Franklin TV: Last Call – Block Party

It’s Happening. August 29th at Our Studio

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 08/16/2026

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

Join us, Saturday, August 29th at 3:00pm. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by August 21 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. Come hungry and enjoy great food and all the fixin’s – along with tunes 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 our 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 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 watching. 

Thanks for listening to wfpr●fm,

and staying informed at Franklin●news.

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

Joint Budget Subcmte in healthy discussion seems to coalesce on 3 goals (video)

The Joint Budget Subcommittee met as scheduled on Thursday, August 14. 10 of the 11 members were present in Chambers for the session (Grella absent).

Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PITPcwF6Lg

Meeting agenda - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08132026-2445 

Quick recap

• TA Jamie Hellen provides a budget update https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/10586/3a-MEMO---FY27-Update-and-Five-Year-Forecast-
• five year forecast more accurate based on the process https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/10582/03b-1-Five-Year-Fiscal-Forecast---Control-Summary-Forecast
• Discussion on goals   https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/10588/04-JBSC-2026-27-Goals
• Consensus developed around three goals;, in my kitchen english wording - (1) education/awareness of the Town finances (2) alignment on the structural deficit for 3 years (3) potential solutions or strategy to resolve such deficit in that time. Additional wordsmithing being done by the committee for review at next session, no date available for next session

My notes captured during the session

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UzwDKCfD_wh4wmgQdqZDH101egZACz-j/view?usp=drive_link

Franklin TV schedule for August 14, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY

8:30 am Frank Presents: Christel Akouri

10:00 am Aging Boldfully: Sisters United Against Cancer

11:00 am Senior Connection: Disabilities Commission

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Waffles

12:30 pm Learn to Cook with Linda: Brunch Bake

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

2:00 pm New England Candlepins Summer 2023 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

3:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

4:30 pm Metrowest FanZone: Electric Youth

6:00 pm Franklin 4th: Ozzie Tribute Band

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Vance Gilbert

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY

7:00 am FHS Spring Pops 2026

8:30 am Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

9:30 am 6th Grade Winter Music 02-10-26

11:00 am ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

1:00 pm All-Town Band Showcase 2026

3:30 pm Legion Baseball: Franklin v Greenfield 08-01-26

8:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals 08-06-26

2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals 08-06-26

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

Town Council votes to approve Town Administrator's contract by 5-4 vote (audio)

FM #1797 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, numbers 1797 in the series. 

This session shares the Franklin (MA) Town Council meeting held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The Council held this session as scheduled beginning at 6 PM. All 9 members participated in Chambers.

The Council voted to enter Executive Session immediately and about 4 hours later returned to open session, voting to return to open session before the recording was enabled. 

This post Executive Session portion was successfully broadcast to cable subscribers and to YouTube but unavailable for Zoom.

Recap:

There was only one action item on the agenda, to negotiate the TOwn Administrator contract in Executive Session, and then to vote on it in the public portion of the meeting.

• Motion to approve contract, second, passes 5-4
• (5 = yes, LeBlanc, Morrongiello, Dellorco, Cormier-Ledger, Ojukwo and 4 = no, Callaway-Tripp, Grella, Griffith & Molloy) (Note: The TV video did not capture the hands raised.) (Note, it would also have been good for the Council to inform the community of what was in the contract that they wrestled so long with.)

Franklin TV YouTube video - 

 - Part 2 return from Executive Session   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8O3CvNhHI

 - Part 1 - open meeting enters Executive Session   https://www.youtube.com/live/KVGmbhOOM_A?&t=132

Agenda doc for this session - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08122026-2444 

The audio link (leaving out the trouble with re-opening the Zoom session)

Audio - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1797-franklin-ma-town-council-mtg-08-12-26/

Read the approved Town Administrator’s contract for additional details.

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/7471/Town-Administrator-Employment-Contract---August-12-2026?bidId=

Prior Contract - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BMWZzUI0T84tNYwAI0nfH4Pmwo5dsMOL/view?usp=drive_link

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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.

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Franklin TV schedule for Thursday, August 13, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = THURSDAY

9:00 am Aging Agenda: Arthur Vigeant

10:00 am Franklin Matters: Nautilus

11:33 am Cooking Thyme: Fish

12:03 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Waffles

12:35 pm Learn to Cook with Linda: Brunch Bake

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

2:00 pm New England Candlepins Summer 2023 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

3:30 pm Aging Boldfully: Sisters United Against Cancer

4:30 pm Veterans' Call: Tune It Out

5:30 pm FSPA Spring Concerts Show 3

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Vance Gilbert

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = THURSDAY

7:30 am     Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

8:30 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-26

10:30 am U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19

12:30 pm All-Town Band Showcase 2026

2:00 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

3:00 pm FHS Varsity Softball v King Philip 03-30-26

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = THURSDAY

8:00 am Conservation Commission 07-30-26

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 07-30-26

6:00 pm Joint Budget Subcommittee  CHAMBERS  878 8109 8012

7:00 pm Conservation Commission   REMOTE  897 8846 7620

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

Town Council votes to approve Town Administrator's contract by 5-4 vote (video)

The Town Council met in Executive Session for more than 4 hours on Wednesday night, August 12, 2026. All 9 Councilors were present in Chambers for this session.

Motion to approve contract, second, passes 5-4

• (5 = yes, LeBlanc, Morrongiello, Dellorco, Cormier-Ledger, Ojukwo and 4 = no, Callaway-Tripp, Grella, Griffith & Molloy) (Note: The TV video did not capture the hands raised.) (Note, it would also have been good for the Council to inform the community of what was in the contract that they wrestled so long with.)

Franklin TV YouTube video - 

 - Part 2 return from Executive Session   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy8O3CvNhHI

 - Part 1 - open meeting enters Executive Session   https://www.youtube.com/live/KVGmbhOOM_A?&t=132

Agenda doc for this session - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08122026-2444 

Franklin TV schedule for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = WEDNESDAY

7:30 am     Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

8:30 am Franklin Art Association: Kristin Parone

10:00 am Metrowest FanZone: Electric Youth

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Fish

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Waffles

12:30 pm Learn to Cook with Linda: Brunch Bake

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

2:00 pm New England Candlepins Summer 2023 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

4:00 pm Aging Agenda: Arthur Vigeant

5:00 pm Franklin Matters: Nautilus

6:00 pm Franklin 4th: Ozzie Tribute Band

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Vance Gilbert

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel        (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = WEDNESDAY

8:30 am     FHS Spring Pops 2026

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness Vigil 08-31-25

11:00 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-26

3:30 pm     U. S. Army: Jazz Ambassadors 04-01-19

5:15 pm     All-Town Band Showcase 2026

7:00 pm     Legion Baseball: Franklin v Greenfield 08-01-26

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = WEDNESDAY

8:00 am Town Council 07-22-26

1:00 pm Town Council 07-22-26

6:00 pm Town Council  CHAMBERS  867 1575 3668 

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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