MLT members meeting now on Zoom - 7:00 p.m. Thursday May 21

Zoom instructions here

View this email in your browser MLT MEETING MOVES TO ZOOM! Thursday, May 21st 7:00 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94424267852?pwd=0i7H79OOabampxb1kT0Way8nojhD5F.1   Due to space conflicts at the Sutton High School complex, Metacomet will hold our annual business meeting virtually. If you are a member, please log in and participate. This short meeting will cover required elections, approval of last year's minutes and the financial report. Our Annual Report with details is here. MLT needs a quorum of 20 or more members participating on the video meeting or sending a proxy to our Board President and/or Vice President before the meeting begins. Please send a brief email to Lisa Mosczynski@MetacometLandTrust.org stating your proxy for the meeting. Proxies must be received by noon on Thursday. If you have not previously installed Zoom on your phone or computer, we recommend doing so before the meeting. Our program on watershed protection with Stefanie Covino, of the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative, will be rescheduled for the fall. MLT ANNUAL MEETING ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS Topic: MLT - ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Time: May 21, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94424267852?pwd=0i7H79OOabampxb1kT0Way8nojhD5F.1 Meeting ID: 944 2426 7852 Passcode: 346921 One tap mobile +16469313860,,94424267852#,,,,*346921# US +19292056099,,94424267852#,,,,*346921# US (New York) Join instructions https://zoom.us/meetings/94424267852/invitations?signature=WVC_q1_gCHzrSDZIkH8XuPZuEcNoodpZ_psOIg4RXqs   Would you like to renew your membership online before the meeting? Check your last donation date below and renew by mail or use the PayPal link to pay online. Our records show your donation of $1,000 was received on 02/19/2026.  Please keep your donation receipts. Our Federal Tax-Exempt ID is: 04-3020897.  We Love Where We Live -- And We Know You Do, Too! Copyright © 2026 Metacomet Land Trust, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email as a subscriber to our e-newsletter. Our mailing address is: Metacomet Land Trust P.O. Box 231 Franklin, MA 02038 Telephone: (508) 271-7131

Metacomet Land Trust to Hold Annual Meeting - May 21

 The Metacomet Land Trust will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2026 starting at 6:30 pm with a business meeting and the presentation of Community Spirit awards at the Sutton High School auditorium at 383 Boston Road in Sutton. 

Metacomet Land Trust to
Hold Annual Meeting - May 21

This will be followed at 7 pm by our guest speaker, Stefanie Covino. Covino is the Executive Director of the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative and she will discuss the importance of our land and water nexus. She will describe how the work of the Collaborative and Metacomet Land Trust is critical to the overall health of South Central Massachusetts communities, including Franklin, Bellingham, Norfolk and Wrentham. We will also play a quick round of watershed trivia! Please join us as we all strive to know our watersheds better.

A Silent Auction will be held to support MLT’s operating costs. Donations of original crafts, artwork, and books about rivers and fish are requested. To donate an auction item, please write to info@metacometlandtrust.org.

Franklin area members are urged to watch for the organization’s Annual Report which will be sent by email or hard copy next week. If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please return a proxy no later than May 14^th. For more information, go to Annual Reports | Metacomet Land Trust.

Metacomet Land Trust to Hold Annual Meeting - May 21

The Metacomet Land Trust will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2026 starting at 6:30 pm with a business meeting and the presentation of Community Spirit awards at the Sutton High School auditorium at 383 Boston Road in Sutton. 

Metacomet Land Trust to
Hold Annual Meeting - May 21

This will be followed at 7 pm by our guest speaker, Stefanie Covino. Covino is the Executive Director of the Blackstone Watershed Collaborative and she will discuss the importance of our land and water nexus. She will describe how the work of the Collaborative and Metacomet Land Trust is critical to the overall health of South Central Massachusetts communities, including Franklin, Bellingham, Norfolk and Wrentham. We will also play a quick round of watershed trivia! Please join us as we all strive to know our watersheds better.

A Silent Auction will be held to support MLT’s operating costs. Donations of original crafts, artwork, and books about rivers and fish are requested. To donate an auction item, please write to info@metacometlandtrust.org.

