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| What personal data are chatbots harvesting? |
Source: Visual Capitalist
https://www.voronoiapp.com/technology/Gemini-Collects-More-User-Data-Than-Any-Other-AI-Chatbot-4429
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Monday, March 9, 2026
What are you giving away?
Source: Visual Capitalist
https://www.voronoiapp.com/technology/Gemini-Collects-More-User-Data-Than-Any-Other-AI-Chatbot-4429
Where has inflation risen the most in the US ?
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| Where has inflation risen the most in the US ? |
While overall CPI has risen roughly 26%, essentials like utilities, food, and rent have climbed even faster, reshaping household budgets across the country.
Here, we highlight where inflation has risen the most in the U.S. between November 2019 and 2025, using data from CNBC (via Gabriel Cortes), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and POLITICO.
Direct link to the full article - https://www.voronoiapp.com/economy/Where-Inflation-Has-Risen-the-Most-in-the-US-20192025-7601
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Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Monday, March 9, 2026
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:
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| 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
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| Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule |
Franklin TV schedule for Monday, March 9, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = MONDAY
7:00 am Aging Boldfully: Ken Bray
8:00 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament
9:00 am Franklin History: Tommaso Juglaris
11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream
12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Brownies
12:30 pm Cook with Linda: Pork Tenderloin
1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Emergency Pizza
2:30 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 7
3:30 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 1
4:30 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts
5:30 pm Celebrate with Pride 2025: Sioo
7:00 pm Frank Presents: Christel Akouri
8:00 pm The Black Box: Newsies
10:00 pm Circle of Friends: The Kennedys
Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = MONDAY
7:00 am Lifelong Winter Music 2026
8:30 am Pickleball Tournament: Pickleball Tournament
9:30 am Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts
10:30 am FHS Concert Hour 02-25-26
12:00 pm FHS Winter Music: Band and Wind Ensemble
1:30 pm FHS Varsity Wrestling v Milford 01-08-25
5:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Hockey v St. Johns's Prep 02-16-26
7:00 pm FHS Boys Varsity Basketball v Lowell 02-25-26
9:00 pm FHS Theater Company: Cinderella
Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = MONDAY
8:00 am Planning Board 02-09-26
12:00 pm Finance Committee 02-25-26
2:00 pm Planning Board 02-09-26
7:00 pm Planning Board CHAMBERS 815 3245 7068
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
Sunday, March 8, 2026
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, March 8, 2026 ???
10:00am Lay Led Service: "The Power of Positivity" (First Universalist Society Franklin)
12:00pm Conversation with Ali Coakley, Proprietor of Night Owl Farm (First Universalist Society Franklin)
1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)
1:15pm Sunday Speaker Series: The Secrets and Lore of the "License Plate"(Franklin Historical Museum)
3:00pm Ken Barney (live music) (CRISP-Walpole)
7:00pm Franklin Distinguished Young Women rehearsal (90 Hayward St)
*** NO Town Meetings today ***
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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
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Cast Announced for FPAC’s performance of "Into the Woods"
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) will present James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s timeless, yet relevant, Into the Woods March 14-22 at THE BLACK BOX! Directed by FPAC Artistic Director Raye Lynn Mercer. The production will feel immersive with the audience seated throughout the theater space and actors traveling on paths amongst them.
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| Cast Announced for FPAC’s performance of "Into the Woods" |
The cast also features FPAC’s Nick Paone as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Kim Frigon as Jack’s Mother, Zoë Iacovelli as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Liz Ayres-Kerr as Cinderella’s Mother, Timothy Ayres-Kerr as Cinderella’s Father, Melissa Baratta as Granny, and Charley Eastman as the Steward.
Dean College Musical Theater students Isis Wilson and Emily Marino will appear as Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. The cast is rounded out with FPAC Student Apprentices from the Franklin School for the Performing Arts Aida DiChiara as Little Red, Hailey Hulbig as Florinda, Baree Frigon as Lucinda, and Matthew Packard as Milky White (featuring Puppet Design by Molly Jae Chase).
The story follows a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would give milk. When the Baker and his wife learn that they cannot have a child because of a Witch’s curse, the two set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is granted, but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later with disastrous results.
Content Advisory: Into the Woods contains some violence, death, and darker themes that may not be suitable for all audiences, particularly young children in Act 2. The musical adaptation of the classic fairy tales includes a “darker” and less “happy ending” focused story than traditional fairy tales.
Matinee performances will feature an “Act 1 Only” option for kids with activities/supervision provided next door at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts during Act 2.
Franklin Performing Arts Company (FPAC) is an Actors’ Equity Small Professional Theater company based at THE BLACK BOX in downtown Franklin, MA. Each season, FPAC produces musicals, plays, ballets, and more featuring Broadway stars, professional actors, local performers, and emerging artists.
Tickets for Into the Woods are available at FPAConline.com or by calling the box office at 508-528-3370.
The Franklin DPW is picking up the trash WasteMgt was unable to. Yes, that's right. Go DPW !!!
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| The Franklin DPW is picking up the trash WasteMgt was unable to. Yes, that's right. Go DPW !!! |
Today (Saturday 3/7/26) the Franklin DPW crew made progress emptying trash-totes from the streets that were not collected on Friday.
The DPW crew will be back out tomorrow to collect the carts that have not yet been emptied this week.
Streets to be collected tomorrow (Sunday 3/8/26):
- Maple Street (even numbers)- Partridge Street (odd numbers between Pond Street and Maple Street)- Main Street (#298, #304, #314)
Please leave your trash cart at the curb, if you reside at one of these addresses.
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Agenda for the Franklin Finance Committee Mtg - Weds, March 11, 2026 at 6 PM
Finance Committee Meeting
Agenda & Meeting Packet
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 = 6:00 PM
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
- Citizens are welcome to express their views for up to three minutes on a matter that is not on the agenda. In compliance with G.L. Chapter 30A, Section 20 et seq, the Open Meeting Law, the Finance Committee cannot engage in a dialogue or comment on a matter raised during Citizen Comments.The Finance Committee may ask town staff to review the matter. Nothing herein shall prevent the town staff from correcting a misstatement of fact.
a. February 25, 2026
4. Presentations/Discussion
a. Review Town Financial Policiesi. 2024-2025 Financial Policies
5. The Bill Dowd “Deep Dive Series”
a. Municipal Grant Process Overviewhttps://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/8636/Municipal-Grant-Process-Overviewb. Historical Grant Data Summaryhttps://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/8637/5b-Historical-Grant-Data---Summary
6. Future Agenda Items / Next meeting Dates:
a. April 6, 7, 8 & 9, 2026 - Anticipated Finance Committee Budget Hearingsb. May 28, 2026 - FY27 Budget discussion TBDc. June 3, 2026 - FY27 Budget discussion TBD
7. Finance Committee Member Comments
8. Adjourn
Agenda doc also contains remote participation info
Old Colony shares the Franklin Family Amazon wish list
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| Old Colony shares the Franklin Family Amazon wish list |
If you’d like to help turn their house into a home, you can view and shop the wish list at the link below. Every item, big or small, makes a difference.
Wish list link - https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3HAVZNC8C90UT
Current home build - https://oldcolonyhabitat.org/762-washington-street-franklin-ma/
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Franklin TV: Computers – Lots of ‘em
Stacking ‘em up – to get it done.
by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 03/08/2026
Due to the inclement weather our Conservation Commission held their recent meeting via Zoom. Sooo, about a half-dozen souls tied their computers together over the internet via Zoom. That’s a computer for each person, and an ‘invisible’ computer at Zoom to connect them all and record the proceedings.
We also join the meeting in order to connect it to our Government channel. So, I fire up a computer at home and join the meeting in order to coordinate that connection. Then I fire up a second computer at home to control another computer at the studio that will also join their meeting and send it to yet another computer that will stream it to our YouTube channel. I also connect the meeting to another computer that plays the meeting on our government cable channel while also recording it.
We set up this computing cascade well in advance of the meeting’s start – because you just never know… Total computer count – 12. What could possibly go wrong?
And – as always –
Thank you for watching.Thanks for listening to wfpr●fm,and staying informed at Franklin●news
Get this week's program guide for Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm) online http://franklin.tv/programguide.pdf
FBRTC 5k registration is now open!
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From Participation to Purpose: Stories of Civic Engagement & Civic Careers (virtual event)
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| From Participation to Purpose: Stories of Civic Engagement & Civic Careers (virtual event) |
Two of the four panelists are from Franklin: Cobi Frongillo and Jen Knight-Levine!
From Participation to Purpose: Stories of Civic Engagement and Civic Careers
This session will engage middle and high school students and teachers in a discussion about pathways that panelists have taken to civic engagement. Four individuals representing a range of pathways and professions will participate in a moderated Q & A panel session to share their own educational experiences that helped pave the way for successful civic engagement.
Teachers and students are invited to work together ahead of the panel to come up with interview style questions they would like to see the participants respond to during the session, with opportunities available for classes to directly ask questions during the panel.
This moderated panel and Q&A session will provide middle and high school students and teachers with valuable perspectives on the skills and experiences that lead to meaningful civic involvement.
2026 Reach Out Breakfast Impact Video: Shawna's Story (video)
I had the privilege to participate in the Hockomock YMCA "Reach Out Breakfast" on Friday morning. The video of Shawna's Story is shareworthy.
"Watch the moving story of Shawna and her children, shared at our March 6th Campaign Breakfast.
Through life’s most difficult moments, our Y is here to provide an immediate safety net for individuals and families in need. None of this support is possible without the generosity of the many people and organizations who give to our annual Reach Out Campaign. Thank you for helping us be there when it matters most.
Video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTGN3fPyNpk
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