FM #1813 - FM Weekly Outlook & Lookback Combo - 09/06/26

0:00Monday, September 7 is Labor Day, the latest in the month that this occurs, and so we end up with a long weekend and a short week. This is Steve Sherlock, but an outlook on the week in Franklin from September 6 through September 12, 2026. Now, due to the holiday, the traction, recycled curbside schedule will be off by one day. Imagine DPW Director Brutus Kendraggie talking about the Monday collection, move to Tuesday, Tuesday collection, move to Wednesday, etc. As of bonus, the recording of one of the winter announcements of the delay is available in the link to below. On Tuesday, the School Committee Policy Subcommittee gets together at 6. They are slated to begin reviewing a number of fiscal policies related to the budget and operations. The FULL School Committee gets together at 7, also on Tuesday. The District Improvement Plan is being presented. This plan sets the stage for individual school plans as well as for the superintendent's goals. On Wednesday, the Historical Commission, among other items, is considering offering tours on Saturdays.

1:02The 250th celebration events subcommittee also meets among other items on their agenda is the discussion on the first potential donor lunch scheduled for October 16. Thursday is the busiest meeting day with meetings for the Bycounty Collaborative Municipal Housing Affordable Trust, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter, Conservation Commission, and last but not least the Cultural District Committee. The Cultural District Committee also lists an item to discuss cultural tours on Saturdays. A special event is also on Thursday. New with exhibits are being welcomed to the sculpture park at 5 p.m. On Saturday to close out the week, there is a bike safety event at Franklin High School beginning at 9. 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. We do this because Franklin matters.

2:03This is Steve Scherlock for Franklin Matters, Franklin Public Radio, taking a look back at the week that was here in Franklin, mass from August 30th to September 5. On a town in school meeting front to council met on Wednesday, September 2nd, the recap and video can be found at Franklin.News. The Commission on Disability met on Thursday, the exclusive audio can also be found. There's only a bit of appeals met on Thursday, September 3rd. The video can be found on the YouTube Town Hall channel. In the All Access Programming Front, a new episode of Aging Boltsley, discussion with Julie Booth of Quinnipiac University is available. A new episode of Once Upon a Town by Joel Andrew and Scott Mason is talking about the post office in Franklin is also available on the YouTube All Access channel. Franklin Matters took a walk through the rescue animal farm and you can join us for that walk at the Maloney Farm in Forest. Also available at Franklin.News. Franklin Matters also took a walk through the kitchen, cabinet custom build process,

3:05happening in the form of bakery building on Ruggles Street. Join us for this informative session with the Franklin Kitchen Center. And as noted, as a special episode of the Franklin Matters Radio, we offer the voice recording of the PW Director, Brutus Kentaregis Voice Message in advance of the Blizzard forecast for January 29th, 2022. For all the meetings and culture events, check out the calendar at Franklin.News where each day and our days events are posted on the top of the page. The TV and radio schedule is on the bottom and all the other goodness falls in between. We do this because Franklin Matters.