Tabulator testing scheduled for October 15 at 9 AM in Council Chambers

Tabulator testing for the biennial Town election 11/4/25 will be held October 15^th at 9:00 AM in the Town Council Chambers.

Town of Franklin: Tabulator Testing shows ballots will be read properly

The audio & notes of the testing conducted in 2022 is available to provide additional details on what is involved -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/11/town-of-franklin-tabulator-testing.html

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, March 8, 2025 ???

Saturday, March 8

"Look Up" Gallery (Franklin Public Library during open hours)

9:00am Thrifty Threads (Franklin Federated Church)

9:00am Women's Faith Formation (St. Mary's Parish)

9:30am Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) (Franklin Public Library)

10:00am Winter Farmers Market (Fairmount Fruit Farm) 

10:00am Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

10:00am Joint Budget Subcommittee Listening Session (Council Chambers) 

10:00am Polar Plunge (for Special Olympics) (Beaver Pond)

10:30am Music at the Blissful (Franklin Public Library)

1:00pm Saturday Sessions with George (Pour Richard's Wine & Provisions)

1:00pm Irish Dancing Showcase (Franklin Public Library)

7:30pm Joe Crookston (live music) (Circle of Friends Coffeehouse) 

8:00pm Karaoke Night (Raillery Public House)

** Town Meetings today   **

10:00 AM - Joint Budget Listening Session (Council Chambers & remote)

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/Joint-Budget-Subcommittee-6/?#_03082025-1557

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Joint Budget Subcommittee Listening Sessions starting January 30, running through March 12, 2025

The Joint Budget Subcommittee will be holding several listening sessions in the coming weeks.

Join us for open discussions on the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, feedback on last year's override ballot question, the structural deficit this coming year, and the priorities of the community!

Listening Tour Schedule

Listening Sessions starting January 30

Session 1: Jan 30, Franklin Elks 7:00 PM
Session 2: Feb 12, Remington-Jefferson Cafetorium, 628 Washington St. 7:00 PM
Session 3: Feb 19, Franklin Senior Center, Common Grounds Cafe, 10 Daniel McCahill, 7:00 PM
Session 4: Mar 4, Franklin Senior Center, Common Grounds Cafe, 10 Daniel McCahill, 9:30 AM (coffee and light refreshments provided)
Session 5: Mar 8, Franklin Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 355 East Central, 10:00 AM (Virtual and in-person participation options)
Session 6: Mar 12, Franklin High School Auditorium, 7:00 PM

Shared from ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/upcoming-joint-budget-subcommittee-listening-sessions

Franklin TV: Town Hall Overhaul

New Trimmings and New Tech

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 08/04/2023

It’s been twenty years-ish since Franklin government moved into the Municipal Building, and time for a refresh. For us it meant uninstalling and removing our 19 microphones, 7 cameras, and 5 displays – everything – from Chambers. Then the main dais and desks could be removed for painting and carpeting.

Franklin TV: Town Hall Overhaul

It means that in the ordering of tasks we are ‘first out – last in’. No one can do their thing until we remove all of our wiring, and we can’t reinstall our gear until all the work is done. There’s an axiom about audio and video systems. It takes only a few hours to remove everything. Done. But it takes days to reinstall and test to ensure that everything works as before. That said, as of Friday evening, we’re ready.

Along the way we also installed new tech. Over the years our Chambers system has had many adds and upgrades. Zoom systems – new control systems, and so on were installed in limited ways to avoid disrupting scheduled meetings. The renovation enabled us to reroute and upgrade signal cables through floor, ceiling and walls and add flexibility to enable future changes.

Thanks to Kevin Harn and Mike D’Angelo for their excellent, timely project management. Now – it’s back to business as usual.

And – as always –

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And, thank you for watching.

 

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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Town of Franklin: Meetings Taking Place - Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Tomorrow there will be three different meetings taking place at Town Hall!

The Davis-Thayer Reuse Advisory Committee will meet at 4:00 PM in the Council Chambers.  Agenda ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/dt_meeting_agenda_7.17.24.pdf

This will be followed by the Economic Development Subcommittee at 5:45 PM in the Council Chambers  ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/edc_agenda_july_17_2024.pdf

Finally, the night will end with the Town Council meeting at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/tc_agenda_july_17_2024.pdf

Town of Franklin: Meetings Taking Place - Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/meetings-taking-place-tomorrow-wednesday-july-17-2024

Franklin TV: Goings On. Going Forward

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 04/10/2022

‘Shopping' for Shows

As we ramp up our post-COVID studio activities we are looking for programming. If you think that you would like to pursue a TV program of your own, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We make it easy. We promise. Now you can interview guests over Zoom – right from our studio as if they were seated right in front of you. That literally opens up a whole world of opportunity. Fascinating folks who would otherwise not have time to come to our studio from wherever can now ‘stop by’ for a virtual sit-down and chat.

Town Chambers – The Sound

We are aware of audience reports regarding noisy or scratchy sound during our coverage of the government meetings. We have been doing all we can to keep the microphone mixing systems in Chambers functioning long enough and quietly enough until we can replace them with new gear. What we need is very specific. Only 2 companies manufacture these devices. They are on back order, like so many other items that people can’t easily obtain because of supply chain issues. We are also working on implementing a temporary system this week until we can install an optimal solution.

Graduation ‘22

This year FHS Graduation 2022 takes place on June 3rd. It’s less than 7 weeks away. That time will hurtle by in a blink, so we start planning and prepping about now. Our latest HD equipment update that I mentioned last week is part of the preparations. We’ll be fine-tuning and testing over the next two weeks or so. This year Franklin High is again conducting the ceremonies outside on the field. If the weather hints at rain then we’ll return to the gym. Either way, we’ll be ready.

And – as always –

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm. 

And, thank you for watching.

 

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

Franklin TV: Goings On. Going Forward

Candidates Night - Oct 14, 2021 - 7 PM

MEET THE CANDIDATES

DATE:   THURSDAY, October 14 

PLACE:           Municipal Building
  355 East Central St., 2nd Floor
  Council Chambers

TIME: 7:00  PM

Tune in via Franklin TV – Channel 29 (Verizon) or Channel 11 (Comcast) 

Download copy of flyer for reference or to share

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12TfqHaVeAJJjxULlxfiZLK5GnQBnaPDP/view?usp=sharing

The Franklin Observer has more details on this events format by sharing a letter sent to all the candidates:

https://franklinobserver.town.news/g/franklin-town-ma/n/45481/candidates-night-meet-candidates-thursday-night

Candidates Night - Oct 14, 2021 - 7 PM