Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Newsletter

Join us at 6:00pm tonight for GAYme night at the Franklin Library!

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved. You're Invited to our Upcoming Meeting    When: Thursday, August 3 at 6:30 PM   Where: In-person and Virtual In-person: Franklin Public Library 118 Main St, Franklin  Virtual: Please email FranklinLGBTQAlliance@gmail.com if you would like to attend via Zoom.  What: Make sure to bring your creativity with you! We will be doing a story-telling activity, where you can share an important experience through a comic strip, poem, or micro-story.   We are looking forward to hearing everyone's stories!   (It is also totally okay if you want to keep your story private, we would still love to see you at the meeting!)  FLA Events Join us at the Franklin Public Library for their monthly game night. All are welcome to come and play cards/dice/board games!   We want to make this a safe, fun, inviting event monthly and the more people that join the more games we can play. Tuesday, July 18th, 6-8 PM Let's play some GAYmes y'all :) If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.

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Yes, there is such a thing as "Walking Soccer"

"The physical demands of soccer — a fast-paced, high-intensity sport known for lots of running — prevent people such as Clark from participating after a certain age or an injury.

The game requires rapid accelerations, decelerations, turns and stops, which take a toll on players’ knees and ankles. A standard soccer pitch, at 115 yards long and 74 yards wide, is larger than an American football field. Players cover, on average, nearly seven miles, in a single match.

So when a variant of the sport with no running allowed emerged in 2011, some laughed it off as a joke.

Walking soccer, however, has become a global phenomenon."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required) -> 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/07/18/walking-soccer-rules-health-benefits/

The Barnet WFT (Walking Football Team) in England boasts 140 players between ages 50 and 87. (Shaun Sherrick)

The best way to protect your information from scammers? Recognize a phishing scam

The best way to protect your information from scammers? Recognize a phishing scam By Andrew Rayo Scammers know how valuable your personal and financial information is — and they'll do or say almost anything to get it. What can you do to keep it safe? Read more -> https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/07/best-way-protect-your-information-scammers-recognize-phishing-scam

The best way to protect your information from scammers? Recognize a phishing scam

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Wednesday, July 19, 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 audio recording of my conversation with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen, Town Council Chair Tom Mercer, School Superintendent Lucas Giguere, and School Committee Chair Denise Spencer.   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/07/going-forward-from-fy-2024-what-is.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.

• In this episode hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi  interview interview Tom Wark. Tom is a prominent figure in the wine industry, known for his work as a wine writer, publicist, and wine marketing expert. He has a deep understanding of the Three Tier system ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/07/wonderful-world-of-wine-www-episode-241.html   

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 slot features the recent "Talk Franklin" episode where Deputy Administrator Amy Frigulietti is introduced   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/07/this-talk-franklin-episode-introduces.html

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

7:30 am     It Takes A Village: Community College

8:30 am     Second Sunday Speaker Series: Mary Olsson

10:00 am Commonwealth Heroines

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lasagna

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes

1:00 pm     Norfolk County Prevention Coalition: Repeat Offenders

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 5

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

4:00 pm Veterans' Call: John Milot

5:00 pm Hockomock YMCA: Choose Love Movement

7:30 pm     4th of July 2023: Backyard Swagger

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

7:00 am     Public School Concert: MICCA Showcase Pt. 1 03-14-18

8:30 am     FHS Chamber Music 2023

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: New Facility

11:00 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 2

12:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse: v Bishop Guertin 05-23-23

2:30 pm     FHS Varsity Softball: v North Attleboro 04-24-23

5:30 pm     FHS Varsity Baseball: v Canton 05-01-23

9:00 pm Universe of Adolescent Sleep

10:00 pm FHS Graduation 2023

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

8:00 am Town Council: 06-21-23

2:00 pm Town Council: 06-21-23

7:00 pm      Town Council:  LIVE, Chambers  885 6603 9044

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

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Franklin Democratic Town Committee sends "thank you" to Joe & Paul

The Franklin Democratic Town Committee wishes to publicly acknowledge and thank Joe Carmignani and Paul Kortick of the July 4th Coalition for their time, effort, and expertise in planning, executing, and pulling off a successful 4th of July extravaganza, again.  

This town wide celebration offers many civic groups in town the opportunity to raise funds for their causes.  It is our biggest and only fund raiser for the year.  There is a lot of hard work and dedication that goes into this event and we appreciate all that the 4th of July Coalition does for our town.  

