Franklin TV schedule for Thursday, April 17, 2025

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

7:30 am Veterans' Call: VA Pension

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Michelle Palladini

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Sweet Corn Risotto

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Tai Salad

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Pork Chops

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Black Bean, Roasted Pepper & Garlic Pizzetta

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 4

3:00 pm Temple Etz Chaim Community Gathering

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

5:00 pm Caring Transitions

6:30 pm Historical Museum: Randy LaRosa and Krishna Swain

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Mark Minnichelli

9:00 pm 12-Tone Music

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

7:00 am FHS Winter Jazz 01-29-25

8:30 am All-Town Concert: Chorus & Orchestra

10:00 am Pack 92 Pinewood Derby 2022

2:00 pm ArtWeek: Theater in the Open

5:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

6:30 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Taunton 04-09-25

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 04-03-25

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 04-03-25

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  935 5191 3891

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, April 16, 2025 ???

Wednesday, April 16

Library & Senior Center events 

** Franklin Art Association Art Show and Sale Exhibit (Norfolk Public Library)

** Creative Corner Silent Auction Fundraiser

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

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

6:00pm String School of Franklin Spring Concert (Horace Mann School)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->  

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

 

 

** Town Meetings today   **

Norfolk County Advisory Board Meeting Notice

Wednesday, April 16  Time: 6:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162025-1657 

Town Council Meeting

Wednesday, April 16  Time: 7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04162025-1682 

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What's happening today in Franklin? 

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 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

Franklin PorchFest 2025 – Call for Porches (Deadline 4/30/2025)!

PorchFest is coming back to Franklin, and we want YOU to be a part of it!

This beloved community event transforms our neighborhoods into live music stages—where local musicians perform on porches, driveways, and front lawns, and neighbors stroll from house to house enjoying the sounds of everything from folk and rock to jazz and blues.

Franklin PorchFest 2025

Whether you're a music lover, a proud porch owner, or just love bringing the community together, now’s the time to sign up to host!

 Event Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 (12 - 6pm)

 Location: All around Franklin's Cultural District – wherever porches and music meet

 Registration Deadline: April 30, 2025

 Sign up at: Franklin.PorchFest.Info

Why host a porch?
Hosting a porch means you get a front-row seat to the action—literally! You’ll be matched with talented local performers, and your home becomes part of the magic that makes PorchFest so special.

Let’s fill the town with music, community spirit, and good vibes.
   

Don’t wait—register your porch TODAY and be part of the soundtrack of Franklin

You are invited to join us for Holy Week and Easter at St John’s Episcopal Church

Maundy Thursday with Foot-washing and Communion - April 17 at 7pm

"Keep awake with me" Vigil at the altar of repose & filibuster of prayer

- Thursday, April 17 from 8 PM through Friday, April 18 at 7 PM

Inspired by Sen. Cory Booker, Rev Kathy will read Scripture, pray, sing, and speak for 24 hours. You are invited to drop-in to the church anytime or to join on Facebook: stjohnsfranklinma

St John’s Episcopal Church

Good Friday Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross & Communion - April 18 at 7 PM 

Easter Day with Morning Prayer and sermon - April 20 at 10 AM

St John’s Episcopal Church, 237 Pleasant Street, Franklin

For more information:

Call 508-528-2387 Email Rector@StJohnsFranklinMA.org

Like us on Facebook See our website at www.stjohnsfranklinma.org 

Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting - 3 part audio for ease of listening to what you want (audio)

This session shares the Franklin (MA) School Committee meeting held on Tuesday, April  8, 2025. 7 members participated, 6 in Council Chambers.1 remote (Sompally). 

The audio for the meeting is split into 3 segments for ease of listening

Part 1 - #1426 = the beginning and ending of the meeting (approx. 43 minutes)

https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1426-school-cmte-mtg-beginending-04-08-25-p1-of-3/

Part 2 - #1427 = the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) update (approx. 52 Minutes)

https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1427-school-cmte-mtg-04-08-25-p2-of-3-ecdc-update/

Part 3 - #1428 = the Elementary schools redistricting update (approx. 1 hour & 16 minutes)

https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1428-school-cmte-mtg-04-08-25-p3-of-3-elementary-schools-update/

Quick recap:

ECDC update - Kimberly Taylor, Principal

Photos of the slides as presented -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/qYDXR58de1BmRCaa6 

Elementary update ->

       grade level                  3-5                K-2

Washington                 Even Chalman         Stefani Wasik

Lincoln                             Brad Hendrixson        Keri Busavage

Photos of the slides as presented -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Cd9aV25fJ3eYrB8Z7 

Discussion/ actions items -

School Choice Vote - I recommend to not accept School Choice students for the 2025-2026 School Year as discussed. For this year with redistricting underway, not at this time, open for more a stabile world; So moved, second, passes via roll call 7-0

Foreign Exchange Student Vote - I recommend to not accept Foreign Exchange students for the 2025-2026 school year as discussed. Not the same as school choice; so moved, second, passes via roll call 7-0

Policy- 2nd Reading - Adoption/Elimination I recommend adoption / elimination of the following policies as discussed: 2nd Reading: ACA - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Elimination: ACA-R - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex Under Title IX Including Sex- Based Harassment Per president executive orders; Via roll call 6-1 (Griffith - no)

ECDC update - Kimberly Taylor, Principal

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Franklin TV video for replay ->  https://www.youtube.com/live/3rgXaYFUtNA?&t=100 

The meeting agenda can be found ->   https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04082025-1669 

