What's happening in Franklin, MA: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 ???

Wednesday, October 29     

Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser    (order online for pickup Nov 25)

8am In Person Early Voting (Town Clerk's Office)

1pm Scribblers Writing Group (recording session) (Franklin Senior Center)

4pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

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

**   Town Meetings today   **

License to Store Propane Public Hearing

Wednesday, October 29 Time: 11:30 AM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10292025-1979 

Economic Development Subcommittee Meeting

Wednesday, October 29 Time: 5:45 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10292025-1964 

Town Council Meeting

Wednesday, October 29 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10292025-1978 

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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

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 ???

Tuesday, October 28   

• Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser  (order online for pickup Nov 25)

8:00am In Person Early Voting (Town Clerk's Office) 

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

Library & Senior Center events

2:30pm Rainbow Cafe (Franklin Senior Center)

4:00pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

7:00pm Understanding Antisemitism in 2025 - A Panel Discussion (Franklin High School)

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   **

Hennep Community Outreach Meeting Notice

Tuesday, October 28 Time: 5:30 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10282025-1946 

Franklin School Committee Budget Sub Committee Meeting

Tuesday, October 28 Time: 6:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10282025-1965 

Design Review Meeting

Tuesday, October 28 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10282025-1976 

Franklin School Committee Meeting

Tuesday, October 28 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10282025-1977 

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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

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Monday, October 27, 2025 ???

Monday, October 27

• Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser (order online for pickup Nov 25)

8am In Person Early Voting (Town Clerk's Office) 

4pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

For additional details on Library events ->    https://www.franklinma.gov/942/Calendar-of-Events

Library & Senior Center events

For additional details on Senior Center events ->   

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

**   Town Meetings today   **

CANCELED: Police Station Building Committee - to be rescheduled

Monday, October 27 Time: 6:00 PM

Franklin Cultural Council

Monday, October 27 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10272025-1969 

Franklin Agricultural Commission

Monday, October 27 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10272025-1970 

Library Board of Directors Regular meeting

Monday, October 27 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/Search/?term=&CIDs=all&startDate=10/27/2025&endDate=10/31/2025&dateRange=&dateSelector= 

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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

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 ??

What's happening in Franklin, MA

Tuesday, October 21

8:00am In Person Early Voting (Town Clerk's Office) 

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

4:00pm Pumpkin Patch (St John's Episcopal Church)

Library & Senior Center events

6:00pm Table Top (Franklin Public Library)

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

Early voting begins Friday, October 17 !!!

Early voting begins Friday, October 17!

Early voting begins Friday, October 17!

Early voting for the November 4th Biennial Town Election begins October 17th at 8:00 AM in the Town Clerk's Office.  

Click here for the full early voting schedule.

https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6841/In-Person-Early-Voting-Hours

Early voting is increasing per USA Facts

Per email from Franklin's Town Clerk Nancy Danello, the ballots for the Nov 4 biennial election were received on Monday, Oct 6 and turned around to be mailed to the 400+ voters who requested mail ballots.  Early voting begins in the Town Clerk's office on Friday, October 17.

To see this come across the news feed was timely and share worthy.

via USA Facts:

Early voting is increasing per USA Facts

Do early and mail-in ballots really make a difference? 

Well, in 2024, early and mail-in ballots accounted for nearly 60% of all votes — that’s up from about 50% in 2022. 

• 29% voted by mail 
• 30.7% voted early in person 
• Only 39.6% voted at the polls on Election Day 

Let’s dig deeper:️ 

• Mail-in voting is most popular in the West 
• Early in-person voting dominates in the South 

And who’s most likely to vote early or by mail? 

• Voters 65+: 36.8% voted by mail 
• Asian voters had the highest mail-in rate 
• Black voters led in early in-person turnout 
• Naturalized citizens were nearly 8 points more likely to vote by mail than native-born citizens

Shared from -> https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-voters-cast-ballots-early-and-by-mail/

Charts shared from -> https://www.instagram.com/p/DPRSEJ5FdMG/

In person voting schedule for Biennial Election begins Oct 17

In person voting schedule for Biennial Election begins Oct 17

The Early Voting schedule for the November 4 Biennial Election was announced by Town Clerk Nancy Danello

Shared from  ->   https://www.franklinma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6841/In-Person-Early-Voting-Hours

What's happening in Franklin, MA: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 ???

Library & Senior Center events

Tuesday, May 27

• 1 day offset for Trash & recycle schedule due to Holiday

• Early Voting - FY 2026 Override Special Election

11:00am Community Closet (Franklin United Methodist Church)

2:30pm Rainbow Cafe (CANCELED TODAY)

7:30pm Smart Phone Trivia (Teddy Gallagher's Irish Pub)

For additional details on Library & Senior Center events ->   

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

**  Town Meetings today   **

Massachusetts Strategic Health Group Meeting

Tuesday, May 27 Time: 1:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05272025-1759 

Design Review Meeting (Virtual Mtg)

Tuesday, May 27 Time: 7:00 PM

https://www.franklinma.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/405?fileID=4909 

Franklin School Committee Meeting

Tuesday, May 27 Time: 7:00 PM

https://ma-franklin.civicplus.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_05272025-1761 

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What's happening today in Franklin? 

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