Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Franklin Food Pantry celebrates Grand Opening at Edwin's - 06/12/23 (audio)

FM #1011 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1011 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares the audio of the Franklin Food Pantry Grand Opening Ceremony held outside the new facility at 341 West Central Street. The familiar Edwin’s has been renovated to house the Food Pantry operations. 


Tina Powederly, Executive Director of the Food Pantry was ‘master of ceremony’ and introduced the other three speakers: 

  • Town Council Chair Tom Mercer 

  • MassDev representative Robert Jenkins

  • State Representative Jeffrey Roy


The ceremony kept within the 30 minutes allotted.  Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1011-franklin-food-pantry-grand-opening-ceremony-06-12-23


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Photos of the building tour for the media can be found in one album along with photos from the event -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/QWaRtvycHT7qqDmG7


Franklin Food Pantry page -> https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/


New Building Capital Campaign -> https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/new-building/campaign/



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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.


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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.


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L-R: State Rep Jeff Roy, Town Council Chair Tom Mercer, MassDev grant representative Robert Jenkins, Executive Director Tina Powderly
L-R: State Rep Jeff Roy, Town Council Chair Tom Mercer, MassDev grant representative Robert Jenkins, Executive Director Tina Powderly

Summer Services at First Universalist Society in Franklin

The First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) is pleased to announce its summer worship services. These services will explore the theme of individual spiritual practices.  The series starts on July 9 and runs through August 27, 2023.  

Services begin at 10 a.m. and all are welcome to attend. 

Each Sunday, members of FUSF will share a spiritual practice that resonates deeply within them.  Attendees will have the opportunity to explore practices such as prayer; mindfulness meditation as inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh or walking the labyrinth.  Connection with nature underlies several other services. We will also explore poetry writing as a spiritual practice.  

During the last service of the summer, Reverend Beverly Waring, Interim Minister, will explore a multitude of ways to enhance your daily life through engaging your mind, body, heart, will and soul with themes such as contemplation, activity, relationships, action and creativity. 

Schedule of Spiritual Practices Sundays at FUSF:
July 9: The Spirituality of Fishing
July 16: Writing Poetry
July 23: Walking the Labyrinth
July 30: Prayer as a Portal
August 6: Mindfulness 
August 13: Veganism
August 20: Trees: Bridges to Spirit
August 27: Everyday Spiritual Practices
FUSF is located at 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin and is a Unitarian Universalist  LGBTQIA+ Welcoming Congregation. For more information about the First Universalist Society in Franklin, please visit our website: www.FUSF.org or call the Office at 508-528-5348. 

Summer Services at First Universalist Society in Franklin
Summer Services at First Universalist Society in Franklin

FHS baseball wins to advance; FHS girls lacrosse falls short in playoff run

Via HockomockSports.com and Twitter, we share the results of the spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. We also provide the link to the full set of Hockomock League results below.


Baseball = Division 1 Final Four = #21 Methuen, 0 vs. #1 Franklin, 4 – Final
Josh Perry, Managing Editor of HockomockSports.com, provides the game recap:
"When the Franklin players watched Taunton celebrate at Holy Cross University’s Fitton Field in the final game of last season, the Panthers committed to giving themselves another chance at bringing home a state title.

On Tuesday night, at the same location as last year’s final, Franklin made sure its quest for a championship would go right to the end.

Austin Campbell and Dillon Cashin combined for a shutout and Eisig Chin had two hits and scored two runs, as the Panthers avoided the upset against No. 21 Methuen, pulling out a 4-0 win and setting up a rematch with the Tigers in the title game.

“I think we have great leadership,” Franklin coach Zach Brown said about what it has taken for his team to get back to this stage. “We have 15 seniors and all of them are tremendous leaders in their own way and they’re all great kids. These guys have stayed the course, they’ve stayed connected, and I’m really proud of their effort on a day-to-day basis.”
Continue reading the game recap ->


Girls Lacrosse = Division 1 Final Four = #7 Franklin, 9 vs. #3 Westwood, 10 – Final
Not the ending we wanted, but still so proud of this group they never gave up and fought until the end. That was kind of a theme for us this year. We faced so much adversity, but despite it all, the girls always played together with heart


Thank you to all the people who make Franklin glax so special year in and year out. Couldn’t do it without you

For other results around the Hockomock League


FHS baseball wins to advance
FHS baseball wins to advance

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node: Meeting, Thursday, June 15; and upcoming meeting schedule

Please join us for the next meeting of the 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node, Thursday, June 15, 7:00-9:00 pm. 


We will meet on Zoom. 


