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Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium 2022 - at FHS on May 14
Safe Coalition Road to Recovery run-walk 5k - Apr 30
THIS JUST IN: NORFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT. K9 unit AND Command Center will be attending the Road to Recovery 5k!
FSPA Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Apr 2-3
Don't be late! Journey with Alice down the rabbit hole as Lewis Carroll's immortal children's story comes to life in this captivating ballet. Delight in the surreal wonder of Alice's dream world where things are not always as they seem. Discover the fantastical Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit and more!
Performances:
Saturday, April 2, 4 PM - Cast BSaturday April 2, 7 PM - Cast ASunday, April 3, 1 PM – Cast BSunday April 3, 4 PM – Cast A
Tickets available at FSPAonline.com, in the office, or by calling 508-528-8668.
FSPA Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Apr 2-3 |
Report on the Future of Work
"THE NATURE OF work is changing due to technology, automation, and the explosion of remote work. Addressing the challenges posed by these shifts will require not only traditional workforce supports like job training, but also a change in how society addresses the factors that allow employees to be successful, from childcare to public transit.
That was the key theme of a report released Tuesday by the legislatively created Commission on the Future of Work, chaired by Sen. Eric Lesser, a Longmeadow Democrat, and Rep. Josh Cutler, a Pembroke Democrat. Its 17 members represented business, labor, higher education, and related fields.
“For many workers, success will depend on new work supports and infrastructure such as flexible childcare and eldercare, responsive public transportation, adequate housing stock, robust mental health services, access to broadband, and digital literacy,” the report says. "
"We need to bring everyone into the tent.That’s how Joseph Bevilacqua, president of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, summed up the findings of a state commission that studied the future of work, a panel on which he served. The general theme of the commission’s recommendations, released on Tuesday, revolve around figuring out ways to ensure as many people as possible share in the success of Massachusetts’ innovation economy.For employers, it’s about finding the workers to fill tens of thousands of open jobs across the state. For individuals, it’s about acquiring the skills necessary to fill those jobs, particularly positions that offer career advancement opportunities, a living wage, and strong benefits."
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"The law surrounding tax takings in Massachusetts is terribly unfair and needs to end"
"The California-based Pacific Legal Foundation is using Foss’s case to challenge a Massachusetts law that lets a municipality seize a property due nonpayment of property taxes, then sell the property and keep any profit above the amount owed. (Municipalities often sell tax liens to for-profit companies like Tallage, which then sell the property.) The foundation filed a lawsuit on Foss’s behalf Tuesday in Suffolk County Superior Court.
“Instead of returning the extra $210,000 equity that I had, Tallage took my home and kept the equity I had in it, leaving me with absolutely nothing,” Foss said, speaking to reporters outside the Suffolk County courthouse on Tuesday. “I understand the government trying to settle debts that I owe, but giving away my home and all the money I held in it is cruel and wrong.”
"The law surrounding tax takings in Massachusetts is terribly unfair and needs to end. We have filed H3053 to make takings like a mortgage foreclosure, and restore protections so homeowners receive adequate notice to save their homes."
Link to the H3053 legislation -> https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3053
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/jeffroy/status/1508911399824728069
Deborah Foss filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court on March 29, 2022 challenging the seizure and sale of her home for unpaid property taxes. (Photo by Shira Schoenberg) |
Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Wednesday
Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)
- This slot features Superintendent Sara Ahern in conversation talking about multiple school topics https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/talking-schools-with-superintendent.html
This hour features the recent "Talk Franklin" episode with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen combined with Chris Woolf, "Bumbling Through the Hindu Kush"
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/engaging-in-critical-conversations-and.html
and https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/from-hindu-kush-to-franklin.html
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Engaging in critical conversations and the budget season are 2 big topics for this "Talk Franklin" episode - 03/25/22 (audio)
FM #760 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 760 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge.
Conversation around the following topics:
Community engagement/discussion this week
Critical Conversations - social media
Franklin Newcomers - Jamie & Sara
Budget season
FY 2023 budget model previewed at Joint Budget Subcommittee
School budget hearing held 3/22, vote scheduled for April 12 meeting
FinCom budget hearings over 4 nights May 9-12
Town Council budget hearings 2 nights May 25-26
Franklin For All - survey open through April 1
The recording runs about 22 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie as we “Talk Franklin”. Audio file -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Talks-on-the-Town---Franklin-Newcomers--Critical-Conversations-and-Budget-Season-e1ge4i7/a-a7lmths
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Town of Franklin meeting calendar -> https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
Franklin For All survey -> https://mapc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bDBzodBPnt8a5Ce
Franklin For All web page -> https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/franklin-for-all/
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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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How can you help?
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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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St. Mary’s Women’s Faith Formation - Sister Mary Anne Doyle speaks at Apr 9 session
Please join the St. Mary’s Women’s Faith Formation as we meet via zoom on Saturday April 9, 2022 from 9:30-10:30 AM.
We are delighted to have Sister Mary Anne Doyle, CSJ of the Sisters of St.Joseph of Boston joining us as our guest speaker. Sister Mary Anne is a former professor at Regis College and Wellesley College.
For the link to attend via Zoom, please go to our Women’s Faith Formation (https://www.
We will repeat the program Tuesday, April 12 at 7 PM for anyone who cannot make Saturday.
St. Mary’s Women’s Faith Formation - Apr 9 |
Town of Franklin Annual Census due to be returned within 10 days of receipt
The Annual Census mailing from our Town Clerk arrived in the postal mail last week and is due to be returned within 10 days.
