Franklin TV schedule for Friday, December 19, 2025 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:00 am Franklin Art Association: Christine West

8:30 am Frank Presents: Jim Derick

10:00 am Aging Boldfully: Jenn Goebel

11:00 am Senior Connection: Traditions

12:00 pm Brooke'n'Cookin: Mac'n'Cheese

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Quiche

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

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

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 7

3:30 pm Concerts on the Common: Frank Padula Band

8:00 pm Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Immigrants

9:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

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

7:00 am Lifelong Music: Strings School 01-22-25

8:30 am FHS Sports: Mike Masto

9:30 am FHS Winter Music: Chorus and Orchestra

1:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies

2:00 pm FHS Winter Music: Band and Wind Ensemble

3:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Central Catholic 03-10-25

7:30 pm FHS Varsity Wrestling v Milford 01-08-25

9:00 pm Critical Conversations: Student Wellbeing

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

8:00 am Zoning Board of Appeals 12-04-25

2:00 pm Zoning Board of Appeals 12-04-25

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: Thursday, December 18, 2025 ???

Thursday, December 18

8:30am State & Town Officials Office Hour (Franklin Senior Center)

6:00am FMS 7 Gr / 8 Gr Orchestra Concert (Franklin Middle School)

7:00am 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node Meeting (First Universalist Society Franklin)

7:00am BEN 4 Franklin Mtg (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

7:30pm Musical Bingo (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

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

** Town Meetings today   **

Town Council Office Hours

Thursday, December 18 Time: 8:30 AM

ZBA Meeting

Thursday, December 18 Time: 7:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12182025-2055 

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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

Celebrate the Holidays with Humbug!

FPAC Holiday Productions will close its December season with the return of Humbug! December 20 and 21. 

Celebrate the Holidays with Humbug!

A family favorite since debuting as part of FPAC’s 2008 season, Humbug! is an original musical retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring the script’s writer, Nick Paone, as Ebenezer Scrooge. With musical hits of every genre and live accompaniment by a 10-piece band of professional musicians, Humbug! transports audiences from Dickensian England to contemporary America as the novel’s iconic characters and storyline are cleverly reimagined with modern setting and dialogue. Humbug! delivers a holiday gift of hilarity with a timely – and timeless – message.

The FPAC Holiday Productions original features sets of parents and their children, siblings, and friends that are like family as part of a large ensemble cast of over 100 professional artists, community performers, and students of the arts. “Live theater creates a space where we can come together and have a collective experience,” says Mireille Eastman, mother of Humbug! student cast member Ameline Eastman. She has previously also performed in the production along with her husband, Charley Eastman, and all three of their children. “We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to be involved with Humbug! as a family. Sharing our passion for live theater with our children has brought us all closer together.”

The show features mother/daughters Kim and Baree Frigon, Kristin and Polly Palson, Stephanie, Iris, and Lilliana Lacey, and Robin and Zoey Tucker. Siblings Tawny and Kylie Adams, Carys and Teagan Bishop, Maisie and Parker Bourque, Christopher and Owen Charles, Eiva and Elijah Cohen, Katie and Helena Cornwell, Zarafina and Zofia Labedz, and Nora and Julia Santos all perform together as well as father/daughter pair Ashish and Maja Thaker, and married couple Greg Leach and Michele Webster. 

Youth development in the arts is a special focus of FPAC, founded in 1991 by Artistic Director Raye Lynn Mercer. Productions provide ongoing opportunities for families to connect through the arts, with multiple generations sharing rehearsals and time on stage together.

Humbug! is presented at the Franklin High School Auditorium. For tickets and more information, visit www.FPAConline.com or call the box office at 508-528-3370. 

Town Council closes out year approving license renewals, hearing about the snow plowing process, recognizing 3 teams (video)

The Franklin Town Council closed out the calendar year with a meeting on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025. All 9 members participated, 1 remotely so all votes were recorded via roll call.

Franklin TV video is available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti39-iOe-eo

Agenda doc  -> 

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12172025-2062 

My notes taken during the meeting in one PDF file ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1stKCN6LNIlCgPA_AobKLmkIsS6109ozr/view?usp=drive_link

Brief recap:

• recognition of 8th Grade Franklin Panthers Football Team, Franklin High School Cheerleading Team, and the Franklin High School Girls’ Volleyball Team was followed by a brief recess to allow for group photos
• Council on Aging - Christopher (Kit) Brady appointment approved via 9-0 roll call
• Annual License Renewals “2026 Town of Franklin Alcohol License Renewals”  were approved after brief discussion on process by the 9-0 roll call vote
  https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7857/7a-1---MEMO---License-Renewals
• Snow Presentation - Brutus Cantoreggi, DPW Director & Carlos Rebelo, Highway/Grounds Superintendent   
  https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7855/Snow-Presentation---December-17-2025
• Social Equity Policy Discussion was a long one and the topic will be added to a meeting already planned between Councilor Malloy and TA Hellen to review additional changes to be brought back to the Council. Maybe the State will have provided feedback on the submittal already made
  https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7841/Local-Approval-Process-and-Social-Equity-Policy 
• Town Charter Presentation was brief (3 pages) on process, the discussion was much longer. To summarize  depending upon the change being proposed, either the charter commission process or the ad-hoc committee would be the way to go. As the changes are not yet outlined, the ad-hoc committee will be art of the goals discussion in January to at least determine what the listing of changes desired are and then determine which way to go
  https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7848/2023-11-01-Town-Charter-Presentation 
• Citizen Satisfaction Survey: Not sure how to summarize the discussion on this  
  https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/polco.nrc/viz/TheNCSReport-FranklinMA2025/About
• Resolution 25-83: Gift Acceptance - Veterans Services Dept. ($91,072.88), Senior Center (21,275.73), Police Dept. ($710.74)  was accepted by the roll call 9-0 vote   https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7854/9a-Gifts

