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Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Beatles are Back to Rock Out for HMEA! - June 26
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! "
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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Meeting ID: 846 3833 7281
Passcode: 540127
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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 MusicThe 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
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Empty Bowls silent/virtual auction ends June 21, 2021 at 10 PM
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"
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
Event Date: Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 8:30 AMThursday, June 17 at 8:30 AM at the Center!
FHS baseball, softball, and boys tennis teams post wins on Tuesday
Baseball = Attleboro, 0 @ Franklin, 4 – Final
Softball = Franklin, 3 @ Attleboro, 11 – Final
Boys Tennis = Franklin, 4 @ Attleboro, 0 – Final
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-06-15-21/
FHS Panthers |
State Rep Roy: What's happening in the district - June 2021 newsletter
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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."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/15/health/coronavirus-usa-cases.html
"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/3695Honored to lead the #ENRA Committee w/ House Chair@CarolynDykema".#MApoli #TodayInTheDome #GettingItDone
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
- IJNDB - Acceptable Use Policy
- IJNDB-E1 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement 6-12
- IJNDB-E2 - Acceptable Use Student Agreement K-5
- GBAD - Criminal Record Information Policy
- GBAD-E1 - Criminal Record Information Procedures
- GBADA - Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non=Criminal Justice Purposes
- GBADA-E - Fingerprint-based Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) Checks Made for Non-Criminal Justice Purposes
- CORI Form
- GBEC - Drug-Free Workplace Policy
- 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
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 |
Joint Statement on Conference Report Filing
Statement from Senate President Karen E. Spilka, House Speaker Ronald Mariano, Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues and House Ways and Means Chairman Aaron Michlewitz
"Today (6/15/21), the House and Senate agreed to report out a conference committee bill, in-part, that temporarily extends and reinstates a slate of measures instituted in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 State of Emergency.
This partial report addresses issues common to both the Senate and House bills and is necessary to ensure that critical policies - including those relating to municipalities' meetings, restaurants, tenants facing eviction, health care and child care - are available as expeditiously as possible.
These temporary provisions have been helpful to businesses, municipalities, health care providers, residents and communities during this extraordinary time. We will continue working together to resolve items in the near-term that were not included in today's Conference report, which deserve further consideration.
We look forward to the Governor's prompt review of this report."
Conference Committee Report: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2475
From the Boston Globe:
State lawmakers on Tuesday night struck a deal and shipped Governor Charlie Baker legislation to restore the lapsed authorization for remote public meetings, to-go cocktail sales, and town meeting flexibilities, while leaving the future of other pandemic-era policy adaptations for later negotiations.
Baker’s COVID-19 state of emergency ended at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, without a law passed to prevent the expiration of certain orders and legislation linked to the declaration.
After the Senate passed a post-emergency bill last week, the House approved an amended version on a 146-14 vote Tuesday afternoon, and both branches held their sessions open for the rest of the day to work out a deal.
So the COVID-19 emergency order expired, what do we do for public meetings in the interim?
"The State of Emergency has ended, and the March 12, 2020, Executive Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law, which has allowed public bodies to meet remotely and to provide the public with “adequate alternative access” to meetings, terminated at 12:01 this morning.
The Legislature is actively considering bills that would extend most or all of the provisions from the Executive Order regarding remote meetings. Unless and until such legislation is enacted, public bodies must hold meetings with at least a quorum of the public body members physically present at a meeting location which is open and accessible to the public.
The Attorney General encourages public bodies to also provide the public with an option to view meetings remotely. 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 the location where the public may access the meeting."
Gov Baker announces "Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway"
Glad to today announce the launch of the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway for residents that have been fully vaccinated against #COVID19MA to support the Commonwealth's continued vaccination awareness and availability efforts.
#MassVaxMillions
Register no earlier than July 1 -> https://t.co/s96LQGmvsv
"State officials on Tuesday said residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will have the chance to win $1 million starting next month in a special Lottery sweepstakes that all Massachusetts residents aged 18 and up can enter, provided they’ve received either two Pfizer or Moderna shots or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab.Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)
Governor Charlie Baker’s office unveiled the Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway program aimed at convincing as many people as possible to get the shots. The number of state residents fully vaccinated rose to 4,003,540 on Tuesday, state public health officials reported."
Gov Baker announces "Massachusetts VaxMillions Giveaway" |
Franklin Line schedule change - weekend service resumes July 3, 2021
Regular weekend train service will resume on all lines with the new summer schedule, in effect on Monday, June 28th. There are no changes to the weekday schedule.
The new summer pdf schedule is now available -> https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/route_pdfs/2021-summer/2021-06-28-summer-franklin.pdf
Last Updated: Jun 15 2021 10:59 AM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Franklin gearing up for the Franklin Cultural Festival - Sep 12, 2021
The festival is intended to bring community together to celebrate Franklin and celebrate arts and culture. Eight sweet and savory food trucks will allow sampling of various cuisines from seafood to Italian to frozen treats. Both La Cantina and 67 Brewery will be on hand to serve craft beer and wine.
For more information about the Franklin Cultural Festival, or to apply to be a vendor, please email franklinculturalcouncil02038@gmail.com. The Craft Fair and live performances are all free to attend.
Franklin gearing up for the Franklin Cultural Festival - Sep 12, 2021 |