Franklin Public Radio wfpr.fm schedule for Thursday, June 12, 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 segment features my Chalkboard Chat with School Committee Chair Dave Callaghan https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/05/this-chalkboard-chat-condenses-may-13.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 "The Rising" double album by Bruce Springsteen and a Vibe playlist hour including live Bruce music from Songs of Introspection.   

"The Rising", released July 30, 2002, is Springsteen's 12th studio album and is based on his reflections in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.  A big success and his first album to top the US Billboard 200 in 15 years winning two Grammy Awards.  It marked the return to the studio after almost two decades with the famous E Street Band.  Includes the hits: "The Rising" ,  "Lonesome Day", and "Waitin' on a Sunny Day". Enjoy The Boss!

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, June 12, 2025

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

9:00 am Frank Presents: Jamie Barrett

10:30 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness 2024

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Mac 'n' Cheese

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Riffin' on Main Street: James Johnston

4:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Shaun Hart Pt 1

5:00 pm Second Sunday Speaker Series: Boston Floating Hospital

9:00 pm Circle of Friends: Joe Crookston

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

7:00 am Parmenter School Memorial Day Celebration

8:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Strings School

10:00 am FHS Senior Awards Night 2025

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

3:00 pm Winning Ways with the MIAA: Districts

4:00 pm FHS Graduation 2025

9:00 pm Tri County Graduation 2025

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

8:00 am Conservation Commission 05-29-25

2:00 pm Conservation Commission 05-29-25

7:00 pm Conservation Commission  CHAMBERS  912 7148 1718

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, June 11, 2025 ???

Library & Senior Center events

Wednesday, June 11

9:00am Parmenter 5th Chorus Concert/Celebration (Gerald M. Parmenter Elementary School)

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

2:00pm Franklin Middle School Summer Reading Kickoff Book Fair (An Unlikely Story)

3:00pm Love your brain - Healthy Brain Initiative (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   **

Charles River Pollution Control Meeting

Wednesday, June 11 Time: 3:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112025-1778

Historical Commission Meeting

Wednesday, June 11 Time: 6:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112025-1782

Finance Committee Meeting

Wednesday, June 11 Time:  7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06112025-1781

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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

School Committee reluctantly approves personnel & funding cuts to FY 2026 budget (video)

The Franklin (MA) School Committee met as scheduled on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. 6 members participated, 1 remotely, 1 did not (although has participated in the prior Budget subcommittee meeting).

Franklin TV video for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYQVNOKqqR8

The agenda doc also contains remote participation info ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102025-1780

The meeting packet folder (all the docs released before or after the meeting)

https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/documents/departments/school-committee/meeting-packets/2024---25-meeting-packets/june-10%2C-2025-sc-meeting-packet/814634

Quick recap:

• A brief executive session was held before approving the new teacher contract for a 3 year term. Details of the amount approved were not shared, however, members of the negotiation subcommittee spoke highly of the collaboration and cooperation that resulted in a good deal for the district and the Town. The vote was unanimous and included Town Administrator Jamie Hellen (7-0-1) (1 absent)
• The budget adjustment reducing the proposed budget by $2M was previewed in a subcommittee meeting before the full committee meeting. 12 personnel are added to the 29 that were reduced by redistricting. Additional expenses were cut to bring the budget into balance per revised Town funding due to the failed override
• Bus fee will remain at $387, Sports fees will remain high at this year's levels for next year. A full analysis of the fees and participation will be conducted next year as part of the FY 2027 budget to see what can be done given the lower funding from the Town
• The Superintendent evaluation was approved as "Exemplary". A fair results given the multiple threads of work, budget, override, redistricting and oh, conducting school for the district at the same time

My full set of notes ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Rqv1NSxrFjWZdzwpeo2WJwq3H7FIwujA/view?usp=drive_link

Pictures of the budget revisions can be viewed here ->    https://photos.app.goo.gl/YnKXoUH5NncMo2Wk6

The presentation doc will be posted to the packet folder (see link above sometime Wednesday).

School Committee reluctantly approves personnel & funding cuts to FY 2026 budget (video)

Register for the Road Race for Kids on Saturday, July 5

Register for the Road Race for
Kids on Saturday, July 5

Children’s Road Race – FREE Registration!

Get ready to run! Join us on Saturday, July 5th from 9AM–10AM at the Franklin Town Common for our Children’s Road Race

A fun 1.2-mile race for kids ages 6–12

Winners will receive a free wristband to the 4th of July Carnival!

FREE to participate!

It’s a great way to kick off the weekend with fun, fitness, and community spirit!

Register now at Franklin.myrec.com

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

Free Healthy Brain event today at the Senior Center from 3 to 5 PM

Free Healthy Brain event today
at the Senior Center from 3 to 5 PM

FREE Event!

