Boston Globe: “We’re not going to solve it by just having one tweak”

"Massachusetts is undertaking a massive shift in how it distributes money for affordable housing, pumping tens of millions of state dollars into building new owner-occupied homes after years of focusing almost exclusively on rentals.

The efforts, led by a new program to build homes for below-market sale in Boston and other cities, are an explicit recognition of the enormous racial wealth gap in Massachusetts, which has been fueled by a similar chasm in who owns homes here. Yet the program’s limits also illustrate just how hard that gap will be to close.

At an event this month in Haverhill to highlight the effort, Governor Charlie Baker pitched his plan as one way to remedy decades of US housing policy that created the divide, and said he wants to spend as much as $560 million to boost homeownership among historically disadvantaged groups in Massachusetts, particularly Black and Latino families. His goal is to jump-start progress with a huge windfall of cash from stimulus funding and other sources."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/26/business/an-enormous-racial-wealth-gap-exists-mass-state-is-responding-by-pushing-home-ownership/

On Wednesday nights, Arlene Cribbs watches her 3-year-old grandson Aaron Gillenwater. She rents a two-bedroom apartment in Jamaica Plain and has been trying to buy a two- or three-bedroom single-family house.PAT GREENHOUSE/GLOBE STAFF

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Interactive Workshop Summer Series

Cover Letters

Tuesday July 27 10:00 AM -12:00 noon
Virtual Doors open 5 minutes before session begins.

Workshops begin promptly at the listed start time.

Facilitator: Ed Lawrence

 

Do you include a cover letter with your job applications? Should you?

If you do write one, what's the best format? Will anyone read it?

 

Join us as we discuss all things cover-letter.

We'll discuss the cases for and against them, recommended formats, and show you letters that made a difference and helped land the job.

 

This session isn't just a lecture. It includes four breakout sessions and networking and discussion time.

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4th of July Event - Rotary needs your help. Please share with friends and family.

Hi All,

Rotary Club of Franklin MA is a local non-profit group who serves our community by providing Annual Scholarships to Franklin HS Seniors and with service project to Franklin's Seniors and underserved. For Rotary to do this, we host fundraisers of all types and this upcoming event is one of them.

We are currently in need of cashiers and servers for Saturday July 3rd and Sunday July 4^th.  If you can provide a few hours of your time, Rotary Club (and I) will be so grateful.

It's a lot of fun and we will feed you!! J

Here is link to sign up genius for Rotary Club of Franklin MA July 4^th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E4AAAA62BA2F94-july

Thank you.

Diane 

Diane M. Padula
Office Manager
Comprehensive Wealth Planners at Dean Bank
(P) 508-803-7885
(F) 508-803-7985
21 Main Street
P. O. Box 307
Franklin, MA 02038

The Rotary Club of Franklin

FM #571 - School Committee Meeting - 06/22/21 (audio)

FM #571 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 571 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Franklin, MA School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, June 22, 2021.

The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: some of the School Committee members were in the Municipal Bldg, other members joined the public via conference bridge, all to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.

Links to the meeting agenda and associated documents released for this meeting are included in the show notes. My notes taken during the meeting are also provided.

The recording runs about 1 hour and forty eight minutes (1 hour 48 minutes), so let’s listen to the School Committee meeting for June 22. 
 

Audio link -> https://player.captivate.fm/episode/054ee453-9534-4cbb-8ffe-5668e76e4482

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School Committee agenda document - https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/files/agenda-6-22-21
 
Meeting packet folder - https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/june-22-2021-school-committee-meeting-packet

My notes captured during the meeting
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/recap-school-committee-good-work-and.html 

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
 
How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors
• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana"  c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.

I hope you enjoy!

