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.
 
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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.

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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)

Franklin Senior Center: Email Blast June 25, 2021

Hello Everyone!

Staying Connected

Link to the Senior Center - https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc

Link to the Senior Center Calendar https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/day 

Link to Franklin Matters - https://www.franklinmatters.org/ and www.franklin.news 

Link to the Town's webpage - https://www.franklinma.gov/

Link to Mass.Gov COVID - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-updates-and-information 

"Morning Glory" at Yellowstone National Park

Tips

How to shop online and not get ripped off

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-shop-online-and-not-get-ripped-off-11624194154 

Tips for caregivers of people living with dementia: Meaningful home activities: 

https://relish-life.com/blog/tips-for-caregivers-of-people-living-with-dementia/?utm_campaign=JuneBlogEmail&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=134691479&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--PX-AzQb_1InrVOeDI5nA7TxnAnfyH0x5fNa4ZM6k8yUzP_3lhlvRlCwj7M3YmSjWNoQAWtGOvBO6JwEJr55oZ1L24Kg&utm_source=hubspot 

Music

The power of music on memory 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zwrta7SjtM 

I put hammers on a piano 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB7dXFWhMNU 

Just for Fun

Sankaty Head Lighthouse Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5F6ib-_I3A 

Baby sugar glider learns how to glide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQzl7v-u2TQ 

Tour Hershey's Chocolate World!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-23AQf3yNs 

Humor

Funny kids high on anesthesia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGlmwsydBF0 

Grandparents are exhausting Cam Bertrand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEmBe5s5QFA 

Kindness Matters

Random acts of kindness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOPxFq3LXcs 

Upcoming Events 

*Monday 

10:00- Asian Mah Jong

1:00- American Mah Jong

1:00- Chair Volleyball

1:15- Movie Matinee

6:00- Cribbage

*Tuesday 

9:00- Cribbage

9:30- Busy Bees

9:30- Low Impact w/ Shirley Mae

1:00- Bingo

1:00- Cribbage Instruction

1:00 Quilting

1:00 Audio Book Club (PHONE)

5:30 Quarantini Time (ZOOM) 

*Wed. 

8:30- 12:00- Wellness RN 

9:45- Chair Yoga

10:00- Knitting

10:00- Scrabble

1:00- Chair Volleyball

1:00- Line Dancing

1:00- Senior Scribblers

*Thursday 

9:00- Cribbage

9:30- Busy Bees

9:30- Low Impact w/ Shirley Mae

10:00- Discussion Group

12:30- Painting Space

1:00- Bingo

*Friday  

10:00- Woodcarving

11:00 Sunshine Club (ZOOM)

12:00 T.O.P. S

1:00- Pokeno

Attached you will find Donna's Fun Filled Activity Pages

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I0n3ZTjQYoKVFhx__sq_ch5HhHQH6ugr/view?usp=sharing

Happy Summer!

Ariel

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Ariel Doggett

Virtual Program Coordinator

Respite Coordinator

Supportive Day Coordinator

"We rise by lifting others" - Robert Ingersoll

There is no act of kindness too small

Boston Globe: "Warning of a coming ‘Egg-mageddon,’ Mass. lawmakers move to alter animal welfare ballot measure passed in 2016"

"The cracks started appearing a few years after Massachusetts voters in 2016 approved a ballot initiative that effectively mandated that all eggs sold in the state come from cage-free hens.

The law, backed by nearly 8 of 10 voters, was pushed by top animal welfare groups in order to create what they argued were more humane standards for animals.

Now, warning of an “Egg-mageddon” — a severe egg shortage that would send prices spiking — lawmakers are moving to change the measure before it goes into effect in 2022. The proposal would reduce the floor space requirements for hens housed in facilities where they are able to move vertically, a change supporters argue would bring Massachusetts in line with a standard developed over the last five years. The effort has the support of both the egg industry, which largely opposed the 2016 reforms, and animal welfare groups that spent millions to pass them, including the Humane Society of the United States."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/06/25/metro/warning-coming-egg-mageddon-lawmakers-move-alter-animal-welfare-ballot-measure-passed-by-huge-majority-voters/

Milford Daily News: Franklin Police left Civil Service, part of a trend

"When Thomas Lynch took over as Franklin police chief in 2016, the department had no female officers.

Since then, Lynch has hired six of them, which he said offers a much-needed diversity to the police department.

He was able to do it easier because Franklin does not use Civil Service, a method that he said limits candidates available to a department to two or three candidates instead of a wide pool.

“I wanted experienced female officers,” said Lynch. “We can gear our tests to what we want in Franklin.”

Chief Lynch speaks to @milforddaily about leaving Civil Service for hiring of police officers, and the advantages it brings. https://t.co/lq8O4C4cm8

Shared from Twitter:  https://twitter.com/franklinpolice/status/1408429229918859265

Update From Waste Management ~ Friday, June 25

Update From Waste Management ~ Friday, June 25

Update from Waste Management for Friday, June 25:

Recycling: All of yesterday's and today's pick-ups will be complete by the end of today.

Trash: Thursday's route and at least 50% of Friday's route will be completed today. If your trash is not picked up today, please leave your barrel out, Waste Management is planning to pick it up tomorrow (Saturday). Thank you for your patience and understanding!

