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| United Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament - Monday, June 8, 2026 |
Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
Friday, April 24, 2026
United Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament - Monday, June 8, 2026
Boston Globe: "US reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug"
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| Boston Globe: "US reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug" |
Say “no, thanks” to unexpected offers to lower your credit card interest rate
Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday, April 24, 2026
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| Franklin Public Radio - wfpr.fm schedule for Friday |
8:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 6:00 PM - Franklin Matters Radio – Steve Sherlock covering Franklin, its local government, services, and events
- This hour features the new Town Council Quarterbacking with Councilor Steve Malloy -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/04/town-councilor-steve-malloy-shares-his.html
9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 7:00 PM
10:00 AM, 3:00 PM, and 8:00 PM - Talkin’ the Blues – Jim Derick & Nick Remissong. 2 hours of awesome blues music, info, interviews Showcasing the "Blues" as a basis for and influence of Country, Jazz and Rock and Roll, here and worldwide.
11:00 AM, 4:00 PM, and 9:00 PM - “The Vibe” show plays music for everyone searching for some enjoyment, some dance, a happy or thinking mood, and most importantly, having fun. Tune in to wfpr.fm and listen to “DJ Vibe” spin music across many genres and join this new vibing experience
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 Friday, April 24, 2026 (Your local Public, Education & Government "PEG" station)
- Franklin All Access TV - Our Public Access Channel (Comcast 6, Verizon 26) = FRIDAY
Franklin Pride TV - Our Educational Channel (Comcast 8, Verizon 28) = FRIDAY
Franklin Town Hall TV - Our Government Channel (Comcast 9, Verizon 29) = FRIDAY
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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Thursday, April 23, 2026
First night of the FinCom FY 2027 Budget Hearings - audio in 2 parts - 04/06/26
FM #1723-24 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1723-24 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares the Finance Committee Budget Hearing on General Government, the 1st of 4 sessions to go over the FY 2027 budget. The meeting was held in Council Chambers with 8 of 9 members present.
Part 1 runs about 2:13 Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1723-finance-cmte-budget-hearing-1-p1-of-2-04-06-26/
Part 2 runs about 3:11 Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1724-finance-cmte-budget-hearing-1-p2-of-2-04-06-26/
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The Franklin TV video is available for replay - https://www.youtube.com/live/Y7KSV5MTfHs?&t=140
Agenda doc including links to the FY 2027 budget
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04062026-2219
My full set of notes in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jmG8Vn97Cemo5YjonVvLtr72hkqHHM26/view?usp=drive_link
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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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, April 23, 2026 ???
GATRA Regional Public Meeting
Thursday, April 23 Time: 2:30 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04232026-2243
Conservation Commission Meeting
Thursday, April 23 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/589?fileID=8914
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar
Join this year's Jane's Walk for conversation and reflection with neighbors! - May 2 at 10 AM
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| Join this year's Jane's Walk for conversation and reflection with neighbors! - May 2 |
The ~1.5 hour tour will begin at 10:30 AM from the Franklin TV studio (43 Hutchinson St, Franklin, MA). Parking available.
FY 2027 Budget Narrative: Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)
Lauren makes the case for how Brightlight Business Co can help (audio)
FM #1722 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1722 in the series.
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| Brightlight Business Co |
We cover the following topics
Lauren’s “Franklin story”
How the “Brightlight” name came to be
How the company is positioned to help
How to get started
The conversation runs about 41 minutes. Let’s listen in
Audio - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1722-brightlight-business-co-04-20-26/--------------
Brightlight Business Co - https://brightlightbusinessco.com/
Brightlight business LinkedIn page - linkedin.com/company/brightlight-business-co
Brightlight Instagram page - https://www.instagram.com/brightlight_businessco/
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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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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"










