MBTA Community Webinar Series videos and materials available

All the session recordings and accompanying material can be found in one page

https://www.housingtoolbox.org/recorded-workshops-and-trainings/mbta-community-webinar-series

event recaps, materials, and more

Thank you for joining MHP's MBTA Community Webinar Series More Than Compliance: Multifamily Districts That Work in Your Community If you missed the webinar series or wanted to rewatch any of the sessions, recordings and all supporting materials are now available online. The series was held on 10 Wednesdays between Sept. 21 and Nov. 30. The focus was MBTA zoning and how communities can design districts that meet their unique needs. Topics covered include: Making the Case for Complete Neighborhoods Water and Wastewater Basics Complete Streets and Neighborhoods Encouraging Family-Friendly Housing Getting Started for MBTA Communities Exploring Housing at Different Densities Making the Case for Affordable Housing Siting Your District and Site Plan Review Including Affordability in Your MBTA District All Webinar Series Materials The series is part of MHP's Complete Neighborhoods Initiative, which supports the state's efforts to build more multifamily housing near transit, downtowns, jobs and services. Additional resources and trainings for MBTA communities will be rolled out regularly throughout the law's two-year compliance period. Don't forget to self-report CM credits! For interested AICP members, we have created a tip-sheet for this webinar series which provides information and guidance on the self-reporting process. More information about AICP's CM program can be found at www.planning.org/cm. Technical assistance will be provided in collaboration with Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Barr Foundation.

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Teen CPR & First Aid Course scheduled for Dec 29, register now

Hockomock Area YMCA (@HockomockYMCA) tweeted Wed, Dec 07, 2022:

"Join us for a Teen CPR & First Aid Course! 

https://t.co/sZso48QvRO"

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/HockomockYMCA/status/1600445309536157697

Teen CPR & First Aid Course scheduled for Dec 29, register now

Teddy Gallagher's: Kids Christmas Party - Dec 11

Fun for the whole family this Sunday Noon - 5!

• Irish Step Dancers at 1 PM
• Pix with Santa from 2-4 PM

• Ice cream soda station for the kids
• Bloody Mary’s and Mimosa’s for the adults

 

Shared from Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl168lLvbO8/

Teddy Gallagher's: Kids Christmas Party - Dec 11

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Dec 8, 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 The Only Cure Is Education

8:00 am Veterans' Call: Steve Crouteau

9:00 am Franklin Interfaith Thanksgiving 2022

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: The Hamlins

11:30 am Comfort Food: Comfort Food

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Banana Bread

12:30 pm Sandhya: Cupcakes

1:00 pm Physician Focus: Straight Talk on Pain Medication

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 7

3:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Morse Block

4:30 pm Frank Presents: Caron Grupposo

5:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside The History: Pt. 3

7:00 pm Extended Play Sessions: Season 10 Show 2 - Paul Kelly

8:00 pm Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2021

8:30 am FHS PCC: Vaping Forum

12:30 pm Metrowest Arts & Culture Symposium

2:00 pm Public School Concert: Sullivan Winter Music 2019

3:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside The History: Pt. 3

4:00 pm Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

5:00 pm Public School Concert: MICCA Showcase Pt. 2 03-14-18

6:30 pm FHS Varsity Football: v King Philip 11-24-22

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission: 12-01-22

2:00 pm Conservation Commission: 12-01-22

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 Cultural District: school concerts, wine & chocolate, book/bag sale, women's barbershop chorus and more

School concerts, wine & charcuterie or wine & chocolate... Library book sale, then bag sale. Polar Express, toy drive & photos with Santa. Dance showcase at Dean or comedy at THE BLACK BOX. Women's barbershop singing before Mrs Claus visits. 'Tis the season for #artshappenhere in Franklin.