Franklin area members are urged to watch for the organization’s Annual Report which will be sent by email or hard copy next week. If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, please return a proxy no later than May 14^th. For more information, go to Annual Reports | Metacomet Land Trust.

Franklin TV: Our Open Board Meeting - Saturday, Aug 23 at 3 PM - The Invitation Bears Repeating

It’s Happening. August 23rd at Our Studio

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 07/27/2025

Our Annual Open Board Meeting will take place as our neighborhood block party. Come to our 23 Hutchinson St. studios.

It’s open to all Franklin businesses and residents. We’ll meet-and-greet and enjoy the day starting at 3:00 PM. Come hungry and enjoy steak tips, pulled pork, dogs, burgers and all the fixin’s – along with tunes, games and fun.

You can also tour our studios and learn about Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm. We’ll also briefly review the past year’s progress and plans for the future. At our meeting you may cast your vote for new and/or renewing board positions.

Excerpt from FCCA bylaws: (Available on our website.)

Section 15. Election of Director by the Membership (a) Members shall be notified by the Clerk of the election of a director by the Membership at the Annual Meeting. Said notice shall be in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 4 of this Article IV. (b) Any eligible voting Member may be nominated for election to the position of Director by:

(i) Written notification to the Clerk no later than seven (7) days prior to Annual Meeting; or (ii) By nomination from the floor of the Annual Meeting made and seconded by no less than three (3) eligible voting members.

Thanks to our board members who contribute their time and energy to help make Franklin●TV all that a public access TV studio can be. 

If you would like to become involved either as a volunteer or to create your own TV or radio programs at Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm, just send an email to: info@franklin.tv with your contact information. 

You can also call us to discuss and explore your ideas. 508-541-4118.

Please join us at our Franklin●TV event. Come meet, greet, chow down, have fun, and learn all about local TV and radio in Franklin.

See you then.

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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One Week Until MLT Program: How Are Your Local Birds Doing?

Hope to see you in Upton next Thursday, June 26th at 6:30 pm!

View this email in your browser Dear Neighbor, We hope to see you in person on Thursday, June 26th, for Metacomet's annual business meeting and program!  We will gather at 6:30 p.m. at the Upton Community Center, 9 Milford Street (Rte 140). Our program will be on the state of Massachusetts birds, including visitors such as this beautiful Yellow Breasted Chat, which was banded and released at a preserved property in Uxbridge last fall. Prior to the meeting, please take a few moments to read our Annual Report which is now available on our website at this link: 2025-MLT-Annual-Report.pdf Our membership meeting is an important part of our annual governance. We encourage you to attend, ask questions about our progress and recent activities, and vote on the key motions to allow the Trust to fulfill our governing by-laws. But if you can't attend in person, please consider sending your proxy in ahead of the meeting so that we can reach a quorum of our voting membership. The proxy form is the at the bottom of the first page of the report at the link above. Email a photo of your signed proxy to info@metacometlandtrust.org by June 25th. If you would like to volunteer to serve on the Board or other committees, please contact me for more information at Lisa.Mosczynski@metacometlandtrust.org. In Conservation, Lisa Mosczynski President Board of Directors Membership Donations, Gifts of Land or Conservation Restrictions, or donations of items to be auctioned are deductible on the Federal 1040. Our Federal Tax-Exempt ID is: 04-3020897.  How Are the Birds?       Metacomet will host Brandi Van Roo, Ph.D. and Beth Milke for a presentation on the health of our wild bird populations when they speak at our annual meeting on June 26th. The program will be held at the Upton Community Center at 9 Milford Street (Rt. 140) in Upton.      Brandi Van Roo is a professor of wildlife biology at Framingham State University. Her research includes bird breeding behavior as well as migrant bird banding for conservation purposes. She trains undergraduate students at banding stations in Ashland, Uxbridge and Douglas.      Beth Milke has lived in Uxbridge for 35 years, since her husband Paul retired from the military.  She grew up in suburban Philadelphia, PA and her early background included business education and mass communications. Her reincarnation as a nature lover began after spotting bluebirds in her yard shortly after moving in and then meeting an experienced local birder.  This meeting led to a 12-year stint banding songbirds and small owls at local parks. Most recently, Beth serves as a Volunteer-in-Parks with the National Park Service, leading birdwalks and maintaining River Bend Farm's Pollinator Garden for Blackstone Heritage Corridor, Inc.     A silent auction with wild bird-focused items, refreshments and information on land preservation will also be offered. If you would like to contribute an item to our fundraiser, please write to susan.speers@metacometlandtrust.org. We Love Where We Live -- And We Know You Do, Too! Copyright © 2025 Metacomet Land Trust, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Metacomet Land Trust P.O. Box 231 Franklin, MA 02038

