FHS Cross County results from the MSTCA Frank Mooney XC Invitational - Nov 5, 2022

MSTCA Frank Mooney XC Invitational  Nov 5, 2022

Wrentham Developmental Center, Emerald Street, Wrentham, MA, USA

Meet results ->  https://live.mstca.org/meets/19130

Team Results

Frosh Boys (Large Schools) 5 Franklin Spread 0:52

Sophomore Boys (Large schools) 14 Franklin Spread 3:04

Junior Girls (Large Schools) 5 Franklin Spread 4:22

Junior Boys (Large Schools) 4 Franklin Spread 1:43

Senior Girls (Large schools) 6 Franklin Spread 6:33

Senior Boys (Large schools) 6 Franklin Spread 1:12

Individual Results

Frosh Girls (Large schools)

117 Gianna Stoddard Franklin 17:18.1

Frosh Boys (Large schools)

12 Andrew Scotland     Franklin 10:55.3

47 Tyler Anderson Franklin 11:28.1

57 Patrick McIntyre     Franklin 11:41.8

62 Tucker Morin Franklin 11:43.0

67 Edison Eattimo Franklin 11:47.5

76 Andrew Rontiris Franklin 11:56.0

104 Charles Nash Franklin 12:28.1

107 Aodhfionn Downs Franklin 12:29.5

123 Adam Peng     Franklin 12:39.2

138 Sam Diehl     Franklin 12:54.6

142 Ethan Barnes Franklin 12:59.0

152 Jacob Bournazian Franklin 13:14.0

167 Connor Houghton Franklin 13:36.7

Sophomore Girls (Large schools)

  4 Fiona Morrison  Franklin 19:53.6

17 Abigail Baker Franklin 21:21.2

19 Carli Walbert Franklin 21:26.3

20 Emma Pruitt Franklin 21:35.1

Sophomore Boys (Large schools)

24 Jonathan Pink Franklin 17:45.1

75 Rory Teng Franklin 18:48.3

118 Jack Halter     Franklin 19:40.2

123 Alexander Fiorvanti Franklin 19:46.3

172 Manuel Romero     Franklin 20:49.4

179 Cailun Gordon Franklin 21:03.1

199 Quinn Lucier Franklin 21:37.7

Junior Girls (Large schools)

24 Katie Sweeney Franklin 21:18.1

26 Emily Matteson Franklin 21:24.0

74 Julie Bond Franklin 24:53.1

87 Grace Tucceri Franklin 25:40.0

88 Georgia Pellegri         Franklin 25:40.4

96 Maddie Twardowski Franklin 26:31.8

102 Mariana Fernandez-Martin Franklin 27:05.4

Junior Boys (Large schools)

18 Joshua Diehl     Franklin 17:59.0

54 Jason Huff Franklin 18:50.5

65 Christopher McGonagle Franklin 19:17.6

70 Brady McGonagle     Franklin 19:29.8

75 Zachary Sprague     Franklin 19:42.6

115 Jaret Schmidt Franklin 20:58.3

127 Jack Brennan Franklin 21:16.0

Senior Girls (Large schools)

16 Ashley Tighe     Franklin 21:09.6

31 Artemisia Saparoff     Franklin 21:59.8

34 Mackenzie Mann     Franklin 22:12.5

94 Mikaela Robillard     Franklin 26:52.5

95 Sidney Allen     Franklin 27:42.8

Senior Boys (Large schools)

35 Tyler Apicella     Franklin 17:35.1

72 Jake Vaccarezza     Franklin 18:38.3

76 William Boozang     Franklin 18:41.6

84 Aidan Nisbett     Franklin 18:47.3

85  Sean Giuliano      Franklin 18:47.5

86 Fraiser Baird     Franklin 18:48.0

135 Daniel Cronin     Franklin 19:39.7

144 Aiden Orr     Franklin 19:59.3

These results were compiled from https://live.mstca.org/meets/19130

Download a PDF copy ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IjFaVtlNeZOaM0Z3d-nNfXkyFi-Fi4r_/view?usp=share_link

#LightUpFranklin returns New Year's Eve for 2nd Year - order by Dec 17, 2022

BSA Troop 126 is hosting our 2nd Light Up Franklin event.

We had a successful turn out last New Year's Eve, the scouts are hosting the event again this year.

Proceeds benefit the Franklin Food Pantry and BSA Troop126 , Franklin Massachusetts.

Please check out the flyer and place your order by Saturday, December 17.

Thank you! #LightUpFranklin

#LightUpFranklin returns New Year's Eve for 2nd Year - order by Dec 17, 2022

Franklin TV: Xmas is Coming! Srsly?

I know. I know. Way to soon. I haven’t voted yet. 

Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 11/06/2022

If you work in the media ‘biz’ – especially in advertising and/or TV, then you know that Christmas media projects begin much earlier than the actual holiday season. The first wave often arrives right after the ‘back-to-school’ ads stop running. Christmas trees pop up in film studios around the country – anywhere from September onward. Years ago I produced and filmed a ‘Christmas Special’ program in July. It makes for an odd reality – a blustery snowing street scene in the studio. Outside? 85 degrees & Sunny.