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FM #571 - School Committee Meeting - 06/22/21 (audio)

FHS girls lacrosse: "Franklin Back On Top, Wins First East Title Since 2017"

 

"Franklin found itself down 4-2 after one quarter in Friday afternoon’s Div. 1 East final at Pisini Stadium against Concord-Carlisle. It was the first time this season that the Panthers had trailed after a quarter, but it didn’t take them long to get back into a more familiar position. 

With six of the next seven goals, Franklin turned the game around in the second quarter, grabbing a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. The Panthers limited Concord-Carlisle to just two goals in the second half and held on for a 12-9 victory, avenging semifinal losses to the Patriots in each of the last two seasons and winning the program’s first East title since 2017 (also against Concord-Carlisle). 

“Just cause we were down didn’t mean we want to force,” said Franklin coach Kristin Igoe Guarino. “We knew we’d get our looks and I think their patience, their going for the right things, anyone can step up, that’s the whole thing, if anyone can score then you don’t need to force anything because there are always going to be options.” 

Franklin senior defender Sydney Hawkins added, “We know every single girl on this team is capable of making that game-winning play and that’s what is going to take us all the way.”

Continue reading the game recap by Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com

https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-lacrosse-back-on-top-wins-first-east-title-in-four-seasons/

For a photo gallery from this game

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2020-2021/Spring-2021/Franklin-Concord-Carlisle-Girls-Lacrosse-06-25-21/

Franklin celebrates at the final whistle. The Panthers beat Concord-Carlisle to secure their first East title since 2017. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

FHS baseball: "Goode Night: Panthers Walk Off With Win Over Eagles"

 

"It looked like Franklin and BC High were headed to extra innings when Panther junior Chris Goode flared a high fly ball into foul territory down the right field line with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. 

Instead, the ball eluded the right fielder and dropped harmlessly in foul territory. Goode made the most out of his second chance. 

With a runner on third, Goode hit a slow roller to the left side of the infield and raced down the first base line, beating the throw from the shortstop for a walk-off infield single as CJ Jette crossed the plate for the winning run, giving the top-seeded Panthers a 2-1 win over 13th-seeded Eagles. 

Franklin will host Xaverian on Monday night in the D1 South Sectional Final."

Continue reading the game recap by Ryan Lanigan, founder and Editor-in-Chief of HockomockSports.com

https://hockomocksports.com/goode-night-franklin-baseball-walk-off-with-win-over-bc-high/

For a photo gallery from this game

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2020-2021/Spring-2021/Franklin-BC-High-Baseball-06-25-21/

FHS baseball:  "Goode Night: Panthers Walk Off With Win Over Eagles"

FHS boys lacrosse: "Franklin Dominates Hingham, Books Spot in First Final"

 

"In the opening minutes of Friday night’s Div. 1 South semifinal at Pisini Stadium, Franklin looked a little out of sorts. Atypical turnovers, passes going awry, struggling to get into the attack, the Panthers looked a little tentative, like a team that had never gotten past this stage going up against a perennial state power. 

Nearly 10 minutes into the first quarter, Franklin broke the deadlock. Two minutes later, the Panthers added a second. In the second quarter, they went on a 6-0 run and suddenly it was two-time defending D1 South champion (and 2017 D2 state champion) Hingham that was on the ropes. 

After that slow start, Franklin dominated the Harbormen in every facet, putting together a complete team performance and pulling out a 15-7 victory that head coach Lou Verrochi called one of the biggest in program history. With the win, Franklin advances to its first ever sectional final. 

“We took it to them really and I was pleased with that,” Verrochi said. “I mean, who wouldn’t be with that result against a Hingham team that’s traditionally one of the powers in Div. 1? It was a great win for the program and a great win for the kids.”

Continue reading the game recap by Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com

https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-lacrosse-dominates-hingham-books-spot-in-first-final/

For a photo gallery from this game  https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-boys-lacrosse-dominates-hingham-books-spot-in-first-final

Franklin senior Matt Lazzaro fakes a shot on the break during the Panthers’ 15-7 win against perennial power Hingham. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)