Meeting adjourned after 10 PM

group photo of all 3 teams with Council

Girls hockey & wrestling results for Wednesday, December 18

Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Girls Hockey = King Philip, 7 @ Franklin, 0 – Final 

– Stephanie LeBlanc scored twice and assisted another goal to lead the Warriors to a big road win against rival Franklin. Rylan McKillop (for the second straight game), Annabelle Curran, Tess Dangelo, Ella Morgan, and Tayla McDuff each scored once. Molly Morgan, Lanie O’Shea, Molly Coen, Curran, and McDuff all recorded assists. Kiki Lynch and Olivia Klein combined to make 12 saves and earn KP’s second shutout in as many game.

Wrestling = Franklin, 30 @ Taunton, 47 – Final 

– The Tigers opened their league dual meet schedule with a win over visiting Franklin. Taunton won nine of the bouts on the night, highlighted by pinfall victories from Jowell Quinones (106), John Tran (120), Kingston DaCosta (165), Nicolens Eugene (175), and Richard Maisonet (190). Kobe Montalvo earned a decision at 138 while Anthony Vieira added a major decision at 150, and Joshua Millerick (157) and William Buffington (215) both picked up technical fall wins to round out the scoring for the Tigers.

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)  

https://hockomocksports.com/wednesdays-schedule-scoreboard-12-17-25/

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

Copley Cats scheduled to perform at the Library Dec 20 at 3 PM

Copley Cats scheduled to perform at the Library Dec 20 at 3 PM

Groove to the harmonies of the Copley Cats! 

Featuring popular tunes from various decades this A Capella group with a 30-year history is coming for a Saturday afternoon to remember!

Community Closet is closed & re-opening Jan 6, 2026

Community Closet is closed & re-opening Jan 6, 2026

The Community Closet will be closed December 16, 23, and 30. We will reopen for regular hours on January 6 from 12-2 PM.

To schedule an appointment email the office@franklinumc.org or call 508-528-1092.

To learn more, go to https://franklinumc.org/.../community-closet-closed-dec.../.

Trash/Recycle schedule changes for the next 2 weeks

Upcoming Holiday Schedule for the next two weeks!

Trash/Recycle schedule changes for the next 2 weeks

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/1A3QbvtQh2/

Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, December 18, 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 covering Franklin, its local government, services, and events 

• This segment shares the Middle School Reading Update with Reading Specialist Erin O'Leary ->    https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/12/erin-shares-middle-school-reading.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 week's Turntable Show album hour features the brilliant Trans-Siberian Orchestra's (TSO) "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" debut album released in 1996 and seen live across the world in concerts every year.  TSO's founders created this unique special holiday/Christmas story with lyrics, a passionate symphonic rock style of music, and brilliant performers.  
• The debut is the first in a trilogy and the Turntable Show Vibe Playlist hour will feature songs from TSO's 2nd and 3rd albums.  The Vibe and Paul G wish everyone a peaceful and safe holiday.  Enjoy the holiday tunes!"

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, December 18, 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: Overdose Awareness Vigil 08-31-25

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Centerpieces

12:00 pm Brooke'n'Cookin: Mac'n'Cheese

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Quiche

1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Healthy Pizza Crusts

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

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 7

3:30 pm Aging Boldfully: Jenn Goebel

4:30 pm Sons & Daughters of Italy: Italian Immigrants

6:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

7:00 pm Frank Presents: Jim Derick

8:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Wolfgang Bauer

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Heather Pierson Trio

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

9:30 am Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

11:00 am FHS Winter Music: Band and Wind Ensemble

2:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Referee Shortage 2

4:00 pm FHS Varsity Wrestling v Milford 01-08-25

5:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Stoughton 12-18-24

8:30 pm Critical Conversations: Student Wellbeing

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 12-11-25

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 12-11-25

7:30 pm Zoning Board of Appeals  REMOTE  935 9574 1047

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, December 17, 2025 ???

Wednesday, December 17

• FHS Class of 2026 fundraising at Chipotle (https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/12/chipotle-fund-raising-for-class-of-2026.html)
• Music Booster fund raiser at Dave's Hot Chicken (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1634587667521738&set=a.726881648292349)

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

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

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

6:30pm Queer Book Club (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

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

** Town Meetings today   **

Town Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 17 Time: 6:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12172025-2062 

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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

"Where's the Toast?" Memory Cafe, Weds, Dec 17 features music with Jeff Thomas

"Where's the Toast?" Memory Cafe, Weds,
Dec 17 features music with Jeff Thomas

We welcome you all to join us at our "Where's The Toast?!" Memory Cafe on Wednesday, December 17 at 1 PM.

Our Memory Cafe is a safe and social space for those living with cognitive loss, their families, friends, and caregivers. 

Jeff Thomas will be entertaining us this month!

Please RSVP to me* so that we can make sure to have seating for all. 

We hope to see you there!

* Jillian Rochat

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | FRANKLIN SENIOR CENTER

10 Daniel McCahill Street

Franklin, Massachusetts 02038-1352

O. 508-520-4945
F. 508-520-4917
E. jrochat@franklinma.gov