Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Schedule for Franklin's 4th of July Celebration - Saturday, July 5, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Saturday, June 14, 2025 ???
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Library & Senior Center events |
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Reminder: Get your tickets for the FHS performance of "Urinetown, The Musical" - June 13 & June 14
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FHS performance of "Urinetown, The Musical" - June 13 & June 14 |
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https://unipaygold.unibank.com/transactioninfo.aspx |
Saturday, June 7, 2025
FHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony, June 6, 2025 (video)
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FHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony, June 6, 2025 (video) |
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Get your tickets for the FHS performance of "Urinetown, The Musical" - June 13 & June 14
Thursday, May 29, 2025
FHS Empty Bowls Club Celebrates a Decade of Impact, Raises Over $17,000 for Franklin Food Pantry
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(L-r) Jeff Roy, Brenna Johnson |
The Franklin Food Pantry, Inc. offers supplemental food assistance, household necessities, and resource referrals to more than 1,800 individuals per year. The Pantry relies on donations and grants to purchase items and pay for daily operations, and partnerships with The Greater Boston Food Bank, Spoonfuls, and local grocery stores to achieve greater buying power and lower costs.
Programs include Inside Shopping, Curbside Pickup, Emergency Food Boxes, Mobile Pantries, Home Delivery, Kids’ Snack Bags, Weekend Backpacks, Holiday Meals, and the SNAP match at Franklin Farmers Market. The Pantry is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in good standing in Massachusetts, recognized by Charity Navigator as a Four-Star Charity, and awarded GuideStar’s Platinum Transparency ranking. The Pantry is located at 341 W Central St. in Franklin, MA on Route 140. Please visit www.franklinfoodpantry.org for more information.
Thursday, May 22, 2025
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, May 22, 2025 ???
- Empty Bowls tickets on Sale
- Early Voting - FY 2026 Override Special Election
Town Council Meeting
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05222025-1753
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Meeting (CANCELED)
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05222025-1723
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
1st Annual Fakes and Forgeries Exhibit opens Saturday, June 7
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1st Annual Fakes and Forgeries Exhibit opens Saturday, June 7 |
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Talking about the 10th Anniversary of Empty Bowls (audio)
FM #1452 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1452 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Brenna Johnson, Franklin High School art/ceramics teacher and Empty Bowls (EB) coordinator. We met to record in the ceramics room at FHS on Thursday, May 16, 2025.
The FHS EBers introduce themselves as we go around the table:
Grace GeogheganTalking about the 10th Anniversary
of Empty Bowls (audio)Evie Weir
Kat Rosenberger
Cleo St. Vrain Larry
The conversation runs about 25 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with the FHS Empty Bowls Club core group
Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1452-empty-bowls-10th-anniv-05-15-25/
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Tickets for Empty Bowls -> https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E188424&id=95
Prior Year Recordings
2024 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/04/this-episode-talks-about-working-with.html
2023 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2023/05/the-empty-bowls-club-talks-about.html
2021 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/06/fm-561-inside-empty-bowls-2021-060821.html
2020 -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/05/fm-263-fhs-empty-bowl-club-stars-50420.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
And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach out. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit www.franklin.news/ or www.Franklinmatters.org/
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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Friday, May 16, 2025
Tuhina Pal talks about her book: "They. Didn't. Know." (audio)
FM #1449 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1449 in the series.
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Tuhina Pal talks about her book: "They. Didn't. Know." (audio) |
We cover the following in our conversation
How normal anxiety worsened during the pandemic
How she recognized that, got help and has been on the recovery journey
How recovery is not a linear journey
Poetry was a vehicle for her to work through her issues
The recording runs about 36 minutes
Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1449-tuhina-pal-they-didnt-know-04-23-25/
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FHS Active Minds Club announcement of book -> https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH_IsYluNwM/
Follow Tuhina’s Instagram account for updates -> https://www.instagram.com/tuhinapal.poetry/
The book is available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Bookshop.org ->
https://bookshop.org/p/books/they-didn-t-know/b519f506fefb8083?ean=9798218477141&next=t
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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
And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach out. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do
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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"