Greater Franklin-MA Hire Virtual Career Fair! - Feb 8, 2023

Greater Franklin-MA Hire Virtual Career Fair!

Wednesday, February 8, 3:30 to 6:30 PM

Are you a Veteran seeking a job, career change, or information about Veterans' resources?  The Greater Franklin Virtual Career Fair is co-sponsored by MA Hire and Franklin Veterans' Services.  

Register at http://app.premiervirtual.com/events/6559fc74-7755-4e57-8ad5-444371e042fe/greater-franklin-virtual-job-fair/attendee 

AND

http://jobquest.dcs.eol.mass.gov/jobquest/LandingPage.aspx

This career fair will be entirely online.  Veterans receive early access to the fair beginning at 3:30 PM on Feb. 8.   All registered job seekers are invited to join at 4:30 PM, and the event concludes for all at 6:30 PM. 

Franklin Veterans' Services will be hosting one of the many online "booths." Please call our office at 508-613-1315 or email snisbett@franklinma.gov with questions.  

Hope to see you there!

Greater Franklin-MA Hire Virtual Career Fair! - Feb 8, 2023

New York Times: "How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low"

More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) tweeted  on Tue, Jan 17, 2023:

"NEW: The NY Times reveals that low-wage restaurant workers have been unknowingly funding the industry's powerful lobbying arm, the National Restaurant Association, as it worked to kill minimum wage increases around the country.

Here's how the scheme works: "   https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1615379667825065986

"In 2007, the restaurant lobby (sometimes called "the other NRA") bought ServSafe, an online food safety training company.

It then lobbied states to require restaurant workers to take those trainings, producing a reliable stream of paying customers."  

https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1615379959824134145

"Since 2010, 3.6 million workers have paid for ServSave courses, providing $25 million to the NRA—enough to fund all of its lobbying costs, the Times found. 

The funding extracted from everyday workers dwarfs the amount that some of the NRA's large corporate donors provide."   https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1615382543385202688

 

New York Times: "How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low"

You can read the full article at the New York Times ->

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/us/politics/restaurant-workers-wages-lobbying.html

The News Literacy Project: 2 webinars scheduled on Public trust & Misinformation

(1) Jan. 23, 6pm ET: We regret the error: Public trust & media accountability

Audience: All invited
In-person (@PressClubDC, D.C.)
🔗 to register: https://t.co/HAReDQwdpS

Newsroom leaders discuss past mistakes & what they've learned to build greater trust with their audiences https://t.co/er1meLeEbq

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/NewsLitProject/status/1615399445813944320

We regret the error: Public trust & media accountability

(2) Jan. 26, 2pm ET: Your brain & misinformation: Why people believe lies & conspiracy theories (@APA)

Audience: All invited
Virtual 🔗 https://t.co/aBNaAG1oO9

Untangle the threads in our heads & hearts that can cause us to accept & spread falsehoods even when we should know better https://t.co/qJLttRxB03

Your brain & misinformation: Why people believe lies & conspiracy theories

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Jan 19, 2023

• 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    Veterans' Call: VA Pension

9:00 am    Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

10:30 am    SAFE Coalition: Task Force

11:30 am    Comfort Food: Comfort Food

12:00 pm    Brook'n'Cookin: Tai Salad

12:30 pm    Sandya: Pasta

1:00 pm    Physician Focus: Alzheimer's

1:30 pm    Pizzapalooza: Shrimp, Tomato & Greens Pizzetta

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

3:00 pm    Joe Landry: Downtown Franklin

4:30 pm    Frank Presents: Caron Grupposo

5:30 pm    Battleship Cove: Inside the History Pt. 7

7:00 pm    Extended Play Sessions: Acoustic X

8:00 pm    Community Arts Advocacy Day: A Discussion

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

7:00 am    Lifelong Music: Band

8:30 am    SAFE Coalition: Critical Conversations

12:30 pm    Franklin Rec Basketball: 3x3 Tournament Game 5

2:00 pm    Public School Concert: Horace Mann Winter Music 2022

3:30 pm    Battleship Cove: Inside the History Pt. 7

4:00 pm    Universe of Adolescent Sleep

5:00 pm    FHS Winter Chorus & Orchestra 2022

6:30 pm    FHS Varsity Wrestling: v Taunton 01-05-23

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

8:00 am    Conservation Commission: 01-12-23

11:30 am    Finance Committee: 01-11-23

2:00 pm    Conservation Commission: 01-12-23

7:30 pm    Zoning Board of Appeals: LIVE, Remote 860 8467 2164

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: Evening of Jazz, book tasting, book sale, Electric Youth 2023 debuts, #artshappenhere

Evening of Jazz, book tasting, book sale (and books by the bag sale), Electric Youth 2023 debuts, book signing, writer discussions. There is a whole lot going on as #artshappenhere in Franklin.