The Friends of the Franklin Library schedule their 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 10 at 7 PM

You Are Invited! Friends of the Franklin Library will hold our 2025 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 10th at 7:00 PM at the Library. 

At the Annual Meeting, we will review the Friends’ activities from this past fiscal year, nominate and vote on new Board members, and discuss any outstanding business. 

2025 Annual Meeting

This is our final meeting for FY25; our regularly scheduled monthly meetings will start again in September. If you cannot attend our Annual Meeting, please visit www.fofl02038.org or email fofl02038@gmail.com for information and updates about the Friends.

Friends of the Franklin Library is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the Franklin Public Library’s collections and programs.

Franklin TV: Our Open Board Meeting – and Good Eats - Aug 17

It’s a Block Party. August 17th at Our Studio

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 08/11/2023

This year our Annual Open Board Meeting will take place as our neighborhood block party at our 23 Hutchinson St. studios. Come one. Come all. Come Hungry.

Join us, This Saturday, August 17th at 3 PM.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP to: info@franklin.tv

It’s open to all Franklin businesses and residents. We’ll meet-and-greet and enjoy the day starting at 3:00pm. Enjoy some great food, music and fun. You can also tour our studios and learn about Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm. We’ll also review the past year’s progress and plans for the future. At our meeting you may cast a vote for new and/or renewing board positions.

Excerpt from FCCA bylaws: (Available on our website.)

Section 15. Election of Director by the Membership (a) Members shall be notified by the Clerk of the election of a director by the Membership at the Annual Meeting. Said notice shall be in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 4 of this Article IV. (b) Any eligible voting Member may be nominated for election to the position of Director by:

(i) Written notification to the Clerk no later than seven (7) days prior to Annual Meeting; or (ii) By nomination from the floor of the Annual Meeting made and seconded by no less than three (3) eligible voting members.

Thanks to our board members who contribute their time and energy to help make Franklin●TV all that a public access TV studio can be. If you would like to become involved either as a volunteer or to create your own TV or radio programs at Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm, just send an email to: info@franklin.tv with your contact information. You can also call us to discuss and explore your ideas. 508-541-4118.

Please join us at our Franklin●TV event. Again, it’s Saturday, August 17th starting at 3:00pm. Our brief open board meeting begins at 4:00pm. Come meet, greet, chow down, have fun, and learn all about local TV and radio in Franklin.

See you then.

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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Franklin TV: Our Annual Block Party, Saturday, August 17

Our Open Board Meeting – It's a Block Party.  August 17th at Our Studio

This year our Annual Open Board Meeting will take place as our neighborhood block party at our 23 Hutchinson St. studios.  

Come one. 
Come all.  

Come Hungry.

Join us, Saturday, August 17th at 3:00pm If you plan to attend, please RSVP  info@franklin.tv

Or, just leave us a phone message at   508-541-4118

It's open to all Franklin businesses and residents.  We'll meet-and-greet and enjoy the day starting at 3:00pm.  Enjoy some great food, music and fun.  You can also tour our studios and learn about Franklin.TV and wfpr.fm.  

We'll also review the past year's progress and plans for the future.  At our meeting you may cast a vote for new and/or renewing positions on board of directors.

Please join us at our Franklin TV event.  Again, it's Saturday, August 17th starting at 3:00 PM.  Our brief open board meeting begins at 4:00 PM.  Come meet, greet, chow down, have fun.

We hope to see you then.

Pete Fasciano, Executive Director

Franklin TV: Our Annual Block Party, Saturday, August 17

Franklin TV: Our Open Board Meeting - It’s Happening; August 17 at Our Studio

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 07/14/2023

This year our Annual Open Board Meeting will take place as part of a neighborhood block party at our 23 Hutchinson St. studios.