Wednesday, December 7

6:00pm -  HMMS Concert (Horace Mann Middle School)

7:00pm -  Franklin Art Association (monthly meeting) (Franklin Senior Center)

Thursday, December 8

4:00pm - Jack Frost Jubilee (family fund raising event for SAFE Coalition) (Proctor Manor) 

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

7:00pm -  Wine Barre 02038 (Intermission)

7:00pm -  An Evening with Mystery Writers: Sulari Gentill, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Eva Jurczyk! (virtual) (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm -  Pour Richard's Wine and Wrights Old School Chocolate Pairing (Pour Richard’s Wine & Spirits)

8:00pm -  FHS Band Concert (Franklin High School)

 

Friday, December 9

12:00pm -  Library Book Sale ($1/book) (Franklin Public Library)

5:00pm -  Joey D's Wingz & Thingz (food truck) (67 Degrees Brewery)

5:30pm -  Heath Nisbett (live music)  (67 Degrees Brewery)

5:30pm - Polar Express Movie Night (family fun, ticketed event) (Franklin Senior Center)

7:30pm - Dean Faculty Dance Showcase (ticketed event) (Dean College, Main Stage) 

Saturday, December 10

9:00am -  Library Book Sale ($1/book) (Franklin Public Library)

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

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

1:00pm -  Library Bag Sale (books by the bag)  (Franklin Public Library)

5:30pm -  Mike Malone  (live music)  (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:30pm - Dean Faculty Dance Showcase (ticketed event) (Dean College, Main Stage)

7:30pm - The Rescignos: Franklincense (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)  

Sunday, December 11

10:00am - Toy Drive & Photos with Santa (Franklin Police Dept) 

12:00pm - Kid's Christmas Party (family fun) (Teddy Gallagher's) 

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

1’:15pm - NoteAble Blend (women’s barbershop quartet) (Franklin Historical Museum)

2:00pm - Mrs Claus (reads & poses for photos) (Franklin Historical Museum)

3;00pm - 8th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas (St Mary's Parish) 

Tuesday, December 13

7:00pm -  FBRTC Meeting (monthly meeting) (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:00pm -  Yankee Quilters (monthly meeting) (Emma’s Quilt Cupboard)

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

Visit the Cultural District page ->  https://www.franklinculture.org/

Find the full Community event 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: Arts are happening here!

Talking about "Train Town Franklin" with Scott Mason (audio)

FM #892 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 892 in the series. 

This shares my conversation with current Historical Commission member Scott Mason. Scott is a former three term Town Councilor with a lifelong passion for model railroads. 

Scott is designing and building a diorama of the uptown area of the Franklin train station, circa 1932 for this first phase. Our conversation via conference bridge explores some of his Franklin story and then gets into the development of this first of a series of dioramas. We talk about the research, interesting findings, decisions on scale, etc.

The exhibit is scheduled to open Dec 18, 2022 and run through Feb 2, 2023 at the Historical Museum. The museum is open on Saturdays (10 AM to 1 PM), and Sundays (1 PM to 4 PM) during winter.

Our conversation runs about 30 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Scott and his work on “Train Town Franklin” recorded Dec 5, 2022

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-892-train-town-franklin-with-scott-mason-12-05-22

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Historical Museum notification on "Train Town Franklin" 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/12/train-town-franklin-scheduled-to-arrive.html

Scott’s model railroad page on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/people/wwwScottyMasoncom/100063840514784/

The Heather McCarron article in Dec 2007 on “Model railroads are Mason's passion’ (subscription may be required) 

https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/news/2007/12/23/model-railroads-are-mason-s/41390388007/

From deep in the archives, my prior recordings with Scott

Sep 2009  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2009/09/fm-46-scott-mason.html

June 2010 (prep for override vote - which failed)   50 minutes split into 2 parts https://www.franklinmatters.org/2010/05/fm-69-scott-mason-part-1-of-2.html

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2010/05/fm-69-b-scott-mason-part-2-of-2.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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Talking about "Train Town Franklin" with Scott Mason (audio)

Franklin Historical Museum: Holiday program features NoteAble Blend (1:15 PM) & Mrs Claus (2 to 4 PM) Dec 11

There is a special holiday program at the Franklin Historical Museum scheduled for Sunday, December 11, 2022.

