Police Station Bldg Cmte selects Parmenter as site, recommends code review of Parmenter building to Town Council (video0

The Police Station Building Committee met as scheduled on Wednesday, January 6 at 6:00 PM. 2 members were absent (K Alexander, G Primo).

Franklin TV video available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNiDr84B38

The agenda doc ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_01062026-2064 

Quick recap:

• Refresh on membership: "The Town Administrator shall nominate all eleven members of the committee membership, to be ratified by the Town Council. The Chair of the Town Council shall select the Chair, Vice-Chair and Clerk. Terms of the committee shall be through substantial completion of the project." from the Committee charge document -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1146/Police-Station-Building-Committee-Charge-PDF
• Chief TJ Lynch provides an update on the open house/tours held in Sept/Oct 2025 and poorly attended. Virtual tour available on project webpage -> https://www.franklinmapoliceproject.com/existing-conditions  or the YouTube playlist -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjVX3ZOe9o&list=PLL2XKlvMgLAlZpjphLCLuJbyvu3tKxMOF
• Joe Lynch, OPM provides an update then the remainder of the team walk through the process and findings to date. Tonight's presentation doc to be added to the project page in meantime, much of it restates that shared in August 2025  https://a8db3785-aec1-40c7-8a6f-6e79d6737676.filesusr.com/ugd/c81e0f_c6d6a290752446faa622810cfb358ba1.pdf 
• Discussion around site options, decided to make recommendation for project site as Parmenter (passed unanimously). 
• Also determined to recommend a Code review of the existing facility at the quoted cost of $62.5K (passed 6-1; Woodward no)
• No meeting scheduled at this time, pending direction from Town Council

My notes in one PDF

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_dc-Zg0yH5eRlDEfImxNUAiiK92JX3q/view?usp=drive_link

potential placement of new station keeping all of Parmenter building

Photo album of some of the slide alternatives for the Parmenter site

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2UZWJD1m68WCkYZB6

FHS girls (video) & boys basketball teams both top North Attleboro on Tuesday

Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, January  6, 2026

Girls Basketball = North Attleboro, 45 @ Franklin, 58 – Final

– Franklin used a big second quarter to pull away from North and earn its third win in the last five games. With a 15-12 lead after one, Franklin’s offense connected for 24 points in the second to push the lead up to 18 at halftime. Sophia Sacramone sank a pair of threes, Tessah Rodrigues scored seven, and Kaylee Fernandes chipped in with four points in the quarter to help Franklin take control. North won the second half 24-19, but it wasn’t enough to put pressure on the Panthers. Fernandes scored a career-high 15 points, Rodrigues finished with a dozen, and Sacramone had 10. Kendall Mone chipped in with seven and Lila Reagan sank a pair of threes for Franklin. Jordan Egan paced the Rocketeers with 10 points, including six in the fourth, and Bella Houghton and Ava Pratt each scored eight.

Franklin TV video available for replay ->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7pWLyhuW-Q

Boys Basketball = Franklin, 51 @ North Attleboro, 31 – Final

– After being held to just two points in the first quarter, North Attleboro’s offense came alive in the second to make a game of it by halftime but Franklin’s defense took control again in the second half to pull away for a big win. The Panthers held a 13-2 edge after eight minutes but the Rocketeers scored 18 points in the second to cut Franklin’s lead to 23-20 at the break. Franklin’s offense had its best quarter in the third, highlighted by a pair of threes from Ben Scaccia, five points from James Crowley, four from Justice Samuels, and a bucket from Kyla Batla all while the Panthers held North to a pair of field goals for four points and a 40-24 lead going into the fourth. Scaccia added another triple in the fourth and finished with a career-high 20 points to lead the charge for Franklin while both Crowley and Samuels had eight points apiece. Jake Peckham scored a team-high 10 points for North and Dylan Brousseau added eight points.

