Franklin TV schedule for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:00 am Historical Museum: Randy LaRosa and Krishna Swain

7:30 am     Once Upon A Town: The Town Pool: The Rome

9:00 am Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

10:00 am Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 2

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Spring 2019 Show 2

3:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

5:30 pm Celebrate with Pride 2025: Toby

9:00 pm Metrowest Summit 02-26-26

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

7:00 am All-Town Band Showcase 2026

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

10:00 am Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

11:00 am Jazz Cafe 03-06-26

1:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v King Philip 12-17-25

3:00 pm FHS Varsity Swimming v Taunton 01-09-26

8:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

9:30 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

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

8:00 am School Committee 03-10-26

12:00 pm Finance Committee 03-11-26

2:00 pm School Committee 03-10-26

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School Committee gets insights the recipes and kitchens on food service (audio in 2 parts)

FM #1694-95 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1694-95 in the series. 

This session shares the Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM. All 7 members of the committee were present in the virtual session conducted via Zoom. 

Superintendent Lucas Giguere, Asst Supt Tina Rogers, Asst Supt Paula Marano, School Business Administrator Jana Melotti participated. Colin Boisvert and Aaron Lenart, RD presented on the Food Services operations. 

The audio is shared in 2 parts

• Part 1 1694 - the beginning and end of meeting (48 minutes)

• Part 2 1695 - just the Food Services update and discussion (1 hour 20 minutes)

Quick recap:

• Recognition for Chloe Bowser, FHS sophomore, selected as one of 12 essays for the commissioning for the USS Massachusetts March 28, plaque on the sub, for Chloe and Franklin

• Presentation on Food Services, self sufficient with fee based services, able to utilize almost $1M over 3 years for capital upgrades of ovens, refrigerators, etc. to support the food preparation and delivery operations

• Grants also used to cover specific food program and in one case the start up costs for the new District Chef

• pictures of the presentation slides in one album https://photos.app.goo.gl/KKTXdScdVsxVK6mg7

• Consent agenda approved

• March 18 Town Council meeting includes a presentation from DESE on Chapter 70 funding, School Committee also scheduled for a public meeting to enable participation that night

Part 1 - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1694-franklin-ma-school-cmte-mtg-03-10-26-p1-of-2/

Part 2 - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1695-franklin-ma-school-cmte-mtg-03-10-26-p2-of-2/

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Mentioned during the presentation was a fish display at
Parmenter School last year (May 2025) (which I was able to attend)

The Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/CBHC618gXFE?&t=230 

The agenda can be found - https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03102026-2175  

My notes via Bluesky thread in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZdhJ_TR0vgcoX-NAP_06FKpj1LndhMW/view?usp=drive_link 

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Franklin TV schedule for Monday, March 23, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:00 am Aging Boldfully: LiveStrong

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports

9:00 am Metrowest Summit 02-26-26

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Spring

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pies

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:30 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:30 pm Candlepin New Generation: Spring 2019 Show 2

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

5:30 pm Celebrate with Pride 2025: Toby

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 2

8:00 pm The Black Box: A Magical Night of Disney Classics

10:00 pm Circle of Friends: Garnet Rogers

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

7:00 am All-Town Band Showcase 2026

8:30 am SAFE Coalition: Youth Sports

9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

10:30 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-26

12:00 pm All-Town Chorus & Orchestra 2026

1:30 pm Rec Basketball: 6 - 8th Grade Girls 03-07-26

5:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v Archbishop Williams 12-23-25

7:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Mansfield 01-27-26

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

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

8:00 am Planning Board 03-09-26

11:00 am Finance Committee 03-11-26

2:00 pm Planning Board 03-09-26

7:00 pm Planning Board  CHAMBERS  848 5738 7288

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Franklin TV: Trigger Day

Return of the Re-Diet

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 03/22/2026

Spring happened – oh-fishlyon Friday 3/10 at 10:46 AM EDT. The start of Spring is a useful trigger day – a day that tells you to change the HVAC filters. Same in fall. It’s also a good time to check oil, change batteries in some devices, etc.

The first day of Spring is also a good trigger to honestly assess where my weight is. How much of that past lost weight has found its way back to me. Pernicious. It’s well timed, given the end of Winter and ‘The Eating Season’ – with all those holidays and gatherings through those chilly months.

Welp – that honest assessment is in. ( Ugh!) Time once again to buckle down on weight loss. (Sigh!) That said, the means and methods of engagement for successful dieting that I’ve cobbled over time are simple. I take it one step at a time.

And so it begins…

On Friday I launched my tried and true ‘on ramp’ – make it through Just One Day.

I start my slow weight loss march in March by dieting for just that first Spring day. This is about restarting some good (yet recently neglected) dietary habits.

My Re-Diet effort is now in play. Time to get serious – for Just – One – Day.

With Friday in the rear view – as I write this on Saturday I will not go food-crazy. It’s about combining reasonable pacing between those dedicated diet Days.

I must now atone for my small (but many) gustatorial excesses. Therein lies another key concept. What we eat on any given day may appear reasonable enough, but a paltry 100 – or even 50 – additional calories over many days – more days than not – is how that weight gain gradually yet inexorably creeps in.

So, beyond Saturday, there will be other Just – One – Day; events – diet Days that will gradually yet inexorably get me to back to my goal weight. Patience is key.

And – as always –

Thank you for watching. 

Thanks for listening to wfpr●fm,

and staying informed at Franklin●news.

 

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Franklin TV schedule for Friday, March 20, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:00 am Franklin Art Association: Rachael Diamond Calow

8:30 am Frank Presents: Christel Akouri

10:00 am Aging Boldfully: Ken Bray

11:00 am Senior Connection: Kitchen Gadgets Pt. 1

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies

12:30 pm Cook with Linda: Pork Tenderloin

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 1

3:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

4:30 pm The Black Box: Newsies

5:30 pm Metrowest Summit 02-26-26

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: The Kennedys

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

7:00 am Jazz Cafe 03-06-26

8:30 am Metrowest Symposium: Sharing Identity on Social Media

9:30 am FHS Winter Music: Band and Wind Ensemble

11:00 am ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

2:00 pm FHS Concert Hour 02-26-26

4:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Mansfield 01-27-26

8:30 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

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

8:00 am  Zoning Board of Appeals 03-05-26

2:00 pm  Zoning Board of Appeals 03-05-26

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