What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025 ???

Wednesday, Dec 3

9:30am Busy Bee Holiday Bazaar (Franklin Senior Center)

10:00am Veterans Coffee Social (Franklin Senior Center)

12:00pm Dean College Women in Business Expo (Dean College)

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**  Town Meetings today   **

BOARD OF HEALTH MEETINGS

Wednesday, December 3 Time:  5:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12032025-2030 

Town Council Meeting / Tax Rate Hearing

Wednesday, December 3 Time: 6:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12032025-2031 

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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

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 093 - AI Actors, Good Friends Not Forgotten, Love, Trails of Time, and much more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about the uprise of AI in the movie making business, and what that means for the future, good friends who will not be forgotten and their story lives on, love poems, the trails of time, Alice shares the next chapter of her novel Hoarding is Murder, and Bob shares the next chapter of The Thousand Hour Lesson.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-093-ai-actors-good-friends-not-forgotten-love-trails-of-time-and-much-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 ???

Tuesday, December 2

9:30am Busy Bee Holiday Bazaar (Franklin Senior Center)

12:00pm Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

12:00pm Joe Landry presentation "Once Upon a Town" (Franklin TV and Radio Studio)

6:00pm Table Top (Franklin Public Library

6:30pm Franklin Garden Club - monthly meeting (Franklin Senior Center)

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**  Town Meetings today   **

Massachusetts Strategic Health Group

Tuesday, December 2 Time: 1:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12022025-2023 

Franklin Cultural Council

Tuesday, December 2 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12022025-2027 

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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

Busy Bees Holiday Bazaar Tues, Dec 2 & Dec 3 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

At the Franklin Senior Center

Busy Bees Holiday Bazaar Tues, Dec 2 & Dec 3 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, December 1, 2025 ???

Monday, December 1

7:00pm Southeastern Mass Community Concert Band (Franklin Senior Center)

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

Library & Senior Center events

**  Town Meetings today   **

Planning Board Meeting - meeting Cancelled

Monday, December 1 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12012025-2016 

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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

Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 092 - Halloween's Past, Remembrance, Love, Kindness, Tis the Season, and much more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about Halloween 2025 as well as Halloween in the past, remembrance on teenage years, love poems, why kindness counts, a reading of Shakespeare, our stories of life, and tis the season.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-091-halloweens-past-remembrance-love-kindness-tis-the-season-and-much-more

Senior Story Hour - WFPR

Senior Story Hour - WFPR = The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group

Steve Sherlock hosts The Franklin Senior Center Writer's Group for a monthly reading of short stories, essays, poetry, and more. 

Find more episodes here (or on your favorite podcast app) ->  https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episodes

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 ???

Wednesday, November 26

• No scheduled trash/recycle curbside pick up delay

10:00am Free Haircuts for Veterans (Franklin Senior Center)

6:00pm Laura May Band (live music) (La Cantina Winery)

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**  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

Library & Senior Center hours for Thanksgiving week 2025

Thanksgiving week is here!

Library & Senior Center hours for Thanksgiving week 2025

The Library will be closing early on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 2 PM! We will reopen for normal hours for Friday and Saturday! In fact.... The Santa Story walk is this Saturday, Nov. 29 at 10:30AM!

The Senior Center will be closing early on Wednesday, Nov 26 at 1 PM. They will reopen on Monday, December 1

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, November 25, 2025 ???

Tuesday, November 25

• No scheduled trash/recycle curbside pick up delay
• KoC Thanksgiving Pie Pick up

12:00pm Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

2:30pm Rainbow Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

For additional details on Library events -> 

https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

https://www.franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37,24&showPastEvents=false

**  Town Meetings today   **

Design Review Meeting

Tuesday, November 25 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11252025-2025 

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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

Chasity & Jillian share the exciting events in December at the Senior Center (audio)

FM #1590 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1590 in the series. 

This session shares my conversation with Chasity Cheng, Deputy Director and Jillian Rochat from the Franklin Senior Center. We had our discussion in the Franklin Radio Studio on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

 

We talk about 

• All the key event highlights for December

• Key teasers for January

The show notes include links to the Senior Center page, the calendar of events, and to subscribe to the monthly newsletter. 

The recording runs about 35 minutes, so let’s listen in.

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1590-franklin-senior-center-december-2025-highlights-11-19-25/

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December 2025 newsletter

Franklin Senior Center page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/583/Franklin-Senior-Center-Council-on-Aging 

December 2025 newsletter -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7657/December-2025-Newsletter?bidId= 

The newsletter archive page -> https://www.franklinma.gov/585/Connection-Newsletter 

Senior Center calendar view (just FSC events) -> https://franklinma.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=37&showPastEvents=false 

Subscribe to the newsletter -> by calling 508-520-4945

 

My Active Center -> https://myactivecenter.com/ 

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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.

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