Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Tuesday, June 21, 2022

  • wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Tuesday

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM  Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

11:00 AM 2 PM and 8:00 PM SAFE Radio– Jim Derick and Dr. Anne Bergen
Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder

  • Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = TUESDAY


7:00 am Memorial Day: Breakfast 2022 

9:00 am It Takes A Village: Philip Hulbig 

10:00 am Frank Presents: Kathy McAdams 

11:30 am Senior Connection: Ben Franklin 

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Taquitos 

12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes 

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 1 

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 show 4 

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10 

3:30 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open 

4:30 pm Extended Play Sessions: Roberto Morbioli 

5:30 pm Physician Focus: Too Much Medicine? 

6:00 pm Care For Ukraine 

7:30 pm Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium 

9:30 pm Memorial Day 2022


  • Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = TUESDAY


7:00 am Public School Event: Concert Hour Day 2 
9:00 am All-Town Showcase: Band 
12:30 pm Public School Concert: FHS Spring Jazz '22 
2:00 pm It Takes A Village: Gretchen Scotland 
3:00 pm FHS: Senior Awards Night 2022 
6:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: v Lincoln-Sudbury 06-14-22 
8:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Lincoln-Sudbury 06-14-22 
10:00 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Newton North 06-04-22


  • Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = TUESDAY

8:00 am School Committee: 06-14-22 

2:00 pm School Committee: 06-14-22


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)

Monday, June 20, 2022

Olivia Quinn can use your help in her Shoot4Cure Challenge

Olivia Quinn can use your help
Olivia Quinn can use your help

"I am so excited to compete for the 3rd year in the @ASFL_Shoot4Cure challenge!! Help me reach my $1,000 goal by donating through the link below or in my bio!! You can also venmo me: oliviaquinn1 

Any and all donations are greatly appreciated. "

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/oliviaquinn22/status/1537059680249425921 


What is the Shoot4Cure Challenge?
The A Shot For Life Challenge is a marquee basketball shooting event. To be eligible to compete in the A Shot For Life Challenge a player must be 19 or under and they must be in high school. Seniors who are going to college in the fall are eligible. Players are chosen based on their shooting ability that was demonstrated during the previous high school and AAU seasons. The winner of the A Shot For Life Challenge is named the best shooter in the state where the ASFL Challenge is held.

For more about the Shoot4Cure Challenge visit -> https://www.ashotforlife.org/asfl-challenge.html

To donate and help Olivia, use this link -> https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTUyNTg1

Olivia Quinn can use your help in her Shoot4Cure Challenge
Olivia Quinn can use your help in her Shoot4Cure Challenge

Community Preservation Act funding scheduled for Town Council approval - June 22

Why is there a Community Preservation Committee meeting scheduled for the same time and place as the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, June 22?

The Town Council is scheduled for a discussion and approval for the initial budget for how the CPA funds available will be spent. Per Open Meeting Law, in order to allow the Community Preservation Committee members to be present, there needs to be a formal agenda announced in advance.

While it is not a requirement to have all the CPC members present, it would be good to see as many as possible in support of this historic occasion. The CPC and Town staff did all the hard work to get to this point of approval. The Town Council is limited to a yes or no vote.

CPC meeting agenda:

Community Preservation Committee Meeting
Agenda & Meeting Packet
June 22, 2022 - 7:00 PM

Agenda:
1. Discussion at the Town Council meeting on the CPA Master Plan and project proposals. This agenda is in the event a quorum of the CPC is present.


Town Council meeting agenda items for CPA fund authorization

9. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
a. Resolution 22-36: FY23 CPA Budget & Reservations (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-36 - Majority Vote)   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9a.pdf
b. Resolution 22-37: FY23 CPC Appropriation of Capital Funds (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-37 - Majority Vote)   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9b.pdf
c. Resolution 22-38: CPC Appropriation of Funds - Debt Service Maple Hill Land (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-38 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9c.pdf

How did the Community Preservation Committee get here? The meeting schedule and recordings for their sessions during 2022:
CPC site visits to Red Brick School & Historical Museum were conducted in Sep/Oct 2021
CPC site visits to Red Brick School & Historical Museum were conducted in Sep/Oct 2021

