Franklin TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) schedule for Thursday, Nov 7, 2024

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

9:00a/12:00p/6:00p Turntable – Enjoy a fun experience with co-hosts The Vibe and Pauly G 

• Show 10:  This week's Turntable Show features Eagles "One Of These Nights" album and Vibe Eagles Playlist.  Released June 10, 1975, it quickly soared to the Eagles' first number one album on Billboard LP chart and includes "One of These Nights", "Lyin' Eyes" and "Take It to the Limit".
• See the Eagles Playlist:   https://tinyurl.com/TurntablePlaylists

11:00a/2:00p/8:00pm Frank Presents – Notable Local Conversations

 

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

7:00 am Fallen Heroes Pt 7

7:30 am Veterans' Call: VA Pension

9:00 am Sons and Daughters of Italy: Carlo Geromini

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Task Force

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Red Pepper Soup

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Green Bean Casserole

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Shrimp, Tomato & Greens Pizzetta

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 3

3:00 pm Riffing on Main Street: Michael Walker Jones

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

5:00 pm Metrowest Symposium: Equity & Access in Arts & Culture

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

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Christel Akouri

9:00 pm Endless Konnections: Kevin Barthelemy

10:30 pm The Circuit Breakers

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Annie Sullivan Winter Music 2021

8:30 am Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

11:00 am FHS Varsity Field Hockey v Milford 10-21-24

1:30 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies

2:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

4:00 pm FHS Varsity Volleyball v Methuen 11-01-24

8:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 10-30-24

12:00 pm Master Plan Committee 10-23-24

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 10-30-24

7:30 pm Zoning Board of Appeals  REMOTE  974 4552 9998

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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What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 ???

Wednesday, November 6

7am Fiber Art Installation (Franklin Public Library)

9am Fallen Hero: Jay Stone Davis (Veterans Walkway, Franklin Town Common)

10am Veterans Coffee Social  (Franklin Senior Center)

5pm Weekly Trivia Night (GlenPharmer Distillery) 

6pm Childcare Fair (Franklin Public Library)

6pm Hack your College Application! (Franklin Public Library)

6:30pm Franklin Art Association Meeting (Franklin Senior Center)

**   Town Meetings today   **

Board of Health meeting (virtual meeting)

Event Date:  Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 5:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/11-6-24.pdf

Finance Committee Meeting (Council Chambers & broadcast)

Event Date:  Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 7:00pm

https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/2024-11-06_finance_committee_agenda_packet.pdf

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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Why are there multiple calendars?

Respectfully, the Library and Senior Center calendars are too full of events to include all their events so we tend to focus on the major events. Town and School meetings are also kept separate. Links for all the calendars are shared here:

Find the full Community event calendar  https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication:  https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Library calendar of events ->    calendar link

The Senior Center calendar of events ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/upcoming

The Town meeting calendar is found  https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar
The School district calendar is found  https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendars

Fallen Hero Recognition: Jay Stone Davis - November 6, 2024 - 9 AM

Memorial event today (11/06/24) at 9 AM on the Town Common Veterans Walkway to honor Jay Stone Davis. 

This program will include the placing of a Memorial Wreath for the day, the playing of Taps, a salute from those present, and a reading of whatever history  may be available for that veteran.  This is a way of keeping the memory of that veteran alive.

** Jay Stone Davis PVT. U. S. Army, World War I

Jay Stone Davis was born in East Haven Connecticut in 1883. He was employed in Springfield as a tool maker. He made his home with his mother in Franklin, and she was employed at Dean Academy.

Jay Davis entered the service from Franklin on April 26, 1918 and was assigned three weeks later to Motor Corps 16, Machine Gun Training Center at Camp Hancock.

He went overseas in August of 2918 and less than two months later fell in the action at Skenay, France on this date, 1918.

At the time of his death, no Next of Kin could be found and thus no Purple Heart Award could be given.

Pvt. Davis rests in 'Honored Glory" in the Meuse - Argonne Cemetery in Romagne, France, Plot H, Row 15, Grave 2.

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For the full published series of Fallen Heroes you can visit this link
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html

Photo album of the Fallen Hero pillars along the Veterans Walkway

https://photos.app.goo.gl/oRGdmq9krLNEBnjJ7

The video series of recognition ceremonies for 2024 (YTD) 

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2024/07/fallen-hero-recognition-ceremonies-for.html

Fallen Hero Recognition

The Town Council meeting of Oct 30 gets condensed to 34 minutes in this Quarterbacking session (audio)

FM #1306 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1306 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 Tuesday, November 5, 2023.  

