Franklin Matters: 2025-11-09

Sunday, November 9, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Sunday, November 9, 2025 ???

Sunday, November 9

1:00pm Franklin Historical Museum (always free)

1:00pm Musical Bingo (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

What's happening in Franklin, MA

** NO Town Meetings today **

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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

Volunteers Needed For Winter Decorating Downtown November 22

The Franklin Downtown Partnership and the Franklin Garden Club are getting ready to decorate the downtown for the holidays and winter on Saturday, November 22 from 9 AM to 12 PM. Volunteers are needed to help clean, prep and decorate.

Volunteers Needed For Winter Decorating
Downtown November 22

Eileen Mason of RE/MAX Executive Realty and Sandy Sauer of Franklin Tile Carpet One co-chair the FDP Beautification Committee. Please email Eileen Mason at emason4234@gmail.com to sign up.

Students: if you have community service hours to satisfy, this is a great time to earn your hours. You will get a note documenting your service.

“We are dedicated to making the downtown area festive during the holiday season,” said Mason, who is also a member of Franklin Garden Club. “The decorations make Franklin even more inviting to residents and visitors who go downtown to enjoy our shops and restaurants.”

Franklin Downtown Partnership thanks the following sponsors of Winter Decorating Day.

Platinum: D.G. Ranieri Real Estate; Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, P.C.; Eileen Mason-RE/MAX Executive Realty; G & C Plumbing & Heating; Glen; Meadow Apartments-Schochet Companies; Middlesex Savings Bank. Gold: Dean Bank; Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Inc.; Notturno Home Services; PEEL microspa. Silver: Connell Roofing, Inc.; Elizabeth's Bagels; Fenton Financial Group; Friends of the Franklin Elders, Inc.; Oteri Funeral Home; Pisini Shoes; Simon's Furniture; Vet Med Pet Supplies

Stay up to date and follow the Franklin Downtown Partnership on Instagram and Facebook at: https://www.instagram.com/franklindowntownpartnership/ and https://www.facebook.com/franklindowntownpartnership.org/

The Franklin Downtown Partnership (FDP) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization made up of more than 350 business owners, residents, and community leaders working to revitalize downtown Franklin. Residents can join the Downtown Partnership for $25. The Partnership manages events like the Strawberry Stroll and the Harvest Festival, and initiatives such as spring beautification, streetscape design, greenspace, alley murals, and sculpture projects. For more information go to www.franklindowntownpartnership.org

Agenda for First Meeting of the newly elected Franklin (MA) Town Council - Nov 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Franklin Town Council

Agenda & Meeting Packet

November 12, 2025 6:00 PM

Meeting will be held at the Franklin Municipal Building

355 East Central Street - 2nd Floor, Council Chambers

Link to the agenda doc PDF -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1knfNyfDKUUgHkLWqCG1S0DTaLVItwT8L/view?usp=sharing

Agenda for First Meeting of the newly elected Franklin (MA)
Town Council - Nov 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM

Audio recording of the Franklin (MA) Board of Health Mtg - Nov 5, 2025 (audio)

FM #1576 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1576 the series.

This session of the radio show shares the Town of Franklin Board of Health Meeting held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. The meeting agenda was held in the 3rd floor training room as well as via Google Meet. All 3 board members were present.

Quick Recap:

Current chair Jeff Harris opens meeting

Reads protocol statement re: Google meet
Welcomes new member Diane Daddario
Approval of minutes, June 4 moved, second, passes 2-0-1 (1 abstain)
July 23 moved also by 2-0-1 (1 abstain)

Reorganization

Motion to make Kim as chair passes, Jeff as vice chair, passes 3-0 for both

Tobacco control agent appt required.

Motion to make MHOA, second, passes 3-0

Discussion on tobacco regulations, need to adjust the Franklin regs to along with State changes;

C Liberty offers to provide info on neighboring communities and how they handle it
Issue with the difference between tobacco vs other retail store opportunities, could affect their market
Issue with menthol cigarettes prohibited in MA, folks traveling to RI to purchase
Next meeting to review again, decision likely in Dec, public hearing to be scheduled in January

Motion to adjourn passes, 3-0

The meeting runs about 38 minutes. Let’s listen to the Board of Health meeting November 5, 2025.

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1576-franklin-ma-board-of-health-mtg-11-05-25/

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The Board of Health agenda can be found ->

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11052025-1990

My notes captured in one PDF ->

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CkWYFXT-obacJrhnXt8jOb8auxYKb0zW/view?usp=drive_link

Audio recording of the Franklin (MA)
Board of Health Mtg - Nov 5, 2025 (audio)

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FHS boys soccer playoff run ends in Framingham on Saturday 1-2 in OT

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, November 8, 2025

Boys Soccer = Division 1 = #22 Franklin, 1 @ #6 Framingham, 2 – Final (OT)

Franklin TV video is available for replay -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNsIesLrv4