Talk Franklin, a podcast from the Town Administrator's Office - December 21, 2023

This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We recorded our conversation virtually via Zoom on Monday, August 17, 2026. Key topics Mid-summer status

This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen. We recorded our conversation in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Key topics Updates to the FY 2027 budget

FM #1680X = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1680xin the series. This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and Liz Kalaijian, the new Director of Communications and Community Engagement for the Town of Franklin. We recorded our conversation in the Franklin TV & Radio Studio on Monday, March 2, 2026. Key topics Welcome Liz

FM #1478 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1478 in the series. This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen and School Superintendent Lucas Giguere in the Municipal Building on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Key topics ● After the FY 2026 budget discussion, what’s next ○ Town business ○ School’s redistricting ○ Survey and engagement ● Music playlists, concerts, & time away The recording runs about 55 minutes. Let’s listen to my conversation with Jamie & Lucas. -------------- Town of Franklin page https://www.franklinma.gov/ Franklin Public Schools page -> https://www.franklinps.net/ Community calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar -------------- 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. 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"

This session of the radio show shares our “Talk Franklin” discussion with Town Administrator Jamie Hellen in the Municipal Building on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.