Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM

Trevor the Games Man is scheduled for the Franklin Library, Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM.

Featuring Stiltwalking and Cooperative Games, TREVOR leads the audience through a wide variety of unusual, interactive, cooperative, FUN, participatory activities!

Franklin Library: Trevor the Games Man - Weds, Dec 28 at 10:30 AM

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Tuesday, Dec 27, 2022

• wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Tuesday

9:00 AM 12:00 Noon and 6:00 PM  Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines
2 hours. An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

11:00 AM 2 PM and 8:00 PM SAFE Radio– Jim Derick and Dr. Anne Bergen Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder 

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = TUESDAY

7:00 am Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony

9:00 am It Takes A Village: D'Angela Alberty

10:00 am Frank Presents

11:00 am Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Cookies

11:30 am Senior Connection: Traditions

12:10 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Banana Bread

12:40 pm Sandhya: Eclairs

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 1

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10

3:30 pm ConCom Fall Gathering

4:00 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History: Pt. 4

4:30 pm Senior Center Christmas 2022

5:30 pm Santa On The Common 2022

6:00 pm Parish of St. Mary Christmas Pageant 2019

7:30 pm Joe Landry: Franklin Trivia

9:00 pm The Black Box: Tappy Christmas 2019

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = TUESDAY

7:00 am Public School Concert: Horace Mann Winter Music 2022

9:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2022

11:00 am Cultural District: Brent Selby

12:00 pm FHS Winter Chorus & Orchestra 2022

1:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History: Pt. 4

2:00 pm It Takes A Village: D'Angela Alberty

3:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v Canton 02-22-22

5:20 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball: v 12-20-22

8:00 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v King Philip 12-16-22

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = TUESDAY

8:00 am School Committee: 12-13-22

12:00 pm Economic Development: 12-14-22

2:00 pm School Committee: 12-13-22

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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Happy Holidays from Jen & the Veggie Project

Hello volunteers, Pantry staff and friends,

I hope this finds you with your feet up, staying warm and spending the weekend the way you want!  I whole heartedly thank all of you that voted for the Veggie Project and me for the Honey Dew awards. Unfortunately, we were not one of the top five.  The fact that it was one of the top ten nominations of over 100 candidates was huge.  I felt the awards opportunity with Honey Dew was a more transparent and sincere voting process and follow up than the Lowes grant that I asked you to vote on earlier this year.  Another plus is that Honey Dew let me know that we can be nominated and voted for next year!

What I do want you all to know is that the Pantry staff, its board of directors and other people and organizations that support the Pantry acknowledge your efforts.  That being said, these are the very people that gather information of the success of the Veggie Projects as well as the other successful Pantry programs. They are also the people that work very hard at obtaining grants for the Pantry and its endeavors , i.e. the Veggie Project.  So once again, your efforts were not done in vain!  The nomination and the comradery of all of you involved will be added to the Veggie Project's "resume".   

Some exciting facts:  

Our garden space expanded in 2022.  We continued to grow in 11 beds at the Franklin Community Garden, New England Chapel built a large raised planter bed behind their new home (the former Fico's building), St. Johns Episcopal Church allowed us to continue to grow in their garden beds, Farmer Mel expanded her garden plots which benefitted the Project and many Pantry clients and volunteers were given potted veggie plants to grow at home.  We surpassed our previous years grand totals.  This season, we grew 1,323.8 lbs!!!!  That's just the weight of what was harvested and distributed.  This weight doesn't include the dozens of flower arrangements we gave out and plants our clients grew at home.  We are hoping to continue our expansion by adding "movable" raised planter beds at the Pantry's new home this  coming Spring.  

PLEASE pass this information on to anyone that you asked to vote for us as well as those interested in getting involved.  We are looking forward to growing again in the upcoming season.

The Franklin Food Pantry and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, fun and loved filled holidays, and a healthy 2023.  

My best,

Jen

Community gardens in early in the growing season May 2022

Downtown Zoning Discussion with Councilors Hamblen & Frongillo - 12/19/22 (audio)

FM #904 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 904 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares the audio recording of my conversation with Town Councilors Melanie Hamblen and Cobi Frongillo. We met in the Franklin TV Studio on Monday, Dec 19, 2022.