Town of Franklin Annual Census due to be returned within 10 days of receipt |
You can put it back into the mail or drop it in the white Town business drop box at the municipal building.
You can put it back into the mail or drop it in the white business box at the municipal building |
HAVE A LAUGH ON US - THURSDAY 3/31 COMEDY NIGHT
Visit 67 Degrees Brewery on the web at https://67degreesbrewing.com/ or in person on Grove St
Photos with the Easter Bunny - Apr 9
"Bring the little ones in to have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny between 10AM and Noon at the Museum"
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/photos-with-the-easter-bunny/3197513100572917/
Photos with the Easter Bunny - Apr 9 |
The April event calendar at Fairmount Fruit Farm is filling up!
Are there events/workshops that you would like to see in the future? Let us know! Love to hear you feedback and we love you all!
Visit https://www.fairmountfruit.com/ for updates
The April event calendar at Fairmount Fruit Farm is filling up! |
Upcoming Practice Interviewing Sessions with Ed Lawrence
Upcoming Practice Interviewing Sessions
Wednesday April 6th 10 AM
Register in advance for this Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
Thursday April 7th; 2-3:30 PM: Practice Interviewing courtesy of the Framingham Public Library.
No need to register; use the link to join!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Session 11: Interview Practice - Tuesday April 12th: 10 am – 12 pm
Congratulations, you were invited to an interview and have been preparing by investigating the company, its competitors, and the people you will likely meet.
You’ve also been preparing your STAR/PAR stories. But, how do you know you are ready?
You practice.
Why you need to do this: Actors understand how practice isn’t enough. That’s why they have dress rehearsals. Even the live TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL) has a dress rehearsal!
Practicing your interviewing skills has been proven to enhance your chance of landing the job.
If you are already in the program, use the same link you used for any previous Tuesday session you attended this year.
New to the program? Registration is Required: https://50plusjobseekers.org/
For more information contact Denise Magnett: 50plusjobseekersadmin@
CommonWealth Magazine: transparency needed in evaluating correctional expenses and with Globe sponsored content
"MASSACHUSETTS SPENDS MORE than $1 billion a year to incarcerate roughly 13,000 people in its state prisons and county houses of correction, but a lot of the details of that spending are shrouded in mystery and uncertainty.
As part of the recent wave of attention to criminal justice reform, the Legislature recently formed a special commission to try to make sense of correctional spending in the state. The call for a commission was driven by a steep drop in the state’s inmate population – the total is now roughly half the peak of recent decades – that has occurred with no corresponding reduction in corrections spending. Meanwhile, per inmate spending varies widely among the state’s 14 sheriffs who oversee houses of correction, and there is widespread concern among those outside the system that inmates are not receiving adequate rehabilitative services while behind bars.
A big takeaway from the commission’s recently issued report, said its two co-chairs, Sen. Will Brownsberger and Rep. Michael Day, on this week’s Codcast, is the need for much clearer information on spending and inmate programming in order to assess what changes are needed. "
Correctional Funding Report -> https://correctionalfunding.com/commission-report/
"THE BOSTON GLOBE is facing a growing chorus of criticism from public health advocates and media critics for working with Philip Morris to create and publish stories featuring interviews with prominent scientists, many of whom say they were never told the true purpose of the interviews – for inclusion in Philip Morris ads.A coalition of six leading public health organizations sent a letter last month to Globe owner and publisher John Henry in an effort to persuade him to get rid of the tobacco ads. He did not respond.To be sure, the Philip Morris ads in the Globe today are nothing like the tobacco ads of the past. Gone are the Marlboro man and his ilk. Instead, the tobacco ads in the Globe nowadays take the form of what’s known as “sponsored content” articles, a type of advertising that looks similar to Globe news stories with headlines, bylines, and even the same font the paper uses. The ads run under the heading “From our Partners” on the Globe’s website."
CommonWealth Magazine: transparency needed in evaluating correctional expenses and with Globe sponsored content |
Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Tuesday, March 29, 2022
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Tuesday
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era
Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = TUESDAY
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = TUESDAY
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = TUESDAY
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) |
Monday, March 28, 2022
Senator Rausch talks with Sarah Mabardy (Facebook live - 03/25/22) (video)
Having left Facebook, I try not to encourage folks to go there but in this instance, the 30 min (or so) conversation is worth spending some time with. Senator Becca Rausch prompts Sarah Mabardy to share some great nuggets of info that are well worth implementing (if you haven't already).
For example: Sarah talks about her service orientation, facilitating "word of mouth," and her idea of "everyday impact."
Video link -> https://www.facebook.com/beccarauschMA/videos/266734962322974
Senator Rausch talks with Sarah Mabardy (Facebook live - 03/25/22) (video) |
Back to back School Committee meetings Tuesday, April 26
The Franklin School Committee has two meetings back to back on Tuesday evening. The first will be the deliberation on the one internal candidate they interviewed last week for Superintendent. The second is the normally scheduled 2nd meeting of the month.
First meeting - Apr 26, 2022 - 6 PM
How did the school committee get to this deliberation decision?
- They met on March 1 to consult with Tracy Novick from MASC on how to conduct the process fairly and legally. The audio recording (47 minutes) -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/franklin-school-committee-votes-to.html
- They met on April 13 to publicly interview Assistant Superintendent Lucas Giguere. The audio recoding of that session (approx. 1 hour) -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/04/special-school-committee-mtg.html
Back to back School Committee meetings Tuesday, April 26 |