Franklin's Event Outlook: September 8, 2023 to September 14, 2023

Friday, September 8

2:00pm - Franklin Farmers Market (Town Common)

2:00pm - Thrift Threads thrift shop (Franklin Federated Church)

5:00pm - Freak Flag (live music) (67 Degrees Brewery)

6:00pm - Ayla Brown & Ralph Bellamy (ticketed event) (La Cantina Winery) 

Saturday, September 9

10:00am - FSPA Open House (38 Main St)

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

10:00am - Rise Up (social meetup) (Sculpture Park)

4:00pm - Patrick Durking (live music) (La Cantina Winery) 

5:00pm - Michael Rivelis (live music) (Birchwood Bakery)

Sunday, September 10

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

1:15pm - Second Sunday Speaker (Franklin Historical Museum)

Tuesday, September 12

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

Wednesday, September 13 1:00pm - Senior Scribblers (writing group) 6:00pm - Volunteer Fair Thursday, September 14 2:30pm - Free Child Car Seat Check

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

Find the full Community event calendar  https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/blog-page.html

The Cultural calendar displays only the cultural events      https://www.franklinculture.org/things-do/pages/calendar

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's Event Outlook: September 8, 2023 to September 14, 2023

Final reminder: What is the ONE question would you ask of each candidate for the Town of Franklin 2023 Election?

The candidate lists is "final" for the November 7, 2023 Biennial Town of Franklin Election. The nomination papers were turned in and validated by the Town Clerk September 6. 

The candidates have until September 22 to decide to withdraw their name from the ballot. If they choose to stop their campaign after that date, their name will still appear on the ballot.

It is now time for us (together) to prepare the set of interview questions. 

• Which one question would you ask of a Town Council candidate? School Committee candidate? etc...

Submit one question per elected position via the form below. 

Your email is required to avoid nefarious folks from interfering with this process. Your email will only be used (1) to verify the question if not completely understood, and (2) to ensure you get a copy of the final set of questions. 

Note: the question set would likely be similar to prior years. We would have 3-4 questions that would generally apply to all candidates and at least 1 (maybe 2) for specific positions. I want the question set short so we (the candidates and interviewers) can proceed efficiently, and concise to provide answers so Franklin voters can make an informed choice for each elected position.

Based upon feedback obtained after the last election, every effort will be made to provide interviews in all three formats (video, audio, and text transcript). The video interview would be recorded, audio extracted, and audio transcribed. This will require the coordination and willingness of the candidates to be available for this interview to be scheduled in time to turn it all around.

Input to the questions will close as of Sunday, September 10

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The "final" list of candidates as of Tuesday, September 6 can be found here ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/news/nom_in_out_november_7_2023_17.pdf

The question set used for the candidates in 2021 -> 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GkFh21gYukaMheQL-P4C0T_EEaItvcAu/view

Submit your Question via this form ->     https://forms.gle/UiNS5sqmz9RV1MUF8

Town Clerk page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/town-clerk

Franklin Election Collection - 2023

**Sunday** Sep 10 - Victor Rosenbaum and the Schubert Club

September 10th, 3:00pm at the Music Mansion

This Sunday A free benefit concert with Victor Rosenbaum   Come and hear the renowned pianist  Victor Rosenbaum perform a free concert of music by Schubert! Join us Sunday at 3:00 PM  at the Music Mansion in Providence, RI Internationally known pianist and teacher, Victor Rosenbaum, has been a mainstay of Boston's musical community for more than five decades. In the words of the Boston Globe, Rosenbaum "makes up for all the drudgery the habitual concert-goer has to endure in the hope of finding the real, right thing". Rosenbaum has concertized widely as soloist and chamber musician in the United States, Europe, Israel, Brazil, Russia, and Asia (including 25 annual trips to Japan) in such prestigious halls as Tully Hall in New York and the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sunday, September 10th Time: 3:00 PM Location: The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting St., Providence RI Tickets  This benefit concert is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted at the door in support of the LiveARTS, Chaminade Club of Attleboro, and Schubert Club Scholarship Auditions.   Free street parking. The Music Mansion is not ADA accessible. Copyright © 2022 LiveARTS, Franklin, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: LiveARTS, P.O. Box 678, Franklin, MA 02038 Want to change how you receive these emails?

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FHS football tops Wachusett, field hockey tops Oliver Ames on Thursday

Via subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Thursday, Sep 7, 2023. 

Football = Franklin, 36 vs. Wachusett, 14 – Final 

• 1st Quarter: (F) Mike Davide 12-yard rush, Arnav Dhulipati XP good; (W) Brian Pupecki 3-yard rush, Ben Domineck XP good.
• 2nd Quarter: (F) M. Davide 4-yard rush, XP no good; (W) Dillon Harper 53-yard pass to Ethan Blomquist, B. Domenick XP good.
• 3rd Quarter: (F) M. Davide 5-yard rush, A. Dhulipati XP good; (F) Zach Winer 35-yard interception return, A. Dhulipati XP good.
• 4th Quarter: (F) Safety; (F) M. Davide 1-yard rush, A. Dhulipati XP good.