Wednesday, January 18

1:00pm - "Where's the toast" memory café (Franklin Senior Center)

1:00pm - Senior scribblers (writing group - hybrid meeting) (Franklin Senior Center)

5:30pm - Family Book Tasting (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm - An Evening of Jazz (Franklin High School)

Thursday, January 19

7:00pm - Wine Barre 02038 (Intermission Café)

Friday, January 20

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

5:30pm - Heather Deary (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

Saturday, January 21

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

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

1:00pm - Joey D's Wingz & Thingz (food truck) (67 Degrees Brewery)

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

4:00pm - Electric Youth 2023 Debut (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

5:30pm - Mike & Missy Unplugged (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

8:00pm - Electric Youth 2023 Debut (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

Sunday, January 22

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

Monday, January 23

11:00am - Author Sue Bavey - book signing (Franklin Senior Center)

Tuesday, January 24

7:00pm - Hopepunk with Writers Renan Bernardo, Brianna Castagnozzi, Susan Kaye Quinn, and T. K. Rex (virtual event) (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm - Franklin Public Library Book Club - Hamnet (Franklin Public Library)

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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!

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Virtual Meeting, Thursday, January 19, 7:00 PM

Hello once again from the 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node. Our meeting this week (third Thursday of the month) will be on Zoom, this Thursday, January 19, starting at 7:00 pm.  

Zoom link for the meeting, Thursday, January 19, 7:00-8:30 pm.  

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88924607755?pwd=bHl1empTRVFxYzdZUmVBSGl1Q0p3Zz09

Meeting ID: 889 2460 7755

Passcode: 350ma

Dial-in +1 646 876 9923

Twice-a-month, our Node, one of more than fifteen such 350 Mass groups throughout the state, holds its meetings, via Zoom. Our Node's participants come from Franklin and several towns ranging north to Sharon and south to Attleboro. You are always welcome to attend, to learn about climate and energy, politics and science, to hear about opportunities for action, and to contribute to our goals in a way that works for you. 

Our meetings address ongoing challenges and actions related to energy and climate. Our typical agenda includes: discussion of climate and energy developments locally, across the state, and nationally. Announcements about planned advocacy and protest actions organized by 350 Mass and other groups. And plans for activities in our Greater Franklin region. Our tone and manner are collegial and neighborly. We hope to meet you one of these Thursdays. Or you can reply to this message; we'll follow up.

350 Mass is developing our next statewide campaigns for 2023-24. Two virtual Town Hall meetings are scheduled, for Monday, January 23, and Sunday, February 5. Whether you're a long time 350 Mass member or someone looking to get involved, you are invited to join these Town Hall Meetings. Your insight is critical to selecting the most impactful campaign(s)! Learn more about these and other events on the 350 Mass Events page.      

We hope you receive 350 Mass' Climate Weekly email. It's a good way to keep up with key issues and actions on their behalf. You can sign up here.

We will send a reminder about the Node's meeting on Thursday. 

Thank you.

 

Node Co-coordinators,

Carolyn Barthel

Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern

ralph.halpern@comcast.net

781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017   

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Virtual Meeting, Thursday, January 19, 7:00 PM

Senior Coffee Hour with State & Local Officials - Jan 19, 2023 at 8:30 AM

"Please join our Town Administrator, State Rep and Town Council Member for coffee and open office hours on the 3rd Thursday of each month. "

Shared from the Senior Center page ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-senior-center/events/357246

Senior Coffee Hour w/ State & Local Officials - Jan 19, 2023 at 8:30 AM

"Where's The Toast Memory Café" -Weds, Jan 18 at 1:00 PM features Tap Dancing Ted

Hello All,

We welcome you to join us tomorrow, Wed. Jan 18th at 1 PM, for our "Where's The Toast" Memory Café at the Franklin Senior Center. Tap Dancing Ted will be entertaining us with songs we all know and love.  

