@timelesscrossfit.com or Kelli Woelfel at kelliwoelfel@gmail.com to donate~

Thank you!

Follow Caroline and Timeless Instagram accounts for updates on her competition! @woelfelcf (https://www.instagram.com/woelfelcf/) @timelesscrossfitandfitnes  (https://www.instagram.com/timelesscrossfit/)

Q&A on Franklin Matters - June 17 at 1:30 PM

Get your Franklin questions answered on Thursday, June 17 at 1:30 PM. 

This is a virtual event coordinated with the Senior Center = "Franklin Matters Q&A with Steve Sherlock"

email adoggett@franklinma.gov to attend

Q&A on Franklin Matters - June 17 at 1:30 PM

Franklins Future Leaders Wednesday Wishes

Franklins Future Leaders Wednesday Wishes will continue in September. To all who participles and donated, Thank you. Wednesday Wishes provided meals and gifts for families (ages 2-18)  for families in need. 

Franklins Future Leaders Wednesday Wishes

We pursue our collection of Gift Cards for Franklins condo fire victims until Friday June 18th, as these will be given directly in the hands of those affected. 

Gift Cards for Franklins condo fire victims

Continuing, we are collecting new “Backpacks for kids” for Franklins Food Pantry until August 13th. And our “Art Fundraiser” to support our Fire Stations and Police Stations move forward. 

Our list of activities are numerous and we look forward to helping our community. Our re-useable bags are $10 each. Look for us in July’s Franklin News Paper! 

Franklins Future Leaders are a non for profit organization supported by The Dance Studio. Children learn the importance of helping our community, as well as, how the community helps us. If you would  like to donate, please email me at cas324@msn.com or message me! — with Kristine Desmarais and 6 others.

 

Office hours back at the Senior Center - June 17 - 8:30 AM

Senior Coffee Hour w/ State & Local Officials

Event Date:  Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 8:30 AM

Thursday, June 17 at 8:30 AM at the Center!  

State Rep. Jeff Roy, Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Town Council Members will be available to chat and answer your questions.

Office hours back at the Senior Center - June 17 - 8:30 AM

FHS baseball, softball, and boys tennis teams post wins on Tuesday

From HockomockSports.com we share the FHS spring sports results:

 
Baseball = Attleboro, 0 @ Franklin, 4 – Final 

– Four Franklin pitchers combined to toss a one-hit shutout as the Panthers closed the regular season with their 13th win of the year. Jacob Jette, Alfred Mucciarone (win), Ethan Voellmicke, and James Kuczmiec didn’t allow any runs with just one hit allowed. Ben Jarosz clubbed three hits to lead the Panthers’ offense, scoring twice. Jack Marino added two hits and three RBI and Eisig Chin drove in a run.

Softball = Franklin, 3 @ Attleboro, 11 – Final 

– Attleboro bounced back with a big offensive outing to split the season series with Franklin. The Bombardiers got off to a good start with two runs in the first, adding four runs in each the second and the fourth before scoring once more in the sixth. Hailey Perry led the charge for the hosts with four hits, including two doubles, and three RBI, while Riley Camacho (double, four RBI) and Lora Woyton (double, triple, four RBI) each clubbed three hits for Attleboro, which had 17 total hits. Lauren Eby, Natalie Mansur, and Brenna Morse each added two hits in the win. Woyton earned her fourth win of the season, striking out eight in a complete game effort. For Franklin, Gabby Colace and Molly Collins (triple) each had a pair of hits while Carly Johnson-Pellegri drive in two runs.

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 4 @ Attleboro, 0 – Final 

– Taking three wins from singles and one more in doubles action, Franklin knocked off Attleboro and finished the regular season at 14-0. All four matches were won in straight sets with Liam Marr (first singles), Vayshnav Malhotra (second), Drew Mahoney (third), and the team of Thomas Broyles and Jay Gorgas (second doubles) all winning 6-0, 6-1. First doubles was not finished due to rain.

