Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, August 7, 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 shares my Town Council Quarterbacking session with Council Chair Tom Mercer -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/07/4-hour-plus-town-council-meeting-try.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 album hour features the masterful sound production of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon".  

The Vibe Playlist Hour includes wicked Floyd classics both studio and live from "A Momentary Lapse of Reason",  "Wish You Were Here", "The Division Bell",  and "Pulse Live" with David Gilmour's amazing guitar work and vocals, Nick Mason on drums, Roger Waters on bass and vocals, and Richard Wright on the keyboards.

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, August 7, 2025 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: The Hamlins

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Grillin'

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Scones

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Trifles

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: White Pizza

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

3:00 pm Riffin' on Main Street: Jacob Juncker

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 2

5:00 pm Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Cookies

6:00 pm Horace Mann PSA

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Cliff Winters

9:00 pm Concerts on the Common: Mike Tarara

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

7:00 am All-Town Showcase 2024: Band

8:30 am Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

10:00 am FHS Varsity Swimming v Milford 01-03-25

2:00 pm Franklin Fury Softball v Attleboro 07-22-25

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 2

4:00 pm Franklin Fury Softball v Dedham 07-23-25

9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 07-24-25

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 07-24-25

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  819 9702 5885

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, Aug 6, 2025 ??

Library & Senior Center events

Wednesday, Aug 6

6pm Summer Patio Concerts: The Moonbellies (live music) (Franklin Public Library)

6pm UFO Concert (Ukelele Friends Orchestra) (Franklin Senior Center)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->        

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

**  Town Meetings today   **

Franklin Housing Authority Meeting

Wednesday, August 6 Time: 4:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08062025-1840 

BOARD OF HEALTH MEETINGS Canceled (removed from calendar)

Wednesday, August 6 Time: 5:00 PM

no agenda at this time

Police Station Building Committee Meeting

Wednesday, August 6 Time: 5:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08062025-1801

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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

"To Bee or Not to Bee" - That is the topic for Sunday's service at FUSF August 10

First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) is pleased to announce our Summer Sunday Worship Series for August 10 ~ 27, 2025.  

Please join us each Sunday as we explore the Unitarian Universalist (UU) values of Equity, Transformation, Generosity, Interdependence, Justice, Pluralism and Love.  All services start at 10:00 am. Afterwards, we invite you to stay for cookies and conversation. 

The First Universalist Society in Franklin is a Unitarian Universalist Welcoming Congregation located at 262 Chestnut Street, Franklin MA. For further information about FUSF please explore our website at fusf.org or contact our minister, the Reverend Beverly Waring at 508- 528- 5348 or minister@fusf.org.  

August 10: To Bee or Not to Bee 

Visualize a meadow with an infinite view of beautiful flowers that vary in color, boldness, and scent. In the distance, a grove of fruit trees offers their seasonal bounty. Imagine how each trunk, branch, leaf, pedal or stem invites Earth’s creatures to thrive and live in natural harmony.  

Join FUSF member Deb Prudhomme to reflect on the importance of bees in the web of life and the 7th principle in Unitarian Universalism: Respect for the interdependent Web of all existence.  Buzz in to reflect on our interconnectedness and for a hands-on project to support bees.

Bob & I review the COA Letter and reveal the town records on the position funding (audio)

FM #1489 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1489 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with Robert (Bob) Kaufman, member of the Council on Aging which oversees the Senior Center in an advisory capacity. We had our discussion on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio.

 

We talk about 

• The circumstances that created the situation

• The points of the COA Letter

• Rebuttal or alternate explanations for the points of the letter

The point of our conversation was to more fully explain the details around the letter and ensure that we could have a better and civil discussion. While this happened this year, given the financial situation of the town, we will likely see this again. We, the collective "we", need to determine how "we" are going to solve our budget problem.

The recording runs about 59 minutes, so let’s listen in. Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1489-coa-letter-robert-kaufman-07-30-25/

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History of the grants and Friends of Franklin Elders (FOFE)

Robert’s email -> bobkaufman@msn.com 

COA Letter as discussed -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/07/franklin-council-on-aging-letter-to.html 

History of the grants and Friends of Franklin Elders (FOFE) funding for the cook and nurse from 2010 through 2017 when the Town budget provided the funding https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iOz6F1W9Rq-H67C2jmhthNNPL7GZCyMQ/view?usp=drive_link 

To save some from searching, Bob did struggle to recall the name of the last Republican Mayor of Chicago -> a source of the history for “Big Bill” Thompson is available https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hale_Thompson 

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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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Franklin LGBTQ Alliance: Join us for our next meeting August 7 at 6:30 PM

Note: This was shortened for publication here. View the full set of content  -> https://clt1481579.benchurl.com/c/v?e=1A297F5&c=169B6B&t=0&l=8D3B5715

We are meeting 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.   Want more information or need to contact us? Visit our website here! You Are Invited To Our August Monthly Meeting!   When: August 7th at 6:30pm   Where: Meet at the gazebo outside Franklin TV (we will be meeting inside if it is raining)   What: Join us for some rock painting! Want to donate to the Franklin LGBTQ Alliance?  Click HERE to find our Givebutter! If you are not on our email list, sign up to receive future emails with this form.