FM #572 & #573 - Town Council meeting of 06/23/21 in 2 parts (audio)

FM #572-3 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 572-3 in the series. 

This session shares the Franklin, MA Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. 

The meeting was conducted in a hybrid format: members of the Town Council and Town Administration personnel were in the Council Chambers, some of the public participated in person, some were remote via the Zoom conference bridge, as we move to come out of this pandemic period.

I’ve split the almost 3 hour meeting into two logical segments:

• First - covers the opening with 2 recognitions, 2 licenses transactions, and then the discussion on the Open Meeting Law complaint (~1:09 mins)

• Second - covers the legislation for action and the balance of the meeting until they enter Executive Session. They do return about 30 minutes later but that is not part of this recording as I did not stick around. (~1:27 minutes)

The show notes contain links to the meeting agenda including documents released for this meeting. 

Let’s listen to this segment of the Town Council meeting of June 23, 2021

#572 ->  https://player.captivate.fm/episode/c05d1ea6-125a-400c-9d3a-f491ed7a2845

#573 ->  https://player.captivate.fm/episode/8d09e0f0-5414-4095-8600-6e47b2babc20

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Agenda folder -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-council/agenda/june-23-town-council-agenda

 

Agenda doc (including connection info) ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/6-23-21_town_council_agenda.pdf

My notes from the meeting

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/recap-town-council-meeting-deserved.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. 

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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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Chrisy Whelton (r) is leaving, her position will be taken by Alecia Alleyne (l)

Franklin TV: Live Sports Coverage - It’s a big change for the better

Back in February we scrambled for ways to cover the FHS Panthers upcoming spring sports season – live. COVID made it a mission critical push. Only one parent was allowed to accompany any student athlete to his or her game. The other parent? Family? Friends and neighbors? Nope. Too bad.

We hastily hustled our TV Flypacks together, and we were off to the races –
(or to whatever our first event was).

We also began live streaming all three of our channels online – directly from the front page of our website:  Franklin.TV – (Just click on the channel of your choice.) We’ve done all we can to make it easy.

Live Sports Coverage - It’s a big change for the better

The response has been both surprising and quite gratifying. We’ve received phone calls and emails inquiring about almost every game. Even out of the darkness of our COVID winter, something good has emerged as part of our new normal. We are still perfecting our coverage  – still working from wherever an event originates to make our internet  connections  back  to our  main  studio  (and  you,  our
viewers) as reliable as possible.  The internet being what it is, there might be some occasional bumps in the road ahead, but we’ll keep doing all we can to bring live event coverage to everyone.

We also post all games to our Video-on-Demand system about a week later. Look for your favorite game or event on our website under ‘Past Shows’. There’ll be more live sports and events all Summer long. Wherever it’s happening, that’s where we’ll be.  http://franklin.tv/

And –  as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.
And, thank you for watching.

Pete Fasciano, Executive Director  

Get this week's program guide for Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online

http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf  or for archive purposes

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19g9Iztsoy46JDHeW3bjRM92ApWpu8Zh1/view?usp=sharing

FHS outdoor track performances at D1 State meet

FHS girls outdoor track performances from the MIAA All State Track & Field Championships 2021 held at Norwell High School on Saturday, June 27, 2021

Event 3  Girls 400 Meter Dash
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 Meet Record: * 54.51  6/7/2014    Sierra Irvin, Hingham                       
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H#
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  1 Aleia Gisolfi-McCready    12 Lexington                55.25   3  
 10 Jillian Fenerty           11 Franklin                 58.65   3 

Event 10  Girls 4x100 Meter Relay
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 Meet Record: * 47.92  6/6/2009    NORTH ATTLEBORO HS, NO ATTLEBORO            
                       C Deininger, J Cappadona, L Goldberg, C Udall     
    School                                               Finals  H#
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  1 Framingham  'A'                                       48.79   3 
     1) Priscilla Mota 11               2) Kim Lugon 11                   
     3) Abby Desmarais 9                4) Maya Bishop 10            
20 Franklin  'A'                                         52.30   1 
     1) Ava Fraulo 11                   2) Sophia Cuneo 9                 
     3) Barra Pfluke 10                 4) Lindsey Morse 12   
    
