Franklin TV schedule for Thursday, June 12, 2025

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

9:00 am Frank Presents: Jamie Barrett

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness 2024

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Mac 'n' Cheese

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

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

3:00 pm Riffin' on Main Street: James Johnston

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

5:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Boston Floating Hospital

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Joe Crookston

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

7:00 am Parmenter School Memorial Day Celebration

8:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School

10:00 am FHS Senior Awards Night 2025

2:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

4:00 pm FHS Graduation 2025

9:00 pm Tri County Graduation 2025

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 05-29-25

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 05-29-25

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  912 7148 1718

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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School Committee reluctantly approves personnel & funding cuts to FY 2026 budget (video)

The Franklin (MA) School Committee met as scheduled on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. 6 members participated, 1 remotely, 1 did not (although has participated in the prior Budget subcommittee meeting).

Franklin TV video for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYQVNOKqqR8

The agenda doc also contains remote participation info ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102025-1780

The meeting packet folder (all the docs released before or after the meeting)

https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/documents/departments/school-committee/meeting-packets/2024---25-meeting-packets/june-10%2C-2025-sc-meeting-packet/814634

Quick recap:

• A brief executive session was held before approving the new teacher contract for a 3 year term. Details of the amount approved were not shared, however, members of the negotiation subcommittee spoke highly of the collaboration and cooperation that resulted in a good deal for the district and the Town. The vote was unanimous and included Town Administrator Jamie Hellen (7-0-1) (1 absent)
• The budget adjustment reducing the proposed budget by $2M was previewed in a subcommittee meeting before the full committee meeting. 12 personnel are added to the 29 that were reduced by redistricting. Additional expenses were cut to bring the budget into balance per revised Town funding due to the failed override
• Bus fee will remain at $387, Sports fees will remain high at this year's levels for next year. A full analysis of the fees and participation will be conducted next year as part of the FY 2027 budget to see what can be done given the lower funding from the Town
• The Superintendent evaluation was approved as "Exemplary". A fair results given the multiple threads of work, budget, override, redistricting and oh, conducting school for the district at the same time

My full set of notes ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rqv1NSxrFjWZdzwpeo2WJwq3H7FIwujA/view?usp=drive_link

Pictures of the budget revisions can be viewed here ->    https://photos.app.goo.gl/YnKXoUH5NncMo2Wk6

The presentation doc will be posted to the packet folder (see link above sometime Wednesday).

School Committee reluctantly approves personnel & funding cuts to FY 2026 budget (video)

Franklin TV schedule for Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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

7:30 am Mental Health: Max Morrongiello

8:30 am The Black Box: T3

10:00 am Franklin Art Association: Vincent Crotty

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Mac 'n' Cheese

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

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

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 6

3:30 pm ArtWeek: Airmen of Note

5:30 pm United Methodist Church: Michael Rivelis

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Joe Crookston

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

7:00 am Parmenter School Memorial Day Celebration

8:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Band and Glee

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness 2024

11:00 am Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

12:30 pm FHS Graduation 2025

4:00 pm Tri County Honors Night 2025

6:00 pm FHS Senior Awards Night 2025

8:30 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v King Philip 06-07-25

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

8:00 am Town Council 06-04-25

2:00 pm Town Council 06-04-25

7:00 pm  Finance Committee  CHAMBERS  869 7517 9878

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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FHS baseball drops 1 run game to KP to end playoff run

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Spring sports playoff results for Franklin High School on Monday, June 9, 2025

Baseball = Division 1

#12 Franklin, 1 @ #4 King Philip, 2 – Final

Franklin TV video for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3Mzrnp_Ez0

"The night before Monday’s Div. 1 quarterfinal against rival Franklin at Lombard Field, senior Alex Lutfy dreamed of coming to the plate with the game on the line and delivering the game-winning hit.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, that dream came true.

Catcher Leo Dowling singled to left with one out in the seventh. Courtesy runner Collin Hasenfus advanced to second on a Vinny Menendez bunt and took third on a wild pitch. Franklin reliever DJ Silverstein intentionally walked Drew Herlin and, after falling behind in the count, Aiden Astorino to load the bases.

Lutfy walked to the plate with two of KP’s three hits in the game. He went with a pitch, driving it to deep left and just out of the reach of Franklin left fielder Owen Pennini. The ball bounced up against the fence for a game-winning, walk-off single that secured a 2-1 win (KP’s third one-run win against the Panthers this season) and a third Final Four appearance in the last four years."

