Town Council proclaims support for Pride; hears Electric Youth perform; approved initial CPA funding for projects (audio)

FM #820 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 820 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Town Council meeting held in hybrid format on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. 

• Chair: T Mercer, M Hamblen, C Frongillo, G Jones, P Sheridan, D Pellegri, R Dellorco, T Cormier-Leger, B Chandler

• Town Administration: J Hellen, A Alleyne, M Cerel, et al

The recording runs about ninety minutes (excluding the brief breaks for photos), so let’s listen to the Town Council meeting on June 22, 2022.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-820-town-council-meeting-06-22-22

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Meeting agenda =>    

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_june_22_2022.pdf

My notes taken via Twitter are captured in this PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hfMfgMowj-Vh04MroSUgrEwK1qzVTLWm/view?usp=sharing

My photos taken during the meeting are in one album   https://photos.app.goo.gl/h52SdtFSfb6gxofZA 

YouTube video of meeting ->  https://youtu.be/J0rn18f6aiM

Keep up with events in Franklin via the Community Calendar

https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html 

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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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Electric Youth posed with Town Council after performance

Franklin, MA: Special School Committee Meeting - Jun 27 - 6 PM

Special School Committee Meeting

Municipal Building - Council Chambers (Virtual Link in Agenda)

Call to Order Ms. Spencer

I. Executive Session

a. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(3) to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the FEA/RN unit as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining position of the School Committee and the chair so declares.

II. Discussion Action A - FEA Contract Ratification

I recommend ratification of the FEA/RN Contract 7/1/22-8/31/25 as detailed.

Adjournment

Shared from FPS page -> https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_6-27-22_special_mtg.pdf

Franklin, MA: Special School Committee Meeting - Jun 27 - 6 PM

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, June 24, 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

7:30 am Memorial Day: Breakfast 2022 

9:00 am Frank Presents: Kathy McAdams 

10:00 am Physician Focus: Too Much Medicine? 

11:00 am Senior Connection: Ben Franklin 

11:30 am Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Narcan Availability 

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Taquitos 

12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes 

1:00 pm Mass Department of Public Health: CO-VID 19 

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

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

3:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman 

4:00 pm Senior Connection: Ben Franklin 

4:30 pm FHS: Senior Awards Night 2022 

7:00 pm Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium

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

7:00 am All-Town Showcase: Band 

8:30 am It Takes A Village: Gretchen Scotland 

9:30 am FHS Oskey 2022 

11:30 am FHS Varsity Softball v Newton North 06-04-22 

1:30 pm Public School Concert: FHS Spring Jazz '22 

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

3:30 pm FHS: Senior Awards Night 2022 

7:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: v Lincoln-Sudbury 06-14-22 

9:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v Taunton 06-18-22

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

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals: 06-16-22 

2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals: 06-16-22

 

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)

Attention: Job Opportunities - permanent, part-time & summer time with Town of Franklin

Job Opportunities

To apply for a vacant position, please submit a resume and cover letter to apply@franklinma.gov.  Please put the job title in the subject line of your email. 

Summer Jobs - Facilities 

Part-Time Archivist - Franklin Historical Museum 

Part-Time Line Cook and Cafe Assistant - Senior Center

Staff Engineer - Department of Public Works 

Heavy Motor Equipment Operator - Department of Public Works 

Junior Custodian - Facilities

Part-time and Substitute Custodians - Facilities Department

If you do not have a resume, you may send a completed Application for Employment instead.

To receive notifications of all job opportunities in the Town of Franklin, subscribe here .

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities

Attention: Job Opportunities - permanent, part-time & summer time with Town of Franklin

Get your tickets for the Electric Youth 2022 Bon Voyage Concert 6/24 - 6/25

Electric Youth 2022 returns at THE BLACK BOX for their Bon Voyage Concert with 2 shows -- Friday, June 24th at 7:30 pm sponsored by 1776 Financial and Saturday June 25th at 7:30 pm with special guests Future Shock!.   Offering high-powered family entertainment with music for all ages! Backed by an eight-piece band of world-class musicians, EY delivers high-energy music, including contemporary pop, classic rock and country hits. 

Electric Youth 2022 includes Hayley Driscoll, Tatiana McAlpine, Sami Goldman, Abby Settle, Audrey Miningham, Devin DeAngelis, Finley Doherty, John Fitzhenry, Madigan Wirkus, Abby Trombert, Anya Fox, Ashley Pepin, Erin Belger, and Tzintli Cerda. 