Join us, Saturday, August 17 at 3:00 PM. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by August 9 to: info@franklin.tv

It’s open to all Franklin businesses and residents. We’ll meet-and-greet and enjoy the day starting at 3:00 PM. Come hungry and enjoy some great food and music. You can also tour our studios and learn about Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm. We’ll also review the past year’s progress and plans for the future. At our meeting you may cast a vote for new and/or renewing board positions.

Excerpt from FCCA bylaws: (Available on our website.)

Section 15. Election of Director by the Membership 

(a) Members shall be notified by the Clerk of the election of a director by the Membership at the Annual Meeting. Said notice shall be in accordance with the notice provisions of Section 4 of this Article IV. 

(b) Any eligible voting Member may be nominated for election to the position of Director by: 

(i) Written notification to the Clerk no later than seven (7) days prior to Annual Meeting; or (ii) By nomination from the floor of the Annual Meeting made and seconded by no less than three (3) eligible voting members.

Thanks to our board members who contribute their time and energy to help make Franklin●TV all that a public access TV studio can be. If you would like to become involved either as a volunteer or to create your own TV or radio programs at Franklin●TV and wfpr●fm, just send an email to: info@franklin.tv with your contact information. You can also call us to discuss and explore your ideas. 508-541-4118.

Please join us at our Franklin●TV event. Again, it’s Saturday, August 17 starting at 3:00 PM. Our brief open board meeting begins at 4:00 PM. 

Come meet, greet, chow down, have fun, and learn all about local TV and radio in Franklin.

See you then.

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   

Watch Listen Read all things that matter in Franklin MA

Support Metacomet Land Trust with a Community Shopping Bag when shopping at the Big Y Market!

Heads up if you shop for groceries in Franklin!

During June, Metacomet Land Trust will receive a small donation if our members and friends purchase a reusable "Community Shopping Bag” at the Big Y Market, 348 East Central Street. If you're in the vicinity -- or have family or friends who shop in Franklin -- please support MLT’s mission of land conservation in this way. Each large, sturdy bag costs $2.50 with $1.00 going to the Land Trust.

Big Y has helped over 1,900 local charities since 2019 through this program. Every month, leadership at each store location chooses a local nonprofit to be the default beneficiary from the Community Bag Program. This is the first time Metacomet has been chosen by the store’s leadership. Look for MLT’s name to be posted on the reusable bag rack during June.

Also, please plan to join us for our Annual Membership Meeting, which will be Thursday, June 13th in Upton! Our speaker will be Meghan Crawford, a MassWildlife community engagement biologist, who wrote a fascinating article on coyotes in the most recent issue of the Massachusetts Wildlife. Link here: "Living With the Eastern Coyote" 

Thanks to our generous Board members who are often inspired to share creative gifts and books they've loved, we will once again have a small Silent Auction of crafted items, a gift certificate to Rushford & Son brew pub, a wildlife photograph or two, and books on environmental topics. Refreshments will also be offered.

Support Metacomet Land Trust with a Community Shopping Bag!

Friends' of Franklin Library Annual Meeting - June 5

Friends' of Franklin Library Annual Meeting - June 5

ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, June 5, 7:00 PM
Franklin Public Library

As a supporter of Friends of the Franklin Library,
we invite you to join us for our Annual Meeting, where we will
review the Friends' activities this past fiscal year
and nominate and vote on new Board Members.

If you can't attend our Annual Meeting,
email fofl02038@gmail.com
for more information about the Friends.

Friends of the Franklin Library
is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization
dedicated to supporting and promoting
the Franklin Public Library's collections and programs.

Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail: 2024 Annual General Meeting - Jan 9 at 7 PM

Annual General Meeting Tuesday January 9th

View this email in your browser Franklin Bellingham Rail Trail: 2024 Annual General Meeting - Jan 9 at 7 PM

2024 Annual General Meeting Hello!   On Tuesday January 9th we have our Annual General Meeting at 67 Degrees Brewing, 158 Grove Street, Franklin, at 7pm. We'll be electing a new committee and looking to the year ahead The minutes of last month's meeting are here Warm regards, Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee

Copyright © 2024 Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Franklin & Bellingham Rail Trail Committee PO Box 68 Franklin, Ma 02038