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)  

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-06-26/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

Franklin TV schedule for Wednesday, January 7, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:30 am     Universe of Adolescent Sleep

8:30 am Second Sunday Speaker Series: Freedom Trail

10:00 am Franklin Art Association: Christine West

11:30 am Comfort Food: Comfort Food

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: French Toast

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Chicken Pot Pie

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 3

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 8

3:30 pm More Perfect Union: Immigration and the Courts

6:00 pm FPAC: Humbug

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Ellis Paul

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

7:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Chorus and Orchestra

8:30 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Band

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: The Hamlins

11:00 am FHS Winter Music: Chorus and Orchestra 2024

1:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Stoughton 12-18-24

4:00 pm FHS Varsity Swimming v King Philip 01-25-24

6:00 pm FHS Varsity Wrestling: v Taunton 01-05-23

10:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Taunton 01-02-26

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

8:00 am Town Council 12-17-25

2:00 pm Town Council 12-17-25

6:00 pm Town Council  CHAMBERS  829 1107 4306

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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Let's pick a Day/Time for a weekend session of the monthly Franklin Q&A (survey)

We need to find a day and time of day that would work for the most folks to participate in a monthly Franklin Q&A session. There is one at the Senior Center on the 3rd Wednesday each month. 

There was a trial during 2025 for Monday evenings at the Franklin Library that didn't work well enough to continue.

So let's try a weekend at the Franklin TV Studio:

• Either a Saturday - late morning, early afternoon
• Or a Sunday, late afternoon, or early evening

Mark the day / time combination that you'd prefer with a 1 (top), 2 (still works) or choice of No (can't make it)

Note: whatever day/time combination is chosen, there would be a remote option (via Zoom) to participate as well.

Let's pick a Day/Time for a weekend session of the monthly Franklin Q&A (survey)

Survey form link -> https://forms.gle/qk5xKmWvH2B1KAf18

Franklin TV schedule for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:00 am ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

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

9:00 am Universe of Adolescent Sleep

10:00 am Frank's Musings: A Proposition

11:00 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: French Toast

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Chicken Pot Pie

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 3

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 8

3:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2

5:30 pm Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

6:30 pm Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Immigrants

8:00 pm 12-Tone Music

9:00 pm FPAC: Humbug

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

7:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Chorus and Orchestra

8:30 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-25

10:00 am Universe of Adolescent Sleep

11:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Band

1:30 pm     FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Stoughton 12-18-24

4:00 pm FHS Varsity Swimming v King Philip 01-25-24

8:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2 01-16-25

9:30 pm Franklin Footlighters: High School Musical Jr.

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

8:00 am School Committee 12-09-25

2:00 pm School Committee 12-09-25

6:00 pm Police Station Bldg Committee  CHAMBERS  814 5465 8685

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 schedule for Monday, January 5, 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: Steve Sherlock

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: The Hamlins

9:00 am FPAC: Humbug

11:30 am Comfort Food: Comfort Food

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: French Toast

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Chicken Pot Pie

1:30 pm      Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 3

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 8

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2

5:30 pm Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

7:00 pm Frank's Musings: A Proposition

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Ellis Paul

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

7:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Chorus and Orchestra

8:30 am SAFE Coalition: The Hamlins

9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 2 01-16-25

10:30 am FHS Concert Hour 02-26-25

12:00 pm FHS Winter Music: Chorus and Orchestra 2024

1:30 pm     FHS Varsity Wrestling: v Taunton 01-05-23

3:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Taunton 01-02-26

5:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v Canton 01-03-26

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

8:00 am  Planning Board 12-15-25

11:00 am  Finance Committee 12-10-25

2:00 pm  Planning Board 12-15-25

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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FHS sports results for Saturday, Jan 3, 2026

Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Saturday, January  3, 2026

Boys Hockey = Canton, 7 @ Franklin, 0 – Final

Franklin TV video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2lQUFHo3kE

Girls Hockey = Franklin, 0 @ Canton, 4 – Final

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)  

https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-01-03-26/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

Franklin TV: Cyber-Puttering?

PUTTER DAY goes digital.

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 01/04/2026

Cruft! (Ugh!) Digital cruft is a thing. It’s old digital stuff. Old bits of computer code and engineering REM statements (comments) that linger in software apps. It’s snippets of saved code – because, well – you just never know.

