"Hard fought loss 2-1 to Wellesley. Goal from Dana‼️‼️ MVP of the game Dana!! So proud of everyone" https://twitter.com/fhsvgockey/status/1496673536743723008
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| FHS Panthers |
"We are announcing the Second Phase of Escape so to Fiction #bookstore is ready to start scheduling!! Escape Into Fiction Indoor MarketWe will be scheduling 3 vender booths for weekend placement with the first day March 11. You can request 1, 2 or 3 days. Please go to our website www.escapeintofiction.com for all of the details and how to reach out.We are very excited about this phase of the store!! It will bring new product and people into the #Franklin downtown, and best of all it’s inside!"
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| indoor market space for 3 vendors |
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| Main St sign for "Escape Into Fiction" |
The Town of Franklin is working with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) on Franklin For All, a study commissioned by the town to build on Franklin Center's existing assets and overcome barriers that are preventing the area from fully realizing its potential as a vibrant, mixed-use destination via rezoning.
A vision for Franklin Center will be defined by utilizing feedback from focus groups and public forums.
Franklin For All's first public forum is on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 7 PM. It will be a hybrid meeting that takes place in the Council Chambers at Franklin Town Hall, (355 E. Central Street) and over Zoom.
Please register for the Zoom session (and to be informed of continuing efforts) at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrdeutpzwvHdyO2z-d4dc6OS0py3faxZR7
You can learn more about this project on our project website here:https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/franklin-for-all/
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| Franklin for All - Public Forum - March 7, 2022 at 7 PM |
Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/franklin-all-public-forum-march-7th-2022-7pm
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Frank Presents – Frank Falvey Presents
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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| Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
The Franklin Garden Club and Medway Garden Club will co-sponsor a program on “Gorgeous Gardens of New England” on Tuesday, March 1, at 7:00 PM at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill Street, Franklin, MA.
The program will be presented by Joanne Pearson of Fair Haven Photographs and is open to the public at no charge. It is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the beauty of some of the finest gardens in New England. This presentation features a slideshow of public and private gardens in our region. Pearson will share the fascinating history of these gardens and some valuable tips on garden design and techniques for photographing flowers and gardens.
Pearson has been a professional photographer for over 25 years. Prior to her career as a photographer, she was a registered landscape architect in the state of Massachusetts where she practiced for 12 years, including 4 years at the renowned multi-disciplinary firm, Sasaki, headquartered in Watertown, Ma.
Her photographs of gardens, landscapes and people have been featured in numerous magazines, books and calendars. Among them are Yankee, Vermont Life, Mahoney Publishing, BrownTrout Publishers Inc., Willow Creek Press, Vermont Illustrating LLC, Farm and Ranch Living, Country, Offshore, Insight Guides and Lonely Planet. She is the solo photographer for Mahoney Publishing’s “Flowers and Gardens of New England”. She photographs interiors, exteriors, gardens, lifestyle and food for inns and resorts throughout New England for their websites and collateral print marketing. Joanne regularly lectures on gardens and photography seeking to inspire and educate her audiences with her beautifully illustrated presentations.
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| Joanne Pearson of Fair Haven Photographs |
"In this episode, the group sits down to discuss what the Supreme Court means to the U.S., how it works, it's history some of the cases up for decision in the court right now, the political lean of Supreme Court members and so much more."
Audio file -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/supreme-court
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| More Perfect Union - episode 041 |
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| FHS Panthers |
"One. Week. Left.
FYBO 2022 Spring Registration is open, but not for much longer.
Register now: https://t.co/eHovD2Fu61"
Shared from -> https://t.co/WnxWH2scWz
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| Franklin MA Baseball - time running out to register for spring |
Via CommonWealth Magazine, we find these share worthy:
"GOV. CHARLIE BAKER told lawmakers on Tuesday that Massachusetts can easily afford his package of $700 million in tax cuts, and the state needs some of the changes benefitting higher-income taxpayers to prevent them from moving elsewhere.
“Not only can we afford this tax relief proposal, we believe it’s time to give Massachusetts families back some of the tax revenue that they created through their hard work,” Baker told the Legislature’s Revenue Committee at a hybrid hearing held in person and virtually on the first day the State House was open in nearly two years.
The tax relief package in some sense pits a Republican governor against a Democrat-controlled Legislature whose leaders to date have not made reducing taxes a high priority. During the hearing, Democratic lawmakers focused most of their attention on the governor’s proposed reductions in the estate tax and the income tax on short-term capital gains — two taxes that benefit wealthier individuals. They suggested the money for those tax breaks could be better spent on reducing taxes paid by lower-income taxpayers."
