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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Senior Center January 2026 newsletter and audio insights to special events

January 2026 newsletter -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7918/January-2026-Newsletter?bidId=

We get an inside view on all the special events for January 2026 at the Franklin Senior Center (audio)

Audio link -> https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/12/we-get-inside-view-on-all-special.html

Senior Center January 2026 newsletter and audio insights to special events

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 ???

Wednesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve

Senior Center = Closes at noon, December 31
Public Library = Closes at 2 PM December 31

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

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 ???

Tuesday, December 30

8:30am Dads & Donuts (Downtown Sports)

2:30pm Rainbow Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

6:30pm FYHA Skills Clinic (Pirelli Veterans Arena)

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

Monday, December 29, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, December 29, 2025 ???

Monday, December 29

10:15am Milk Jug Seed Sowing Workshop (Blackstone, MA)

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

Friday, December 26, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Friday, December 26, 2025 ???

Friday, December 26

Of note: the trash/recycle curbside pick up is one day offset due to the holiday

Those scheduled for Thursday will get picked up Friday
Those scheduled for Friday will get picked up Saturday

10:00am Knitting Group (Franklin Public Library)

10:30am Pumpernickel Puppets! (Franklin Public Library)

For additional details on Library events ->

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

** NO Town Meetings today **

Senior Center = Closed all day, December 26

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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

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 ???

Wednesday, December 24 = Christmas Eve

1:00pm Queer Christmas Eve Panini Party! (Hot Table)

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 **

Senior Center = Closed all day, December 24

Public Library = Closes at 2 PM December 24

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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

We get an inside view on all the special events for January 2026 at the Franklin Senior Center (audio)

FM #1615 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 1615 in the series.

This session shares my conversation with Jillian Rochat from the Franklin Senior Center. We had our discussion in the Franklin Radio Studio on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

We talk about

All the key event highlights for January 2026
Key teasers for February

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 31 minutes, so let’s listen in.

Audio link -> https://franklin-ma-matters.captivate.fm/episode/fm-1615-senior-center-jan-2026-highlights-12-17-25/

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

Franklin Senior Center

January 2026 newsletter -> https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7918/January-2026-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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Senior Story Hour - WFPR: Episode 095 - Walking in the Cold, Christmas Morning, New Years, In Memoriam, Baseball, Cars, and much more (audio)

In this episode, The Franklin Senior Center Writers Group shares stories, poems, and writings about walking in the cold, Christmas morning, New Years, an in memoriam for Ken Norman, stories of past cars, Scott shares a chapter from his upcoming baseball book, and Bob shares the latest chapter in The Thousand Hour Lesson.

Audio link -> https://senior-scribblers.captivate.fm/episode/episode-095-walking-in-the-cold-christmas-morning-new-years-in-memoriam-baseball-cars-and-much-more