Daylight is continuing to expand each day, now daylight savings has returned, and we have a full week of meetings for the Town of Franklin, MA.
School Committee negotiations are scheduled for Executive sessions on Monday. The Planning board has their regular meeting also on Monday.
The communications subcommittee for the Franklin 250 Celebration, the School Committee and Friends of Franklin Library all have scheduled sessions for Tuesday. The Friends is deliberately more of a social event than a meeting to attract potential members to find out more about what they do and consider joining.
The Norfolk County Commissioners hold a public hearing on Wednesday for their budget. The shared document shows a $2M deficit with no narrative on alternatives for balancing so that in and of itself is an incentive to participate to find out what’s up on the County front.
The Finance Committee gets to review the Town fiscal policies as well as take a deep dive into the grant process and what opportunities those have presented on Wednesday. The Cultural Council is also scheduled for a meeting that night with the recent Wreath of Franklin results and planning for the next one.
The Municipal Housing Affordable Trust is scheduled to meet Thursday afternoon. The agenda will likely be posted Monday for this session. The Conservation Commission has a full and verified set of items on their agenda for Thursday evening.
The Cultural District Committee gets updates on World Cup planning & MetroWest Boston Visitors Bureau annual meeting among the several items on the agenda also for Thursday evening.
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendar at Franklin.news where each day, that day's events are posted on the top of the page, the TV and radio schedules are on the bottom, and all the other goodness falls in-between.
Audio link - https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1683-fm-weekly-outlook-lookback-combo-03-08-26/
*** Meeting schedule and agendas as of Town page 3/6/26, 7:30 PM ***
Franklin School Committee Negotiations Sub Committee Meeting
Monday, March 9 Time: 4:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03092026-2162
Planning Board Meeting
Monday, March 9 Time: 7:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03092026-2171
250th Franklin Anniversary Communications Subcommittee Meeting
Tuesday, March 10 Time: 5:30 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03102026-2121
Franklin School Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 10 Time: 6:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03102026-2175
Friends of the Franklin Public Library Meeting
Tuesday, March 10 Time: 6:00 PM - 7:45 PM
Social event, no agenda posted
Norfolk County Commissioners Public Hearing Notice
Wednesday, March 11 Time: 1:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03112026-2159
Public view budget for Norfolk County - https://cms5.revize.com/revize/norfolkcountyma/FY27%20BUDGET%20PUBLIC%20VIEWING%20COPY%203%205%2026.pdf?t=202603060812320&t=202603060812320
Finance Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 11 Time: 6:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03112026-2176
Franklin Cultural Council Meeting
Wednesday, March 11 Time: 7:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03112026-2167
Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Meeting
Thursday, March 12 Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
No agenda posted at this time
Conservation Commission Meeting
Thursday, March 12 Time: 7:00 PM
https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/571?fileID=8589
Cultural District Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 12 Time: 7:00 PM
https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03122026-2170
*** Looking back at the week that was ***
To recap the Franklin TV. Franklin Public Radio meetings broadcast
The Board of Health met for their monthly session on Wednesday at 5:00 PM. Exclusive audio and recap of the meeting can be found https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/exclusive-audio-franklin-ma-board-of.html
The Town Council met for their first of the month session and managed to stay exactly within their time allocation closing out at 9:59 PM. The recap, and video link can be found. The audio will be ready shortly https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/town-council-authorizes-fire-truck.html
The Zoning Board of Appeals met on Thursday evening. The video is available https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMbRoIJCjn0
On the High School front
The only game broadcast with the end of the playoff run by the FHS girls basketball team vs Bishop Feehan on Tuesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQDTIhHkSms
On the All Access front
The most recent Aging Boldfully episode is available via YouTube in addition to being on the cable broadcast schedule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8zhy3wuZ3c
On the Public Radio/podcast front
The first episode for 2026 of “Talk Franklin” with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen is available https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/in-this-talk-franklin-episode-jamie-i.html
The Party for The Pantry is the topic for this audio discussion https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/03/have-you-got-your-tickets-were-talking.html
For all the meetings and cultural events, check out the calendar at Franklin.news where each day, that day's events are posted on the top of the page, the TV and radio schedules are on the bottom, and all the other goodness falls in-between.
Town calendar -> https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
Community calendar -> https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
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