Franklin Matters

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Franklin TV schedule for Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)

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

7:00 am Battleship Cove: Inside the History: Pt. 4

7:30 am Franklin Matters: Joe Landry YMCA

9:00 am ArtWeek: Art + Music

10:00 am Frank Presents: Daniela Masters Pt 2

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

12:30 pm Cook with Linda: Chicken with Dijon

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2018 Show 7

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 11

3:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Pete Smith

5:30 pm United Methodist Church: Lola Richardson

9:00 pm Franklin History: Tommaso Juglaris

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

7:00 am Lifelong Winter Music 2026

8:30 am 6th Grade Winter Music 02-10-26

10:00 am ArtWeek: Art + Music

11:00 am Lifelong Winter Music 2026

1:30 pm FHS Girls Varsity Hockey v Mansfield 02-14-26

3:00 pm Hockomock League Swimming Championships 2026 Day 2

8:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Pete Smith

9:30 pm FHSTC: Urinetown

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

8:00 am School Committee 02-10-26

2:00 pm School Committee 02-10-26

6:00 pm School Committee Remote Only 822 8212 1288 Passcode 289054

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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Monday, February 23, 2026

DPW Director Cantoreggi provides an update for Tuesday, Feb 24

Town of Franklin DPW Director Robert "Brutus" Cantoreggi with an update at the end of Monday, 2/23/26.

Town and Schools closed Tuesday, 2/24

parking ban extends to noon on Tuesday, 2/24

Curbside pickup delayed again:

Monday will now be picked up on Weds
Tuesday on Thursday
Wednesday on Friday
Thursday on Saturday
Friday, next Monday

This is subject to change due to other weather events possible this week

Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1667-franklin-ma-dpw-storm-updates-02-23-26/

Town of Franklin Senior Center Update: Due to storm closed on Tuesday Feb 24, 2026 (audio)

Franklin Senior Center Director Sarah Amaral with an update on the closure of the center for Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026 and other storm related updates.

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1666-franklin-senior-center-update-due-to-storm-closed-on-tuesday-feb-24-2026/

Franklin Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Franklin Public Schools will be closed
on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

"Franklin Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, due to the ongoing winter storm. This includes all after-school activities.

All town and school offices will also be closed."

Shared from - https://www.franklinps.net/live-feed#11519035

Mass State Police reminder - State of Emergency exists "Please stay off roads if you're able"

Mass State Police reminder

Shared from - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18FtsSkcKN/

Updates from St Mary's Parish

Due to the continuing storm and it’s required clean up, and using the utmost care and concern for the safety of our parishioners;

St. Mary Parish is canceling the 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, February 24th.

The Rectory Office will also be closed on Tuesday, February 24th.

St. Mary Family Faith Formation (aka Religious Education) sessions will not be held on Tuesday, February 24th.

All parish activities are cancelled for Tuesday, February 24th. Stay safe!

Shared from - https://www.facebook.com/share/19JihcC4pv/

Town of Franklin Snow storm update 11:18 AM - 2/23/26

An update from Town Administrator Jamie Hellen from 11:18 AM

"Power outages have been minimal, town properties are in good shape so far, and crews are working to stay ahead of the snow. A few pieces of apparatus have broken down and are being worked on. A couple of contractors have had equipment issues, too. All staff and contractors are present. So far operations have been very good.

The cleanup will be extensive and time-consuming. We are meeting again at 4:00 and will let everyone know about Tuesday's schools/town offices after that."

Via Town Councilor Max Morrongiello

Town of Franklin Snow storm update 11:18 AM - 2/23/26

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, February 23, 2026 ???

Snow, snow, and more snow...

Schools (Franklin Public, Tri-County, BFCCPS, etc.) closed

Library, Senior Center, Municipal & Recreation Buildings closed

Curbside trash/recycling not happening Monday, which is currently planned for Tuesday pickup, followed by a 1 day delay for all others (Tues on Weds, etc.)

Find the storm collection - https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/02/storm-collection-feb-22-23-2026.html

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, February 23, 2026 ???

*** NO Town Meetings today ***

There were meetings scheduled for today, given the closings/cancelations, and timing of storm, they are NOT likely to happen

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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

Franklin Ridge Presentation and Q&A Discussion - Feb 6, 2026 (audio & document)

FM #1665 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1665 in the series.

This episode shares the Franklin Ridge Presentation and Q&A discussion at the Franklin Senior Center on Friday February 6, 2026.

Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1665-franklin-ridge-presentation-qa-02-06-26/

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The video of the presentation and discussion held at the Franklin Senior Center Feb 6 is now available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sD2t0uiwSY

The presentation doc can be found (PDF) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MM0r-JKWU88LiB-AaYwzbdIc5Ylagloz/view?usp=drive_link

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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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