My recap and audio will be available in a couple of days. In the meantime, my Twitter notes are available in one PDF
Friday, May 27, 2022
Town Council budget hearing #2 - 05/26/22 (video)
The Town Council budget hearing #2 and vote on the FY 2023 budget was held Thursday, May 26, 2022 is available for replay via YouTube. Link => https://youtu.be/aY0ikJDyUTE (meeting starts at 2:28 of video)
FHS baseball tops Natick, advances to Pedroli Tournament Finals
Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Thursday:
Baseball = Franklin, 5 @ Natick, 0 – Final
– Franklin’s Jacob Jette and James Kuczmiec combined for a shutout performance with just three hits allowed and a total of 13 strikeouts to lead the Panthers to a win over Natick. Jette allowed just one hit and one walk in five innings of work with nine strikeouts to earn the win. Kuczmiec came on in relief to finish the game and struck out four with two hits and one walk allowed. Offensively, Franklin jumped ahead right out of the gates as Evan Raider smacked a two-out double to score Chris Goode in the top of the first inning. An inning later, Franklin struck again with two outs as Ben Jarosz singled and Joe Tirrell followed with a home run to left field to make it 3-0. The visitors added two more runs in the top of the fifth when Goode drove in both Ryan Gerety and Jack Marino, who both walked, with a double.
– Franklin’s Jacob Jette and James Kuczmiec combined for a shutout performance with just three hits allowed and a total of 13 strikeouts to lead the Panthers to a win over Natick. Jette allowed just one hit and one walk in five innings of work with nine strikeouts to earn the win. Kuczmiec came on in relief to finish the game and struck out four with two hits and one walk allowed. Offensively, Franklin jumped ahead right out of the gates as Evan Raider smacked a two-out double to score Chris Goode in the top of the first inning. An inning later, Franklin struck again with two outs as Ben Jarosz singled and Joe Tirrell followed with a home run to left field to make it 3-0. The visitors added two more runs in the top of the fifth when Goode drove in both Ryan Gerety and Jack Marino, who both walked, with a double.
Next up: The Pedroli Finals, Saturday, May 28th @ Mahan Field vs Hopkinton at 7pm. https://twitter.com/FHSCoachZBrown/status/1530015901671628806
Softball = Franklin, 0 @ King Philip, 14 – Final (5 Inn.)
– King Philip opened the bottom of the first with five straight hits and turned nine first-inning hits into eight runs, and never looked back in a big win over visiting Franklin. Ava Kelley (3-for-3) led off with a double and the hit parade was on as Ava Lanza followed with an RBI single, Meg Sherwood singled, Taylor Regan drove in two with a single, Charlotte Raymond followed with an RBI double, Maddie Paschke then tacked on a two-out RBI, Sarah Cullen smacked an RBI double, Kelley singled again, Lanza drove in another run with a single, and Sherwood reached on an error to bring in KP’s eighth run of the inning. KP added four runs in the third and then two more in the fourth on a two-run blast from Cullen. Jordan Bennett earned the win in the circle, allowing just two hits and no walks with six strikeouts in five scoreless innings of work.
For other results around the Hockomock League
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Editorial Statement: For Crying Out Loud (audio)
FM #802 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 802 in the series.
This session of the radio show is an editorial statement. Something I don’t do often, in fact rarely do but given the circumstances of this week, I feel compelled to share this.
The recording runs about 7 minutes, so let’s listen.
Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-802-for-crying-out-loud-05-25-22
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The text
“For crying out loud”
For, crying out loud
We’ll begin with a moment of reflection, take a deep breath, centering where we are in the present
The headlines yesterday were all over DESE going after Boston Public Schools for insufficient progress on a “myriad of problems”. In their 120+ page assessment, the litany of errors, shortfalls, discrepancies out outlined in detail with a particular focal point, rather myopic in that, DESE is the same organization that throughout the pandemic struggled to generate timely and accurate guidance. Those who live in glasshouses should not throw stones!
For crying out loud
The headlines were all about Boston and DESE until word came on yet another shooting, another elementary school, lives young and old cut short by someone misguided at best, armed unnecessarily, who likely had cried for help and the yet system did not respond. You can say it starts at home. He did. He shot his grandmother first.