"THE STATE WILL OWE cities and towns more than $2 million to keep polling places open for additional mandated voting hours during the September 2022 state primary and November 2022 general elections, Auditor Suzanne Bump said Tuesday.Under the 1983 Uniform Polling Hours Law, cities and towns must keep polling locations open for at least 13 hours on primary and general election days, an increase from the previously-required 10 hours of voting. The law also directs the auditor to certify what offering the extra hours will cost municipalities with the costs to be paid through the secretary of state’s office."
Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell, recently appeared on a segment broadcast by Quincy Access Television commemorating Black History Month and recognizing distinguished African Americans with ties to Norfolk County.
“There are a number of prominent African Americans with ties to Norfolk County”, noted the Register, “ranging from world-renowned figures like Booker T. Washington, who summered in Weymouth, to lesser known but important figures such as Florida Ruffin Ridley, a nineteenth century civil rights activist from Brookline, one of the first black public schoolteachers in Boston and editor of the Women’s Era, the country’s first newspaper established by and for African American women.”
Some of the other African Americans mentioned by Register O’Donnell in the segment include historic figures like William B. Gould, after whom a park in Dedham was recently renamed, Henry W. Diggs from Norwood, former Boston Celtic and Sharon resident Sam Jones and more contemporary individuals like Randolph’s Audie Cornish, a reporter and host on National Public Radio, William (“Mo”) Cowan from Stoughton who served in the United States Senate and former Governor Deval Patrick, a resident of Milton from 1989 to 2016.
“I appreciate Mark Crosby and the folks at Quincy Access Television providing me the opportunity to expound on some of the rich history of Norfolk County and honor some of the contributions of African Americans from our communities here in Norfolk County that have been a part of that history”, stated Register O’Donnell.
To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us at facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds and Instagram.com/NorfolkDeeds.
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds is located at 649 High Street in Dedham. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities and others with a need for secure, accurate, accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry’s website www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center via telephone at (781) 461-6101, or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org.
The March Veterans' Council Meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Senior Center in the first floor conference room (next to the billiards room).
(This is the 4th Thursday of the month, not the usual 3rd Thursday, due to a scheduling conflict.)
All members of the community with an interest in veterans' activities are invited to join us!
Please call the Veterans' Services Office at: (508) 613-1315 for more information.
Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/march-veterans-council-meeting
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| Veterans' Council Meeting for March Changed to Thursday, March 24 |
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
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| Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
Please join me for an informative and informal Q&A session. This will be a hybrid meeting. I plan to be in the Senior Center and will have the Zoom conference bridge available for remote participation.
We will try something new this time with a special guest: Town Councilor Ted Cormier-Leger will join us for the discussion.
When: Wednesday, Feb 23,2022 at 11:00 AM
Where: Franklin Senior Center (conf room upstairs on left) and via Zoom
If you want the Zoom link, please use this form: https://forms.gle/52iVgVhNdKEa6A5h9
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| Franklin Matters Q&A session scheduled for Feb 23, 2022 - 11 AM |
Where are you celebrating your birthday?
The Franklin Historical Museum is the place to be to celebrate the 244th birthday of the Town of Franklin. In the midst of our young country’s Revolutionary War, the residents of the western precinct of Wrentham established their own charter and the town of Franklin was incorporated on March 2, 1778.
All are welcome to stop in for a piece of cake and catch up on Franklin’s history. Residents sharing the same birthdate have received special invitations to share their mutual birthday together. All attendees sharing the same birthday as the town will be entered into a drawing for a bank note with none other than Ben Franklin’s photo adorning it! The fun starts at 1:00 PM Sunday. March 6 with the drawing held at 1:45 PM.
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum. When visiting the museum, please bring a non-perishable food item for the Franklin Food Pantry.
Admission to the museum is always free.
The Historical Museum is located at 80 West Central St, Franklin, MA.
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| birthday cake in 2015 |
On Saturday March 5 at 4:00 PM Democrats will convene virtually to elect delegates and alternates to represent Franklin at the 2022 State Democratic Convention.
Registered and pre-registered Democrats in Franklin 16 years old by February 4, 2022 may vote and be elected as delegates or alternates during the caucus. Youth (age 16 to 35), people with disabilities, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community not elected as delegates or alternates are encouraged to apply to be add-on delegates at the caucus or by visiting massdems.org/convention.
The 2022 Convention will be a hybrid convention, with in-person proceedings taking place alongside virtual participation options on June 3 and 4 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Delegates will convene to endorse candidates for statewide office ahead of the September Democratic Primary. The MassDems are closely monitoring changes in public health guidance and will update plans accordingly.
Those interested in getting involved with the Franklin Democratic Committee should contact Rachel Plukas at chair@FranklinDemocrats.org.
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| Franklin Democrats to caucus virtually on March 5, 2022 |