Join on Zoom   

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81930304274?pwd=Tm9VdGxYcDFaVTVDUkwyT3YvUnlFdz09

Meeting ID: 819 3030 4274

Passcode: 350ma

Dial-in +1 646 876 9923


350 Mass Greater Franklin Node: Meeting, Thursday, June 15
350 Mass Greater Franklin Node: Meeting, Thursday, June 15


ALSO, NOTE THESE CHANGES TO DATES OF UPCOMING MEETINGS. We typically meet the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month. However, this month we will also meet on the 5th Thursday, June 29, and we will NOT meet in July.


This week we will continue to discuss the status and action plans for our priority campaignsMake Polluters Pay and Emissions Free Buildings. 


These campaigns focus on legislation here in Massachusetts. 350 Mass and our members are also actively engaged in a national campaign to pressure those banks that finance the fossil fuel industry and expansion of its coal, oil and gas operations. Our Climate Courage working group organizes local activities, including these two upcoming events.

  • Saturday, June 17, 11:00 a.m.  A rally in Framingham protesting Chase Bank's anti-climate lending practices. Information and registration here.     
  • Thursday, June 22, 6:00 p.m.  Protest in Boston at Chase's Corporate Challenge race. Information and registration here.


Read about other upcoming events in the 350 Mass Event Calendarand in the Climate Weekly email (sign up for it here). 
Join our discussion about opportunities for actions in our Node's region.

Please try to join us for Thursday's meeting. 

If you have questions or items for the agenda, you can contact the Node coordinators, carolyncbarthel@gmail.com and/or ralph.halpern@comcast.netWe will send a reminder on Thursday.

 

Thank you.

 

Node Co-coordinators,
Carolyn Barthel
Ralph Halpern


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

339-203-5017   


The budget, citizen engagement, good things happening, room to improve, and more in this Talk Franklin - 06/08/23 (audio)

FM #1010 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1010 in the series. 


This session of the radio show shares my "Talk Franklin" session with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We had our conversation via Zoom on Thursday, June 8, 2023.  


Topics for this session

Budget

Engagement

Good things happening, room to improve

Nason St, Sculpture Park, Memorial Day


The recording runs about 39 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1010-talk-franklin-06-08-23



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Town FY 2024 budget page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-budget/webforms/fy-24-budget-materials 


Town Administrator page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/administrator


Talk Franklin podcast page -> https://anchor.fm/letstalkfranklin 


Town Council agenda for 06/07/23 meeting ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_june_7_2023.pdf 



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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!

------------------


You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"


The budget, citizen engagement, good things happening, room to improve, and more in this Talk Franklin - 06/08/23 (audio)
The budget, citizen engagement, good things happening, room to improve, and more in this Talk Franklin - 06/08/23 (audio)

School Committee agonizes over budget cuts, hears an update from Oak St and about the middle school school civics program (video)

The Franklin School Committee met on Tuesday, June 13 for their penultimate session for this school year. The Franklin TV video recording is available for replay.


Brief recap:
  • Moment of silence to recognize the tragic passing of an FHS graduating senior
  • During the Superintendent's Report, 2 highlights were shared. (1) a quick overview of the Spanish trip during Spring break. (2) recognition of three FHS outdoor track athletes for their accomplishments at the Meet of Champions
  • Recognition of Michelle Kingsland Smith retiring for the 2nd time this year with 50 years of education experience. Recognition of Miriam Goodman's retirement as Business Administrator
  • Middle school civics program provided an update on the process across the three schools and a student presentation from Horace Mann.
  • The Oak St Elementary team provided and interactive question and answer update on the happenings and progress within the school this year
  • The additional funds from the Town saves some positions but there are still 26.7 positions removed from the budget, 16 of which were enrollment related. The Committee agonized over the cuts, appreciating the effort and thought that went into trying to minimize the impacts of these. One member said as hard as it is this year, we'll look back to this budget next year as a good one. And that is not something to look forward to



Meeting agenda doc (includes remote participation info) ->   https://www.franklinps.net/sites/g/files/vyhlif4431/f/uploads/scagenda_6-13-23.pdf

Franklin, MA: School Committee Meeting Agenda for June 13, 2023
Franklin, MA: School Committee Meeting Agenda for June 13, 2023

Town of Franklin: Phase 7 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project - Invitation for Bids

Phase 7 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project

In accordance with MGL c. 30 section 39m, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to seek sealed bids for the Phase 7 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. 

