Both FHS cross country teams and the volleyball team post wins on Wednesday

HockomockSports.com posted the results of Hockomock League competition on Wednesday, Sep 14, 2022. We share the FHS results here and provide the link to the full set below. 

Volleyball = Franklin, 3 @ Foxboro, 0 – Final

Boys Cross Country = Franklin, 16 @ Attleboro, 45 – Final

Girls Cross Country = Franklin, 15 @ Attleboro, 50 – Final

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-14-22/

Field Hockey = Franklin, 0 @ Foxboro, 0 – Final

Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap:

"Last season, Franklin rolled through the league unbeaten and scored 124 goals on its run to the Div. 1 state semifinal, which was more than double any other Hockomock League team. The Panthers started this season just as potent in front of goal, with 14 tallies in the opening two games. 

Foxboro knew exactly what kind of threat the Panthers would pose on Wednesday evening at Sam Berns Community Field and put together a total team effort to keep the Franklin attack at bay. The game plan worked perfectly. 

The Warriors held Franklin to just three penalty corners, the defense stayed packed into the middle, Foxboro threw multiple bodies at last year’s top scorer Kaitlyn Carney, and goalie Kathryn Ferguson came up with a highlight reel stop in the fourth quarter to come away with an impressive 0-0 draw."

Continue reading the game recap online

https://hockomocksports.com/ferguson-foxboro-field-hockey-defense-hold-franklin-to-stalemate/

For a photo gallery from this game  

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2022-2023/Fall-2022/Foxboro-Franklin-Field-Hockey-09-14-22/

Foxboro goalie Kathryn Ferguson makes a diving stick save with six minutes to play, robbing Franklin of a go-ahead goal and preserving a scoreless draw for the Warriors. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

PBS Newshour features Franklin Library and Ben's legacy

In case you missed it, there was a nice 5 minute story on PBS Newshour on Monday.  Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adVFgReaS1Y

"Benjamin Franklin's literary legacy lives on in country's longest-running lending library"

PBS Newshour features Franklin Library and Ben's legacy

The pumpkins patch returns to St John's in October!

Pumpkin season is here. St. John’s Church is ready with its 3rd Annual Pumpkin and Gourd Sale for the entire month of October, from Sunday, October 2nd through the 30th.

Hours for business:

• Monday-Friday 4:00-6:00
• Saturday 10:00-4:00
• Sunday noon-4:00

The pumpkin patch will be on the front lawn at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin MA. Great photo opportunity for your friends, kids and family!

You can feel good about purchasing St. John’s pumpkins. The pumpkins are grown using sustainable agricultural practices that help benefit the environment. They are grown in a region of New Mexico with 42% unemployment, providing jobs for Navajo people.  

In addition to supporting the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, your purchase also supports St. John’s Church and its work right here in our community.

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387

Email: Admin@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Visit us on Facebook at St John’s Episcopal Church

See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org

The pumpkins patch returns to St John's in October!

Register to ride in the Franklin PMC Kids fund raising event on Sep 25

On Sunday, September 25th, the Franklin PMC (Pan Mass Challenge) Kids Ride will be one of 20 PMC Kids Rides throughout the New England area. In 2020 and 2021, the ride was held virtually, but we are excited to host the ride live again this year. 

PMC Kids Rides are mini bike-a-thons that involve children 3 to 14 in the PMC mission by providing them the opportunity to fight cancer just like adults. From a Tikes and Trikes area to a 10-mile ride, the PMC Franklin Kids Ride challenges young cyclists of all skill levels. 

It’s a great way for kids to learn about the importance of giving back and introduces them to volunteerism and fundraising and offers a way for children to become part of the PMC mission in a safe and athletic way. 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly supports cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since the first ride in 1998, the PMC Kids rides program has raised more than $10 million.

Franklin PMC Kids Ride scheduled

Though this ride takes place in Franklin, we welcome all towns to join. We encourage kids to form teams and ride to honor a friend or loved one who has been touched by cancer. To provide riders with additional motivation, the PMC recognizes participants in the Kids Rides program who go above and beyond their fundraising. 

Riders who raise $450 or more will be honored as a PMC Kids Ride Heavy Hitter, and riders who raise over $950 will be honored as a PMC Kids Ride Breakaway. Each will be honored with a special PMC item and a certificate to distinguish their achievement. In the past, many kids have lemonade stands, car washes, bake sales, and yard sales to raise money for their ride. These kids have so much passion and determination; they feel like they are making a difference, and each year they say, “I can’t wait to ride again the next year”.

Franklin PMC Kids Ride

The Franklin PMC Kids Ride will be held on Sunday, September 25th, from 8 AM to 12 PM. The ride will start and end at the Jefferson School, located at 628 Washington Street in Franklin. Kids can select from a 3, 6, or 10-mile course. Younger participants, not yet on two wheels, can take part in the Tikes and Trikes course in a contained area at the school. 

