New AI development "still makes many of the errors of previous versions"

"The artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI on Tuesday launched the newest version of its language software, GPT-4, an advanced tool for analyzing images and mimicking human speech, pushing the technical and ethical boundaries of a rapidly proliferating wave of AI.

OpenAI’s earlier product, ChatGPT, captivated and unsettled the public with its uncanny ability to generate elegant writing, unleashing a viral wave of college essays, screenplays and conversations — though it relied on an older generation of technology that hasn’t been cutting-edge for more than a year.

...

In its blog post, OpenAI said GPT-4 still makes many of the errors of previous versions, including “hallucinating” nonsense, perpetuating social biases and offering bad advice. It also lacks knowledge of events that happened after about September 2021, when its training data was finalized, and “does not learn from its experience,” limiting people’s ability to teach it new things.'

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/14/gpt-4-has-arrived-it-will-blow-chatgpt-out-water/

New AI development "still makes many of the errors of previous versions"

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Mar 16, 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: Ernest Carruthers

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

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: New Facility

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Candy Apples

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies

12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes

1:00 pm     Physician Focus: Children's Health: The Major Problems

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 6

3:00 pm Once Upon A Town: Schools

4:30 pm     Frank Presents: Caron Grupposo

6:30 pm     Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes

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

8:00 pm Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

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

7:00 am     Public School Event: Horace Mann Winter Music 2021

8:30 am     ArtWeek: Airmen of Note

10:30 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

12:00 pm Metrowest Symposium: Festivals & Community Celebrations

1:00 pm     Public School Event: FHS Winter Music 2021

2:30 pm     Tri County Vaping Forum

7:00 pm     FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 03-09-23

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 03-09-23

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: #artshappenhere St Patrick's, theater performances, book sale & more

Wednesday, March 15

12:00pm - Historical Sites of Massachusetts Series - Boston African American National Historic Site (virtual event)  (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) (Franklin TV Studio)

7:00pm - Navigating College Admissions in 2023 (virtual event)  (Franklin Public Library)

Franklin Senior Center

Thursday, March 16

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

10:00am - Writer's Quiet Space (Escape Into Fiction) 

7:00pm - St. Patrick's Day Paint Night (67 Degrees Brewery)

Friday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day

8:00am - FDP Networking Breakfast (Dean College Campus Dining Center)

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

Franklin Public Library

5:00pm - Nick & Emily (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

7:00pm - FHSTC performs "Lord of the Flies" (ticketed event) (Franklin High School) 

7:30pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

Saturday, March 18

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

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

10:15am - “Let’s paint together!!" (Franklin Art Assoc.) (Escape Into Fiction)

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

5:30pm - Untapped Potential (67 Degrees Brewery)

7:30pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

7:30pm - The Collaboration Show (ticketed event) (Dean College)

Something Rotten!

Sunday, March 19

7:30am - All you can eat Breakfast (Franklin Rod & Gun Club)

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

2:00pm - Something Rotten! (ticketed event) (THE BLACK BOX)

Tuesday, March 21

12:00pm - THE BLACK BOX Blood Drive (THE BLACK BOX)

6:00pm - Dean Neighborhood Alliance (Dean College)

6:00pm - March Book Club The Mystery of Mrs. Christie! (Escape Into Fiction)

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The Franklin Art Association Art Gallery remains open for viewing (and purchasing the art displayed) during business hours at Escape into Fiction (Main St, Franklin)

Franklin Art Association Art Gallery

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!

Franklin Art Association welcomes Kim Morin Weineck for the April 5 Meeting

The Franklin Art Association (FAA) is excited to announce that multi-art media artist Kim Morin Weineck will be presenting at the upcoming 6:30 PM, April 5 monthly meeting at the Franklin Senior Center.  The public is invited to attend this exciting presentation.

Kim Morin Weineck 1

Kim is an artist working in all fine art mediums. She belongs to local art associations and is a Signature Member of the Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod (PPSCC).  Kim's work is widely collected, and she has won numerous awards, most notably for excellence in landscape at For Pastels Only for 2020 and 2018 and Best in Show for the PPSCC 2018 annual juried exhibit. 

Kim Morin Weineck 2

A graduate with distinctions from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Kim enjoys teaching classes and workshops around the country. Her work can be found at Gallery 9 in Norwood, MA, Zullo Gallery in Medfield, MA, the Design Center at the Franklin Mill Store in Franklin, MA as well as other changing venues. She lives in Norfolk, MA with her husband and two daughters and is often inspired by her local landscape.  For more examples of her work see www.kimweineck.com.

The Franklin Art Association is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Franklin Cultural Council and the Franklin Cultural District.  www.franklinart.org, and on Facebook and Instagram.