Town of Franklin: municipal building and offices closed Monday, June 20, 2022

"The Franklin Municipal building will be CLOSED on Monday, June 20th, 2022 in observance of Juneteenth (June 19, 2022). We will reopen on Tuesday, June 21, 2022"

https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1538645551742431232 

Note: There is no trash pick up delay scheduled for this week due to the Holiday

Town of Franklin: municipal building and offices closed Monday, June 20, 2022
Town of Franklin: municipal building and offices closed Monday, June 20, 2022

Good Deeds: History Comes Alive At The Norfolk Registry

As the dog days of Summer approach, it means some significant dates in History are also upon us.  One of these dates is June 20th, which is the day back in 1793 some 229 years ago, that Norfolk County was established.  Legislation that was signed by the first Governor of Massachusetts, John Hancock, established Norfolk County.  Yes, that is the same John Hancock who was made famous by the manner in which he signed the Declaration of Independence.

Communities South of Boston sought for many years to separate from Suffolk County. After years of unsuccessful petitions and continued negotiations, a grouping of towns led to the creation of a new Norfolk County by the General Court of Massachusetts.

The new Norfolk County went to the South, following the old boundary between Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colonies.  In the North, it encompassed Roxbury, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain and Roslindale, all sections of Boston today, as well as Brookline.  Norfolk County extended to the Rhode Island boarder.  Norfolk County consisted of twenty-one towns in 1793 with a population of 23,828.

All the land records of the Norfolk County towns, including those communities that would later become a part of Boston, are recorded at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds.  All these records, back to 1793, are available for viewing and research whether by computer via the internet or by the old fashion way of going through the books at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds in Dedham.  The hand written records recorded at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds between 1793 and 1900 have all been transcribed to make the history and information in these land record readable.

What is the History that has come alive in these documents?  The best example involves another significant date in History, the 4th of July.  The second President of the United States, John Adams, predicted way back then, that this country would celebrate its Independence Day with “pomp and circumstance.” Ironically, President John Adams died on July 4, 1829.  There are land records at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds, of not just President John Adams, but three other Presidents of the United States;   6th  President, John Quincy Adams, 35th President, John F. Kennedy and 41st President, George H.W. Bush.  These four Presidents of the United States were all born in Norfolk County.  I would venture to say, there are not too many Counties in America that could claim 4 Presidents of the United States.  This is why Norfolk County is known as the “County of Presidents.”

Additional towns have been incorporated into Norfolk County since 1793.  One of these communities, Norwood, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary.  Norwood was incorporated as a town in 1872.  A June 22, 2022 event at the Norwood Town Hall will celebrate as part of Norwood’s 150th Birthday Celebration the stories and people behind the recorded documents found at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds.  You can learn about the “housewright” who was the force behind the selection of the name of Norwood, Tyler Thayer.  There is a land record signed by an Air Ace, who flew over 258 combat missions over enemy territory – Colonel George T. Lee.  Learn about a member of the First African American family to settle in Norwood, who later became a long serving member of the Norwood School Committee and Blue Hill School Committee – Henry Diggs.  The land records at the Norfolk Registry tie in to a Governor from Norwood, a professional baseball player, an entertainer, and other people and places that make Norwood such a special and vibrant community.  Some folks find the information in the old land records interesting.  The Norwood, June 22, 2022 event will have the “pomp and circumstance” President John Adams talked about.  If the documents are not your thing, go on by the Norwood Town Hall on June 22, 2022 to listen to Retired Massachusetts State Trooper and United States Marine, Dan Clark, sing celebrating 150 years of the Town of Norwood in song.

Please watch this Public Service Announcement for details of this free event.  Norwood Notable Land Records:  People, Places and Properties event with the Singing Trooper on June 22, 2022 at 6:30p.m. at the Norwood Town Hall.

or use this YouTube link -> https://youtu.be/fCGxP880vjs


Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Monday, June 20, 2022

  • wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Monday

9 AM 12 PM and 6 PM Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Todd Monjur
2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews

11 AM 2 PM and 8 PM A More Perfect Union – with Dr. Michael Walker-Jones,
Representative Jeff Roy and Dr. Natalia Linos

  • Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = MONDAY

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman 

9:00 am FHS Graduation 2022 

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Taquitos 

12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes 

1:00 pm Cooking Thyme: Grillin' 