This area has several fun stations and activities for the little ones, including a car wash, gas station, snack stand, craft table, face painting, and more. Kids can also enjoy an after-ride celebration with music, games, food, and more. There is a $20 rider registration fee which includes a Tee shirt and goodie bag and a $40 fundraising minimum for all riders. 

Register online at https://kids.pmc.org/franklin. All local communities are encouraged to participate. For more information, please contact Lisa Marchioni at lisabxyz@verizon.net

Franklin Health Department: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

"September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 

About 1 in 78 women develop ovarian cancer. 

Learn of signs, prevention, & more at: ovarian.org"

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Sep 15, 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: Ice Cream

8:00 am Veterans' Call: Steve Croueau

9:00 am Second Sunday Speaker Series: Wolfgang Bauer

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes

1:00 pm Physician Focus: Too Much Medicine?

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 2

3:00 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

3:30 pm Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream

4:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Ray Block

4:30 pm Frank Presents: Keith Carreiro

5:30 pm The Only Cure Is Education

7:00 pm Extended Play Sessions: Season 10 Show 11 - Kemp Harris

8:00 pm Cultural District: Brent Selby

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Lifelong Music Pt. 2 05-13-19

9:00 am FHS PCC: Vaping Forum

11:30 am Universe of Adolescent Sleep

2:00 pm Public School Event: Jazz Night 01-23-19

3:30 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

4:00 pm ArtWeek: Games

8:00 pm FHS Varsity Football: v Wachusett 09-09-22

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission: 09-01-22

2:00 pm Conservation Commission: 09-01-22

7:00 pm Conservation Commission: LIVE, Chambers, 815 0135 5611

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 Cultural District Cultural Festival over? No worries, #artshappenhere and still lots to do!

The Cultural Festival is behind us, we are in Mid-September, and the calendar of events is almost back to pre-COVID times. Lots to do around Franklin as #arthappenshere

Wednesday, September 14

6:00pm - Wine and Cupcake Pairing Event (SOLD out) (La Cantina Winery)

7:00pm - Newcomers & Friends meeting (Escape Into Fiction)

Thursday, September 15

8:30am - Town Council Office Hours (Franklin Senior Center) 

Farmers Market

6:00pm - Kendo (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

7:00pm - 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node (virtual meeting)

Friday, September 16

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

5:00pm - 2nd Annual Mexican Independence Fiesta (SOLD out) (La Cantina Winery)

6:00pm - Heather Deary (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

Saturday, September 17

8:00am - Bottle & Can Drive fund raiser for FHS boys hockey (Pirelli Arena) 

9:30am - 6th Annual Rotary Club Car Show (New England Chapel) 

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

1:00pm - 4th Annual Cornhole Tournament (Bellingham Sportsmans Club)

4:00pm - Tyler Zajac (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

6:00pm - The Felt (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery

67 Degrees Brewing

Sunday, September 18

12:00pm - Caribbean Press (food truck) (67 Degrees Brewery)

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

6:00pm - Girls Youth Basketball Clinic (Franklin High School) 

Monday, September 19

6;30pm - Libraries for Business (Franklin Public Library)

Tuesday, September 20

6:00pm - Book Club: "Circe" (Escape Into Fiction)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

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

Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and I get to "Talk Franklin" - 09/09/22 (audio)

FM #842 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 842 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We had our conversation via conference bridge.  

Topics for this session

• 9/11 thoughts

• Recap of Council meeting

• Drought & water status

• Work underway or pending 

• Economic Development Cmte, 9/21 at 6 PM

The conversation runs about 26 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie. Audio file -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin/episodes/Drought-Status-and-Downtown-Priorities-e1npd7i

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Franklin for All webpage 

https://www.mapc.org/resource-library/franklin-for-all/

5 year fiscal outlook -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/uploads/2022-08-15_fy23_to_fy27_town_administartor_fiscal_forecast_1.pdf 

Town budget page  https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget 

Community & Cultural District calendar https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html 

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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.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

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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Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and I get to "Talk Franklin" - 09/09/22 (audio)

Notice from the DPW - Jefferson Rd. Neighborhood roadwork to begin September 15, 2022

Notice from the DPW - Jefferson Rd. Neighborhood to begin September 15th, 2022

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Attention: Jefferson Road Neighborhood

Weather permitting, a micro surfacing road project will begin on Thursday, September 15th, 2022.

The following roads will be affected:

• Peter's Lane
• Jackson Circle
• Adams Circle
• Grant Circle Heaton Circle
• McKinley Road
• Reagan Ave.
• Jefferson Road (from Harrison pl towards McKinley)

Please seek alternate routes.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/notice-dpw-jefferson-rd-neighborhood-begin-september-15th-2022

Jefferson Rd. Neighborhood roadwork to begin September 15, 2022

FHS fall sports games/matches postponed Tuesday due to weather

HockomockSports.com posted the results of Hockomock League competition on Tuesday, Sep 13, 2022. We share the FHS results here and provide the link to the full set below. 