Franklin Public Schools hosts "Legislative Forum" on April 10, 2023

Franklin Public Schools - Franklin School Committee

Legislative Forum

Monday, April 10, 2023 from 6:00 - 8:30 PM

Franklin High School - Lecture Hall

A G E N D A

"The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law."

 

● Legislative Forum

Agenda doc also contains remote participation info -> 

https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee/agenda/legislative-forum

Franklin Public Schools hosts "Legislative Forum" on April 10, 2023

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node: Meeting, Thursday March 16; and Other Activities

This email is a notice about the Zoom meeting of the 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm. 

We also are highlighting important activities taking place this month that we hope you can join. 

 

Zoom Meeting, Greater Franklin Node, Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm. Our regular meetings are held the first and third Thursdays of each month. We will update 350 Mass' campaigns for 2023-24, review developments in climate and energy policy, and discuss advocacy opportunities in our Node's region.

Zoom link: Thursday, March 16, 7:00 pm. 

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

Meeting ID: 889 2460 7755

Passcode: 350ma

Dial-in +1 646 876 9923

 

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node

 

National Day of Action to Discredit Bad Banks. Tuesday, March 21 (3.21.23):  Activists nationwide are urging customers to move their money away from the "Big Bad Banks" that do most of the lending to fossil fuel corporations. Join 350 Mass' direct action wing Climate Courage for a noon visit to Chase Bank downtown, attack a giant credit card with a chainsaw to the music of a brass band, and inform the public about how banks are funding the climate crisis. Then, march to the nearby Bank of America. Sign up here.  For more information and a list of other activities in Greater Boston on that day, see the national website. 

Special Greater Franklin Node Meeting (Zoom), Thursday, March 30, 7:00 PM. Hold that date for a presentation and discussion led by Ingrid Geis, 350 Mass member and chair of our Stop and Steer the Money Working Group. The goal is to challenge and disrupt the financial underpinnings of the fossil fuel industry, notably from banks and insurance companies. We need to keep up the protests following the National Day of Action on 3.21.23. Ingrid will discuss how to identify which banks are "dirty" and which are not, what we can do as individual consumers, and examples of actions by groups of citizens.  Whether you've attended our meetings or not, this is a good opportunity to learn about 350 Mass in general and this important initiative in particular. Please save the date. We will send out the Zoom link later this month.

 

To learn about actions and events like these, subscribe to the 350 Mass email newsletter. Also, see the Calendar of Upcoming Events on our website.

 

If you have items for this week's agenda or other comments and questions, contact carolyncbarthel@gmail.com and/or ralph.halpern@comcast.net.

 

Thank you. We will send a reminder on Thursday.

Node Co-coordinators,
Carolyn Barthel
Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern
ralph.halpern@comcast.net
781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017   

VFW Post 3402 on Veterans' Call! (video)

Hello All,

I'm excited to announce our most recent episode of Veterans' Call, featuring VFW Post 3402 Quartermaster Ernest Carruthers! 

He explains the role of the VFW in our community and how to join the post.  

If you've ever wanted to know more about the VFW, or how to sign up, this video will have all the info you need -> 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bslNV4bkWrk

Thank you to Ernest, Post 3402, and Franklin TV for creating this episode. Please feel free to share and spread the word!

Sincerely, 

Shannon

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Shannon Nisbett

Veterans' Services Officer

10 Daniel McCahill Street

Franklin, MA 02038

Email: snisbett@franklinma.gov

T: 508.613.1315

Town of Franklin, MA reminds residents that you can Adopt-A-Hydrant

Town of Franklin, MA reminders residents that they can Adopt-A-Hydrant

"With our Adopt-A-Hydrant program, you can select a hydrant to clear following a snow storm and...

◼️ Help Firefighters identify hydrants and respond faster
◼️ Support neighbors who are unable to clear a hydrant
◼️ Earn community service hours"

Learn more: https://t.co/pymj7GXmJY  or -> https://www.franklinma.gov/water-sewer-division/pages/adopt-hydrant

Shared from Twitter-> https://t.co/PbX540B8t3

Town of Franklin, MA reminds residents that you can Adopt-A-Hydrant

EPA proposes updates to PFAS regulations

"The US Environmental Protection Agency has taken the extraordinary step of setting legal drinking water limits for six of the most studied and toxic PFAS compounds, known commonly as “forever chemicals”, that are at the center of an ongoing environmental crisis.

The new limits mark the first time in 26 years that the EPA has set legal limits for a contaminant in drinking water. Municipal utilities will be required to remove the compounds from drinking water, which could set off a wave of lawsuits directed at PFAS polluters, including the US military and chemical producers like 3M, DuPont and Chemours.

The new rules are “groundbreaking”, said Erik Olson, senior strategic director for the Natural Resources Defense Council non-profit, which tracks PFAS pollution.

