Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, Feb 20, 2025

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

Time/Day			Thursday
7:00 AM	12:00 Noon	5:00 PM	Jazz
8:00 AM	1:00 PM	6:00 PM	FM Gov - Sherlock
9:00 AM	2:00 PM	7:00 PM	Turntable Hr 1 - Vibe/PaulyG
10:00 AM	3:00 PM	8:00 PM	Turntable Hr 2- Vibe/PaulyG
11:00 AM	4:00 PM	9:00 PM	Music

 

8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock
Franklin and its local government, services and events 

• This segment features my conversation with Councilor Glenn Jones as we recap the Master Planning Process  ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/glenn-jones-shares-lessons-learned-from.html

9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM - first hour

10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - second hour

Turntable – "Enjoy a fun experience with co-hosts The Vibe and Pauly G sharing personal discussions about a featured rock n roll vinyl record (1st hour) and the best, all music Vibe Playlist (2nd hour)"  

This Turntable Show features Aerosmith's debut record and a rock n roll Vibe Playlist of studio and Live recordings.  Aerosmith's debut was recorded in Boston and released January 5, 1973. The record features major hits including, "Dream On",  "Mama Kin",  and "One Way Street".   The second Playlist Hour spins hits from A Little South of Sanity, Rock'n The Joint, , A Little South of Sanity, and Toys In The Attic. Find the playlist ->  https://tinyurl.com/TurntablePlaylists

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 Thursday, Feb 20, 2025

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

7:30 am Veterans' Call: Robert Pierson

10:30 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lasagna

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Stir Fry

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer '19 Show 2

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

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 1

5:00 pm Historical Museum: Randy LaRosa and Krishna Swain

6:30 pm Martin Luther King: Music and Spoken Word

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Michael Soter & Jeff Roy

9:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Freedom Trail

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

7:00 am Public School Concert: Elementary Winter Music Pt. 3 01-15-19

8:30 am Lifelong Music: Band & Elementary Glee

9:45 am Hockomock League Swim Championship Day 2 2025

1:30 pm Universe of Adolescent Sleep

4:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v Attleboro 02-05-25

5:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Fall 2024 Pt 2

6:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Canton 02-05-25

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Legally Blonde

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 02-06-25

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 02-06-25

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  918 2651 2946

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, February 19, 2025 ???

Wednesday, February 19

* No scheduled delay for trash/recycle curbside pick up this week due to the holiday, weather might have something to do about though. Stay Tuned

* Dean Global Day of Giving 

10:30am The BenAnna Band (4 whole family) (Franklin Public Library)

11:00am Franklin Q&A (Franklin Senior Center & remote)

1:00pm CANCELED for today Where's the Toast? Memory Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

3:00pm Hands Only CPR (Franklin Fire Department)

4:00pm Code Club (grades 3 - 8) (Franklin Public Library)

4:00pm Bookworm Bounce (kids ages 0 - 5) (Franklin Public Library)

6:00pm Pajama Storytime (all ages) (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Breath of Stars (ticketed event) (Dean College Main Stage Theater)

**  Town Meetings today   **

7:00pm Joint Budget Subcommittee Listening Session (Franklin Senior Center)  https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02192025-1559

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Why are there multiple calendars?

What's happening today in Franklin? 

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/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false

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

Joe Crookston Scheduled to Perform at Circle of Friends Coffeehouse - March 8

Joe Crookston March 8 

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse in Franklin is thrilled to welcome Joe Crookston back on Saturday, March 8 at 7:30 PM. 

Joe is a force of nature on stage. Pure magic. He’s in his power and communes with his audience. He’ll surprise you. He awakens the cynics. His rhythm is infectious. In concert, he is funny as hell one moment and transcendent the next. Whether he’s weaving through lap slide songs or fiddling an American Southern tune, he’ll draw you in.

Joe has toured with Gordon Lightfoot, headlined major US festivals, and received a Folk Alliance International “Album of the Year" award. He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and 100’s more. Please join us at this outstanding show. https://www.joecrookston.com/

The Circle of Friends Coffeehouse is a non-profit organization affiliated with Franklin's First Universalist Society. Concerts are presented in a smoke free and alcohol free environment at the Society's handicapped accessible Meetinghouse, 262 Chestnut St. in Franklin, and begin at 7:30 PM; doors open at 7:00 PM. 