Girls Soccer

King Philip @ Franklin – Postponed to Friday, 9/16 at 3:30

Boys Cross Country

Franklin @ Attleboro – Postponed to Wednesday, 9/14 at 3:45

Girls Cross Country

Franklin @ Attleboro – Postponed to Wednesday, 9/14 at 3:45

Golf

Franklin vs. St. John’s Shrewsbury – Postponed to Tuesday, 9/20 at 3:15

For the other results around the league

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-13-22/

FHS Panthers

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Virtual Meeting, Thursday, September 15, 7:00 PM

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node

Our next 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node meeting will be this Thursday, September 15, 7:00-9:00 PM.  We will do something different this week: phone banking individually from 7-8, and then meeting on Zoom for the normal Node business, from 8-9. 

Please read this message for information.

Zoom link for the meeting, Thursday, September 15, 8:00-9:00 PM.
Join on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88924607755?pwd=bHl1empTRVFxYzdZUmVBSGl1Q0p3Zz09
Meeting ID: 889 2460 7755
Passcode: 350ma
Dial-in +1 646 876 9923

For the first hour of our Node meeting (7:00-8:00, this Thursday), we will join fellow activists from 350 Mass and allied organizations in phone banking to support the Fair Share Amendment.  We will inform voters how, if passed in November, anyone earning over $1 million a year (not in investments) would pay an additional 4% state tax to support education and transportation. 350 Mass has endorsed this campaign. The wealthiest are opposed (Globe article).  We'll be trained in using Hubdialer and then make calls till 8 pm.  At that time we'll end our individual phone banking effort, and start the abbreviated Node meeting (8:00-9:00) via the Zoom link. 

We'll send further details about the Hubdialer training before Thursday evening. For now, though, please register here and select the date/time "Thu, Sep 15, 5:00pm–8:00pm EDT" (even though we will make calls only from 7:00pm-8:00pm).  If you cannot attend on Thursday but would like to volunteer for another time, please do. Phone banking will take place through the end of October.  We need to reach as many Massachusetts voters as possible before the November election! Join us in reaching out to voters! 

Remember that you can stay involved and receive updates from 350 Mass via the Climate Weekly email. Sign up here.

Learn more on the 350 Mass website.

We hope you can join us Thursday at 7:00 pm for the phone banking, and then join the meeting at 8. We'll send a reminder on Thursday. We continue to meet on Zoom, the first and third Thursdays of every month. 

Thank you for your commitment to the struggle for a transition to a just, equitable, and clean energy economy.

Node Co-coordinators,
Carolyn Barthel
Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern
ralph.halpern@comcast.net
781-784-3839 (h)
339-203-5017 (c)

School Committee Meeting - Sep 13, 2022 (video)

The video replay of the School Committee meeting of Tuesday, Sep 13, 2022 is available on YouTube.  

Video link -> https://youtu.be/eiLlFrwTX_U

Meeting agenda ->      https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_9-13-22.pdf

The meeting packet folder ->   https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/pages/september-13-2022-school-committee-meeting 

My notes captured during the meeting via Twitter and in one threaded doc

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S9cVoByG4IOWk4V6K6YvLXs6ahdxGHeT/view?usp=sharing

Photos captured during the meeting can be found in one album ->

https://photos.app.goo.gl/pNainhZLLUeoL5DL7

School Committee Meeting - Sep 13, 2022 (video)

Women Veterans' Network to Host First Family Day in the Park!

Women Veterans' Network to Host First Family Day in the Park!

FREE Admission! Saturday, October 1 from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. Food, Fun & Games!

The Massachusetts Women Veterans' Network will host the first ever FAMILY DAY on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Greenhill Park in Worcester! See flier to register!

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/veterans-services/news/women-veterans-network-host-first-family-day-park

Women Veterans' Network to Host First Family Day in the Park!

CommonWealth Magazine: "Half of primary ballots cast before Election Day"

"ELECTION DAY may be a misnomer. 

State primary turnout figures make clear a new reality, with important implications for campaign strategies: Election Day is actually election season. For the second time in as many election cycles, fewer than half of ballots were cast on Election Day itself. More were cast early, either in person or, primarily, by mail. " 

Continue reading the article in CommonWealth Magazine

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/politics/half-of-primary-ballots-cast-before-election-day/

voting booths at Franklin High School

	% by Mail	% Early Vote	% Day of	Total Ballots
Democrat	52.0%	4.7%	43.2%	777,819
Republican	27.4%	4.2%	68.3%	276,158

Flu Clinic for Seniors (65+) October 12th, 2022

Flu Clinic for Seniors (65+) October 12th, 2022

The Franklin Department of Health is hosting a Flu Clinic for Seniors (ages 65+) on October 12th. The event will be held from 1:30pm - 4:30 PM at the Franklin Senior Center.

You may register here: https://home.color.com/vaccine/register/franklin?caledar=7d53f3ff-f19a-471b-a616-db77d3a80110 or by calling 508-613-1334.

Shared from ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/flu-clinic-seniors-65-october-12th-2022

Flu Clinic for Seniors (65+) October 12th, 2022