The EY singer-dancers are backed by Boston musicians who’ve performed, recorded and toured with such music legends as Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, B.B. King, Diana Ross, The Temptations and Van Morrison.

Don’t miss this exciting evening of timeless hits and non-stop entertainment!  

Tickets available online -> https://www.theblackboxonline.com/events.php?id=1571

or by calling the box office

Electric Youth performed "Good Riddance" at the Town Council meeting Wednesday, June 22. You can get a copy of this on Spotify on Friday, June 24. You can view the performance via YouTube here -> https://youtu.be/J0rn18f6aiM   skip to about 14 minutes to hear the proclamation reading, then their individual introductions, followed by the first song or go directly to about 17 minutes for Good Riddance. 

https://www.instagram.com/electricyouth_usa/

MA News Recap: Some State lawmakers object to MCAS proposal; SJC approves language for "fair share"; Votes Act signed

Mass. legislators urge state education leaders not to raise MCAS graduation requirements 

"Nearly 100 Massachusetts lawmakers sent a letter to state education leaders on Tuesday opposing raising state standardized test scores needed for students to graduate high school.

The letter highlights concerns from legislators about consequences they believe a state proposal made in April to raise the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, or MCAS, graduation requirements could have, particularly among students who have been “disproportionately harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education members said in April they want to ensure students who receive a diploma meet the state’s expectations on a new version of the MCAS test. They also want to push schools to better support those students who struggle to pass the MCAS who disproportionately are from low-income households, students of color, students with disabilities, and English language learners."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article online (subscription may be required) ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/22/metro/mass-legislators-urge-state-education-leaders-not-raise-mcas-graduation-requirements/ 

A PDF copy of the letter can be found ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sBjNscREZjSGAoFo2Io3a3WC34YTLoCR/view?usp=sharing

Mass. high court rules ‘millionaires tax’ question was written ‘fairly.’ It goes before voters in November.

"The state’s highest court on Wednesday rejected a challenge from business leaders to rewrite the summary of a ballot measure that would raise taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents, handing a victory to labor unions, Democratic lawmakers, and others who’ve spent years pushing the measure to a November vote.

In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Attorney General Maura Healey’s office “fairly” described the thrust of the so-called millionaires tax proposal in both a summary it’s required to prepare for voters and one-sentence statements outlining what a “yes” or “no” vote would do.

The proposal, dubbed the Fair Share Amendment by its proponents, would amend the state Constitution to create a 9 percent income tax rate on annual earnings above $1 million, while retaining the broad 5 percent rate for earnings below that amount."

Continue reading the Boston Globe article online (subscription may be required) ->

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/22/metro/sjc-rejects-business-leaders-challenge-millionaires-tax-summary-ruling-it-was-written-fairly/

Bucking party, Baker makes vote-by-mail permanent

"DESPITE CONCERNS by members of his own party, Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, signed a law Wednesday making voting by mail permanent.  

Massachusetts allowed early voting by mail for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Democrats and voting rights activists have been pushing to make the reforms permanent in order to increase voter turnout.  

The new law will permanently allow voting by mail for any state or presidential primary or general election. It shortens the voter registration window to 10 days, although it does not allow for same-day voter registration, as some advocates had hoped.  "

Continue reading the CommonWealth Magazine article online

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/bucking-party-baker-makes-vote-by-mail-permanent/

MA News Recap

Get Your Tickets for the August Dinner Dance! - Aug 6

Get Your Tickets for the August Dinner Dance!

War Monument Restoration Project FUNdraiser - Saturday, August 6 - 6-10 PM

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE... BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FOR A NIGHT OF FUN!

DINNER... DJ... DANCING... BEAUTIFUL RAFFLE BASKETS!

TICKETS ARE $20/PP AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE VETERANS' SERVICES OFFICE AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE THE FRANKLIN ELKS LODGE #2136, ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE WAR MONUMENT RESTORATION FUND!

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/get-your-tickets-august-6th-dinner-dance

Get Your Tickets for the August Dinner Dance! - Aug 6

Drought level status creeps to 2

"State officials in Massachusetts today declared a "Level 2 Significant Drought" in both the northeast and southeast regions of the state."