We talked about inclusionary zoning and other zoning items from the “Franklin For All” project which are now in the review and discussion process with the Economic Development Subcommittee that Melanie Chairs and for which Cobi is Vice-Chair. 

 

The recording of our conversation on zoning runs about 45 minutes. Let’s listen in.

Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-904-downtown-zoning-discussion-12-19-22

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Cobi’s ride around Franklin taking photos of housing types

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DG0iuZH0MmITC6GVDqL_zsZSV--9eq4s/view?usp=share_link

Cobi shared some Franklin Housing Data from DataTown (provided by MHP) via a Twitter thread  https://twitter.com/CobiFrongillo/status/1516768940579606532

Prior discussion with Cobi on housing conference -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/05/conversation-with-town-councilor-cobi.html

Prior discussion on Franklin For All project -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2022/03/this-franklin-for-all-discussion.html

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We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) or 102.9 on the Franklin area radio dial.  

This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.

How can you help?

• If you can use the information that you find here, please tell your friends and neighbors

• If you don't like something here, please let me know

Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.

For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/

If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com

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.

I hope you enjoy!

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examples of current Franklin housing from Cobi's bike ride around Franklin

Cobi's Corner - newsletter recaps 2022

Town Councilor Cobi Frongillo recapped the 2022 year in his recent newsletter. If you did not receive your own copy, you can review a PDF of my copy.

Read the current newsletter (PDF format) ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QXT7jHUOnihwRKM2wgR6NidgUjrPioLA/view?usp=share_link

You can also subscribe to receive the next one from Cobi at ->    https://www.cobifrongillo.com/

Cobi's Corner - newsletter recaps 2022

The Visual Capitalist: "A Visual Crash Course on Geothermal Energy"

From The Visual Capitalist, this is a good one page view of geothermal energy.

The Visual Capitalist: "A Visual Crash Course on Geothermal Energy"

Follow the link to view the additional information on The Visual Capitalist page for geothermal  ->  https://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-visual-crash-course-on-geothermal-energy/

Franklin TV and wfpr.fm schedule for Monday, Dec 26, 2022

• wfpr.fm or 102.9 on the FM dial = Monday

9 AM 12 PM and 6 PM Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Todd Monjur
2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews

11 AM 2 PM and 8 PM A More Perfect Union – Discussing American Politics and Current Events - Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Dr. Natalia Linos, State Rep Jeff Roy, Chris Woolf, and Nick Remissong host a round table discussion on current events and American politics, bringing about thoughtful conversation, compelling discourse, and a look at what the future might hold for the United States

• Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 26) = MONDAY

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Task Force

9:00 am FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Banana Bread

12:30 pm Sandhya: Eclairs

1:00 pm Cooking Thyme: Centerpieces

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Fall 2019 Show 1

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 10

5:00 pm Senior Center Christmas 2022

6:00 pm Addressing Hate in School Sports

7:00 pm Santa On The Common 2022

7:30 pm Frank Presents

9:00 pm The Black Box: Tappy Christmas 2019

• Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 96, Verizon 28) = MONDAY

8:30 am Pack 92 Pinewood Derby 2022

10:30 am Public School Concert: Horace Mann Winter Music 2022

12:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball: v 12-20-22

2:00 pm SAFE Coalition: Task Force

3:00 pm FHS Band

4:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Basketball: v King Philip 12-16-22

6:30 pm Battleship Cove: Inside the History: Pt. 4

7:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey: v St. John's Shrewsbury 12-20-21

9:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey: v Canton 02-22-22

• Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 11, Verizon 29) = MONDAY

8:00 am Planning Board: 12-19-22

12:00 pm Economic Development: 12-14-22

2:00 pm Planning Board: 12-19-22

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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Merry Christmas to all celebrating!

I hope you can and will enjoy this holiday with family and friends. 

If you have time to catch up on some Franklin news, feel free to scroll through the 

• meeting notes (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/meeting-notes.html)
• listen to one of the wfpr.fm podcasts (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/franklin-matters-radio.html)
• listen to one of the Franklin Matters podcasts  (https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/fm-podcasts.html)
• or search for a particular term or phrase and explore the results 

And if you haven't already subscribed for the one email you receive daily with all the Franklin news, please consider doing so ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/p/welcome.html

Merry Christmas to all celebrating!

