Via the Franklin Senior Center:
"The SENIOR OLYMPICS kick off Monday at 10 AM!!
What are you signed up for? Plus Drumming, guided meditation, board games and so much more!
We are not your average senior center. Come visit and see what’s happening at the #franklinseniorcenter
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| Senior Center happenings for the week of June 10-17, 2024 |
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| The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Episode 265 - Gadgets & Salmon Safe (audio) |
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| Norfolk County Home Sales Continue to Rise in May |
MRN Diagnostics is looking for individuals who have a history of alcohol or substance use within their lives to donate blood in our latest clinical collection.
This study aims to improve testing modalities for medical research through your blood donation.
Please enroll in our "High-Risk Behavior" collection online or by calling us at (508) 384-0033.
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| Compensation offered to the Blood Test Donors sought by MRN Diagnostics |
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Via the Boston Globe:
"In three years, when the Bennett-Hemenway Elementary School in Natick is outfitted with air conditioning and staff and students will no longer wilt on the hottest days, it will be thanks to two things: a $2 million grant from the US Department of Energy, and Jillian Wilson Martin.Continue reading the Boston Globe article -> https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/08/science/sustainability-officers-help-deliver-federal-funding/
Wilson Martin is the sustainability director for Natick, one of dozens employed by cities and towns across the state. They don’t always do the most exciting work. Increasingly, the job description includes hours of writing grant applications, trying to get a piece of the billions of federal dollars for climate and infrastructure projects pushed by the Biden administration.
But the payoff can be huge.
“You guys. I literally almost passed out when I found out,” Wilson Martin wrote last summer in a joy-filled newsletter announcing the Energy Department grant, as well as a separate $250,000 grant from the state aimed at helping communities adapt to climate impacts. “Those hand cramps paid off!”
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| "There’s a secret for Mass. cities and towns to win big bucks from Washington: Invest in sustainability" |
Here’s a familiar scenario. You’re going to a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. You’re running late and it’s raining. And there isn’t a car park in sight. Ah, but here’s some on-street parking and you gratefully pull into the empty bay. Now all you have to do is pay for a couple of hours and then scuttle along to your meeting. But the parking meter (of course) no longer takes coins. This is the 21st century, after all.
No worries – you can pay by phone. There are notices plastered all over the meter on how to pay using an app that – of course – you have not yet downloaded. The rain is getting heavier and there’s no mobile signal. You’re getting increasingly flustered. And then you spot that there’s a Quick Response (QR) code – a nice (if incomprehensible) square with lots of funny squares and spaces – on one side of the meter. Phew! All you have to do is scan it and you’ll be through to a website in no time. So you do and you are. Job done. Relax.
Continue reading the article online -> https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/08/qr-code-scammers-phishing-quick-response-cybersecurity
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| The Guardian: Beware QR code scams |
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| Watch Listen Read all things that matter in Franklin MA |
The chart depicting the voter count and percent for the elections from 2003 through 2023
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| Franklin (MA) Elections Voter Turnout History: from 2003 - 2023 |
The table of info most recently from Town Clerk Nancy Danello (and prior Town Clerks) (PDF) -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PEhv7D0uIHBxGyE42JQpVuoTEZLeibXF/view?usp=drive_link
Sunday, June 9
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| What's happening today in Franklin? |
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| Voices of Franklin: Franklin School Cmte ask for support for Franklin Schools by voting Yes on June 11th |
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| Voices of Franklin |
FM #1232 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1232 in the series.
This session shares my conversation with School Committee Chairperson Dave Callaghan. This is a new episode of our continuing “Chalkboard Chat” series. We had our discussion in the Franklin TV & Radio studio after our respective participation in the Strawberry Stroll on Friday, June 7, 2024.
We talk about
The school budget & the override scheduled for June 11
Redistricting next steps proceeding no matter the override vote results
Harsh reality of cuts pending if the override vote fails
Reminder to vote on June 11 and make sure your friends & neighbors do so as well
The recording runs about 35 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1232-chalkboard-chat-06-07-24
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Contact info for Dave Callaghan -> callaghand@franklinps.net
School Committee page => https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-committee
School budget -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/school-district-budget/pages/1-fy2025-budget
Redistricting page -> https://www.franklinps.net/district/comprehensive-school-facilities-assessment
Other episodes mentioned
Senior Center Q&A -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/06/many-override-questions-answered-at.html
School redistricting update -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/06/last-comprehensive-school-facility.html
Donna Grady FEA President ->
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/05/talking-about-teaching-education-with.html
Jay Horrigan, Franklin TV & Radio colleague ->
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/05/jay-i-cover-franklins-current-issues-in.html
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| This Chalkboard Chat recaps the current Schools situation awaiting results of the Special Election June 11 (audio) |