Beverages and gourmet desserts will be available.  Admission is $25.  

Please  visit http://www.circlefolk.org/ to purchase tickets or for more information.

Upcoming Shows

• Apr 5  The Kennedys
• May 17 John Gorka

FHS boys basketball streak ends with loss to Xaverian on Tuesday

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Boys Basketball = Franklin, 38 vs. Xaverian, 40 – Final

– Xaverian overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half to stun Franklin, handing the Panthers their first loss of the season. Points were hard to come by for both teams but Franklin was able to turn a slight halftime lead (17-16) into as much as 11 in the third before going into the fourth up seven (35-28). A mix of uncharacteristic turnovers and Xaverian’s zone defense — a mix of 2-3 and 1-3-1 — limited Franklin to just three points in the fourth quarter, all from the free throw line. Senior Caden Sullivan paced the Panthers with 14 points.

Thank you all for attending the 2nd Annual Nick Gaspar Invitational at Franklin High School to support the Nick Strong Foundation http://nickstrongfoundation.com

@1NickStrong18 https://x.com/fhsboysbball/status/1891979777868783838

 

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-02-18-25/

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

NYTimes.com: A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently (Listen, Read)

From The New York Times:

A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently (Listen, Read)

A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently

Representative Jake Auchincloss discusses how the Democratic Party can offer meaningful alternatives to voters.

Continue to read the article via this "gift" link ->    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jake-auchincloss.html?smid=em-share

You can read the article using the Franklin Library subscription to the NY Times. Follow these steps to do that ->

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/how-to-access-online-resources-with.html

The article is an edited transcript of an hour long conversation by Ezra Klien and Congressman Jake Auchincloss. You can listen to the podcast episode here ->

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-democrat-who-is-thinking-differently/id1548604447?i=1000693395402

Franklin School Committee is pleased to host the Legislative Forum on Feb 24, 2025

The Franklin School Committee is pleased to host the Franklin Legislative Forum on February 24th at 6:30 PM in the Franklin High School Lecture Hall.

This forum offers a valuable opportunity to engage directly with MA Senator Rausch and State Representative Jeff Roy to discuss key issues impacting our community.

We encourage community members to attend this event and take advantage of this opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue with our local legislators!

Franklin School Committee is pleased to host the Legislative Forum on Feb 24, 2025

Franklin School Committee page -> https://www.franklinps.net/page/school-committee

HANDS-ONLY CPR Class offered for FREE on Weds, Feb 19 at Fire Dept

HANDS-ONLY CPR Class Weds, Feb 19

The Town of Franklin health Department & Fire Department Present: HANDS-ONLY CPR - TOMORROW - Wednesday, February 19, 3pm - 4:30pm at the

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Classroom,

Franklin Fire Headquarters

40 West Central St, Franklin, MA

This class teaches participants how to recognize cardiac arrest and to effectively perform hands-only CPR in order to save a life. This class is for educational purposes only and participants will not receive a CPR certification.

Approximately 1 hour long FREE instructional class (including hand-on practice).

Sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ACAF2EAAF9C25-54802899-handsonly?#/

Watch, Listen, Read: Joint Budget Subcommittee Listening Session #2 at Remington-Jefferson - 02/12/25

This combines the video, audio, and transcript for the 2nd of the 6 listenting sessions in advance of the possible override decision/discussion for the FY 2026 budget.

This is the second of 6 listening sessions scheduled through March 12, 2025 in advance of a decision on an override (yes, or no), when? and for what amount. The decision discussion is committed to be on the agenda for the March 19 Town Council meeting.

** Watch

video link ->   https://www.youtube.com/live/UWOc6uLkOO0?&t=356

** Listen

audio link ->  https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1385-joint-budget-listening-session-2-02-12-25/

** Read

Transcript prepared by Otter.ai and edited for speaker name accuracy. As the audio time stamp is also included you can synch the transcript to either the video or audio to catch the full spoken word.