Our café is free and open to anyone with cognitive loss, their family and caregivers. 

Please let us know you will be joining. 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Keep smiling,

Ariel

--

Ariel Doggett

Respite Coordinator

Supportive Day Coordinator

"We rise by lifting others" - Robert Ingersoll

There is no act of kindness too small

"Where's The Toast Memory Café" -Weds, Jan 18 at 1:00 PM features Tap Dancing Ted

Both FHS girls and boys basketball teams post wins vs. Canton on Tuesday

Via HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. We also provide the link to the full set of Hockomock League results below.

Boys Basketball = Canton, 52 @ Franklin, 57 – Final 

– The Bulldogs battled hard on the road and kept pace with top-ranked Franklin but the Panthers ultimately hung on for a hard-fought win. Canton came to play from the jump, building a 14-12 lead after a quarter but Franklin fought back in the second including five points from sophomore Caden Sullivan, who was making his season debut. Junior Sean O’Leary got it going in the second half for the Panthers, scoring 14 of his team-high 18 points after the break. Carrying a 39-35 lead into the fourth, Bradley Herndon and Justin Allen hit key threes to keep Franklin ahead. Ben Harvey added 10 points for Franklin. Jamaal McConnell had a team-high 15 points for the Bulldogs, Zaza Francoeur added 13 points, and Matt Chafin finished with 10 points.

Girls Basketball = Franklin, 47 @ Canton, 41 – Final 

– Franklin avoided a big upset on Tuesday and moved into a first-place tie with Attleboro ahead of Friday’s showdown. Canton jumped out to a 14-9 lead after one. Mercia Kolokithas buried a pair of threes and Emily McCabe had one in the first to help the Bulldogs grab the early advantage. The Panthers were able to cut the deficit to one before halftime, but managed only 18 points in the opening 16 minutes. Franklin would grab a one-point lead in the third. Katie Peterson scored six of Franklin’s 12 points to make it 30-29 going to the fourth. In the final eight minutes, Franklin’s offense finally clicked and the Panthers scored 17 points. Peterson added four more, finishing with a team-high 17, and Chloe Fales added five of her 10 points. Samya DaSilva scored four of her five points in the fourth to help keep Canton close. The Bulldogs finished with eight three-pointers as a team. Kolokithas made five of them and she scored a team-high 17. Emily McCabe chipped in with seven points. Bridget Leo added seven for the Panthers.

For other results around the Hockomock League

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-17-23/

FHS Panthers

Tri-County wrestler gains Sportsmanship Award at weekend tournament

"Teddy Connors, a grade 12 plumbing student, (who Co-Ops at alumni owned Aulenback Plumbing & Heating) captain of the wrestling team, received the Sportsmanship Award at the John D. Gorman tournament held in Cumberland, RI this weekend. He beat out 20 teams worth of wrestlers! "

 

Teddy Connors with Sportsmanship Award tournament official

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

FHS newsletter for week of 1/17/23

Find the most recent Franklin High School Newsletter here ->

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFWtnIqDAE/hU0CcuxzaL7KOWUcS8ADkg/view#1

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/FranklinHS/status/1615347212816613377

FHS newsletter for week of 1/17/23

Town of Franklin begins planning to update the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP)

Explore Open Space and Recreation, meet our new OSRP friends!

The Town of Franklin has begun the process of updating the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) for the 2024 - 2031 update. An OSRP allows the town to strategize how to optimize, expand and improve open space and recreational facilities/ offerings by creating annual goals throughout a duration of 7 years.

To ensure the goals in the OSRP are reflective of resident priorities, we will facilitate a Comment and Feedback period through June 2023.