For crying out loud
Perhaps lost among the other news headlines, was one that 12 students at FHS received the Commonwealth seal of biliteracy, achieving proficiency in two languages. It had been 11 when I created the headline Tuesday. It was raised by one more to 12 as another confirmation of a student award was received. Not unlike the initial reports or 14, then 18, 19… where will it end
I recall a poem by Robert Bly
“Let's count the bodies over again.
If we could only make the bodies smaller
The size of skulls
We could make a whole plain white with skulls in the moonlight!
If we could only make the bodies smaller
Maybe we could get
A whole year's kill in front of us on a desk!
If we could only make the bodies smaller
We could fit
A body into a finger-ring for a keepsake forever.”
Written during the Vietnam war, and the repetition of body counts the news broadcast daily.
For crying out loud
We’ll come back to FHS. There are more than 20 languages heard within the halls of FHS and these 12 students have mastered a couple. Maybe, there is hope. Maybe, among the halls of students, mastering language, they can lead us to a better place. Maybe they can bring a cracking (some would say breaking) system to its senses.
I hope so, I am tired of crying out loud
We’ll end with a moment of reflection, take a deep breath, centering where we are in the present. If we don’t use the past lessons to foster change, what will our future be?
For crying out loud
I’ll close with my own poem written in the pandemic
sherku: fear knot
I wake fearful
take a breath
realize
it is a
new day, we
can do this!
For more about Robert Bly -> https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-bly
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| Editorial Statement: For Crying Out Loud (audio) |
Veterans Coffee Social - All Vets are Welcome! - Jun 1 - 10:00 AM
June 2022 Coffee Social - All Vets are Welcome!
Join us June 1 at 10:00 a.m. at the Senior Center
Join us for coffee and conversation!
If you know of other veterans who'd like to join us, feel free to bring them too!
Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/june-2022-coffee-social-all-vets-are-welcome
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| Veterans Coffee Social - All Vets are Welcome! - Jun 1 - 10:00 AM |
FHS Senior Awards Night 2022 (video)
The FHS Senior Awards Night was broadcast via multiple channels Thursday evening and is available via YouTube for replay. Link -> https://youtu.be/soSP9PeOPKM
Showcase Cars Coming to NETA Franklin on Memorial Day Saturday - A Great Photo Opportunity!
What do SHOWCASE CARS and CANNABIS have in common? See for yourself Memorial Day Saturday! NETA will host a charity car show ‘Fuel’d Up Franklin’ on Saturday, May 28th in the NETA Franklin store parking lot at 162 Grove St.
The event will be held from 10 AM - 5 PM. Admission is free.
Everyone must be 21 years or older. You must show a legal ID to enter.
NETA is collaborating with “Pull’d Up” a national car show company – the event will benefit the Franklin Food Pantry. The pantry will have a donation station where you can support their work in the community.
You will see showcase cars including ‘Muscles’ and ‘Exotics’ while you can enjoy the other festivities of the day with:
• Local Franklin companies
• Food trucks
• NETA swag and products
• Pax engraver
• Adopt a dog program
• Live entertainment
• Food trucks
• NETA swag and products
• Pax engraver
• Adopt a dog program
• Live entertainment
Parking is available and police will be on hand to help guide traffic.
We look forward to seeing you there!
NETA always promotes responsible and safe use of cannabis.
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| Showcase Cars Coming to NETA Franklin on Memorial Day Saturday - A Great Photo Opportunity! |
BFCCPS Is Now Hiring for the 2022-2023 School Year
May 26, 2022
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School (BFCCPS), is excited to share employment opportunities for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.
BFCCPS is a regional public charter school for students in Kindergarten through Grade Eight located in Franklin, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995, BFCCPS is one of the oldest and most successful charter schools in the state of Massachusetts.
The school provides a well-rounded, rigorous academic program designed to educate the whole child providing courses in art, music, languages, technology, and physical education. The school's integrated character education, community service, and strong parent partnerships, have led to local, state and national recognition. In the fall of 2019 BFCCPS moved to a brand new 72,000 square foot facility located at 500 Financial Park in Franklin and added a gymnasium to the building in the spring of 2022. 
BFCCPS Is Now Hiring for the 2022-2023 School Year
Enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year will be 867 students who will be supported by 175 members of faculty and staff.