PDF ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QMMpyNfiop56EkwuKaGQumpJKpc7-dXQ/view?usp=drive_link

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The agenda doc ->  https://franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02122025-1560

The agenda packet includes:

a. Town Administrator FY26 Budget Update #4 Memorandum - https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4201/Town-Administrator-FY26-Budget-Update-4-Memorandum- 

b. Updated FY26 Budget Model (1/30/25)  - https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4191/02b-FY26-Budget-Control-Sheet---Control-Summary 

c. Estimated Override Matrix  - https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4190/02c-Override-Tax-Rate-Impact-Calculationxlsx---Sheet1 

d. Board of Assessors Request Letter  https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4189/02d-Board-of-Assessors-Support-for-Administrative-Assistant

My notes in a PDF -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ZqQ_mjYRrkcoszx1YVW-JVq4o9CSz1V/view?usp=drive_link

Listening Session #2 at Remington-Jefferson - 02/12/25

MassBudget: "Local Revenue is a Key Tool to Advance Housing Affordability"

via MassBudget:

"All residents of Massachusetts deserve access to affordable, safe, and stable housing. However, the Commonwealth currently faces a severe shortage of housing that is affordable to households earning lower incomes. Additionally, home prices have dramatically outpaced inflation, while renters, especially renters of color, continue to face high housing cost burdens. 

Cities and towns have the potential to make significant contributions toward meeting affordable housing needs, but they need the resources to do it.  Real estate transfer fees, which assess a fee on specific real estate sales, can create or preserve thousands of affordable housing units. Transfer fee revenue from high-end sales could fund local affordable housing trusts, which are often underfunded.

Transfer fees direct some of the economic gains from those who have most benefited from real estate appreciation to those who have most acutely felt the negative impacts of the housing affordability and displacement crises. In doing so, they are a tool for economic and racial equity. 

In a new report, MassBudget Housing Analyst Victoria DiLorenzo discusses how municipal affordable housing trusts create and preserve affordable housing locally, and how local revenue can be a key tool in addressing the Commonwealth’s housing affordability crisis. The report focuses on the 19 communities that have filed home rule petitions seeking state permission to enact a real estate transfer fee."  

Read the report -> https://massbudget.org/2025/02/13/local-revenue-affordable-housing/

MassBudget: "Local Revenue is a Key Tool to Advance Housing Affordability"

National Community Survey - Last Call! for Franklin, MA; survey closes Feb 19 at midnight

Last call to fill out the National Community Survey - We want to hear from you! 

National Community Survey (NCS)

The National Community Survey closes tomorrow night, February 19, 2025 at midnight. This is your last chance to submit a survey!

To participate, residents will need to visit polco.us/Franklin2025 and complete the survey. The survey results will show Franklin's strengths and areas in need of improvement, highlight what matters most to residents, and provide the Town with valuable data to incorporate into future policy discussions and strategic planning.

For more information, follow this link: https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/974/National-Community-Survey

Thank you for sharing your voice!

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025

Time/Day			Wednesday
7:00 AM	12:00 Noon	5:00 PM	Jazz
8:00 AM	1:00 PM	6:00 PM	FM Radio - Sherlock
9:00 AM	2:00 PM	7:00 PM	Wonderful World of Wine - Lenzi/Simone
10:00 AM	3:00 PM	8:00 PM	Frank's Music - Falvey
11:00 AM	4:00 PM	9:00 PM	Music

8:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM   Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock 

Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 9 AM)  

This segment features the Franklin Public Library leadership team as we cover some of the Library services/events  -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/hail-hail-gangs-all-here-this-gang.html

9:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone    All about wine, its culture, lore and finer points. 

Mark & Kim talk about "Interview with Ray Isle "

 ->  https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/the-wonderful-world-of-wine-www-episode_01672919605.html?

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025 

Franklin TV schedule for Wednesday, Feb 19, 2025

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

7:30 am Mental Health: Diane Plouffe & Jamie Barrett

8:30 am Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter

10:00 am Vera Meyer: Glass Harmonica

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lasagna

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin': Peppers

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Stir Fry

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer '19 Show 2

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Pt 1

5:00 pm Concerts on the Common: Heartland Radio

8:00 pm Shelley Otis: Harpist

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

7:00 am Public School Concert: Elementary Winter Music Pt. 3 01-15-19

8:30 am Public School Event: Remington Winter Music 2022

10:00 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament

11:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Band

12:30 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v Attleboro 02-05-25

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Student Athletes Fall 2024 Pt 2

5:00 pm Hockomock League Swim Championships Day 1 2025

8:30 pm Hockomock League Swim Championship Day 2 2025

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

8:00 am Town Council 02-05-25

2:00 pm Town Council 02-05-25

7:00 pm  Joint Budget Subcommittee  Sr Center  No Zoom

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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