 

Shared from the Town of Franklin page  https://www.franklinma.gov/recycling-solid-waste/news/update-waste-management-friday-june-25

Update From Waste Management ~ Friday, June 25

Franklin's Event Outlook: Jun 25 - July 1, 2021

Farmers Market opens today but not next Friday due to the 4th of July celebration taking over the Town Common beginning Wednesday, June 30. The Zajac Brothers perform at THE BLACK BOX Friday night. Be a Match for Gigi on Saturday.

Friday, June 25

"Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)

1:00pm  - Book Sale

2:00pm - Farmers Market

3:30pm - Kids craft activity by Library Youth Services

6:00pm - Broadway in Franklin (Video on Demand)

8:00pm - Zajac Brothers @ THE BLACK BOX

Saturday, June 26
 "Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
9:00am - Be the Match for Gigi
6:00pm - Broadway in Franklin (Video on Demand)
8:00pm - Studio Two (fund raiser for HMEA)

Sunday, June 27
"Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
6:00pm - Broadway in Franklin (Video on Demand)

Monday, June 28
"Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
6:00pm - Broadway in Franklin (Video on Demand)

Tuesday, June 29
"Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
9:00am - wfpr.fm: Pamela Hines – Jazz Journey
12:00pm - wfpr.fm: Pamela Hines – Jazz Journey
6:00pm - wfpr.fm: Pamela Hines – Jazz Journey
6:00pm - Broadway in Franklin (Video on Demand)

Wednesday, June 30
 "Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
10:00am - wfpr.fm: "The Wonderful World of Wine" – Mark/ Kim
1:00pm - wfpr.fm: "The Wonderful World of Wine" – Mark/Kim
6:00pm - 4th July: carnival rides
6:00pm - Broadway in Franklin (Video on Demand)
6:00pm - 4th July: Matt Zajac (solo acustic)
7:00pm - wfpr.fm: "The Wonderful World of Wine" – Mark/Kim
7:30pm - Let’s Laugh Today is Free on ZOOM!
8:00pm - 4th July: Mo Bounce (funk, soul, R&B party)

Thursday, July 1
"Hedgehog Needs a Hug" (story walk)
10:00am - wfpr.fm: "Frank’s Music" – Frank Falvey
11:00am - wfpr.fm: "Talkin’ the Blues" – Jim/Todd
1:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Frank’s Music" – Frank Falvey
2:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Talkin’ the Blues" – Jim/Todd
6:00pm - 4th July: carnival rides
6:00pm - 4th July: Attleboro School of Rock
7:00pm - 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node
7:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Frank’s Music" – Frank Falvey
7:30pm - 4th July: Victory Shot (classic rock)
8:00pm - wfpr.fm: "Talkin' the Blues!" - Jim/Todd

Find the full calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

The School district meeting calendar is found   https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

 

Community Calendar

Franklin's 4th of July schedule

Franklin 4th of July Celebration

Wednesday, June 30

6-10 pm: Rides and food booths open (WRIST BANDS FROM 6-10PM)

6-7 pm: Matt Zajac (solo acoustic)

8-10 pm: Mo Bounce (Funk, Soul, R&B party band)

 

Thursday, July 1

6-10 pm: Rides and food booths open (WRIST BANDS FROM 6-10PM)

6-7 pm: Attleboro School of Rock (building musical proficiency through innovation)

7:30-10 pm: Victory Shot (classic rock with a combination of creativity, skills and energy)

 

Friday, July 2

6-10 pm: Rides and food booths open

8-10 pm: Duppy Conquerors (testimonial to Bob Marley’s spirit and his music)

Saturday, July 3

12-10 pm: Rides and food booths open (WRIST BANDS FROM 12-5PM)

First Annual Franklin Blues Festival: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm

2-3:15 pm: Padula Trio Plus One (Franklin’s own playing jazz/blues standards

4-6 pm: Slam Allen Band (blues, soul and R&B to deliver a powerful performance)

6-8 pm: Mike Crandall Band featuring Bruce Bears ( blues & swing music)

Sunday, July 4

12-5 pm: Rides and food booths open (WRIST BANDS FROM 12-5PM)

12-1 pm: Michael Rivelis (solo acoustic)

1:30-3 pm: Granite Brass (bringing spirited music to those who served our country)

3:30-4:30 pm: Jamie Barrett (solo acoustic)

 

Check July 4th Coalition Facebook page for schedule updates 

https://www.facebook.com/franklin4th/

Visit the July 4th Coalition page to donate and for other information

https://www.franklin4th.com/

Franklin July 4th Coalition 

Franklin's 4th of July schedule

FM #570 - Ariel Doggett - This was a blast - 06/17/21 (audio)

FM #570 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 570 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Ariel Doggett. Ariel is currently the virtual programs coordinator for the Franklin Senior Center.  

We talk about her transition to virtual program coordinator as COVID-19 hit during 2020. We also talk about how Ariel evolved the programming during the pandemic and now the migration of the Respite and Supportive Day programs back to in person is underway and targeted for September.

The recording runs about 29 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Ariel on Thursday, June 17.

Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/18d26989-1f4c-4b0f-a2b7-067c62bd7a91

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Franklin Senior Center https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc

Senior Center Connections newsletter  https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-senior-center/pages/connection-newsletter

Email adoggett@franklinma.gov to get on her “Email Blast”

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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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

 

 FM #570 - Ariel Doggett - This was a blast - 06/17/21 (audio)