Shared from  -> https://twitter.com/mass_rivers/status/1539700240340733952

drought level 2 status for Franklin is official 

The MA Status announcement can be found -> https://www.mass.gov/info-details/drought-status  This page also has conservation measures

Spot extortion scams on LGBTQ+ dating apps

Spot extortion scams on LGBTQ+ dating apps

Spot extortion scams on LGBTQ+ dating apps By Jim Kreidler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC, Division of Consumer & Business Education It's Pride Month and maybe you're trying to meet someone on an LGBTQ+ dating app. The FTC is hearing about scams targeting people on LGBTQ+ dating apps, like Grindr and Feeld. And they aren't your typical I-love-you, please-send-money romance scams. They're extortion scams. Read More ->  https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2022/06/spot-extortion-scams-lgbtq-dating-apps

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, June 23, 2022

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

9:00a/12:00p/6:00p   A Priest, A Minister and a Rabbi

10:00a/1:00p/7:00p   Frank’s Music – Frank Falvey and Jim Derick

11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm   Frank Presents – Frank Falvey Presents 

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

7:30 am Cooking Thyme: Grillin' 

8:00 am Veterans' Call: Social Security 

9:00 am Second Sunday Speaker Series: Leigh Schoberth 

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman 

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Taquitos 

12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes 

1:00 pm Physician Focus: Too Much Medicine? 

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

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

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

3:30 pm Cooking Thyme: Grillin' 

4:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Ray Block 

4:30 pm Frank Presents: Kathy McAdams 

5:30 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open 

7:00 pm Extended Play Sessions: Roberto Morbioli 

8:00 pm Care For Ukraine 

9:30 pm Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Concert Hour Day 2 

9:00 am FHS: Senior Awards Night 2022 

11:10 am FHS Oskey 2022 

1:10 pm Universe of Adolescent Sleep 

2:10 pm Public School Concert: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-14-19 

3:40 pm FHS Varsity Baseball: v Taunton 06-18-22 

6:10 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History Pt. 2 

8:00 pm FHS Graduation 2022

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 

7:00 pm Conservation Commission: LIVE, Chambers, 874 1115 0540

 

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)

Town Council approves initial funding of CPA funds (video)

The Town Council meeting of June 22, 2022 as broadcast is available for replay via YouTube.  Video link -> https://youtu.be/J0rn18f6aiM

My notes taken via Twitter are captured in this PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hfMfgMowj-Vh04MroSUgrEwK1qzVTLWm/view?usp=sharing

Photos captured during the meeting ->  https://photos.app.goo.gl/h52SdtFSfb6gxofZA

Franklin Cultural District - Celebrating with Pride as #artshappenhere (through June 29)

Celebrating with Pride during the month of June takes center stage this week. The Alt Prom for teens is scheduled for the Library today, and the first Franklin Celebrate with Pride is scheduled for the Town Common on Sunday. The Farmers Market, Art Gallery reception, Library book sale and plenty of choices for live music fill out the schedule. Something for everyone as #artshappenshere in Franklin.

Wednesday, June 22
6:00pm - Alt Prom for Teens (Franklin Public Library)

Thursday, June 23

5:00pm - Kendo - live music (LaCantina Winery)

6:00pm - Inaugural reception for Franklin Art Association Art Gallery (Escape Into Fiction)

6:30pm - Stump Trivia  (67 Degrees Brewing)

Friday, June 24

1:00pm - Franklin Library Book Sale (Franklin Public Library)

2:00pm - Farmers Market (Franklin Town Common)

2:00pm - Acoustic Feel - live music (Farmers Market)

5:00pm - Franklin Youth Football Fundraiser (LaCantina Winery)

6:00pm - Steve Angellis - live music (67 Degrees Brewing)

7:30pm - Electric Youth 2022 Bon Voyage Concert (THE BLACK BOX, ticketed event)

Saturday, June 25

9:00am - Franklin Library Book Sale (Franklin Public Library)

10:00am - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm - Franklin Library Bag Sale (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm - Community Potluck Lunch (Franklin Public Library)

4:00pm - Patrick Durkin - live music (LaCantina Winery)

6:00pm - The Forgetful Ones - live music (67 Degrees Brewing)

7:30pm - Electric Youth 2022 Bon Voyage Concert (THE BLACK BOX, ticketed event)

Sunday, June 26

12:00pm - Celebrate With PRIDE (Franklin Town Common)

1:00pm - Temple Etz Chaim fund raiser (LaCantina Winery)

1:00pm - Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

5:00pm - Michael Rivelis - live music (LaCantina Winery)

Tuesday, June 28

7:00pm - Franklin Public Library Book Club

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Find the full calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://forms.gle/oPdi8X3ZbHHyrHzo6

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar

The School district calendar is found  https://www.franklinps.net/calendar-by-event-type/26

Franklin Cultural District: #Artshappenhere