• ok, what just happened? 

• What does it mean for Franklin residents and taxpayers?

Topics for this session

Fire Department - Swearing In of New Firefighter / Paramedics

• Paul Schleicher Jr.

• Michael Dumican

• Corey Rafter

• Steven Osorio

• Shea Hurley

The Police Department had 2 Promotions, Both sworn in by Town Clerk Nancy Danello

• Lieutenant Michael Colecchi 

• Sergeant Cody Landry

Rescission of Prior Approval of Transfer of Section 15 All Alcoholic Beverages Package Store License, Heeru Corporation d/b/a DeVita’s Market. 

License Modification - Change of Manager of a Section 15 Retail Package Store License: Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc. d/b/a Shaw’s. 

Franklin Children's Museum - Meghan Hagen & Erin Gallagher, joined by architect and Brad Chaffee, Camford Property Group. 

Resolution 24-63: Gift Acceptance: Senior Center ($100)

Resolution 24-64: Town Council Approval of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds ($8,304) 

Friendly 40B Policy Update introduced by Jamie in response to what has been heard from the community. 

Joint Budget recap - Council action item at a February meeting to determine Override vote (yes/no), if yes, date, if yes, amount

The recording runs about 34 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Tom as we recap the Council meeting of Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1306-town-council-quarterbacking-11-05-24/

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Town Council agenda Oct 30, 2024 -> https://www.franklinma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif10036/f/agendas/town_council_meeting_october_30_2024_packet_2.pdf 

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

My notes captured during the meeting and now in one PDF file ->  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zqgR9Lc2lYE9H3f8WOor2CoM-XPxaUG3/view?usp=drive_link

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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

• And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we do

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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The Town Council meeting of Oct 30 gets condensed to 34 minutes in this Quarterbacking session (audio)

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Newsletter for November

Join us for our monthly meeting Thursday at Franklin TV!

Franklin LGBTQ Alliance In this newsletter we include an invitation to our next meeting and community events, including our next book club discussion, and include more opportunities to get involved. You Are Invited To Our November Monthly Meeting!   When: November 7th at 6:30pm   Where: Franklin TV at 23 Hutchinson St. in Franklin   What: Fresh Baked Cookies and Get To Know You Games!   *This meeting is a great opportunity to join us and get to know some new people :) FLA Events Join us for our first ever group hike!    When: Saturday 11/9 at 11am (Rain date 11/10 same time)   Where: DelCarte Conservation Area at 459 Pleasant St in Franklin   What: Join us for a light hike at this beautiful local park! You Are Cordially Invited to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance Second Annual Friendsgiving dinner!       November 22nd, 2024   6:30pm at Franklin TV     We look forward to seeing you soon!   Sincerely, The FLA Board of Directors If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.  The newsletter was shortened for publication here, to view the full set of content please visit this link in your browser

Congressman Auchincloss Statement on Re-election

"I am honored to represent the District I grew up in, and I thank my constituents across the Massachusetts Fourth.

Next term, I intend to use my voice & vote to advance work that represents the values & priorities of our District:

• Lowering the cost of living, particularly in healthcare & housing
• Holding accountable the social media platforms that attention-frack our youth
• Passing gun-safety measures that protect children from their leading cause of death
• Interdicting fentanyl exports from China, which poison 100,000 Americans to death annually
• Delivering infrastructure funding for the 35 cities & towns of the District
• Protecting democracy from autocrats at home & abroad.

This term, I have led bipartisan legislation to rein in the Fortune 20 drug-pricing middlemen, known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), that price-gouge prescription drugs and bully independent pharmacists.
Next term, I will continue to drive legislation that lowers co-pays & premiums for prescription drugs and creates a level playing field against the self-dealing, greed, and malfeasance of PBMs.
 

This term, I have co-led bipartisan legislation to force TikTok's divestment from Chinese Communist control, while taking the lead on complementary bipartisan legislation to create a duty of care for all social media platforms relative to cyberbullying, defamation, intimate privacy violations, and other torts.
Next term, I will continue to fight back on behalf of parents against the ferocious lobbying of Big Tech to demand accountability of Meta, X, and more. These leviathans have profited by plundering the attention spans of our youth, impairing their sense of self & society.