Event 11  Girls 4x400 Meter Relay
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 Meet Record: * 3:50.14  6/7/2014    Mansfield, Mansfield                      
                         M Oldow, R Stier, L Goulet, M Amerantes           
    School                                               Finals  H#
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  1 Lexington  'A'                                      3:54.23   3 
     1) Mari Mc Bride 11                2) Catherine Movsessian 12        
     3) Aylin Bruce 12                  4) Aleia Gisolfi-McCready 12      
 11 Franklin  'A'                                       4:07.16   2 
     1) Jillian Fenerty 11              2) Anna Cliff 9                   
     3) Sarah Dumas 9                   4) Olivia Costa 9         

Event 12  Girls High Jump
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 Meet Record: *  5-10  1987        Becky Bryan, Lexington HS                   
    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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  1 Sophie Albright           12 Framingham            J5-08.00      1.72m 
  3 Maia Wahlquist            12 Westford Aca          J5-04.00      1.62m 
  3 Lindsey Morse             12 Franklin              J5-04.00      1.62m 

Event 16  Girls Discus Throw
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 Meet Record: * 157-05  1979        Pia Iacova, Brockton HS                    
    Name                    Year School                  Finals           
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  1 Michaela Denson           11 Sabis Intl C            142-11     43.56m 
  6 Katelynn Taylor           12 Franklin                105-06     32.15m 

Event 18  Girls Shot Put
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 Meet Record: * 45-05.75  6/3/2017    Abbie Mokwuah, Longmeadow                
        Meet: %    47-02  1978        Pam Hall (8lb), Weston HS                
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            H#
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  1 Michaela Denson           11 Sabis Intl C          37-08.25     11.48m  2 
 15 Katelynn Taylor           12 Franklin              33-05.00     10.18m  2 

Women - Team Rankings - 19 Events Scored
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    1) Westford Academy            40.50     2) Wellesley                  34   
    3) Concord-Carlisle            31        4) Newton North               28.50
    5) Lexington                   27        6) Milford                    25   
    7) North Reading               24        8) Framingham                 23   
    9) Burlington                  22       10) Sabis Intl Charter         20   
   11) Weston                      19       12) North Andover              18   
   12) Tewksbury                   18       14) Taunton                    16   
   15) Brookline                   15       16) Newton South               14   
   16) Foxborough                  14       18) Littleton                  13   
   18) Lincoln-Sudbury             13       18) Scituate                   13   
   18) Nashoba                     13       22) Central Catholic           11   
   22) Mansfield                   11       24) Norton                     10   
   24) Belmont                     10       24) Andover                    10   
   24) Adv. Math and Science Acad  10       28) Natick                      8.50
   28) Franklin                     8.50

MIAA D1 State Outdoor Track full results

http://miaa.ezstream.com/index.cfm?ChnID=314&SubID=-1&chncd=314,-1&itemid=8430&parid=-1&Org=MIAA&CFID=76788135&CFTOKEN=98526815

FHS Panthers

FHS boys lacrosse scheduled to play D1 South final today

 

Boys Lacrosse
D1 South Final
#6 BC High @ #1 Franklin, 7:00

Shared from HockomockSports.com

https://hockomocksports.com/sundays-schedule-scoreboard-06-27-21/

From the MIAA, the brackets for D1 South boys lacrosse

http://miaa.statebrackets.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=5631

The road to the final for D1 South boys lacrosse

Franklin Area Nonprofit Network - Meeting Agenda - June 28, 2021

Franklin Area Nonprofit Network (FANN)

Meeting Agenda 

Monday, June 28, 2021 – 7:00 PM

1. 700 PM - Call to order, review agenda and any housekeeping Steve Sherlock

2.    Introductions

        710 PM     Anna Cross, MetroWest Nonprofit Network

        735 PM HMEA - Doug MacPherson

        740 PM SAFE Coalition - Jennifer Knight Levine

        745 PM Ben Speaks - Bo Kinney 

        750 PM open

        755 PM open

       

3. 805 PM Steering Committee, Actions, Next Month agenda, Wrap Up Bo Kinney/Steve Sherlock

4. 820 PM Adjourn

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The Franklin Area Nonprofit Network page is now live and functioning. 

https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/

Check out the listing of nonprofits   https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/area-non-profits.html

Use the form to make updates, changes, or additions

https://www.franklinareanonprofitnetwork.org/p/directory-addchange.html

Topic: FANN - Introductions #3
Time: Jun 28, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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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

Promo for The next 50+ Program session

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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Promos in various formats are attached; please forward and share as appropriate.

Download the flyer as a reminder:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mKBpRHtx1t5E4KQlu8FJLVu95s_bWiKD/view?usp=sharing

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

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)