Continue reading the article by Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/lutfy-delivers-in-the-clutch-king-philip-baseball-walks-off-franklin-again/

For a photo gallery from this game -> 

https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2024-2025/Spring-2025/King-Philip-Franklin-Baseball-06-09-25

For other results around the Hockomock League (subscription is required)

https://hockomocksports.com/mondays-schedule-scoreboard-06-09-25/

FHS baseball drops 1 run game to KP to end playoff run

Franklin TV schedule for Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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

 

7:30 am Joe Landry: Funeral Homes

9:00 am Mental Health: Max Morrongiello

10:00 am Frank Presents: Jamie Barrett

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Mac 'n' Cheese

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

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

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 6

3:30 pm Riffin' on Main Street: James Johnston

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

5:30 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

6:30 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Boston Floating Hospital

8:00 pm ArtWeek: Airmen of Note

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

 

7:00 am Parmenter School Memorial Day Celebration

8:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Band and Glee

10:00 am Mental Health : Amanda Ayer & David Gove

12:30 pm Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School

2:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse v Longmeadow 05-20-25

4:30 pm Tri County Honors Night 2025

8:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

9:00 pm Tri County Graduation 2025

 

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

8:00 am School Committee 05-27-25

2:00 pm School Committee 05-27-25

7:00 pm School Committee  CHAMBERS  827 5325 3174  Passcode 168474

 

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Franklin TV schedule for Monday, June 9, 2025

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

7:00 am Riffin' on Main Street: James Johnston

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness 2024

9:00 am ArtWeek: Airmen of Note

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Mac 'n' Cheese

1:35 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:02 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:02 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 6

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

5:30 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Boston Floating Hospital

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Jamie Barrett

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Joe Crookston

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

8:30 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness 2024

9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

10:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School

12:00 pm Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

3:30 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v King Philip 06-07-25

6:30 pm Parmenter School Memorial Day Celebration

8:00 pm FHS Graduation 2025

 

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

 

8:00 am Planning Board 06-02-25

2:00 pm Planning Board 06-02-25

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: Graduation(s)

Tri-County & Franklin High

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 06/08/2025

On Thursday it was Tri-County’s big night. Then, next night, Franklin High. Again, we worked with Wrentham Cable8 and NorthTV to assemble crew and connections to the entire Tri-County region of 11 cities and towns. Then, next day, we were on the Panther football field for Franklin High. In years past the prep and installation of cameras and gear could take two days. We’ve refined the technology and our approach to ‘big events’ technical prep/setup to take under 4 hours.

Franklin TV: Graduation(s)

These days it also ‘takes a village’ to deliver large event coverage. Thanks go out to our crew(s) for making it all happen: Chris Flynn, Chris Leverone, Meredith Roberts, Taylor Tremblay, Chris Cadorette, Jared Ware, Liz Harkins, Brian McCoy, Marc Berman. Willian Stewart, Colin Boisvert.

Across the various Town Services: DPW, Building Management, Police, etc. The attitude is always “Let’s make it happen for the kids’. Need that mountain moved?

No problem. Where would you like it placed, and when do you need it there?

And – as always –

Thank you for watching

Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm

And staying informed at Franklin●news

To watch the Tri-County graduation -> https://www.youtube.com/live/M-VKJmzZee4?&t=494

To watch the FHS graduation -> https://www.youtube.com/live/hHkoraIICto?&t=872

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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FHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony, June 6, 2025 (video)

Use link to view the FHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony ->    https://www.youtube.com/live/hHkoraIICto?&t=872

FHS Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony, June 6, 2025 (video)

Tom Mercer & I condense the 4 hour Council meeting to about 20 minutes (audio)

FM #1462 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1462 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares our “Town Council Quarterbacking” with Town Council Chair Tom Mercer. We had our conversation via the Zoom Conference Bridge on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Our conversation condensed the Town Council meeting of June 4, 2025 and the closeout of the FY 2025 budget approval in light of the failed override June 3, 2025.

We focus on two questions:

• ok, what just happened? 

• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?

Discussion items: 

• FY 2026 Budget adjusted for Option B and approved

• Thanks to all involved for their efforts and collaboration through the Joint Budget process and in resolving the required cuts

• What’s next, another Joint Budget series starts in the fall

• The next couple of budget years are going to be equally tough, we need to work together to figure this out

• THis weekend brings the Farmers Market opening, FHS Class of 2025 graduation, PorchFest returns on Saturday, there is a lot happening

The conversation runs about 25 minutes

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1462-town-council-quarterbacking-06-05-25/

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Franklin TV video is available for replay ->   https://www.youtube.com/live/_f72Yd8VXz0?&t=316 

The agenda doc was updated Wednesday afternoon to add the Option B and Options A & B comparisons for the discussion on the budget cuts.

Option A & B Comparison ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5883/FY26-Control-Sheet-and-Voting-Doc-COMPARISON 

Option B -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5882/FY26-Control-Sheet-and-Voting-Doc-OPTION-B 

Full agenda -> https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06042025-1769 

My full set of notes as written during the meeting

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1718wLXj_U_hdqq82Jb1rVrgeomNdeHaO/view?usp=drive_link 

The 3 slides Jamie talked to in his explanation of Option B

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oxfbkEcNhB5mpjHB8 

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Tom Mercer & I condense the 4 hour Council meeting to about 20 minutes (audio)