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 topicsWelcome LizQuick updates on Town businessDeep 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.--------------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 neighborsIf you don't like something here, please let me knowAnd 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 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"