Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, May 15, 2025

Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio has a brand new schedule for the locally produced shows that fill our air waves. 

It is available anywhere, anytime at wfpr.fm or in the local Franklin, MA area at 102.9 on the FM dial.

Tune in to listen to the following:

Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday

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 Dick Hynes (American Legion) and Scott Carruthers (VFW) about the changes to the Memorial Day Parade for 2025 https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/04/dick-scott-talk-about-changes-to-2025.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)"  

The Turntable Show features Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” Album Hour and live recordings from the Natural Wonder record in the Playlist Hour.   “Songs In The Key of Life” debuted September 28, 1976 at number one on Billboard’s 200 chart becoming only the 3rd album to achieve that and the 1st by an American artist.  Stevie Wonder is credited as a pioneer and major influencer across R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz genres.

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   

Franklin TV schedule for Thursday, May 15, 2025

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

7:30 am Veterans' Call: Lauren Turner

9:00 am Frank Presents: Jay Elias Pt 1

10:30 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Stromboli

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Chicken Pot Pie

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 6

3:00 pm Riffin' on Main Street: Erin Gallagher

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

8:30 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Rod & Gun Club

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

7:00 am Public School Event: Remington Spring Music '22

8:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School

10:00 am Critical Conversations: Student Wellbeing

2:00 pm Arts Advocacy Day: Marketing

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

4:00 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Walpole 04-22-25

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 05-01-25

11:00 am Joint Budget Subcommittee Listening Session 2

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 05-01-25

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  987 8005 6883

Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online  http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf   

Watch Listen Read all things that matter in Franklin MA

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 ???

Library & Senior Center events 

Wednesday, May 14

1:00pm Writer's Group (Franklin Senior Center)

7:00pm Tour the Franklin Food Pantry (sign up in advance) (Franklin Food Pantry)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

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

**   Town Meetings today   **

Board of Health (missed an update that moved the meeting to Monday, May 19 at 9 AM)

May 14, 2025, 5:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05072025-1722 

Franklin Cultural Council Meeting

May 14, 2025, 7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05142025-1731 

Historical Commission Meeting

May 14, 2025, 6:00 PM 

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05142025-1740

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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-calendar

Volunteers stil looked for to help with Beautification Day, May 17

The Franklin Downtown Partnership and Franklin Garden Club are gearing up for Beautification Day on Saturday, May 17. Volunteers are needed to prepare downtown Franklin for the spring season. Roll up your sleeves and dig in. Many hands are needed to help plant a variety of flowers on the bridges, barrels and boxes in front of the businesses.

Volunteers with trucks, please meet at 7:30 AM at Fairmount Fruit Farm at 887 Lincoln Street to pick up trays of flowers and deliver downtown. If you don’t have a truck, arrive by 8:00 AM at the public parking lot near the bridge in front of The Rome restaurant. Bring work gloves, rakes and garden tools, if you can.

Volunteers stil looked for to help
with Beautification Day, May 17

The committee also needs volunteers to water the plants for the season. There are 18 weeks of watering needed throughout the summer months. Pick the weeks that work for you. To volunteer to plant on May 17th , contact Eileen Mason at eileenmason@remax.net  To volunteer to water this summer, email Sandy Sauer at sandy@franklintilecarpetone.com, or call her at 508-733-8929.

"Our goal is to give people something to smile about as they drive through our historic downtown and maybe just make their day a little better," said Eileen Mason, Beautification Day Chairperson. Franklin Downtown Partnership Executive Director, Lisa Piana, appreciates the many people who come together to make this a success. “The Partnership is very grateful to Eileen Mason, Sandy Sauer, the Franklin Garden Club, the DPW and the many members of our community who volunteer to make our center beautiful for the spring and summer."

Sponsors:

D.G. Ranieri Real Estate, Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C., Eileen Mason, RE/MAX Executive Realty, G&C Plumbing & Heating, Glen Meadow Apartments-Schochet Companies, Middlesex Savings Bank

 

Dean Bank, Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Notturno Home Services, PEEL microspa

Talking about labyrinths with Bobbi Gerlits (audio)

FM #1445 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1445 in the series. 

This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Bobbi Gerlits. We had our conversation in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. 

Our conversation talked about the restoration of the labyrinth at the First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF).