This term, my political action committee, Beyond Thoughts & Prayers, has supported Democrats with more than $900,000 to win a gun-safety majority in Congress. J.D. Vance claims gun violence is a 'fact of life'. He's wrong: it's a fact of policy.
Next term, I'll fight against the GOP and the gun lobby to pass the policy that saves lives: background checks, safe-storage laws, an assault-weapons ban, red-flag requirements, resourcing for federal ghost-gun & crime-gun enforcement, and more.

This term, I have served as the co-chair of the Fentanyl Working Group, drafting bipartisan policy to interdict fentanyl exports from China through the Mexican drug cartels.
Next term, I will continue working in good faith with anybody – regardless of politics – to use sanctions, money-laundering, and customs authorities to stop the state-sponsored poisoning of Americans by the Chinese Communist Party.

This term, my office has delivered tens of millions of dollars in water and transportation funding to the 35 cities & towns of the Massachusetts Fourth. The funds have fixed bridges, cleaned water, and unlocked land for housing.
Next term, I will continue working closely with state & local officials to bring home federal dollars to fast-track infrastructure projects & economic development, particularly the construction of more housing, which is the Bay State's most pressing imperative.

This term, I have defended democracy wherever it's under attack. For Ukraine, against Russia. For Israel, against Iran. For the free world, against the Chinese Communist Party. And, of course: for Kamala Harris, against Donald Trump. 

Next term, I will continue to make the case for freedom & democracy in a fractured media landscape, by taking tough questions in front of skeptical audiences to meet people where they are. 

Thank you for the opportunity to represent you in the People's House. 

-- Jake Auchincloss

FHS Boys soccer grabs wins in OT to advance to Final 8

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Boys Soccer

Division 1 = #22 Franklin, 2 @ #11 Algonquin, 1 – Final (OT) 

– Franklin senior Danny Reis picked the perfect time for his first career goal, smashing in the game-winner from in close as the Panthers upset #11 Algonquin on the road in overtime. The host Titans staked a 1-0 lead midway through the first and it stayed that way 10 minutes into the second half. 

Franklin pulled level in the 51st minute when Matt Honekamp took a feed from Jason Proenca and quickly delivered a ball over the top of the defense. Senior Wyatt Herndon hustled to chase it down, getting around the last defender before poking it past the keeper to make it 1-1. 

With just moments left in the first sudden victory overtime period, a throw from Josh Rappa was headed on by Garrett Scagliarini and after Herndon made a play for the ball, it skipped through the box to the far post where Reis came flying in and beat the keeper to it, burying the game winner. 

#22 Franklin advances to play the winner of #6 Brockton and #27 Durfee, which is being played on Wednesday.

The MIAA bracket ->  https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=478996&tclass=

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

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-11-05-24/

FHS boys soccer win to advance in playoffs

Reminder: Newcomers Craft Fair scheduled for Saturday, Nov 9 at Tri-County

The 49th annual Craft Fair is set for Saturday, November 9 at Tri-County High School in Franklin.

The event runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We are again back in our original location in the lobby, hallways and cafeteria. Tri-County High School is located at 147 Pond Street.

Craft Fair - Nov 9

This popular and well-established juried craft fair features hand-crafted items from artists throughout New England. You’ll find a great selection of items for your home, for gift-giving, specialty foods, and more.

The entry fee is $3 for people 12 years of age and older. The funds raised allow us to give back generously to the local community. We were able to donate $6,000 from funds raised at last year's Craft Fair to 10 different organizations. In addition, we also accept donations for the Franklin Food Pantry at the entrance to the Craft Fair.

If any High School students in our surrounding area are in need of community service hours, reach out to us for information. We need volunteers to assist crafters before and after the craft fair with the set up and take down of their booths. Email us at franklincraftfair@gmail.com.

For more info, find us on Facebook and Meetup for club information and activities: Franklin Newcomers & Friends Club.

https://www.facebook.com/FranklinNewcomersCraftFair/ 

https://www.meetup.com/Franklin-Newcomers-Friends

Freakonomics Radio: Why Rent Control Doesn’t Work (Update) (audio)

Catching up to this episode from July...

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-rent-control-doesnt-work-update/

https://pca.st/episode/86e4d376-9f0a-4022-b1a4-e0b284e686c8