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School provides competitive salaries, a positive work environment and a substantial benefits package for full-time and part-time employees, including health insurance, dental insurance, paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
At the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunity and will not unlawfully discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, medical condition, marital status or veteran's status. We conduct a criminal background check prior to employment.
Current openings include Elementary & Middle School Classroom Teachers, Classroom Assistants, Inclusion Teachers & Assistants, Math Interventionist, School Counselor, Physical Education/Health Teacher and Music Teacher. Additional opportunities may become available in the months ahead. We encourage interested candidates to learn more about the school on its website or Facebook Page.
Employment applications are accepted exclusively via SchoolSpring, and are listed on the school's website at http://bfccps.org/about/employment Please contact the school's Human Resources Director Kathy Lacana with any questions at klacana@bfccps.org
About the Benjamin Franklin Charter School
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School's mission is to assist parents in their role as primary educators of their children by providing students with a classical academic education coupled with sound character development and community service. Our mission is supported by four distinct, yet interconnected pillars that provide for a collaborative, rigorous education for all students. These pillars guide, direct and define the school in all it does.
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| BFCCPS Is Now Hiring for the 2022-2023 School Year |
How to prepare for hurricane season 2022 and avoid storm-related scams
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| How to prepare for hurricane season 2022 and avoid storm-related scams |
Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, May 27, 2022
- wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Friday
9:00a/12:00p /6:00p Chapters – Jim Derick Insightful, life-affirming stories and interviews
10:00a/1:00p/7:00p Music to Lift the Spirit - Jim Derick & Frank Falvey
11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Senior Story Hour – Senior Center Scribblers Group
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY
7:00 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Healthy Communities
7:30 am Memorial Day 2021
9:00 am Frank's Musings: Return To Ukraine
10:00 am Physician Focus: Common and Emerging Diseases
10:30:00 am Mass Department of Public Health: COVID 19
11:00:00 am Senior Connection: Sleep
11:30 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Healthy Communities
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones
12:30 pm Sandya: Pasta
1:00:00 pm Mass Department of Public Health: COVID 19
1:30:00 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 2
7:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini
8:00 pm Senior Connection: Sleep
8:30 pm FPAC: Broadway in Franklin 2022
- Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY
7:00 am Public School Concert: Elementary Music Pt. 3 06-04-18
8:30 am It Takes A Village: Ethan Dimarino
9:30 am FHS Boys Varsity Tennis: v Mansfield 05-18-22
10:30 am FHS Girls Varsity Tennis: v Hopkinton 05-20-22
11:30 am FHS Varsity Softball: v Attleboro 05-09-22
1:30 pm Public School Concert: FHS Concert Night 2019
3:00 pm Battleship Cove: Preserving the Fleet
5:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: v Bishop Feehan 05-20-22
9:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v Taunton 05-11-22
- Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY
8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals: 05-19-22
2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: 05-19-22
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) |
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Reminder: 3 live broadcasts Thursday evening - Town Council Budget Hearing, Conservation Commission, FHS Senior Awards night
Quick reminder of three live Franklin TV broadcasts scheduled for this evening all beginning at 7 PM from different locations. Yes, assuming the gremlins are kept away, it will happen.
- Part 2 of the Town Council budget hearing is scheduled for Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. It’s a continuation of Part 1 which happened Wednesday evening (and is available for replay on YouTube). You can watch this meeting on Town Hall TV, Comcast 11, Verizon 29.
- The regularly scheduled Conservation Commission’s meeting, also 7:00 PM, will be on the Franklin TV All-Access channel, Comcast 8, Verizon 26.
- Last but not least, the FHS Senior Awards Night, live from the FHS Auditorium, also at 7:00 PM is scheduled for the Franklin Pride EDU channel, Comcast 96, Verizon 28.
Franklin TV has three channels so this evening maximizes the capacity for live video broadcast.
If you don't have cable,
(1) the broadcast can also be viewed via Franklin TV live stream. Go to the Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/pages/live-meetings-stream Choose "Live" and select the channel (Public TV, School TV, Townhall TV).
(2) or go to Franklin TV's page -> https://franklin.tv/
and select the icon (image) for the channel you want to watch.