We start this week at Franklin.TV producing and shooting a fun program about traditional ‘Italian Christmas Cookies’. We’re baking ‘em up in our TeeVee kitchen (Yum!) Food is involved, soooo – Happy Holidays to all! (I have no shame.)

And – it’s not even Thanksgiving yet.

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On Tuesday – a big Vote Day. Although it’s a mid-term election, there are four big questions on the ballot. If you didn’t receive a red ‘Voter info’ booklet –

You can search – ‘MA ballot questions’. The top result link is below.

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele22/information-for-voters-22/quest_1.htm 

The MA Secretary of State’s Office has all you need to know*. Big recommend.

You can review the legislative language, as well as 150-word arguments pro & con.

These are issues that affect us at home. Browse & Learn. It’s worth your time.

And – as always –

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And, thank you for watching.

Franklin specific voter information
in the Election Collection

* Find  Franklin specific voter information in the Election Collection at Franklin Matters. Interviews with the local candidates by Frank Falvey and Steve Sherlock. (In some cases both video and audio versions are provided.) 

You can also get inside info on Ballot Question 3 with Franklin Liquor's Mark Lenzi in two conversations: one with Frank Falvey and one with SAFE Radio's Jim Derick and Dr Anne Bergen.

Election Collection -> 

• Chronological order -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/10/election-collection-2022-state-election.html
• Categorized -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/10/election-collection-2022-state-election_1.html

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Get your Thanksgiving morning started off with some exercise and help the Franklin Food Pantry

There is nothing like a run (or walk) on a crisp fall morning followed by coffee and conversation with your friends and family!

Sign up for the Franklin Turkey Trot and start your holiday off by helping your neighbors in need!

Register online -> http://www.franklinturkeytrot.org/

Cost: $25 after October 18; family cap at $100

Food donations are no longer accepted as race payment

Registration: Register at Race location on Wednesday Night from 7-9pm or Morning of Race from 6:30am to 7:30am

Dogs: Dogs are not permitted on the race course during the race

Bib Pickup at Race Location Wednesday Night from 7-9pm or Morning of Race starting at 6:30am

T-shirts: Free to first 100 registered runners or you can purchase during registration until November 8th.

Awards: Category medals awarded

All runners are automatically entered into free raffle. Raffle prizes following race.

Free breakfast for all participants

Refunds: Entry fees cannot be refunded

Disclosure: Franklin Matters is a sponsor of this event

2021 Turkey Trot Runners

Boston Globe: "Plastic recycling is a ‘myth,’ study says"

"Of the 51 million tons of plastic waste US households generated in 2021, just 2.4 million tons — or 5 percent — was recycled, new research shows.

The findings provide yet more proof that plastic recycling is a “myth,” says the new analysis, published by the environmental nonprofit Greenpeace USA this week.

Plastic, which is made from fossil fuels, is notoriously difficult to recycle. A major reason: Though they can be broken down into broad categories, there are thousands of varieties of the material, each with its own chemical makeup. Most cannot be recycled together, so to be processed, they must be meticulously sorted. Still, hundreds of millions of tons of plastic are produced each year, which is a major problem for the climate: Plastic production and disposal account for 3.4 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/28/science/plastic-recycling-is-myth-study-says/

While recycling maybe a "myth" that they are created from fossil fuels is the major issue for our overall climate challenge. How do we find reasonable alternatives?

Download the full report for your reading pleasure -> 

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GPUS_FinalReport_2022.pdf

Boston Globe: "Plastic recycling is a ‘myth,’ study says"

National Weather Service Boston - Register for one of these public webinars!

"Check out our schedule of upcoming webinars including Winter Weather Forecasting, the Northern Lights, and Remembering the December 1992 Nor'easter! " 

To register go to https://t.co/4HejDIVMUe   or this link ->   https://www.weather.gov/box/webinars

Shared from Twitter -> https://t.co/cqCl8yoFNi

National Weather Service Boston - Register for one of these public webinars!

Town of Franklin: Tabulator Testing shows ballots will be read properly - 10/26/22 (audio)

FM #873 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 873 in the series. 

This session shares the Tabulator Testing conducted in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. 

Town Clerk Nancy Danello opened the session. Deputy Clerk Dyan Fitzgerald assisted and took over to close the session when Nancy left about 10:30ish for a meeting at the high school to plan for the election setup. 

9 or 10 election workers were sworn in to start the process. Other observers arrived as the process was underway. You can hear the welcomes, and overall instructions, and the various question and answer sections.

The full recording was edited to remove the extraneous conversations, noise, etc. The intent of the recording is to share the tabulator testing process as discussed in the open session. 

What is the tabulator? The tabulator is what most would refer to as the voting machine that reads the ballot and tallies the vote by precinct.

