What's happening in Franklin, MA: Thursday, August 20, 2026 ???

Thursday, August 20

Franklin Lions Clothing Drive active through Aug 22   https://www.franklinmatters.org/2026/07/the-franklin-lions-conducting-clothing.html

9:00am Fallen Hero: Edward C. Dailey (Veterans Walkway, Franklin Town Common)

3:00pm FREE Choking Response Training (Franklin Fire Department)

5:00pm Open House - New Well 7-7A PFAS Treatment Facility (21 Elizabeth Ave)

6:00pm IEP/504 Caregiver Support Group at SAFE (SAFE Coalition) 

7:00pm BEN 4 Franklin Mtg (Franklin TV and Radio)

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/DocumentCenter/View/9890

***  Town Meetings today ***

Town Council Monthly Office Hours

Thursday, August 20 Time: 8:30 AM

No agenda for this informal discussion

250th Anniversary Celebration Events Subcommittee Meeting

Thursday, August 20 Time: 7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08202026-2462 

ZBA Meeting - No Meeting

Thursday, August 20

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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

Have you signed up for the FREE Choking Response Training for the Franklin, MA community - August 20 ??

The Franklin Health Department is offering a FREE Choking Response Training for our community, and we'd appreciate your help spreading the word!

This 1-hour educational class will teach participants how to recognize and respond to choking emergencies involving adults, children, and infants. Attendees will also have the opportunity to practice back blows and abdominal/chest thrusts.

Training Details:

📅 Thursday, August 20, 2026

🕒 3:00–4:00 PM

📍 EOC Classroom

Franklin Fire Headquarters

40 West Central St.

Franklin, MA

Registration:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ACAF2EAAF9C25-64838129-first

This class is FREE to attend. 

Please note that it is for educational purposes only and does not include First Aid or CPR certification.

FREE Choking Response Training for the Franklin, MA community - August 20

The Franklin Health Department is offering a FREE Choking Response Training for our community, and we'd appreciate your help spreading the word!

This 1-hour educational class will teach participants how to recognize and respond to choking emergencies involving adults, children, and infants. Attendees will also have the opportunity to practice back blows and abdominal/chest thrusts.

Training Details:

📅 Thursday, August 20, 2026

🕒 3:00–4:00 PM

📍 EOC Classroom

Franklin Fire Headquarters

40 West Central St.

Franklin, MA

Registration:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ACAF2EAAF9C25-64838129-first

This class is FREE to attend. 

Please note that it is for educational purposes only and does not include First Aid or CPR certification.

FREE Choking Emergency class Jan 28

FREE Choking Emergency class Jan 28

The Franklin Fire and Health Department's are hosting a FREE class that focuses on choking emergencies for our community members this month on January 28 from 3 PM - 4:30 PM at the Franklin Fire Station on 40 West Central St. 

SIGN UP LINK: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945ACAF2EAAF9C25-61503087-first

Download the flyer as a reminder or to share ->   https://drive.google.com/file/d/13x5W_sTOVbMxHL43X5XkIst8TiHMf377/view?usp=drive_link