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Franklin Matters Radio

Franklin Matters Radio

De: Steve Sherlock
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What matters in Franklin MA - we follow the money sharing Town & School meetings, community events, and interviews to enable an informed resident & voterThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License Ciencia Política Economía Política y Gobierno
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  • FM #1706 - FM Weekly Outlook & Lookback Combo - 04/05/26

    FM #1706 - FM Weekly Outlook & Lookback Combo - 04/05/26
    Apr 5 2026

    This episode combines the Franklin Public Radio news briefing spots for the week of April 5, 2026.

    • The outlook for the week ahead April 5 through April 11, 2026
    • The look back at the week that was March 29 through April 4, 2026

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    The text and links referenced can be found at Franklin Matters Weekly

    https://www.franklinmattersweekly.org/2026/04/budget-budget-budget.html

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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"
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    4 m
  • FM #1705 Franklin (MA) Board Of Health Mtg - 04/01/26

    FM #1705 Franklin (MA) Board Of Health Mtg - 04/01/26
    Apr 5 2026
    This session of the radio show shares the Town of Franklin Board of Health Meeting held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. The meeting agenda was held in the 3rd floor training room as well as via Google Meet. All 3 board members were present with the full compliment of Health Dept staff. Quick Recap:Chair Kim Mu-Chow opens the meetingReads protocol statement re: Google meetConfirms participation via roll callNo citizen commentsMotion to approve March 4 minutes, so moved, second, passes 3-0 Motion to approve Mar 18 minutes, second, passes 3-0PFAS advisory to be posted at Chilson beach and a couple of other spots near there (300 Fisher St)Fish for catch and release generallyChilson water is tested weekly during summer for E.coli. Testing not done with PFAS except for water supply sourcesDraft regulations for the mind altering productsSuggestion on change to the coverage of the retail shops, clarification to cover potential loop holesSuggestion on altering the levels of fine to $300, $500, $1000. To raise the deterrent incentiveDiscussion on ensuring that the retail and tobacco products, how to best accomplish this so folks have a chance to address during the public hearing, and let the board consider changes before Making the regulation officialDiscussion on warming/cooling shelters, with restricted hours at Senior Center, and Library closed Sunday, what are our options?Health director to do some researchFood safety inspectionInformation shared on the inspection process, slides to be shared laterTwice a year inspection, had considered a risk based approach but the key person moved on and with current staff, doing the 2 minimum per year per establishment (over 100)Review of reportsClarification questions on details of the reports Motion to adjourn, second, passes 3-0The meeting runs about 56 minutes. Let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting April 1, 2026.--------------Board of Health page - https://www.franklinma.gov/444/Board-of-Health Agenda doc - https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04012026-2218 My full set of notes in one PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XYJ75c4VsxJ3-1ElSbqeR7o0M2ROuNY8/view?usp=drive_link --------------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 neighborsIf you don't like something here, please let me know And if you have interest in reporting on meetings or events, please reach. We’ll share and show you what and how we do what we doThrough 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 comThe 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!------------------You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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    57 m
  • FM #1704 - FPS Horace Mann Legacy Subcmte Mtg - 03/30/26

    FM #1704 - FPS Horace Mann Legacy Subcmte Mtg - 03/30/26
    Apr 4 2026

    This session shares the Franklin Public Schools Horace Mann Legacy Subcmte Mtg held on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM. Meeting chaired by School Committee Vice-Chair Dave Callaghan. Members Ruthann O’Sullivan (in person) and Reis Hansen (remotely) participated. Superintendent Lucas Giguere and Director of Operations Colin Boisvert participated.

    Quick recap

    • History of the chocolate chip cookie shared Cookies provided for those present
    • Resource doc for committee to collect information about Horace to build the

    level base of understanding for the group to help prepare the story to be used by the committee for the community awareness

    • May 2 film to be shown at museum Kids play area to understand Horace as he grew up. Presentation on the Research around the middle period of Horace's story in Franklin scheduled for Sunday. Multiple ideas to add to the weekend to augment the activity and improve the draw appeal
    • Children's Museum checking with the Library to coordinate some younger age activities and info
    • Motion to adjourn

    The meeting runs about 1 hour and 20 minutes, so let’s listen in.

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    The agenda for this meeting can be found https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03302026-2211

    My full set of notes in a PDF - https://drive.google.com/file/d/16dsOWdxcZ5Mn79mQAsfLMZVIDfbnTwXJ/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!

    ------------------

    You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
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