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Talk Franklin, A Podcast from the Town Administrator's Office - March 2, 2026
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
Quick updates on Town business
Deep dive on Mass Municipal Association (MMA)
Close with some musical fun (songs about communications)
The recording runs about 59 minutes. Let’s listen to our conversation.
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Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/
MMA page - https://www.mma.org/
Mass Town Careers (A campaign created by MMA) - https://masstowncareers.org/
Town budget page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/168/Town-Budgets
School budget page -> https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/school-district-budget
Community calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar
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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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By Town of Franklin, MAFM #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
Quick updates on Town business
Deep dive on Mass Municipal Association (MMA)
Close with some musical fun (songs about communications)
The recording runs about 59 minutes. Let’s listen to our conversation.
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Town of Franklin page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/
MMA page - https://www.mma.org/
Mass Town Careers (A campaign created by MMA) - https://masstowncareers.org/
Town budget page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/168/Town-Budgets
School budget page -> https://www.franklinps.net/o/fpsd/page/school-district-budget
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 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"