For the complete results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-06-15-21/

FHS Panthers

State Rep Roy: What's happening in the district - June 2021 newsletter

View this email in your browser Offshore wind announcement Last month, we celebrated the approval of Vineyard Wind, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States. Rep. Roy was honored to join with state officials and the Vineyard Wind team for the announcement at the Wind Technology Test Center in Charlestown. The is the first step in a major effort to fight climate change and create jobs in the process. Speaker Ron Mariano has made offshore wind a priority for Massachusetts, part of the goal to make Massachusetts a regional hub of the industry. This project enables Massachusetts to realize the ambitious offshore wind energy goals the Legislature set in 2016 and 2021 and brings us closer to our vision of a thriving offshore wind sector here in Massachusetts. It will power hundreds of thousands of homes while helping us attain our emissions reduction goals. It will also boost our economy, reduce electricity rates, and create thousands of local clean energy jobs that will be here to stay. Copyright (C) 2021 State Rep Jeff Roy. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you either contacted our office or indicated you wanted to keep updated on the 10th Norfolk District and things going on at the State House. State Rep Jeff Roy State House Room 43 Boston, MA 02133

This newsletter was shortened for publication here. To view the full contents  Follow this link ->

https://mailchi.mp/61034bfeed2d/march-2021-newsletter-5081538?e=6ead984465

Strive Ninja Fitness offers drop in Summer Camp

Strive offers a daily drop in program Mon - Fri starting June 28! It runs daily from 9 - 12:30 PM and it is for kids of all experience levels, ages 6 - 12 yrs. 

The program includes ninja skill building, course runs, games and challenges, crafts, and so much more! There are also special themed weeks such as Tie Dye Week and Nerf Week! Kids can sign up for a day, a week, or the whole summer! 

More information can be found on our website: https://striveninja.com/summer-programs-1. 

Strive Ninja Fitness offers drop in Summer Camp

 

In MA News: earliest COVID-19 cases, solid waste management hearing scheduled

"When did the coronavirus arrive in the United States?

The first infection was confirmed on Jan. 21, 2020, in a resident of Washington State who had recently returned from Wuhan, China. Soon after, experts concluded that the virus had been in the country for weeks.

A study published on Tuesday offers new evidence: Based on an analysis of blood tests, scientists identified seven people in five states who may have been infected well before the first confirmed cases in those states. The results suggest that the virus may have been circulating in Illinois, for example, as early as Dec. 24, 2019, although the first case in that state was confirmed a month later.

But the new study is flawed, some experts said: It did not adequately address the possibility that the antibodies were to coronaviruses that cause common colds, and the results could be a quirk of the tests used. In addition, the researchers also did not have travel information for any of the patients, which might have helped explain the test results."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/health/coronavirus-usa-cases.html

Via Senator Becca Rausch:

"Next week, I'll be chairing the #ENRA hearing on #plastics, #recycling, and waste management. ♻️

More info and forthcoming livestream: https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/3695

Honored to lead the #ENRA Committee w/ House Chair 

@CarolynDykema"

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#MApoli #TodayInTheDome #GettingItDone

https://twitter.com/BeccaRauschMA/status/1404881481298853895 

solid waste management hearing scheduled

Policy Sub Committee Meeting - June 17, 2021 - 6 PM

School Committee - Policy Subcommittee Meeting

Municipal Building

A G E N D A

“The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may, in fact, be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.”

 

I.             Electronic Distribution of Approved Policies

1. IJNDB - Acceptable Use Policy
2. IJNDB-E1 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement 6-12
3. IJNDB-E2 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement K-5
4. GBAD - Criminal Record Information Policy
5. GBAD-E1 - Criminal Record Information Procedures
6. GBADA - Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non=Criminal Justice Purposes
7. GBADA-E - Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non-Criminal Justice Purposes
8. CORI Form
9. GBEC - Drug-Free Workplace Policy
10. Policy Distribution Folder

II.             Discussion of Policies sent to School Committee

A. none

III.             Policy Revisions & New Policies - New Discussion Item

A. Continued Review of Policy Sections G and J

Agenda doc with connection/location info
https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/6_17_21_policy_sub_agenda_1.pdf

Policy Sub Committee Meeting - June 17, 2021 - 6 PM