Happening tomorrow Wednesday (6/11/25) at the Franklin Senior Center from 3 - 5 pm

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19zzTxCAeA/

Pour Richard's wine tasting for Franklin Food Pantry Falmouth Road Race Team

Pour Richard's wine tasting for Franklin
Food Pantry Falmouth Road Race Team

This is going to be great! 

Link for tix ->   https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E188424&id=98. 

Not to be missed for a great cause with @franklinfoodpan and @falmouthroadrace

Shared from ->   https://www.instagram.com/p/DKcZR7cRsHF/

Sensory friendly hour every Franklin Farmers Market from 2 to 3 PM

Sensory friendly hour every Franklin
Farmers Market from 2 to 3 PM

Did you know? We offer a sensory friendly hour every market from 2-3?

What is this you ask?

Head over to the website and check out the FAQ.

https://www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com/faq

Shared from -> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FX6A9PK4t/

Middle School Summer Reading Kickoff today, online link available

Middle School Summer Reading
Kickoff today, online link available

Our summer reading kickoff is today -  we are looking forward to a great event at the Unlikely Story Bookstore. 

For those who cannot attend but still want to support our fair, here's the link to our online store.

Teachers receive 20% off and are encouraged to stop at our little sign-in station and wear a nametag identifying them as a Franklin teacher.

USAFacts: How many people seek asylum in the US?

Asylum is a form of protection for people fleeing persecution in their home countries. Some request it after arriving in the US (affirmative asylum); others apply while facing deportation from the US (defensive asylum). How many people seek asylum here, and where do they come from? Here's the latest data from the Department of Homeland Security. 

• 

  USAFacts: How many people seek asylum in the US?

  Between 1990 and 2021, the US admitted 767,950 asylum seekers. In 2021, asylee admissions dropped to 17,692, the fewest since 1994. 
• Chinese nationals were the largest group of asylum seekers from 2012 to 2021, comprising approximately 63,000 people. That was more than one-fifth of the asylees entering the US. 
• Between 2013 and 2022, the government granted 27,868 Chinese nationals with affirmative asylum. Venezuelans (20,688), were the second-largest group of affirmative asylees, followed by Egyptians (14,909).  

Continue reading the article online ->   https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-people-seek-asylum-in-the-us/

Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm Schedule for Wednesday, June 11 2025

Yes, Franklin has it's own radio station -> wfpr.fm. Franklin Public Radio introduced a brand new schedule early in 2025 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 Wednesday

8:00 AM, 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM   Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock 

Franklin and its local government, services and events  (repeats Saturday at 2 PM)  

• This features the June 2025 event highlights at the Senior Center -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/06/franklin-public-radio-wfprfm-schedule_0375775180.html

9:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM  The Wonderful World of Wine – Mark Lenzi, Kim Simone  All about wine, its culture, lore and finer points.    (repeats Saturday at 1 PM)  

Hosts Kim Simone and Mark Lenzi discover Down Under with Mark Davidson ->   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/06/the-wonderful-world-of-wine-www-episode.html

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 Wednesday, June 11, 2025

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

7:30 am Mental Health: Max Morrongiello

8:30 am The Black Box: T3

10:00 am Franklin Art Association: Vincent Crotty

11:30 am Cooking Thyme: Ice Cream

12:00 pm Brook'n'Cookin: Meatballs

12:30 pm Cooking with Linda: Mac 'n' Cheese

1:30 pm Pizzapalooza: Margherita Pizza

2:00 pm New England Candlepins: Summer 2019 Show 8

3:00 pm Candlepin New Generation: Show 6

3:30 pm ArtWeek: Airmen of Note

5:30 pm United Methodist Church: Michael Rivelis

8:30 pm Circle of Friends: Joe Crookston

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

7:00 am Parmenter School Memorial Day Celebration

8:30 am Lifelong Music Spring 2025: Band and Glee

10:00 am SAFE Coalition: Overdose Awareness 2024

11:00 am Cultural Council: BT ALC Big Band

12:30 pm FHS Graduation 2025

4:00 pm Tri County Honors Night 2025

6:00 pm FHS Senior Awards Night 2025

8:30 pm FHS Varsity Baseball v King Philip 06-07-25

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

8:00 am Town Council 06-04-25

2:00 pm Town Council 06-04-25

7:00 pm  Finance Committee  CHAMBERS  869 7517 9878

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: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 ???

Tuesday, June 10

8:00am FPAC Golf Tournament (New England Country Club

11:00am Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

7:00pm FBRTC Rail Trail Cmte Mtg (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

7:30pm Smart Phone Trivia (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

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

**  Town Meetings today   **

Franklin School Committee - Budget Subcommittee

Tuesday, June 10 Time: 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102025-1779

Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School - Board of Trustees Mtg

Tuesday, June 10 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102025-1775

Design Review Meeting

Tuesday, June 10 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/417?fileID=5006

Franklin School Committee

Tuesday, June 10 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_06102025-1780

Friends of the Franklin Public Library Meeting

Tuesday, June 10 Time: 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM

No agenda posted for this meeting

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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