• Labyrinth installation in 2008, restoration in 2025

• A non-denominational tool for navigating life

• 4 R’s to guide walking a labyrinth

• The labyrinth at FUSF is open to the community from sunrise to sunset

• Workshops and walks will be scheduled

The conversation runs about 37 minutes. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1445-talking-about-labyrinths-with-bobbi-gerlits-05-06-25/

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FUSF page  https://fusf.org/worship/sacred-spaces/ 

World page for FUSF space ->

https://labyrinthlocator.org/labyrinth/first-universalist-society-in-franklin/?fwp_city=Franklin 

Nathan Wiles’s labyrinth designer page  https://innatecreations.org/ 

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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 out. 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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Talking about labyrinths with Bobbi Gerlits (audio)

FHS girls tennis team tops Sharon on Tuesday

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, May 13, 2025

Boys Tennis = Franklin, 0 @ Sharon, 5 – Final

– In its first season competing in the division, Sharon clinched its first-ever Kelley-Rex crown with a 5-0 sweep against Franklin, taking all five matches straight sets. It’s the Eagles sixth straight after winning five Davenport division titles in a row dating back to 2019. Senior Jacob Slavsky didn’t drop a game in a double-bagel 6-0, 6-0 first singles win, freshman Sri Piratla earned a 6-1, 6-3 win at second singles, and junior Isaac Chen grabbed a 6-0, 6-2 verdict at third singles. Senior Joel Zwicker and sophomore Avaneesh Mohan moved up to first doubles and controlled the match from start to finish, taking a 6-2, 6-1 win. Sophomore Alex Pinnix teamed up with freshman Anish Reddy and picked up a 6-3, 6-2 win at second doubles for the Eagles.

Girls Tennis = Sharon, 2 @ Franklin, 3 – Final

– Franklin earned a crucial win at home, handing Sharon its first league loss of the season and keeping its title hopes alive going into the final stretch of the season. Senior Izzy Trull had a dominant performance at second singles, dropping just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 win while junior Isabella Simino did the same at third singles with a 6-0, 6-1 victory. The Panthers added a second doubles victory for the third point as junior Avalon Thomes and freshman Anna Powers grabbed a 6-1, 6-3 victory to clinch the win. Sharon senior Heather Hou prevailed from a tight battle at first singles with a 7-6, 6-2 win. The first doubles match featured two of the top doubles teams in the Hock, and it was apparent on the court. Sharon’s team of senior Olivia Landstein and sophomore Heather Hou bounced back from dropping the first set to Franklin’s Brooke Daniels and Sydney Tolonen to win the second in a tiebreak and then won the third set super tiebreak to get the point (4-6, 7-6, 10-6).

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)
https://hockomocksports.com/tuesdays-schedule-scoreboard-05-13-25/

 

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

Reminder: Rail Trail 5K road race scheduled for Saturday, May 17

FBRTC 5k Online Registration -> https://www.tri-valleyfrontrunners.com/fbrtc/FBRTC5K.php

Rail Trail 5K road race scheduled for Sat, May 17

Online registration closes on Thursday, May 15.

Once online registration closes, you can still register in person.

In person registration will be available at the following locations:

Friday, May 16 : 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

• Bib Pickup – Timeless Crossfit
• 90 Hayward Street, Franklin

Saturday, May 18 : 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM

• Race Day – Grove Street Trailhead

Get your Registration in for the annual PMC Kids Ride in Franklin on June 8, 2025

Get your Registration in for the annual
PMC Kids Ride in Franklin on June 8, 2025

 

Registration is open, sign up today!

#PMCKids #pmc2025 #closerbythemile #kidshelpingkids




Registration and additional info -> https://kids.pmc.org/franklin

Rise Up is scheduled to meet on Saturday, May 17

Learn more about Rise Up and sign up for email announcements/updates here: https://alirheaume.com/rise-up

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This one-hour social meet-up is intended to be a safe space for:

• individuals navigating life with disability to meet others they can relate with
• community partners to learn more about the population and share resources
• support persons to meet other support persons

Rise Up is scheduled to meet on Saturday, May 17

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AUFy692Dg/

Proud to be a sponsor of Empty Bowls

Don't forget your tickets for the FHS Empty Bowls Fundraiser! 

Proud to be a sponsor of Empty Bowls

Let's show @fhs_emptybowls lots of love as they show off their pottery and raise funds to benefit The Pantry. 

We're so grateful to our Bronze Sponsors who help make this event possible!

• @bluxehairandmakeup
• Eagle Stainless Steel Tube and Fabrication
• Fenton Financial
• Franklin Matters
• Mount Street Farm
• QRGA, LLP

Link in bio!

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DJm4J-bx1pA/

Mr. William Klements, M.Ed. appointed Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Providence

Diocese of Providence (@dioprovidence) posted Tue, May 13, 2025:

Mr. William Klements

With the support of Bishop-Designate Bruce A. Lewandowski, CSsR, Monsignor Albert Kenney, Diocesan Administrator, has appointed Mr. William Klements, M.Ed. as Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of Providence. “Bill Klements has served our diocese exceptionally well as Assistant Superintendent for two years,” said Monsignor Kenney. “His faith-filled leadership and his career of service in Catholic education will be great assets to our diocese and our Catholic schools. Under Bill’s leadership, our diocesan and parish schools have a bright future ahead of forming young men and women in the knowledge and love of God.”

Read more at https://provd.io/klements 

Shared from -> https://x.com/dioprovidence/status/1922326465921573254