Additional Information:  Phase 7 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/phase-7-sanitary-sewer-rehabilitation-project


Town of Franklin: Phase 7 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Town of Franklin: Phase 7 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project - Invitation for Bids

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, June 14, 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)

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)

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

7:30 am     It Takes A Village: Hockomock Area YMCA
8:30 am     Memorial Day 2023
10:00 am DPW Stormwater Management 03-13-23
11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Red Pepper Soup
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs
12:30 pm Sandhya: Eclairs
1:00 pm     Eat Around The World: Peru
1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 2
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 3
3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10
4:00 pm Veterans' Call: Steve Crouteau
4:30 pm     FHS Graduation 2023
7:00 pm     FHS Senior Awards Night 2023

  • Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY
7:00 am     FHS Jazz Cafe 2023
8:30 am     FHS Pops Night 2023
10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman
11:00 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1
12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Wellesley 06-09-23
2:30 pm     FHS Varsity Softball: v Milford 05-22-23
5:30 pm     FHS Varsity Baseball: v Walpole 06-07-23
9:00 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open
10:00 pm FHS Graduation 2023


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

8:00 am Town Council: 06-07-23
2:00 pm Town Council: 06-07-23
6:30 pm     Master Plan Committee:  LIVE, Chambers  842 7700 6388


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.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm)

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Town of Franklin, MA: Tri-County School Project Update - Community Meeting - June 15 at 6 PM

The public is invited to the 4th Community Meeting for the @TriCountyRVTSD School Building Project on Thursday, 6/15/23 at 6 PM in the Tri-County Library Media Center.

Learn more about the project here: 
Shared from -> https://t.co/aeo82I1eow 



Town of Franklin, MA: Tri-County School Project Update- Community Meeting - June 15 at 6 PM
Town of Franklin, MA: Tri-County School Project Update- Community Meeting - June 15 at 6 PM


Town of Franklin, MA: Tri-County School Project Update- Community Meeting - June 15 at 6 PM
Tri-County School Project Update

Franklin Food Pantry held Grand Opening Ceremony on June 12, 2023

"Congratulations to the @FranklinFoodPan on relocating to 341 W Central St. in Franklin. We hope this larger facility will assist your mission of addressing food insecurity. 
Thank you for your efforts & to @MassDev Underutilized Properties grant funding for making this possible!"

Shared from -> https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1668347182804791297 

Franklin TV recorded the video of the brief (30 minute) ceremony and a walk trough of the building for the special guests. 

The audio recording of the ceremony will be available Wednesday. In the meantime, photos of the building tour for the media can be found in one album -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/QWaRtvycHT7qqDmG7

The Food Pantry is opening for clients Tuesday, and continuing to train volunteers on operations in the new space. Tours for the public are planned for later this Fall.

Fund raising for the new building formally kicks off. Visit the campaign page for details ->  https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/new-building/campaign/

L-R: State Rep Jeff Roy, Town Council Chair Tom Mercer, MassDev grant representative Robert Jenkins, Executive Director Tina Powderly
L-R: State Rep Jeff Roy, Town Council Chair Tom Mercer, MassDev grant representative Robert Jenkins, Executive Director Tina Powderly

Editorial Note: This is a dream come true. I was fortunate to have been a member of the Food Pantry Board of the Directors from 2010- early 2015, and honored to have led the Board for most of that time. I am contributing to the building campaign in addition to my other support for the Food Pantry (Empty Bowls & Turkey Trot sponsorships). I also participate regularly on a couple of working committees for the Food Pantry (Governance & Advancement).

K of C 1847 Franklin announce Bonacci & Torrey as scholarship winners

The Knights of Columbus 1847 Franklin are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Robert Simmler PGK, Sacred Heart Council 1847 Knights of Columbus College Scholarship 2023.   

Congratulations to Audrey Bonacci  ($3000) and Hannah Torrey ($1000).  Audrey and Hannah are graduates of Franklin High School.  Both of these accomplished students are active members of the St Mary’s Parish Community.  

Their achievements were especially noteworthy amongst the many wonderful talented candidates that applied for the 2023 scholarship award.  

We wish Audrey best of luck as she goes onto Boston College in the fall and Hannah will attend College of the Holy Cross in the fall.  

The Robert Simmler PGK Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council Scholarship is named in honor of Mr. Robert Simmler, he was a very active and accomplished member of the Knights of Columbus, Sacred Heart Council, and the Franklin Community.

K of C 1847 Franklin announce Bonacci & Torrey as scholarship winners
K of C 1847 Franklin announce Bonacci & Torrey as scholarship winners

Franklin Police & Franklin Fire combine as 3-time Heroes Cup Champions

"(Please read the following in your UFC announcer voice)
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, introducing your 3-time Heroes Cup Champions…your favorite and mine, the Franklin Police and Franklin Fire Department!
After a weekend tournament in Marlborough made up of first responders from around the country, Team Franklin came out on top."
Shared from Facebook -> 

The Boston Bruins and NationalGRID hosted the BFiT tournament this past weekend

The Franklin Police & Fire team record for Group C6 is shown here

The Franklin Police & Fire team record for Group C6 is shown in this table
The Franklin Police & Fire team record for Group C6 is shown in this table



Franklin Police & Franklin Fire combine as 3-time Heroes Cup Champions
Franklin Police & Franklin Fire combine as 3-time Heroes Cup Champions