If you have not donated, yet, you can still do so:  www.franklin4th.com

Franklin Democratic Town Committee sends "thank you" to Joe & Paul

What is the One Franklin group doing?

via One Franklin

We have officially registered a ballot question committee called "One Franklin 2023" aka One Franklin. (Ruthann O'Sullivan, Chair and Ken Ojukwu, Treasurer) We are piggy-backing off of the efforts originally started in 2019 after many of you saw over 100 Franklin teachers standing with pink slips on Route 140.

The original committee was led by then School Committee Chair Dr. Anne Bergen, as well as Roberta Trahan, Chair and Jim Roche, Treasurer.

When the federal covid relief money was given to Franklin, our public schools were given a temporary band aid. This federal money plus the chaos ensued by managing covid, stalled the progress of that original committee.

However, that federal relief money is gone and this is why once again our schools are back facing a "fiscal cliff". With the original committee's blessing, we have reignited the efforts to solve this problem. More importantly, One Franklin is for ALL of our community! We do not want the health of our public schools to come at the expense of other departments. We have amazing services in town, they are all stretched thin, and we need to band together as a community.

To summarize:

The One Franklin committee is a group of engaged citizens who are working with elected leaders to pass a tax override in Franklin.

The community's engagement is the absolute most important factor. We have a ton of ways to be involved regardless of your bandwidth. We also don't expect folks who have not been closely watching the history of Franklin's budget process to know immediately that this override is necessary. One of the initiatives of One Franklin is to educate the community as to why we support an override.

Please join our efforts! The email to be involved is OneFranklinVolunteers@gmail.com

We also have a Facebook page, but often cross post on this Support for Franklin Public Schools page as well.

Citizen's engagement motivated our Town Council to reconvene the Joint Budget Subcommittee, which meets Aug 2. Please attend and recruit as many in the community as possible to learn what's happening and engage.

We thought it would be helpful to summarize our expectations of how this process will unfold.

Since our school budget is at such a critical tipping point, by default it will be a significant portion of what will be the amount asked for on the override ballot question. The School Committee, and specifically the members from School Committee's Finance Subcommittee as well as the members of School Committee on Joint Budget Subcommittee will work with school administration to put together line items which they will then bring forward as a request for an override.

Those line items seem to be what folks in this thread refer to as a "proposal". These School Committee members and our school administrators are the best people to draft this request.

One Franklin is committed to remaining engaged, motivating and supporting those efforts to get this done.

From there, One Franklin will engage, motivate and support the other non-school departments to submit their needs so that our joint budget subcommittee and TC can discuss/debate in open meetings.

The Town Council will ultimately vote on a number they believe the community will support.

Once that number is specified and outlined so that citizens know precisely where money will be allocated, the town attorney will draft the ballot question.

One Franklin will have many many open meetings and resources available above and beyond what you get to hear during Town Council, School Committee, and Finance Committee meetings. We have over 200 active volunteers and the list is growing. So whether you just want to dip your toe in the water, or host an educational event, we want you!

Franklin values our town services, let's work together to make sure they're not just efficient, they're excellent!

General Update from the One Franklin group

Exploring Nantucket with Ranger Allen Reinhard - July 20 at 10 AM

Enjoy this tour from the Senior Center or via Zoom -- call to register 508-520-4945

Download the flyer as a reminder or to share -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Mq8NClawYbK09CPAD_jw77ZtChFWIbM/view?usp=drive_link

Exploring Nantucket with Ranger Allen Reinhard - July 20 at 10 AM

FYI from Franklin Police re: Event at Dean College this week (7/17 - 7/21/23)

"PLEASE GIVE THIS A READ IF YOU LIVE BY DEAN COLLEGE 

The FBI National Academy Associates of New England is conducting the 5th session of the New England Youth Leadership Program (YLP) at Dean College from July 17 - 21. The New England YLP is limited to 30 students ages 14-16 throughout New England.

***That being said, every night on campus around 7 pm there will be live law enforcement demonstrations including K9s, swat personnel, swat vehicles, and explosive ordnance disposal (bomb squad)***

This will explain the potential increased police presence in that area throughout the week. If there are any emergencies separate from this program you’ll read it here first. Any questions throughout the week give us a call on our non-emergency line."

Shared from Franklin Police Facebook page -> 

https://www.facebook.com/franklinmapolice/posts/pfbid0Nz77ZEBVtToHtMFsEk6BtHziGSyhgZUFnZPMF22WqHmxLnupR8jasxnVKt8tsJrhl

FYI from Franklin Police re: Event at Dean College this week

FBRTC reminds us that they need our ongoing support!