For the game recap  -> https://hockomocksports.com/davide-racks-up-four-tds-franklin-football-scores-big-win/

For the photo gallery -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2023-2024/Fall-2023/Franklin-Wachusett-Football-09-07-23/

Field Hockey = Franklin, 7 @ Oliver Ames, 0 – Final 

– Franklin scored three times in both the second and third quarters to pull away from Oliver Ames for a season-opening win. Raena Crandall had a huge game for the Panthers with four goals, including a first half hat trick. Crandall gave the visitors the lead off of an assist from Emily Carney in the first quarter. Crandall scored twice more, first from Carney and then from Sophia Cueno, sandwiched around a goal from Haley Wernig (from Crandall and Lindsay Dennett). The Panthers carried a 4-0 lead into the second half and tacked on three more in the third: Crandall (from Chloe Essam), Carney (from Cuneo), and Addie Weiss (first career goal). Devon Barry (five saves) and Chloe Strassner (three saves) combined for the shutout.

Volleyball = Franklin @ Oliver Ames – Postponed to TBD.

Shared from -> https://hockomocksports.com/thursdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-07-23/

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Reminder that HockomockSports.com changed to a subscription model in July. I have a subscription to view and share the FHS results that they provide. If you want to view all the worth Hockomock League reporting they do, subscribing is a good thing. It is quite reasonable. The subscription link is provided below.

To subscribe to HockomockSports.com ->

https://hockomocksports.com/sign-up/#utm_source=HockomockSports&utm_medium=HomepageDesktop&utm_campaign=20232024

FHS football tops Wachusett, field hockey tops Oliver Ames on Thursday

Fall classes start next week! Are you registered for yours?

Don't miss your chance to register...

There are still spots available in adult badminton, painting, volleyball, men's basketball, yoga, line dancing, and more. Plus, there are multiple options for children grades 2-8.  For information and to register, visit: Lifelong Community Learning Classes

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Yes, the Franklin Turkey Trot registration for November 2023 is Now Open!

Franklin Turkey Trot Sign Up Donate Thursday, November 23, 2023 Registration is Open! Hello, Franklin! Summer is sadly coming to a close, but the approach of autumn means Turkey Trot time!! Registration opens September 7th with free race shirts to the first 100 registrants. Visit our website for more info and the link to register. See you in November! Register Today! Franklin Turkey Trot

Town Administrator's Report on the Migrant Housing Status - 09/06/23 (audio)

FM #1055 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1055 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the Town Administrator’s Report segment from the Town Council Meeting of Sep 6, 2023. Town Administrator Jamie Hellen provides an update on the Migrant Housing status.  

The recording runs about 22 minutes. Let’s listen to this segment of the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1055-town-administrators-report-migrant-housing-status-09-06-23

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

Town Council agenda doc ->  

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_agenda_-_9.6.23.pdf

 

Notification on migrant temporary housing

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/08/ma-notifies-franklin-of-plans-to-house.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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Town Administrator's Report on the Migrant Housing Status - 09/06/23 (audio)

Economic Development Subcmte shovels the snow bylaw forward for Council discussion (video)

The Economic Development Subcommittee (EDC) talked about snow removal on a hot Wednesday in the Franklin Council Chambers for their regularly scheduled meeting.

The proposed re-introduction of the sidewalk snow removal bylaw which was rescinded in 2017 was initially discussed at the August EDC meeting at which one member was absent. All four participated this time, 3 present in Chambers, one via remote connection.

That the bylaw hadn't been present for 6 years apparently had wrought enough interest to make it to the Council's objectives, hence this discussion.

The committee could have decided to do more research before forwarding to the Council, or done nothing (effectively continuing the status quo of the past 6 years). They did end up moving it forward without recommendation for a full Council discussion. Some additional research will be done by Town staff in prep for a future Council meeting.

Quick recap: what some folks would want is for the Town to clear the sidewalks, however the DPW is not staffed to do this and their other priorities. The community (commercial, retail and residents) should be able to help which is what the proposal lays out. It will create some inequity and hardship particularly among some of the elderly and disabled residents. 

What kind of community and area do we want to live in is the real question?

There are pros and cons, and no easy answer. Where is Solomon when we need him?

Full agenda doc -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/edc_agenda_9.6.23.pdf

Franklin TV Video link -> https://www.youtube.com/live/DLFDj9HEyRU?si=4_o_8sYPiFQqWhLZ&t=105

My notes taken via Twitter and captured via a single PDF ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rOTVhHzvrppkmJB3HmmyqbJHaq6LTXj7/view?usp=drive_link

The proposed map of sidewalks to be cleared by the DPW

Proposed sidewalk snow removal map