Thursday, February 12, 2026

Showcase your business at the SAFE Coalition Gala April 17, 2026

Showcase your business at the SAFE Coalition Gala April 17, 2026
Showcase your business at the SAFE
Coalition Gala April 17, 2026
The SAFE Coalition is celebrating 10 years, and we need YOUR help making our Anniversary Gala silent auction unforgettable!

We're looking for donated items and experiences like: 
  • Gift cards & gift baskets 
  • Spa, salon, or wellness packages 
  • Restaurant gift certificates 
  • Event tickets or memberships 
  • Vacation stays or travel experiences 
  • Unique products from local shops 
  • Art, handmade goods, or specialty items

As an auction donor, your contribution will be featured in our online auction prior to the event, during the event, and in our event materials, providing excellent exposure for your organization while supporting a cause that is making a real difference!




Middle School 6th Grade Orchestra & Band 02-10-26 (video)

The Franklin Middle School 6th Grade Orchestra & Band performed in concert on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Franklin TV recorded the performance and it is available for replay.



Intermission will be closed for February vacation week

Intermission will be closed for February vacation week
Intermission will be closed for February vacation week
Intermission will be taking a brief intermission-(see what we did there??)

We will be closed the week of February school vacation.

We look forward to serving you upon return.

Think Spring, friends!!!


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Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, February 12, 2026

Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fmFranklin 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
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  (Repeats Saturday at 3:00 PM)


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 hosts, Pauly G and the Vibe feature the "Pretenders" debut record on the Album Hour and a "Women of Rock" Vibe Playlist Hour.  The Pretenders debut vinyl released January 11, 1980 includes: “Brass in Pocket” (their biggest hit),  “Talk of the Town”, “Kid”, and  “Stop Your Sobbing”.   
  • The Playlist Hour features many of the classic and new leading bands including:  Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders, PLUS, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Amy Lee and Evanescence, Haley Williams and Paramore, Stevie Nicks, Nancy and Ann Wilson and Heart, Martha Davis and The Motels,  and Gwen Stefani and No Doubt.  Enjoy the music of Chrissie Hynde and the Women of Rock!”


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, February 12, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

  • Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = THURSDAY
9:30 am More Perfect Union: Susan Rodriguez McDowell
11:33 am Comfort Food: Comfort Food
12:03 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Stromboli
12:35 pm Cooking with Linda: Chicken Divan
1:30 pm     Pizzapalooza: Game Day Pizza
2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 5
3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11
3:30 pm Aging Boldfully: Livestrong
4:30 pm Veterans' Call: Tune It Out
7:00 pm Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 1
8:00 pm The Circuit Breakers
9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Kim Moberg & Jenna Nicholls

  • 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 Jazz 2026
2:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Lord of the Flies
3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 2
4:00 pm FHS Varsity Wrestling: v Taunton 01-05-23
6:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Norwood 01-24-26
9:00 pm FHSTC: Peter and the Starcatcher

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


8:00 am Conservation Commission 01-29-26
2:00 pm Conservation Commission 01-29-26
7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  863 9713 2023 

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

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, February 11, 2026 ???

Wednesday, February 11


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

6:30pm The Bad Apples Present: Date Night Concert at the Library! (Franklin Public Library)

7:00pm Smarty Pants Trivia (Raillery Public House)


Library & Senior Center events
Library & Senior Center events


For additional details on Library events -> 
For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

Note: Senior Center checking on why their events are suddenly being shown as "All Day". You can use the monthly newsletter for specific program/event times



***   Town Meetings today   ***


Town Council Meeting

Wednesday, February 11 Time: 6:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02112026-2130 


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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


School Committee hear the details on "level service" budget that comes in at 2.5% increase (video)

The Franklin (MA) School Committee met as scheduled on Tuesday, Feb 10, 2026. All 7 members were present for this session in Council Chambers.

Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/gzeG61qJFfU?&t=361


The 4 page budget summary used for the discussion can be found - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SpeLx7Zov0jH5Q-0P8FNjaLN3g3q1hlL/view?usp=drive_link

(This was made into a PDF from the hard copy available in Council Chambers. The formal posting is supposed to happen Wednesday along with the "budget book")

Quick recap
  • While level service there are 7 positions cut and 7 positions added so it washes out as no net change to head count.
  • The budget comes in at a 2.5% increase over last year. The health care costs are being transferred to the Town line 910 so an apples to apples comparison can be made for all budgets.
The slides shared were captured in one photo album

My notes are captured in one PDF doc



Franklin Art Association features Rachel Diamond Calow at the March 3, 2026 meeting

The Franklin Art Association warmly welcomes the public to it’s next public meeting at 6:30 PM on March 3 2026 at the Franklin Senior Center at 6:30 PM. 