The outline of the steps as described by our Town Clerk is provided. The Early Opening sessions as mentioned did start on Friday, Oct 28 and complete Friday, Nov 4, 2022. The steps of the early opening process are provided in the show notes.

The Early Deposit session is scheduled for Saturday, Nov 5 at Franklin High School. They intend to process all the early ballots on Saturday. If something prevents that, they do have time scheduled on Sunday, if necessary.

Ballots still arriving via mail, election dropbox at the municipal building, etc. will be gathered sometime late Tuesday (Election Day), and transported to the high school for processing.

All results Tuesday are ‘unofficial”. The Town Clerk has a couple of days to back in the office to check all the totals before making them ‘official’ to submit to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.

The show notes include links to the Town Clerk page and other election information.

The edited tabulator testing recording runs about 43 minutes, so let’s listen in.

Audio file ->  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-873-town-of-franklin-tabulator-testing-10-26-22

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Town Clerk’s page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk 

Transcript of the audio (except for the intro and closing segments read by me (Steve Sherlock)which are spelled out in the 'show notes' document.)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ICGkw21S1u9YOQnitAKsklW6j8A76aM5/view?usp=share_link

Tabulator Testing Process outline  ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I525elrG6Vhh_TwidcENERfjoRAEufxf/view?usp=share_link 

Early Opening outline ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I6tvfzTROGOl_dFYR5OKi58oCdrNAZBX/view?usp=share_link 

Vote by mail process diagram -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/news/vote_by_mail_process.pdf 

Town Clerk podcast episode talking about the voting changes in advance of the Sept State Primary ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/07/multiple-updates-discussed-with-town.html

Town Clerk podcast episode talking about the overall election process -> 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/08/nancy-danello-franklin-town-clerk-talks.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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"

Town of Franklin: Tabulator Testing shows ballots will be read properly

Franklin, MA: School Committee - agenda for Nov 8, 2022

Franklin School Committee

November 8,2022 - 7:00 P.M

Municipal Building – Council Chambers

Organizational Meeting

Call to Order Mr. Giguere

Pledge of Allegiance

Moment of Silence

Organizational Meeting

• Election of Chair
• Election of Vice Chair

I. Routine Business

A. Review of Agenda

1. Payment of Bills TBD

B. Payroll TBD

C. FHS Student Representative Comments

D. Superintendent’s Report

II. Guests/Presentations

A. none

III. Discussion/Action Items

A. Redistricting Advisory Committee Members

I recommend approval of the list of Redistricting Analysis Advisory Committee

Members as discussed.

IV. Discussion Only Items

A. none

V. Information Matters

A. School Committee Sub-Committee Reports

B. School Committee Liaison Reports

VI. Consent Agenda

A. Approval of Minutes

I recommend approval of the minutes from the October 25, 2022 School Committee meeting as detailed.

B. FHS Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $15.48 from Ohiopyle Prints for supplemental supplies at FHS as detailed.

C. Recurring Field Trip - Parmenter

I recommend approval of the request of Emily Bilodeau to take approximately 60 4th grade music students to RI Philharmonic on May 25, 2023 as detailed.

D. Parmenter Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $54.96 from the Parmenter PCC for supplemental supplies as detailed.

E. Keller Gift

I recommend acceptance of a check for $2,779.40 from the Keller PCC for field trips as detailed.

F. FHS Gift

I recommend acceptance of the donation of the cost of a bus ($1,200.00) from “A Franklin Family” for the FHS history field trip.

G. Parmenter Gifts

I recommend acceptance of four checks totaling $2,891.40 from the Parmenter PCC for field trips as detailed.

H. New Student Activity Account

I recommend approval of the establishment of a new student activity account (Chess Club) as detailed.

I. Surplus Piano

I recommend approval of the request of Rebecca Motte to declare a piano as surplus that is beyond repair.

VII. Citizen’s Comments

VIII. New Business

To discuss any future agenda items

IX. Executive Session

a. Approval of Executive Session minutes from October 25, 2022 School Committee meeting.

b. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, Section 21 (a) (3) for the purpose of discussing

strategy as it relates to collective bargaining with the Cafeteria, Van Drivers,

Secretaries, & ESP’s Units, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on

the bargaining position of the Committee, as declared by the Chair.

X. Adjournment

Agenda doc

https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/scagenda_11-8-22.pdf

Meeting packet folder

https://www.franklinps.net/district/meeting-packets/pages/november-8-2022-school-committee-meeting-packet

Franklin, MA: School Committee - agenda for Nov 8, 2022

Franklin, MA: Franklin School Committee - Budget Workshop - Nov 8, 6 PM

Franklin School Committee

Budget Workshop

November 8, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Municipal Building, 3rd Floor Training Room

Agenda doc ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/agendas/budget_workshop_agenda_11_8_2022.pdf

Franklin, MA: Franklin School Committee - Budget Workshop - Nov 8, 6 PM