Residents are encouraged to explore our open space and recreation areas and be on the lookout for our friends Connor the Conservation Beaver and Ryan the Recreation Racoon! They'll be featured at select open space and recreational locations and they will be asking for your feedback to help us create the vision for Franklin's recreation and ecocentric spaces! This is one of the many ways the Town is supplementing the OSRP comment and feedback period which will run through 2023. Primary engagement is outlined below…

Public Engagement Opportunities	Timeline
OSRP Resident Survey: Residents participation in the survey will allow town staff to craft a vision for the OSRP that is reflective of resident priorities. The survey will be available digitally and physically at the 1st and 2nd public hearings.	February 2023 - April 2023
Public Hearing 1: Attendees will learn more about the Open Space and Recreation Plan, review the progress from the previous 2016 OSRP as well as review and provide feedback on the OSRP priorities drafted by town staff for the 2024 - 2031 OSRP.	February 2023
Public Hearing 2: Town staff will present the 2024 - 2031 OSRP goals and objectives based off of resident input from the first public hearing and other outreach mechanisms.	April 2023
Public Hearing 3: Town Staff will present a draft of the 2024 - 2031 OSRP that has been informed by additional resident input following the conclusion of the public hearing and other outreach mechanisms.	June 2023

For project updates and other Conservation related news and information, you may subscribe for Conservation updates.

To submit a comment or idea for the OSRP please fill out this Google Form. You may also send an email to bgoodlander@franklinma.gov.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/town-franklin-begins-planning-2024-2031-open-space-and-recreation-plan

Town of Franklin begins planning to update the Open Space and Recreation Plan

Town of Franklin: Conservation Commission - Request for Determination of Applicability - Jan 26, 2023

Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 131, s.40 (The Wetlands Protection Act) Franklin Conservation Commission will hold a Hybrid Public Hearing on Thursday, January 26, 2022 at 7:05 PM on a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by JNJuhl & Associates, LLC of Franklin, MA to develop a 6.5 acre portion of site into Affordable Senior Housing in the Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands (BVW). This project is located on Veterans Memorial Drive.

The hearing will provide an open forum for the discussion. This meeting will be done remotely via the “ZOOM” platform and “In-person” in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 355 East Central Street. Residents can visit the Town Website (Franklinma.gov) and click on the Town Calendar for up to date information on how to access the meeting. 

All records and files for this project can be viewed at the Conservation Office located on the first floor of the Franklin Municipal Building.

Any person or organization so wishing will be afforded an opportunity to be heard. The hearing location is accessible to persons with physical disabilities. If you require a translator or accommodations for a hearing impairment, contact the Conservation Department at the Municipal Building or by calling (508) 520-4929.

Patrick Gallagher

Chairman

Shared from ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/franklin_ridge_2023_rda_public_hearing_notice.pdf

Franklin Ridge senior housing expansion proposed for near Eaton Place (May 8, 2019)

Reminder: Starting Monday: Franklin/Foxboro Line MBTA schedule change

Reminder: 

Monday, January 23, 2023 a new Franklin/Foxboro Line schedule will go into effect. This schedule adjustment will prevent train traffic between Readville & South Station after the opening of Pawtucket station (Prov Line) and offer improved on-time performance.

The new Franklin/Foxboro Line Winter schedule is now available online and in South Station or Back Bay.  

Online schedule -> https://www.mbta.com/schedules/CR-Franklin/timetable

Download updated PDF ->  https://cdn.mbta.com/sites/default/files/media/route_pdfs/2023-1-23-franklin-foxboro-line-fall-winter-schedule-accessible.pdf

Last Updated: Jan 17 2023 07:26 AM

Reminder: Starting Monday: Franklin/Foxboro Line MBTA schedule change

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FRANKLIN, MA: NEW ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES RETAIL PACKAGE STORE LICENSE MADD Deli, Inc. d/b/a Dacey’s Market and Deli

The Franklin Town Council will hold a Public Hearing on an application by MADD Deli, Inc. d/b/a Dacey’s Market and Deli, located at 353 Lincoln Street, Franklin, MA for a New All Alcoholic Beverages Retail Package Store License. 

This hearing will take place during the Town Council’s public meeting on February 1, 2023 beginning at 7:00 PM and will provide an opportunity for public input. Location: Municipal Building, 2nd floor Council Chambers, 355 E. Central Street, Franklin, and also via the “ZOOM” platform. 

Residents can visit the Town website (Franklinma.gov) town calendar for up to date meeting information on and after January 27, 2023. 

Please call the Town Administrator’s Office at (508) 520-4949 if you require further information.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif6896/f/agendas/2023-02-_01_-_madd_deli_inc_daceys_market_deli_-_web_abutters.pdf

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FRANKLIN, MA: NEW ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES RETAIL PACKAGE STORE LICENSE MADD Deli, Inc. d/b/a Dacey’s Market and Deli