Our artist demonstrator will be visual artist and urban sketcher, Rachel Diamond Calow. She is known for her expressive travel notebooks and illustrated journals. Because her recent world cruise moved quickly from port to port, many of her sketchbook pages were created from her own travel photographs; blending on-location experience with her reflective drawings. This hybrid approach forms the foundation of her newly published book, “Port to Port: A sketchbook Journey Around the World”.

Come to hear her discussion about her urban sketching process, using the audience as a springboard for discussing subject selection, composition and color and gesture choices on Wednesday, March 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Franklin Senior Center. 

She will bring her small artworks and printed postcard samples. Calow will also share samples from her travel sketchbooks, paired with her photography, and pages from her current reflective sketchbook project, “My Life in Days”, which combines everyday moments into expressive, non-sequential illustrated spreads. 

sample from her travel sketchbook
sample from her travel sketchbook


The Franklin Art Association takes pride in offering a student scholarship yearly to a local art student wishing to continue their art career in art instruction after high school graduation. Donations are welcome. FAA is having an on-going raffle for the scholarship of local artist’s, Peg Munson’s seashore pastel artwork. 

Please join us at our monthly meetings for art instruction, the camaraderie of art conversation and refreshments at intermission. 

Another First for Franklin: blood pressure kits can be checked out at the Library (video/audio)

FM #1656 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1656 in the series. 


This episode shares my conversation with Town of Franklin’s public health nurse Alisha Sullivan. We talked virtually on Monday, February 9, 2026 about the blood pressure kits available at the Library. 


Did you know high blood pressure is the #2 killer of MA residents?

            Right behind the collection of illnesses called cancer

Did you know you can check your own blood pressure at the Library?

A station is set up to take your blood pressure. You can even check out a device like you would a book or a video, or anything else in their Library of things.


Another First for Franklin: blood pressure kits can be checked out at the Library
Another First for Franklin: blood pressure
kits can be checked out at the Library
Did you realize this also happens to be another “First of Many” for the Town of Franklin? 

Yup, the Health, Dept, Library and American Heart Assoc have collaborated on this program. The first library in MA to have the test kit station and kits for check out


You can watch or listen to my conversation with Alisha. Approx. 17 minutes




Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1656-another-first-blood-pressure-kits-at-the-library-02-09-26/

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Health Dept page - https://www.franklinma.gov/444/Board-of-Health 


Metacomet Public Health Alliance health resources - https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7a79d8f9979f4709ad5b7311c91c8258 


Video link - https://youtu.be/ChoyQZEc3Xk 


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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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FHS boys basketball tops Milford on Tuesday (video)

Via Instagram, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Winter sports competition for Franklin High School on Tuesday, February 10, 2026


Milford, 57 @ Franklin, 64 – Final – 
The game recap By Ryan Lanigan || Hockomock Sports .com Editor
"The Panthers are one step closer to the state tournament.

Franklin turned defensive pressure into offensive production, building enough of a lead in the second half to withstand a late comeback bid from Milford for a 64-57 win.

With the win, Franklin moves within one win of automatically qualifying for the postseason with four games left.

“Our defense creates our offense,” said first-year Franklin head coach Mike Masto. “We feel like we do a really good job on the defensive end of the floor. Credit to Milford, they run really good stuff but we lost a little bit of focus at times in the third and fourth quarters. But we locked back in and did what we had to do to come out with the win at home.”

Franklin TV video available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/t8wR1dmpqNU?&t=1096

Continue with the recap - (subscription required) - 




For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)  
FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com
FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

FHS Theater Co scheduled for METG performance on Feb 28 at Middleboro High School

FHS Theater Co scheduled for METG performance on Feb 28 at Middleboro High School
FHS Theater Co scheduled for METG performance
on Feb 28 at Middleboro High School
"Where is your favorite school headed for Prelims?!

Visit www.METG.org to see the full schedule and to get your tickets today!

We can’t wait to see you on February 28th!"