What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 ???

Tuesday, July 1

Library & Senior Center events 

12:00pm Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

6:00pm Table Top (Franklin Public Library)

7:30pm Smart Phone Trivia (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

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

**  Town Meetings today   **

Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Meeting

Tuesday, July 1 Time: 2:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/437?fileID=5188 

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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

Library summer fun - game bytes overdrive - Weds, 3:30 to 5:30 PM

Video Games @ 3:30PM for Game Bytes Overdrive on Wednesday's this summer of 2025

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DLTXj_0PZMH/

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 073: Love Poems, Winter Skating, New Years Resolutions, and much more

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group share stories, poems, and writings about love, ice skating, New Year's resolutions such as dieting, snow life, and defying gravity.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-073-love-poems-winter-skating-new-years-resolutions-and-much-more-

Senior Story Hour - WFPR:  Episode 073

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

Fallen Hero Recognitions for July, August 2025

The Killed in Action (KIA) dates for upcoming remembrance ceremonies on the Memorial Walkway for Franklin's 45 Fallen Heroes.

Our hope is to keep the memory of these Fallen Heroes alive. Families, friends and neighbors of the 45 have attended some of the ceremonies so the word has gotten out, thanks to you! 

July

5 - Howard T. Feeley WWII

Fallen Hero Recognitions for July, August 2025

17 - Gerald M. Parmenter - WWII

18 - Alessandro Petete - WWI

18 - Patrick Ristaino - WWI

30 - Anthony J. Mucciarone - WWII

August

15 - Jules Perret - WWII

15 - Robert R. Pirelli - IRAQ

20 - Edward C. Dailey - WWII

22 - John W. Wyllie, Jr. - WWII

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

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Tuesday, July 1, 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:

wfpr.fm Schedule for Tuesday, Franklin Public Radio

Tuesday

SAFE Radio – Jim Derick and Dr. Anne Bergen Addressing issues of Drug Abuse Disorder 

Jazz Journey – with Pamela Hines - An insightful tour of Jazz Greats in a golden era

Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm Schedule for Tuesday

Franklin TV schedule for Tuesday, July 1, 2025

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

7:30 am Joe Landry: Grocery Stores

9:00 am Mental Health: Kallie Montagano & Sonja Wagner

10:00 am Frank's Musings: Israeli Conflict

10:30 am Frank's Musings: Big, Beautiful Bill

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: French Toast

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Steak

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 1

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 1

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 7

3:30 pm Riffin' on Main Street: Raye Lynn Mercer

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

5:30 pm Strawberry Stroll 2025

6:00 pm Horace Mann PSA

6:30 pm Jon Mitchell & Randy LaRosa: 12-Tone Music

8:00 pm Franklin 4th 2024: Backyard Swagger

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

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

8:30 am FHS Spring Jazz 2025

10:00 am Mental Health: Kallie Montagano & Sonja Wagner

12:30 pm All-Town Showcase 2024: Chorus and Orchestra

2:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Lacrosse v Taunton 04-10-25

4:30 pm Tri County Graduation 2025

8:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

9:00 pm FHSTC: Urinetown

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

8:00 am School Committee 06-10-25

2:00 pm School Committee 06-10-25 

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: Monday, June 30, 2025 ???

Monday, June 30

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

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

**  Town Meetings today   **

Franklin Agricultural Committee

Monday, June 30 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/Agricultural-Commission-13/?#_06302025-1797 

Planning Board Meeting

Monday, June 30 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06302025-1798

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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

Hold the date for this Quilt and Crafting Weekend in Holliston July 25 - July 27, 2025

Yankee Quilters, a local guild of quilters, will hold a weekend "staycation" for all interested quilters and crafters who enjoy sewing in a beautiful space with friends new and old.