The Museum will host the return of the women’s barbershop chorus, NoteAble Blend, for a festive holiday musical presentation. The chorus regularly performs in a variety of venues in the southeastern Massachusetts area and is scheduled to begin at 1:15 PM. 

 

Get yourself in the spirit with this live holiday performance that will please audiences of all ages.

Then at 2:00 PM we are excited to once again welcome Mrs. Claus for story time and photo ops for young and old. Mrs. Claus will be available to read Christmas stories and have the children pose for a photo with their favorite lady of the North Pole.

Time is running out! 

 

Don’t miss your chance to purchase this year’s Ladybug ornament from the museum gift shop. Many additional items, mugs, pillows, maps, etc. Are available for that hard to buy for person on your list who just loves Franklin.

• NoteAble Blend at 1:15 PM
• Mrs. Claus 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  

Mrs. Claus to Visit the Franklin Historical Museum

Dec 6, 2022 - Community Preservation Committee meeting video available via YouTube

The Community Preservation Committee met Tuesday Dec 6, 2022 with 7 members participating (6 in Council Chambers, 1 remote).

The Franklin.TV recording is available for replay via YouTube

https://youtu.be/AwyxxvfEHYk

Quick Recap:

• Committee: Chair C Feeley, M Doyle, J Livingstone, P Malcolm,W Simarian, R Power (remote), L Oxford - [D McNeill, M Giardino absent]
• Town Administration: J Hellen, A Alleyne,  

The committee approved the minutes of the prior meeting via roll call vote (7-0-2; 7 for, 0 against, 2 absent). 

Motion to accept the proposed meeting scheduled for 2023, seconded, passes via voice vote (7 for, 0 against, 2 absent)

Town Administrator Jamie Hellen provides project updates on work underway

• Red Brick School exterior renovation - doors and windows backordered

• Nason St Tot lot site prep work being done now in advance of renovation in the spring

• King St Memorial Field estimate and draft depiction of the field layout and work proposed. Timeline and funding remains TBD. Would be adding pickleball courts, would be including a paved path all around the park, would also be adding parking; questioned on if handicap access for the community garden is considered? I added that when the garden opened in 2010, it did have a stonedust entrance and among the first four beds on each side of the main gate. It was covered with mulch a few years ago. The base likely could be restored.

Jamie also provided a financial update, it had a minor error and would be further enhanced to better reflect what was approved vs allocated vs. spent, etc.

Committee entered executive session via roll call vote not to return to open meeting  (7 for, 0 against, 2 absent)

depiction of proposed King St Memorial park improvements

Community Garden opening day, 2011 shows the stone dust (grey) around
 the first 8 garden beds at the entrance

 

St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation exploring "The Catholic Faith Explained" - Dec 14

The St Mary's Franklin Women's Faith Formation group is pleased to announce that we will be viewing the Symbolon series: "The Catholic Faith Explained" by Dr. Edward Sri.  

This series from the Augustine Institute consists of ten videos on a variety of topics. We will view one 1/2 hour video each session and allow time for discussion and sharing.  

Our meetings will be via Zoom and are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 7 - 8 PM. Our next meeting is scheduled for December 14th.  

Please visit our web page (https://www.stmarysfranklin.org/womens-faith-formation)  for further information and to access the Zoom link. 

All women are welcome to attend!

"The Catholic Faith Explained" is explored by St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Dec 14

Franklin Public Schools: Middle School Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Concert - Dec 7 at 6 PM

Horace Mann MS (@HMMSLightning) tweeted  Wed, Dec 07, 2022:

Happening TONIGHT! 

Good luck to all of our talented, hard-working Band, Chorus, and Orchestra members and ensemble directors! https://t.co/ssNzWdtCHj

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/HMMSLightning/status/1600474450310631424

Franklin Public Schools: Middle School Band, Chorus, and Orchestra Concert - Dec 7 at 6 PM