Cruft! It’s also the momentarily valued digital detritus; those random links, pix, text, files – stuff that many of us collect – usually online through our web browsers. Downloaded cyber-clutter. (I’ll just [klick] save that for later.) Taken to extremes, it can devolve into digital hoarding.

We’re all guilty in some way.

Consider that I have a desktop computer. It’s personal. It’s also business. It’s the digital home of my personal and professional life. While diligent in keeping these respective datasets separate, within these two worlds there are many folders filled with many more files. The business files are records that go back to my start at Franklin.TV in 2012. My personal files – pix, software code, art and design projects, etc. go back to 1975. Fifty years of personal computing. It’s a lot of stuff. There’s a digitized archive of extended family photos that goes back over a century.

Beyond cruft, there are assets. There is a digital discipline – asset management. The essential concept is simple:

If it’s mine, I can share it. If it’s there, I can find it.

How to optimize that glorious digital goal was my ‘to do’ on PUTTER DAY, 2026. After 2 days of file moving, copying, some deleting, and much general organizing, my digital world is more orderly – more navigable.

Now – let’s seeee… Where did I just put today’s ‘Program Guide’ file…?

(I had it just a minute ago.) Digital asset management is a challenge without end.

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 

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Both FHS girls & boys (video) basketball teams top Taunton on Friday

Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Friday, January  2, 2026

Boys Basketball = Taunton, 50 @ Franklin, 64 – Final

Franklin TV video available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvwrGKKYm1o

By Ryan Lanigan || HockomockSports.com Editor

"First-year Franklin head coach Mike Masto preaches that experience is the best teacher.

On Friday afternoon, the Panthers – who feature a roster that’s mostly filled with players getting used to the varsity level – showed they’re starting to learn on the fly.

Franklin put it all together with a dominant third period, turning a close game at halftime into a comfortable 64-50 win over visiting Taunton.

Coming off a tough loss to Winchester in which the Panthers struggled on the offensive end in the second half, Franklin got contributions from up-and-down the lineup against the Tigers."

Continue reading the game recap -> https://hockomocksports.com/third-quarter-surge-powers-franklin-boys-basketball-past-tigers/

For a photo gallery from this game -> https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2025-2026/Winter-2025-2026/Franklin-Taunton-Boys-Basketball-01-02-26

Girls Basketball = Franklin, 64 @ Taunton, 57 – Final 

By Josh Perry || HockomockSports.com Managing Editor, provides the game recap :

"Midway through the third quarter of Friday’s matinee at the Rabouin Field House, Tessah Rodrigues drove into the lane and kicked it out to Sophia Sacramone for a wide open three on the wing. It was Sacramone’s third triple of the quarter and pushed Franklin’s lead to 46-21.

The Panthers looked home and dry and well on their way to a first league win of the season, but no one told Taunton that the game was over.

With a 25-point fourth quarter, including 10 in the first 90 seconds of the frame, Taunton clawed its way back into the game. The Tigers would trim the deficit to as few as six points in the closing seconds before Franklin finally saw out a 64-57 victory."

Continue reading the recap (subscription required) -> 

https://hockomocksports.com/franklin-girls-basketball-survives-furious-taunton-comeback-for-first-hock-win/

For a photo gallery from this game (subscription required) ->   https://hockomocksports.smugmug.com/2025-2026/Winter-2025-2026/Taunton-Franklin-Girls-Basketball-01-02-26

Gymnastics = Franklin, 132.30 @ Mansfield, 140.80 – Final

– Mansfield built some separation on the bars and floor and had three of the top four scores in three events in a win over Franklin. Paige Austin led the Hornets with victories on bars (9.65) and floor (9.45) and captured the all-around title with a 37.3. Ava Redding finished second on bars with a 9.5, second on beam with a 9.3, and third on floor with an 8.9, while Sophie Moore placed third on vault (9.0), third on beam (9.2), and second on floor (9.3). Franklin was paced by Alivia Hess, who won vault (9.3) and beam (9.4), placed third on bars (9.2), and finished second in the all-around with a 36.45. Ciara O’Brien added an 8.3 on vault for Franklin while Abby Robillard posted a 32.8 in the all around.

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)  

https://hockomocksports.com/fridays-schedule-scoreboard-01-02-26/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com