“We have a five-alarm fire, and setting strong standards will help ensure the fundamental right of every family to have safe water flowing from their kitchen tap,” he said."

Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required) 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/14/epa-drinking-water-limits-pfas-forever-chemicals

The EPA page has more information on the proposed regulation changes  ->    https://www.epa.gov/pfas

Franklin currently has one well offline due to PFAS. The annual water quality report shows the results of regular water testing. A podcast series (approx. 90 minutes total) talks through the process of water quality from well to faucet. It can be found posted on the Town page 

Water quality (consumer confidence reports) https://www.franklinma.gov/water-sewer-division/pages/consumer-confidence-reports

The water system podcast series https://www.franklinma.gov/water-sewer-division/news/franklin-matters-conversations-doug-martin-jake-standley

 

EPA proposes updates to PFAS regulations

2 Franklin Downtown Partnership Networking Events in March

TWO FDP NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES The Franklin Downtown Partnership is offering two networking opportunities this month for its members. Please come to either or both events! Breakfast Networking Friday, March 17 8 AM to 9 AM Dean College Campus Center Dining Hall After Hours Networking Event Wednesday, March 22 5 PM to 7 PM Escape Into Fiction LaCantina will be there with wine and beer. View the art gallery and see new book selections. Visit our website

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Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, Mar 15, 2023

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

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio/FPS Voice – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)

• This slot features  the School Committee Budget subcommittee meeting of March 1   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/school-budget-subcommittee-hears.html

10:00 AM 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone    All about wine, its culture, lore and finer point.

11:00 AM 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock

Franklin and its local government, services and events (repeats Saturday at 3 PM)

• This hour features episode 24 of the Making Sense of Climate series with Conservation Agent Breeka Li Goodlander https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/03/in-this-making-sense-of-climate-episode.html

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

7:30 am     It Takes A Village: Laurie Harrington

8:30 am     Sons & Daughters of Italy: Paolo DiGregorio

10:00 am Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Candy Apples

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies

12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes

1:00 pm     Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: FireSense

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 6

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 4

3:30 pm     Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

5:00 pm Veterans' Call: Ernest Carruthers

6:10 pm     Concerts on the Common: Bus-14

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Seth Glier

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

7:00 am     Public School Concert: Strings School 05-16-16

8:30 am     Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: New Facility

11:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v Bishop Feehan 03-06-23

2:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v Pembroke 03-02-23

5:00 pm Tri County Vaping Forum

8:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v Marshfield 03-04-23

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

8:00 am Town Council: 03-01-23

11:30 am OSRP 03-09-23

2:00 pm Town Council: 03-01-23

7:00 pm      Town Council: LIVE, Chambers, 876 1255 4946

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 Federated Church opens a "Clothing Thrift Shop" on Wednesdays & Saturdays

The Franklin Federated Church Thrift Shop sells gently used clothing for women, men, and children.

The THRIFT SHOP is open as of March 1, 2023

• WEDNESDAYS 4PM – 7PM
• SATURDAYS 9AM – 1PM

The THRIFT SHOP, a mission of the Franklin Federated Church, is being established to support our covenant to be “A Community of Abundant Welcome to All, Growing Together in Christ and Serving with Love.” We want to provide affordable clothing to the local community. Our church supports many mission projects like the Franklin Food Pantry, Gilly House, and Common Cathedral in Boston as well as donations to charities to support families in need like New Hope in Attleboro. We view this volunteer run, donation-based shop as another way to serve and give back to the community. Donations will be accepted while the THRIFT SHOP is open with the following guidelines:

• Clothing with no rips, stains, or tears
• Clothing must be laundered; soiled clothing is not saleable
• If possible, please bring clothing on hangers
• Please wait until March to bring in summer items and September for winter items

We deeply appreciate your donations and your cooperation in helping us help our neighbors.

All proceeds are used for the work of the Franklin Federated Church to continue our work with the THRIFT SHOP and our Service to the community.

For updates to the Thrift Shop visit them online -> http://franklinfederated.org/thriftshop

Franklin Federated Church opens a "Clothing Thrift Shop" on Wednesdays & Saturdays

Senior Center Closing Early, Tuesday, March 14, closing at noon, no lunch served today

Hello Everyone

With the impending storm, and the Senior Center following the Franklin public schools, the Franklin Senior Center will be closing early at noon today, Tuesday, March 14th. We will not be serving lunch today.

As of now, if you are signed up for the Corned Beef and Cabbage Party tomorrow, Wednesday March 15th, we are still planning on having this party. If you can no longer attend, please give us a call at 508-520-4945 so that we may ask someone else on the waiting list.

Thank you and stay warm!

-Danielle

Senior Center Closing Early, Tuesday, March 14, closing at noon, no lunch served today