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza 

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 show 4 

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10 

3:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History Pt. 2 

4:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Leigh Schoberth 

5:30 pm Senior Connection: Ben Franklin 

6:00 pm Veterans' Call: Social Security 

7:30 pm Frank Presents: Kathy McAdams 

8:30 pm FHS: Senior Awards Night 2022


  • Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = MONDAY


7:00 am All-Town Showcase: Band 

8:30 am FHS Varsity Softball v Newton North 06-04-22 

10:30 am Public School Concert: FHS Spring Jazz '22 

2:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman 

3:00 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History Pt. 2 

3:30 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v Taunton 06-18-22 

6:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Lincoln-Sudbury 06-14-22 

8:30 pm FHS: Senior Awards Night 2022



  • Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = MONDAY


8:00 am Planning Board: 06-06-22 

11:00 am Economic Development: 06-08-22 

2:00 pm Planning Board: 06-06-22


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)
Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Sunday, June 19, 2022

Franklin, MA: Town Council - agenda - June 22, 2022 - 7 PM

Franklin Town Council
Agenda & Meeting Packet
June 22, 2022 - 7 PM

1. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR
a. This meeting is being recorded by Franklin TV and shown on Comcast channel 11 and Verizon Channel 29. This meeting may be recorded by others.
b. Chair to identify members participating remotely.
c. Parking Bylaw Amendments

2. CITIZEN COMMENTS
a. Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to three minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. The Council will not engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments. The Town Council will give remarks appropriate consideration and may ask the Town Administrator to review the matter.

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

4. PROCLAMATIONS / RECOGNITIONS
a. Proclamation and Performance: Electric Youth
b. Proclamation: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month Recognition

5. APPOINTMENTS
a. Richard Salve - New Hire, Firefighter/Paramedic - Fire Department
b. Timothy Sweeney - New Hire, Firefighter/Paramedic - Fire Department
c. Annual Reappointments of Boards and Committees   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/5c_appointments.pdf
d. Tri-County School Committee Appointment - Jennifer D’Angelo   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/5d.pdf
 
6. HEARINGS - 7:00 pm - None Scheduled.

7. LICENSE TRANSACTIONS - None Scheduled.

8. PRESENTATIONS / DISCUSSION - None Scheduled.

9. LEGISLATION FOR ACTION
a. Resolution 22-36: FY23 CPA Budget & Reservations (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-36 - Majority Vote)   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9a.pdf
b. Resolution 22-37: FY23 CPC Appropriation of Capital Funds (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-37 - Majority Vote)   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9b.pdf
c. Resolution 22-38: CPC Appropriation of Funds - Debt Service Maple Hill Land (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-38 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9c.pdf
d. Resolution 22-40: Appropriation Transfers FY22 (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-40 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9d.pdf
e. Resolution 22-41: Authority for Town Administrator to File Clean Water State Revolving Fund Application (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-41 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9e.pdf
f. Resolution 22-42: Gift Acceptance - Veterans’ Services Dept. ($1,960) (Motion to Approve Resolution 22-42 - Majority Vote)  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/9f.pdf

10. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT - None Scheduled.

11. SUBCOMMITTEE & AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Capital Budget Subcommittee
b. Budget Subcommittee
c. Economic Development Subcommittee

12. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

13. COUNCIL COMMENTS

14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Collective Bargaining
i. Exemption #3: Collective Bargaining (all Town unions) - To discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the public body and the chair so declares.

15. ADJOURN

Note:
Two-Thirds Vote: requires 6 votes
Majority Vote: requires majority of members present and voting


Franklin, MA: Town Council - agenda - June 22, 2022
Franklin, MA: Town Council - agenda - June 22, 2022

Franklin Historical Museum: Fire Dept celebrate 150 years, ladybug Christmas ornaments for sale

Congratulations to the Franklin Fire Department who recently celebrated 150 years of service to our town. We want to thank FFD for letting us borrow the 1909 hand drawn pumper  to display in front of the museum on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in June.  

1909 hand drawn pumper
1909 hand drawn pumper

Franklin Fire Department who recently celebrated 150 years of service
Franklin Fire Department recently celebrated 150 years of service

Visit our gift shop for a unique variety of Franklin theme items including our newest hot gift, the Ladybug Christmas Ornament, celebrating Franklin's place in Massachusetts legislative history. Be sure to get one for yourself and any friends who love Franklin. A thoughtful gift for friends and family living out of town.  The gift shop is run by the Friends of the Franklin Historical Museum.

Ladybug Christmas Ornament
Ladybug Christmas Ornament


The museum is located at 80 West Central Street, is wheelchair accessible and entry is always free.