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 048 - Christmas & Holiday Stories (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about the coming winter season, Christmas, spending time with family, love and much more.

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for December 2022

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-048-christmas-holiday-stories

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 047 - Thanksgiving and Fall Stories (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, writings plays and more about thanksgiving, gratitude, fall and more.

This episode aired on Franklin Radio for November 2022.

Audio file -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-047-thanksgiving-and-fall-stories

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episode here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

Franklin.TV: Christmas Day

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 12/25/2022

It began shortly after Thanksgiving. My lovely wife has been ‘ramping up’ all the preparations for our big Christmas Day family gathering. It’s exhausting work – a heroic effort. God bless her. A true labor of love.

These past three years of covid and cancellations – three years – have left holes and heartaches in far too many families. More than a million souls departed. Our old normal, gone. Big gatherings, gone.

We are fortunate. We did all the right things; social distancing, vaccinations, masking. We are all still happily here. A good reason to celebrate – like it’s 2019.

Then – the next day…

we can ‘decompress’, while we remember the joys and wonders of Christmas 2023. May you, your family and friends have the merriest ever.

And may 2023 smile warmly and kindly upon us all.

Thanks for listening to 102.9 wfpr●fm. 

And – as always – thanks 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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Watch "Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony" on YouTube

A Conversation of Hope: Black & Jewish Voices in Harmony was held at the Temple Etz Chaim on Sunday, Dec 11, 2022. 

Hosted by Rabbi Tom Alpert, moderated by Rabbi Elise Winick, and instigated by jamele adams with less than 20 people participating in person. Due to technical difficulty it was not available via live stream as planned. The video was recorded by Franklin TV for future broadcast and replay. The video replay is now available on YouTube.

Video replay -> https://youtu.be/G0MQ2tNUNpM

The audio recording runs 1 hour and 20 minutes, so let’s listen to the Conversation of Hope Dec 11, 2022. Audio file -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-896-a-conversation-of-hope-12-11-22

L-R: Jamele Adams, Rabbi Elise Winick, Rabbi Tom Alpert

The Pumpernickel puppet show scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 27 at 10:30 AM

The Franklin Public Library will host the Pumpernickel Puppets show on Tuesday, Dec 27 at 10:30 AM.  "Join us for a fun show, including a cast of colorful puppet characters, live voices and sound effects!"

The Pumpernickel puppet show is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec 27 at 10:30 AM

Shared from the Franklin Public Library page ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/franklin-public-library/bulletins/pumpernickel-puppets-tuesday-december-27th-1030am

Franklin DPW Notice: Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & Holiday Recycling Center Hours

 

Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & 
Holiday Recycling Center Hours

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Curbside trash/recycling pickup will operate on a regular schedule during both holiday weeks (December 26 - 30, 2022 and Ja
nuary 2 - 6, 2023).

The Recycling Center Holiday hours are as follows:

• Sunday, December 25: CLOSED
• Saturday, December 31: 8 AM - 1 PM
• Sunday, January 1: CLOSED

Shared from Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-regular-curbside-recycling-schedule-holiday-recycling-center-hours

With Christmas and New Year's on Sundays, there is no planned delay in the pickup schedule.

Regular Curbside/ Recycling Schedule & Holiday Recycling Center Hours

New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk at First Universalist Society of Franklin (FUSF)

New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk

The First Universalist Society of Franklin — 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin, MA — will host a New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk on Saturday, December 31, from 5 - 7 PM. 

This annual free event offers both an outdoor labyrinth in the pine grove, and a candlelit labyrinth in our sanctuary. Finger labyrinths will be available for people who want to experience the labyrinth but have mobility issues. 

We will begin our walk with an Opening Ceremony at 5 PM. Dress accordingly for the weather and allow at least 30 minutes to walk the indoor labyrinth, and less for the outdoor labyrinth. Socks are required for the indoor walk.  Booties that cover footwear will be provided for those who need shoes to walk. Face masks are recommended. 

In the event of a storm, or unsafe driving conditions, the walk will be canceled.  Call Judy Swaim at 508-769-6664 for more information, as well as for possible cancelations due to weather.

The labyrinth on a sunny day in 2016