You've helped us in the past - we'd love your support going forward

View this email in your browser FBRTC - We need your ongoing support! Hello!   You're receiving this email because you've been kind enough to support us in the past - but it's been a while. First of all we know we've not been great at reminding you that your renewal is due, and we promise to do better in the future! Second of all, your help in the past has been invalauable in helping us in our work. In the past few years we've helped advocate to transform the trail beyond recognition - including the bridge at Prospect St plus the resurfacing between Prospect and Grove St. Finally - we need your help going forward. We're looking up advocate for upgrading crossings at Grove and Lake St, parking at Lake St, and of course extending the trail into Downtown Franklin. All this takes support in time and funds for matching grants, and we can't do it without you! Renewing the membership package is quick and easy.  You can simply visit this link, and follow the instructions for membership renewal.  If you have any questions or encounter any issues during the process, please do not hesitate to contact us here. We understand that circumstances change, and if for any reason you are unable to renew your membership at this time, we would greatly appreciate your communication with us. Your feedback and insight are valuable to us as we strive to continually improve and ensure that our committee meets the needs of our members. Warm regards, Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee   Copyright © 2023 Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee PO Box 68 Franklin, Ma 02038

Summer Track Series - Meet #2 - Tuesday Night, July 18 at 5 PM

Coach Bailey (@FranklinHSXC) tweeted on Mon, Jul 17, 2023:

Meet 2 of 3 is tomorrow in the Summer Track Series held at the Franklin High track. $5 gets you into as many races as you can run! 

Registration and field events start at 5 PM and track events begin at 6 PM.

Volunteers should plan on getting there for 4:30 PM to help set up. https://t.co/oLLP0aT6Fe

https://twitter.com/FranklinHSXC/status/1680984653392429057

Summer Track Series - Meet #2 - Tuesday Night, July 18 at 5 PM

Conservation Commission: ANRAD - 124-126 Grove Street - Legal Notice

Town of Franklin

Conservation Commission

Legal Notice

Town of Franklin

Conservation Commission

Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 131, s.40 (The Wetlands Protection Act), the Franklin Conservation Commission will hold a Hybrid Public Hearing on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 7:09 PM on an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation filed by Goddard Consulting LLC, Northborough, MA, on behalf of New England Appliance Group, Franklin, MA. The delineation serves to determine the boundary of Bordering Vegetated Wetland, Bank, and potential areas of on-site stormwater basins; and their associated Buffer Zones.

The Project is located at 124 and 126 Grove Street, Map 259, Lot 3 and Lot 4, within the Industrial Zone.

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 (www.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/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/124_and_126_grove_street_anrad_public_hearing_notice.pdf

Conservation Commission: ANRAD - 124-126 Grove Street - Legal Notice

Reminder: Davis-Thayer Reuse Advisory Subcommittee Meeting - July 18, 2023

Davis-Thayer Reuse Advisory Subcommittee Meeting - July 18, 2023

The Davis-Thayer Reuse Advisory Subcommittee will meet on July 18, 2023 at 7 PM. 

You may access the agenda and links for the meeting here:   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/dt_meeting_agenda_-_july_18_2023.pdf

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/davis-thayer-reuse-advisory-subcommittee-meeting-july-18th-2023

Reminder: Davis-Thayer Reuse Advisory Subcommittee Meeting - July 18, 2023

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM  Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

11:00 AM 2 PM and 8:00 PM SAFE Radio– Jim Derick and Dr. Anne Bergen Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder 

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

7:00 am     FPAC: Broadway in Franklin 2022

8:30 am     Physician Focus: Oral Health

9:00 am     It Takes A Village: Community College

10:00 am Frank Presents: James Ginley

11:00 am Senior Connection: Public Health

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Sandya: Crepes

1:00 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

1:30 pm     Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 2

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 5

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

3:30 pm     Riffing on Main Street: Catherine Kennedy

5:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Mary Olsson

7:00 pm     Drink Responsibly: Craft Roots

8:00 pm 4th of July 2023: Backyard Swagger

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

7:00 am     Public School Event: FHS Jazz Cafe 2023

9:00 am     Public School Concert: MICCA Showcase Pt. 1 03-14-18

10:30 am FHS Varsity Softball: v North Attleboro 04-24-23

12:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 2

2:00 pm It Takes A Village: Community College

3:00 pm Tri County Community Meeting 06-15-23

5:30 pm     FHS Chamber Music 2023

7:00 pm     FHS Senior Awards Night 2020

9:30 pm     FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse: v Longmeadow 04-28-23

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

8:00 am School Committee: 06-13-23

2:00 pm School Committee: 06-13-23

7:00 pm        Davis-Thayer Bldg Reuse:  LIVE, Chambers  886 7954 1425

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

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