Franklin Matters: 2025-09-28

Sunday, September 28, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, September 28, 2025 ??

Sunday, September 28

11:00am Sunday Brunch (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

12:00pm Pumpkin Patch Opens (St John's Episcopal Church)

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

5:30pm Vietnam Veteran Dinner: Northborough Legion Post 0234

** NO Town Meetings today **

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What's happening in Franklin, MA

Find the full Community event calendar https://bit.ly/FranklinCommunityCalendar

If you have an event to add to the calendar, you can use the form to submit it for publication: https://bit.ly/Submit2Calendar

The Town meeting calendar is found https://www.franklinma.gov/Calendar.aspx
The School district calendar is found https://franklinpublicschooldistrictma.sites.thrillshare.com/o/fpsd/page/school-calendar

Caregivers Appreciation Day scheduled for November 7 at the Franklin Senior Center

Dear Valued Community Member,

The Friends of Franklin Elders and the Franklin Senior Center are holding a Caregivers Appreciation Day on November 7 from 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM for all caregivers of Franklin and surrounding towns.

This event will be filled with volunteers and vendors offering services and experiences that support and give back to caregivers.

Caregivers Appreciation Day

The Friends of Franklin Elders (FOFE) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that raises funds for the Franklin Senior Center to support the community's aging population. The Franklin Senior Center's mission, with the support of the community, is to identify, advocate for, and implement meaningful educational, cultural, social, health/wellness activities and services for our aging population.

We are respectfully asking if your company would be willing to donate an item for one of our raffle baskets. This can be a product, service, gift card or a full gift basket. The baskets will be won by caregivers who will receive a free ticket to place in the raffle jar.

We are also seeking those who can offer mini services such as facials, skincare consultations, Reiki or healing arts, live entertainment or food donations at no charge. Whether you are a professional, a student building experience or someone passionate about giving back, we would love to have you. We greatly appreciate your support and generosity.

If you have any questions or require more information, please don't hesitate to contact the event committee's Chairperson, Lyn O'Brien, at Lynob@comcast.net or 617-686-9595

Download the flyer as a reminder or to share ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17x0RVnpS5X6j9qop_9-bytRZMlA0iKr7/view?usp=drive_link

Medfield High girls and boys teams top FHS soccer teams on Saturday

Via Twitter, Franklin TV, and our subscription to HockomockSports.com, we share the results of the Fall sports competition for Franklin High School on Saturday, Sep 27, 2025

Boys Soccer = Franklin, 1 @ Medfield, 2 - Final

https://www.facebook.com/MedfieldAD/posts/pfbid02J982wqXh7iz4eyPfhXwY43RcbGvqx2uHTie7JjBxnTAUsprpyQ593VAZKvPFWL8Dl?

Girls Soccer = Franklin, 2 @ Medfield, 8 – Final

https://www.facebook.com/MedfieldAD/posts/pfbid0VuuRi92piU3qvy9FvfaGbmo3CUhr7izFYJWr2PS4Pe9XkcDf7XbkhtLNkdyzsgdVl?

For other results across the Hockomock League (subscription required)

https://hockomocksports.com/saturdays-schedule-scoreboard-09-27-25/

FHS Panther sports results shared via Twitter & subscription to HockomockSports.com

Community Concert featuring Eric Christensen on Saturday, October 18

Join us for a FREE Community Concert @FranklinUMC featuring Eric Christensen on Saturday, October 18, at 7 PM.

Eric Christensen has performed and taught professionally on guitar for over twenty years. Primarily a classical guitarist, he has performed as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist throughout the United States and Canada. He has appeared in several major cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago as well as popular destinations such as Cape Cod, Aspen, and Palm Beach.

Eric Christensen on Saturday, October 18

He has appeared on many concert series including Music on the Hill, East Greenwich, Rhode Island; Spire Series, Pompano Beach, Florida; and Classical Mandolin Society of America, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has performed live on National Public Radio (NPR) in Palm Beach, Florida.

Eric gives master classes and chamber music instruction to area high schools and special presentations to elementary schools throughout the country. He has directed and adjudicated the Rhode Island All-State Guitar Ensembles. He has recorded CDs with such ensembles as Enigmatica and the Providence Mandolin Orchestra. Eric studied at Lawrence University, Yale University School of Music, and the New England Conservatory.

His primary teachers were Michael Nicolella, Benjamin Verdery, Robert Paul Sullivan, and Eliot Fisk. He currently teaches guitar at Rhode Island College, Lifelong Learning Academy, Ivy Music Academy and Ensemble Music School.

Shared from -> https://franklinumc.org/2025/09/26/community-concert-feat-eric-christensen-saturday-october-18/

Franklin TV: Iggy’s Hot Sauce

Saucy Sweet and Sizzlin’

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 09/28/2025

At Franklin.TV we try to say ‘Yes’ to whatever idea comes through our front door. Our minds are ‘open for business’, open for – whatever. It’s how most of our TV programs take shape. Hot Sauce? Umm – yeah (?) Okaaay. We can – do that – (I think). We’re up for anything fun.

Iggy’s Hot Sauce

Bo Kinney needed a large open kitchen to prepare and bottle Iggy’s Spice of Life Hot Sauce to raise money for a charity; NEPRO, The New England Pug Rescue organization. Yes, Pugs! Pugs may be relatively small in doggy stature but they are very big on energy, on social engagement and unbridled enthusiasm. Like us, pugs have a big ‘Yes’ for – whatever.

They’re up for anything fun.

NEPRO has an annual gathering and fund raiser. Bo’s (and Iggy’s) plan is to sell bottles of his sweet hot sauce at the event. So – bottle, we must. Bo and I cranked up a two-person production line and went to work. In a matter of hours we prepared and pumped enough of Iggy’s hot sauce to fill one- hundred-forty bottles (at 5 ozs per).

Iggy’s Hot Sauce 2

Bo and Iggy had been planning this for the better part of a year. It’s a lot of work – researching and sourcing just the right bottles, designing the labels, gathering all the ingredients, and so on.

All we needed to do was take care of the tail end (so to speak).

Iggy’s - it’s a sweet-heat spicy sauce from a perky

pug pup that puts the pep in your ‘get up-n- go.’

And – as always –

Thank you for watching.
Thank you for listening to wfpr●fm.
And staying informed at Franklin●news.

South Street Six to perform at The Chieftain Pub - Oct 3

SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT!

South Street Six is back at The Chieftain Pub in Plainville, MA!

📅 Friday, October 3rd

⏰ 8:00 PM

📍 The Chieftain Pub

– Plainville, MA

Come out for a night of great tunes, good vibes, and plenty of fun. Grab your friends, order your favorite pint, and let’s make it a night to remember!

Shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DPETrZ3DjW8/?