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| Reminder: 3 live broadcasts Thursday evening - Town Council Budget Hearing, Conservation Commission, FHS Senior Awards night |
(3) or directly to one of these links
Public TV = https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/franklintv/video/61d5c54e17292700083e39c1?page=LIVE&type=live
School TV = https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/franklintv/video/61d5c56c98c2200008a35d58?page=HOME&type=live
Townhall TV = https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/franklintv/video/61d5c594f3d5b900084c92ad?page=HOME&type=live
Franklin, MA: Town Council Budget Hearing 5-25-22 (video)
The Franklin TV broadcast of the first of two Town council budget hearings is available for viewing on YouTube. Video link -> https://youtu.be/VfOe0X2AMiM
The twitter thread of my notes, taken during the 4 hour session can be found here
My recap and the audio recording will be available in a couple of days
Economic Development Committee - Agenda - May 26, 2022 - 5:30 PM
Economic Development Subcommittee Meeting
Agenda & Meeting Packet
May 26, 2022 - 5:30 PM
Meeting will be held at the Municipal Building
2nd floor, Council Chambers
355 East Central Street
Agenda:
1. Expressions of Interest results for the Old South Church on Washington Street
a. Expressions of Interest submittedhttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/expressions_of_interest.pdfb. Expression of Interest solicitation documenthttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/news/2022_request_for_eoi_-_762_washington_street_-_03072022.pdfc. 2020 Old South Church Existing Conditions reporthttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/20-0930_sfmh_existing_conditions_report_issued_2.pdfd. 2015 Old South Church Existing Conditions reporthttps://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/old_south_meeting_house_on_washington_street_1.pdfe. Old South Church document websitehttps://www.franklinma.gov/administrator/pages/special-projects
Agenda doc -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2022-05-26_edc_agenda_.pdf
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| South Franklin Congregational Meeting House |
FHS boys lacrosse and girls tennis teams lose on Wednesday
Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of the FHS spring sports action on Wednesday:
Boys Lacrosse = Franklin, 5 @ Medfield, 16 – Final
Consigli: 1G, 1A
Sacchetti: 2G
O'brien: 1A
#GoPanthers https://twitter.com/FranklinHSLax/status/1529615122242715648
Girls tennis = King Philip, 4 @ Franklin, 1 – Final
– King Philip won its second straight match over Franklin to finish the season, leapfrogging the Panthers in the standings to claim its fifth straight Kelley-Rex division title. After dropping a contest to OA in early May, the Warriors rattled off nine straight wins to finish the season to move into the top spot in the division. King Philip, which won by the same score on Monday, finished off a rain-delayed match from last week on Wednesday. Ahunna James picked up where she left off a week ago and earned a straight set (6-2, 6-0) win at first singles while Shea Mellman erased a 4-2 deficit in the first set to win 10 of the next 11 games to secure a 6-4, 6-1 win — the match that clinched the win and the division title for the Warriors. Resha Ajoy and Lauren Casper added a 6-4, 6-4 win at first doules while Priya Riar and Carlie Burns rallied in the third set, overcoming a three-game deficit to prevail 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5).
FHS GT falls just short in their bid to win Hock with loss to KP today. Sarah Schiavo gets the win in singles.
Still a great season for the Panthers going 11-5 in the Hock while qualifying for playoffs.
https://twitter.com/fhs_gvtennis/status/1529628526453964801
For other results around the Hockomock League
https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-05-25-22/
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FHS Unified Track Team qualify for the Division 1 State Meet
" …and that’s a wrap! Our Unified Track Team made it to the Div 1 State Finals!
Congratulations to Seekonk on their Div 1 Championship!
And Congratulations Panthers on an OUTSTANDING season!!!
Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/FHSSports/status/1529550215337979912
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| FHS Unified Track Team qualify for the Division 1 State Meet |
School Committee: Community Relations Subcommittee - Coffee Social scheduled for June 4
Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee
Community Relations Coffee
Saturday, June 4, 2022 = 1 - 3 PM
Where: Birchwood Bakery, 17 East Central St.; Franklin, MA 02038
Agenda
"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."
● Informal Social Meet & Greet
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| School Committee: Community Relations Subcommittee - Coffee Social scheduled for June 4 |
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