This three-day quilting event will be Friday, July 25^th to Sunday, July 28^th at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 600 Central Street, Holliston. In addition to giving participants the time and space to create their own quilts and crafts in a well-lit spacious hall, ironing tables, 6-foot tables, and wagons to unload equipment are provided. An elevator is available. Hours are Friday 1:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday Noon to 5:00 pm. A Yankee Quilters member will be available all weekend to give basic tips on quilting, knitting, or crochet

Yankee Quilters members will provide Friday supper, Saturday soup lunch and supper, and bagels and cream cheese on Sunday morning. Coffee, tea, water and snacks are offered throughout. A refrigerator and microwave are available for those who bring their own food.  

Quilt and Crafting Weekend in
 Holliston July 25 - July 27, 2025

Participants may register now with prepayment. The rates for members are $100 for the full weekend or $40 per day, or for non-members the weekend rate is $120, or $45 per day including meals. To register, contact Yankee Quilters at yankeequilters11@gmail.com. 

Quilters from new to experienced are welcome to attend Yankee activities throughout the year. In addition to monthly meetings on the second Tuesday in Franklin, the group offers speaker programs, member "show and tell" demonstrations and opportunities to sew together throughout the year. A major focus every year is the creation of dozens of quilts which are provided to cancer patients, Quilts of Valor, Wrap the World with Quilts and other families in need.

This event is a fundraiser for Yankee Quilters, a nonprofit charity based in Franklin. For information about other events, please contact YankeeQuilters11@gmail.com.

Yankee Quilters Guild is a 501-c-3 charitable organization based in Franklin with members throughout the region. The Guild meets on the second Tuesday each month at Emma's Quilt Cupboard in Franklin, Horace Mann Plaza, East Central Street, Franklin in space generously donated by the store. Donations to the Guild are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by current law.

Free lunch program for Summer by YMCA with Franklin Food Pantry collaboration

Free lunch program for Summer by YMCA

Get the kids out of the heat and enjoy a FREE lunch at Bellingham Public Library - Massachusetts!

Children (age 18 and under) and their caregiver are invited to join us every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM for a no-cost summer meal, now through August 14, 2025.

Additional no-cost lunch sites are at Memorial School in Milford (M, T, W, Th, and F from 11 AM to 12:30 PM), and the Jackson Elementary School in Plainville (T and Th, 12:15 to 1 PM).

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More Perfect Union - WFPR: 99 - DEI (audio)

In this episode, the group and guest Dr. Bell, as well as the audience from the Senior Center discuss the DEI, or Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the workplace, and how it as a concept has been around, and it's important to provide opportunities and fairness to all people.

Audio link -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episode/99-dei

More Perfect Union - WFPR: 99 - DEI (audio)

More Perfect Union - WFPR

Discussing American Politics and Current Events

Peter Fasciano, Dr. Michael Walker Jones, Jeff Roy, 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.

Find all the More Perfect Union episodes online -> https://more-perfect-union.captivate.fm/episodes  or subscribe with your favorite podcast app

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday, June 30, 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:

wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday - Franklin Public Radio

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

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule

Franklin TV schedule for Monday, June 30, 2025

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

7:00 am Riffin' on Main Street: Raye Lynn Mercer

8:00 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman

9:00 am Chad Hollister Band

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Lobstah

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: French Toast

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Steak

1:35 pm Pizzapalooza: Meat-Lovers Pt. 1

2:02 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 1

3:02 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 7

4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

5:30 pm Jon Mitchell & Randy LaRosa: 12-Tone Music

6:30 pm Horace Mann PSA

7:00 pm Frank's Musings: Israeli Conflict

7:30 pm Frank's Musings: Big, Beautiful Bill

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Abbie Gardner

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

8:30 am SAFE Coalition: Woody Geissman

9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage Pt1

10:30 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Chorus and Orchestra

12:00 pm Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School

1:30 pm Public School Event: Remington Spring Music '22

3:00 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v Wachusett 04-24-25

6:00 pm FHS Varsity Softball v Taunton 04-09-25

9:00 pm FHSTC: Urinetown

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

8:00 am Planning Board 06-16-25

2:00 pm Planning Board 06-16-25

7:00 pm Planning Board  CHAMBERS  848 7183 4814

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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