You can also visit the Historical Museum on the web at   http://franklinhistoricalmuseum.org/   

or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/FHM02038

One swing enabled Taunton to top FHS baseball in D1 final 2-1

"The two teams, which were the top two seeds in Div. 1, were on a collision course all postseason. They split a pair of games during the regular season, both winning on their home fields, and it was only fitting that Saturday night’s rubber match at LeLacheur Park would determine not only who would win the season series but who would win the state championship.

Taunton (22-3) was held without a hit until a leadoff single in the fourth, but scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings and got a stellar, complete game effort from Evan Cali> to secure a 2-1 victory over league rival Franklin (23-4). The victory earned the Tigers their second D1 title in three seasons.

“They’ve got great hitters one through nine, so for him to come out and only give up one run was more than you could ask for,” Taunton coach Blair Bourque said when asked about Cali’s performance. “I was hoping to get a couple innings out of him and next guy up, and for him to come out and throw a complete game, what a great culmination of his senior year."

Continue reading the game recap by Josh Perry, the Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com:

For a photo gallery from this game

FHS' Jacob Jette pitching
FHS' Jacob Jette pitching

Boston Globe coverage of the D1 title game


FHS theatre arts have something to offer for students (video)

"Come see what FHS has to offer for theatre arts! We hope you consider participating in our 2022-2023 season! 
Don’t know how to get involved? Contact Mr. Grossman (grossmans@franklinps.net) or your guidance counselor to get involved with theatre classes!"

Check out the video on Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce4NNxWjtQF/ 

FHS theatre arts have something to offer for students
FHS theatre arts have something to offer for students


Comments open for National Grid's Geothermal Program Implementation Plan until July 29, 2022

Via National Grid US:  

"In Massachusetts, we have submitted our Geothermal Program Implementation Plan to the Department of Public Utilities for approval. Anyone wishing to comment on our plan may submit written comments to the DPU by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29th, 2022. ngrid.com/3Hz1hsf "

You can find the National Grid plan referenced ->    https://www.nationalgrid.com/document/146251/download

Via MarketScreener, we have the link to the plan 

From their plan: 

"National Grid’s vision for fossil-free heat targets a hybrid approach. Just as we have decarbonized electricity with wind and solar, we can decarbonize the gas system with renewable natural gas and green hydrogen."

 

Comments open for National Grid's Geothermal Program Implementation Plan until July 29, 2022
Comments open for National Grid's Geothermal Program Implementation Plan until July 29, 2022

Franklin TV: Juneteenth, Take 2!

Let us all be thankful – and free.
by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 06/19/2022


Juneteenth, Take 2!

This Monday is the second Juneteenth officially recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S. All federal government offices, federal courts, banks, post offices, schools, and U.S. financial markets will be closed. This year, the Juneteenth holiday will be observed in the U.S. on Monday, June 20. It is officially African American Independence Day.

Although President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation officially abolished slavery in January 1863, it would be over two years before the Civil War ended in April 1865, and even longer before the news spread to all parts of the U.S. June 19 approximates the day that General Granger and his troops landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that the last of enslaved African Americans were free. Originating in Galveston, the holiday has been celebrated in various parts of the U.S. since the 1860s. It was finally recognized as a federal holiday last year, in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.
Emancipation Proclamation officially abolished slavery in January 1863


Just as July Fourth celebrates our Declaration of Independence, Juneteenth celebrates an equally important document, The Emancipation Proclamation, which truly completes the universal intent of our Declaration – freedom for everyone.
And – as always –
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 
And, thank you for watching.

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)
Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

More Perfect Union: 051 - Gun Rights, Mental Health and Uvalde TX (audio)

In this episode, the group sits down with Robert and Stavroula, two firearms instructors from Franklin MA, to talk about the current gun laws in America; the problems around mental health and gun access Robert sees as a police officer, why the U.S. continues to see shootings like the one in Uvalde TX, and what action needs to be taken to see real change.

Stavroula hosts an informational Youtube channel discussing concealed carry, firearm instruction and personal safety called "She Equips Herself".

You can learn more here:  https://www.youtube.com/c/SheEquipsHerself

Audio link -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/051-gun-rights-mental-health-and-uvalde-tx

Franklin.TV: A More Perfect Union (audio)
A More Perfect Union wfpr.fm (audio)