Documents released for this agenda after the meeting can be found -> https://www.franklinps.net/documents/departments/school-committee/meeting-packets/2024---25-meeting-packets/april-8%2C-2025-sc-meeting-packet/784309 

My full set of notes taken during the meeting can be found in one PDF ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QCIHgtiYGE6hjPEpDLKBhP2B1oYReHbu/view?usp=drive_link 

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FHS outdoor track throwing results for Milford meet April 15

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Spring sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, April 15, 2025

FHS outdoor track throwers

Boys Outdoor Track = Milford @ Franklin, 3:45

Girls Outdoor Track = Milford @ Franklin, 3:45

no official team results are available at this time. We did find the FHS Throwers post their results for girls and boys events via Instagram:

@ellachandaria.tf 🥇 shot put & discus
@abby_baker_7 🥇 javelin 🥉 shot put
@alliebrown2007 🥈 shot put & discus
@eilacrochiere 🥈 javelin
@lydia.d.09 🥉 discus
@elias_law5 🥇 shot put
Jack Yeulenski 🥈 shot put 🥉 discus
Srinath Dadireddy 🥈 discus 🥉 javelin

PRs- @elias_law5 @elias_robles2006 @maxwellcohen66 Matt Lord Tiger Taylor Jacob Streesman Jason Papp Srinath Dadireddy @jackson.bartro Jackson Taylor, David Scott, Eric Crochiere, Andy Bunce, @abby_baker_7 @legobatman1947 Chloe Bowser, Elise Ackerman, Sammy Federico, @lydia.d.09 @mollyk_25 @_graceapicella @emarz09 Monica McIntyre

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DIfFX8kNWMH/

Asking “What is so sacred about the school experience that we would fight to keep it into the future?” is one way to decide on the vote for June 3

From: Deep Dive Into the Big Questions Question 1: What is Sacred? (Part 1)

"The ongoing disruptions in the world are forcing us to make important choices. Despite the seemingly never-ending stream of tools, programs, and methods being offered as “solutions” to what’s broken in education, pause to consider: what are the aspects of school that we want to preserve 10 or 20 years or even longer into the future? What is at the core of our purpose as schools in the world today? In other words, what matters most?

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When we wrote the 9 Big Questions in 2021 we urged a sort of recalibration for a much different reality. We advocated for going back to the most foundational aspects of our work with children: The things that really matter. Our non-negotiable values. Those aspects of school we consider sacred.

Since that time, our work with educators and communities made it crystal clear that for meaningful, sustainable change to happen, schools must ground their work in their deepest beliefs and values. Asking “What is so sacred about the school experience that we would fight to keep it into the future?” is the first place to start. It forces us to get to the core of what’s most important about our service to children."

Continue to read the full article ->    https://ckarchive.com/b/0vuwh9h9w9q5ma7mggrmzhvleex55hn 

The Town of Franklin FY 2026 Override page can be found -> https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/1089/Fiscal-Year-2026-Override-Information

If the 6 Listening Session left you with an unanswered question, then there are still at least 5 more times to get an official answer

• Finance Committee ->  April 28, April 29, May 1
• Town Council -> May 21, May 22

Asking “What is so sacred about the school experience that we would fight to keep it into the future?” is one way to decide on the vote for June 3

“Ancient Lore with Modern Applications”: How Digitization is Transforming Cultural Heritage at Germany's Berlin State Library

What technologies, practices, and ethical concerns are reshaping the way libraries and archives preserve, promote, and curate our cultural heritage? 

Please join Dr. John Woitkowitz, head of the “Stabi Lab” at the Berlin State Library (Germany’s equivalent to the Library of Congress), for a talk about the future of libraries and digital humanities.

“Ancient Lore with Modern Applications” - April 22

Tuesday, Apr. 22 @ 6:30 PM

Franklin Public Library: The Meeting Room (Ground Floor) 118 Main Street, Franklin, MA

Sponsors: Dean College & Franklin Historical Commission

RSVP requested by April 21 -> https://forms.office.com/r/XqtPa4wda9

Download the flyer as a reminder or to share -> 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lMcQnlq23PQUMcbIwzJh43XsgEbQHc_4/view?usp=drive_link

5 Franklin High School Music Students Perform at Annual All-State Concert

Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Director of Visual & Performing Arts Diane Plouffe are pleased to share that five Franklin High School musicians recently performed in the Annual All-State Concert.

Each year, the Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) hosts the All-State Concert, featuring performances from some of Massachusetts' best student-musicians in chorus, concert band, jazz band, orchestra, and treble chorus.

Five students in the Franklin High School music program auditioned and were accepted into the All-State Honor Ensembles. The performances took place on March 29 at Symphony Hall in Boston.

Alexander Fioravanti (euphonium) and Sophia Francis Fracassa (French horn) performed in the All-State Band. Chongyu Liu (violin), Abram “Ace” Eagerman (bass), and Emma Anderson (French horn) perform with the All-State Orchestra.

Five Franklin High School students — from left, Emma Anderson, Chongyu Liu, Sophia Francis Fracassa, Abram Eagerman, and Alexander Fioravanti — recently participated in the All-State Concert. (Photo Courtesy Franklin Public Schools)

"I am incredibly proud of our five Franklin High School students who were selected to perform in the All-State Concert," Plouffe said. "This prestigious event brings together the top musicians from across Massachusetts, and it is a true honor for our students to be a part of it."

"Congratulations to our talented Franklin High School student-musicians for this honorable achievement," Superintendent Giguere said. "Performing alongside some of their most talented peers in the state showcases their dedication and artistry and is an experience they can carry with them for years to come."